Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

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No-Fly Zone

No-Fly Zone

Destroy three of the four Banshees on “Halo” on any difficulty during a single play-through.

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How to unlock the No-Fly Zone achievement in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary - Definitive Guide

Do this on easy. It's easier. Also, you need to kill all three yourself—it isn't shared with your co-op buddy.

tl;dr: two at the beginning, two after the cave and saving your first group of strandeds (four total, choose three)

At the very beginning of the second level ("Halo"), Cortana will tell you to haul ass over the bridge into the hills. A dropship comes in, TWO Banshees with it (small, manned Covenant aircraft). Take them out one at a time or spread the love (damage) equally.

Later in the level, upon exiting the cave, save your first group of strandeds (or let them die) and Cortana will either call in Foehammer (your friendly Echo-419 "We Deliver") for evac, or will say that no one survived. When you return back into the canyon with the river to go to your next location TWO Banshees will attack you. Kill at least one for the achievement.

No matter whether the strandeds live or die, wait until Cortana/Foehammer's dialogue is over before returning to the canyon where the last two Banshees appear. Do not bring a gunner if you're on a lower difficulty, because if he shoots one down, you will not receive credit towards the three you need for the achievement.
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when i got it the 2nd set of banshees were just hovering over the hills, i had to use the warthog gun to kill the 3rd one to get the achievement.

i rescued the marines who were hiding in the rocks, not sure if that's what caused the banshees to not be nearer though or whether it was just a glitch.
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By JPG30 on 15 Nov 2011 23:04
Post-cave, after you rescue your first batch (don't think it matters which ones—there are three groups), that's when they come out.
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By on 15 Nov 2011 23:06
I didn't save any stranded (I was playing on Legendary), and Cortana called Foehammer in anyway.
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By Bardan Jusik on 16 Nov 2011 02:39
But Cortana said something like, "There are no survivors left," right?
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By on 16 Nov 2011 03:01
BTW this achievement doesn't play so nice with co-op. I killed the first pair and my buddy got the second set, but neither of us got the achievement. (I assume if only one person could get the achievement per play-through; but I haven't tested that)
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By MetalThreshkeen on 16 Nov 2011 04:48
i destroyed all 4 and it didn't pop :/
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By Kiwi Soldier on 19 Nov 2011 06:45
I've played the level twice and haven't seen the second set. Anybody else run into that?
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By zodarzone on 05 Dec 2011 19:22
I haven't seen the second set. I think it has something to do with which order you save the three groups in.
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By Math Champion on 07 Dec 2011 23:23
Did you save the strandeds or not? And which group did you approach first?
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By on 08 Dec 2011 02:03
They didn't appear for me on a few attempts either. When I finally got them to appear, I first rescued the survivors immediately on the left and up the hill when you exit the cave. I also left that area through the same path I entered, and the banshees were circling high above the hill on my left as I entered the canyon again.
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By Kimieva on 11 Dec 2011 22:46
It took me a couple of runs through the level to get the second set to show up. I think the key thing is to wait until all the dialog is finished whether it's between Cortana and Foehammer or it's just Cortana telling you everyone is dead. Both times I did that the Banshees were there as soon as I came back out into the main canyon. Previously I had rushed out as soon as the last set of Covenant were killed to find no Banshees. Also, if you're playing on easy do not take the Warthog back out with you if it has a gunner. He'll shoot down the Banshees faster than you can and you don't get the achievement for that.
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By Bullmann on 17 Dec 2011 06:00
the first time through i didn't wait for the evac and just ran back into the canyon...no banshees. second time i attacked the first place to the left with the underground bunker, waited for the marines and the ships crew to jump on foehammer. they flew away and i jumped into the warthog and drove it back into the canyon. the banshees were doing circles on top of a hill. drove closer and they attacked. achievement done :)
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By joeboomers on 31 Dec 2011 19:55
Was having the same prob and waited as per above and worked for me. Also I found that from the first set once you kill one the other will fly away. You can still kill if you are quick. 2nd set they both stay around, so it might be better on first set to spread the damage if you want both
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By Ianuvan on 09 Aug 2012 19:45
It seems I must "spread the love " for the first set, as once I kill one, the other takes off. Seems to make more sense to soften them both up.
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By Onza on 29 Oct 2012 05:25
Spreading the love is always a good strategy
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By on 03 Nov 2012 08:55
I damaged the first two to the same degree to finish them off quickly in succession. What happened is that both disappeared behind the mountain. I did the same with the other two but neither of them disappeared. So the best strategy would be to focus on one banshee at the beginning and destroy the two in the canyon. I played solo on Legendary.
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By Orran Durai on 14 Feb 2018 20:20
Super easy to do on easy. Just a note though that you actually need to destroy the banshee itself. I somehow killed the pilot of one of the first two, and the banshee fell to the ground. Once it was on the ground, I couldn't seem to destroy the it. The achievement didn't pop for me until I destroyed both banshees in the second part.
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By iTz Canada Ehh on 16 Dec 2020 20:01
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This is not my video.
Can you see how to find the four banshees
No-Fly Zone and How Pedestrian achievements.

Credit to ADRRGamingUK

EDIT: please write why give me a negative feedback, thx
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16 Nov 2011 16:39

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Where did you find the sniper?
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By paddycfc22 on 18 Nov 2011 21:48
you can find the sniper: when you go out of the tunnel, go right to find a squod of marines and you can find the sniper, medikit, munitions front the spacecraft fell

but i have made this achievement in easy mode and i have destroy the beanshee whit the magnum
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By II darksmile II on 19 Nov 2011 00:33
TO EASY TO FOLLOW, NO NEED FOR NEG FEEDBACK
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By oHIGHxINxAxBOXo on 27 Jun 2012 02:08
that damn grenade jump. I was about to give up then I got it first try using HTC phone stopwatch, jump at 2.8 sec.
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By StarshadeFPS on 07 Aug 2012 03:28
Used this for Halo MCC lol
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By Arador on 11 Nov 2014 07:25
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This achievement was rather easy. Take out three of the four banshees found on the level halo, not too bad right? Well I can guarantee everyone out there can get this, you just need a little determination.
Setup= Halo Anniversary campaign, the level Halo (level 2), SINGLE PLAYER (team-mate banshee kills count separate from yours...), you can choose a difficulty, it doesn't matter that much. I did this first try on Heroic, but if you're having difficulties, feel free to try Easy or Normal.

What to do= When you start the level you're leaving your drop pod that violently crashed and killed the crew. Grab your ammo, and head straight across the bridge. A search party will then come out (consisting of: 1 phantom [drops ground troops], 2 banshees)
-Hide behind the first couple of trees, and wait till both banshees get a little closer.
-When they are close, take out your pistol and scope in on each of them, taking a few shots at each. This will draw attention bringing them closer for an attack.
-While they are attacking, when one gets into a close enough range, unload on it with the assault rifle until it's taken a decent amount of bullets, and the vehicle is smoking.
-Repeat this process on the OTHER banshee till it is smoking as well. After the second banshee is smoking, reload.
-Make sure both are in a decent range, and use your assault rifle to shoot one down, then the other *NOTE once one is shot down, the other will try to escape. You then quickly shoot it down, and if it moves out of range switch to pistol.
-IF IT GETS AWAY RELOAD CHECKPOINT and try again.

After those two you'll have a ways till the next. You'll be driving in your warthog in a forested area looking for survivors when the other 2 attack.

-Jump out and get in the turret on the back, and use the same process as the first two (except with a turret).

After the first one, your achievement should pop, unless you only got one of the first two, in which case you'll have to take down the second one. Some might prefer to kill one of the first 2, and both of the second group. It still works.
****Please leave comments of how I can improve this post, and give a positive review. If negative, leave a comment why so I can fix it.****

Update-
Note worthy from "Hullabalooza"- One play-through does not mean completing the level in one sitting. If you stop and save and come back to the level later it will keep record of the banshees you have already killed so that you can still earn your achievement.
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Good solution. I think it's worth mentioning that a "single play-through" does not mean "complete the level in one sitting". I managed to get this achievement by playing this level over 3 days (I was going for the Pedestrian achievement too) by Saving my progress and continuing the Campaign the next day.

Don't know if that's helpful to people but thought I'd mention it.
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By Hullabalooza on 03 Mar 2012 08:07
That's a good point, it does leave it open to interpretation without it. Thanks, will add that in
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By TLHBlackDust on 29 Apr 2012 23:10
This is an easy achievement. I used this method and managed to not only get 3 of the 4, but all 4 of them, playing alone, on Heroic. The higher difficulty probably made this method easier as there is more room for error in the first steps.

Activate Bandana skull and use a pistol.

Shoot up one banshee until it is sparking and smoking.
Reload.
Shoot up the other banshee until it is sparking and smoking. Reload. (I think I used about 1 1/2 clips a piece).

Once both are showing signs of heavy damage start shooting to kill. Blow up on and then the other.

There is an element of timing to this method. Once you are ready to make your kills it is best to wait until both banshees have turned and are coming towards you to being shooting for the kill.

I did this at the crash site and then again in the canyon and killed all 4 by myself.
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31 Dec 2011 21:23

Here is a video walkthrough of how to get the no fly zone avhievment in Halo Combat Evolved Aniversary if you have any questions message me.
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11 Dec 2011 06:04

I have made a video on how to easily get this achievement.

This achievement is just for the 3 banshees. I get all 4 though and I already had the achievement so it didn't pop for me.

This is a video on how to easily get both achievements in the mission Halo at once. You must not get in any warthog at any time in the game. You only have to take down 3 out of the 4 banshees. 2 in the beginning and 2 more near the middle of the game. Be quick though because sometimes they fly away. Follow this video and you should have no problem unlocking both of these achievements. The hardest part is the grenade jump in the beginning. Throw a plasma grenade right near the edge of the jump and back up a little and run and jump. Timing has to be almost perfect and may take a few tries. Other than that it's pretty straight forward. Do not get in any warthog and shoot any banshee you see.

Tip - Bandanna skull will help out a lot for almost every achievement in the game it is also the hardest skull to get.
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In my video i show how to get No-Fly Zone and i also show how to do the jump required to get How Pedestrian. enjoy
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29 Jul 2012 23:07

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This is probably the shortest and easiest solution you will probably read here to earn you this achievement. I have use this method dozens of times during my playthroughs and it works all the time.

After you've wiped out the Covenant ground forces, start heading towards the bridge until you activate the checkpoint. Once that happens, start heading back towards the crash site and look up above the waterfall to see the two Banshees heading your way. Switch over to your pistol and wait until they get closer for you to start shooting. Focus your fire at only one of them at a time until you start seeing sparks shoot out from the small craft. Do the same thing to the other one. When you have the two Banshees sparking, go ahead and finish them off. Doing it this way will help prevent the other one from escaping after he witnesses his buddy biting the dust.

Keep using your pistol and shoot off one round at a time for the third Banshee when you finally reach the area. Once it has been dealt with, the achievement will pop up.
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There are 4 banshees to be found on this level. The first two attack immediately after crossing the bridge in the beginning of the level. The best way to destroy them is with the pistol. The AI is programmed for the second one to flee after the first is destroyed, so you have to be quick about it. The other two will attack you after you save the marines in the first of the three regions. You’ll be attacked in the open plain area heading toward your second region. Neither will flee, however, so make short work of them with your pistol.

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