The biggest problem is SAM shoot by infantry are too stronger that makes jet and heli move space smaller than BF3 / 4.SAM have no limit high to shoot and 700 meters ranger, if it hit the tail of your aircraft can bring 950 damager. Engineer can bring Rocker launcher and AAM , aircraft fly control hard to use both make things worst.
You do know that a single hit from MANPAD is DOOM 90% of the time for any aircraft outside of the A-10 and Mi-24? And if the main rotors or engine of a helicopter gets hit it is like 99% Doom unless that helo can auto-rotate down? So, the lesson here is once you hear your RWR screaming... FLY AWAY. FLY FAR, FAR AWAY! (Because you're a bird and you can do that.)
At least jet still have enough speed to run away when RWR screaming, because it design to do quickly in quickly out attack line. You stay at high level and use map to mark your target and then dive to destroy it. But isn't work well for attack heil, heil usually design to stay long time in combat area, which means they don't have high speed but instead got heavy armor can take more hit than jet. However SAM can do same damage to jet and heil, this is no fair in battlefield. It's not a aircraft similar game.
You're probably not reading what I wrote. I don't know if you've even played the game.
I'm not talking about the damage a helicopter takes in a single hit. It can go down in a single hit, no problem.
All engineers are equipped with both a MANPAD and an RPG.
You only have one flare gun; which one will you be able to escape?
