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Re:Helicopter view of your driving directions on Google Maps by smd80 on Friday September 30, 2011 @09:12PM (#3059080)
Doesn't work for me either, and I'm definitely webgl-capable. Maybe it's just a limited rollout?
Re:Helicopter view of your driving directions on Google Maps by aamar on Friday September 30, 2011 @10:05PM (#3059136)
Looks like it requires the Google Earth plugin:

http://www.google.com/intl/en/earth/explore/products/plugin....

"The plug-in is also used on Earth view in Google Maps."