Thanks man.
It is indeed very satisfying to shoot them down. It's just a bit of a lottery though. Will they explode and kill the vehicle and everyone in it, at once or will it just be a (critical) hit and continue to fly on...
Also, as you can see with some shots, on screen the hit wasn't exactly a direct one. Some shots seem to be a miss, but the game registers it as a hit nevertheless..?
I guess that's the elusive miracle they call 'BF4 netcode' or whatever.
Anyway, i will continue to try and bring down those pesky air vehicles. Although it is a bit hit and miss (literally) with a lot of 'guestimating', the thrill of actually hitting the long distance shots never gets old