A sizable chunk of the world is currently considered hazardous for commercial av...

notachatbot123 · 2025-12-16T07:56:25 1765871785

That map projection is the worst choice possible. It makes Russia appear much larger in relation to e. g. Africa than it really is.

Animats · 2025-12-16T21:59:27 1765922367

> That map projection is the worst choice possible.

For navigation, the Mercator projection is useful, because a straight line on the chart is where you go with a constant bearing. Aerial navigation is waypoint/bearing/waypoint/bearing. So most aviation maps are Mercator.