CTRL + G
Activating gravitational navigation i.e. turning Google Earth into a impressive flight simulator! The cursor switches to a little plane icon. To return to the default mode (trackball mode) press CTRL + T.
LEFT MOUSEBUTTON
Navigation with y-axis inverted
RIGHT MOUSEBUTTON
Thrust (hold pressed while moving the mouse forward speeds up, moving back slows down).
SPACE BAR
Full stop
N
Turns sight in northern direction
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Improve you navigation skills by a high speed flight through the Grand Canyon ;)