Arma 3 Basic Jet Flight and Combat tutorial

This is a tutorial for basic take off, landing, flight and combat with jets in arma 3 using mouse and keyboard and all in about 10 minutes. The combat part of tutorial covers using cannons, air to air missiles, air to ground missiles and bombs. A simple way to lock and line up targets and most importantly if you are having trouble it will get you in the sky and able to shoot stuff!
Links to various important parts of the video can be found at the beginning of the video and are:
Take off and turning 02:49
Landing 05:47
Basic Air to Ground Combat 06:51
Basic Air to Air Combat 11:55
I created a simple map for this tutorial, if you want to use that to practice your flying, feel free! You can download it from the steam workshop here:
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[@sonofajebus]

i dont even see anything. i can never tell where enemies are

[@armad8254]

It can be tough because of how fast the two planes are flying. I recommend keeping an eye on the radar so you have a better idea of where people are.

[@opferkek8790]

@@armad8254 how do i turn the radar on?

[@armad8254]

@@opferkek8790 control+r

[@TacticalTicTacs]

Thanks for the complement! Whatever they want to call it, it is still a pretty nice looking craft

[@EthanTheGoalie]

I would highly suggest orienting yourself with the map to be on a straight approach to the Runway at about 10km away. Make sure the field is in sight at about 3 km

[@cristianalbert6389]

You know a game is realistic when a basic tutorial is 13 minutes.

[@dial2616]

You should watch some DCS World tutorials, some of the plane startup videos are twice as long as the basic combat procedures for Arma...

[@joaogabriel4643]

@@dial2616 f-16c startup takes about 10-15 minutes counting with alignment, for the f-18 i'd say 5 mins.

[@roxout5743]

@@joaogabriel4643 stored heading alignment:

[@xyzyuhee]

3:46 thats not because of the weight. its because of the increased lift increases the airstream over the wing which slows the plane down.

[@genericyoutubeusername6462]

like a kite would block air to go up so its fighting the air .. so it looses speed

[@TacticalTicTacs]

Glad you found it useful. Yes, there is a bit of picking up involved when using the mouse but not much. To get a smooth turn is to turn slowly, just until you see the flight stick (on screen) move as far as it can and then keep that speed. Moving the mouse faster doesn't turn you faster, a smooth slow movement usually works best (and uses less mouse mat!) I generally kept my default sensitivity (so not really super sensitive). I have a G9X logitech, I can adjust on the fly but don't need to.

[@barrysworld640]

New to Arma 3 so a very helpful intro video! Thanks! :)

[@TacticalTicTacs]

The video seems to be olden but golden, glad to see it still helps people today!

[@iburnfurbies]

Really hoping for an advanced dogfighting maneuvers guide. Deal with things like engaging enemy AA jet on turns, or the maneuvers that will cause you to slow up and they unwittingly get ahead of you

[@EthanTheGoalie]

Get 'em while they're still far away.

[@tastymeatballs2783]

Very nice and basic tutorial man! First of all, I recommend that if you wish to fly CAS online, make sure your PC can handle a bit of draw distance on obects. Best thing to do for any new player that wants to be a dedicated pilot is to test your self by setting up some basic targets on a open field, try to be as accurate as possible at a long range and not nose dive too deep towards the target. Then move on to some more challenging enemies like AA artillery & enemy jets. Best to learn how to effectively use flares and avoid gun fire. Then move on to the most challenging part, learn how to use laser-guided missiles, engage enemies deep within town streets, night time CAS (Close Air Support) or AS (Air Supriority). Also, landing is not easy in ArmA. ArmA's physics are a bit strange when it comes to planes, try to land on the huge sand area on Altis first as you have a huge area to try & do mistakes in. Then move on to the Airfrield where the landing strip is limited. Note: Also, if you plan to use a joystick, make sure your joystick has enough buttons on it to perform key plane functions such as: Switch weapons, flares, flaps up & down, gear up & down, zoom, eject, fire your weapons and optionally additional plane features that comes with some plane mods. Keeping a steady flight or evading enemies while looking for a key on your keyboard is the difference between a crash and survival. Flying fixed-wings is one of the parts of ArmA that you have to learn your self and it requires time and patience to get good at it.

[@tastymeatballs2783]

+FuzzBall It depends how well you combo it really. Keeping essential plane controls and functions on the stick and less essential on easy to reach keys on the keyboard. But yes it is possible, with good concentration on the keys you need to press and all the stuff you have to do on the stick. Personally tho, I can't combo like that, after keeping my hands on the throttle and joystick, I lose track of key positions when concentrating on the screen.

[@sherifficans]

Hi man This was really useful thanks so much! i have been wanting to wreck the battlefield on King of the hill!!

[@felipe3462]

Great video, helped me a lot. I like to pilot helis on Domination and now I can also pilot jets.

[@TacticalTicTacs]

Glad it helped, jets are pretty fun and the mechanics for flight work in pretty much all games with 'jet like' controls. You can use the same controls for drones and fly them around too

[@deltaA320]

TicTacs! That was an awesome lesson! I now know how to not get shot down my other jets :D (well at least attempt to shoot them also) Earned a subscriber!

[@TacticalTicTacs]

I agree, this was just an opening intro tutorial for basics, we are working on a few things and will be putting more detailed tutorials up later to focus in on specifics for various things, so we'll be sure to include bombs in there, thanks for the feedback!

[@Domes03]

Great video, man. Nice, clear instructions and tips on the general aspects of all the jet has to offer. It would be great to see a more in-depth look at it at some point as well, detailing the workings of the cockpit displays, a more intermediate tutorial on CAS and AA and anything else you deem necessary. Big time love! I noticed you mentioned in another comment you were working on a more scripted, streamlined video like this, and if you would like and help with the writing, I'd be happy to help! Keep up the great work, and have a great day!

[@TacticalTicTacs]

Thanks for the compliments and feedback (and share!), some nice points there. I'm swamped at the moment but a friend of mine who likes crunching numbers will be working with me in the not so distance future to get a pretty interesting video up related to some of what you've mentioned and a few other things we see as pretty important when moving from the basics to intermediate. Quite a bit to cover so might split it into a few specific videos rather than one all powerful one.

[@Domes03]

TacticalTicTacs Don't mention it, it was a great video and I'm just getting you the praise that's coming your way! Looking forward to the videos that are coming up, keep up the good work and good luck with the workload you've got

[@neonz2712]

R.I.P. Snake

[@ry0usama511]

Im so stupid, all I need to do is right click to lock targets😂, thanks for the video

[@sirwaffles2753]

great video man! thank you so much

[@TacticalTicTacs]

+max smiley Glad it helped, glad people are still getting something out of it

[@SADLADS]

Really useful thanks

[@JohnSmith-xk5ou]

Still helping noobs in 2016.

[@icetheking4310]

and 2017

[@grongolio2122]

And 2018

[@Dean009]

2018

[@CplKerry-zp4hm]

Def. 2018!

[@paipai7460]

almost 2019

[@helzwrath]

Really enjoyed this video. I'm glad you took the time to make this video, it really helped me. If you want to ever play some wasteland or fly around, send me a message here and I'll add you on steam! Thanks again TicTacs!

[@comrade868]

good video but when you do gun runs you usually don't want to get under a hundred meters from the ground

[@makefigo]

You can lock targets also with R ;)

[@TheSelnikk]

So if you want to lock something on the ground you only have too click right mouse and press t ? Or only click right mouse ?

[@DavidCu]

YOu mentioned that using your rudders didn't matter much if you are going fast. I would argue with that as they will quickly leave such as in Assault Horizon if you don't. It is just cat and mouse for a long time!!

[@HakunaMattatata]

Thanks for the tips Rigges!

[@ronbouj]

Do you need a certain mod to get jets or it's already in arma 3

[@jasonbruce3863]

already there but there are mods that add more

[@IliasJoels]

How do you get to zoom out so much in the cockpit? I like the view.

[@TacticalTicTacs]

FOV settings, I've my fovTop and fovLeft set to 1.03 and 1.83 respectively for 90 Fov based on a 1920x1080 resolution. You can set these if you go to:(C:\Users\YourWindowsUserName\Documents\Arma 3 - Other Profiles\YourInGameName). Also noticed ***** posted a link for a similar question below to a very useful FOV calculator, which you can find here: hia3.com/tools/ArmA_3_wide-angle_FOV_calculator_online_by_Hi,A3.htm

[@awsomedude9111]

TacticalTicTacs have you been playing arma lately? You havn't made a video in a while

[@theoklompje6054]

+Ilias Joels double tap num pad "-" (minus)

[@gordonfreeman1017]

+Ilias Joels NumPad Enter

[@TacticalTicTacs]

+Garrett No man, I got caught up in the madness of CS:GO, do miss the depth of game-play in Arma 3 though. I booted it up recently to mess around with a trackIR5 though, that was awesome.

[@brandonmooregamer]

I need to play with you to train cause no matter how many tutorials i watch i still suck

[@TacticalTicTacs]

Like I said in the video, I'm no pro, if it is just the basics you are having trouble with then I'd be more than happy to help (managed to get my kid flying when he was 7 years old)

[@hisho1]

Its really easy, my baby cousin can land it perfectly

[@hisho1]

Its really easy, my baby cousin can land it perfectly

[@vexxiton668]

I'm four years late >.< i'm bad with countermeasures you still teach?

[@justryan6480]

I managed to get my 1st Jet kill from watching this :D Thank you, sir!

[@DigitalDyslexia]

Great tutorial! I really wish they could of just called it the L-39 Albatross, but I guess they gotta do what they gotta do

[@bradhallsr1]

I just got my Logitech Extreme 3D Pro for my Arma 3 Apex. Now I really need help setting it up. I'm a disabled Vet, so the flight stick will help me out a lot. Thanks for any help you can provide like a settings map for the flight stick.

[@robertcooperfication]

You're really good mate. We should play some time, I'm a real life pilot in training so I'm already pretty good :) Merry Christmas man

[@lorenejohnson8937]

thx for this video cause when i get arma 3 ill know how to take off

[@thestevehamn]

Great to the point tutorial! Do you have any tips on using the Mouse to fly? Do you set it up to be super sensitive, or are you constantly picking it up and moving it? I'm used to using a Joystick but can see the advantages to using a mouse in ARMA.

[@astrixau8928]

Thanks for the tutorial.

[@fakeonline6520]

Nice video helped alot

[@s-heavenlow7513]

Actually see this in 2022 and thank u !

[@Borna688]

Ty 4 the map :D

[@fitzgard87]

78k views with dem graphics - nice job, man

[@TacticalTicTacs]

thanks! haha, thankfully I've recently upgraded, my old PC was 8 years old so well overdue an upgrade.

[@sleepingtiger44]

Always wanted ARMA and after seeing this I may just get it

[@Elijah-my6fh]

Bakedpotato2468 did you?

[@midnightshooter5207]

Great Video Thx u

[@rajafarish3719]

hello lads from a few years ago :)

[@gesman5000]

I wish i could use my combat (logitech extreme 3d pro) joystick

[@impjonas]

u can

[@xyhbhtt]

I assume that the physical mechanics were in arma 2 as well, that might explain why i haven't hit any target.

[@lith7ium993]

thanks for the good vid, although a veteran from the arma series does not learn what's new in arma 3 :(

[@DanishARMA2]

I fly with joystick since ofp but i don't like the way the jets and helicopters handle in arma 3 it's like there's no weight so small incremiental movements is hard and almost too sensitive

[@madenerg3555]

no not the snake

[@icetheking4310]

Snake!? SNAAAAAAKE!

[@iliasghailani1557]

the snake was big boss while fulton recovering a goat lol

[@og975]

Nice tutorial, I am your 1K Like ;-)

[@SuuukLP]

Thanks for that Video! x3

[@TacticalTicTacs]

most welcome! glad it was useful

[@SuuukLP]

Also, i finally got my new joystick so i have a chance to try what you davised in this video

[@homerun443]

thank...........you.............sir

[@salem4804]

Thanks man you have a Like With New SUB

[@WazzaBrown]

You need more subs

[@electricsurge7435]

please help! How can i get into the missions for this dlc, I have bought the DLC but the only thing i can do is "try" the jet in a grey box and im not sure what to do

[@PipboyPh]

First of all, great video! It helped me a lot. But i have one problem: i dont get any green squares above ground units. Does anyone has any advice on how to get them?

[@Rasmorak]

holy fuck that FOV is horrendous. I hope they get rid of the terrible FOV speed link, and the violent shaking during even the most gentle of maneuvers.

[@AllYouCanWatchChannel]

Tactical what servers can I go on that have planes that I can fly? Like so I can free roam + I subbed to you cuz you are really helpful and thnx

[@TacticalTicTacs]

I used a custom map for the tutorial, but it is a nice one to practice on (just make sure you get speed up fast with boost as the airfield as a short runway). Uploaded it to steam workshop (steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=252452850) and you can also find it now in the information above

[@Jaystarzgaming]

Shift and CTRL are good buttons for throttle. In Warthunder I use the scroll wheel for throttle and [ for flaps up and ] for flaps down and G for Landing gear up and down H I use for air breaks in and out.

[@RAIDKI11ER]

This may be far in the past but I'm decent with heli's but want to learn jets so I would be the only one in my group that knows how lol would you be able to help me in game? Also, would having a flight stick help? I currently use mouse for helicopters but might invest in the stick

[@Zombigamer02]

Hey, if you still doing it would be great to do some jet training

[@tarekflash91]

it seems they removed the ability to lock on without using lockon missiles, right clicking doesn;t work anymore

[@Fruitkek]

im having trouble with the hud, im not seeing the green squares indicating ground targets ( or air targets) nor am i seeing laser designator marks. ever had this problem? its frustrating.

[@bharatsoni505]

i cant enter into vehicle i follow all thing and but not possible yet please help

[@joytoys5669]

hi, i'm new here. Have i install the original Arma3 before setup this DLC?

[@calumlittle2]

Subbed!

[@DeadFrontierCamouflage]

What fov do you use for this I get motion sickness with my current due to mine being too zoomed in the cockpit view

[@sweatycrow2097]

Thanks bro

[@DailYxDosE]

Why do you gotta lead the atgm if they are locked on

[@pabG14567]

what sensitivity do you recommennd I set the x and y axis on ? and dpi ?

[@MultiDominic111]

i cant lock on enemy tanks or anything, T, Right Click, Z or anything wont work?? i can only show my target with Z but it wont lock on it... what im doing wrong?

[@jakek73]

Got a feeling when you do your fly byes your flying way to low to the ground.

[@RuggedBrotha]

Help! For some reason I cant fly with my mouse. Arma used to have it where you tap the alt key and you can fly with the keyboard. Anyone have an idea what happend?? Its a bit much to manage flying and aiming at the same time. Thank You brothers.

[@WorstScenarios]

is flying a jet in arma 3 like flying a camel in overpoch?

[@kellojo398]

How can i target vehicles with the Square when having the gatling/cannon selected as seen in 8:10 ??????

[@missinglink10001]

What does fast forward do?

[@riggesriggsy9661]

It should be G by default, the same as the helicopter

[@Dannysgamess]

Do you have to change the sensitivity on your mouse settings to fly jets? I'm ok at flying jets the problem is when your turning I'm generally pulling the mouse back and back to get it to turn not sure if putting sensitivity up will make it turn faster with little pull back of the mouse?

[@TacticalTicTacs]

Slow and steady wins the race, a slow progressive pull is better than fast short ones, so putting sensitivity up isn't going to help much. If you have other buttons on your mouse you might map one of those for pulling hard turns and use the mouse more for aiming. Obviously the best solution is a joystick, but this tutorial is for the standard setup that less hardcore types would have. I have had joysticks in the past but they don't have the longest life span, unless I'm just unlucky (or turn overly aggressively)

[@mrilluminati9132]

Hey man! are you on an online map? if so, how do i get onto it? (btw im a noob to this game ahahah)

[@TacticalTicTacs]

The map I flew around in is linked into the description. As for playing with me, that could be arranged I'm sure. I'm not a pro by any means, tis all about good fun for me, but I have the basics good enough to have fun with it.

[@michaelpalmer4206]

Hey I would like help to fly I been play arma 3 for about 4 month and still can't get landing down

[@SuperGamingstreet]

Are you still up for personal in game training, I just bought Arma 2: OA and I want to know how to ply properly.

[@fireblade274]

im having an issue where after i map the plane controls, it messes up my hele controls even though im doing it from the plane manouvers drop down.... also, cant get my mouse to control the pitch and roll even after mapping it..... help? EDIT: i fixed it so i can use the mouse, but i must continously move the mouse the direction i want to go or its only momentary?

[@CliffJumpingProd]

i don't get a lock on my targets? i've checked my control stettings and it says i have to press "T" to lock, i tried that and still don't get a lock..? anyone? (yes, I am using AA for air and AG for ground..)

[@TheBranderCZ]

+CliffJumpingProd Same here

[@DGKboy27]

Kinda inconsistent but TAB usually works for me.

[@butteredbread100]

+CliffJumpingProd I have to press R after and it will usually lock on

[@bambanx]

how you can mark that red dot of enemies on the map? thanks you

[@judekelly8298]

Good video but most beginner pilots would use default controls for that this was useless.

[@slnz8178]

when i use the mouse i seem to look around and not fly the plane. help?

[@generalpopcorn6427]

Then you are in "free look" mode. Press the "*" key to exit free look mode or go into game options and change it there.

[@draken152.]

7 years...

[@judekelly8298]

Good video but most beginner pilots would use default controls for that this was useless.

[@yebwulebdullah]

No matter what my place just tries it's hardest to tunnel in to the ground

[@TacticalTicTacs]

Did you attach the wings? Nah, I kid. I'd say you have some controls not set up right or aren't getting enough speed on takeoff

[@imperial1037]

pretty old video but if you're still offering in game help, i'd appreciate it.

[@ricardomaya2001]

The VR dont have the Jets , where can i practice them?

[@TacticalTicTacs]

I haven't played in a while, but I linked a simple map in the comments above (Steam workshop) and there are lots of other very well made maps that you can play with maps in single player campaigns out there that you could download too. Nice open skies without people shooting you down is a nice place to start getting familiar with the basics.

[@aoshi1992]

The bomb part need a lot more coverage...

[@bobzang5255]

my settings says press t to reveal (I assume that would show the enemy in green squares, yet I only get a square when I lock on, what should I do? Please help.

[@jeremiahraster6729]

have the same problem press r then it should work

[@Cloodden]

What about the flaps? How do they work?

[@lorenzavregado1501]

Cloodden Every plane has landing-flaps. You can raise them with in the normal Menu (where you find all the other thinks like light, gears, eject)

[@EthanTheGoalie]

Use flaps on takeoff and landing, it increases your lift but also increases your drag, so you will be more capable of rising in altitude but more susceptible to slowing down. Flaps are generally used at about half extension for takeoff and full extension on landing.

[@therealKrak]

i thought i lock at some vehicle with "T"... well thx for that

[@x0UncleSam0x]

1:10 how do you open these ingame options? Which Button? Tried everything and cant save or exit game :(

[@Choytrooper]

... isn't it escape, like every single other game out there?

[@TacticalTicTacs]

It is escape for me, if your settings are messed up you can go to documents, arma 3 other profiles, select your profile name (lets say your profile name is hindsgaul) and open hindsgaul.Arma3Profile with notepad. In there CTRL+F look for keyIngamePause[]={1}; based on these set of keycode numbers, community.bistudio.com/wiki/ListOfKeyCodes so 1 represents escape. If that is mapped to something else for any strange reason, then map it to 1 for escape. If that doesn't work, there might be a conflict between some other application and arma using the escape key (for example, photoshop often screws with my escape key if I have it loaded in the background). Hope that helps

[@theinzaw1385]

My like it is game. Please, give me game application link. My use android phone.

[@lykkehd7958]

whats your mouse sensivity ?

[@Noahinactsv]

1:10 I can't execute .sqf files like Dat IDK why can u help me lol

[@adamsnop6357]

how do you airbrake?

[@ini919]

why i can only free look with my mouse? i cant control the nose

[@RockWan88]

ini636 go to your profile and disable vehicle free look

[@ini919]

thank you man