Google Earth Update

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:38 pm

Last night I downloaded the latest update to Google Earth. Afterward, I noticed a new icon on the top of the window. Upon clicking it, I was taken to a whole new place, literally.

It is now possible to search space, as well as Earth. You can use it to look at stars, planets, galaxies or whatever.

Not sure how all this pertains to geocaching, but I sure have a new idea for a puzzle cache!

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:14 pm

Google

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:33 pm

And have you seen the new (and free) flight simulator that comes with the new version of Google Earth? It's pretty cool.
http://marco-za.blogspot.com/2007/08/google-earth-flight-simulator.html

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:27 pm

kbraband wrote:

And have you seen the new (and free) flight simulator that comes with the new version of Google Earth? It's pretty cool.
http://marco-za.blogspot.com/2007/08/google-earth-flight-simulator.html

I really think the flight simulator is pretty neat, but find it funny every website article is claiming its a hidden feature(easter egg) requiring a special keyboard combo to use.
To open google earth flight simulator is easy, open google earth and goto the tools menu, and select enter flight simulator.

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:23 am

Well it will not work for me. I just downloaded the most recent version. I can't locate it under tools or even using the magic key combos. Sad

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:08 am

Vegas Gamblers wrote:

Well it will not work for me. I just downloaded the most recent version. I can't locate it under tools or even using the magic key combos. Sad

Not sure why it's not working for you, I would check what version it says your running. If you are running the latest, maybe fully uninstalling the software and then installing it again will fix the flight sim not showing up issue.

To check your version: In google earth goto Help, about google earth.

My version is:

Google Earth
4.2.0198.2451 (beta)
Build Date
Sep 12 2007

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:51 am

That is the same version I have. I will have to reinstall later tonight. I checked under tools and I don't show a go to flight simulator.

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:36 pm

Vegas Gamblers wrote:

That is the same version I have. I will have to reinstall later tonight. I checked under tools and I don't show a go to flight simulator.

I don't think you can find it in tools. Ctrl+Alt+A worked for me.

The simulator is really difficult to fly if you don't have a joystick though. The controls are all over the place and respond REALLY slow. Then again, the slow could be my aged computer too. It's 4 years old and obsolete.

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:21 pm

tyedyeskyguy wrote:

Vegas Gamblers wrote:

I checked under tools and I don't show a go to flight simulator.

I don't think you can find it in tools. Ctrl+Alt+A worked for me.

Strange, I swear every PC I have tried this on has it listed under the tools menu. See my included screen shot.

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:31 pm

Only after I entered "Ctrl Alt A" did it show up on the tool menu. It was not there before hand.

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:04 am

I guess every computer is different? Mine still does not show on the menus anywhere.