Flight tracking in Google Earth
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Flight tracking in Google Earth
This is pretty cool: http://www.lifehacker.com/software/g...ing-161162.php
It's a plugin for Google Earth that lets you track flights in real time.
It's a plugin for Google Earth that lets you track flights in real time.
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Very, very cool!
An alternative (not as cool, but cool nonetheless) is to put in the flight number in Google (e.g., UA 500) and then click on the fboweb link that comes up for flight tracking -- it uses Google maps (two dimensional though) to track the flight.
An alternative (not as cool, but cool nonetheless) is to put in the flight number in Google (e.g., UA 500) and then click on the fboweb link that comes up for flight tracking -- it uses Google maps (two dimensional though) to track the flight.
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Originally Posted by USAFAN
Very cool. Thanks for posting this. ^
The trick from cblaisd did not work for me (LT 909)
The trick from cblaisd did not work for me (LT 909)
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Originally Posted by cblaisd
An alternative (not as cool, but cool nonetheless) is to put in the flight number in Google (e.g., UA 500) and then click on the fboweb link that comes up for flight tracking -- it uses Google maps (two dimensional though) to track the flight.
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Originally Posted by gradvmedusa
I prefer to track my flights using my own GPS with a plugin to Google Earth. Beats any IFE tracking system.
But this is a solution for people on the ground.
Plus; not all airlines allow GPS units, AND you need a pretty big cache to get decent detailed maps when working offline.
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Originally Posted by ScottC
...But this is a solution for people on the ground....
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Originally Posted by alanw
This is pretty cool: http://www.lifehacker.com/software/g...ing-161162.php
It's a plugin for Google Earth that lets you track flights in real time.
It's a plugin for Google Earth that lets you track flights in real time.
Where on that page can I start the download, can't find it....please help!
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Originally Posted by cblaisd
Very, very cool!
An alternative (not as cool, but cool nonetheless) is to put in the flight number in Google (e.g., UA 500) and then click on the fboweb link that comes up for flight tracking -- it uses Google maps (two dimensional though) to track the flight.
An alternative (not as cool, but cool nonetheless) is to put in the flight number in Google (e.g., UA 500) and then click on the fboweb link that comes up for flight tracking -- it uses Google maps (two dimensional though) to track the flight.
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Originally Posted by cblaisd
Very, very cool!
An alternative (not as cool, but cool nonetheless) is to put in the flight number in Google (e.g., UA 500) and then click on the fboweb link that comes up for flight tracking -- it uses Google maps (two dimensional though) to track the flight.
An alternative (not as cool, but cool nonetheless) is to put in the flight number in Google (e.g., UA 500) and then click on the fboweb link that comes up for flight tracking -- it uses Google maps (two dimensional though) to track the flight.
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Originally Posted by szaicev
I use this
http://flightaware.com/live/
http://flightaware.com/live/
The NWA phone system seems up to the minute (or even second) as I have called seconds after touchdown and gotten the "flight has landed, but not arrived at the gate yet".
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Originally Posted by szaicev
I use this
http://flightaware.com/live/
http://flightaware.com/live/
but the map stops registering at the Canadian border,
still pretty cool
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I thought this was going to be really cool... until I discover its only for flights in the USA & Canada. I tried flightaware but the same applies there
Does anyone know of a (ideally free) tool which works globally?
Does anyone know of a (ideally free) tool which works globally?