Forum:Vertibird encounter north of The Roach King

After killing the Roach King I headed north and almost immediately a vertibird landed to the north of my position. Unfortuneately I was killed by wild animals so was unable to interact with the craft. I tried to repeat this event by loading an old saved position but I never saw the craft again. Who was crewing the craft and what is the purpose of the encounter?

A: All vertibirds are owned/operated by the Enclave, save one that's used by the Brotherhood of Steel toward the end of the Broken Steel addon. Almost all vertibird encounters are random, even more so after finishing Broken Steel. While you will see a vertibird more than once in the same area, it won't be right after already seeing one there (not sure what span of time must pass before you do though). Quickie tip for taking one out while still being able to loot the dead soldiers; Let it land and unload the troops, then wait for it to gain just a little height over them and nail the bird with a Tesla Cannon. The resulting explosion will take out the Enclave guys and you can salvage what you want from them.