can't fly to save my own life

**Phyrelight** · 09-28-09, 03:03 PM

yea I am a ground grunt by heart but when I am getting blasted to high heaven and they are dropping bombs on us only to find out our jets are sitting on the field because no one is flying them isn't going to help our team win. Besides I want to be able to use the choppers for troop transport if nothing else. I have an old usb joystick from years back but I can't seem to get the configuration correct on it. I twist left and it rolls right instead of left. I will get it worked out eventually. I will go offline and spend a day getting the hang of it when I get some free time.

**FragRaptor** · 09-28-09, 03:05 PM

For some reason the game won't pull up on my joystick, or any other axis. But it can fire the MG and crap. This started since the new patch, any connection with the patch and joystick binding?

**Brewer_2.0** · 09-28-09, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by FragRaptor

For some reason the game won't pull up on my joystick, or any other axis. But it can fire the MG and crap. This started since the new patch, any connection with the patch and joystick binding?

Yeah, i think theres already a post about this. But its part of that Falcon upgrade *I think*. You have to put your joystick inputs in the 2nd column. They'll work then.

**Ranger10** · 09-28-09, 04:13 PM

An air whore in training?

**finc.hairy** · 09-29-09, 01:22 PM

If it's any consolation, I dove into the lake yesterday on tampa cause I couldn't tell the difference between sky and water!

**Phyrelight** · 09-29-09, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by finc.hairy

If it's any consolation, I dove into the lake yesterday on tampa cause I couldn't tell the difference between sky and water!

see that is what I am talking about. I get turned upside down in the darn thing and I think I am pulling up to increase my altitude and in reality I am aiming for water. Been there.

**howitzer88** · 09-30-09, 02:12 AM

I'm a complete noob at flying, but if its the heli thats bothering you, I recently figured out that holding left (a) or right (d) helps stablize it. Of course with jets all I can do is make a nice bonfire for the little summer camp kids :5

**finc.hairy** · 09-30-09, 07:35 AM

Originally Posted by howitzer88

I'm a complete noob at flying, but if its the heli thats bothering you, I recently figured out that holding left (a) or right (d) helps stablize it. Of course with jets all I can do is make a nice bonfire for the little summer camp kids :5

BAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHA

Originally Posted by Phyrelight

Originally Posted by finc.hairy

If it's any consolation, I dove into the lake yesterday on tampa cause I couldn't tell the difference between sky and water!

see that is what I am talking about. I get turned upside down in the darn thing and I think I am pulling up to increase my altitude and in reality I am aiming for water. Been there.

Honestly, I can never find the US airstrip so I'm constantly missing it and having to correct my bearings. I had my best F18 round ever the other day on tampa when I gunned down xav's apc. That round I must have spent 7 minutes missing the runway for rearming......

I miss the beta version of tampa, when it had bombers. Now that would be an airwhore's dream!!

**CowOnCrack** · 10-10-09, 10:14 PM

Using a joystick makes a huge difference, and is worth the 15$ investment, if not for all the old school flight and space sims you can play with it!

I recently busted out my old X-Wing Alliance joystick and it makes flying the jets effortless (well, the maneuvering part of it anyway. bombing and air to air combat still requires mucho practice)

The chopper however is still a challenge for me, even with a joystick. Whenever I roll left or right, bad things tend to happen.

**Fovezer** · 10-10-09, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by CowOnCrack

The chopper however is still a challenge for me, even with a joystick. Whenever I roll left or right, bad things tend to happen.

Don't fly the helo's with a joystick. It is far easier and more maneuverable to fly with keyboard and mouse. That's what I do. Joystick for jets and keyboard/mouse for choppers.