How to become a good RIO offline.

[WelshZeCorgi]

Anyone learn how to be a good RIO officer offline? The training helps, but without an actual combat environment it's hard to put stuff into practice.

 

And Iceman isn't a very good pilot. So trying to stay in the RIO seat during single player missions is impossible.

Edited April 19, 2019 by WelshZeCorgi

[Tiramisu]

It is possible. You just need to switch seats fast enough and have all the important buttons and axis available to avoid clicks, because clicking costs valuable time. Basically you have to do the RIO job quick enogh before Iceman messes your flight up.

I was able to control the radar and Lantirn in singleplayer after some practice. You can do it, too!

[Eldur]

Definately not possible until Iceman learns how to hold altitude and heading...

[Greyhound11]

havent messed with iceman yet. He cant hold alt? I mean, I am having enough trouble doing so as a stick lol

[Eldur]

He's bugged when you use FFB: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3884499&postcount=13

[Southpaw]

Right now the best way to practice is in MP. Don't be afraid to rip the bandaid off and hop in MP. We all start somewhere.

 

After taking the tutorials a few times, I started hopping in random pilots RIO seats in the Hoggit Training Server. Be sure and F2 around to the F14s to see if they're flying CAP or A/G so you will know what to expect.

 

After a few reps I started hopping in random RIO seats in the GAW PVE server to get more CAP & A/G action and now I'm using the PVP servers for an added challenge. I get better each session, especially in A/A scenarios.

 

You can practice LANTIRN bombing from the front seat using the mod in the user files.

 

I fly as RIO pretty most of the time now. I get declined about 60% of the time, but I usually end up finding someone to accept my request.

Edited April 20, 2019 by Southpaw

[bonesvf103]

I've had success with AG as a SP RIO with Iceman. You do have to be quick between seats. I do find it better ot have Iceman as an AI rather than Jester. WHen I hop into the front seat, Jester tends to change things around. So what I've been doing is going to the crew contract and turning Jester off. Then when I get myself established in the front seat I either set the AP or I get stable in the front and switch to the back and quickly tell Iceman to hold current.

 

 

After that it's setting up the LANTIRN shot then jumping back in front to do the drop, then back into the backseat with Iceman holding current while I latch lase from the back.

 

 

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