Google Earth

FlightAware General
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I Like! Thanks!
Using Firefox I find I need to save the KML file then open it up in Google Earth.

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Tried it in Internet Explorer 7. The browser gives me a choice of saving or not saving. Opening direct is not a choice. However, don’t think of this as a complaint. It’s no big deal to save the file then open it up in Google Earth!

Thanks, again.

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Question…does it need to be the most recent version of Google Earth? Work blocked the updater for Google Earth, so I am stuck with an old version.

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Try now – does it auto-open now?

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Good question – give it a shot and report back!

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Scratch that. What you did fixed the problem. I think the .kml tag was left off the original downloads. I was having problems opening the files in Google Earth. When I went back and added the .kml, it worked fine. Now, FA does it automatically.

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Good Stuff Dan, et al… http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/604.gif

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Nope. But it may be my computer. I’ll try it on my home computer later today. (I do have the latest version of Google Earth)

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Awesome feature! Thank you FA!

Opened for me from Firefox 3.5.2

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I’ve just downloaded/installed Google Earth on my computer. Please tell me how to get this feature to work with FlightAware - when I try to open by clicking the GoogleEarth icon I get a “crash” and it doesn’t open. Help please. Thanks

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It’s fine in Google Chrome 3.0.195.6. And it’s a great feature! Thanks.

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First go to the Apple store and buy a MAC. Then Throw away your PC.

Problem solved

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I’m sure there’s a closer solution than that, Flyboy. :wink:

I didn’t have any trouble downloading the KML on either Mac or PC; I only have GE on the Mac now. I clicked on the button and a download save-or-open window appeared. I was able to save on the PC and open on the Mac. I used Firefox in both places. It sounds like other people are getting it to work with IE7 also.

It’s a beautiful thing. Thanks FA!

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Works fine on my machine (Ubuntu 8.10; Firefox 3.0.10; GE 4.3.7284.3916 beta). Also have the “open with or save” dialogue and works fine to open with GE. Thanks FA staff for the feature; it’s great.

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I noticed that the altitude seems to be exaggerated in Google Earth. Like, 40 miles up rather than 40,000 feet. Looking at the code, coordinates are written like -90.1192,35.7642,37000 and the altitude mode is absolute. So this should give proper altitudes.

Is there some other option I should check?

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Try now.

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That’s a lot better. What did you change?

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Probably this:
discussions.flightaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=8999
There may be something in GE preferences that interacts with this too.

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Very funny. Did you take lessons to be a prick, or is it just one of your many intrinsic qualities?