Google Earth Has A New Flight Simulator For Airborne Explorers
The web version of Google Earth now includes a Flight Simulator. This isn't actually the debut of "Google Earth Flight Simulator", however. The feature has been available since 2007 as a hidden Easter Egg for the desktop version of Google Maps.
But in a wave of updates to the web version of Google Maps, including the addition of elevation profiles, Google has also enabled the Flight Simulator mode, which can be triggered from the "View" dropdown and controlled using either mouse or keyboard input.
Keyboard controls are tied to the arrow keys for steering and Page Up/Page Down keys for controlling speed. Based on about an hour testing the feature on a 300Mb broadband connection, slower speeds are best for giving details time to load.
Additionally, I found that mountainous terrain tends to reach high fidelity quickly, but dense urban areas struggle to reach high-fidelity before you've already flown past...
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