Detroit and Clevland and Pittsburg (I am flying from Central Wisconsin
to Washington D.C. to be specific).

I'm not familiar with this route but did you do a great circle route *and*
plot the actual great circle route on the chart to determine the
'conflicts'? I assume you are using a GPS to fly and it will follow the
great circle route using direct routing but it is not always obvious what
that line looks like on the chart unless you plot a few points. A fuel or
rest stop can change the entire equation once fuel prices are factored in.


Well, I used the route planning software available at the duats website.
I picked the low-level victor airway that it recommended....and thats
the one that had the conflicts. How does one directly find the great
circle route during flight planning (I assume my GPS uses great cricle
when it does a direct-to course)? I figured I would be better off on
victor airways as a matter of extra safety, in case my GPS fails...but I
am open to be talked out of that viewpoint.