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@@conned Ha! If he had had all those ETOPS rules to comply with he'd probably not even gone! :)

Thank you for your question, Laidback! When looking at lines of latitude, the only one that intersects the center of the earth is the equator. So that would be a great circle route. On the other hand, ALL lines of longitude intersect the earth's center, therefore are all great circle routes. Of course we rarely have courses that are purely North-South, so some errors will be present, but are not as pronounced as with more Easterly-Westerly tracks. That is a great question! Hope this helps. Tom

That did not answer my question.@@tomferguson4996

​@@laidbackmediaYou asked whether great circle routes apply to 'direct North or South flights'. In his answer to you, Captain Tom explained that lines of longitude are great circles. Lines of longitude run North to South. So the answer to your question is yes.

Glad you enjoyed it! Tom

Only some. I don't remember now what my criteria was, but I'm sure I didn't use it everywhere. There were obviously places that I could not get to, which were left uncovered. I think the vibration damping was not compromised even so. Thanks for the question!

Understandable you feel so. Captain is very sneaky when he states "Pilots use the "Great Circle Route" to navigate because it provides the shortest distance between any two points on the globe." This is true, however, it only applies to journeys attached to terra firma. Airplanes detach from our rotating planet, think about it.

Thank you Aditya! I would love to fly with you, but alas, I'm now retired! Thank you for the kind words though! Tom

I'd look for a bracket from any of these old vehicles. It could take some modification to bolt up, but I've got to think the filter mount part is pretty much universal. As an alternative, you can probably bypass the filter altogether, or even cap off the lines, but I'd first make doubly sure you're not blocking off needed oil flow to somewhere. That's a hard call without deeper study. Good Luck getting it going! Let us know! Tom

Hi Wynand, I'd be interested in hearing how the earth is demonstrably not a globe. I'm afraid I've not been shown that. There is much science and evidence otherwise, but I shall remain open to other thoughts. Thanks, Tom

@@tomferguson4996 thank you for your reply! Once you start looking the evidence for a motionless plane keeps piling up. It's just that the sky reflects sphericity but that is another topic lets stick to the Earth. In regards to the great circle routes, a great proof would be to note whether or not one must still correct to the north when traveling south past the equator or if the correction changes and one must correct to the south. Someone in your position might know of some sea travelers in the south that could answer this.

Hmmm....not sure. It may come down to economics rather than performance. You probably need to compare the engineering data of each. Good luck! Tom

Thank you Nandini! I'm glad it helped! Tom

Glad you got it Adam. Sometimes all it takes is a different perspective (or a better teacher)!

Definitely wasn't your teaching. Everyone else who watched your video got it. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

It's a fact that an arc has a beginning, an ending and a center point, but, this doesn't prove the airplanes are flying arched flight paths and that we live on a ball earth! - On the contrary, there are massive evidences that indicates airplanes are flying over a flat plane and the majority of earth is covered by flat oceans which we use to reference all elevations world wide, above and below Sea Level. - A better way to explain flight paths is to plot them on the "Gleason's" - "New Standard Map of the World", on this map flight paths make sense and indicate the true flat nature of the our flat earth.

@@martentrudeau6948 I agree. Most people still think its spherical because the conspirators have tricked them with their accurate star movement predictions and demonstrations of the sun half below the ocean horizon but I know its flat because I bonked my head on the dome one time while jumping on my trampoline.

Hi Topper, I tried to cover the whole inside panel except for the last inch or so around the seams. Same for the roof. So far, even in our Texas heat, I don't think I've got any separation. I think cleanliness is key. We also sprayed a light coat of epoxy primer in as far as we could get it. I hope is works well for you. And thanks for the kind comment on "Sweet Thang." Tom

Hi Jorge, Thanks! Without measuring I can't be positive, but it's hard for me to imagine 36 feet not being enough. It should be fine. I think you'll like the stuff and the way the doors will "feel."

Yep. The apple example was supposed to show that. Two points on the surface of a sphere which also includes the center. The string on the globe provides the most graphic (and memorable) demonstration. - Thanks! Tom

@@tomferguson4996 thanks for the response. One thing that complicates great circle routes is that in order to stay on course one has to regularly adjust compass setting. Other factor of it's viability is prevailing wind, tide....circumstances.

@@raynic1173 Ohhhh, it's so easy on the 777. You would love it! Once it's programmed in you hook it up and it goes. You simply monitor it, but they're seldom anything less than dead-on accurate. Of course garbage in, garbage out still applies. It's only as good as what you put into it.

Thank YOU, Sudanshu! I'm honored to have been helpful! Tom

@@tomferguson4996 You are so humble sir,have a nice day 👍👍

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Thank you, Sangamesh! I'm glad it helped!

Well, there ya go.

@@tomferguson4996 When have you ever saw curvature of earth in a cockpit of a airplane? Because if we really live on a sphere, curvature will be noticeable in a airplane.

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Chris You are hilarious. Thanks for the laughs.

@@SMHman666 Joke is on you! Have fun taking the long ass routes!🤣😅😆😁😄😃😂

You're welcome, Ron! And good luck on your upcoming interview! That's an exciting event. Just relax and enjoy it. Tom

You're probably teasing, but you're correct in that planes don't "dip their noses" to adjust for curvature. By flying an attitude that .maintains a path tangential to the center of the earth they are able to follow the curvature. Or flatness too for flat earthers. As for flying in opposite direction, spinning or not, two points are the same distance apart regardless of direction. The time differences are accounted for by winds. Just curious, how is it that one can travel in only one direction and end back up at the origination? Wouldn't that be difficult on a flat earth? Thanks for the comment! Tom

Good question. The best answer (and easiest to find) is by Googling rhumb line. It shows a picture depicting the difference. A rhumb line is an arc crossing all longitudinal lines at the same angle. It looks fairly normal at low latitudes, but gets "squirrely" near the poles. It would obviously not be the shortest distance. Incidentally, a rhumb line IS a great circle line in longitude in that the plane intersects the center of the sphere (earth). Also the equator, zero degrees latitude, is a great circle for the same reason. I don't think I ever thought about it like that until just now! Thanks!

I'm so happy to have helped! Thank you, Alex!