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[[ | [[File:HigginsHelitours-GTAIV-atwork.jpg|thumb|360px|A [[Helitours Maverick]] taking off at the Higgins Helitours helipad.]] | ||
'''Higgins Helitours''' is a helitour company in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | |||
'''Higgins Helitours''' is a helitour company in | |||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
Higgins Helitours gives helitours using the [[Helitours Maverick|company's own Mavericks]] at a price of $150 for each ride. A Higgins [[CNT#Advertisements|advertisement]] on [[TV Shows in GTA IV|TV]] boasts the advantages of helitours over bus tours, claiming a fun and safe adventure in the sky (while footage shows various helicopters crashing at land and sea | Higgins Helitours gives helitours using the [[Helitours Maverick|company's own Mavericks]] at a price of $150 for each ride. A Higgins [[CNT#Advertisements|advertisement]] on [[TV Shows in GTA IV|TV]] boasts the advantages of helitours over bus tours, claiming a fun and safe adventure in the sky (while footage shows various helicopters crashing at land and sea; fortunately, there is no such danger when the player takes a tour). | ||
The company bases its operations at a landing platform situated off the shores of [[Castle Gardens]] and [[Fishmarket South]], [[Algonquin]]. The layout of the landing platform as well as its location hint that the helipad may be based on the [[wp:Downtown Manhattan Heliport|Downtown Manhattan Heliport]] in New York City, although the terminal building is completely different. | The company bases its operations at a landing platform situated off the shores of [[Castle Gardens]] and [[Fishmarket South]], [[Algonquin]]. The layout of the landing platform as well as its location hint that the helipad may be based on the [[wp:Downtown Manhattan Heliport|Downtown Manhattan Heliport]] in New York City, although the terminal building is completely different. | ||
The name ''Higgins'' is apparently a reference to a character in the TV show ''Magnum P.I.'', and the tour company was originally to be named "Magnum Helitours" | Pedestrians can be seen waiting in line to enter the helicopters. Some operators will instruct people to go to the helicopters by repeteadly pointing towards the helicopters. When a helicopter is free, at most three will approach and enter the helicopter. The pilot will take off, giving tours to them. | ||
The name ''Higgins'' is apparently a reference to a character in the TV show ''Magnum P.I.'', and the tour company was originally to be named "Magnum Helitours"<ref>[http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=344077&view=findpost&p=1059112199 Post on GTAForums]</ref>. The company uses the slogan "''We'll never go down on you''", a reference to oral sex. | |||
Higgins Helitours has three known pilots: [[Rob (GTA IV)|Rob]], [[Jase]] and [[Vicki]]. | |||
== Types of tours == | == Types of tours == | ||
*Around Broker and Dukes | [[File:HigginsHelitours-GTAIV-leaflet.jpg|thumb|right|A Higgins Helitours leaflet, as seen on the [[Rockstar Games Social Club]] website.]] | ||
*West Algonquin | |||
*North Algonquin | * Around Broker and Dukes | ||
*The major bridges | * West Algonquin | ||
* North Algonquin | |||
* The major bridges | |||
Flying all tours at least once will earn the player the '''Sightseer''' [[Achievements in GTA IV|achievement/trophy]]. The different tours are obtainable by boarding each of the helicopters in turn. Not all helicopters will be there at the same time; usually two or three at a time are available. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* During [[Multiplayer in GTA IV|multiplayer]] in GTA IV and [[The Lost and Damned]], [[Annihilator|Annihilators]] spawn here instead of the Helitours Mavericks. In [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], [[Buzzard|Buzzards]] spawn here. | |||
* During the tour that leads along the major bridges, the pilot makes a mistake when he tells about the Lighthouse of Charge Island. He means the Lighthouse of Colony Island. | |||
* [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] was trained at Higgins Helitours. | |||
* Niko can optionally hijack any of the helicopters; the player must be careful not to do this if the desire is to actually take a tour. | |||
== | ==See also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Higgins Helitours/Script|Helitours script]] | ||
==Reference== | == Reference == | ||
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[[Category:Businesses]] | [[Category:Businesses in GTA IV]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Businesses in Liberty City in GTA IV Era]] | ||
[[Category:Transport in GTA IV]] | [[Category:Transport in GTA IV]] | ||