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41. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Mike Krieger wrote: First off, thanks for the advice! It's helped me immensely in figuring out the flying mechanics the last few days. I've found that flying is actually one of my favorite things to do in this game, which might not have been th...
- by Skihids - at 2012.11.28 05:12:00
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42. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
I've consolidated a couple of the orginal posts and shifted them up to make room for a two post thread on "Surviving Combat". Let me know what you think, and if you have any suggestions for improvement.
- by Skihids - at 2012.11.05 23:47:00
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43. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
EnglishSnake wrote: Slightly turn the analog stick and fly in a big circle ???????? Profit This is a training thread. Please use one of the dozen ds/sl threads in the general discussion or feedback sections to discuss balance issues.
- by Skihids - at 2012.11.01 18:57:00
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44. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
kyan west wrote: can you compare the dropship flight to helicopter flight in battlefield 3? Not personally as I've never flown in BF3. However I would guess that you can perform a real banked turn in BF3 if they modeled helicopters correctly.
- by Skihids - at 2012.11.01 04:31:00
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45. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Cross Atu wrote: Skihids has this thread been linked in the new Training forum? Seems like it would fit right in there and be easier to locate for Mercs new to piloting. Cheers, Cross I hadn't noticed the new Training forum until you mentio...
- by Skihids - at 2012.10.29 19:33:00
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46. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Sees-Too-Much wrote: So I finally got a chance to sit down and play for a couple hours. I devoted that time to fielding cheap vipers and trying to fly them at high speed and low altitudes to get practice avoiding swarms. Has not been going well...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.17 05:07:00
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47. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Tbone322 wrote: This thread has made me love being a dropship pilot again!! I was able to use my DS for 3 games in a row until I happened upon moronic gunners that, long story short, got me killed. Great stuff in this thread! Thanks for the...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.08 23:12:00
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48. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Sha Kharn Clone wrote: Not sure if its been posted but you cant fly upside down for any length of time to make it worthwhile. Dropship just dont have da power which is a shame Would love it if they fixed this so I could really confuse my gun...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.08 18:51:00
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49. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Bogart Meecheegun wrote: Just flew against Sikhids. Quality flying man. Was that you in the ship over the mountain map in ambush? You were my first real dogfight opponent. While it was quite exciting I felt a little bad about taking down a f...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.06 06:17:00
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50. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
I just replaced the "Advanced Manuvers" post upthread with a story and my experience with drophship assaults in the weekend Corp battles.
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.05 01:32:00
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51. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
mcbob mcbob wrote: anybody know if it's effective to try repairing the shields of tanks from a dropship? The DEVs talked about doing it with two DS's repping one tank and each other in one of the trailers.
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.03 20:20:00
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52. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Zat Earthshatter wrote: Should be stickied, and OP should put this on his New Eden resume'. The ability to teach that which is difficult will make you a great asset to whatever corp buys your soul. I'm warning you, flattery will get you ever...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.03 03:23:00
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53. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Raynor Ragna wrote: I think the only way a target aircraft will know if missiles are on the way is if they are radar guided. Heat seeking and laser guided won't give off any signal. Of course an aircraft could search for fast moving threats (I'...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.02 23:42:00
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54. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Sees-Too-Much wrote: Skihids wrote: Regular practice of the ground reference maneuvers will provide the feedback to wire this in your brain. Oh, this actually brings up something I've been struggling with a bit. If I get enough altitude to...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.02 17:33:00
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55. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Jak Teston wrote: One maneuver I practiced early was jumping from cover to cover. When there are swarm launchers in the vicinity and you can't take much more damage it's a good thing to know how to get from behind one building to the next one i...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.02 14:15:00
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56. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Fitting: Obviously your options multiply if you can tank a couple forge gun rounds without going down, so defense is a big part of your strategy. -áI run a Myron so this advice is for shield tankers. -áI run three 748hp shield extenders and one Cl...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.01 21:27:00
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57. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Surviving Combat Ok, you've mastered the basics of flight and you're itching to go out and earn some warpoints. -áHere are a few tips to be more successful. The most important trait you can cultivate as a pilot is situational awareness. -áFancy ...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.01 21:27:00
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58. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
You and thirty nine of your buddies hang around objective Charlie, listening to chatter about the great firefight over objective Foxtrot and wishing you could just do some shooting of your own. -áInstead it's a boring garrison detail for you. Sud...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.01 21:26:00
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59. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Your first few flights: The best way to learn is to boost up about ten feet over flat ground. This gives you an excellent frame of reference to judge speed and altitude and also affords you the opportunity to land quickly if you tire. The area be...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.01 21:26:00
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60. Dropship Flight School - in Rookie Training Grounds [original thread]
Flight Controls: The next thing to understand is how the controls work. The left stick controls pitch, push forward and the nose drops, pull back and the nose rises. Raising the nose directs some of the thrust in the forward direction, dropping ...
- by Skihids - at 2012.09.01 21:26:00
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