The official JET thread.

[Smooth Longsack]

Hey guys I been getting into hovering the lazer. Ive seen vids with guys hovering with the wheels up and down.

What are your opinions on this, which do you prefer and why?

I put the wheels down and can fly the lazer at faggio speeds.

[ClippedWings]

When you're circling each other in a dog fight, is it better to tap the acceleration button or just hold it? Which way makes the jet turn sharper so I could get a hit on the enemy while circling?

[HeavyDuke]

When you're circling each other in a dog fight, is it better to tap the acceleration button or just hold it? Which way makes the jet turn sharper so I could get a hit on the enemy while circling?

I believe with the Laser its tapping and with the Hydra its pushing.

[32ndKing]

Hey guys I been getting into hovering the lazer. Ive seen vids with guys hovering with the wheels up and down.

What are your opinions on this, which do you prefer and why?

 

There are uses for both and done correctly can put u almost instantly in VTOL. you start by tilting your nose down slightly as if you were about to dive and extend your landing gear, as the landing gear fully extends pull up untill you hit your desired speed, then re-tract them back into your plane to gain full control of your jet while keeping your VTOL speed. Try to keep your nose above the horizon line or you will find your engine cutting faster or instantly, also the tapping of R2 while Holding L2 can be used to maintain,decrease,increase both height and speed

Edited January 12, 2016 by 32ndKing

[Retroview1955]

Dudes! If you can swoop in and go hydra vtol,during Piracy prevention, you can continuously fire on the yacht. The seamen on board will be unable to stand upon spawning. I got like 30+ kills on these poor blokes without them firing a shot. I didn't end up recording the slaughter cause i had the no kill feed vip glitch. Sucks. It looked crazy to my friends in my organization.

Someone might be exaggerating a little bit there.

I don't think there is anyone dumb enough to not shoot a rocket at you in VTOL mode.

Edited January 12, 2016 by Retroview1955

[Smooth Longsack]

 

Dudes! If you can swoop in and go hydra vtol,during Piracy prevention, you can continuously fire on the yacht. The seamen on board will be unable to stand upon spawning. I got like 30+ kills on these poor blokes without them firing a shot. I didn't end up recording the slaughter cause i had the no kill feed vip glitch. Sucks. It looked crazy to my friends in my organization.

Someone might be exaggerating a little bit there.

I don't think there is anyone dumb enough to not shoot a rocket at you in VTOL mode.

They don't have time and if they are falling down the whole time. Also, the missiles don't hit very often when you're facing the HL. Try it. I'll post some video of how badass i am at getting the hydra to be in vtol at the exact spot i want it at. I divebomb at about 80degrees and hit vtol with the noise pointing down. I pull back on the sick and end up hovering right where i was just diving toward. Kids on yachts have no chance against me and my hydra. A nonstop cannon spray literally knocks you off your feet the instant you spawn. Try it with your organization with friendly fire off. You'll knock them all off the boat before they can do sh*t. Edited January 12, 2016 by Smooth Longsack

[Ender_the_Great]

Alright. I'll bite. I do hate jets (seeing my title and profile pic will explain why), and I only fly them on rare occasion. But I'll save the hate.

However, since everything is open to discussion I'd like to know what your weak spot is from a Buzzard's perspective.

I can do Hydras from a Buzzard. They more or less fight on the same plane of existence that I operate on.... Namely, the horizontal plane. Hydras don't climb so well and are never out of the reach of at least my rockets.

Lazers however, those bastards can climb vertical all the way up to 10,000. I can't do a damn thing when a Lazer is attacking from straight vertical but go into passive.

is there ANY advice for a buzzard pilot trying to defend against a vertical lazer attack. |

Save the smart ass remarks, looking for constructive advice here... A lot of us could use it. And I think all jet pilots could use a little more challenge in their lives.

Thanks guys.

[Smooth Longsack]

^^^ NIGHT TIME. it's so friggin hard to see the buzzard. always keep your heading oriented towards the jet. Always be climbing and anyways be firing missiles.

[Hunter]

 

Alright. I'll bite. I do hate jets (seeing my title and profile pic will explain why), and I only fly them on rare occasion. But I'll save the hate.

 

However, since everything is open to discussion I'd like to know what your weak spot is from a Buzzard's perspective.

 

I can do Hydras from a Buzzard. They more or less fight on the same plane of existence that I operate on.... Namely, the horizontal plane. Hydras don't climb so well and are never out of the reach of at least my rockets.

 

Lazers however, those bastards can climb vertical all the way up to 10,000. I can't do a damn thing when a Lazer is attacking from straight vertical but go into passive.

 

is there ANY advice for a buzzard pilot trying to defend against a vertical lazer attack. |

 

Save the smart ass remarks, looking for constructive advice here... A lot of us could use it. And I think all jet pilots could use a little more challenge in their lives.

 

Thanks guys.

 

Your best bet is to stay around the skyscrapers, if you really want to fight them from your helicopter. What I would do, though, is just get out somewhere safe and snipe; see here for more:

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/837852-helicopters-taking-down-jets/

[Hunter]

Here's something to help with RPG + Suicide players:

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/838191-jets-countering-the-rpg-suicide-combo/

[32ndKing]

the new stuff

 

Edited January 14, 2016 by 32ndKing

[Setzaroth]

My favorite things about jets is how salty it makes all the e-gangster kiddies

[Hunter]

If you put a passenger in your helicopter with a heavy sniper, can they get people from outside homing launcher range?

 

I want to put a chapter about this in my helicopter guide, but I don't want to write it unless I know it's true/useful.

[Gridl0k]

^ Based on some of my non-helicopter snipes, I'd say 100% yes as far as distance goes, providing the draw distance is playing ball that day (it seems to vary on my XB1). I wouldn't like to say it'd be a worthwhile tactic without some experimentation however, given how Rockstar still leave a little bit of GTAIII-era Dodo in all the aircraft by way of 'turbulence'.

[Hunter]

^ Based on some of my non-helicopter snipes, I'd say 100% yes as far as distance goes, providing the draw distance is playing ball that day (it seems to vary on my XB1). I wouldn't like to say it'd be a worthwhile tactic without some experimentation however, given how Rockstar still leave a little bit of GTAIII-era Dodo in all the aircraft by way of 'turbulence'.

Could be pretty cool gunning people down from up in the air. Thanks anyway, I'll have to play around with it and test it.

[Aether]

From my friend I69Supersonic69...

 

 

 

[wheel_man]

I'm quite proud of the fact that I can land a 747 at the Sandy Shores airstrip.

 

The secret is a long, straight. low approach and to remember to retard engines well before landing, rather than smashing onto the runway.

 

i'd be down with flying that. (ps4 here) at least once a week i fly the luxor completely around the island up to 8k' then land back at LSIA. i miss flying from los santos, san fiero, las venturas & the plane bone yard. too bad the miljet never spawns for me.

[32ndKing]

question for the xbox1 users. I've got a fair few members in my crew on xb1 but not many seem to know how to upload, could you please quote this and give a brief explanation so i can copy n paste. thank u also im looking for a random xb1 user to go under cover in my crew to find out if they and how many can actually dogfight. would be helping me out massively as im on PS4, same goes for PC, i was going to ask H8mex but i feel he is too well known on the PC side for leading the PC Pilots crew lol any takers or suggestions ?

[Smooth Longsack]

question for the xbox1 users. I've got a fair few members in my crew on xb1 but not many seem to know how to upload, could you please quote this and give a brief explanation so i can copy n paste. thank u also im looking for a random xb1 user to go under cover in my crew to find out if they and how many can actually dogfight. would be helping me out massively as im on PS4, same goes for PC, i was going to ask H8mex but i feel he is too well known on the PC side for leading the PC Pilots crew lol any takers or suggestions ?

Go to upload studio from the dash.

 

Edit video clips there.

 

Export to upload studios (mandatory) and microsoft OneDrive. (You need to sign up for these with email and p-word).

 

Log in to onedrive on pc/mac/droid and dowload the saved clip.

 

At this point you can upload it to YouTube or edit it further with a moviemaker type software.

 

 

Eta- you can also stream directly to your laptop via windows 10. If you have a suitable graphics and sound card, you will be able to record directly on your pc. I can physically play from my pc via a streaming feature the xb1 has. I can also use the keyboard for messaging purposes,although i rarely do. It's a cool feature.

Edited January 15, 2016 by Smooth Longsack

[Gridl0k]

^ You can also grab the last 30s by double tapping Xbox button then X, or the last 30m (maybe 15?) by opening 'Game DVR'.

 

You can upload these clips to Youtube directly via the YouTube app on your Xbox.

 

You can also grab them from this site if you want to skip the OneDrive step: https://xboxdownloadthat.com/

 

So if something cool just happened, double tap.

Edited January 16, 2016 by Gridl0k

[32ndKing]

Thank you

[Hunter]

I might make a jet guide at some point.

 

Not that I'd be able to teach most of the people who frequent this thread much, since I'm hardly the best pilot around.

 

Still, it could help people who are new to jets, and since I've already made one for helicopters, and am making one for Insurgents, it'd make sense.

[32ndKing]

The New Mash-up

 

[Hunter]

A work - in - progress jet guide:

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/839274-fighter-jets-strategies/?do=findComment&comment=1068416218

 

It's quite close to being finished. The finished version probably won't help the best pilots much, but it should (hopefully) be useful for people who are new to jets.

[Smooth Longsack]

A work - in - progress jet guide:

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/839274-fighter-jets-strategies/?do=findComment&comment=1068416218

 

It's quite close to being finished. The finished version probably won't help the best pilots much, but it should (hopefully) be useful for people who are new to jets.

Good job over there! I don't even want to post in there. I'll mess up the clean layout.

 

Eta- stuck you in the op here.

Edited January 22, 2016 by Smooth Longsack

[Hunter]

 

 

 

A work - in - progress jet guide:

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/839274-fighter-jets-strategies/?do=findComment&comment=1068416218

 

It's quite close to being finished. The finished version probably won't help the best pilots much, but it should (hopefully) be useful for people who are new to jets.

Good job over there! I don't even want to post in there. I'll mess up the clean layout.

 

Eta- stuck you in the op here.

 

 

 

Hey thanks! Hopefully someone or the other will get some use out of it. It's kind of hard putting the map reading bits into words, but I think I did an ok enough job. Should get some more people into jets.

[Smooth Longsack]

 

[32ndKing]

been awile since i last posted so heres my latest creation

[Smooth Longsack]

Bored with the game? Try the jets. Hundreds (maybe thousands) of hours of fun. This is still my second favorite thread on the forum.

been awile since i last posted so heres my latest creation

Holy f*cking stall master!

[BlackMilk]

Okay. Long time (near) victim and disliker of jet pilots. Just getting this out of the way: I'm not your biggest fan if you randomly go after other players in public sessions, but respect to all those sharing knowledge and making other people become better pilots.

 

RIGHT. As someone who has been super careful in GTA:O from day one, mostly playing invite-only, avoiding open ground when jets were around and generally avoiding confrontation, I'm curious as to how useful jets can be in the hands of an amateur.

 

So my first question: since a lot of the veteran pilots "grew up" with the Lazer since the Hydra was added later, does most of their advice apply to both vehicles? I purchased the Hydra on each of my four characters, I've rarely gone to steal a Lazer since it's (in my opinion) such a hassle, but if the Hydra turns out to be inferior, I might need to change how I do things when trying to deal with griefers in jets.

 

For the record, I'm not looking to become a master of the skies. Definitely not expecting to out-fly the veterans. But it'd be nice not to have to go running and hiding every time a kid takes to the skies in a jet because I don't know how to deal with that.

 

EDIT: Actually, immediately adding a second question: Even with flying skill maxed out, airplanes still go all wobbly at random times while flying. The few times I've bothered to use a jet and try to line up targets with the cannon(s?), it's hard to have any accuracy because it won't stay on course properly. How do you guys deal with this?

Edited March 22, 2016 by BlackMilk