The Art of Flying in Battlefield 3

[.Taco]

Table of Contents 1 - The Art of Flying in Battlefield 3 2 - Introduction to Jet Fighters 3 - How to Fly a Jet 4 - Introduction to Helicopters 5 - AA Gun Placement 6 - Thanks for Reading! Alright everyone, Good evening. Today i'm going to be teaching you the basic and advanced strategies in the art of flying in Battlefield:3. From Jet Fighters to Helicopters, To avoiding AA guns and taking out ground vehicles. I'll teach you here. Why is all this important? Multiple Reasons! 1. Allowing enemy Jet Fighters and Attack Helicopters fly freely around the skies is a good way to get a lot of your own people killed, therefore making it very difficult to maintain, or assault an objective. 2. Having control of the skies means that your team dominates the larger view of the map. Meaning that your pilots are also your eyes in the sky when it comes to calling out enemy Vehicles or marked soldiers. 3. Having those few moments of free flight between enemy planes being destroyed and their spawn gives your pilots time to assist your ground troops and destroy Tanks, Jeeps, or other enemy vehicles. Before you even think about getting in a jet or helicopter to maintain absolute superiority in the skies and not just dogfight for the fun of it, Get a friend. You're going to need a wing man if you're going to get anything done quickly or efficiently in the skies! 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

[Lynx]

Great tutorial, a lot of effort. Keep it up

[Shadoh]

Good tutorial

Shame I suck at jets so much I'll never level them up :fa:

[IRiSe_GodFather]

If you are a mainly Air to Air pilot, personally I don't recommend using the heat seeking missiles, as any respectable jet pilot will be using IR Flares. Take them out with your machine guns. It's much faster and more efficient.

That's not completely true any respectable pilot in BF3 should know how make enemy flares unless against stopping heat seeking missiles It's a very simple " trick " to use.

Other then that thought great tutorial :P I wish their would have been a tutorial like this when the game first came out I could have really used it then.

[RicardoDias]

Great post Helped me quite a bit haha :satisfied:

[Assassin]

A tip if your using heat seakers.. keep your lock on active for a few seconds.. so many noobs flare too early.
Plus, only shoot 1 heat seaker, wait for them to flare.. then shoot the second.

[Convex]

Wow, you can tell this took a lot of effort.
Very nice job! :claps:

[Hitman]

Spoiler:

Free Kill! (any) - Have that guy chase you right to your base. Where your buddy is waiting on the AA gun with all his stinger toting friends.

This is more of a defensive strategy than free kill.

Note: if you're laser painted and they are locking onto you with a javelin. There's just nothing that can be done.

Javelins aren't really the problem, as they're slow and have a limited range. It's other jet's heat seekers that'll cause you problems if you've been laser painted.

as any respectable jet pilot will be using IR Flares

What do you mean "respectable"? Are you suggesting any pilot that uses Extinguisher or ECM Jammer should frowned upon?

Then fire your second for a guaranteed hit.

They'll need to take another pause before firing to ensure their second missile doesn't get caught in the flare remains.

If you are going to be doing a lot more Air to Ground, I STRONGLY recommend Missile Pods.

Guided Missile is just as good of an option now, as they've increased its range and damage, and lowered its lock-on time.

Your Environment. I know this is not a part of your jet by any means, but this is one of your most important aspects to flying. It determines your route, the ways you have to escape enemy fire and missiles, and ultimately the better pilot in the skies.

Might be worth mentioning the sun if you're going to talk about environment. The sun is a key tool if you're dealing with a skilled pilot.

Air Brakes. You do have air brakes if you want to decrease your speed in the air for more controlled shots.

Shouldn't you put how?

^ A few things I spotted in the jet section.

Nice thread overall though

[LEzStarz]

Amazing tutorial Taco keep it up and this helped me quite abit .

[NeedaLifeSoon]

If this is what we should expect from our Tut team, Then I say bring them on
Great work Taco:claps: