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Old 6th January 2011 | 11:36
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Old Smokey
 
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It's a Stereographic projection, with the point of projection the antipodes of the aircraft's present position.

Up to 720 nm it's quite good, but might show a few small (insignificant) kinks between waypoints. A Gnomonic projection would have have too much scale distortion and angular disparity at the greater ranges used.

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