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can a flight track KML file be converted to scenery?

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Using gpsvisualizer.com I can convert an FSX flight log (IGC) file into a KML file, i.e. via
http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map?form=googleearth
Which looks like this in Google Earth:
google_earth.jpg

The actual KMZ file is here:
http://carrier.csi.cam.ac.uk/forsterlewis/soaring/sim/fsx/dev/downloads/b21_mifflin_day3_fail.kmz
Simply put, the flight track is a series of Placemark entries, each with a LineString:
Code: 
    <Folder>
      <name>Tracks</name>
      <Folder>
        <name><![CDATA[B21_2008-06-03_1919]]></name>
        <Placemark>
          <name><![CDATA[<span style="color:#004DE6">trkpt 1</span>]]></name>
          <LineString>
            <altitudeMode>absolute</altitudeMode>
            <coordinates>-77.640650,40.675783,941.000 -77.639067,40.676917,940.000 </coordinates>
            <extrude>1</extrude>
            <tessellate>0</tessellate>
          </LineString>
          <Style>
            <LineStyle>
              <color>FFE64D00</color>
              <width>4</width>
            </LineStyle>
            <PolyStyle>
              <color>66E64D00</color>
            </PolyStyle>
          </Style>
        </Placemark>
        <Placemark>
        ...

Can FSX KML convert that to FSX scenery ?

Thanks,
B21
 
I had a similar query from a friend at an airspace company- They wanted to be able to visualise radar tracks of approaching aircraft and compare them to the most efficient approach and then show them to clients.

I couldnt come up with a solution in FSX/ESP that actually used 'lines'...the best I could manage was using a series of 'points' like a crumb trail.
 
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