Scout plane: set the entry square, then the heading
The common mistake is treating the selected grid like a destination. Community instructions describe it as the beginning of the pass.
- Applicable version
- Full release; evidence checked August 20, 2026
- Applicable platform
- PC / Steam
- Verification
- Current sources cross-checked; no owned gameplay run
Acquire the recon-plane card, place it in the stamper, enter a grid square and a bearing, then pull the control. The plane begins in the selected square and travels along the entered heading: 000° north, 090° east, 180° south, and 270° west.
Read the card as start square + travel direction.
Example: 000° travels north; 090° travels east. The selected square is the entry point, not the target.
Acquire and load the flight card
The audited community guide places recon planes at the requisition station and describes putting the plane card into the stamper before entering its controls.
Choose the start square
Enter the grid where the pass should begin. A Steam discussion and the community guide agree that this is the starting square, not an instruction to fly toward the square.
Set the bearing
Enter the travel direction in degrees. For example, a pass from P2 at 000° starts at P2 and runs north; 090° runs east.
Check the line before launch
Mentally extend the heading across the map. If it misses the suspected target area, change the start grid, the bearing, or both before committing the card.
- The start grid is on the near side of the area you want to inspect.
- The heading line crosses the suspected target or reference position.
- You have not relied on an unverified reveal radius to cover a near miss.
The start-square plus heading model is cross-checked. Exact coverage width, unlock timing, costs and patch-specific behaviour are intentionally not claimed because no owned current-version test was performed.
Updated August 20, 2026.
Sources
- Steam Community: An operator's guide to the basicsDescribes requisition, stamper, start coordinates and heading with a 090° example.
- Steam discussion: How do I aim the scout plane?Independent Steam discussion discovered in the August 19 US desktop SERP; start-square and bearing wording agrees.