SO YOU WANT TO BE A DROPSHIP PILOT?

Hi there
Today I shall try explain the basics of dropship flying. My personal opinion is that the easiest way to fly is with Dualshock 3 controller - it comes naturally.

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Controls have a lot similarities with other games where you fly a helicopter. So if you are stressed by that future design dropship - don't. It is easy more than it looks, believe me. All you need is practice and some good advices.For flying you use only Left and Right Sticks plus L1 and L2 buttons.

First you must know - when you stay steady and want to hover you don't need to increase throttle. Your ship gives enough throttle to keep your vertical positions without getting or loosing altitude. You can try it. Take off, but stay 2-3 meters over the ground. Try stay horizontal and see how your ship hover at the same distance from the ground without your help. But flying in that manner is not productive in FPS game :)

There is a pilot in DUST 514 who make his own tutorials about flying. His nickname is Judge Rhadamanthus. Instead explaining better watch his video about basics in flying.

If you like it check out the other dropship tutorials in that man youtube channel

My advice for you is to buy 20 militia dropships with the idea you shall loose it fast and start practice. Don't give up easy, after 30-40 minutes of practice you shall see its easy. I promise. 

Even whit limited skills of flying in the beginning you can be useful to your team. You can be a mobile CRU, you can cover ground troops with side gunner on board, using scanners, moving troops faster, or put some snipers on the higher ground - its up to your imagination. When you got better you can afford using assault dropships, which are much agile and fast, but expensive too, so don't do it until you stop crashing because of your mistakes. When you fly use some cheap militia dropsuits - militia medium suit with militia Assault Rifle and advanced droplink can cost around 3-4k, so it is better to use it instead of expensive 50k+ dropsuit fits. 

If you have questions don't hesitate to ask in the commentary section below. Fly safe