since 2.9 - pilot dies everytime the plane dies / no ejection possible

[Moose_Jaw]

Hi guys,

I cannot help it but since 2.9 I got the impression that possible ejections from the Tomcat are excluded. The moment my plane gets hit my pilot stops seeing anything (turning black, not a blackout) - despite plane not on high gs and subsonic. Since 2.9 my pilot never survived a shotdown of the Tomcat.

What is your experience?

 

[speed-of-heat]

similar , purely by chance, i spotted this today , but thought i was just in a very odd situation... i dont think the pilot is dead, as you can still hear him breathing and you can still go in cockpit... when i switched to the external view it looked like the RIO was knocked out... maybe an oxygen failure? 

[Moose_Jaw]

Hi Speed-of-Heat,

got no idea. I kinda got shot down 5 times since 2.9 and never sucessfully made it out. I was a few times too low for oxygen failre.

 

[speed-of-heat]

maybe everyone else is just better than us and doesn't get shot down

[draconus]

Some time ago it was reported that F-14 pilot never dies when aircraft is hit. Out of the two I'd prefer him dying every time but check the G force in the info bar since it was also reported long time ago that the Tomcat always spins violently when shot down for no real reason.

[Wavehopper]

I thought my pilot was just being noble and choosing to go down with the ship, but yes ejection doesn't seem to work at the moment.

[draconus]

10 minutes ago, Wavehopper said:

ejection doesn't seem to work at the moment

You can't eject when G-locked. It was always like that.

[Wavehopper]

Yup ignore what I said, I just tested it at much lower speeds (and G) and no problem ejecting.

Edited October 30, 2023 by Wavehopper

[Moose_Jaw]

 Hi Draconus, Hi Wavehopper, Hi speed-of-heat,

Thank you for helping me out on that!

Cheers!