User Manual

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Competition
PhoenixCompetitionmodesgiveyoua chance to try out your new skills in afunand challengingmanner.Starting
oneofthesemodeswillteachyoutoflyyourmodelincomplexwaysthatyoumaynotencounterwhenflyinginthe
standardfree‐flightmode,andsomayincreaseyourskill‐levelfasterthanyouwouldotherwise.
Manyofthecompetitionmodeshavebothachallengemodeandahigh‐scoremode.Wheninchallengemode,the
competitionwillgraduallygetmoreandmoredifficultthroughaseriesof“stages”–trytogetasfarasyoucan.In
high‐scoremode,flyagainsttheclocktogainasmanypointsaspossible,andbeatyourprevioushighscore.
Inadditiontosolocompetitions,someofthesemodesarealsoavailableonlinesoyoucanshowoffyourskillswith
other pilots. To start a competition mode online you will need to be the host of the online session (see the
Multiplayersectionformoredetailsonstartingcompetitionsonline).
Pleasenotethatwhileflyingacompetitionmode,allweathersettingswillbedisabled,andyournormalBuddieswill
alsonotappearonthefield.
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Bombdrop
Thiscompetitionmodeletsyouflyaroundtheselectedfield,tryingtodropasmanybombsasclosetothetargetson
thegroundasyoucaninthetimelimitspecified.
Triggera bomb‐dropusingthesameswitchorkeyboardkeyasGEAR(bydefault),andremembertotakegravityand
velocity into account to hit the targets at precisely as possible. You will gain points for hitting a target, and more
pointsforhittingthetargetasclosetothecentreaspossible.
In challenge mode, you will need to hit all the target(s) placed on the field in the time limit specified in order to
progresstothenextlevel.Asthelevelsincrease,thetargetswillriseinnumber,thetimelimitwilldecrease, andthe
targetswillgetsmaller‐andevenstartmovingatthehigherlevels.
Atthestartoftheround,thefollowingoptionsareavailable:
• Difficulty – This lets you set the difficulty of the round. At higher difficulty levels, the targets  will become
smaller,andwillmoveposition.
• Time–Thisletsyouselecttheroundtime,inminutes.
Pleasenotethatthiscompetitionisavailableforfixed‐wingmodelsonly,andalsoavailableinanonline sessionfor
upto4pilotstoplay.
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Balloonbursting
IntheBalloonBurstingcompetition,yourjobisto“burst”orcollidewithasmanyofthefloatingballoon‐targetsas
youcaninthetimelimitspecified.
Useyoursense ofdepth‐perceptionto trytofly intotheballoonsranged  across thefield.Whenyou hit aballoon,
youwillgainpoints–moreorlessdependingonthedifficultylevelsetatthebeginningofthegameround. 
Inchallengemode,youwillneedtohitalltheballoon(s)onthefieldinthetimelimitspecifiedinordertoprogressto
thenextlevel.Asthelevelsincrease,thenumberofballoons willriseinnumber, thetimelimitwilldecrease,andthe
balloonswillgetsmaller‐andevenstartmovingatthehigherlevels.