Commercial airlines flying pattern experts come in:

[SagalSharmarke]

I've always wondered this>

Whenever I'm flying to Europe or Africa why does the plane fly on the east coast of the US,then over Nova Scotia and finally through the UK...why can't it just go straight over the Atlantic ?

[Hawdian]

That's because:

A) Distance
B) Business feasibility
C) Safety

[SagalSharmarke]

That's because:

A) Distance
B) Business feasibility
C) Safety

I will only accept one reasoning of yours but the rest are illegitimate like your amxara loving self...for safety bc they need to b near a land if emergency situation happens..distance ku lahaa!

[Hawdian]

Instead of wasting your limited neurons looking for gender change and cross dressing accessories, you should have paid attention in your geography class.

Eastern US is closer to Africa and Europe than the West......very simple son. From West you will need to make a round trip across Asia. In the East you also have important hubs such as New York City where all serious players need their presence felt.

[EvolSyawla]

Instead of wasting your limited neurons looking for gender change and cross dressing accessories, you should have paid attention in your geography class.

Eastern US is closer to Africa and Europe than the West......very simple son. From West you will need to make a round trip across Asia. In the East you also have important hubs such as New York City where all serious players need their presence felt.

I remember it having to do with the fact that earth is a sphere - airplane routes called the great circle: the distance crossed is shorter when in a curved circle. When you're looking at the map flat, it looks like over the ocean route would be a shorter distance, when in fact its not. That's the distortion caused by flattening the globe.

In terms of important hubs, it's only relevant when these airports are along/or close to the predetermined routes, then it's financially feasible to stop for transit/refuelling.

[SagalSharmarke]

Hawdian, ayeeydaa ala janey..war Wuxu wu ii dhameeyey

[EvolSyawla]

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[Hawdian]

Sagale,

Sxb raali ahaw lakin I was trying to help. I don't like the fact that you wear diraac adigu ilahay nin rag ah ka dhigay. I know also that you are not insane person. I don't believe that you a she-male either. But we will never know what makes you do what you do. Attention????

Our girl Evol is an intelligent girl..she explained well.

[Julkimi]

Sagale,

Sxb raali ahaw lakin I was trying to help. I don't like the fact that you wear diraac adigu ilahay nin rag ah ka dhigay. I know also that you are not insane person. I don't believe that you a she-male either. But we will never know what makes you do what you do. Attention????

Are you serious? So he went from out of state underage girls to being a cross dressing, shemale wanna be?

[SultanOrder]

Most people have a very misconstrued conception of the earth. For example they think north America and Europe are bist than they are. I'll show you a good video about it.

[SultanOrder]

[EvolSyawla]

^^^ lol I remember that episode. Good explanation.

While this doesn't answer the thread's question, this goes along with your video


www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/cartography

& Thanks Hawdian.