How to play Google Earth Flight Simulator on Mac
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Game summary
The Google Earth flight simulator is a flight simulator that uses Google Earth satellite images as the ground for a more realistic experience. Depending on the system, it can be accessed by pressing Control+Alt+A, Control+A, or Command+Option+A then pressing enter. After this feature has been activated at least once it appears under the tools menu. Since v4.3, the option is no longer hidden by default. Currently, only the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Cirrus SR-22 are the only aircraft that can be used, in addition to quite a few airports.
First released: Dec 2007
Play Google Earth Flight Simulator on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Google Earth Flight Simulator on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.
Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.
Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).
Google Earth Flight Simulator installation steps for Mac
Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Google Earth Flight Simulator like you would on any PC.
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