GTA 5 Minor Turbulence Mission Walkthrough

Trevor flies a crop duster inside a Merryweather cargo plane and steals the whole aircraft. This also unlocks Dom’s missions.

Objectives

Get in the plane.
Fly to the cargo plane.
Follow the cargo plane, staying close to the ground.
Fly close to the rear of the cargo plane.
Fly inside the cargo plane.
Take out the guards.
Take over the cargo plane’s controls.
Fly the cargo plane back to McKenzie Field.
Climb to a safe altitude to jump from the plane. (If flying the Cargo Plane too low)
Jump from the plane.
Parachute to safety.

Mission walkthrough

McKenzie Field

Franklin finds Michael’s house empty, and the game moves to Trevor, Michael and Patricia in Sandy Shores. Go with Ron to McKenzie Field and take the Duster.

Trevor walks through the hangar yard toward a yellow crop duster parked inside.

Trevor walks through the hangar toward the yellow crop duster.

The yellow crop duster sits on a sandy airstrip beside a tall radio mast.

Catching the plane

Fly low along the coast so Fort Zancudo’s radar doesn’t pick you up. The plane is circling near the base. Once you clear the fort at Braddock Pass, you can climb. Fly up behind it, ignore the radio warnings and line up with the rear door. Guards fire rockets at you, so approach from below where you can. Fly straight into the hold.

The crop duster flies low over a lake shore, with an on-screen note to stay low to avoid detection.

The crop duster flies over a river near a lighthouse, with a no-fly zone warning on screen.

The crop duster flies over the mountains, with an on-screen note that the cargo plane's ramp is open.

View from the duster at the cargo plane's open rear ramp, with two guards standing in the hold.

Inside the cargo plane

Fight forward through the hold, using the crates and Mesas as cover. Cars come sliding down the floor, so keep to the left side. Kill the guards and take the cockpit.

Trevor fires from behind a green crate in the cargo hold as a guard shoots back.

A man in a green jacket fires down the cargo hold behind a white off-road truck, toward the cockpit.

A figure in a yellow jacket stands in the cockpit doorway beside a pilot in a white shirt.

A seated figure faces the bright cockpit windows, taking over the cargo plane's controls.

Bailing out

Head for McKenzie Field. Fighter jets intercept you and hit an engine, and you can no longer land. Climb to a safe height when you’re told to, walk to the rear and jump. You can drive a Mesa out of the back if you want the medal. Open your parachute and land anywhere. This opens Dom’s missions and Paleto Score Setup.

Fighter jets fly alongside the cargo plane high above the clouds.

The cargo plane trails smoke from a damaged engine while fighter jets fly behind it.

A man with a backpack walks past a black off-road truck in the cargo hold, as the text says to jump.

A black off-road truck tumbles through the air above the coast after leaving the plane.

A parachutist steers toward the coast above a small town, with on-screen parachute controls.

Mission Passed screen for Minor Turbulence, with the Four Wheel Flier medal ticked.

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

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

Gold Medal requirements

Approach from below to avoid most of the fire, and carry full armor. A shotgun makes 80% accuracy realistic. Stay on the left inside the hold, and pick a Mesa other than the one near the cockpit, which does not fall. Exit in the Mesa, then bail out and open your chute before it hits the ground.