Calling all BF:V helicopter pilots - Page 3

Beefy · 25th March 2004, 1:45 PM

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Originally posted by davo_rulz
AHAHA Try plane circles...I'm not kidding! Fly around in circles above the control point, making sure you stay in the circle..........it really pisses people off in multiplayer!!

Turn the plane sideways, hold the up arrow. Strafe 'up' (towards the sky) occasionally to keep the circle. It's easier than the chopper.

Jedi Jezz · 26th March 2004, 6:47 PM

I personally use the joystick, and use the keyboard for the rudder, can't stand using a third axis on a joystick to turn the rudder!

D F · 28th March 2004, 8:22 PM

The problem is you need proportional controls for the tail rotor pitch, and the collective. ATM you have digital input that slowly increases the pitch and then returns to zero when you release, same goes for the collective. You can adjust the keyboard sensitivity which controls how fast it actuates it for you, but a real chopper pilot can get the desired pitch/position instantly just buy yanking to the postion. Secondly, you also need propper input, using an expensive joystick with a yoke for throttle and a twistable stick for say tail rotor doesn't provide enough granuality and is too much for one wrist. Real pilots have pedals for the tail rotor pitch, a stick for the swash plate, and another stick (or lever) for the collective (up/down). This the load is spread out on all your arms and legs giving you best control. Other than that you need one of those little joysticks that you move with only 2 fingers and have no springs at all, I think they are from oldish consoles or commadore 64's etc.

DUO · 31st March 2004, 2:20 PM

I'm a k/b + joystick man myself. I have my collective(throttle) up full on my joystick but use the keyboard when i want to drop in height. also use the k/b for the tail rotor. i find this combo awsome for control, flying backwards, into and out of hangars etc..

BF:v are shithoue to fly. they drop height way too much as soon as the blades leave level height. there just not as responsive. A tactic i like 2 use in DC is get alot of height (so they cant c ya), then drop vertically straight down on a base raining destruction as you go. try doing that in BF:v i think not!!!!

thetron · 31st March 2004, 2:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DUO
I'm a k/b + joystick man myself. I have my collective(throttle) up full on my joystick but use the keyboard when i want to drop in height. also use the k/b for the tail rotor. i find this combo awsome for control, flying backwards, into and out of hangars etc..

BF:v are shithoue to fly. they drop height way too much as soon as the blades leave level height. there just not as responsive. A tactic i like 2 use in DC is get alot of height (so they cant c ya), then drop vertically straight down on a base raining destruction as you go. try doing that in BF:v i think not!!!!

I think when someone adapts the apache into BF:V. We will see then

Not hard to move it out of BF/DC and wack an RFA with the modded version

Rod M · 4th April 2004, 3:21 PM

another aerial master keyboard player here

the choppers and jets in Vietnam feel underpowered and sluggish compared to DC, you can hardly pull off any decent stunts in Vietnam,

the F4 Phantom is my favorite

I love the smell of napalm in the morning

31st March 2004, 2:20 PM	#34
DUO Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: sydney Posts: 2,123	I'm a k/b + joystick man myself. I have my collective(throttle) up full on my joystick but use the keyboard when i want to drop in height. also use the k/b for the tail rotor. i find this combo awsome for control, flying backwards, into and out of hangars etc.. BF:v are shithoue to fly. they drop height way too much as soon as the blades leave level height. there just not as responsive. A tactic i like 2 use in DC is get alot of height (so they cant c ya), then drop vertically straight down on a base raining destruction as you go. try doing that in BF:v i think not!!!! __________________ LIFE .......... Is all about Ass; you're either: Covering it, Laughing it off, Kicking it, Kissing it, Busting it, or trying to get a Piece of it.

4th April 2004, 3:21 PM	#36
Rod M Über Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Training Monkeys Posts: 3,104	another aerial master keyboard player here the choppers and jets in Vietnam feel underpowered and sluggish compared to DC, you can hardly pull off any decent stunts in Vietnam, the F4 Phantom is my favorite I love the smell of napalm in the morning __________________ AMD 550BE (4 cores @ 3700mhz) \| GA-MA785GT-UD3H \| XFX 5770 1gb \| ST UltraDrive GX 128GB SSD \| 4GB DDR3 \| Win7 Pro \| HX620

26th March 2004, 6:47 PM	#32
Jedi Jezz Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Canberra Posts: 925	I personally use the joystick, and use the keyboard for the rudder, can't stand using a third axis on a joystick to turn the rudder!

28th March 2004, 8:22 PM	#33
D F Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,308	The problem is you need proportional controls for the tail rotor pitch, and the collective. ATM you have digital input that slowly increases the pitch and then returns to zero when you release, same goes for the collective. You can adjust the keyboard sensitivity which controls how fast it actuates it for you, but a real chopper pilot can get the desired pitch/position instantly just buy yanking to the postion. Secondly, you also need propper input, using an expensive joystick with a yoke for throttle and a twistable stick for say tail rotor doesn't provide enough granuality and is too much for one wrist. Real pilots have pedals for the tail rotor pitch, a stick for the swash plate, and another stick (or lever) for the collective (up/down). This the load is spread out on all your arms and legs giving you best control. Other than that you need one of those little joysticks that you move with only 2 fingers and have no springs at all, I think they are from oldish consoles or commadore 64's etc.