Google has announced it will make its flight simulator available to the public. The simulator has existed since 2007, but has only been the desktop version Google Earth. People had to download the program and install it their desktop. The new version will be browser-based. Anyone can now access the flight simulator a web browser, without having to download or install anything. On its website, Google said: "The flight simulator is designed casual exploration rather than high-fidelity aerodynamic training." You will be able to fly all the world using Google's map technology. Google said users may experience issues "when flying near ground level regions sea level".
To use the flight simulator, you will have to open the Google Earth website and click the "Explore Earth" button the top right corner. This will take you to a page showing a picture of Earth set the black of space. You can then choose where the world you want to fly to, , or around by typing your desired location the search bar. To start flying, you need to click "Tools" in the menu bar and then select "Flight simulator" the drop-down menu. The controls are shown Google's developer website. CNET.com wrote: "Google Earth's flight simulator has access to the entire Google Earth database, so you can fly to almost anywhere on Earth and check various landmarks."
