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Stereoscopic depth perception, which goes out to about thirty feet (or maybe it's fifty, depends whose book you're reading), is really really important in aviation because so much happens that close to the cockpit.
They've always been the circles on the left when I did it. There's some tips and tricks on how to pass.. looking at the outside circles, looking through the image, etc. Practice doing 3d stereograms online: http://www.eyetricks.com/3dstereo.htm