On Aug 13, 2:22 am, "steve" wrote:
One of my IFR instructors said another student prints out google earth
images of the route he is going to fly, to particularly look for landmarks
in unfamiliar routes and emergency landing site possibilities.

I personally haven't used it."terry" wrote in message

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I have found it an a very useful supplement to my flight planning to
view my route on google earth before the flight. especially when
flying to an airport I have never been before. The visual picture of
the route and destination is just so much more real than a map. And
of course you can check the distance using the ruler function as well,
and you can also check the coords in case the numbers in the gpc or
ersa ( australia) are not correct which has been known to occur.

Any one else using this great tool?

Terry
PPL Downunder

I'm studying for my private helicopter license and used Google Earth
to make snapshots of landmarks for my cross-country solo. It really
helped especially because I was able to simulate the cockpit view
including the proper altitude.
I'm also a programmer and want to dig into Google Earth to figure out
how to automate the process, allowing direct input of airports or
coordinates, altitude and distance between waypoints. I just wish
someone had done it already. It will have to wait until I get my
license though.

Marty
Student pilot, South Florida