A Pilot's Life For Me - ShackTac Arma 2

[@bokirobi19951]

After all these years, still one of my favourites.

[@Robert72z28]

Dslyecxi you are the reason I bought a joy stick, TrackIR 5, and a 27" monitor. You inspired me to learn to fly and I LOVE IT now!!! Thank you for all the videos, now you have me wanting to get some recording software to show off what I have learned from you. A quote from a previous post I made: "Hell I even have to refuel sometimes during matches, cause by the time an AA aircraft turns around to shoot me I have already landed and taken off heading back for another load. Imagine going 260 mph at 25-35 meters off the ground, we get within 300 meters of the LZ and I bank hard right or left and pull all the way back on the stick coming to an almost instant stop as I quickly drop to 3-5 meters in a non assisted hover, you hop out and I fly right back to the base to do it again... Im getting 200 xp per person which can easily net me over 1000xp per load, i'm getting 10-20k xp per round and never fire a single shot. I can get you from almost 300 mph to on the ground safe in 10-15 secs. Oh and thats in my beloved Hellcat" Now what i'm looking for is a great group to fly with like yours. I was accepted into the 15th MEU but still havent done my "basic training" yet with them. Im just afraid they might be a little too realistic and boring. I like to fly hard and fast, dropping as many men at the AO as possible and getting back for another load. Where do i belong in the MP world of Arma?

[@asinineintentions7773]

Love the reply about slowing down without gaining altitude "Maaagic"

[@davidwilliams3244]

You're an absolute legend Dslyecxi. Greatest Arma pilot I know of.

[@dslyecxi]

+David Williams - Thanks! :D

[@davidwilliams3244]

***** no problem man, I've been a huge fan of the entire st team and have been watching your videos for years. You pushed me to be a better pilot in arma and dcs.

[@marklavender6380]

From the bottom of my heart thank you,8 months ago I came across your videos and seriously changed my life,Arma life for me now,cheers mate 🙏🇬🇧

[@salamouis]

I love watching your landings, they're so quick and precise. As an aside, your tail-rotor video saved my virtual life while I was replaying the Arma campaign.

[@TheSkitzMACHINE]

Man i havent finished watching the video, this is one of the best videos you have done Dslyecxi, i didnt even finish i had to comment, keep it up man, love shacktac!

[@Eragonollie1]

Love you Dslyecxi , thanks for setting the bar so high for us pilots out there in the ArmA community.

[@usuario-generico]

God damn, no one knew how to appreciate ArmA 2 except Dslyecxi, cheers

[@Rallen132]

This video is awesome. I have watched it so many times in the past few days. The music is perfect for the video, the sync is awesome, and the clips are intense. Absolutely great job mate, the content you produce is awesome!

[@bruncev]

I swear.. when you fly anything in arma its like i can hear angels singing in my ears and i feel slightly euphoric for a moment.

[@CmKrokala]

I love the way you edited this. In pace to the music, a very nice touch!

[@Schwarzgardist]

Awesome compilation, I like the barely avoided crashes most of all (especially the one where you got fire from where you just ordered your folks to go get cover :D )

[@brothermoth]

Such an awesome video. The flying... the music... it was all wonderful, great to watch and fit together perfectly!

[@Verbose_Mode]

Operator on skid during landing: "Dslyecxi, how do you flare up like that without gaining altitude?" Dslyecxi: "MAGIC~!"

[@Orphican]

When you absolutely positively have to get into an LZ accept no substitutes. Great flying Dslyecxi

[@OttoGrainer27]

Good to see those rudder pedals in use. Hurray for self-indulgence! That's how perfect flying is done!

[@c4blew]

Excellent editing! I like how you synchronized the cuts with the beat! Oh, and excellent flying aswell! :)

[@JackalWithAnRPG]

You could go to your local flying school and ask for an "introduction flight" although you might have to settle for a piston powered helicopter depending on budget. The instructor should give you control of the helicopter. It works out to $180-$300 for 30 minutes in South Africa

[@Zombiehunter1100]

I don't know what that guy's talking about, but, I LOVED the way you edited the video clips, how you matched it up with the music was fantastic. And the music fits in well with the video. Good job.

[@felixkicks]

As a commercial helicopter pilot, I LOVE WATCHING YOUR FLYING VIDEOS!

[@h3rtc]

That weird feeling that you get when you realize that you have actually watched almost all of those videos fully.

[@Drenosa]

An even better title for this little nugget would be "Dslyecxi's Supreme Self-Stroking Session".

[@walrus2517]

Another great vid. Two things: 1. I used your tailrotor loss video in DayZ the other day to fly a heli a clan had left due to damage. Climbed to 400m before I finally got it straightened but it was a great feeling. 2. Can you describe your mouse setup, both the DPI settings and the X,Y sensitivity settings in Arma? Whenever I increase the DPI to gain more control in flight, it causes me to wobble when turning, particularly when turning to decrease speed and land. You always fly so smooth.

[@Foomba]

"Thank You For Flying Dslyecxi Air" reminds me of the 240th Assault Helicopter Company motto: "Leave the Flying to Us".

[@ProxCyde]

Ahh, right. So what I was talking about was basically the bleed stage then, even though I didn't mention leveling the heli at the same time. I just do that without really thinking about it at this point. Well, guess I wasn't totally wrong then. Thanks for making the practice mission btw. Enjoyed it a lot :)

[@jeremyandfriends1]

I aspire to be a great pilot like you Dslyecxi. Sadly I've only now gained the subtlety to hover steadily whenever needed without auto hover. But I've only been practicing for about four days (In approximate fly time hours) and I never use auto hover. Anyways keep the good times rolling, always ecstatic to find the next Shacktac video in my sub box.

[@Skyfox94]

it's not about beeing good at ArmA... it's the amount of effort you put into this game.

[@Itsamemario0510]

"Thank you for flying DyslexciAir, where we don't need a fucking functioning helicopter to do our job."

[@Inmungundus]

He states in his blog that its mouse and keyboard only. You can see that from some of his flying videos were he shows the button presses he makes

[@OneGenericName]

Awesome as usual, your choice of music made it even better. Got a chuckle that you had the time to include a bit of aviator gundum too LOL!

[@wilaysee51]

Probably my favorite video so far from you Dslyecxi, great work I loved it :) Keep it up man!

[@deagle231]

love your videos:) Just wondering, is the helicopters in the ARMA 3 alpha similar, in terms of handling and physics, to the ones you fly at ShackTac? (Never played ARMA 2 but I enjoy flying the little bird in the alpha).

[@fcukyoutoob2]

When I fly I keep having to mouse forward to keep the "nose down". I am guessing something not right in my binds but I've not sorted it out yet. Now that I get decent FPS with my rig I might be up for some basic shuttle services if I can sort out the controls a bit better.

[@buiwo]

Hey Dslyecxi, very nice compilation! A little request: Is it possible that we get more videos like "Stay awhile and listen". I enjoyed this really much.

[@TimChuma]

Bought to you by flying skills and Track IR. I remember most of these. My favourite one is you having to get out of the helicopter and yell at the person to mount up.

[@RADIOACTIVEBUNY]

It's become a bit of a problem for me outside of gaming. When I ACTUALLY fly, or drive I tend to move my head less than I would normally. I love it.

[@Aztek4444]

Indeed an exceptional pilot! Who wouldn't wanna fly with Dslyecxi Air?? Amazing!

[@FlyerKBOS]

Quite reasonable flight dynamics. I always though ArmA has it crappy compared to FSX. Only thing which worries me why keyboard? Joystick and throttle (cyclic) doesn't work well?

[@TheDamnedDutch]

Beautiful montage, especially music choice and timing, Again a great job Dslyecxi !

[@Saucyshire]

He said in a video that he uses Track IR to look around while flying Keyboard and mouse for precision flight And will use the keyboard for large continuous turns such as in a jet.

[@moronicron]

There is something magical watching Dslycxi flying helicopters!

[@TallMartinB]

@Dslyecxi - two questions: 1) for me to use the "shoot from skid" mod, do the people on my skid also have to be running the mod? 2) any plans to port this mod to ARMA 3?

[@MrTomRobs]

This is a seriously awesome vid dsylecxi! And there're some seriously sick moves at 1:58! How does he do it? "Magic!"

[@RbitLsi]

People may overuse the word "awesome" but this compilation definitely is. Even more so since no joysticks were used in the making of this video.

[@tubeaccmhaaa]

a pilots life for you, Dslyecxi. thanks for the content you produce.

[@Ammoguy1]

Pretty sure I have seen every video in this compilation. Thanks for the hours of editing that provide us the hours of entertainment. PS "Dslyecxi How do you flare up like that without gaining altitude?" Dslyecxi "Maaagic"

[@Hidenseekandfortnite]

if you pilot it's better for you than most players and makes the controls much much much better, it's hard to explain how much it affects the gameplay. You can see how smooth it is in Dslyecxi's videos but feeling it is amazing when piloting. When i play Arma it seriously makes me feel like I own 3 monitors all in one frame. it's trippy as hell.

[@Bg563]

Dslyecxi your piloting skills are truly amazing...

[@MultiBaynes]

Man, I really wish I could find a cool unit that plays A2 and plays like shacktac. I've spent loads of time flying LB's and such and random multiplayer servers are SO unorganized and frustrating. The teamwork that shacktac has is incredible

[@XxWhiteDepthxX]

What video was the part where you were flying the little bird and the guy shot out the tires of the UAZ from?

[@Soccerrockker6]

It helps with a TrackIR5 a LOT because you can look at your surroundings while still flying with the mouse.

[@Taurevanime]

Surprised you didn't include even a little bit of your little outing in the Apache in this montage. Either way really nice Dslyecxi.

[@quacktac]

Brilliant, Any tips on not getting shot when flying around hostile areas? If I fly high I'm an easy target, if I fly low I seem to get shot too, it's tricky business.

[@jamtoast7289]

Not all recording software is heavy on your PC provided you aren't worried about HD quality pretty much anyone can run a low level recording in the background

[@chuckerclucker7812]

I love watching you make near close to death lands with the little bird. If I ever joined ShackTac...which of course I am when I get older, could you train me in the art of the helicopter? Great video(montage)

[@dominator721]

This is great. I love your flying so much, everytime It shows up on my feed it feels like christmas morning. Today, when I saw this I almost cried just form seeing the title. Keep it up. P.S. Art of flight is like my pilot bible for arma helicopters.

[@durpiedurpdurp]

when your littlebird pitches up, your head keeps leveled. Also you seem to make it look like you're locked on to something when you're looking around. thx for quick reply btw

[@quacktac]

Dsylecxi, I haven't noticed a section in TTP2 that covers Littlebird CAS, I would assume that it is much different to CAS in a Viper or an Apache, have I just missed it? Also, I would love to see a lecture video, similar to the Viper lecture, on transport flying. I know that these take time, but I thought that it is worth expressing an interest in case you had any of these lectures planned.

[@Jigglypuff981]

The night time scene in the middle of the clip reminds me too much of Black Hawk Down. Awesome video man

[@123KnowNever]

I would be willing to bet that Dslyecxi is probably the best pilot in the ArmA community.

[@JasonWalter]

Your Heli flying and fast flares are always entertaining. Kudos!

[@MegaFlyingOrange]

Is the reason that when I try to perform the last clip I crash and die because you have ACE installed? I don't really float around like you did, I can barely do anything to slow it down once I lose engines at that speed.

[@Anveenarogue]

Watched your entire back-catalog and now I crave more content!

[@alexanderpetrovic4113]

An ArmA flying montage. A legend.

[@Kayakdes]

Loved the pip views showing you coming in nothing better than seeing the ticket home landing. Quick question do the other team members push the limits of Liz because they know your coming in?

[@SoulSalsaSoul]

The self indulgence is entirely warranted Dslyecxi you are an awesome pilot and an A* guy. Keep making the videos man and don't fuck up that excellent flight service record :)

[@eddyrc7]

Hey Dslyecxi from a long time player your videos always inspire me thanks for such quality and feeling you put into them.

[@winsIow]

what video was that in the last clip? The one where beagle was talking to you about your amazing flight record.

[@MyShadowstrike]

There was bit in there that summarises the video: "MAGIC!" Seriously Dslyecxi, I'm convinced you're some kind of helicopter wizard

[@Wilson_AI]

Do you ever worry about ambient noise getting through your Sennheisers? I'm getting a PC 360 myself and was hoping to hear some input from you on them.

[@ofofof2222]

Dslyecxi, I was wonderring. Do you guys ever do any full stealth mission? Full stealth like a small team have to infiltrate an enemy base and take out a high priority target and if they get caught its pretty much game over unless they can somehow cacth the high priority target. any thing like that?

[@SqueekerBud]

Hey Dys how exactly did u land the osprey like a normal helicopter everytime i fly it, it wants to fly and land like a plane.

[@Heimer_D]

You definitely known your Little Bird inside out. Any idea if ARMA3 will include the Kiowa? It is really sad that the Kiowa doesn't normally make it into games even though it is a tough deadly little platform.

[@Rufran2567]

Finally, a Dslyecxi dubstep montage. Now you know shit's got real.

[@5ad1s]

At 0:52 you make a crazy landing, how do you do that ? I've tried doing it, but everytime my helicopter gets more altitude

[@AFOKHAOS]

After about a year of practicing and another half a year with TrackIR and some of the tricks of the trade he taught I think I can safely say I can do a lot of the stuff Dslyecxi can do now. The man is right when he says practice greatly improves performance because it definitely does. My roof landings are fuzzy at the time and hopefully when I get my pedals soon I can improve further. Thanks for the advice you have given Dsl, very helpful. (BTW this is not a I can fly better bullshit comment)

[@deafcommentor5039]

There's nothing wrong with self-indulgent vids Dslyecxi, no doubt you've earned a few from the footage I've seen.

[@Tarnfalk]

So the flight attendant on dslyecxi airways says once we land jump out and run for cover as the safety message

[@poodlemeister22314]

How long do you take to acclimate to the finer points of a new helicopter?

[@Khizrr]

What video is the one with Beagle Vision? I don't remember watching that one.

[@FurryWrecker911]

I just got Arma 2 free edition and i really like it. Should i get the Arma 3 alpha? I have the money, but I need some motivation or promotion.

[@pigeonmaster1]

Ah Dslyecxi, you love your highlight reels. What video is 4:04 from? It's one of the few I couldn't recognize and looks really interesting.

[@Mifune41]

Is the tree incident you and beagle were talking about on youtube?

[@JCBTTV]

No. I've never heard this song but now I'll hear it when ever I see Dslyecxi fly.

[@ronentat]

of all the videos you make, the ones where your a chopper pilot are by far my favorite. too bad there aren't that many of them.

[@themigmadmarine]

Really, how do you flair with out gaining alt like that? I really wish I could fly even an 8th of as as well as you do.

[@TodaysHitmarkers]

What's the mod called that enables people to shoot from the sides of the littlebird?

[@Byzzil]

Dslyecxi normally i never place comments , just wanna say man , i enjoy your video's allot . i love the team spirit you guys all have . Thank you for letting me experience arma in a way i never could get myself . greets blizz

[@DapperGentsClub]

This looks intense! I can't wait for the next video!

[@wastedflame]

he is using mouse and keyboard, and has recently started using pedals for the tailrotor i believe...

[@ProfessorBaudin]

3:48 "How do you slow down so fast without gaining altitude?" I too need to learn this! Can you or have you showed us anywhere?

[@marklavender6380]

ProfessorBaudin check his videos out mate,art off flight 😁

[@Jorgen1040]

The rudder pedals are used to go up and down?

[@Ti3r1Salvation]

Hey Dslyecxi, I'm deciding if I should buy a Track I.R. I Love flying the only issue for me is I need to look around. This is very hard without one. So any review tips or if its a good buy would be awesome.

[@halo43v3r7777]

He uses keys for the large coarse movements, and small mouse movements for stuff like aiming

[@landophant]

You uploaded this on my birthday! Awesome video for an awesome day!

[@necrondl]

at 4:04, which video is that? looks pretty cool.

[@seshmarls]

you can upload a video unlisted to allow it to process or to be released at a later date when you couldnt upload normally like when your out of town but share the link to the video it doesnt show up in your uploads but can still be viewed and commented on

[@headrockbeats]

Dslyecxi, you have earned every right to make self-indulgent videos.

[@EatThePath]

I love this video. I feel like more detailed and insightful commentary should go here now, but I got nothing. I just enjoy this video. Thanks for making this stuff.