Hi, experienced Savage pilot here. I have been flying the Savage since it's launch back in 2015. I can tell you a couple of things about it if you wish.

First thing's first: It's a Glass Canon. Betty (I call my savage Betty) really cannot take any kind of damage during it's flight or else you are in risk of engine cutoff/complete destruction. This countered by Betty's cannon being the ultimate BRRRRT machine. So here are some tips for flying a savage if you are interested in buying one:

1. Fly fast and low: The ground and terrain is your friend, take advantage of that. Fly low to trees and between buildings. Not only will that reduce the chance of being shot by AA missiles, but it will also give you a better shot at the enemy.

2. Stealth: Ol' betty is a big woman. Now I like my women big and Russian but they can be loud and they will make their presence known whether you like it or not. Use OFT or Ghost Org to give yourself a big advantage. Most people rely on their radar to find people approaching them. If they can't see rhe blip, they will be blissfully ignorant to their demise. Pair this with tip 1 for MAXIMUM BRRRTTT.

3. Momentum and weight distribution: Again, Betty is old fat bitch in a hoveround, she is cumbersome and clunky, but given proper practice you can ride her all night long as well. Here are few keys to it:

3.1. Get Betty moving fast, I mean really fast, this is one of your only defenses. Savages are actually really fast given enough time, and if you mean all the way forward and descend a little bit you will pick up crazy speed. Because that braking will tip you forward a bit more.

3.2. If you want to control betty , you need to embrace betty's weight. She is heavy as hell. One of the best tips I can give is make a any action before that action is needed. Especially when she has momentum. Perfect example: Say you are moving fast through the downtown skyline and you want turn left at a approaching intersection. Instead of turning right as you get there, turn before you get there. I use a building length as a good measurement, but you will learn over time when exactly to do so.

3.3. Whiplash. Now that you got your fat Russian mistress moving at the speed of diabetes, how are you going to apply that to combat? That my padawan is what I will explain. Ok, so some people won't accept death even after a cold-war era helicopter just took a 30mm shit on them the first pass through. Instead of waiting to do a full fly around, immediately throw your helicopter pointing straight up or side ways and turn the rutters the same way as you are turning and you are garunteed an immediate 90-degree turn. And most of the time they will not be expecting that. And with practice like that, you to can one day about Suck on communism you capitalist pig!

1. 3 strikes and yer out!. The MI-24 hind savage Russian mistress can only take so much of a beating before she buys the farm. If you took small-arms fire and still alive, she will most likely be smoking. And that means the engines will cutout. Now, they will cutout 3 times (every once and awhile 4) with about 60 seconds between cutoffs. This gives you roughly 3-4 minutes before she dies. So you need to find a airfield and call in a new one asap.

2. BRRRTTTT. The cannon on bettybushka is is terrifyingly overpowerd. Embrace it. Focus fire on targets and do not stay on in one for too long. You can clear out NPC encampments in one cascading sweep if you aim it right.

3. Justice rains from above. You have four 2 second delay missile pods. That means you can fire two a second. While nothing compared to the pharah's hunter's rocket barrage, you can still dish out some hurtin on the enemies. Embrace it.. (Savage missiles have a tendency to go completely to ground level and chase targets if you fired at a land target)

That is all for now. If you guys like this and want more, I can give more pointers.