[larsdangly]

The most significant things about flyers is that they are able to avoid engagement from figures on the ground, under any circumstance I can easily think of.

Perhaps the second most significant thing is that their flying MA is usually high enough that they can attempt HTH with a figure on the ground, irrespective of other factors. A combatant with high ST and a good unarmed attack is usually best off initiating HTH if they can, as it neutralizes the armed attack of a smaller foe. Even a small dragon is more or less immune to the HTH attacks of most humanoid foes.

With careful planning, a flyer will often be able to reach a side or rear hex side of a foe on foot and deliver an attack (or enter HTH without risk) on any turn in which the flier moves last. This is because half a flyer's MA is enough to circum-navigate a nearby foe, opening possibilities not available to combatants on foot. This is particularly important when fighting foes armed with pole weapons, which present a significant counter to flyers' combat tactics.