Google Earth Pro gives advanced business tools in addition to all the easy-to-use features and imagery of Google Earth.

In order to properly use the application, the users are required to have an active Internet connection.

Users are offered a list of the details they want to see, and are allowed to choose between borders, photos of various places, three-dimensional buildings, terrain, global awareness, weather and other.

The application can be set up to show details in 16 or 32 bit, depending on the users preferences.

One important aspect of this feature-rich application is that it provides access to NASAs maps for the Moon and planet Mars; the users can see details from the planets, as well as the landing places for the shuttles that explored them.

Also, the users can input various places that they want search near a town or village and the tool will automatically find any related results and show all of them in a general way (ex: pizza near NYC).

Choose a plane and an airport from the respective drop-down menus.

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You could fly your virtual airplane from several airports or start midair from any location.

The feature was so popular that it was incorporated as a standard function of Google Earth and Google Earth Pro.

The graphics are realistic, and the controls are sensitive enough to feel like you have a lot of control.

If you crash your plane, Google Earth asks if you want to exit Flight Simulator or resume your flight.

There are separate directions if youre using a joystick versus a mouse and keyboard.

When Google Earth is installed, follow these instructions to activate the Flight Simulator.

With Google Earth open, access the Tools Enter Flight Simulator menu item.

The Ctrl Alt A (in Windows) and Command Option A ( on a Mac) keyboard shortcuts work, too.

Both are fairly simple to fly once you get used to the controls, but the SR22 is recommended for beginners, and the F-16 is recommended for skilled pilots.

If you decide to change planes, you must exit the flight simulator first.

You can pick one from a list of airports or select your current location.

If youve used the flight simulator before, you can also begin where you last ended a flight simulator session.

If you have a compatible joystick connected to your computer, select Joystick enabled to control your flight using the joystick instead of the keyboard or mouse.

Use it to see your current speed in knots, the direction your aircraft is headed, the rate of ascent or descent in feet per minute, and several other settings relating to throttle, rudder, aileron, elevator, pitch, altitude, and flap and gear indicators.

When you are finished flying, you can exit the flight simulator in two ways.

Select Exit flight simulator in the upper right corner of the screen.

Use the keyboard shortcuts, Ctrl Alt A (in Windows) or Command Option A ( on a Mac).

These steps apply to Google Earth 4.2.

The menu isnt the same as on newer versions.

If youre directed to Lilienthal, Germany, it means youve already launched Flight Simulator.

In this case, you can launch it from Tools Enter Flight Simulator.

Older Versions Of Google Earth For Mac