Google Earth Easter Egg: Flight Sim
- September 1st, 2007
- 5 Comments
Google Earth just got a little more fun with the help of a hidden flight simulator. To get to the sim on a Windows PC just hit Ctrl+Alt+A, with Command+Option+A over on the Mac side of things. We haven’t played around with it yet but it looks pretty basic, you have a selection of two planes, some control options, and some airports to take off from.
Apparently this is just as good as Microsoft’s Flight Simulator, and has better imagery of the ground as expected. But would this really be much different from just zooming around?
Google Earth’s Hidden Surprise: A Flight Simulator [TechCrunch]
Matt (Who am I?)
1 year ago
It’s a little hard to control, the control keys could’ve been much better.
If you touch those left/right arrow keys, you’ll have a hell of a time getting the plane upright and flying properly again.
Ollie (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I had that problem too. Also the fact on my PC i had to use just Ctrl + A thats all. It’s a great concept. Might get a Joystick now!
Ollie
David Mackey (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Nice easter egg…But I’m not a flight sim guy.
Justin (Who am I?)
1 year ago
The keyboard controls:
http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/flightsim/index.html
rod
11 months ago
I recommend you take a flight over Switzerland. The whole country has been photographed in high resolution and the scenery is amazing. There’s snowy mountain peaks, rocky crags and deep green valleys all over the place. I’m amazed at this flight sim - and it’s only going to get better and better as the mapping technology improves.
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