Pilotage isn’t easy, but I’d venture to make it comprehensible in this guide.
In Battlefield 4 we can distinguish two types of planes, each side has one of a kind.
You don’t have to do anything and your plane will fly straight.
You only sometimes crush into the tree and lose speed.Sis used as a brake.
When you pull, the nose goes up, when you push it goes down.
When you move sideways, the plane leans out left and right.
Remaining:
To make a basic movement - a loop - you just need to pull the mouse strongly.
Sometimes you better perform several dozens of loops during a single encounter.
It’s very comfortable to set it onspaceor somewhere near the WSAD.
Remaining controls may stay as they are, but you should look for the setting that suits you best.
Mouse sensibility should be high so you’ve got the option to steer without losing the time.
But the higher it is, the harder it’s to aim.
I’ll show my sensibility here, but use it only as a hint.
Mesh quality doesn’t use to much of your processor.
Basics of 1v1 encounters
The general idea of 1v1 fighting is constant loop making.
Almost all the time you have to keep “nose up” button pressed.
Sometimes it may last several minutes.
You have to make tighter loops than your enemy.
Best ones keep speed about 311-314, good ones 308-316.
At the beginning, you should be content when you have 300-318 knots.
Default speed is about 350 knots and plane wants to keep this speed.
To control it as you like, you have to use the accelerator and throttle properly.
Keeping this particular speed isn’t simple.
The fact that you should use the TPP in the air battles won’t help you either.
You should look into the cockpit 1 to 2 times during the loop for a scratch of the second.
That’s why you should make a habit of keeping the speed constant.
Of course, loops aren’t everything, other moves are also important.
But we’ll discuss them other time.
Keeping the speed in the horizontal loop is rather simple, as the gravity won’t matter.
So it’s enough if you decrease a speed a bit while looking into the cockpit.
I can’t give you the exact amount, because it has no sense.
Enter the training ground and start flying.
Make loops and control the speed.
So you have to use an accelerator or end the throttle.
In case of the assault planes it’s even more difficult as they don’t have accelerators.
I give those data in a general way, because you should venture to make your own style.
Mastering the speed control requires a lot of practice.
Don’t depend on the guide only.
Remember also not to get discouraged too soon.
Several hours on the training ground is a must for each pilot.
And to start doing well you need at least 15-20 hours of flying.
Additions
Unlocking
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Required points
Description
Belt feeder
3000
Improved mechanism which speeds up reloading.
Passive radar
6000
Air-to-air missiles which requires spotting an enemy.
Proximity Scan
9000
Detects enemies around the vehicle and marks them on the minimap.
It requires spotting an enemy.
Extinguisher
21000
Extinguisher repairs the machine and allows it to begin the regeneration.
you’re free to activate it only when the plane is heavily damaged.
Stealth coating
27000
This upgrade increases the time required for lock in your plane.
Active Radar
30000
Missiles which fly to the closest target just after being fired and explodes when near it.
Secondary weapon:Active radar missiles,unless you dominate the air.
Choose whatever suits you.
Heat seekers
7000
Air-to-air missiles which requires locking an enemy.
10000
Hydra rockets
14000
Universal missiles, good against infantry, light, medium and heavy armored vehicles.
17000
TV missile
25000
Missile guided by an operator with a usage of a camera.
Good against armored targets.
28000
JDAM bomb
32000
Not-guided bomb with a huge power.
The best set:
Main weapon30 mm cannon,the only one available.
Well trained pilot shouldn’t need more than one good approach.
But don’t worry, if you’re able to’t do that at the beginning.
You have also rockets which allows you to destroy enemies even better.
That’s why stealth jets are faster and more mobile, but have less firepower than the assault jets.
That’s why it’s recommended to fly mostly horizontally with them.
But, after all, it’s hard to tell if the stealth jets are better.
They have much less firepower and assault jets may destroy them in about 2 seconds.
As I mentioned, the direct battle should be won by the stealth jet.
In the next round switch and both of you benefit from cooperation.
But remember, that not every his/her round looks like that.
Everyone posts only his/her best games.
You’ll also have better and worse moments.
Practice getting at their backs, firing and various tactics.
When you fell confident, make a step forward and eliminate the helicopters also.
With time, everything will seem easy.
Option of spotting enemies is very important and helpful.
He’ll be visible not only for you, but also for all your team.
As a pilot, you see much more than regular soldiers.
So use the free looking option and press Q as fast as you might.
You don’t have to see the enemy, to make game thinks that you do.
Then you will have to wait 2 seconds for stealth and 3 seconds for the assault one.
So the best way is to fire with series.
Their length must be adjusted to the distance of firing and the confidence of hitting.
Try not to fly into the regions of enemy anti-aircraft weapons.
In 1v1 you have no chances.
Keep close to your own base.
When you start flying, you see a radar on the place of the minimap.
You should be able to tell where are enemy units at any given time.
you might also use a timer and count the time when the new unit appears in the enemy base.
Cooperation with your team is the most important.
In this particular case I mean cooperation of two pilots.
It’s important to not compete over each kill.
If any problems appear, fly up and help but don’t steal kill.
An attempt of that may cause the collision what will weaken your team for 90 seconds.
Blaming the other one on the team chat won’t help you either.
Remember that learning how to fly is tough work.
It requires a lot of practice and even after 100 hours, you’ll find something to improve.
With time, you’ll die less and kill more.
But don’t be to greedy for kills and don’t look at the scoreboard.
It will result in negative results.
Don’t follow also the enemy plane up to its base, but wait on the safe position.
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