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I did a quick search on these forums and turned up nothing, and also briefly checked the FAQs, also nothing.

Can i escort a unit in from reserve, move less than 18" (but stay within 6" for the escort rule) and still be in flyer(zoom) mode - or am i reduced to hover mode?

I know that the rules for zooming fliers clearly states that a zooming flier can never voluntarily move less than 18". But forcing a ST to move on in hover mode with a regular unit doesn't seem very 'useful'.

appreciate any help on this

I suppose you've answered your own question. If you insist on keeping it in Zoom mode, and you can't move 18", you crash. You'd have to put it into Hover Mode. Not useful, but that's the rules.

This is why I escort bikes.

I think you've mis-read the rule.
You don't stay within 6" of the unit.
You enter within 6" of the point that they entered from.

 grendel083 wrote:
I think you've mis-read the rule.
You don't stay within 6" of the unit.
You enter within 6" of the point that they entered from.

huh.

Well that changes everything... Thanks for correcting me grendel083.