Minigame

A common sight on the Ace Combat series, minigames are minor sequences involving actions seen in real-life aviation.

Landing
Every once in a while, you will have to land in your airbase following a mission. A diamond-like shape will appeat in your HUD: they indicate your approach to the runway. In order to score a good bonus in the mission debriefing, you have to land right in the middle of the runway. Your type of landing will be indicated by the take-off controller (for example, "Perfect, Blaze!" indicates a perfect landing.)

Mid-flight Refueling
The second kind of minigames is airborne refueling. As expected, you have to approach a KC-10 tanker to initiate the refueling process. Similar to landing, a diamond-like shape appears, indicating your approach. Simply speed into the tanker, then stop right. Hold still for a few seconds (during the HOLD POSITION message), then the refueling process will begin.