Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
37 Achievements
17-21h
PS3
The Sky is Falling
Kill an enemy with a helicopter without using its weapons
1.6%
How to unlock the The Sky is Falling achievement in Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - Definitive Guide
I will give props to Exit Bloom, as he got me on the right track, but I think I can make things a little quicker...
Mission 1 - Dragon Rising, is the place to do this solo.
I did not even bother to the clear the western SAM site. Once the first objective radar is out in the south, and the village mostly cleared (via arty strike), I boosted a jeep (on the road near the entrance to the village), cleared the LZ, and then just drove to the beach west of the western SAM site (you should get a checkpoint along the way - helpful when you mess up). This is were the helicopter is. I did not bother trying to clear this SAM site, as this gave me my targets close to the helicopter...
Once in the pilot seat, I only needed to go up a bit (up on RS), turn 90 degress to the right (right on RS - still holding up on RS) so I am facing east and then plowed into the gunners (up on LS) at the top of the small hill directly off the beach (a bit to the left of the bunker). No need to fly all the way to the northern objective (lighthouse).
Took a couple tries (literally two), but no real trouble. The checkpoint along the way spawns you back in the jeep just 10 or 15 seconds from the beach... A great location for a second (or third) try.
Note: Before you beach your Jeep, set your RoE to "Hold Fire" as you don't want your overzealous squad taking out any potential targets.
Mission 1 - Dragon Rising, is the place to do this solo.
I did not even bother to the clear the western SAM site. Once the first objective radar is out in the south, and the village mostly cleared (via arty strike), I boosted a jeep (on the road near the entrance to the village), cleared the LZ, and then just drove to the beach west of the western SAM site (you should get a checkpoint along the way - helpful when you mess up). This is were the helicopter is. I did not bother trying to clear this SAM site, as this gave me my targets close to the helicopter...
Once in the pilot seat, I only needed to go up a bit (up on RS), turn 90 degress to the right (right on RS - still holding up on RS) so I am facing east and then plowed into the gunners (up on LS) at the top of the small hill directly off the beach (a bit to the left of the bunker). No need to fly all the way to the northern objective (lighthouse).
Took a couple tries (literally two), but no real trouble. The checkpoint along the way spawns you back in the jeep just 10 or 15 seconds from the beach... A great location for a second (or third) try.
Note: Before you beach your Jeep, set your RoE to "Hold Fire" as you don't want your overzealous squad taking out any potential targets.
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Thumbs up simply for instructing me on how to actually FLY the damn thing! Thanks! I was already trying to do what you described here but I couldn't get the stupid chopper (which is utterly uncontrollable IMO) to actually fly over there! It kept going BACKWARDS and out to sea. Lol. Still took quite a few awkward tries but finally managed a beautiful crash right in the middle of them all! :D
By CASS190684 on 27 Oct 2011 00:22
Yeah, I was truly into helicopter sims BIG TIME on the PC. Sadly there is yet to be a decent helicopter sim on the 360, so when it comes to flying, I try to be detailed.
By Onza on 18 Feb 2012 23:48
On Mission 1, I took out the SAM sites at the lighthouse then on the west coast (where the chopper is), got in the PLA chopper, flew east to secondary objective 3 (labled "3" on the map), looked for gunfire and nosedived toward said gunfire and achivement unlocked. Admittedly, it took a handful of tries, but that was mostly on account of my learning how to precisely control the chopper.
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To take down a chopper and it to land on someone would be too tough to pull off. Dont know if anyone would waste their day trying to do it tbh?
By SSCP on 19 Oct 2009 16:23
o and one more thing you can get these codes off the net to unlock these maps
By frettz1969 on 07 Jun 2010 16:50
This one is also attainable online in a private match with a friend, both anniliation maps have helicopters on it. Have both teams on ROE>Hold fire and try and hit your friend with the blades, it make take a few tries.
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I got this by hovering over my friend I was boosting with and just lowering the chopper and squashing him. Saves getting another chopper if you're trying it with the blades and they break.
By TheBohawk on 18 Jun 2011 04:09
^ This is the way to do it. Just get in, raise up a bit, have your buddy move underneath, then squash him. Super easy, and no piloting skills needed.
By Ryn0 L on 23 Dec 2015 04:24
easy way to get ach is start a anniliation game , any map , command your team to stay in possition and come to helicopter , after this player who is going for achievement gets in choper and starts the engine don't touch anything , but second player from other team is coming to rear blades and dies :D blop ach is yours :)