Chopper Circle Strafing Tutorial

Flying the choppers is one of my favourite activities in Battlefield 3, and one of the very popular maneuvers is called "circle strafing" - it means to basically circle your target, while pointing at the target the whole time, so you can keep shooting the living daylights out of him! :)

Here's a nice tutorial video showing how to do it:

Choppers and Teamwork

Check out this video, which shows how awesome the choppers can be with some decent teamwork. Also see them landing to repair the chopper - having a run like this is really lots of fun and just plain awesome!

Attack Choppers tips and tricks

The Attack Choppers is by far my favourite "vehicle" in Battlefield 3, especially when you have an able bodies co-pilot with you!

Some things that I have noticed:

ALTITUDE - this is probably your greatest defense while flying a chopper. Stay as high as you can until you engage.

LEARN TO LAND - I cannot remember how many times I have landed the chopper, got out, repaired it, got back in and back into the battle - you obviously need to be the Engineer, but this can really increase the impact you have in the battle.

DON'T FLY ALONE - I know it's not always possible, but whenever possible, make sure you have a gunner with you - they can also use flares, and the gun is strong enough to damage tanks and jeeps.

Lastly, check out this awesome video from the guys at Elite Gamer Bros:

This video is by the same guys, but covers the Havok, which is the Russion chopper - it flies a bit differently to the Viper, so it's worth it to have a look:

Once you get the hang of how to fly the choppers, it can be lots and lots of fun, so just keep at it, and remember, the 2nd Co-op mission is in a chopper the whole time, so get a friend and do that one as many times as it takes - the controls and everything is exactly the same as in the multiplayer!

Enjoy!