#Navigation across poles does not take the shortest path

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rigid meteor
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Drone is not using great circle path and avoids traversing over the pole, which would be the shortest path.

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normal moon
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i don’t think this is a bug 😅 respectfully, if this important to you, please make a post in #1070100569336856647

rigid meteor
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Fair enough - it's just that they navigate via closest path elsewhere, it's the poles which is an issue

harsh cipher
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somebody already said what the name of this type of movement is. i think the angle to the pole is always the same -- and it is not "great circle" so especially paths are longer near the poles.

rigid meteor
harsh cipher
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found it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loxodromic_navigation

but ... i don't want to be rude but this should be a suggestion imho.

Loxodromic navigation

Loxodromic navigation (from Greek λοξóς, oblique, and δρóμος, path) is a method of navigation by following a rhumb line, a curve on the surface of the Earth that follows the same angle at the intersection with each meridian. This serves to maintain a steady course in sailing.
Navigating on a spherical surface with a fixed course (

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