Google Earth for in flight Planning?

On Aug 14, 4:57 pm, Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT net wrote:
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.

Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
new from HarperCollinswww.FlyingTigersBook.com

Some people who use MSFS use data from Google maps to draw the terrain
below. It would be crappy from a 3D point of view, but I wonder if it
would be a good way to practice pilotage for an unfamiliar area?

http://fsearth.fsutil.com/
http://www.elbiah.de/flusi/MyFsGoogl...oogleEarth.htm
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tileproxy/