Anyone who's flown to Europe or Asia from USA (or vice versa) knows that when you watch the in-flight tracker screen, it shows you're making a giant rainbow-arc shape over Greenland/Alaska.
You've probably wondered: "That's weird, why don't they just fly in a straight line? Wouldn't that be the easiest, most fuel-efficient way to get from point A to point B?"
Don't worry - you are not crazy!
Here's what's actually going on with these nonsensical flight paths, explained by Terry Eicher 👇
Boy said he needed a quickie before attending lectures. I obliged and gave him some mad ass back shots, to enable him concentrate when he gets back to school.
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