Couple good chopper tips for Glen and other who wants get better:
- Your enemy #1 is AA-vehicle. Watch all time where it is and be ready to escape behind building/mountain before you are too damaged and can't fly stable. Active radar is bitch, it does not need locking so ECM-jammer don't help against it. And good shooter with zoom optics and light shells can shoot down choppers from other side of map if there is nothing between you and enemy AA. Lesson was think always where enemy AA is and avoid it as much you can.
- Your enemy #2 is other aircraft. They move fast and can attack from surprising directions, so i suggest using Air radar unlock after you have it. For example in heli fight that gives you benefit to prepare situations and "ambush" enemy chopper by flanking it behind building etc. When you see enemy chopper inside lock range switch to heatseekers but dont shoot, if you shoot now you just waste your heatseekers. Wait until enemy chopper uses it's flares/ECM and use heatseekers after that. After some damage enemy chopper is unstable and weak, then go close and finish it with 25mm cannon/minigun. Lesson of this was guy who wastes flares/ECM first loses most of 1vs1 heli fights. If you are out of flares/ECM try fly behind buildings/trees/whaterver and hope they stops missiles what cant turn very fast after you.
- Enemy #3 is infantry with Stingers/Iglas. Stinger takes about 1/3 health of chopper and Igla 1/4. Stinger is close range rocket, Igla is medium range and needs following of target, it's like "Javelin" against flying vehicles. If you get hit don't panic, they need several hits to get you. Just stay calm and focus to spot guy and kill him. If you don't know from where missile came fly outside of launchers range or behind building/mountain/whatever and wait damages are repaired.
- Choppers are ultimate flanking tools, so use it for that, don't fly "obvious" way where AA:s are waiting and people in buildings etc cower. Do surprise attacks and kill guys who are focused defend flag against tanks etc. After some kills some of victims are propably coming after you with launchers or AA in worst case, so don't stay same area too long.
- Practise, practise and practise even little more, always when you have chance try it. You get better and better all time, don't quit.