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gurachn
Oct 27 2009, 07:47
I go to do the basic pilot (heli) tutorial, and the instructor tells me to get in the pilot seat and he will take the co-pilot.
Then somehow he gets stuck and starts moonwalking on the spot.
I get in the cockpit and wait for a while, but he never gets in. Just stays there moonwalking in place like MJ.
Finally I get a message to take it up to start the engine and anscend to 20 m.
I do it and then the guy shouts at me not to go off without him!
I get fatigue duty and the mission restarts!!

Anyone else have this problem? How can I fix this?
I have tried flying choppers without this and cant seem to get anywhere!
jasonnoguchi
Oct 27 2009, 10:05
i have the same problem. i simply stopped trying since i didn't buy ARMA to fly aircrafts. :)
allthumbs
Oct 27 2009, 11:31
It's a bug - the trainer won't enter the chopper with you. If you run away a couple hundred feet he will sometimes get un stuck, where you can then get into the chopper. Otherwise restart the training and he will get into the chopper. Took me awhile to figure out what was wrong here too!
gurachn
Oct 28 2009, 04:49
It's a bug - the trainer won't enter the chopper with you. If you run away a couple hundred feet he will sometimes get un stuck, where you can then get into the chopper. Otherwise restart the training and he will get into the chopper. Took me awhile to figure out what was wrong here too!

Nice one! Thanks, that worked.
Still find flying a chopper difficult though. Managed to get through the mission, but landing on the exact spot took me ages in all cases.
Probably realistic though, so I guess it will just take a ton more practice I guess.
Wanted to laugh when after spending ages trying to get down, the instructor congratulated me for becoming a qualified chopper pilot!
Low standards I guess!
jasonnoguchi
Oct 28 2009, 06:03
^... Congrats! hahahaha, I didn't even bother to go back into those missions again..sigh...
gurachn
Oct 28 2009, 10:22
i have the same problem. i simply stopped trying since i didn't buy ARMA to fly aircrafts. :)

Yeah, me either. There are plenty of great flight sims out there.
But I got ArmA to be a grunt.

I have already encountered one mission in the SP Campaign though (the night one where you have to kill the armor) that had me steal a chopper and fly it back. Luckily the mission ended before I had to make a mess of landing!

I also aint keen on the armor element, for the same reason.
Some folk obviously like this stuff though...I just wish they had spent more time on the ai, instead of trying to put in these sim-light armor/air elements.
jasonnoguchi
Oct 28 2009, 11:57
Yup, ARMA is all about the infantry to me. :) I am still working on the single missions... will complete them to build proficiency before frustrating myself out of the campaign missions hahahaha.

Anyway, what computer specs are you running ARMA on?