Chopper tail rotor not working

[EagleEyeLG]

So I've been trying to fly choppers, but when I get a little damage, the tail rotor just stops working so I can't turn too easily, makes it nearly impossible to fly.

So what you're probably saying now is, "you idiot, just go repair", and I did that, and the rotor still doesn't work, but the chopper is repaired, nothing smoking, nothing wrong except the rotor.

Thanks.

[Nimble]

I get this sometimes too, the only solution seems to be to blow the chopper up and get a new one.

[EagleEyeLG]

I get this sometimes too, the only solution seems to be to blow the chopper up and get a new one.

Yeah... but I'm not too fond of that idea.

[Celestial1]

As an occasional Littlebird Pilot, I get this problem a lot. However, I have never had the problem of it being "stuck" after repair. I sit on the helipad until I am FULLY repaired (either exit and reenter the chopper until you can see the wrench, because the blades generally won't finish warming until the damage is relieved anyway) and then after a few seconds the A and D keys work on flat ground.

It has never failed me, are you not waiting until the chopper is fully repaired? Try not taking off again until you can move on the ground, perhaps?

[Mongolian_dude]

Whatever happened to BH spinning out of control when they took so and so damage? i rly liked that.

...mongol...

[myurko]

I have had the same issue of Jabal with a blackhawk.

[JDFryer]

Whatever happened to BH spinning out of control when they took so and so damage? i rly liked that.

...mongol...

mongol has a point. Slight damage to the tail rotor will result in a loss of direct control but the simple fact is that after a while the tail rotor will fail once damaged. A chopper with Tail Rotor damage needs to get on the ground ASAP or its going find its way there without the pilots control as it will soon find itself spinning in circles heading for the ground.

Bring back the spin when choppers take damage to the tail rotor!

[EagleEyeLG]

I mean I repair and everything, often hop out to see the wrench, doesn't do anything. So far, I've had this problem on Jabal and that one with the small bridge in the center of the map with that little town around it where the US get littlebirds.

[LtSoucy]

very true. I see this a problem alot.

[[W2D]BEEJ]

climb to a few hundred feet, bail out and try and parachute as far away from hostile area's as you can then try and get someone to pick you up, or if your close to main base then walk it

[EagleEyeLG]

BEEJ;454780']climb to a few hundred feet, bail out and try and parachute as far away from hostile area's as you can then try and get someone to pick you up, or if your close to main base then walk it

Well the point is we lose the chopper all together, and getting someone to pick you up because you crashed your chopper will be VERY difficult especially with this negative stigma towards pilots unless you have proven yourself to be very good, which many of us have no done yet. To add to that, you would have to wait for the chopper to respawn which nowadays takes an eternity.

[Mongolian_dude]

mongol has a point. Slight damage to the tail rotor will result in a loss of direct control but the simple fact is that after a while the tail rotor will fail once damaged. A chopper with Tail Rotor damage needs to get on the ground ASAP or its going find its way there without the pilots control as it will soon find itself spinning in circles heading for the ground.

Bring back the spin when choppers take damage to the tail rotor!

The thing is, this WAS implemented at one point or another, .4 i think. Havent seen it since though

...mongol...

[101 bassdrive]

with the odd damage logic bf2 has Im kinda glad they didnt implent it.
guess itd be pain cause itd just happen to often.

[El_Vikingo]

If you fly too fast, you won't be able to use the rudder, so you'll have to bank instead.

[Masaq]

What Viking said.


Also, if your tail rotor *does* stop working because you've sustained heavy, legitimate damage (usually happens in the blackhawk at about the same time black smoke starts pouring from the turboshafts and the cockpit warning alarm starts screaming), it's still possible to fly.

You basically need to get the hell out of dodge at high speed, and use a banking motion to turn still (as usual). However, at low speeds where you'd normally use the tail rotor for fine control - i.e.: when you're back at the helipad - you need to use a gentle rocking motion to turn, along with using the collective/throttle carefully. I'd advise *not* overshooting the helipad on your first approach tho', and just get the bird on the deck even if you're not pointing in the perfect direction.

[Surround]

I hade this sameting yesterday. Tail rotor was stuck even after I repaired it. But I just ignore it and took some altitude fast and try rotating again. After that it was working normal.

[EagleEyeLG]

If you fly too fast, you won't be able to use the rudder, so you'll have to bank instead.

Please read my original post. When I have been fully repaired either by an engineer or at a heli pad, I do not have the tail rotor function at low speeds either, I know I won't have it at high speeds.

Listen, the point is the tail rotor doesn't work at all sometimes after FULLY REPAIRING the chopper after it has taken damage, that is the bottom line.

[El_Vikingo]

I did readi it, and you didn't say you were going slow, so I don't aprreciate your tone.

[EagleEyeLG]

I did readi it, and you didn't say you were going slow, so I don't aprreciate your tone.

I wasn't angry or anything, I just didn't think you fully read my post. But yes, it happens at any speed.

[Bodybag2224]

I wish that the spinning out of control thing would be put back into the game. I had seen that and immediately downloaded this game. Unfortuantly they were no longer at that build.