How to evade jet attacks (in an AC)?

Re: How to evade jet attacks (in an AC)?

My favourite method is to crank the heli over on its side, pull back to do a quick 180 degree turn. If they are still locking on a do a 360 deg turn.

My other favourite way is something I call the bullfighter move. Plane is coming from behind say, I do a 180 deg turn to face the plane and then just like a bullfighter with a cape I taunt them and do a reverse 180 deg turn. Only downside is they can ram you sometimes but its a fun move. If you have a switched on gunner who has flown with me before they know I may do this trick so they are ready to fire off a tv guided missile. Planes are like wtf when he gets tv'ed.

Re: How to evade jet attacks (in an AC)?

If your team is any good (ie you playing with some clan mates) simply get someone in a jet to engage him, should give you time to get away

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Re: How to evade jet attacks (in an AC)?

But hey if i'm in the JSF coming at you, you aren't going to live

Re: How to evade jet attacks (in an AC)?

i just phich sharply down so go low then get high again after woulds

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Re: How to evade jet attacks (in an AC)?

OK; after some practice I now fly a tad bit more decently with a gunner (used to solo). Still, the question remains...

How do I evade incoming jets? I usually flare and do a barrel roll. This still takes me some life. This is OK for noob pilots, but any skilled jet whore will kill me in 4-5 turns. What is pretty annoying. Because I'll have to spawn again, and that's even worse:

I simply can't evade jets while taking off! Flares are useless. The only thing I can think of doing is slide to the side, but still dangerous and usually I the jet kills me before I can even think of doing it.

Any tips?

skilled jet whore? ..... 4-5 turns?.. lol

What I do normally is like a barrel roll + flares, or this little flat spin thing... that seems to work good..

Just do any type of flip combination...


but all those things.. they only really help evade the cannons. Theres really nothing you can do other than release flares for the missles.

Re: How to evade jet attacks (in an AC)?

My best tactic is to constantly fly straight at the opposing jet. The first pass he'll usually be behind you or to the side, so you flare, then kind of stall out vertically and fall to one side or the other, and the jet should hopefully blow past you without scoring too much of your life. After that, turn to face the jet and accellerate towards him ... he'll turn around but you'll be much to close for him to attack you effectively; do a quick turn and head straight at him again. Veteran pilots will break off immediate pursuit and attack another target when they see you're making it much harder to kill you - this gives you a bit of time to either repair and rearm or go attack an important ground target until the jet makes his inevitable return. If it's a noob pilot ... well, him flying around essentially in a figure eight should make him an easy target for ground AA or your own jets, which should then have time to take off.

[imported_Tren]

Re: How to evade jet attacks (in an AC)?

Any skilled jet whore will kill me in 4-5 turns.

That will happen to most of us.

When in the air I use my flares, turn, twist, and do anything other move I can make to try and shake the plane.

When on the ground trying to take off, every once-in-a-while spinning while taking off I avoid one missile, maybe. Taking off is hard when you have a jet on you, like fakesound said, just try to get up ASAP.

Re: How to evade jet attacks (in an AC)?

Best chance is just to get in the air as soon as possible. Luck of the draw wether you get hit or not.. No stalling, so you can do any evasive moves from there. With practice you will not have to spawn again.

[.Churr.]

OK; after some practice I now fly a tad bit more decently with a gunner (used to solo). Still, the question remains...

How do I evade incoming jets? I usually flare and do a barrel roll. This still takes me some life. This is OK for noob pilots, but any skilled jet whore will kill me in 4-5 turns. What is pretty annoying. Because I'll have to spawn again, and that's even worse:

I simply can't evade jets while taking off! Flares are useless. The only thing I can think of doing is slide to the side, but still dangerous and usually I the jet kills me before I can even think of doing it.

Any tips?