Check this out: a flight simulator using Google maps!
You can even trick it into starting at your house, or anyplace where you have the latitude and longitude. The Little Astronomer and I flew a plane from our house to the Golden Gate Bridge. Top speed is like 40 mph, so it takes a while to actually get anywhere. But it’s fun, and I can see this being able to be expanded to do lots of other fun things, too.
Tip o’ the aviator goggles to Angela Gunn, who is “endlessly fond” of me.
