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How can I get to the end of this area with the chopper pestering me?
1 of 7: The main things to watch out for are the clusters of mines that the chopper drops. If they explode too close to the airboat, it'll get knocked around and you'll take damage.
2 of 7: The chopper mainly drops bombs when you're heading forward. If you're stopped or going in reverse, it usually resorts to its cannon.
3 of 7: The first thing to note is that you need to turn right when you can instead of heading forward to where two large boats are blocking the way. You can't get past them.
4 of 7: When you pass under the bridge with the train stopped on it, you could stop the airboat and go into a lambda-marked side niche under the bridge to gather some supplies. However, it probably isn't worth getting shot up by the chopper.
5 of 7: A ways further on, you'll come to a spot where there's a very slanty piece of concrete ahead with a solid barred wall past it.
6 of 7: At this point, you need to turn right as you hit the slanty concrete so that you'll be going in the opposite direction when you land back in the water. (In other words, you'll be making a U-turn in order to continue down the canal.)
7 of 7: Not long after that, you'll enter a tunnel in which the chopper can't reach you or follow you. Whew!
