A question for the helicopter pilots...
I've never bothered with trying to fly them as I would be taking the place of someone much better than me but now I've practicied flying the AH-1Z on the ODD server I'm getting much better.
Do they all fly the same or does each one have it's own characteristics?
With every BF game, the best way is to throw them around, see what the limits are. Checking how much you have to counter any sharp movements you make to get back on track is also a useful way of knowing the limits of what you can do. As Sim said, practice going low and fast so you know how to handle it when being locked on to. Knowing the maps also helps, knowing that you can fly low over a certain part and not smash into any lamp posts helps
The biggest mistake I see chopper pilots make is flying high and slow. Everyone that can lock onto you will try, and probably succeed, in bringing you down.
I find air to air battle against other choppers tedious sometimes though. You're forced into matching their altitude and if you have shit jet pilots on your team, the other teams pilots will be after you like a dog on heat. And I would say that you're at a disadvantage at this stage in the game. The ECM jammer is the best anti lock tool as it breaks both heat and laser locks. Flares now only distract the missile but don't break the lock. Sometimes not at all with Javelins. I got some mint kills the other night with Mr Kav using the SOFLAM on Kharg rush.
Best setup is pilot with either Stealth or Air Radar, Air to Air missiles and ECM jammer.
Gunner with Autoloader, flares, guided missile. The flares are good as a second line of defence if your getting locked onto by multiple targets. By the time the flares are released, the ECM will have recharged.
Communication is also key. If I'm piloting with someone I cannot talk to, dead meat most of them time. But with communication, you can be a flying angel of death raining down fire upon the poor sods below
. Killed him back, then we made up by constantly reviving each other.
