After our preview some time ago, Andrew has had some time with the Asus Chakram mouse - which comes with a joystick onboard.

Like many people, they started out with a keyboard and mouse and eventually moved on to a joystick. While a HOTAS (hands on throttle-and-stick — e.g. a yoke controller with inputs right there on ...

Check the Joystick enabled option if a joystick is connected. If not, Google Earth will use your keyboard and mouse by default. Click on Start Flight and the Flight Simulator will begin.