The Phantom Riding Glitch can be performed in both Halo 2 and Halo 3. It allows the player to travel within the Phantom, though in the end would result death at some point.
Halo 2
200px|right A similar trick can be done on Halo 2 on the campaign level Metropolis although you will eventually fall off the Phantom.
Procedure
- Hijack a Banshee.
- Get on top of one of the Phantoms.
- Enjoy the ride.
Halo 3
200px|right In the campaign level Crow's Nest you can ride on of the Phantoms and it will take you out of the map.
Procedure
- Jump on to one of the yellow clamps inside the hanger where you save a few Marines.
- When the Phantom comes jump on top of it and grab one of the Plasma Cannons, (This is easier if you place a Deployable Cover on of the clamps).
- Leave the turret while pressing back on the analog stick and jump
- When you hit the invisible wall you will be pushed towards the middle of the Phantom, when this happens, get back onto the Plasma Cannon.
- The Phantom will take you out of the map without getting you killed by the death barrier.
Trivia
- You have the ability to flip the Phantom once it crashes near the rocks.
- You're also able to take a Phantom ride out of the map Tsavo Highway.
- In Theater Mode in Crow's Nest level, you can travel towards the Covenant Ship, though the other half of the ship is missing.
- This is simialar to riding the pelican in the Halo 2 level Metropolis. Once it lands, you can flip by pressing x