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The '''Flight Control Platform''' is a small wooden structure classified as an island east of [[Dragon Roost Island]] in {{TWW}}. It hosts a minigame called [[Bird-Man Contest]].<ref>{{Cite|Greetings, O person who has surely come to take the challenge of the big sky! This is where you can register for the Official Rito Tribe Bird-Man Contest!|Willi|TWW}}</ref>
The '''Flight Control Platform''' is an island in {{TWW}}. It is a small wooden structure east of [[Dragon Roost Island]], where the [[Bird-Man Contest]] minigame is hosted.<ref>{{Cite|Greetings, O person who has surely come to take the challenge of the big sky! This is where you can register for the Official Rito Tribe Bird-Man Contest!|Willi|TWW}}</ref>


{{Fishman|Flight Control Platform|To the west of here, over on Dragon Roost Island, you'll see all kinds of rocks. Big ones, little ones...you get the picture. Anyway, they say that long ago, there used to be treasure hidden inside these things. Who knows? There may still be some left, so you should open your eyes and take a good look around...from as high-up as the sun to as low-down as your toes!}}{{Tingle|Flight Control Platform|The [[Rito]] people have always held [[#The Bird-Man Contest|contests]] in that area.}}
{{Fishman|Flight Control Platform|To the west of here, over on Dragon Roost Island, you'll see all kinds of rocks. Big ones, little ones...you get the picture. Anyway, they say that long ago, there used to be treasure hidden inside these things. Who knows? There may still be some left, so you should open your eyes and take a good look around...from as high-up as the sun to as low-down as your toes!}}
 
{{Tingle|Flight Control Platform|The Rito people have always held contests in that area.}}


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==Features and Overview==
==Features and Overview==
The Flight Control Platform is operated by [[Willi]] and [[Obli]], a pair of [[Human]] siblings with such an unhealthy obsession with the [[Rito]] that they dress themselves up as Rito.<ref>{{Cite|Willi used to be a very average carpenter of Windfall. He so longed to soar the skies that he began dressing as a Rito. He's the younger of a laudable pair of siblings.|Willi figurine description|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Obli has such an unhealthy obsession with the Ritos that he's begun dressing as a Rito and running the famed Bird-Man Contest. He's the older of the laudable brother who host the contest.|Obli figurine description|TWW}}</ref> On the first level of the Flight Control Platform, [[Old Man Ho Ho]] can be found staring at the distant banner.<ref>{{Cite|Ho ho! All the way over there? I see! I see! Quite so!|Old Man Ho Ho|TWW}}</ref>
The Flight Control Platform is operated by [[Willi]] and [[Obli]], a pair of [[human]] siblings dressed as [[Rito]]s.<ref>{{Cite|Willi used to be a very average carpenter of Windfall. He so longed to soar the skies that he began dressing as a Rito. He's the younger of a laudable pair of siblings.|Willi figurine description|TWW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Obli has such an unhealthy obsession with the Ritos that he's begun dressing as a Rito and running the famed Bird-Man Contest. He's the older of the laudable brother who host the contest.|Obli figurine description|TWW}}</ref> On the first level of the Flight Control Platform, [[Old Man Ho Ho]] can be found staring at the distant banner.<ref>{{Cite|Ho ho! All the way over there? I see! I see! Quite so!|Old Man Ho Ho|TWW}}</ref>


A Submarine can be found southwest of the Flight Control Platform. To open the chest at the end of the submarine, Link must press the step switch inside the submarine, spawning enemies that Link must then defeat. Within the chest is the [[Special Charts#Platform Chart|Platform Chart]], showing the locations of all the Sea Platforms. In addition, after collecting and opening the [[Treasure Chart]] guarded in the [[Eye Reefs#Four-Eye Reef|Four-Eye Reef]], Link can retrieve the [[Special Charts#Island Hearts Chart|Island Hearts Chart]].
A [[Submarine]] can be found southwest of the Flight Control Platform. To open the [[Treasure Chest]] at the end of the Submarine, [[Link]] must press the step [[switch]] inside, spawning enemies that he must then defeat. Within the chest is the [[Platform Chart]], showing the locations of all the [[Lookout Platform]]s. In addition, after collecting and opening the [[Treasure Chart]] guarded in the [[Four-Eye Reef]], Link can retrieve the [[Island Hearts Chart]].


===Bird-Man Contest===
===Bird-Man Contest===
{{Main|Bird-Man Contest}}
{{Main|Bird-Man Contest}}
The brothers that control the Flight Control Platform challenge Link to a quirky mini-game, the Bird-Man Contest. Using the [[Deku Leaf]] as well as the [[Whirlwind_(Object)|updrafts]] present in the sea, Link must fly across a long stretch of sea past a goal post. If the goal is reached, the Bird-Man Contest yields a [[Heart Container#Piece of Heart|Piece of Heart]] as the prize. Willi also tells Link how far he flew, with the goal post being 250 yards from the Flight Control Platform.<ref>{{Cite person| Your current record is...an impressive 259 yards!!! | Willi, after Link goes 9 yards past the goal | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MPFXuonTtI&feature=youtu.be&t=1m18s |title= LoZ WW Bird-man Flying Contest}}</ref>
The brothers that control the Flight Control Platform challenge Link to a minigame, the Bird-Man Contest. Using the [[Deku Leaf]] as well as the [[Whirlwind (Object)|updrafts]] present in the sea, Link must fly across a long stretch of sea past a goal post. If the goal is reached, the Bird-Man Contest yields a [[Piece of Heart]] as the prize. Willi also tells Link how far he flew, with the goal post being 250 yards from the Flight Control Platform.<ref>{{Cite|Your current record is...an impressive # yards!!!|Willi|TWW}}</ref>


===Minor Enemies and Traps===
===Minor Enemies and Traps===
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File:Wizzrobe Figurine TWW.png|[[Wizzrobe]]s
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Revision as of 21:32, 25 July 2015

Template:Place The Flight Control Platform is an island in The Wind Waker. It is a small wooden structure east of Dragon Roost Island, where the Bird-Man Contest minigame is hosted.[1]

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Flight Control Platform

Features and Overview

The Flight Control Platform is operated by Willi and Obli, a pair of human siblings dressed as Ritos.[2][3] On the first level of the Flight Control Platform, Old Man Ho Ho can be found staring at the distant banner.[4]

A Submarine can be found southwest of the Flight Control Platform. To open the Treasure Chest at the end of the Submarine, Link must press the step switch inside, spawning enemies that he must then defeat. Within the chest is the Platform Chart, showing the locations of all the Lookout Platforms. In addition, after collecting and opening the Treasure Chart guarded in the Four-Eye Reef, Link can retrieve the Island Hearts Chart.

Bird-Man Contest

Main article: Bird-Man Contest

The brothers that control the Flight Control Platform challenge Link to a minigame, the Bird-Man Contest. Using the Deku Leaf as well as the updrafts present in the sea, Link must fly across a long stretch of sea past a goal post. If the goal is reached, the Bird-Man Contest yields a Piece of Heart as the prize. Willi also tells Link how far he flew, with the goal post being 250 yards from the Flight Control Platform.[5]

Minor Enemies and Traps

References

  1. "Greetings, O person who has surely come to take the challenge of the big sky! This is where you can register for the Official Rito Tribe Bird-Man Contest!" — Willi (The Wind Waker)
  2. "Willi used to be a very average carpenter of Windfall. He so longed to soar the skies that he began dressing as a Rito. He's the younger of a laudable pair of siblings." — Willi figurine description (The Wind Waker)
  3. "Obli has such an unhealthy obsession with the Ritos that he's begun dressing as a Rito and running the famed Bird-Man Contest. He's the older of the laudable brother who host the contest." — Obli figurine description (The Wind Waker)
  4. "Ho ho! All the way over there? I see! I see! Quite so!" — Old Man Ho Ho (The Wind Waker)
  5. "Your current record is...an impressive # yards!!!" — Willi (The Wind Waker)
Names in Other Regions
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese Template:Japanese Flight Scaffolding
French-speaking countries French Tour de l'Envol Flight Tower
Germany German Flugplatz Air Field
Italy Italian Piattaforma di Volo Flight Platform
Spanish-speaking countries Spanish Andamio de vuelo Flight Scaffolding
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