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While working for [[Mike Toreno]], [[Carl Johnson]] is instructed to purchase the airfield for $80,000 during "[[Verdant Meadows (mission)|Verdant Meadows]]", after which point it serves as the player's [[Pilot School]] - in which participation is a compulsory part of the core storyline - and savepoint. The abandoned AC tower acts as a [[safe house]] for the player, while a small garage on-site and a large hangar on the southern side of the airfield which acts as a garage to save an aircraft in are also provided. While the hangar is very large, it can only store four vehicles. Both sides of Verdant Meadows' airstrip are flanked by [[:wp:Aircraft boneyard|aircraft boneyards]] (bearing a likeness to desert-based boneyards in the United States such as [[:wp:Pinal Airpark|Pinal Airpark]] and the [[:wp:309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group|309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group]]). | While working for [[Mike Toreno]], [[Carl Johnson]] is instructed to purchase the airfield for $80,000 during "[[Verdant Meadows (mission)|Verdant Meadows]]", after which point it serves as the player's [[Pilot School]] - in which participation is a compulsory part of the core storyline - and savepoint. The abandoned AC tower acts as a [[safe house]] for the player, while a small garage on-site and a large hangar on the southern side of the airfield which acts as a garage to save an aircraft in are also provided. While the hangar is very large, it can only store four vehicles. Both sides of Verdant Meadows' airstrip are flanked by [[:wp:Aircraft boneyard|aircraft boneyards]] (bearing a likeness to desert-based boneyards in the United States such as [[:wp:Pinal Airpark|Pinal Airpark]] and the [[:wp:309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group|309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group]]). | ||
The landing strip can be used to land aircraft like the other airports, and when acquired it shows up as a landing strip. However, there is | The landing strip can be used to land aircraft like the other airports, and when acquired it shows up as a landing strip. However, there is [[Area 69|Area 69 (a no-fly zone)]] to the south, and flying over the area will result in a [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era#Five stars|five-star wanted level]] and [[Surface-to-Air Missile|surface to air missiles]] being fired at your aircraft. | ||
== Vehicles == | == Vehicles == | ||
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== Weapons and pickups == | == Weapons and pickups == | ||
*[[Body Armor]]: Located inside one of the aircraft fuselages on the north-central portion of the meadows | * [[Body Armor]]: Located inside one of the aircraft fuselages on the north-central portion of the meadows | ||
*[[Knife]]: Located near the Snake Farm | * [[Knife]]: Located near the Snake Farm | ||
*[[Micro Uzi]]: Inside one of the aircraft fuselages near the south-westernmost aircraft | * [[Micro Uzi]]: Inside one of the aircraft fuselages near the south-westernmost aircraft | ||
== Collectibles == | == Collectibles == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*The name "Verdant Meadows" means "full of green vegetation" but the airstrip is the opposite, implying that the name is a joke. | * The name "Verdant Meadows" means "full of green vegetation" but the airstrip is the opposite, implying that the name is a joke. | ||
*Mike Toreno claims it previously belonged to Russians, implying that it might have been used as a place for spies of the former Soviet Union to spy on [[Area 69]]. | * Mike Toreno claims it previously belonged to Russians, implying that it might have been used as a place for spies of the former Soviet Union to spy on [[Area 69]]. | ||
*During development of GTA San Andreas, Verdant Meadows did not exist in initial design plans for San Andreas. | * During development of GTA San Andreas, Verdant Meadows did not exist in initial design plans for San Andreas. | ||
*Verdant Meadows makes an appearance on [[CNT]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | * Verdant Meadows makes an appearance on [[CNT]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||