User Guide

Fly Mission
Left-click on the flight helmet to fly the mission you’ve configured (with your newly
loaded helicopter).
For information on the basics of flight, see Flight Training, Chapter 4.
Trash Mission
Left-click the wastebasket (or box) to abort the mission and return to the main
screen for the overhead view of the Base.
1: ON THE BASE
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Loading Terrain Maps
When you go into the game and fly your first mission of a session, the program may
decompress the terrain maps appropriate to that mission and temporarily load them
onto your hard disk. These maps depend on what area of the world you are in, and
which missions you are flying. Successive missions are typically grouped together
onto the same map so as to minimize the need to load new maps.
The default area loaded after you install the game is the National Training Center
(used in the Training Campaign, Tutorial and Instant Action missions). If you fly a
mission in a different area, you’ll have to decompress a new map first. Whenever
you are about to decompress a new terrain area, the game lets you know via a
message plaque. Left-click
OK to confirm the decompression,
CANCEL to abort it. Terrain decompression can take a few minutes.
One way of minimizing decompression time is by using lower levels of terrain
detail. To adjust the terrain detail level, open the
OPTIONS menu and select WRAP-
PER. Then, lower the TERRAIN DETAIL LEVEL setting (options are LOW, NORMAL or
HIGH). This also takes up less space on your hard drive.
Jane’s Book
Fly Mission
Mission Planner
Trash Mission