This stage has you riding on a hoverbike for the most part. I'd recommend using the machine gun as well. A battleship that morphs into a deadly air carrier in the background will fire 4 times. Two ...

The stage starts off with you holding on to a missile...oooooooooookay. Not going to ask. Hang on the right side of the screen and lock your gun to the left and fire your machinegun. Move up and down ...