Any fan of the Indiana Jones film series knows the “map sequence,” when we see the titular hero jet from country to country, a dotted line across a global map marking the doctor’s progress. He escapes from all kinds of tight spots in all manner of biplanes. There’s a certain freedom to how he travels that a modern explorer can’t quite replicate without private planes and air clearances in the most remote parts of the world.
Or can they? The team behind White Desert,…

