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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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 Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: Trip Planning via Google Earth |
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Hi Guys,
Well I'm probably behind many of you, but I just found the neatest
free download from GoogleEarth.com. This package enables you to
search the world for interesting stuff from satellite photos and it contains
a database of all streets, highways and buildings for all small or large
cities like Chicago.
If you use the destination-planner and enter the From "city, state and USA"
and the To address, "city, state and USA" you get directions
much the same as MapQuest, but if you push the tour button, the program
will
take you through the trip as if you were in a helicopter at 200-feet up
and dip
low so you can see each turn, change of highway designation etc.
It has good images nearly all around and if you wait just a
moment, the detail gets really serious. Moline, IL Airport is so good you
can see the cracks in the runways. Anyway, it's a great highway planner
for
something like Sun n Fun and the minor road names are shown all round
Lakeland airport right to the parking area.
This program will take you anywhere on the globe, even Bagdad or Mexico City
in fine detail. You can zoom to car parking areas or rotate the horizon
and fly over
the turf just above the cities or into the Grand Canyon. It's a blast
and it's free.
Didn't want anyone that hasn't seen this one to miss it.
Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
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ggower_99(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:52 pm Post subject: Trip Planning via Google Earth |
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Hello Larry,
Yes its lots of fun... We can see my VW van in two places at the same "time"! 
This because I estimate that our airstrip photo was taken one saturday about 4 years ago, The lake is very dry (the dryest season in years) and the big power lines were going to be installed near the road in the back (we fighted them and won!) The VW van is parked in the back of my hangar. Now our hangar is double the size, over where the van is.
20 18' 41.50" N 103 09' 38.80 W
The photo of my house area had to be taken last year about August, I was repairing my driveway at that time and my VW bus was parked on the street for about a month.
20 40' 44.35" N 103 24' 33.52" W
Also Found Johann's house with his car parked outside...
Well, lets have fun with this great program.
Saludos
Gary Gower
Flying from Chapala.
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LarryMcFarland <larry(at)macsmachine.com> wrote:
Hi Guys,
Well I'm probably behind many of you, but I just found the neatest
free download from GoogleEarth.com. This package enables you to
search the world for interesting stuff from satellite photos and it contains
a database of all streets, highways and buildings for all small or large
cities like Chicago.
If you use the destination-planner and enter the From "city, state and USA"
and the To address, "city, state and USA" you get directions
much the same as MapQuest, but if you push the tour button, the program
will
take you through the trip as if you were in a helicopter at 200-feet up
and dip
low so you can see each turn, change of highway designation etc.
It has good images nearly all around and if you wait just a
moment, the detail gets really serious. Moline, IL Airport is so good you
can see the cracks in the runways. Anyway, it's a great highway planner
for
something like Sun n Fun and the minor road names are shown all round
Lakeland airport right to the parking area.
This program will take you anywhere on the globe, even Bagdad or Mexico City
in fine detail. You can zoom to car parking areas or rotate the horizon
and fly over
the turf just above the cities or into the Grand Canyon. It's a blast
and it's free.
Didn't want anyone that hasn't seen this one to miss it.
Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
Do not archive
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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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| Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:53 pm Post subject: Trip Planning via Google Earth |
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Gary,
I found your place and your van as well. I'm surprised at the precision
of coordinates.
My place is 41- 28' 53.50" and 90-27' 05.21". If you back up vertically
just
a bit, you can see the route from where I live to the airport in the
lower left corner. My hangar
is the most west row of the three smaller rows of hangars at the south
west side looking out
on runway 5 at 41-26' 22.34" and 90-30' 50.76". Sometimes it's
necessary to taxi to the
other extreme end of the airport just to take off.. 9-27 is just over
10,000 ft long, but
the runways are always clean and one is always pretty much aligned with
the wind.
We do have some jet traffic three times a day. We've two L29s, a Yak, a
T-18, a RV-6, an RV-7
a Bellanca and my 601HDS within these south Tees as members of EAA
Chapter 75.
Great program, this Google Earth.
Best regards,
Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
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Gary Gower wrote:
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Hello Larry,
Yes its lots of fun... We can see my VW van in two places at the same "time"!
This because I estimate that our airstrip photo was taken one saturday about 4 years ago, The lake is very dry (the dryest season in years) and the big power lines were going to be installed near the road in the back (we fighted them and won!) The VW van is parked in the back of my hangar. Now our hangar is double the size, over where the van is.
20 18' 41.50" N 103 09' 38.80 W
The photo of my house area had to be taken last year about August, I was repairing my driveway at that time and my VW bus was parked on the street for about a month.
20 40' 44.35" N 103 24' 33.52" W
Also Found Johann's house with his car parked outside...
Well, lets have fun with this great program.
Saludos
Gary Gower
Flying from Chapala.
Do not archive.
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