*at the illiterate!
Damn, that was FUN!
I'm not a native speaker, so...
Is the pilot illiterate?
I don't know, but the pilot should know what great circles are and how they are only applicable to a spherical object.
Finally... Anybody that thinks the earth is a flying space pizza should be planted in a plot, as they are right around the same level of intelligence and sentience as a carrot. Probably less, even.