Patrol Helicopter Guide | Rust Tutorial

This video covers the Patrol Helicopter / Attach Helicopter event, so you can successfully plan, predict, evade, or fight it. I will cover its behaviour, tower design, supplies needed, expected loot, and fighting techniques. The patrol helicopter event spawns every 2-4 hours and begins to head to the closest monument to start roaming. Make sure you don't have more than 2 pieces of clothing on or a ranged weapon on your Hotbar, otherwise it will start shooting.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Roaming
00:56 - Preparing
02:06 - Tower Design
03:16 - Fighting
05:47 - Heli Loot
06:40 - Conclusion
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[@JfarrYT]

*Correction: You can also get the M249 from the crates dropped by Bradley with a spawn chance of 8%.

[@sandroadler3607]

One time I got two m2s in one chest

[@JfarrYT]

@@sandroadler3607 Wow can't say I have ever seen that. Some insane luck right there.

[@Idkanymore4133]

@@sandroadler3607 same but on console edition might be luckier if the chances were buffed for pc

[@adamboy0559]

Haha I got my M249 the hardest way.... found a loaded decayed base..... 100% hardest method

[@chiweenie96]

Thats what i thought. I took the bradley 3 times yesterday, but no m2! Its my destiny today

[@TheLiquidVortex]

Thanks, Jfarr. I started playing Rust like half a year ago and it got me addicted like heroin. Soon after I found your channel and your guides skyrocketed my learning curve and saved me a lot of time and frustration. Keep it on my man!

[@JfarrYT]

Happy to help :)

[@SimplyTubing]

I love heroin

[@zenseizen374]

Thanks so much for this incredibly informational guide. I did not know the patrol heli had three separate hp types, and that all I had to do was hit both rotors to make life easier. I was also surprised why the heli started flying away when I hid in a lower floor whenever it fired its rockets, it appears it was because I was out of its line of sight. With this, I think I can finally solo it now XD

[@JfarrYT]

Thank you and it's always awesome to hear how these videos have help fellow players out. Best of luck for taking down the heli :)

[@emirhanokut3712]

so if u on roof heli doesn't shoot rockets? im playing pve server and heli destroyed my tower its rockets stronger than player rocket

[@EXP256]

When u needed a guide and u got it Thanks for keepin making guides man

[@jojo15787]

Best rust tutorial videos on the youtube!! keep it up!

[@JfarrYT]

Cheers mate, will do :)

[@dingoatemybeans]

I was just looking for this thanks! (btw you deserve so much more subscribers, your video are so high quality and very well explained)

[@JfarrYT]

Thank you!

[@vlynqle]

I needed this

[@martin9503]

thanks for the vid Jfarr it rly helped me out even though I've taken down the patrol helicopter before this will make it a lot more easy in the future.

[@JfarrYT]

Always happy to help :)

[@tonyw6451]

Best Overall Rust Tutorials! Keep grindin Jfarr

[@JfarrYT]

Thanks Tony :)

[@plus4027]

I actually learned a lot from this thank you

[@christophingame]

Did not know about patrol heli’s spotlight vision at night - very cool tip

[@sergiozambonino372]

I was actually looking for a video about this I have some knowledge about taking down heli but this is so much better :) Love ur content tho

[@JfarrYT]

Cheers mate :)

[@ValiousTV]

Good stuff bro. Quick and easy.

[@JfarrYT]

Cheers mate :)

[@umairahmad6326]

Can you make a detailed video on this tower design?

[@dev_corner]

Great video! Keep up the good work

[@JfarrYT]

Thanks, will do!

[@killstreekkiller]

Love these videos I play on ps4 and it helps alot

[@emma8nk690]

Great content as always! Been playing for a while but I didn't actually know how much health the rotors have. I play on a server that shows a damage report for the patrol helis and could never figure out how some people (known to have top-tier aim skills) took em down in less than 2k total damage!

[@JfarrYT]

Thank you and even when making this video I was supprised by how quickly you can take down the patrol heli if you land every shot on the rotors.

[@Lori_P89]

I mostly play Rust in unpopulated servers because I want to feel like I'm Living Off the Land and making Art with Wooden Signs, but if I ever get over my social anxiety maybe I could team up with some cool people. Either way I'm subscribing!

[@rhettorical]

Try out some small servers. There are often friendly people to talk to. I've never found a small server where a person or group being a jerk didn't result in the other players striking up spontaneous friendships to get back at the baddies.

[@DrowSkinned]

I'm on a PvE server that's low pop and invitation only. It's very chill and people are very helpful if you need them

[@sheldoren2749]

Return of the king

[@Just_daniel_]

Played this game for years and just learnt some great tips from this that I didn’t know

[@azy8823]

What did you learn with years of experience?, alot of this seems like basic knowledge

[@M4x.1520]

I’m about to take a heli with my duo so this is nice timing

[@JfarrYT]

Good luck 👍

[@nick9115]

how did it go

[@M4x.1520]

Well we got the heli and fended off the counters and mainly just got attachments

[@23snacKs]

3:45 that is an unnecessarily beautiful graph

[@lucidcortex8444]

Damn youre clutch as fuck. Just 2 days ago I was looking for a guide for the heli, and couldnt find any thing on KZbin. Then I checked your channel and I was sad you hadnt uploaded one. Thanks 👍

[@finalnickadd3141]

The attack heli is far more accurate than i see in the video, even i have almost the same base design execept the roof, he still hit almost the 70% of his shots and does insane damage-

[@hantihut8141]

Great video, have one question. Is it possible the attack heli can take down your mini chopper while you are flying?

[@yeet3416]

M39 is rlly op btw with 8x I recommend using it

[@dominikhubcik7774]

Jfarr you made a really great video can i ask what is the base called?

[@cheeselouise]

Great content as always. Can you please do an updated guide to monuments like train yard and satellite dish as they changed since the hdrp update

[@JfarrYT]

Thank you and yes I will need to get around to upgrading my guides on these monuments. I will add these to my list of video ideas 👍

[@dazedandconfused5711]

Cobalt hires the best bro

[@zxumm5375]

Hey could u do a video on how to progress in rust?

[@ethanphan8709]

not a new player but this vid is very entertaining!

[@JfarrYT]

Happy to hear :)

[@indranilhazra1992]

mate u are awesome

[@JfarrYT]

Thank you Indranil :)

[@indranilhazra1992]

@@JfarrYT the guides that u make the monuments cake walk :)

[@officersavage]

also correction. crates don't always take 3 mins. if they are in water is immediate

[@xmanovividea4021]

Good tutorial for me after my last experince fighting heli( i had a not honeycombd two by two and few aks cause i was on modded server ans just a sleeping bag, i and my mate died and when we came back our base wasnt there and the heli destroyed just one foundation left😭)

[@RambinoYT]

Does someone have a great video of how to build one of the best towers to kill these with?

[@detrix9043]

Ammo needed? Normal or explosives?

[@e_tagee1310]

Would love to see a Bradley guide 👍

[@JfarrYT]

Might make a future in-depth video on Bradley but for now I have a launch site guide which covers it there.

[@MelonTap]

Your criminally underrated. Really high quality content honestly mate. Remember me when you hit 1M subs!

[@JfarrYT]

Haha cheers mate :)

[@alexgee6393]

can you shoot the heli with a rocket? if so what damage does it do

[@TaborTips]

If you clear authorization from yourself your base will not take damage from the helicopter. This is to prevent people from using heli to rocket bases

[@xantrx6633]

They changed this im pretty sure

[@littlecreeper8543]

what about the big chinook helicopter that also has the same weapons but is bigger with 2 main rotors, is it the same as in rotor is weakpoint, same strat, and same loot? or am i missing something, just got rust and only have around 50 hours so just wanted to know

[@JfarrYT]

The chinook is a completely separate event and can't be easily shot down like the patrol helicopter. The chinook roams the map and drops a locked crate and leaves. Players will then fight over the locked crate for its loot. My next video will be on the chinook event so hopefully it will clear more questions up.

[@Chevalier_knight]

If been using the sar to kill it as it has that nice 175m drop off

[@tok52000]

So the patrol heli only shoots incendiary rockets now? Last time i tried to take it down it used normal rockets. (It was like 45 days ago, so maybe it changed. If that's the case, its a good change in my opinion.)

[@JfarrYT]

I believe it uses a mixture of incendiary and normal rockets or either has a single rocket type that deals both explosive and fire damage.

[@TheNightcorelover420]

Pro time @Jfarr no gear is needed for taking heli or any npc for that matter they hit you for the same amount of damage wither you are naked or full metal this include scientist's (does not apply to animals)

[@diogoquintas705]

You can shoot down the heli if you destroy the main rotor (you don't need to destroy the tail). I usually only aim for main rotor and he crashes (tail one doesn't even have smoke)

[@JfarrYT]

You definitely need to destroy both the main rotor and tail. You can see at 5:35 the tail rotor breaks and emits flames and smoke. At 4:08 I shoot the heli with an M249 and destroy the main rotor (Seen by the flames and smoke) which doesn't cause it to crash. You likely hit and destroyed the tail rotor during the fight, making it seem like it only requires the main rotor to be destroyed. It's even possible you destroyed the main rotor and caused enough damage to the main body to cause it to crash.

[@railed3]

I don’t think you have to take out the back propeller if you just take out the main one 🤔 I love those little gun descriptions you put up as you spoke about each gun that looks really cool and informative

[@JfarrYT]

Cheers Reece. Regarding the propellers, you must take out both. You can see an example at 4:10 of the main rotor being destroyed but the patrol helicopter remains flying. Footage kind of cuts off early but the heli does circle back around and continue to fight me.

[@railed3]

@@JfarrYT Hmm i have over 2'000 hours and ive never noticed once the main propeller is taken out it continues to fly around unless my team mates are just always taking the back one out first while im focused on the main one

[@cmm3338]

1 shot of an ak47 to the tail rotor of an Apache in RL will take it down. More than likely.

[@Raven-eg6bu]

nice

[@JfarrYT]

:)

[@MrWozOSRS]

how much does a heli do to players/bases

[@legitgopnik8431]

What exactly is the rule for making heli shoot incen rockets instead of boom rockets? I thought it was being building blocked by a TC with someone else authed on it, but it shot rockets in that scenario. Does the authed person need to be in range and inside the base?

[@TheJFKExperience1963]

If you're inside any armored or reinforced base it will fire rockets to try and destroy your cover. If you're in the open it's minigun behind armor it's rockets

[@sebskates2215]

can u shoot heli with an hv rocket and take it down?

[@samuelclark16]

Does explo ammo do more damage to the heli?

[@sozmany]

Yeah

[@wowiwon3389]

What’s the spawn timer on the heli

[@beoe]

Can you make a tower base tutorial?

[@connelly6375]

I'm still mostly beating my wood with a rock, won't be a while til I try this

[@aizenmoku8888]

Hello. Can you give me tutorial about your design base on your video please

[@niels2045]

you can wear a hazmat and up to 2 armour/clothing pieces. It won't shoot you.

[@darkchad0]

These tutorials need an update jfarr my brother

[@webgame8520]

video for building pls

[@doomx4258]

You forgot to mention the Heli also uses normal rockets that fuck up your base

[@jackychen6261]

Id say it is very incorrect the heli prioritizes its gun. Just fought it and it pelted me with rockets 4 times destroying 1 side of my tower instantly. Like it fired its gun when flying towards me after i grabbed its attention and then it was literally full on rockets. I was even able to auto 50 m249 bullets into it from the destroyed side of my tower and it didnt gun me because he was flying away to shoot more rockets…

[@EpicCoolGuy21]

I have 200 hours on Rust and I had no idea it only goes after you if you have more than two pieces of clothes and/or a weapon in your hotbox

[@JfarrYT]

Hopefully now you can feel a little safer roaming around.

[@sergioalmeida2164]

Base video?

[@stinger_playz8624]

I saw a facepunch logo on the heli

[@purple7617]

What is base design

[@josephwang2136]

I love your voice

[@JfarrYT]

Thanks :)

[@Joshua-zs7ml]

first van you make a building tutorial like about soft side walls chest placment to get the most value out of your space

[@JfarrYT]

I have a basic base building guide video from a few years ago which talks about building soft side walls and starter designs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6nHgn6Yq7Sghbs. Currently don't have anything more complex like compact bases but might make a video in the future for more advanced base building.

[@pruittdraws]

How many crates does it drop?

[@JfarrYT]

It drops 4 helicopter crates

[@justsomepersonyoudontknow8401]

the "tower" design looks more like a full base design

[@nick9115]

tip: PUT HELI PEEKS IN YOUR TOWER! it makes it so much easier to kill

[@vayr880]

Or don’t be over excessive and make a tower instead get some stone walls or wood walls meds and ammo and go outside and shoot it down or take it from main base or most preferably a small monument like oxums

[@fantaaahh]

bro this guide is aimed at new players theres no way they'll be able to take it from walls lmao

[@kungflupenguin1067]

I feel even being a experienced player it's good to have a dedicated base to take heli.

[@rowandempsey5991]

You can also get an m2 from Bradley

[@JfarrYT]

I have included a pinned correction comment.

[@rowandempsey5991]

@@JfarrYT ayo man im a big fan thanks for responding

[@JfarrYT]

@@rowandempsey5991 Cheers for the support mate 👍

[@eo129]

Bro i didnt hit it or try to hit it and its camping my base

[@TheSouthParkVidsFTW]

Honestly farming heli with a jackhammer is a waste of time. It defiantly deserves a buff, It would keep the pvp going long after with all the grubs.

[@matthewsiaw4014]

great idea

[@AXIES.]

its so annoying when the heli shoots rockets throug the embrasures

[@seabert2070]

Omfgggggggggg. Thank you

[@JfarrYT]

Happy to help :)

[@rahoffman123]

Using auto turret to take down patrol helicopter ruat

[@xpertraze690]

M2 from Bradley too?

[@ak47kaasznikow63]

yes

[@JfarrYT]

Sorry, my mate is an idiot and told me it was removed. Went on my testing server to confirm and it appears you can get it. Apologies once again on the back and forward.

[@xpertraze690]

@@JfarrYT no problem mate, everyone makes mistakes, just thought i was tripping for a sec

[@H00F]

@@JfarrYT oi im not an idiot im just brain dead sometimes

[@deangriffin9095]

Cant even kill someone with a rock let alone the heli lol

[@moodude148]

how do i tell if its attack heli or patrol?

[@JfarrYT]

The attack heli and patrol heli is just a different name for the same thing. I believe the patrol helicopter is the official name for the event while attack heli is an older name.

[@azy8823]

Are you talking about Patrol and Chinook or do you have the nicknames for Patrol heli messed up. Lots of people also call it Attack heli

[@JfarrYT]

​@@azy8823 Chinook event is completely different and is never referred to as the patrol helicopter. Patrol heli can be found referenced in up to date articles such as Rust labs and CorrosionHour.

[@azy8823]

@@JfarrYT Yes, I’m aware I just was wondering if he was confused

[@JfarrYT]

@@azy8823 Ohh I see the confusion. Sorry about that.

[@0631ix]

Pro tip: take heli from a cave entrance - no damage to your base. Bonus points for having base in the cave ;)

[@thatcooldudeisawesome876]

Terrible place to hold crates, easy place to shotgun camp, rockets will fuck you up if it can. I really would not recommend the cave!

[@deathshott8218]

hell no, only one angle to shoot heli terrible idea!

[@ak47kaasznikow63]

:)

[@JfarrYT]

:)

[@obrambs9966]

Zero dislikes eeehhh

[@JfarrYT]

You spoke too soon :(

[@Jay11832]

Brev just do what the Vietnamese did

[@rahoffman123]

Im not going to fight heli in my base lol def not

[@JustPlainRex]

The tower is excessive

[@free2play-253]

this advice is kinda garbage: You don't have to destroy the main rotor and rear rotor. Heli takes additional damage from any weak point, so you can focus on just main rotor and it's just as fast as targeting main and rear rotor. Target main and listen for the characteristic ching and falling of metal as you hit rotor. Either does the same damage. The traditional heli tower involving a 2x2 square foundation is super inefficient. There are way better designs out there, and this video is totally unachievable in a vanilla wipe even with 2x unless server is dead. Bad tower design. Better yet, fight heli at lighthouse or gas station, not building a second heli base at all! I solo heli with a couple thompsons. So dont necessarily wait til you get ak. Sar is also ok, but chances are you will run out of weapon condition before downing heli, so have an additional sar if you are solo. Minimum supplies for taking heli (Assuming solo and half decent at shooting): 380 5.56mm rifle rounds (Or 420 rounds of 9mm if you're using thompson, mp5 is too inaccurate and has lower damage per shot) 1 AK (or 2 SARS or 2 Thompsons), 2 AKs to be absolutely sure if it's your first time Full roadsign kit, plus standard hoodie, leather gloves, combat boots, pants 20 syringes 10 bandages Some pumpkins if you have em. Good luck! This guide kinda sucks tho...Maybe watch some other videos

[@visothseap6256]

I don’t even have rust it cost 40 dollars :(

[@BuhUhNuhUh]

Ok

[@JfarrYT]

Should be a steam summer sale coming up soon which can see the game with a 50% discount.

[@Thetopman-vl4ns]

good video but a lot of this is very unnecessary

[@H00F]

not really

[@Thetopman-vl4ns]

@@H00F so to take heli you rreally build a new base, have a box of meds, get t2 armour and get box of supplies for sealing? if you do you must be pretty new

[@SthMtnGreenThmb]

Whoever wrote the code for this is stupid....two complete ak kits are standing dead ass in the open not one problem...but me naked with a bow gets chased around the map zero sense