Magnum P.I. Filming Locations - A Rubber Chicken Guide

[J.J. Walters]

One thing you guys gotta check out as you are using "Rubber Chicken's Guide to Magnum P.I. Locations" is the Flight Simulator feature that comes with Google Earth. It's a little tricky to figure out at first, but once you get the hang of it you can fly around Oahu in a SR22 (or an F16!) while checking out the Magnum locations!

Here I am approaching Diamond Head. I hope I don't crash into it!....



The keyboard control guide can be found here: http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/flightsim/index.html . The main controls are the left/right arrows and the page up/page up (thrust) keys.

The Google Earth flight simulator also includes 27 airports that you can fly in and out of, but sadly Honolulu International Airport (or Hickam Air Force Base) is not one of them.

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[rubber chicken]

Hehe, James. Been meaning to spend more time trying that, I've done it just a little so far. It might be fun to combine that with the "3D Buildings" option in the Layers window. Most of the buildings from Waikiki to Chinatown are in 3D. And don't forget to buzz Agatha Chumley's house like in Top Gun while shooting the Nuuanu Valley gap.

[N1095A]

Sounds cool, but for some reason I can't open it. Could yo post some screen shots or something? I'd love to see it.

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[golfmobile]

N1095A,

1. Have you installed Google Earth (free)?
2. Do you have an unzip program? I think when you download the file initially, it is zipped and you need to upzip it. So first download it and save it to your hard drive and then you need to unzip it.

Then GE will load it if you have GE installed. Once it's downloaded to your computer and unzipped, if you just double-click on it as if to open it, it should open GE and "insert" it for you.

Hope this helps (if that's the problem).

golf

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[J.J. Walters]

Actually, you don't need Winzip. The file is compressed with its own internal file format (the "z" in KMZ). All you need to do is install Google Earth > download the .kmz file > double-click the .kmz file (and Google Earth will launch and take you straight to Oahu).

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[rubber chicken]

I have a new update for my Rubber Chicken Guide to Magnum P.I. Filming Locations. Version 1.1 includes twenty two new locations, big and small, for a new total of 350 placemarks. (I listed 330 locations in the first release. I can't tell you how 330 + 22 equals 350...)


Here's the list of new locations:

1.15 - Agatha Kimble
2.1 - Ito
2.1 - Ito helipad
3.12 - driving to Dr. Karen Harmon's residence (pov)
4.18 - Hoon Ching
5.8 - Magnum speaks with Mr. Gaylord
6.1 - Robin's Keep
6.11 - "Kahuku Lagoon"
6.11 - "I'd like to talk to you about your son, Keli'i."
6.11 - "... a small airfield ... out past Mokuleia."
6.13 - R.J. Masters pulled over by cop
6.17 - "Miami, 1975"
6.17 - camera pans NW to SE
6.17 - Rick & TC arrive to visit Magnum
6.17 - "Mokupuni Hotel"
6.17 - Driscoll gets away
6.17 - "Randolph building"
6.20 - "It's $420,000. That's all I've got."
7.16 - trapped with Sleepy-Time Gal and Herman
7.16 - office of David Albertson
8.5 - "A house was built for Princess Kahiwalani..."
8.8 - "Transport Quang Ki to Ile Debonnevie 2100 hours 1/18."


And here is the new .kmz file: Magnum P.I. locations 1.1.kmz

For those who haven't used a .kmz file before, refer to either the instructions in the page which James has made, or in my original post.

[Olivier]

Downloaded ! Thank you so much.

Do you still have any important locations you don' t find ?

[maveriks]

thank you very much "rubber chicken" for your works and program in google heart!
is very coll!!! when i will go in the hawaii paradise i will use it to go in best set of magnum pi serial!!!!

thank you again
if you will give me also the money for the airplain from italy to hawaii i will send you other a lot of thank you

[J.J. Walters]

Great, great update rubber chicken! 350 placemarks! Wow! This is truly a guide to be treasured. Thank you so much again.

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[SelleckLover]

Wow, rc...I am truly astounded by all the work that went into this! A sincere thanks from me to you. This will give me many hours of pleasure and fun! (Since I am once again car-less! Already!!!!)