Learning to Fly

Mission

Learning to fly
Game	GTA San Andreas
For	Mike Toreno
Location	Verdant Meadows
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Learning to fly is the first mission in the Verdant Meadows airstrip.

Plot

After purchasing the airstrip, enter the building next to the safehouse. After you step into the marker, a cutscene show Mike Toreno phone CJ, telling him to learn to fly in order to free Sweet.

There are nine test altoghether.

Flight test

Takeoff

Piloting a Rustler, you'll need to takeoff from the airstrip, and than climb steadily and pass through a corona. Remember to retract the landing gear or the plane will not be able to climb. After that, descend to pass through the next corona. Finally, climb and pass through the final corona.

Land Plane

Also piloting a Rustler, first you'll need to extend the landing gear. Then, descend to fly through the corona. After that, land on the runway and the test is finished.

Circle Airstrip

Take off and climb to pass through the first corona. Then, bank left or right to pass through the next corona. Continue to bank left or right until passing through the last corona to pass the test.

Circle airstrip and land

Take off and climb to pass through the first corona. Then, bank left or right to pass through the next corona. Continue to bank left or right until passing through the last corona. Finally, land on the runway to pass the test.

Helicopter takeoff

Piloting a hunter, press x to acceclerate to climb upward. Release x to level off. After that, rotate the helicopter for 180 degree. Push the left analog stick forward to tilt the helicopter at 45 degrees and press and hold x to go forward. Pass through the corona to pass.

Land helicopter

Pass through the first corona by push the left analog stick foward and press and hold x. After that land on the runway to pass the test.

Destroy targets

Fly forward and destroy 3 trucks at the end of the runway. Either missiles or the machine gun. After that, destroy 2 moving cars at the southwest of the runway. Finally, land on the runway to finish the test.

Loop-the-loop

Piloting a stunt plane, fly through the first corona first. Immediately pull the left analog stick backward to do the loop-the-loop. Finally, fly through the last corona to finish the test.

Barrel roll

Fly through the first corona, and then push the left analog stick directly left quickly to do the barrel roll. After that, fly through the last corona to finish the test.

Parachute onto target

Jumping off a plane, push the left analog stick to dive forward or pull it back to slow the descent. Open the parachute by pressing o and land on the target area to finish the test.

Award

Unlock a rustler when finishing all test with bronze or above, a hunter for all silver, a stunt plane for almost all gold. Also, passing this mission will unlock the mission of the Four Dragons Casino path and the airstrip asset missions.