Compromise option; It started as blue, but the repairs meant a new paintjob, so it's silver with a light blue tint left over from the old paintjob; Sound okay?<br/><br/>Now, whatever colour the control surfaces, cargo bay hatches, hangar hatches, engine pods, and control pod are painted, they have no effect on how much helium gets heated up by the sun, so therefore they can be any colour you want.<br/><br/>Also, an (Approximate Map)<br/><br/><Thunderhead goes Here>               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/><br/><Blue Ridge>                                                        X-><br/><br/><Insert 40 miles difference><br/><br/><Alysanthia, Reiji, and Dashenka>                      ^^^<br/><br/><insert 20 more miles difference><br/><br/><Ramster and Major>                                         ^^<br/><br/><120 miles off the screen>                        Sky Haven<br/><br/>As the note specified to all five of the aicrew 'Split into Formations, Meet the Blue Ridge at <Insert spot that the Blue Ridge is almost at>' So, while everyone can hotdog, goof around, and generally act like a pack of yobbos, they should at the Least be in a two-plane formation by the time they spot the BR. Otherwise their employer may be... irritated at the potential hires apparent inability to A: understand common instructions like "Don't split up", or B: Read.<br/><br/>Now, the only reason Rams and Major are behind the (main) pack of psychos is because their planes are heavier and physically slower; they're both designed as ground-attack/zepp-busters with oodles 'o rockets and lots of big guns.<br/><br/>In the 'main' pack, In a race, it'd be Dashenka, Alysanthia, and Reiji, not counting redlining the engine for a prolonged period. The Bloodhawk is stupidly fast and agile, but has paper for armour; the Devastator is the benchmark for other planes to look at (and, of late, surpass), as it's a balance between Speed, Agility, and firepower, with good levels of armour plating. As for Reiji's CrippleMcSieve, It can at least go fast in a straight line; Needs some work before he can start hotdogging again.