User Manual

Atthestartoftheround,thefollowingoptionsareavailable:
• Difficulty–Thisletsyousetthedifficultyoftheround.  Athig herdifficultylevels, theballoonswill become
smaller,andwillmoveposition.
• Time–Thisletsyouselecttheroundtime,inminutes.
Pleasenotethatthiscompetitionisavailableinanonlinesessionforupto4pilotstoplay.
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Streamercutting
Flyagainstoneor moreAI‐controlledpilotswithstreamers attached to the wings ofyourplane.Try to fly intothe
streamersoftheopposingpilotswithoutlettingthemflyinto(andcutting)yours.
Everytimeyou“cut”anotherpilot’sstreamer,youwillgainpoints.Ifyoucutbothoftheirstreamerstheywillrestart
on the ground with  new streamers. Depending on the difficulty level set at the start of the game round, the
streamerswillbelongerorshorter,andyouwillgainmorepointsforcuttingthem.
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streamerswillbecome
shorterandhardertocut.
• Time–Thisletsyouselecttheroundtime,inminutes.
• AIopponents–ThisletsyouselectthenumberofAI‐controlledopponentsyouwillfacewheninsolo‐flight
mode(notonline).
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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Lasercombat
Fly against oneor more AI‐controlled pilots. Each pilothas a laser pointing device attached to the bottom of their
model – try to point your laser at the other pilots’ models to win points, while trying to avoid being lasered by
anotherpilot.
Atthestartoftheround,thefollowingoptionsareavailable:
• Difficulty–Thisletsyousetthedifficultyoftheround.
• Time–Thisletsyouselecttheroundtime,inminutes.
• AIopponents–ThisletsyouselectthenumberofAI‐controlledopponentsyouwillfacewheninsolo‐flight
mode(notonline).
Pleasenotethatthiscompetitionisavailableinanonlinesessionforupto4pilotstoplay.
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Thermalgliding
Thiscompetitionletsyoutestyour thermal gliding expertise. Your modelwillstartat a predetermined height, and
thermalswillbeautomaticallygenerate donthefield.Yourtaskistostayaloftforaslongaspossiblebeforelanding.
Atthestartoftheround,thefollowingoptionsareavailable: