On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:41:47 -0700 (PDT), terry
wrote:

I use the google earth image to
familiarise myself with the route and the look of the destination
airfield in particular before the flight, not as a substitute for a
navigation chart.

Yes, same here. Pace the poster to whom you were replying, I think
that Google Earth is actually more informative than a sectional chart.
For example, for entering an extended base leg for a new runway (ie, a
runway I'd never before landed on), I was able on GE to locate a
church steeple to set up the leg.

As posted, I also like to "re-fly" flights, both for my own pleasure
and to share them with long-suffering family members.


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