Flight Model

Maistros · Post by **Maistros** » 2007-02-16 00:42

Make sure your sensitivity is turned down. Choppers in real life, and in this game, are very sensitive. Make sure you practice in a local server also.

Create local, then type "sv.numPlayersNeededToStart 1" without the quote marks.

Clypp · Post by **Clypp** » 2007-02-16 00:59

Did you have the pilot kit?

Leo · Post by **Leo** » 2007-02-16 01:20

Rotors won't spin unless he has one Clypp.

My advice, pull back as soon as you take off, nad try to hover for a couple of seconds.

Fenix16 · Post by **Fenix16** » 2007-02-16 03:36

best advice ever: use keyboard + mouse

d4md · Post by **d4md** » 2007-02-16 03:41

Actually, I find Throttle Lever + Mouse ideal for choppers. Keyboard doesn't let you set the throttle to say 75%, where the throttle evel does. Can't fly planes for **** like this, but hovering, landing, etc, I find very easy using that setup.

Smitty4212 · Post by **Smitty4212** » 2007-02-16 04:32

Yeah, if there's one thing I've always hated about flying in BF2, it's the throttle and how there's no way to keep it at one value, unless it's 0% or 100%. You can keep it close, but you have to tap the keyboard and it's stupid and annoying.

Jedimushroom · Post by **Jedimushroom** » 2007-02-16 10:43

'[R-PUB wrote:Maistros']Make sure your sensitivity is turned down. Choppers in real life, and in this game, are very sensitive. Make sure you practice in a local server also.

Create local, then type "sv.numPlayersNeededToStart 1" without the quote marks.

remember to type it in console and not just in chat, you can get the console up by pressing the button over tab (tab is the one with the two arrows, it is just over caps lock)

minigunmonk · Post by **minigunmonk** » 2007-02-16 12:42

mouse is the way to go, more precise than stick

Fusion · Post by **Fusion** » 2007-02-16 13:46

joystick is the way to go, more precise than mouse

it's just preference, I've been using a stick for years so to me there's nothing better. I used to fly with keyboard years ago and it was retarded, it was even worse with the mouse because it's just so unnatural.

minigunmonk · Post by **minigunmonk** » 2007-02-19 12:48

Interestingly the mouse emulates RL helicopter control imputs better than a PC joystick as you fly with your fingers rather than moving your whole arm. It realy would depend on the type of joystick you are using but the pivot point is just below the grip and in RL the actual pivot point of the cyclic stick is down at the floor which causes the control movements to be more horizontal.
You can prob own me in PR with a joystick so I guess the is no issue haha