What would happen if a pilot used the FE theory/map to fly ?

What would happen if a pilot used the FE theory/map to fly ?

a Flat Earth map is a map that is based on the description or model of a flat earth, not to be confused on a map that is flat because is printed on a piece of paper

They do it every day, they just don't know it.

They do it every day, they just don't know it.

In the southern hemisphere for example ?

And fly around  the Ice Ring ?.....Sorry, forgot about that.....Of course not. It's impossible because it's guarded by armed guards from NASA of course.

Sorry about that, too. Include the United States Navy. They use real charts based on the globe.
This isn't hearsay. Personal experience.

What would happen if a pilot used the FE thery/map to fly ?

Answer : They wouldn't use an FE map of course. It would be hopeless to try. They wouldn't even think of it. Personal experience again. Pilots use sectional charts produced by the FAA based on the globe.

In reality, the only FE map of the world I have seen is simply a "North Polar Projection" of the globe. It is just a way of making a presentation from a globe. It is useless for navigation, especially in the southern hemisphere.

jroa - Please don't call the local FAA Office about your statement concerning FE maps. It might prove highly embarrassing to you.  Of course the rest of us "RE's" live in the real world.

jroa - Please don't call the local FAA Office about your statement concerning FE maps. It might prove highly embarrassing to you.  Of course the rest of us "RE's" live in the real world.

Are you saying that flat maps can not be used for navigation?  Last time I checked, they are used everyday. 

If all those navigational maps are accurate representations of sections of a flat earth, perhaps someone could arrange arrange them side by side to make a real flat earth world map.

Quote from: Googleotomy on July 21, 2013, 10:37:02 AM

jroa - Please don't call the local FAA Office about your statement concerning FE maps. It might prove highly embarrassing to you.  Of course the rest of us "RE's" live in the real world.

Are you saying that flat maps can not be used for navigation?  Last time I checked, they are used everyday.

I meant that the overall Flat Earth map -the North Pole centered Polar Projection of the entire earth - could not be used for navigation.

Of course flat maps are used but they only cover relatively small areas so there is relatively little distortion. Sectional charts are examples. Sectional charts of the United States could be arranged side by side to make a flat earth map of the United States.

The problem with making a flat earth map of the earth lies in the problem of making one without distortion , which all goes back to the fact that  the only true representation of the earth is a globe.
The smaller the area of the earth that is  covered in a flat map, the less distortion there is. That is why several sectional charts might be used by a pilot in a cross country flight rather than one large map of the entire country. 

Are you saying that flat maps can not be used for navigation?  Last time I checked, they are used everyday.

That depends.  Are you talking about flat, as in printed on paper, or are you talking about flat, as is based on flat earth cartography?

Nobody uses a globe to navigate because there isn't a globe to navigate on and that's why flat maps are used, because people can navigate in the circle from one point to the other.

Going over the so called curve of the earth is simply going around the circle to whatever point you want to.

The shortest route between two points is a straight line.  This straight line is very different on flat earth versus real earth.

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Quote from: sceptimatic on July 22, 2013, 06:23:35 AM

Nobody uses a globe to navigate because there isn't a globe to navigate on and that's why flat maps are used, because people can navigate in the circle from one point to the other.

Going over the so called curve of the earth is simply going around the circle to whatever point you want to.

The shortest route between two points is a straight line.  This straight line is very different on flat earth versus real earth.

The shortest route to the top of a building is the elevator but people still use the stairs.
There is a reason there is an air space violation ruse. Clever isn't it.

The stairs and the elevator travel the same vertical distance, nice try though.   I highly doubt there are air traffic restrictions between Australia and the United States, yet the flight between is a straight line on a globe and an S-shape on a flat map.

Moved.