Volare!

 is a quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

Objectives

 * Help the Boomers around Nellis.
 * Return to Pearl.
 * Speak to Loyal about the Boomers plan to raise the bomber from the bottom of Lake Mead.
 * Attach the ballast from Loyal to the B-29 at the bottom of Lake Mead.
 * Return to the shore near the tow winch and use Loyal's detonator to float the B-29 to the surface.
 * Return to Loyal and let him know the B-29 is up from the bottom of the lake.
 * Let Pearl know your job is done.

Quick walkthrough

 * Once you're idolized by the Boomers, report to Pearl in her barracks. She tells you about the Boomers dream of flight.
 * Talk to Loyal about the airplane, he tells you its at the bottom of Lake Mead. He will give you Loyal's detonator and two floating devices to attach to the plane.
 * At this point, you can proceed directly to the submerged airplane, or get an optional rebreather from Jack to help you breathe underwater. Jack requires a science skill of 45 or a pressure cooker for a rebreather.
 * Travel to the map marker to find the Crashed B-29, near Callville Bay. Dive under and attach the ballasts to the underside of each wing.
 * Travel to Callville Bay the detonator will start to beep. Equip it (under weapons) and fire it to raise the plane.
 * Travel back to Loyal and speak with him, then talk to Pearl to complete the quest.

Detailed walkthrough
 is the last quest you'll complete for the Boomers, and the first you will receive upon entering Nellis. You aren't required to complete all quests subsequent to this one, only as many as it takes to get the Boomers to idolize you.
 * You can do this quickly by talking to children and offering them Rocket souvenirs (requires 7 charisma); or, with 7 Charisma, sweet talk them.
 * Giving scrap metal to Jack and missiles to Raquel is an easy way to earn fame with the Boomers, although Raquel will only accept missles after doing her quest.
 * After completing Sunshine Boogie, Ant Misbehavin' and helping out at the medical building (remember you don't have to do all of these so long as you're idolized by the Boomers), you report back to Pearl in her barracks. She tells you about the Boomers' dream of flight. If you go around the hanger where Jack is and steal all of the scrap metal then give it to Jack, it will give you enough points to advance a rank in fame.

Talk to Loyal about the airplane. He will tell you that it's at the bottom of Lake Mead. He will give you Loyal's detonator and two flotation devices to attach to the plane.

At this point, you can proceed directly to the submerged airplane, or get the optional Rebreather from Jack to help you breathe underwater.
 * If you want the rebreather, talk to Jack before you set out. Jack will offer to give you a rebreather, but requires you pass a Science check (45) or bring him a Pressure Cooker, which you can find from Field's Shack near Nellis Air Force Base

Travel to the map marker to find the Crashed B-29, near Callville Bay. Quickly dive under and attach the ballasts between the two engines on each side of the bomber under the wings. Once you reach to those parts of the plane, you'll find a hollow 3D image of where you are able to place the ballast.

Once both of the ballasts are attached, travel to Callville Bay (beware of Lakelurks). At Callville Bay, Loyal's detonator will start to beep, indicating you are in the correct position. Equip it as a Weapon and fire it to raise the plane.

Travel back to Loyal and speak with him (optional Intelligence check (7)). Then talk to Pearl to complete the mission, further raising your reputation with the Boomers.

Bugs

 * If the Young Hearts Quest bugged out before you picked up the final parts of this quest, it is possible Jack and Janet are still walking back, or stuck in the cacti in the Mojave.
 * The plane can sometimes not rise to the surface when using Loyal's detonator, even when it is triggered while it is beeping.
 * If this happens: try un-equipping and re-equipping the detonator, or possibly even switch between different weapons, and then try again. Note that Loyal's detonator is different than the generic Detonator (Fallout: New Vegas).
 * If you haven't completed Young Hearts then the plane may not surface. Doing this quest seems to fix it.
 * After returning to Jack to tell him the plane has risen and on the way to talk to Pearl the game freezes. Haven't found a way around it yet.
 * Sometimes, only "Liked" rank of fame is needed to be able to report to Pearl. After the B-29 event and talking to Pearl, your rank will become "idolized".


 * Sometimes after completing the volare quest the bomber in the hanger will not be repaired it will look the same as if you did not start the quest.

Behind the scenes

 * Volare! sung by Dean Martin.
 * "Volare" means "to fly" in Italian.
 * A B-29 did crash in Lake Mead, mostly intact, in 1948.
 * The sequence in the museum may be a reference to a famous similar sequence in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" in which a group of children tell Max the story of their town through cave paintings.