But that’s the future.

The Pelican is available to download now for free from Flight Sim’s in-game marketplace.

Yes, it really can hover and strafe about.

Halo’s Pelican aircraft flying in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Makes boosty noises and flaps its arms and legs and blasts flame and everything.

The big ‘40th Anniversary Edition’ update will follow in November.

Exact contents are a secret for now, but they’ve revealed a little.

Cover image for YouTube video

Presumably we’ll hear about other newness between now and then.