How to assault a village with helicopters

[Suhiir]

Use your light (recon) helos in teams.
Keep one at high altitude (assuming you don't have to worry much about enemy SAMs/MANPADs/AA) and have the other move one hex at a time at low altitude.
Chances are still good the one at low altitude will get shot up, but the one at high will usually spot the shooter.

Once you unload your infantry you can use your transport helos for high watch.

Spotter aircraft, if you have them, are great for draining enemy AA, just don't fly directly over suspected AA locations ! Try to buzz them from about 5 hexes, you'll get hit a lot less.

Split your assault into two groups/phases.
1) Land one group on the flanks to draw fire/suppress the enemy.
2) The same turn - after group #1 has done it's thing - land group #2 on/near your objective.