On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 03:58:45 GMT, "MC" wrote:


search for your favorite airport identifier, then click on the satellite
view in the upper left hand corner.

It works okay with major airports, but my home field comes up blank. I
tried 8B8 (Lakes Region) in Wolfeboro NH and it brought up Lakes
Region General Hospital in Laconia across the lake! Good try, no
bannana.

Then I tried DAW in Rochester, and it gave me a bunch of choices, all
of them in or near Rochester. Curious logic: how can it pick the right
town out of the entire country and not narrow in on the airport
better?

Okay, now I try the satellite imagery. It's weird colors, and it fails
up when I zoom in real close. It looks a bit like Flight Sim at best.
Wouldn't be much help in navigation.

When I go to PSM Portsmouth NH I get splendid results, maybe because
of the blue of Great Bay. I even see the pond that my neighbor to the
north has in his front yard, and the "thatch" on the point of land to
my south.

I conclude that it's valuable for towered airports, less so for the
rest.

Thanks for the pointer!

-- all the best, Dan Ford

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