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Tuesday
15Sep2009

FlightAware and Google Earth

DateTuesday, September 15, 2009

I found a cool thing you can do with FlightAware and Google Earth this week.

For those of you who don't know, www.flightaware.com is a popular web based flight tracking site.

While reviewing my own flight to KSTL (ST Louis Lambert) I noticed a button under status that said "Google Earth". When you click it, a .kml file will download. Open this in Google Earth and you will see the actual flight path and altitude of any flight. I love it when two of my favorite technologies come together.

Click here for .kml file for my latest trip to KSTL NOTE: You must have Google Earth installed to use the .kml file.

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For someone who will be taking flight lessions soon this is a cool little gadget!

September 15, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAndy Moore

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