jpwade
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practice touch and go's on the USS Lexington, just outside of JFK Air in New York.
enter flight simulator mode in Google Earth by pressing CTRL- ALT-A. , select New York JFK Airport
Aircraft Carrier Credits: 3D Warehouse By: Gacek
read more about the Simulator and links for flight controls in the article Flight Simulator Mode in Google Earth 4.2
@ Google Earth Blog
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Edited by jpwade (09/09/07 01:42 PM)
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jpwade
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Start Animation then Enter Flight Mode , CTRL ALT A
added a few quirks to the Model,
* 3D Text Air Sign Towers
* Animated Flight path with 3DCube
Aircraft Carrier Credits: 3D Warehouse By: Gacek
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jpwade
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replaced animated cube with F4
Aircraft Carrier Credits: 3D Warehouse By: Gacek
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Edited by jpwade (09/09/07 01:44 PM)
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Gerardo64
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Hi Joey
I need better brakes to land in the carrier... 
Five globes......
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Frank4
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Great idea Joey! Before I tried it, I assumed Google must've done some fancy coding for the Flight Simulator to enable us to land on a 3D object. But, as I suspected, they still don't have collision detection for 3D models which means you can't land on the carrier.
But, it sure is fun to try and get yourself positioned for the landing anyway.
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dave989
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hi!
I have a problem...
when i'm flying i can't see the buildings in 3D.
what's the problem?
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jpwade
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Hello Dave,
Lower left corner of GE window, select > Layers > 3D buildings (check the box)
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jpwade
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Gerardo,
Hey, i found a cool fix for your brake problems !
Check Video for Flying with Google Earth Flight Simulator
Frank created the YouTube and posted it @ Google Earth Blog
Here are a few hints to get on the deck:,
F , until 100% flaps
pgdwn, reduce speed
float to the deck & hit the Space Bar = Breaks
if you wait too long you will be looking around the inside of the ships hull
once on deck, ctrl Arrow = look around
or
pump up the throttle & hang it by the prop.
as you drift across the deck hit the space bar and call for the fire crew!
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AndyTracy
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That's really cool.
But (as a real pilot) flying it from a keyboard, it's way over sensitive. Can I turn down the gain?
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Gerardo64
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Andy, you are right about the keyboard. Try with the mouse. Simple put the cursor in the middle of the HUD and clic. Then you can fly smothly.. 
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AndyTracy
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Yup, mouse works better!
Here's another question: if I pull back on the mouse to raise the nose, I would expect a stick position indicator such as the white cross to rise, not fall. Is it possible to alter the logic of this in one of the many ini files?
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jpwade
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indicator such as the white cross to rise, not fall
Hello Andy,
I noted this also in the 1st beta release, made it very wierd for one that keeps an eye on the horizon.
I just tried the FS with the newest release of GE and the inverted controll is now correct, F 15 liftoff now at approx 420mph, use to be approx 300mph.
Are you maybe running the 1st GE release with FS?
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Edited by jpwade (09/18/07 07:52 AM)
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AndyTracy
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Says no updates available.
4.2.0180.1134
Same technique to get airborne. I find high bank angles at high g confusing. Revert to normal pilot skills and crash.
Great model work!!
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jpwade
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my current ver. release states 4.2.0181.2634(beta)
filename = Google_Earth_BZXD.exe
noted the older ver. f15 was nose up at aprox 300mph.
most recent ver. f15 nose up at approx 420mph,
the controls are much smoother in the new version (much!)
the small craft still goes into the weeds at takeoff !
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the new version installs a GE toolbar updater (generates another system process), you might want to dump it from starting up
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jpwade
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This animation will not run for some reason with the new GE release 4.3.7204.0836 (beta).
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