Rudder Pedals
Thanks for the link.
J52/41
FWIW "my" Company's routes all start out Eastwards from LHR, but differ after passing roughly overhead Malmo, where they either
(a) pretty much follow the great circle via Murmansk, out over the Arctic up to about 80 North and then head back down to Khaborovsk in Eastern Russia or
(b) pass overhead St Petersburg, then Eastwards staying overland toward Mirny and then again over Khabarovsk.
after Khabarovsk it's then pretty much due South toward Ydinka on the Coast, due South across the Sea of Japan to Nigata and on to Tokyo.
I see the ideal Great circle would have us overflying China, rather than going via Khaborovsk - maybe politics or nav charges account for us not doing that.