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Minor Turbulence, Trevor Philips
Mission 47

Minor Turbulence

Trevor Philips

2 gold medals
Mission giver
Trevor Philips
Playable
Trevor Philips
Location
De Santa Residence, Rockford Hills, Trevor's Trailer, Zancudo Avenue, Sandy Shores, McKenzie Field, Grapeseed, Merryweather Cargo Plane, above Senora Freeway, East of Los Santos International Airport, High above the Alamo Sea, Sandy Shores
Target
Merryweather Cargo Plane
Unlocked by
Caida Libre
Unlocks
Paleto Score Setup, The Civil Border Patrol, Risk Assessment, Fucked Up, The Construction Assassination

Player notes

Franklin Clinton arrives at the De Santa Residence in Rockford Hills looking for Michael De Santa, but finds the house empty. He calls Michael, who says that he and Trevor Philips are keeping out of Los Santos after Trevor abducted Patricia Madrazo. The view moves to Trevor's Trailer in Sandy Shores, where Michael, Patricia and Ron Jakowski are with Trevor. Ron reports that Merryweather is moving a large weapons shipment by cargo plane, and Trevor decides to take it.

Trevor and Ron travel to McKenzie Field in Grapeseed. Trevor takes a Duster into the air and heads for the Merryweather Cargo Plane near Fort Zancudo. He keeps low over San Andreas to avoid the military radar, then closes in after the cargo plane leaves restricted airspace. Its pilot orders him away, but Trevor continues. The rear cargo doors open, and Merryweather guards fire at the Duster. Trevor flies the crop duster through the opening and into the cargo bay.

Inside the plane, Trevor fights through the Merryweather guards and reaches the cockpit. He kills the pilot and takes the controls, intending to return the aircraft to McKenzie Field. Two U.S. Air Force fighter jets intercept him and order him toward Fort Zancudo. Trevor refuses, so the jets hit the cargo plane and disable an engine. He climbs to a safe altitude, abandons the stricken aircraft, and parachutes down to Sandy Shores as the cargo plane falls into the Alamo Sea.

Objectives

11 steps

In the order the game gives them. The unnumbered steps only appear if you go off script.

  1. 1Get in the plane.
  2. 2Fly to the cargo plane.
  3. 3Follow the cargo plane, staying close to the ground.
  4. 4Fly close to the rear of the cargo plane.
  5. 5Fly inside the cargo plane.
  6. 6Take out the guards.
  7. 7Take over the cargo plane's controls.
  8. 8Fly the cargo plane back to McKenzie Field.
  9. 9Climb to a safe altitude to jump from the plane.
  10. 10Jump from the plane.
  11. 11Parachute to safety.

Gold medal

2 requirements

Every one of these in a single run earns the medal. Replaying the mission later counts.

  • Accuracy

    Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 80%.

  • Four Wheel Flier

    Exit the cargo plane in the Mesa.

Mission failed if

Any of these fails the mission and sends you back to the last checkpoint.

  • ร—Wasted
  • ร—Busted
  • ร—Ron died.
  • ร—Michael died.
  • ร—Patricia died.
  • ร—The crop duster was destroyed too early.
  • ร—The crop duster was abandoned.
  • ร—The cargo plane was lost.
  • ร—Trevor fell from the cargo plane before it was shot down.
  • ร—The cargo plane was destroyed before being shot down.
  • ร—The cargo plane got too close to Los Santos.
  • ร—The cargo plane got too far from McKenzie Field.
  • ร—The crop duster was unable to enter the cargo plane.

Trivia

  • โ—†This mission bears similarities to the GTA San Andreas missions N.O.E., Stowaway and Freefall:
  • โ—†N.O.E., as Carl Johnson is forced to fly at low altitude to avoid military detection.
  • โ—†Stowaway, as Carl Johnson boards a cargo airplane carrying munitions, fights those aboard and then jumps back out. In both missions, the airplane is destroyed afterwards as well.
  • โ—†Freefall, as Carl Johnson must board a cargo aircraft from an airstrip, invade the target aircraft, kill everyone, and take control of the aircraft. The aircraft used for infiltration is destroyed afterwards.
  • โ—†This mission bears similarity to The Ballad of Gay Tony mission Departure Time; both Trevor Philips and Luis Fernando Lopez must board the plane through the back, kill everyone onboard, and parachute to safety. The aircraft is also destroyed afterwards.
  • โ—†Trevor mentions Hove Beach during the mission, a neighborhood in Liberty City.
  • โ—†The cutscenes near the end of the mission and the actions are loosely similar to the ending of the movies Terminal Velocity (1994) and Air Force One (1997).
  • โ—†The damage done to the trailer during Nervous Ron will be fixed, and the ability to drink beer there will be available once again.
  • โ—†When Trevor gets into his Bodhi outside his trailer, the radio will be tuned to Channel X and "Lexicon Devil" by The Germs will always play.
  • โ—†The dialogue between Trevor and Ron at the beginning of the mission will differ if the player has not bought the McKenzie Field Hangar before this mission.
  • โ—†If Trevor flies directly over Fort Zancudo while following the Cargo Plane, the two pilots that shoot the plane down later in the mission take off from the base and shoot the Duster down, resulting in a mission failure. However, if he briefly does so at a low altitude (such as over the end of one of the runways), there is a chance that the fighter jets won't take off and shoot down the Duster.
  • โ—†It is impossible to get close to the Cargo Plane until Ron informs Trevor that they have cleared the Fort Zancudo airspace.
  • โ—†While approaching the Cargo Plane in the Duster, Ron claims the cargo plane has four jets. However, the plane instead has four pods each containing two jets, giving the plane a total of eight jets.
  • โ—†Sometimes, Trevor will tell Merryweather that he is flying a 1989 crop duster. However, according to Elitรกs Travel, it was manufactured in the 1930s and 1940s.
  • โ—†If the player manages to fly into the RPG shots fired from the rear, they will not destroy the plane, as the rockets are scripted to miss the plane. The Merryweather unit will only fire four shots.
  • โ—†Unlike in normal gameplay, the Duster will lose its wings when crashing into the rear of the Cargo Plane, which is similar to other jet planes, such as the Shamal.
  • โ—†The plane in the mission, like the Cargobob in The Merryweather Heist (offshore method), loses its ramp once it opens.
  • โ—†The plane seems to travel a significant distance once hijacked โ€“ the plane is entered just north of the Los Santos County-Blaine County border, and will be flying east of Los Santos International Airport when the player gains control.
  • โ—†Once Trevor takes control of the Cargo Plane, the radar's map has a very high zoom level. Restarting the mission may fix this.
  • โ—†If the engine cuts out and the Duster begins to glide due to damage from the Merryweather soldiers shooting at it before Trevor can fly it into the Cargo Plane's rear, a message will appear informing the player that the plane can still be landed safely. Doing so will fail the mission, making the message pointless.
  • โ—†Trevor states that he will land the plane at the McKenzie Field Hangar, however the runway is much too short for the plane to possibly land there, nor could the hangar accommodate the aircraft. The pilot of one of the fighter jets will tell him to land the plane at Fort Zancudo, which is again still too small for the plane to land at.
  • โ—†It's possible to land the plane at LSIA, where Ron radios that the plane appears to be too low. Nothing happens until the plane takes off again.
  • โ—†While the routes of the P-996 LAZERs are scripted, the player is able to hit the jets with the wings of the Cargo Plane. Doing so will simply cause the jets to gain turbulence, and will not destroy them.
  • โ—†If the player doesn't pull the Cargo Plane up and allows the jets to fly alongside, a brief cutscene will play, where one of the fighter pilots and Trevor exchange hand signals.
  • โ—†The siren heard when the engines are hit by the rockets is the same as that heard in the Titan in the GTA Online Flight School mission City Landing.
  • โ—†No matter how low the plane is flown (albeit as long as it meets the game objective), the Cargo Plane will always be flying above the clouds and above the Alamo Sea upon parachuting out. This is done so the plane can enter its animation of crashing into the sea. Note that, during said animation, the plane cannot be destroyed before impact.
  • โ—†Failing to bail out of the plane causes the engines to malfunction, explosively destroying the plane and killing Trevor.
  • โ—†After this mission, the player can dive in the Alamo Sea to collect the gear that was inside the plane. The crash site is almost directly northeast of the Stab City trailer park. The site usually contains an RPG, a Grenade Launcher, a Combat MG, a Sniper Rifle, a Body Armor, a Pump Shotgun, an AP Pistol and Sticky Bombs.
  • โ—†The Railgun also spawns here in the enhanced version of the game (exclusive to returning players).
  • โ—†These weapons will continuously respawn when leaving the area and returning, giving the player opportunity to stock up on ammunition of said weapons.
  • โ—†Sometimes, after the mission, the player may switch to Trevor to find him searching the area for weaponry.
  • โ—†The easiest way to obtain those weapons right after the mission is to take a Dinghy (as diving into the water from it gives player Scuba Suit) and then sail to Alamo Sea by Zancudo River or Cassidy Creek (waterfall on the last one can be bypassed through the duct left to it).
  • โ—†As seen during the GTA V trailer, the plane was originally carrying Crusaders, which were used to bail out.
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Last verified September 14, 2026