How to replace pilot

[tpw 2315]

This is probably a question with a blindingly obvious answer, which I couldn't find by searching the forum or googling.

Let's say in the editor I add a BLUFOR crewed MH-6J. It comes with its US pilot. I'd like to replace that pilot with someone else, but still have them as pilot.

Is this rocket surgery with configs etc, or a few simple commands in the init?

Thanks in advance.

[Angus S 10]

Place the pilot you want and then place an empty MH-6J (Empty/Air/MH-6J i think). Synchronize them together and make the pilot "In Cargo". That should work

[tpw 2315]

Thanks Angus S, if only it were so simple, that's the first thing I tried.

After trawling the BIS wiki, in the end this worked for me:

Name the chopper eg "chopper"

In the init of the pilot

this assignAsDriver chopper
[this] orderGetIn true

Not 100% pretty but it does the job. Thanks again.

[roguetrooper 2]

this moveindriver chopper;

[Angus S 10]

That's strange that it doesn't work, I do it like that all the time with planes. The only difference is the I put the planes as "flying"

[tpw 2315]

this moveindriver chopper;

Aha! I knew there had to be a better way. Thanks RogueTrooper

[Charles Darwin 10]

you will still want to assign as driver otherwise the AI doesnt always realise he is a pilot