Higher altitudes?

[destroystheovik]

Does anyone know if you will be able to fly to higher altitudes in ArmA III? ArmA II didn't really have enough space for dogfighting. Max altitude was about 3000 feet if I'm not mistaken. Higher altitudes would also make usage of AC-130s and E-3 Sentry's possible.....

[DMarkwick]

I didn't think there was a ceiling in ArmA...

[Bee8190]

I have taken the ''heavy'' A10 to 25000 altitude to dive and reach maximum speed...You can go even higher (and much faster) in F35 though if you wish

[Liquidpinky]

Managed to push the Mig35 up to just over 40,000 in Take On.

[b00ce]

The only problem is that your control surfaces lock up around 10,000 meters, which I would constitute as a ceiling even though you can go much MUCH higher.

[Liquidpinky]

The only problem is that your control surfaces lock up around 10,000 meters, which I would constitute as a ceiling even though you can go much MUCH higher.

Take on lets you up there, maybe even A2 with the Mig as it is monstrously powerful, and the controls do leave you feeling they are dead after a certain point and they become more responsive when you are descending.
You enter cloud cover at around 3500 ft and fly through it to around 18000 ft, depending on the weather setting to have them there. I reckon every mission maker to have the weather down nearer the nasty end so to get the lovely fluffy clouds.
Flying through and above them is quite sublime in first person view, not so realistic in third but I can't think of how they could improve that anyway.
Anyone who hasn't played Take On is in for a treat.

[[FHA]Dynamo]

please remember that in the ArmAverse, hight/altitude is measured in METERS not feet. 25,000 meters = 82,000 feet.
also the speed of aircraft are in Knots if i'm not mistaken. been able to get the F35 to just under 1,000 knots or 1852 km/h.

[Firby]

Only thing that you can't SENSE being that high. It would be nice to see cirrus clouds and the atmosphere getting a let more denser. Also in ARMA2 the view distance was low and when flying around 6000ft (realistic altitude for aircraft) you can't barely see the ground if you have about 3km view distance.

[zimms]

I always thought the speed was measured in km/h?

[Chortles]

Only thing that you can't SENSE being that high. It would be nice to see cirrus clouds and the atmosphere getting a let more denser. Also in ARMA2 the view distance was low and when flying around 6000ft (realistic altitude for aircraft) you can't barely see the ground if you have about 3km view distance.

I don't believe you can "sense" the being that high without sticking your torso into a vise that tightens as you go higher in altitude...