Historical software
FSX Google Earth Flight Recorder
Record a Flight Simulator X flight and plot the path in Google Earth as a 3D KML line.
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Version 1.9
Last public release.
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29 December 2017
The date on that release.
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Requirements
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10, Flight Simulator X with Service Pack 1, and Google Earth.
What it recorded
The add-on wrote a Google Earth .kml of the flight path so you could review long-distance routes, take-offs, landings, approaches, and holding patterns after the flight. It was written to stay light on FSX performance, because a recorder that costs you frames defeats its own purpose.
What people said
Two comments published with the add-on, from users who gave no names.
“I have been asking / looking for this very product for months now. I love it. I fly a lot of long airline routes and it is great to be able to keep track of my flights this way.”
“Very good. It makes you realise how bad the scenery is in FSX. It also helps to see how “unsquare” my circuits are.”
Sample and help
- Manila to Loakan sample (KMZ)
A recorded path from that flight, still served from the downloads folder.
- Help files
The original walkthrough, including how to calibrate a path that lands a few metres off.