most of you know Google Earth ... earth.google.com
but here is a cool trick you might like ...
run Google Earth and then press CTRL + ALT + A and you will go to the Google Earth Flight Simulator
that's right , you can fly all over the Earth with a plane (you can even land on airports lol)
you basically navigate with the mouse (though it is a little sensitive)
you can change thrust , flaps or even extend/retract the landing gear
here is a description of the HUD (head-up display)
support.google.com/earth/bin/answer.py?answer=148091
and here are the controls
support.google.com/earth/bin/answer.py?answer=148092
