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New Google Earth Features Hidden Flight Simulator
by Mike Richard
The Wired blog is reporting a hidden feature in the latest version of Google Earth. Apparently, at any point in time, you can hit “[CTRL/option]+ALT+A” (for PCs), and you’ll be given the controls of flight simulated plane to fly through Google’s virtual world:
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.
Sweet! Another toy for the armchair traveler.
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Vagabondish editor, Mike Richard, lives in Rhode Island - a spit of land in the northeastern U.S. He is a professional web designer and travel junkie with an unhealthy addiction to backpacking, camping, hiking and seeing the world. He enjoys knit hats, small, declarative sentences and speaking in the third person.
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