Google Earth Flight Sim

[tim west]

Can anyone actually fly the aircraft without crashing? Is it easier using a joystick rather than the arrow keys?

 

[mlb3c]

I would hope, if you were "actually flying" the aircraft, that there would be more than arrow keys or a joystick.....

 

[BOB D.O.L.E]

This document describes the various keyboard combinations that you can use with the flight simulator features of Google Earth. To enter the flight simulator mode, press Ctrl + Alt + A ( + Option + A on the Mac). Once you have entered flight simulator mode for the first time, you can re-enter the mode by choosing Tools > Enter Flight Simulator. To leave flight simulator mode, click Exit Flight Simulator in the top right corner or press Ctrl + Alt + A (+ Option + A on the Mac).

The following keystrokes control navigation and other aspects of the flight simulator. You can also control the aircraft with a mouse or joystick. To disable or enable mouse controls, left click (single click on a Mac). Once mouse controls are active, the pointer shape changes to a cross on your screen.

Note - Note that until you enter flight simulator mode, the following commands do not work.

Command

Windows/Linux
Keystroke(s)

Mac
Keystroke(s)

Result or Comment


Exit flight simulator Ctrl + Alt + A, Escape + Option + A, Escape Exits flight simulator mode.
Open flight simulator options Ctrl + Alt + A + Option + A Opens the flight simulator dialog box.
Rotate pilot viewpoint Arrow keys + Alt (slow) or Ctrl (fast) Arrow keys + Alt (slow) or Ctrl (fast) Moves the viewpoint in the direction of the arrow.
Display flight simulator help Ctrl + H - Opens this flight simulator keyboard commands page.
Increase thrust Page Up Page Up -
Reduce thrust Page Down Page Down -
Aileron left Left arrow Left arrow -
Aileron right Right arrow Right arrow -
Elevator push Up arrow Up arrow -
Elevator pull Down arrow Down arrow down -
Rudder left Insert Shift + left arrow -
Rudder right Enter (numeric keypad) Enter (numeric keypad) -
Rudder left Shift + left arrow Shift + left arrow -
Rudder right Shift + right arrow Shift + right arrow -
Elevator trim nose down Home Home -
Elevator trim nose up End End -
Elevator trim nose down Shift + up arrow Shift + up arrow -
Elevator trim nose up Shift + down arrow Shift + down arrow -
Reduce flap setting Left bracket Left bracket -
Increase flap setting Right bracket Right bracket -
Reduce flap setting Shift + F Shift + F -
Increase flap setting F F -
Center aileron and rudder 5 5 -
Center aileron and rudder C C -
Extend/retract landing gear G G Only works if landing gear is retractable on current aircraft
Left wheel brake , (comma) , (comma) -
Right wheel brake . (period) . (period) -
Pause simulation Space Space -
Toggle HUD H H

 

[JohnD]

you will find it very hard with keyboard. A joystick, and preferably pedals too, will make it more achievable.

So will taking a very (absurdly) long glidepath.

 

[tim west]

That's what I was thinking, the keyboard controls are just too sensitive maybe the repeat function is set too high?

 

[RF Lighting]

Do you have a link to the flight simulator, or do you have to buy it?

 

[Richardp]

press Ctrl alt and A and it'll just come up as if by majic!!!

 

[tim west]

Or Cntrl-A it sometimes takes a few attempts to launch it first time but once you succeed it ends up as a menu option.

 

[Richardp]

Its best to wait for the whole thing to load and then click on the world and then do Ctrl Alt A