diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/HeliFly.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/HeliFly.cs
index c27de496f1..4f9fb658c6 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/HeliFly.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/HeliFly.cs
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits.Activities
 			}
 
 			var dist = Dest - self.CenterLocation;
-			if (float2.WithinEpsilon(float2.Zero, dist, 10))
+			if (float2.WithinEpsilon(float2.Zero, dist, 2))
+			{
+				self.CenterLocation = Dest;
+				self.Location = ((1 / 24f) * self.CenterLocation).ToInt2();
 				return NextActivity;
+			}
 
 			var desiredFacing = Util.GetFacing(dist, unit.Facing);
 			Util.TickFacing(ref unit.Facing, desiredFacing, self.Info.ROT);
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/ReturnToBase.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/ReturnToBase.cs
index 69b7477bec..29aad3bc5d 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/ReturnToBase.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Activities/ReturnToBase.cs
@@ -16,18 +16,12 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits.Activities
 		float2 w1, w2, w3;	/* tangent points to turn circles */
 		float2 landPoint;
 
-		static bool IsReserved(Actor a)
-		{
-			var res = a.traits.GetOrDefault<Reservable>();
-			return res != null && res.IsReserved;
-		}
-
 		Actor ChooseAirfield(Actor self)
 		{
 			var airfield = Game.world.Actors
 				.Where(a => a.Info == Rules.UnitInfo["AFLD"]			/* todo: generalize this */
 					&& a.Owner == self.Owner
-					&& !IsReserved(a))
+					&& !Reservable.IsReserved(a))
 				.FirstOrDefault();
 
 			if (airfield == null)
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Helicopter.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Helicopter.cs
index ccec5d821a..6728521dca 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Helicopter.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Helicopter.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 using OpenRa.Game.Traits.Activities;
+using System;
 
 namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 {
 	class Helicopter : IOrder, IMovement
 	{
+		public IDisposable reservation;
 		public Helicopter(Actor self) {}
 
 		public Order IssueOrder(Actor self, int2 xy, MouseInput mi, Actor underCursor)
@@ -13,17 +15,43 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 			if (underCursor == null)
 				return new Order("Move", self, null, xy, null);
 
+			if (underCursor.Info == Rules.UnitInfo["HPAD"]
+				&& underCursor.Owner == self.Owner
+				&& !Reservable.IsReserved(underCursor))
+				return new Order("Enter", self, underCursor, int2.Zero, null);
+
 			return null;
 		}
 
 		public void ResolveOrder( Actor self, Order order )
 		{
+			if (reservation != null)
+			{
+				reservation.Dispose();
+				reservation = null;
+			}
+
 			if (order.OrderString == "Move")
 			{
 				self.CancelActivity();
 				self.QueueActivity(new HeliFly(Util.CenterOfCell(order.TargetLocation)));
+				self.QueueActivity(new Turn(self.Info.InitialFacing));
 				self.QueueActivity(new HeliLand(true));
 			}
+
+			if (order.OrderString == "Enter")
+			{
+				if (Reservable.IsReserved(order.TargetActor)) return;
+				var res = order.TargetActor.traits.GetOrDefault<Reservable>();
+				if (res != null)
+					reservation = res.Reserve(self);
+
+				self.CancelActivity();
+				self.QueueActivity(new HeliFly(order.TargetActor.CenterLocation));
+				self.QueueActivity(new Turn(self.Info.InitialFacing));
+				self.QueueActivity(new HeliLand(false));
+				self.QueueActivity(new Rearm());
+			}
 		}
 
 		public UnitMovementType GetMovementType() { return UnitMovementType.Fly; }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Plane.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Plane.cs
index 5a41c22cf4..f00bbe54d5 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Plane.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Plane.cs
@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 				return new Order("Move", self, null, xy, null);
 
 			if (underCursor.Info == Rules.UnitInfo["AFLD"]
-				&& underCursor.Owner == self.Owner)
-			{
-				var res = underCursor.traits.GetOrDefault<Reservable>();
-				if (res != null && res.IsReserved)
-					return null;
-
+				&& underCursor.Owner == self.Owner
+				&& !Reservable.IsReserved(underCursor))
 				return new Order("Enter", self, underCursor, int2.Zero, null);
-			}
 
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -49,12 +44,10 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 
 			if (order.OrderString == "Enter")
 			{
+				if (Reservable.IsReserved(order.TargetActor)) return;
 				var res = order.TargetActor.traits.GetOrDefault<Reservable>();
 				if (res != null)
-				{
-					if (res.IsReserved) return;
 					reservation = res.Reserve(self);
-				}
 
 				self.CancelActivity();
 				self.QueueActivity(new ReturnToBase(self, order.TargetActor));
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Reservable.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Reservable.cs
index ca5e628863..b459bc3da7 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Reservable.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/Reservable.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 		public Reservable(Actor self) { }
 		Actor reservedFor;
 
-		public bool IsReserved { get { return reservedFor != null; } }
-
 		public void Tick(Actor self)
 		{
 			if (reservedFor == null) 
@@ -22,5 +20,11 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 			reservedFor = forActor;
 			return new DisposableAction(() => reservedFor = null);
 		}
+
+		public static bool IsReserved(Actor a)
+		{
+			var res = a.traits.GetOrDefault<Reservable>();
+			return res != null && res.reservedFor != null;
+		}
 	}
 }