Vehicles

Fly the Little Bird

Buy it at the hangar, lift off, loop it, land it in one piece.

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Step by step

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   Buy one

   Zaman's Hangar sells the Little Bird for $45,000. It waits on the helipad.

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   Take the pilot's seat

   Get in the pilot's seat, then start the engine.

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   Lift off

   Hold W to climb, S to sink. Near level the height holds. W S

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   Turn the nose

   A and D turn the nose, nothing else. A D

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   Fly with the mouse

   The mouse tilts: forward to fly, sideways to bank. No limits: loops work.

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   Level out

   Space levels at once. Let go of the mouse and it eases level. Space

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   Land

   Slow down, level, sink gently with S onto the skids. S

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   Mind the trees

   Rotor strikes break the rotor. A broken rotor gives no lift.

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   Tune the controls

   Settings: mouse up as nose down or nose up, sensitivity, camera.

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    Try the test models

    Four flight models to compare, $500 each at the hangar.

Good to know

• Loops cost height: start them fast and high.
• A stalled connection? The helicopter levels and holds its height.

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The same guide is in the game: press M and open the Guide tab.