Piloting

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Getting Started

Passenger/Cargo

  1. Go on duty as "Pilot"
    1. To join a job press [F5] - Jobs - Job Information- Pilot
    2. Toggle Duty with [F5] - Jobs - Job Information - Toggle Status
    3. Now you're ready to work!

  2. Buy a job vehicle and spawn it
    1. For Tier 1 this is the Mammatus or Shamal. To buy it, open the PDA with [Home] - Store - Pilot - Mammatus (FREE) or Shamal (FREE)
    2. To spawn your plane, open the PDA with [Home] - Garage - Mammatus / Shamal - Request
    3. Note: You have to be near the plane spawn for the plane to function. (Plane spawn is at the Hangar with a "Delta Airlines" Logo)

  3. Enter a Gate and start boarding
    1. Taxi to any Gate at the airport. Gates are marked like this Red Person Icon
    2. Once you are at a Gate, press [E] to enter it.
    3. To start boarding, press [F5] - Jobs - Job Information - Board/Deboard Boarding and/or Load/Unload Cargo (wait until the action is done before you request another action)

  4. Takeoff, Cruise and Landing
    1. Leave the gate with [F5] - Jobs - Job Information - Request Pushback
    2. Taxi to the GPS location on your map and press [E] once it prompts you to.
    3. Take-off from the marked runway and fly to any airport you want (except Cayo).

    4. You have to be in the airspace of the airport you want to land at. You will get notifications at your minimap in which airspace you are.
    5. Once you are in the correct airspace, press [1] or [F5] - Jobs - Job Information - Request Landing and land at the marked runway.

  5. Repeat
    1. After you landed, repeat Step 3.
    2. Deboarding is same as boarding, same button.

If your plane is the Mammatus and you are surveying, you will need to fly to the area and stay within it by circling the location. Once complete you can land at McKenzie Airfield to deliver the report.

Requirements

  • Must have a plane
  • Plane must be from your own garage, they can be purchased on the store in the PDA.
  • Planes are spawned at Los Santos International Airport, at the Delta Hangar.

Types

  • Surveying
Fly around the designated area to collect survey data, after the data us collected, go to McKenzie Airfield to deliver, return to Los Santos International Airport to request a new location.
  • Passenger
Transport Passengers to airports arround the map!
  • Cargo (Freight)
Deliver freight to various airports!

Licenses

License Cost Requirement
Pilots License I $200,000 N/A
Pilots License II $850,000 Pilots License I
Pilots License III $1,500,000 Pilots License II
Pilots Dock License $2,500,000 Pilots License III
Pilots License V $3,500,000 Pilots License IV
Pilots License VI $6,500,000 Pilots License V
Pilots License VII $8,500,000 Pilots License VI
Pilots License VIII $16,000,000 Pilots License VII

Activities

Tier License Plane Survey Passenger Cargo
1 N/A Mammatus Yes No No
Shamal No Yes Yes
2 Pilots License I Luxor No Yes Yes
Minbus No Yes Yes
ATR No Yes Yes
MiJet No Yes Yes
3 Pilots License II Airbus 220 No Yes Yes
Airbus 319 No Yes Yes
Airbus 320 No Yes Yes
Airbus 321neo No Yes Yes
4 Pilots License III dc10 No Yes Yes
il96 No Yes Yes
Boeing 739 No Yes Yes
Boeing 788 No Yes Yes
5 Pilots License IV dc10f No No Yes
il76 No No Yes
B757f No No Yes
Boeing 737200 No Yes Yes
6 Pilots License V l1011 No Yes Yes
767300 No Yes Yes
737800 No Yes Yes
Boeing 707 No Yes Yes
Boeing 757 No Yes Yes
7 Pilots License VI Airbus a330neo No Yes Yes
Airbus 332 No Yes Yes
Airbus 333 No Yes Yes
Airbus 340 No Yes Yes
Airbus 343 No Yes Yes
8 Pilots License VII Airbus 350 No Yes Yes
Boeing 747fire No Yes Yes
Boeing 747sp No Yes Yes
Boeing 773er No Yes Yes
Boeing 779x No Yes Yes
9 Pilots License VIII Boeing 748 No Yes Yes
Airbus 380 No Yes Yes
Boeing 748f No Yes Yes
AirBus Beluga No No Yes
AirBus Beluga XL No No Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q: Does it matter what plane I buy for each tier?
A: You will get payout proportional to the seats/cargo space, so the higher the price, the higher the payout.

F5 Menu Options

Menu Option Description
Job Information Toggle Status Toggle status
Job Information Flight Plan Shows wind cruise speed, altitude, and max cruise altitude
Job Information Flight Status Shows flight information and status
Job Information Request Survey Request area to survey
Job Information Request Boarding To start de/boarding passengers
Job Information Request Cargo To start de/loading freight
Job Information Request Refuel To refuel plane
Job Information Request Repair To repair plane
Job Information Request Pushback To pushback from gate and start taxiing
Job Information Request Landing To request landing while in airspace or respected airport
Job Information Leave Job Leaves the job.