rockytopkg, said that you don't have to start over everytime you are shot down or crash into a wall. How come I do? Everytime I'm just about through the maze, I either run out of time within a few seconds, or I don't make that last left turn. What can I do to not have to start over everytime I crash?

On Wii: Start over is inevitable till you reach checkpoint after that left turn. All about speed and turn skill. Took me MANY! times. On left turn drop low at speed and turn early & pull up level. You may need to throttle back a second to bounce turn off of the air. Spitfire worked for me. There is a second maze after the first battle area that leads to the second battle area. Flying through obstacles in the ice maze can shave time on all of this. Ray

I don't understand about the first check point?
After the first left turn is no problem, but flying thru obstacles is something I don't understand. I go around them, over them, and if there is a hole, I go thru it, is this what you mean? I have hours on hours in this maze, I don't think I will ever get to the next one let alone finishing the mission. I am thankful for the "cheat" of getting by this mission so I can go on to the next mission. What allows me to begin again after I crash into a wall?

There are several points within the mission in which you must bomb some boats and buildings. After either one or two of these bombings, it will give you a check point, this is only about half way through the mission however, so, good luck!!

This mission has ruined the entire game for me, and I haven't even gotten to the first check point. Other missions are hard to master, but not impossible to even get started, and no assistance is provided. The need to include an impossible task in the middle of the game is unknown; what were they thinking? If I want to proceed, I'll either waste more time trying to fly through the stupid maze, or simply do a cheat and jump over everything. The designers of this game have shown themselves to be inconsistent and have zero regard for the players. I will look to other brands next time.