MAYDAY!

▲/▼ pitch · W/S throttle · F next flap stage · G gear · SPACE emergency action · R go around (once per flight, needs engines)

Flaps let you fly slower — but extend them too fast and they jam. Gear down before 200 ft or the ground alarm screams at you.
Every emergency has its own survival move — the same move the real crew used. Watch the amber prompt at the bottom of the screen.
Reputation is your lifebar. Butter landings earn it back; hard landings, overruns and crashes drain it. Hit zero → you're grounded and the shift ends.
After each landing: choose your next route (risky routes score bigger) and draft one upgrade. Flight 7 is a LEGENDARY — a famous save with everything failing at once.