GTA 5 Hobbies and Pastimes

Hobbies and Pastimes are worth 10% of GTA V completion. The game lists more activities than you need, and only 42 entries count. A bronze medal or third place is always enough.

Franklin jogs along a Los Santos street as a tip lists the Hobbies and Pastimes now available.

Tennis match on the PROlaps court with a game point banner, Michael on game point against Jimmy

Golf shot on Hole 8 at the Los Santos Golf Club with a Perfect hit banner on screen

Which Hobbies and Pastimes are required for 100%?

Required	Optional, no percentage
Flight School (12), Shooting Range (6 weapon classes), Street Races (5), Off-Road Races (6), Sea Races (4), Triathlons (3), Base Jumps and Helicopter Jumps (2), Golf, Tennis, Darts and a Strip Club private dance	Arms Trafficking, Bail Bonds, Yoga, Hunting, Stunt Plane Time Trials, Taxi fares, the Railgun range, Stock Car Races and the Wildlife Photography Challenge

Flight School

This is at Los Santos International Airport, on Exceptionalists Way, and opens after Friends Reunited. There are 12 lessons, and you need at least bronze in each. Trevor starts with the best flying skill, but the lessons also raise it for Michael and Franklin. Each lesson shows you the controls first. Taking the lessons as Michael or Franklin brings their flying up, which helps in missions such as the Offshore version of The Merryweather Heist. If you fail, you restart that lesson straight away, and there’s no skip option here.

Mission Passed screen for Friends Reunited, shown inside an apartment with a Director Mode unlock for Floyd.

The Flight School sign on the front of a glass-fronted building under a clear sky.

Training Take Off lesson banner with the instructor's welcome line over a red-and-white small plane on a runway.

Passed screen for the Training Take Off lesson, shown over a blue background.

Lesson	Aircraft	Task	Gold / Silver / Bronze
Training Take Off	Cuban 800	Take off and pass two checkpoints	00:32 / 00:50 / 01:00
Runway Landing	Cuban 800	Land on the runway	00:35 / 00:55 / 01:10
Inverted Flight	Mallard	Barrel roll and fly upside down	01:40 / 02:00 / 02:20
Knife Flight	Mallard	Fly sideways and hold your height with the rudder	00:54 / 01:15 / 01:40
Flat Hatting	Mallard	Fly a low course through the port and airport	02:15 / 02:35 / 03:00
Touch Down	Mallard	Land on a bridge in Lago Zancudo	10 ft / 45 ft / finish
Loop the Loop	Mallard	Fly an inside loop	01:35 / 01:40 / 02:05
Helicopter Course	Frogger	Fly checkpoints over Los Santos	02:40 / 03:15 / 03:45
Helicopter Speed Run	Frogger	Fly checkpoints as fast as you can	02:10 / 03:00 / 03:30
Skydiving	None	Land on a fixed target	3 ft / 10 ft / 20 ft
Drop Zone	None	Land on a moving target	0 ft / 7 ft / 20 ft
Earn Your Wings	Mallard	Fly a city course using earlier skills: green checkpoints are knife flights, blue are inverted	02:50 / 03:15 / 03:40

Shooting Range

The Ammu-Nation ranges in Cypress Flats and Pillbox Hill open after Franklin and Lamar, and each entry costs $14. There are six weapon classes on the checklist. Each class has three challenges, and you need a medal in all three. Bronze is well within reach of most players.

Inside the Ammu-Nation range corridor, a tutorial line welcomes you to the shooting range.

Pistol Challenge 1 passed at a shooting lane, with its medal line shown at the bottom left.

Railgun Challenge 4 passed in a shooting lane, with its medal line shown at the bottom left.

Weapon class	Checklist entries
Hand Guns	1
Submachine Guns	1
Assault Rifles	1
Shotguns	1
Light Machine Guns	1
Heavy Weapons	1

Street Races

These are Hao’s races for Franklin, available between 20:00 and 05:00. Winning one unlocks the next by text. Only Franklin can race these. Each race has an entry fee, so make sure he has the cash, and bring a car of the right class. A vehicle you’ve upgraded at Los Santos Customs will count, and it’s a big help on the last two.

A call from Hao shows as connected on a phone held by a man in a white tank top beside a white car.

On a dark night street, a prompt says to press E to enter a street race for a $1250 entry fee.

Race	Area	Class	Laps	Entry
South Los Santos (Shift Work)	Davis	Sports	2	$100
City Circuit	Vinewood	Sports	1	$500
Airport	LSIA and Grove Street	Sports	2	$1,000
Freeway	La Mesa	Sports	2	$1,250
Vespucci Canals	Vespucci and Del Perro	Motorcycle	2	$1,500

Off-Road Races

Unlocked by Ron’s text after Mr. Philips, and any character can race them. Each win unlocks the next. Bring your own modified vehicle if it fits the class, or you’ll be given one at random. Mineward Spiral only runs at night, so if the marker isn’t showing, sleep until 20:00. Winning the first race as each character adds a Moto X outfit to their wardrobe.

A dark off-road track at night where riders gather, with a prompt to press E to enter an ATV race.

A quad bike rider leads the night off-road race on a dirt track, in first of six racers.

A 1st Place card for the Mineward Spiral off-road race appears over a dark background.

Race	Start	Vehicle
Canyon Cliffs	Raton Canyon near the Pacific	Motorcycle or ATV
Ridge Run	Galileo Road, Great Chaparral	Truck
Mineward Spiral	Davis Quartz, open from 20:00 to 03:00	Motorcycle or ATV
Valley Trail	Cassidy Creek, from the Alamo Sea end	Motorcycle or ATV
Lakeside Splash	Marina Drive, Sandy Shores	Motorcycle or ATV
Eco Friendly	RON Alternates Wind Farm	Truck

Sea Races

These open after Hood Safari, and any character can race them. Swim to the spare Seashark at the start, or arrive on your own and join from the marker. The AI catches up if you pull ahead and waits if you fall behind, so a mistake is rarely the end of a race. They pay nothing, and strong weather can make them harder, so pick a calm day.

Walking to the Raton Canyon start line, with the prompt to climb aboard the Seashark to enter.

A man swims in the water toward a black Seashark jet ski at the race start.

Riding a Seashark down the river in second of four, with the race timer on screen.

A 1st Place card for the Raton Canyon sea race shows a finish time of 1:36.783.

Race	Start
Los Santos	River mouth at Cypress Flats, then around the inner harbor
East Coast	Off the Tataviam coast, between NOOSE Headquarters and the Palmer-Taylor Power Station
North East Coast	El Gordo Lighthouse
Raton Canyon	The head of the Zancudo River, opposite Stab City

Parachute Jumps

These open after Risk Assessment, and they are also needed for Uncalculated Risk. Land on the target to pass, and checkpoints only add to your payout. You can repeat them, but the money falls after the first success. Open your chute soon after you jump, as none of these needs a free fall. Some landing zones have no vehicles nearby, so switch character if you’re stranded. Grab the Letter Scrap on the crane while you’re up there for What Goes Up…

A man walks toward a blue helicopter on a pier, with a prompt to press F to start parachuting.

A man in a parachute harness stands on a rocky cliff, with the line to jump and parachute through the checkpoints.

A rainbow parachute opens above a city, with a yellow checkpoint ring under the jumper.

After landing on the pier, a Passed banner shows for the cliff parachute jump.

A letter scrap notice reads 8/50 over an aerial view of a city street grid.

Type	Jump	Start and target
Helicopter	Pacific Tour	La Puerta, landing on a boat in the inlet by Vespucci Beach
Helicopter	Photo Finish	Vinewood Racetrack infield, landing back on the infield
Helicopter	Turbine Terror	RON Alternates, landing among the turbines
Helicopter	Runaway Train	Raton Canyon, landing on a moving train
Helicopter	Carving the Mountain	Cassidy Creek, landing at the bottom of Raton Canyon
Helicopter	The Fall of the Alamo	Grapeseed, jumping over the Alamo Sea and landing back in Grapeseed
Helicopter	Dammed If You Don’t	East Vinewood, jumping over the Tataviam Mountains
Base	Bank Bailout	Maze Bank Tower, riding a bike off the top
Base	What Goes Up…	The Mile High Club crane, after a long climb
Base	Falling Mouse	A rocky outcrop in Raton Canyon, on foot or by dirt bike
Base	Aim for the Fairway	Eclipse Towers, West Vinewood, landing at the golf course
Base	Razor Rock Dive	An outcrop over Raton Canyon, reachable by car
Base	The Decline	Procopio Promenade pier, by Frogger over Mount Chiliad

Triathlons

These open after Daddy’s Little Girl, one at a time. Tap the sprint button steadily, and do not get discouraged if rivals pull ahead, because they catch up artificially and slow down again later. Third place is enough. High stamina helps greatly.

Racers swim through open water during the Alamo Sea triathlon, with stamina and position 1/8 on screen.

A rider in a green and black cycling kit pedals down a road during the triathlon bike leg.

A runner in a green and black kit runs down a town road during the triathlon run leg.

A 1st Place card for the Alamo Sea Triathlon shows a finish time of 04:01.724 and result 1/8.

Vespucci Canals
Alamo Sea
Coyote Cross Country

Golf, Tennis, and Darts

Golf: Play nine holes at the Los Santos Golf Club after Complications, for a $100 fee. You must finish at even par or better, and over par will not count. Take your time, and read the slope grid before you putt.
Tennis: Available after Complications. You only have to win one game, not a full set, so choose a one-set match on a low difficulty. Courts include Michael’s own, but that one is closed between Did Somebody Say Yoga? and Reuniting the Family.
Darts: Play at the Yellow Jack Inn near Sandy Shores after Crystal Maze. You start at 301, and you must finish on a double or the bull. If you reduce your score to exactly 1, your turn is lost.

The last required entry is a private dance at the Vanilla Unicorn.

The Vanilla Unicorn front with its large sign and a white sports car parked by the red awning

A man in a white shirt walks toward the Vanilla Unicorn entrance under the red awning as a guard waits

A man in a tank top and shorts walks along the street toward the Vanilla Unicorn red awning