mas_lijun
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Reged: 02/18/07
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OK
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skyranch1
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Reged: 01/13/07
Posts: 3
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Did you say you are using Google Earth with MSFS 2004? How's that going? I'd like to do that too? 
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bashakr
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Reged: 04/05/07
Posts: 2
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This kmz is great, although there might still be an even better way to do this. I am not a pilot (ground school only) although I use FS and X-Plane.
Here's an example from the 'get a life' category:
I travel for a living and make several cross-country flights a week. To keep me entertained, I always have a window seat, carry a satellite radio receiver and sometimes take my aeronautical sectionals with me. I listen to the cockpit communications and try to match up what I hear with what I see on the ground.
Its always a pain (although fun!) to try and match the comms to where I am in the world with only a map . However, you cant see the VORs from the plane! (e.g 'Direct to Linden', 'Direct to Needles', 'Direct to Willow')
Plus, unfolding the sectionals while sitting in my seat annoys the other passengers. They are big and crinkle really loud when I open/orient them. So with GoogleEarth I can just look at my screen, orient the direction onscreen and look down at the ground to match up what I see.
Now I can plot my routes in-flight, look ahead to where we are flying and note any interesting things I want to see from 35000ft. A lot of times I look down and see some really cool surface feature and think 'If I only knew exactly where this was, then one day I could drive to where it is and see it from the ground."
As a bonus, now I dont have to go buy new sectionals for everywhere I travel or when I leave them in my seatpocket!
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TSPB983
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Reged: 04/05/07
Posts: 2
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Really, i live near there too. Actually, i go past there alot but i never knew what it was.
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Gooseman51
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Reged: 12/06/05
Posts: 6
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Karl_9999
FYI
I used to be an air traffic controller at Thornhill Air Base (FVTL) (IATA: GWE) in the 1980's
Attached is an updated list of navigation aids and accurate locations for base
Gooseman51
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Rkic
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Reged: 07/20/06
Posts: 10
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Does anyone know what all these are out here, are these containers or railroad cars, bus convention? Locamotive graveyard?
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fwittingham
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Reged: 07/12/07
Posts: 13
Loc: CO
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Hi, the point:
TEH NDB
Posted by: Karl_9999
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TECHO CO
284.000KHz Range 50
Magnetic Deviation W5.348°
Has been close...!
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Los mejores sitios en Google Earth! (Coordinates):
01. Google Pool: 37°25'20.41"N 122° 5'6.00"W
02. Airplane: 50°12'47.26"N 8°52'7.31"E
03. Tent: 28°29'43.15"N 81°34'50.07"W
04. Indian 1: 6°42'51.37"N 42°11'42.82"E
05. Black Line & Fire on ice: 69° 3'7.72"N 41° 8'29.66"W
06. BAR: 39°49'21.77"N 3°28'44.50"W
07. Star: 37°24'1.66"N 116°51'58.85"W
08. Pyramid: 37°37'38.49"N 116°50'26.44"W
09. Eddie [fluffy bunnies]: 53°32'18.35"N 1°20'44.17"W
10. Nude Dutch People: 52° 4'43.34"N 4°19'58.12"E
11. Nude German Woman: 52°30'31.46"N 13°20'6.90"E
12. English Crop Circle: 53°31'54.33"N 1°21'24.93"W
13. Firefox-Logo: 45° 7'25.87"N 123° 6'48.97"W
14. Nazi-Building: 32°40'33.83"N 117° 9'28.36"W
15. Reversed Ship: 35° 9'18.21"N 129° 8'51.37"E
16. Bomber: 52°20'10.98"N 0°11'43.17"W
17. Indian 2 (with i-pod): 50° 0'38.19"N 110° 6'48.31"W
18. Donut Store: 25°57'0.25"N 97° 8'50.29"W
19. Giant of Tarapacá: 19°56'56.86"S 69°38'1.81"W
20. Italian Crop Circle: 44°40'52.79"N 10°19'6.39"E
21. Radar Station: 18°20'39.01"N 66°45'8.79"W
22. Sailing/Pirate Ship: 33°51'13.07"S 151°13'59.47"E
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Greg_G
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Reged: 04/08/07
Posts: 618
Loc: Arizona
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Quote:
Does anyone know what all these are out here, are these containers or railroad cars, bus convention? Locamotive graveyard?
what location??? Then I can answer the question for you. 
GG
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ab2ms
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Reged: 08/07/07
Posts: 2
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Many thanks for adding the NDB's. I've been logging them for a while, and it's great to see where they are in relation to my location. Plus it helps sort out a few that share the same ID.
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ab2ms
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Reged: 08/07/07
Posts: 2
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These are all aeronautical navigational aids. For the most part all you'll see is a small shack and some form of antenna. They are for helping planes navigate the airways.
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