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+-- Fix Quest 12521 "Where in the World is Hemet Nesingwary?" flying machine issues
+-- https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk/issues/21494
+
+-- Increase flight speed from 1.0 to 3.0 (flying creatures use speed_run for flight)
+UPDATE `creature_template` SET `speed_run` = 3 WHERE `entry` = 28192;
+
+-- Fix orientation so the flying machine faces INTO the portal instead of away from it
+UPDATE `smart_scripts` SET `target_o` = -1.5984 WHERE `entryorguid` = 2819200 AND `source_type` = 9 AND `id` = 2;