Em Pilotwings, o player tem como objetivo obter <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brev%C3%AA" title="Brevê" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: #3366cc; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">licenças de piloto</a> por meio de aulas de vôo de <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biplano" title="Biplano" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: #3366cc; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">biplano</a>, <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_delta" class="mw-redirect" title="" style="color: #3056a9; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">asa delta</a>, <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraquedas" title="Paraquedas" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: #3366cc; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">paraquedismo</a> e <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propulsor_a_jato" title="Propulsor a jato" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: #3366cc; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">jet pack</a>.<a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilotwings_(jogo_eletr%C3%B4nico)#cite_note-npshowcase-1" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: #3366cc; background: none; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">[1]</a> <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Est%C3%A1gio_b%C3%B4nus" title="Estágio bônus" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: #3366cc; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Fases bônus</a> envolvendo um <a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helic%C3%B3ptero_de_ataque" title="Helicóptero de ataque" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: #3366cc; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">helicóptero de ataque</a> também estão disponíveis.<a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilotwings_(jogo_eletr%C3%B4nico)#cite_note-npshowcase-1" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: #3366cc; background: none; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">[1]</a> Cada evento oferece controles e mecânicas de jogo exclusivos. Para aumentar o realismo da simulação de vôo do jogo, os desenvolvedores utilizaram extensivamente o recurso Modo 7 do SNES, que imita gráficos 3D girando e dimensionando objetos planos.