GTA San Andreas Vertical Bird Walkthrough

Mike Toreno offers to get Sweet out of prison if CJ steals a military jet from a navy carrier in Easter Basin. You sneak aboard, switch off the missile sites, take a Hydra, shoot down the pursuing jets and spy ships, and land it at the desert airfield.

Before you start

Save first, because the mission is long and any failure sends you back to the start.

Wear armor if you have it. A silenced pistol and a knife are waiting in the boat, so you do not need to bring weapons.

Objectives

Head for the ship.
Get inside the ship before the rear door closes.
Find the control room to switch off the SAM sites.
Steal one of the military jets.
Destroy the enemy jets.
Destroy the spy ships.
Take the jet to the desert airfield and land anywhere on the landing strip.
Guide the plane into the hangar.

Vertical Bird walkthrough

Toreno’s offer

Walk into Madd Dogg’s recording studio, where Madd Dogg is performing with Kent Paul and Maccer. The audio cuts out and Toreno’s voice asks CJ to come outside. Toreno is waiting in his Washington and drives CJ to the northern shore of Red County. He offers Sweet’s release in exchange for another job: steal a jet from the naval ship in Easter Basin.

Kent Paul and Maccer arguing in the recording studio while CJ watches

CJ and the studio crew listening as the recording goes wrong

CJ standing at the mixing desk in the studio

Toreno speaking to CJ beside his car near the water

Reach the carrier

A Squalo speedboat is moored at the shore, with a knife and a silenced pistol stashed in it. Take it and head for the ship at the Easter Basin naval station, marked on the radar. A launch is seen entering the rear of the ship. Get inside before the rear door closes. Swimming helps you avoid the guards.

CJ driving the Squalo across the bay toward the carrier

The Squalo speeding toward the carrier's rear door

Sneak through the ship

Inside, the guards are on edge. Use the silenced pistol or the knife to take out anyone alone. If a mechanic spots you, he will run to trigger the alarm, so shoot him first. Head up the stairs and along the catwalks to the control room. Moving slowly keeps the ship off alert. If it goes loud, keep moving and use cover from stairwells.

CJ aiming a pistol as the ship goes on alert

CJ climbing a dark staircase inside the carrier

CJ crossing the deck beside the red-lit radar mast

CJ moving along a lit corridor inside the ship

Switch off the SAM sites

In the control room, switch off the SAM sites. Then steal one of the military jets. Climb into a Hydra and take off before the guards overwhelm you.

CJ running through the hangar bay with a green-lit jet beside him

CJ firing at guards in the hangar and told to steal a jet

The Hydra lifting off the carrier deck at night

Shoot them down

Military jets come after you right away, three of them. Use the target lock to fix on one, fire missiles, and watch the radar. Once all three are gone, you must destroy four spy ships. Hold fire on each until the lock is steady, then pass low and shoot.

The Hydra and an enemy jet over the San Fierro skyline

An enemy jet banking past the Hydra in the night sky

The Hydra firing missiles at a spy ship on the water

Second spy ship destroyed with one ship remaining

Land at the hangar

Fly to the Verdant Meadows airfield in the desert, marked on the radar. Lower the throttle and land on the strip. Taxi slowly to the hangar and park the jet inside. The mission passes as soon as the Hydra is stopped in the hangar, and it stays there for you.