Canyon missions have been some of my fave since the very 1st Ace Combat so it's no surprise I loved this one as well! The low visibility plus the (deaf) guards with the lights help make you feel real tense throughout the entire run, especially if you love going fast like I do LOL
There's no virtually no benefit to it, but I love doing inverted flying below the clouds, gives some really unique and dreamlike visuals! (Also Faceless Soldier is a cool song alright)