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Old 09-01-2007, 06:52 AM   #1
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Google Earth Work Productivity Issues will be on the RISE

Google has included an "Easter Egg" in Google Earth - a flight simulator

Ctrl + Alt + A


Chose to fly an F16 or a prop plane

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Old 09-01-2007, 07:05 AM   #2
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Google has included an "Easter Egg" in Google Earth - a flight simulator

Ctrl + Alt + A


Chose to fly an F16 or a prop plane
Thanks, John. I just knew that there was something like that in there! Hold down the mouse wheel and drag. I knew something cool was going on, just couldn't find it.

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Old 09-01-2007, 09:20 AM   #3
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i don't know whats cooler that little tid bit or that fancy new avatar
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Old 09-01-2007, 09:28 AM   #4
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update:

just tryied it... VERY COOL!

no sound though.
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Old 09-01-2007, 09:29 AM   #5
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??????

What am I doing wrong?

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Old 09-01-2007, 09:39 AM   #6
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not maps.google.com

google earth... just in case you made that mistake... cause... i ummm. didnt
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Old 09-01-2007, 11:38 AM   #7
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cool...i only crashed 3 times in 3 tries.. sign me up for a pilots license

60 % of the time, it works every time.
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Old 09-02-2007, 10:23 AM   #8
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neat...i can fly around, but all i get is the mouse cursor changes to a plane...how do you change between the prop plane and the jet?

And how do you go back to 'regular' mode?
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Old 09-02-2007, 11:42 AM   #9
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ctrl alt a doesn't work for me...


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Old 09-02-2007, 02:47 PM   #10
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ctrl alt a doesn't work for me...
Nor I Katie.

What are we doing wrong?? I checked for an updated version and downloaded that too but no luck.

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Old 09-02-2007, 03:03 PM   #11
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http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/200...gg-flight.html
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Old 09-02-2007, 03:26 PM   #12
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works for me.
very hard but very addictive.

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Old 09-02-2007, 04:29 PM   #13
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make sure your are in the map portion of the window when you click the keys
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Old 09-03-2007, 01:26 PM   #14
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Mike get close to earth and then try ctrl alt a.



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Old 09-04-2007, 04:53 PM   #15
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Be sure to click on the globe before the CTRL ALT A

Response sucks and it is nowhere as nice as MS Flight Simulator, X-Plane, LoMAC, or any Falcon 4 derivative but it is, after all, a MAP

Check out http://flightgear.org/ for a good free flight simulator

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Ah yes, click on the globe first. Very nice......

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