Planes don't need pilots! Proof inside.

08-15-07, 01:14 PM

Was between dogfights during a recon mission when I knoticed one of the enemy planes had drifted off course... a few ctrl+f2's later I saw this... Apparrently russian planes don't need pilots...

A map showing were the "Rogue plane" was. It Continued across the border never looking like it'd crash...

I attempted to follow but number 4 had different ideas...

My plane exploded shortly after, stupid German engineering.

Stealth Hunter · 08-15-07, 02:33 PM

Simple explanation for it. It probably happened in this order:

1: Russian pilot takes serious hits on the plane and panics.

2: The pilot rights the plane (natural AI event).

3: The pilot bails out and the plane continues to fly straight, until it is either shot down or runs out of fuel.

Biggles · 08-15-07, 02:40 PM

Happens to me all the time. I'm used to it. However, in OFF, it's not rare to have a dogfight against an enemy aircraft and when you get close enough you suddenly see that there is noone in it....and that is strange....

Oberon · 08-15-07, 04:29 PM

Worlds first UAV? :hmm:

XabbaRus · 08-23-07, 03:43 PM

I saw a pilotless Fw-190 just circling, I wonder how it happens. I'd have thought with a truly accurate flight model it woul eventually crash unless teh flight AI gets hung in a loop. Or maybe it was trimmed just right.

Lafferty · 09-02-07, 11:17 PM

I've seen that happen before until i got to close and i got hit. Stupid unmanned plane you would think it would move for me lol.

08-15-07, 01:14 PM	#1
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Planes don't need pilots! Proof inside. Was between dogfights during a recon mission when I knoticed one of the enemy planes had drifted off course... a few ctrl+f2's later I saw this... Apparrently russian planes don't need pilots... A map showing were the "Rogue plane" was. It Continued across the border never looking like it'd crash... I attempted to follow but number 4 had different ideas... My plane exploded shortly after, stupid German engineering.

08-15-07, 02:40 PM	#3
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Happens to me all the time. I'm used to it. However, in OFF, it's not rare to have a dogfight against an enemy aircraft and when you get close enough you suddenly see that there is noone in it....and that is strange.... __________________

08-23-07, 03:43 PM	#5
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I saw a pilotless Fw-190 just circling, I wonder how it happens. I'd have thought with a truly accurate flight model it woul eventually crash unless teh flight AI gets hung in a loop. Or maybe it was trimmed just right. __________________

08-15-07, 02:33 PM	#2
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Simple explanation for it. It probably happened in this order: 1: Russian pilot takes serious hits on the plane and panics. 2: The pilot rights the plane (natural AI event). 3: The pilot bails out and the plane continues to fly straight, until it is either shot down or runs out of fuel.

08-15-07, 04:29 PM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Worlds first UAV? :hmm:

09-02-07, 11:17 PM	#6
Lafferty Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hot Springs Arkansas Posts: 245 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	I've seen that happen before until i got to close and i got hit. Stupid unmanned plane you would think it would move for me lol.