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Flight simulator

05-09-2007 1:57pm

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Kwekubo

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Anyone else come across the nifty little flight sim in the new Google Earth? Press Ctrl+Alt+A to activate the mode, and after that it'll be available on the Tools menu. I'm having a great time divebombing into the Grand Canyon & the GPO at the mo'.

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#2 05-09-2007 3:14pm

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Can't get it to work. Must be doing something wrong...

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#3 05-09-2007 6:41pm

Kwekubo

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I had some trouble too, just keep fiddling about with the keys and you'll eventually unlock the feature. I think Google are trying to keep it low-key/hidden until more functionality has been added.

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#4 05-09-2007 9:29pm

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Wow, cool feature!

I found that pressing RIGHT CTRL + LEFT CTRL + A started it for me

'Flying' over Drogheda

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#5 05-09-2007 9:32pm

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It's incredibly hard to keep the goddamn thing in the air

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#6 07-09-2007 8:37pm

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pity the terrain emulation is so bad

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#7 10-09-2007 12:08am

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Conor108 wrote:

It's incredibly hard to keep the goddamn thing in the air

Yep, I keep stalling and then crashing, but looks like it has nice potential.

Silverski

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#8 14-09-2007 6:33pm

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couldnt get it to work with ctrl-alt-a but did get it to work with ctrl-windows key-a, how do you make the darned thing fly

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#9 15-09-2007 12:56am

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make sure you have the verion 4.2

controlling it is easy if you play with flight sims.. small adjustments all the way

try pressing

it works for me

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#10 04-11-2007 12:55pm

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Can you get a view of the plane itself?
I flew from cork to dublin:cool:

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#11 04-11-2007 2:09pm

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How do i change plane?
Any time I press control and A it goes directly into flying. How can I select the jet and a different airport?

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#12 04-11-2007 2:30pm

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It's fun.

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#13 04-11-2007 5:42pm

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Didn't know that you can land in any airport. I when from cork to Dublin no bothers:cool:
Im addicited to this thing:D

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#14 04-11-2007 6:00pm

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anyone kno how to start from dublin airport?

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#15 04-11-2007 7:01pm

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http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/flightsim/index.html

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#16 11-11-2007 4:59pm

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In normal mode just do over Dublin airport then start the sim. Just lad at Dublin and take of.

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#17 22-01-2008 6:05pm

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Is this on the mac version too?

/edit: found out it is.:D

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#18 19-02-2008 3:52am

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This is so cool, Im already addicted to it:)

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#19 05-03-2008 12:55pm

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for anyone who can't get this to work with ctrl-alt-a try ctrl-a this worked for me today.

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