Comments on: Google flight sim! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: icemith http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19958 icemith Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:52:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19958 I'm having trouble trying to stop this thing. I can't even get it to stall. And landing is a big problem. I've only crashed once and that was into the sea. Fortunately the water-wings worked and the sharks were otherwise engaged. I love the way it levels off at a certain maximum height, and at slow speed it turns in its own length. The only other trouble is when I fly to the outskirts of the city, it runs out of terrain, or is that dense fog? Or low cloud? Or snow? Nevertheless it's a great little diversion, so maybe another aircraft for friendly combat, or dogfights or even races. On line would be even better. Thanks in anticipation. Ivan. I’m having trouble trying to stop this thing. I can’t even get it to stall. And landing is a big problem. I’ve only crashed once and that was into the sea. Fortunately the water-wings worked and the sharks were otherwise engaged. I love the way it levels off at a certain maximum height, and at slow speed it turns in its own length.

The only other trouble is when I fly to the outskirts of the city, it runs out of terrain, or is that dense fog? Or low cloud? Or snow?

Nevertheless it’s a great little diversion, so maybe another aircraft for friendly combat, or dogfights or even races. On line would be even better. Thanks in anticipation.

Ivan.

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19959 Gary Ansorge Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:43:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19959 Well, I crashed on the moon, now all I need is to elicit some major sympathy and get rescued by a mass retrival effort. Please hurry. I'm running low on air,,, GAry 7 Well, I crashed on the moon, now all I need is to elicit some major sympathy and get rescued by a mass retrival effort. Please hurry. I’m running low on air,,,

GAry 7

]]> By: Roy Batty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19960 Roy Batty Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:55:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19960 ToSeeked in the [url=http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=45464]forum[/url] attached to this blog :-) ToSeeked in the [url=http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=45464]forum[/url] attached to this blog :-)

]]> By: Blog The Internet http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19961 Blog The Internet Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:07:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19961 Now that is pretty cool! They could have made the airplane look more realistic... but overall, that was FUN! Now that is pretty cool! They could have made the airplane look more realistic… but overall, that was FUN!

]]> By: KingNor http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19962 KingNor Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:11:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19962 i couldn't do a barrol roll. i couldn’t do a barrol roll.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19963 The Bad Astronomer Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:41:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19963 Great, now the CIA/NSA/HLS will be monitoring this blog. Great, now the CIA/NSA/HLS will be monitoring this blog.

]]> By: Henrik, Sweden http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19965 Henrik, Sweden Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:05:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19965 I crashed into the White House front lawn :P I crashed into the White House front lawn :P

]]> By: Merovingian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19964 Merovingian Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:59:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19964 That. Is. Awesome!! That. Is. Awesome!!

]]> By: Kevin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19966 Kevin Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:49:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19966 Yeah, I tried to land on the Sea of Tranquillity, but just crashed. Oh well, I suppose someday my bones will be discovered by astronauts traipsing around up there. Yeah, I tried to land on the Sea of Tranquillity, but just crashed. Oh well, I suppose someday my bones will be discovered by astronauts traipsing around up there.

]]> By: Navneeth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19968 Navneeth Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:42:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19968 Great! I just crashed a plane on Mars. It would've been even better with sound. Great! I just crashed a plane on Mars.

It would’ve been even better with sound.

]]> By: Mark Martin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/comment-page-1/#comment-19967 Mark Martin Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:05:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/28/google-flight-sim/#comment-19967 That's cool! I also play with Google Earth as an improvised flight & orbital sim. I just tilt the globe over so I'm flying horizontally. With the 'terrian' function turned on, I even get to negotiate real mountain peaks. I can also use it as an orbit sim. I just put myself at a typical satellite altitude, give Earth a shove with my mouse, and I just glide inertially about the globe. That’s cool!

I also play with Google Earth as an improvised flight & orbital sim. I just tilt the globe over so I’m flying horizontally. With the ‘terrian’ function turned on, I even get to negotiate real mountain peaks.

I can also use it as an orbit sim. I just put myself at a typical satellite altitude, give Earth a shove with my mouse, and I just glide inertially about the globe.

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