Bushways - Little fields.

[alaskafish (DayZ) 26]

Anyone think they should add bushways?

For those who don't know what a bushway is, it's a little runway made of grass that bushplanes (what I called them as a child) would land on to deliver mail. Small small, airfields, but with no loot. Just a place to land your plane.

 

As of right now, finding the plane in DayZ is pointless. EG - Makes too much noise, no where to land it. Best thing to do is risk ejecting and getting a parachute.

 

I don't know. It would be nice having long flat strips in small towns (Small towns, I emphasize that.) to make a base, land you're plane ect. 

 

Here's some pictures of what I mean. And some I've been too:

 

 

 

Edited August 19, 2013 by alaskafish

[triage 117]

Good Idea man! I really like this idea a lot!!

[King of kong 1117]

Yeah, beanZ, I saw one of these on the Arran islands off the west coast of Ireland, where people live like savages

[liquidcactus 719]

YES a fresh idea i likes it

[Chris529 380]

As long as there aren't too many of them, I can see why nobody wants a plane now since you can only really land safely at 3 places but any more than 10 is a bit ridiculous.

[AP_Norris 1018]

I love it, in reality air would be the only safe way to travel long distances with no road maintenance clearing all the crap off them.

I also like the idea of finding small planes like Dodo's as they were called in GTA and maybe skimmer planes that land on water :D because helicopters are probably rarer than planes.

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

Great idea, but with certain maps there are already two landing fields / airports, more would be a bit silly considering the frequency of planes and choppers per server.

A bigger map with a couple of bushways, instead of airports would be great.

[AP_Norris 1018]

Great idea, but with certain maps there are already two landing fields / airports, more would be a bit silly considering the frequency of planes and choppers per server.

A bigger map with a couple of bushways, instead of airports would be great.

They don't have to be huge.

Just long enough for small planes.

Which don't usually require much runway.

Make a few large farms with short runways and have a chance of crop dusters or small Dodo's spawn in small barn like hangers.

You should able able to use the crop duster as you would IRL by dousing people in different liquids from above.

If you have some body that can throw a flare you can have a Gasoline airstrike ( :) )

[enforcer1975 1111]

Chernarus already has two small fields and you can also use a lot of streets to land your aircraft, you don't need 100 airstrips in a 225km² area, in my region i know of 3 such fields about 20-40km max. distance between them, one is for gliders only. Or did you mean another island?

[AP_Norris 1018]

Chernarus already has two small fields and you can also use a lot of streets to land your aircraft, you don't need 100 airstrips in a 225km² area, in my region i know of 3 such fields about 20-40km max. distance between them, one is for gliders only. Or did you mean another island?

Islands would be nice.

Imagine 20 survivors, one boat with 5 spaces!! All out last five standing war!

[OrLoK 16188]

Hello there

 

There's plenty of fields and roads to land on. I would rather see the existing airstrips replaced with these though.

 

Rgds

 

LoK

[AP_Norris 1018]

Hello there

 

There's plenty of fields and roads to land on. I would rather see the existing airstrips replaced with these though.

 

Rgds

 

LoK

You have a point, less military stuff and smaller airstrips suitable for the small area of chernarus.

I want fields to be slightly bigger as you atleast want a safe take off distance.

What do you think about small civilian planes orlok?

[OrLoK 16188]

You have a point, less military stuff and smaller airstrips suitable for the small area of chernarus.

I want fields to be slightly bigger as you atleast want a safe take off distance.

What do you think about small civilian planes orlok?

Hello there

 

I believe planes in game should be uber rare and aviation fuel/repair equally as rare in game. Another reason for ultra rarity would be to reflect that not everyone knows how to fly.

 

In real life I love small planes too.

 

If it flies I want to hug it.

 

Rgds

 

LoK

[AP_Norris 1018]

Hello there

 

I believe planes in game should be uber rare and aviation fuel/repair equally as rare in game. Another reason for ultra rarity would be to reflect that not everyone knows how to fly.

 

In real life I love small planes too.

 

If it flies I want to hug it.

 

Rgds

 

LoK

I'm the same with things that fly.

Aviation fuel would be interesting...

Again with planes and helicopters etc etc I don't think they should leave them out just because they'd be rare, part of DayZ I think is the alternating stories you make for yourself, if there's only two cars in the game people are going to loose interest fast as they feel restricted.

As far as I understand plane flight is supposed to be rather simple once you got the controls down.

Just propeller and flaps right?

[enforcer1975 1111]

I'm the same with things that fly.

Aviation fuel would be interesting...

Again with planes and helicopters etc etc I don't think they should leave them out just because they'd be rare, part of DayZ I think is the alternating stories you make for yourself, if there's only two cars in the game people are going to loose interest fast as they feel restricted.

As far as I understand plane flight is supposed to be rather simple once you got the controls down.

Just propeller and flaps right?

 

Well yeah there's a bit more to flying...you also have to get down safe. And the major problem would be a lot of people already get lost on the ground without noob mode...how bad would it be in the air?

 

I see it this way, a lot of survivors wouldn't know how to fly a plane in the first place, maybe some will learn by doing but they still need some time but not with zeds crawling up your ass after you started the engine and try out the buttons and levers. Starting a plane that doesn't have a convinient car engine is already a challenge itself with choke and all, most people would think of choke as the other choke because wtf. i just sstick the key in and turn right? Even i would think of using a car instead of a plane since it's not just flying straight, on a road you can evade a hole. If you are in a plane there are a lot of dangers non experienced flyers or people who think they can fly a plane will encounter like stall, bad weather, air pockets...how are they supposed to react to that? You can bring a lot of examples, in a car you just park on the side when you have a problem..not with a plane.

[AP_Norris 1018]

Well yeah there's a bit more to flying...you also have to get down safe. And the major problem would be a lot of people already get lost on the ground without noob mode...how bad would it be in the air?

 

I see it this way, a lot of survivors wouldn't know how to fly a plane in the first place, maybe some will learn by doing but they still need some time but not with zeds crawling up your ass after you started the engine and try out the buttons and levers. Starting a plane that doesn't have a convinient car engine is already a challenge itself with choke and all, most people would think of choke as the other choke because wtf. i just sstick the key in and turn right? Even i would think of using a car instead of a plane since it's not just flying straight, on a road you can evade a hole. If you are in a plane there are a lot of dangers non experienced flyers or people who think they can fly a plane will encounter like stall, bad weather, air pockets...how are they supposed to react to that? You can bring a lot of examples, in a car you just park on the side when you have a problem..not with a plane.

The things you say have nothing to do with getting in a plane starting the engine and moving the flaps...

It's just the difference between being a good and bad pilot.

Just because somebody can't parallel park doesn't mean they can't get in a car then drive and steer it.

You might not risk your life IRL, but in a life/ death situation (much like game) I would not hesitate to start try the flaps and look for engine ignition and just wing it (pardon the pun).

[LancerG2 369]

This really fits the Eastern European theme of Chenarus. This should be added by all means, the forest landscapes and all are pretty plain.

[AP_Norris 1018]

This really fits the Eastern European theme of Chenarus. This should be added by all means, the forest landscapes and all are pretty plain.

With more towns there needs to be more farm land :)

[fluxley 2228]

Not against the idea but don't think its really necessary, you'd be surprised where you can land the biplane.

 

[AP_Norris 1018]

Not against the idea but don't think its really necessary, you'd be surprised where you can land the biplane.

 

Not only did he have to stall it, but he also stuffed his plane and he won't be able to get it flying again because of the ledge.

Current planes aren't manoeuvrable enough to do a U turn on a road without running into trees, they can't go backwards either.

Basically what we need is either smaller planes or larger farms and fields.

A couple farm airfields would be welcome IMO, but probably no more in the current map area but rather once the map is expanded.

[fluxley 2228]

Not only did he have to stall it, but he also stuffed his plane and he won't be able to get it flying again because of the ledge.

Current planes aren't manoeuvrable enough to do a U turn on a road without running into trees, they can't go backwards either.

Basically what we need is either smaller planes or larger farms and fields.

A couple farm airfields would be welcome IMO, but probably no more in the current map area but rather once the map is expanded.

 

I wasn't being exactly serious with that video, but you really can land the biplane on almost any small field on the map, there's certainly no need for dedicated runways.

[AP_Norris 1018]

I wasn't being exactly serious with that video, but you really can land the biplane on almost any small field on the map, there's certainly no need for dedicated runways.

I was just thinking so I can have a plane out of the way, then it might actually be a useful reliant vehicle.

It's no use leaving it by start sobor when my base is 3km away.

[fluxley 2228]

Like i said, with practice they can be landed almost anywhere. especially if you land going uphill, it'll stop almost instantly, just be sure to turn the thing pointing down the hill again before stopping as it might not have the power to get going again.

 

If you're looking to hide a plane somewhere then the last place you want to land is on any kind of runway, thats the first place people will look.

[AP_Norris 1018]

Like i said, with practice they can be landed almost anywhere. especially if you land going uphill, it'll stop almost instantly, just be sure to turn the thing pointing down the hill again before stopping as it might not have the power to get going again.

 

If you're looking to hide a plane somewhere then the last place you want to land is on any kind of runway, thats the first place people will look.

No I mean flatter clearings really, camo nets for vehicles.

Farms stretch for further out with larger forestry patches inbetween the crappy farms.

If the map gets bigger... Wouldn't you like a couple bush runways? It would be a nice change from military hangers and Air control towers anyway right?