Aircraft

Aircraft are the planes and helicopters used in CIT for travel, Pilot missions, support work, and personal vehicle ownership.

Overview

Aircraft in CIT are used for:

personal transport
Pilot job missions
cargo work
passenger transport
firefighting support
aircraft recovery

They include both:

planes
helicopters

Where to get aircraft

Most buyable aircraft are sold at:

Aircraft Shop at any airport

Las Venturas also has:

LV Plane Shop / LVPS — Las Venturas Airport

Buyable aircraft

Aircraft	Price	Top speed	Where to get it
`Dodo`	`$525,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Sparrow`	`$600,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Stuntplane`	`$650,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Beagle`	`$650,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Nevada`	`$800,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Leviathan`	`$900,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Maverick`	`$1,000,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Transport Mav`	`$1,000,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Shamal`	`$1,500,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Cropduster`	`$1,500,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Andromada`	`$3,000,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Rustler`	`$4,000,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`AT-400`	`$5,000,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Seasparrow`	`$15,000,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`
`Hunter`	`$30,000,000`	`138 km/h`	`Aircraft Shop at any airport`

Police aircraft

The police-side aircraft listed here are:

Aircraft	Price	Top speed	Where to get it
`Police Maverick`	`$1,500,000`	`138 km/h`	`LSPD`
`Raindance`	`$2,000,000`	`138 km/h`	`LSPD`

Aircraft in the Pilot job

Different aircraft have different roles in the Pilot job.

Passenger aircraft

These aircraft carry passengers between airports:

Dodo
Beagle

These aircraft carry larger passenger loads:

Shamal
AT-400

Cargo and transport aircraft

These aircraft are used for cargo or transport work:

Andromada carries resource crates and lets you cycle payment resources with M
Cargobob transports vehicles and can be paid in cash or resources
Leviathan moves cargo containers with Space and can be paid in cash or resources

Special aircraft roles

These aircraft have special Pilot uses:

Nevada runs supply deliveries from Verdant Meadows
Cropduster clears infested areas
Stuntplane does airshow stunts
Maverick carries rich passengers
Transport Maverick carries rich passengers
Raindance helps firefighters by filling and dropping water with Space

Aircraft recovery

Aircraft use separate recovery from normal ground vehicles.

Aircraft recovery is handled through:

aircraft recovery points
plane recovery points

LV Hospital includes:

a plane recovery point

It is used for recovering:

aircraft
helicopters

The Las Venturas GPS category also includes:

LV Aircraft Recovery Point — Las Venturas Airport

Related controls and commands

Useful aircraft controls and commands include:

/assist
/drop
/cruise
C
M
Space

These are used for:

keeping aircraft steady
cruise control
cycling payment resources on Andromada
boarding or aircraft mission actions
helicopter support actions

Notes

Aircraft in CIT include both helicopters and planes.
Most buyable aircraft come from the aircraft shop at airports.
Police Maverick and Raindance are police-side aircraft.
Aircraft recovery is separate from normal vehicle recovery.