The problem just says to fly straight, not straight between two points. Though this thread is proof that a lot of people interpreted it differently, so all I ca

The problem just says to fly straight, not straight between two points. Though this thread is proof that a lot of people interpreted it differently, so all I can say is that I personally think it makes sense. Even so, my guess after a very brief thought about it was actually Canada, so this understanding didn’t help me any :) I had never heard of this concept of “great circles” before, so it personally wouldn’t have made it clearer to me without some research. Given my ignorance on this topic, I found the fact that Australia was the first country you’d hit to be really quite remarkable.