Reconnaissance Flight

Dont press LEAVE when you are at the landing place ... you have to click the LAND button in the toolbar , or by pressing 1.

ok, this can be a bit confusing at first, you jump on the air plane and you are initially on auto pilot. once you reach the avalanche area, you get attacked by bats, dont panic, after a few second you gain control of the plane, your engine will explode.. don't worry just fly back to the landing platform to complete the quest

For those who haven't had much time with the vehicles, make sure you use your toolbar button that says 'Land Flying Machine" usually in the first button slot. You have to be inside the ring of crystals near the questgiver in Lakeside Landing.

This should complete the quest.