Chopper stuck on ocean floor

[Frop 33]

Some brilliant pilot crashed the chopper on our server in the little bay of Skalisty, effectively rendering it useless. This wouldn't be so bad if it didn't spam the .RPT file with about 100+ MB/hour of redundant logging though. -.-

Any ideas how to blow it up and get it saved? Any way to actually submerge yourself? I tried placing satchel charges while swimming over it and although it appeared the explosion was on the ocean floor, it only nudged the chopper a few feet further without destroying it.

I've already tried a support ticket, but the replies indicated that the team has no time in the foreseeable future to bother with individual instance IDs, e.g. they won't destroy or despawn the chopper. They only suggested to request a new instance ID, but I'm sure as hell not going to wipe my entire server for a bugged out chopper.

Any help would be appreciated.

Edited October 6, 2012 by Frop

[Mentize 21]

To fix the chopper in the ocean try the following:

1. Break your legs (have a friend shoot you)
   
2. Crawl out to the sunk chopper, get in the pilot seat and blow it up, somehow, try everything!
   
3. Crawl back out to the exploding chopper and save it.
   

Next restart it should be fixed.

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We had the .RPT file spam before, with a tss650 bike, its SO ANNOYING! our RPt file was like 900mb big..

[El Gappo 0]

Let us know if you find anything.

Similar issue here http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/97618-100s-of-cars/

[knar33 158]

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/54497-helicopter-stuck-underwater/#entry520958

I had this same issue, best bet is to repair it to the point that it can start, then start the engine up. This will explode the chopper and kill you, so make sure you have nothing you can't lose. Use the method of breaking your legs and crawling to fix it.

There is absolutely no way of getting it out of the water in tact, sorry :(

[Frop 33]

Thanks guys, the broken leg method worked like a charm. I crawled out to it, repaired it partially and then got in and started it. The resulting explosion didn't even kill me and even though it knocked me down to 2k blood, I was able to bandage myself, save the chopper and crawl back again. :XD Just to be on the safe side I waited a couple of minutes, restarted the server and presto - no more chopper.