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You stay close to land as much as possible. For example, LA to Tokyo, you basically fly up the west coast, give Canada's west coast a high five, and then come a
by bonestamp2 6y ago
You stay close to land as much as possible. For example, LA to Tokyo, you basically fly up the west coast, give Canada's west coast a high five, and then come around below Alaska. It's less direct than it could be, but it's much safer in the event of an emergency.
- bluGill 6y agoIt is more.direct than it sounds though because the earth is round and so the shortest distance between two points curves.