The folks at Google Earth are not asleep. They have added a free flight simulator program to the latest free download version of Google Earth. You have to be clicked on the main map (not in the default destination entry box) and hit Ctrl-Alt-A. You can use a keyboard or a joystick and you can choose from an F-16 or a Cirrus SR-22.
I found it very very sensitive to the keyboard controls. The ailerons were almost impossibly quick and the elevator wasn't much better. Even the trim is too quick on my machine. (Of course, I thought the trim was too fast on my real-life Zodiac too!) Haven't tried it with a joystick.
The neat thing is that you are flying with Google Earth quality graphics from a limited number of airports. The other neat thing is that it's free!
It's fun for a little while... until you crash too often. I have to look for a sensitivity control.
About Me
- Derf
- I live in the Florida Keys. I've been in the military and worked inside the Beltway. I've had 22 technical books and two novels published. I fly, boat, dive, shoot, and swim pretty damn well.
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