Lower your goggles into flight position. Google is about to take you around the world again, the new release of Google Earth features a simple flight sim. After installing the updated version, you can fly either a Cirrus or an F-16 Viper. Very limited choices compared to Microsoft’s version, but the imagery is compelling.
The family is out for the afternoon so I had a few minutes to fly over a few selected locations with keyboard controls only. I’ll take time later to hook up the joystick with the boys.
The Cirrus cockpit photo is from a family trip to the Cook, MN Air show last summer. Small town airshows are great!
Update (in the duh category) "Maybe one should mention that this is a hidden feature. Press [option/control]+alt+A to access it." thanks Henning! This didn’t work for me the first time I tried it (XP) but was fine after closing and restarting Google Earth.
