User blog comment:Bovell/DICE: Battlefield 3 a "real sequel to Battlefield 2," consoles "can't handle" more players/@comment-98.28.172.192-20110328181717/@comment-1439572-20110411084728

Hah, it's probably a feature.

If you use the exterior fly zone you'd have to give the enemy their kill without bailing out, because you would die anyway.

The inside borders of the map are smaller, but also safe to eject and land on the ground.