For those struggling to fill their days in between playing with Facebook, Last.fm and working, here's something to check out:
Technical issues (firewalls, poor graphics cards etc) are preventing us from fully exploiting this rather exciting development from the brainiacs at Google.
Buried in the code for Google Earth is a flight simulator!
Apparently users only need the latest version of Google Earth before pressing CTRL-ALT-A and it's taxi, full thrust and gear-up!
Some pictures from Mashable and Boing Boing below. Google Earth has intructions on how to control the two aircraft available: a rather speedy F16 Viper or the rather more sedate Cirus SR22 four-seater.
Anyone had a go yet? Please report back...
Kevin May, editor, Travolution
Technorati tags: google earth flight simulator
Technical issues (firewalls, poor graphics cards etc) are preventing us from fully exploiting this rather exciting development from the brainiacs at Google.
Buried in the code for Google Earth is a flight simulator!
Apparently users only need the latest version of Google Earth before pressing CTRL-ALT-A and it's taxi, full thrust and gear-up!
Some pictures from Mashable and Boing Boing below. Google Earth has intructions on how to control the two aircraft available: a rather speedy F16 Viper or the rather more sedate Cirus SR22 four-seater.
Anyone had a go yet? Please report back...Kevin May, editor, Travolution
Technorati tags: google earth flight simulator
It is superb. Not MS Flight Sim, understandably, but had fun on it for a few hours yesterday.
I found it really hard to use. But then I'm no pilot. I was hoping to fly over my house, but I couldn't even get it out of Sydney.
Joel: There seems to be a bit of a challenge going on with some of the Silicon Vlley techies - to fly an F16 Viper under the Golden Gate Bridge.Boys and their toys...
I crashed far too many times, but I'm going to master this...Golden Gate Bridge here I come!Not as fun, but there are many hidden treasures within GE, try flying to these locations:39°49'21.77"N 3°28'44.50"W45° 7'25.87"N 123° 6'48.97"W52°30′31.46″N 13°20′6.90″E52° 4′43.34″N 4°19′58.12″E52°20′10.98″N 0°11′43.17″W
For those of you looking to fly a plane over the landscape without using google earth, try this mash up I came across a while back: http://www.isoma.net/games/goggles.htmlSpace bar to fire...
Rishi: tried it out. took me ages to realise where i was in london, as the highest altitude the plane will climb is only around 200 feet!!!
ummm I never said it was perfect...lol. I Think if those issues can be fixed and a few interesting features added, it could be quite a good piece of link bait..