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Old 28th Jul 2014, 17:58
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the auto-pilot was set to a heading of 180 degrees, would the plane fly to the Magnetic, or Geological, South Pole?
Heading is always magnetic unless your are very close to the Poles.

And would the flight path be a straight line, or deviated by the differing winds aloft?
Yes, the aircraft would be subject to winds aloft so its path would not be a straight line.
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