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Title: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: dave.m on September 29, 2007, 07:22:41 PM: Not quite Richard Branson nor the Red Bull pilots 8) but you could have a play:

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/08/google-earth-easter-egg-flight.html

Just need the latest version and it's "Up, up and away in my.................."
dave
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: Pwiggler on September 29, 2007, 08:09:01 PM: ta ... i'll give it a go :)
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: dave.m on September 29, 2007, 08:13:23 PM: I printed off the key stroke actions and it will probably take me longer to learn them than if I was learning to fly a B747.

dave (NOT Biggles) ;D
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: Pwiggler on September 29, 2007, 08:14:37 PM: ermmm ... mine must b broken ... it dont do owt
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: dave.m on September 29, 2007, 10:16:37 PM: Paul,
What didn't work?
The link? I had troubles with it earlier and it would not open just now but when I Googled 'Google Earth Flight Sim' I got it to open from the search list.
Try this one too:
http://tinyurl.com/yvu7ub

Remember, you need G Earth 4 for it to work.
Some times the flt sim opens with Ctrl + Alt + A and sometimes with Ctrl + Win Key + A.
Keep trying, it does appear if you have the latest version .
dave
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: Pwiggler on September 30, 2007, 01:01:04 PM: dave, it worked with Ctrl + Win Key + A ta.

gonna have a fly around now, chocks away !!
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: dave.m on September 30, 2007, 01:25:52 PM: I must apologise.....
The download link in the Blog that I linked to in the first post:
http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
DOES NOT work when you click on the Agree & Download button.

If you need the latest version 'to learn to fly' you can get it, v4.2.0198 from File hippo
http://www.filehippo.com/download_google_earth/

Once again, Sorry, but I already had the update and so had not tried the link.

dave >:(
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: Pwiggler on September 30, 2007, 01:29:14 PM: thats kewl, just flew down the grand canion and down my street !!!!
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: kitz on October 04, 2007, 03:25:43 PM: got it to work using ctrl, win A

Hmmmm having never used a flight simulater before Im not very good at this :/

I do however appear to be very good at either crashing into the sea - or the hills over wyre. :'(
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: dave.m on October 05, 2007, 09:29:29 AM: Quote from: kitz on October 04, 2007, 03:25:43 PM
got it to work using ctrl, win A

Hmmmm having never used a flight simulater before Im not very good at this :/

I do however appear to be very good at either crashing into the sea - or the hills over wyre. :'(

Kitz,

Residents Over Wyre and in the Lake District are checking their home insurance policies as I type.

I think a little more practice is required.

(https://forum.kitz.co.uk/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi71.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi121%2Fdavesnaps%2FCessnaIntoHouse.jpg&hash=9b07c3b9c9e4c4772541cbaabed6308e54890956)

Try to remember to dangle the wheels under the plane before aiming for that black strip of 'road'

(https://forum.kitz.co.uk/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi71.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi121%2Fdavesnaps%2FIlltakeit.jpg&hash=6feb3e5053bb8bdc3a42de8102c8ff1d1b1f4731)

I think the instructor meant to leave the brake OFF until you are actually on the ground and then apply it gently.

(https://forum.kitz.co.uk/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi71.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi121%2Fdavesnaps%2FTooMuchBrake2.jpg&hash=727ef480f0397b34d49841ff7ddc11e0b4f5b072)

You are getting there. :lol:

dave
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: mr_chris on October 05, 2007, 09:47:23 AM: LOL :lol:
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: scottiesmum on October 05, 2007, 10:49:42 AM: Please would you all let us know which airline you are to apply to and then we can cancel our holidays ! :'(
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: kitz on October 05, 2007, 11:32:29 AM: roflmao - brilliant :lol:

I think after my disasterous attempts yesterday I will leave flying well alone.
Im not sure I got the hang on things properly (ok probably didnt bother to read the flight instruction guide)...
but I just couldnt fathom out why when I wanted to go UP - I had to press the down arrow key and vice versa.
Result as the plane was loosing altitude, my natural instinct was to quickly press the up key..
CRASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

so Ive hung up my captains hat and residents of Blackpool and Fylde are safe again.
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: dave.m on October 05, 2007, 05:22:26 PM: Kitz,
Your reputation as a second Biggles has even reached London.

(https://forum.kitz.co.uk/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi71.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi121%2Fdavesnaps%2FShelter.jpg&hash=605efd1b0f7442465ea498fc973cdf37fbfa8e70)(https://forum.kitz.co.uk/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv99%2Fsugarcatmom%2Ficons%2Flaughingdog.gif&hash=efa1aeee52d357c6232bda47f7a0f3bdcd6d3776)

dave
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Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: kitz on October 05, 2007, 05:53:07 PM: lol ;D

naw... that cant be me, there must another kitz klone pilot somewhere.

I could only navigate in a northerly direction. If I tried to turn in any other direction I either crashed somewhere up the wyre estury or in the Irish Sea.
London was safe - anywhere North was not. :'(
Title: Re: "I wish I could fly" said Orville:
Post by: Floydoid on October 06, 2007, 05:56:55 AM: I'll leave piloting to the experts... my last flight was in an RAF Merlin... never felt safer.