Pilot Day Job is AWOL

[Redlynne]

Pilot Badge

Mercy Island
Port Oakes
Cap au Diable
Sharkhead
Nerva Archipelago
St. Martial

NONE of these locations (verified in-game) have a volume/zone assigned to the Pilot Day Job (no buff icon, staying logged out beside Black Helicopters for a week+ does not earn a "hidden" badge).

The only thing that I can think of is that a Villain alignment via Tips+Morality mission are required before the Day Job can "unlock" for VEATs.

[EDekar]

I have good news for you: I ran into this very same problem and found one place where it did, in fact, count.  In Mercy Island when you take the Black Helicopter you'll notice that it doesn't have the Pilot badge.  However... just a little ways away there's a row of parked Black Helicopters that are not interactable.  Those, for whatever reason, do in fact give you the pop up for Pilot.

Since I can't seem to figure out embeds, let's see if a direct link works: https://imgur.com/a/6JKyuu8

[Redlynne]

Since I can't seem to figure out embeds, let's see if a direct link works: https://imgur.com/a/6JKyuu8

You do this:

[Redlynne]

However... just a little ways away there's a row of parked Black Helicopters that are not interactable.  Those, for whatever reason, do in fact give you the pop up for Pilot.

Wait.
No ...
It can't be ...



The "black helicopter" transports used for zone transits are a different (albeit, related) asset from the ones that are just "parked" and not intended to be interacted with.

What if ...
What if ...

The two assets have a Day Job flag that is ... inverted ... somehow.



The "black helicopters" that you interact with SHOULD have the Pilot Day Job flag associated with them, but DON'T.

The "black helicopters" that you don't interact with SHOULDN'T have the Pilot Day Job flag associated with them, but they DO.

Could it really be that simple?
A tiny little "off by 1" inversion of a database entry associated with these two world assets?



Now I'm kind of wondering if the Arachnos Flyer veteran reward copy of these assets that can be installed inside your SG Base has the Pilot Day Job flag turned ON for it as well (when it shouldn't).