Key Facts

• Google has made its flight simulator available for use on web browsers, allowing users to access it by visiting Google Earth, clicking "Explore Earth", then navigating to "Tools" and selecting "Flight Simulator".
• To use the simulator, users can consult Google's help page for keyboard shortcuts for flight controls and navigation.
• The simulator offers a photorealistic experience, but users may need to adjust the basemap style from "Map" to "Satellite" to achieve this, and select a specific location before taking off to avoid starting in the middle of an ocean.
• If users crash, they can restart by clicking "You crashed! Restart" to return to a playable altitude.
• Google cautions that the flight simulator is "designed for casual exploration" and not for "high-fidelity aerodynamic training".