I've watched dozens of how to -videos when learning to fly a jet and came around with Heavy Brake. Many YouTube comments have discussed about it and turns out the heavy brake was first introduced in Back to Karkand DLC, but it was never bindable through the game options menu. In the options menu there is only the normal so called light brake which is S-key by default on PC.
It has been confirmed that there is no longer such thing as heavy brake. See here for discussion on official forums: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654348006759209/. It was removed from the game in a patch last April. According to some users on forums the same patch also made light brake more effective. I couldn't find any reference for the actual patch notes.
What it used to be..
To be able to access the Heavy Brake you had to download a setting editor tool that allows you to edit and tweak your bf3 settings even the ones that cannot be found in the game menu. This editor tool can be downloaded here.
In the YouTube video below you can clearly see the huge difference between light and heavy brakes. Look at the velocity meter on the upper left corner of your jet cockpit interface. Normal cruising speed for jet is just above 340 knots and with after burners it goes above 400 knots. Notice the drop on velocity when using light and heavy brakes. All the credit for this video goes to the uploader, crsEnrico.
The tool is still out there and some of you must be thinking if this tool is allowed by Dice. For the reference see the quote in the FAQ section written in the tools website below:
"DICE has not made any official statement about BF3 settings Editor; however, they are aware that it exists and is in use by many players. It is unlikely that they would officially approve it as it is a third-party tool, but it is also very unlikely that they would decide to disallow it. A DICE employee even posted to say it was a "cool tool" and give us advice to help us improve it."
In my opinion, heavy brake was very good when landing jet quickly to repair. It didn't give any advantage on dog fight situation though. Maybe in some situations some inexperienced pilot might fly past you and you get behind them, but I wouldn't count on that. Key in dog fighting is making the tightest turns by maintaining your speed somewhere between 305-315 knots. The unofficial sweet spot is said being 312 knots. You can monitor your jet speed in cockpit view. You can see the velocity indicator in the YouTube video above, it's the box on top left corner.
http://img.paronity.com/F0Be this image shows Heavy brake / Hover in the editor. In F35 jets holding S-key long enough puts you into hover mode as well when your velocity drops below certain point. Of course you can also use any text editor to open the settings file, but this program makes it easier for users.
References:
On official forums: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654348006759209/
BF3 settings editor tool: http://bf3.realmware.co.uk/settings-editor/
YouTube video used in this post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkgecOdMeA
On official forums: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654347904418076/
Discussion on random forum: http://forums.gentsgame.com/viewtopic.php?nomobile=1&f=9&t=77
more discussion: http://gsngaming.com/topic/4017-jet-heavy-brake-not-ingame-here-is-how-you-use-it-for-jet-fans/
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