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Contents:

I About this FAQ
I I Version History
I I I Game Basics
I V Flight Controls
V Strategy
V I Game Components
V I I Notes & Thanks

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| I ABOUT THIS FAQ |
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| I I VERSION HISTORY |
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| I I I GAME BASICS |
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D I F F I C U L T Y O P T I O N S
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Difficulty 1a If you choose this option, the clearance of the barns is
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Difficulty 1b This option defaults the clearance back to normal
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Difficulty 2a This option creates more geese to distract you
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Difficulty 2b This option defaults the geese back to the lower amount
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M O D E S O F P L A Y
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Game 1: Hedge Hopper This is the easiest mode of play that there is. The
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ goal for this level is to fly through 10 barns in the
absolute minimum amount of time. There is a set
pattern of how windmills and barns are set-up, so
every time you play through you can expect the same
thing.
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Game 2: Crop Duster Crop duster has the same setup as Hedge Hopper. You
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ have to go through 15 barns instead of the 10 in Hedge
Hopper. The pattern of barns and windmills have also
changed.
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Game 3: Stunt Plane Once again, this mode of play is just like the
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ previous two, however, you will notice that there are
more geese this round, and that the pattern has - once
again changed. To view the three patterns, check out
the "Strategy" section of the FAQ
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Game 4: Flying Ace Flying Ace for the most part is a harder versions of
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ the other three levels. One major difference is now you
must fly through 25 barns as opposed to 15 or 10. It
should also be noted that there is no longer a set
pattern for the barns so you will have to go on strategy
and skill alone to complete this course.

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| I V FLIGHT CONTROLS |
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Unlike many of the flight simulators of today, the controls for flight in
Barnstorming are quite basic and easy to learn.

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| Action Button | Engine Throttle | The more you hold onto this button the |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| faster your plane will fly. If you let |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| go of the button you will slow down. |
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| Joystick | Altitude Control | If you push up on the joystick your |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| planes altitude will increase. Likewise |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| if you hold down, you will descend. |
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| V STRATEGY |
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Basic Strategy If you are unsure of the level at first or are working on
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ speed there are a few things that will surely slow you down.
You must fist watch out for the geese. Hitting one of these
things will add a few seconds to your time. If you get
caught in a flock, you might as well reset the game.

You should also try to stay as low as possible at all times.
If you are flying over a windmill, then you will want the
bottom edge of your plane to barely clear the top, this way
you will decrease any excessive movement.

The third thing to look at for is the barns themselves. If
you are not paying attention you will not make the clearance
and will bounce right off of the top of the barn. So make
sure you get all the way down!

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Advanced Strategy Here is the patterns for which the levels are based...
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| Hedge Hopper | Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Barn - Windmill - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Barn - Barn - Barn |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| - Barn - Barn - Barn - Barn - Barn - Barn - Windmill - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Barn - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill|
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill |
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
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| Crop Duster | Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Barn - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill Barn - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Barn - Windmill - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill|
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Barn - Windmill -|
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Barn - Windmill - Barn - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Barn - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Barn - Barn - Barn - Barn - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill|
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
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| Stunt Plane | Barn - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Barn - Windmill |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill|
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| - Barn - Barn - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Barn - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill|
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Windmill |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill - Windmill - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Windmill|
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| - Windmill - Barn - Windmill - Barn - Barn - Barn - Barn - |
|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| Windmill |
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| V I GAME COMPONENTS |
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| # | Component Name | Alignment | Mobile | Visual Description |
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| 1 | Airplane | Good | Yes | Basic everyday cropdusting air |
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| 2 | Barnhouse | Good | No | Rectangular building set on the|
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| ground. It has a red base and a|
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| roof that fades from gray to |
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| black. Your goal is to fly your|
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| plane through these |
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
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| 3 | Geese | Evil | Yes | White birds that are flying |
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| around above the windmills. If |
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| you hit one, they will slow |
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| you down. |
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
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| 4 | Windmill | Evil | No | Tall black structures that you |
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| must fly over. If you fly your |
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| plane into one of these, it |
|¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| will slow you down dramatically|
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