The next time you're craning your neck at the sky at a military air show, pilot "iFlyILLINI" might scream by in a fixed-wing jet. As a "commercially rated pilot with hundreds of hours of flight time and over four years experience," iFly should technically feel right at home inside the cramped cockpits of Battlefield 3's jets and helicopters.
In this case, skill doesn't beget experience, as iFly quickly learns a thumbstick poorly replaces a yoke, rudder pedals, and several banks of buttons. The next time I'm contributing to my team by waiting around in our base for a vehicle spawn, I'm spamming chat with, "Helicopter! Helicopter! Helicopter!"
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