Parachute onto target! Help!

[ArturP]

I can't pass Parachute onto Target on gold medal. My best time is 56 seconds but to pass it on gold I need 55 seconds! How to do it? I have no idea! This is impossible to do it in 55 seconds! I don't know how I did it on PS2 version but on PC it's impossible even using analog controller! Please help!!!

[Cojawfee]

It all comes down to timing. What sometimes work is to hold forward until 21-22 seconds, then pull the cord. hold back until around 35-36 seconds. Then just drift down to the target, tap backward if you need to go forward a bit. If you hold it, it eats up your time. Don't take these numbers as exact. Play around a little.

[Tornado Rex]

How I do it is dive until I get the message to open my 'chute, then freefall for a second or two, then open my 'chute. I don't know the time I usually get, but I'm pretty sure it's a few seconds under the limit for gold.

[blue_steel]

Dont open your chute when your told, i waited till near the end before i opened it so i could fall alot faster and save some time.

[ArturP]

It all comes down to timing. What sometimes work is to hold forward until 21-22 seconds, then pull the cord. hold back until around 35-36 seconds. Then just drift down to the target, tap backward if you need to go forward a bit. If you hold it, it eats up your time. Don't take these numbers as exact. Play around a little.

Thanks! Now I completed it.

[NSX]

I got it after trying to let CJ fall to sh*t and opening the chute at the last second and landing exactly on the marker when I was sh*tty ass drunk

[duncans_pumpkin]

arghh i still cant do it my best time is 57 seconds and ive tried all the stuff you said

[nemmy]

^ The same goes for me, no matter what variations i try, i cant hit the middle of the marker under 60 seconds

[CombatAce]

My best time is 57 seconds cannot get any lower than that on PC, However on PS2 my best time is 47 seconds.

 

I ran the PC version and the PS2 version in hopes to try getting gold on PC but noticed a HUGE diffrence between the two.

 

In PS2... at 22 seconds(time I open chute) I was parrallel to the middle of the 2 hangars.

 

On PC however, at 23 seconds(time I open chute on PC), am a bit off the 1st hangar.

 

Also, diving forward on PS2, let's you reach the begginning of the runway at 7 seconds. On PC you reach the begginning of the runway at 14 seconds.

 

My idea would be you need to deploy chute at 23 seconds and at a certain milisecond to be able to get gold, too complicated in comparison to PS2.

[duncans_pumpkin]

who can actually get gold on the pc version of this

and if they can i want a video of it

[Tornado Rex]

who can actually get gold on the pc version of this

and if they can i want a video of it

I can, every time. Using the method stated above.

 

No video of it though. I can hardly play the game without lag, let alone make a video.

[balmung03]

i wonder if anyone could take my savefile and do it for me... however, i don't know how to put the file on the forums.

[Tornado Rex]

If it's for PC read the second post here and then post in that thread.

[duncans_pumpkin]

i still think parachute onto target is impossible even with those times given icant get better than 57 seconds let alone 55

[fremen]

i couldn't beat 57 secs either then i tried to lower resolution to 640x480, closed frame limiter and zeroed the draw distance and believe it or not it took 49 secs at the first try. i am not sure which of the three is the crucial but

anyways...

[teh roxxors]

This is for PC gamers:

 

Pilot School

 

You can kill yourself easily at flight school, so stop and save your game every time you score a gold medal on a test—unless hospital visits appeal to you. Turn that nasty Frame Limiter off, as aircraft handle better without it. Flying is best done with a joystick or game pad. You have little chance of getting all gold medals without one. Difficulty ratings reflect getting a gold medal, not simply passing the test; they also assume you’re using some sort of analogue controls. You don’t have to pass through coronas like you’re threading a needle; just hit them and you’re good to go.

 

It is important to not that your flying skill rises incredibly fast while you are struggling through Pilot School, but once you've passed all the tests, it again crawls along at a snail's pace. While experienced players can zip through this school with little trouble, they should consider intentionally failing some of the tests, until their flying skill maxes out. It doesn't take long, and makes the rest of the game that much easier.

 

Takeoff

 

• Time Limit: none

• Vehicle: Rustler

• Difficulty: 3/10

• Gold Medal: Finish under 30 seconds without damage.

 

Use the first-person camera view. Do not roll right or left; if you have to turn at all, use rudder controls (look left or right). Have something on your controller bound to sub-mission, as this operates your landing gear, and you don’t want to fumble with a keyboard while flying.

 

Anything that bleeds off speed can keep you from a gold medal, so try not to overcorrect as you change direction. Pull back on the stick at the five second mark, retracting your gear the instant you’re in the air. Climb steadily toward the first corona. Start your dive toward the second as you pass through the first. Level out gently to reach the third and final corona as quickly as possible.

 

Land Plane

 

• Time Limit: none

• Vehicle: Rustler

• Difficulty: 1/10

• Gold Medal: Finish under 25 seconds, stopping perfectly inside the marker—without any damage.

 

Use the first-person camera view. Fly as straight as possible; do not roll. Use the rudder if you have to adjust your course left or right. Dive toward the corona as soon as you have control. Drop your landing gear as you pass through the corona. With its gear down, your plane will quickly lose speed. In fact, the plane will fairly land itself without any help from you. Pull gently out of the dive and enjoy the ride in. Do not be hasty; in fact, you’ll want to pass over a lot of runway before you decelerate. Tap the deceleration control as you near the red zone. When your wheels hit dirt, push the stick forward, as if you wanted to dive into the runway—this keeps you from bouncing back into the air. Hold the deceleration control down until the plane comes to a stop in the red zone. Twenty-five seconds is a generous amount of time, so don’t be afraid to take it easy.

 

Circle Airstrip

 

• Time Limit: none

• Vehicle: Rustler

• Difficulty: 4/10

• Gold Medal: Pass the last corona in 60 seconds or less, without taking damage.

 

Use the first-person camera view. Take off as before, retracting your gear to instant you leave dirt. The climb toward the first corona is important, so get it right. Be sure to reach the first corona no more than twenty seconds into your flight. The Rustler can turn on a dime. Roll and pull back on the stick a little to make most turns between coronas. A slight touch of the rudder makes turning even faster. Remember that a straight line is the shortest—and fastest—path between two points. Big, lazy turns will keep the gold out of your hands.

 

It will take a few tries to get used to the controls. While you need to turn quickly, use no more force than necessary to swing the nose around toward the next corona. Don’t fall into the trap of making sloppy movements you need to correct.

 

 

Circle Airstrip and Land

 

• Time Limit: none

• Vehicle: Rustler

• Difficulty: 7/10

• Gold Medal: Complete the course within 80 seconds and stop in the marker—without damaging your plane.

 

It’s the landing that will kill you.

 

Use first-person perspective. You already know how to take off and climb, so things are easy to the first corona. The turning probably seems easier than in the previous test. However, things take a quick turn for the worse when you have to land, because you’re not lined up with the runway.

 

You’ll have to work for this landing. As you pass through the final corona, bank and dive while mashing the decelerate control. Aim for the end of the runway already dangerously close to your current position. Get that landing gear out! It slows you down and steadies the approach. With your gear down, you can tap the deceleration control, rather than mash it, as you work the rudder to steady yourself through a quick touchdown. If you come in too fast, your plane will bounce along the runway, taking terrible damage. Success at this point hinges on your ability to slow down quickly. Decelerate according to how much runway remains between you and the red zone. You don’t have to stop parallel to the runway, but you do have to stop in the red zone.

 

It’s worth noting how different these tests are from those in Driving School. Every time you fly, you get better at it. Your success so far has depended more on you and less on dumb luck. Be sure to save your game after getting the gold.

 

Helicopter Takeoff

 

• Time Limit: none

• Vehicle: Hunter

• Difficulty: 1/10

• Gold Medal: Finish in 45 seconds without damage.

 

This time, use the third-person camera view. Flying a chopper in first person is tough, because you look down to go forward, which takes your eyes off the target corona. The Hunter can be a little touchy. Remember that it doesn’t take much stick to move her, and you’ll be fine. Follow the directions on screen, and the gold is yours.

 

Land Helicopter

 

• Time Limit: Unlimited

• Vehicle: Hunter

• Difficulty: 2/10

• Gold Medal: Finish in 30 seconds without damage.

 

Use the third-person camera view. You can follow the directions on screen, but you’ll want to be a little quicker on the draw if you want gold. Head in fast, but release the stick early. Nearing the red zone, you don’t want to end up yanking the stick all the way back in a desperate attempt to stop. Have something on your controller bound to the horn; while you hold it down, this control helps the Hunter stay level. You start the test lined up for the landing, so this one is not very difficult.

 

Destroy Targets

 

• Time Limit: none

• Vehicle: Hunter

• Difficulty: 6/10

• Gold Medal: Finish within 80 seconds without damage.

 

You’ll want something on your controller bound to change camera. Start out using the first-person camera view. It gives you a box-style crosshair needed to aim rockets well. Start out fast, but ease back on the stick and accelerator as you spam the semis with as many rockets as possible. Watch your altitude—get too close to the action, and you may end up kissing a semi those rockets put into orbit. Abort if you don’t destroy all three trucks on the first pass.

 

Rely on your rudder to turn you around for the two moving vehicles. Banking tends to cost a lot of altitude and may leave you disoriented. Head west as fast as possible. Spam those rockets, but lead your targets, because they’re moving along at a good clip. It’s not necessary to take both out in one pass. Destroy one, orient on the other using those rudder controls, and spam more rockets.

 

Switch to a third-person camera view for the landing. You’re not lined up perfectly as before. Make sure the Hunter is parallel to the runway before you touch down in the red zone.

 

Loop-The-Loop

 

• Time Limit: none

• Vehicle: Stunt Plane

• Difficulty: 1/10

• Gold Medal: Finish within 21 seconds without smashing into the earth in a fiery ball of death.

 

Use the first-person camera view. Follow the simple directions on screen. Pull back on the stick until you come around to see the second corona. Straighten out and fly into it to claim the gold.

 

Barrel Roll

 

• Time Limit: none

• Vehicle: Stunt Plane

• Difficulty: 1/10

• Gold Medal: Finish within 25 seconds without killing yourself.

 

Use the first-person camera view. Follow the directions on screen. Do not start the maneuver before passing through the first corona. Lean the stick left gently to help maintain altitude. You have the gold as soon as you hit the second corona. Your finish does not need to be pretty.

 

Parachute onto Target

 

• Time Limit:

• Vehicle: Parachute

• Difficulty: 2/10

• Gold Medal: Land in the bull’s-eye alive.

 

The default camera view works fine. If you use the left or right controls as suggested in the game’s directions, this becomes the chanciest mission at Plane School. So don’t use them. You start lined up perfectly for this test—don’t mess that up. Instead, just hold the forward control down until the message appears telling you to open your chute. Release the forward control, but wait until 23-24 seconds in to pop the chute. This gives you all the room you need to adjust your final approach. Press the backwards control as necessary to keep CJ headed for the tiny bull’s-eye. You actually have a lot of control over your landing this way.

 

 

[siikei]

i can't do it faster than 56 seconds! i did it by holding 'up' to about 23-24 seconds, popping the chute and holding 'down' until i land! how the hell can i do it in 55 seconds?!

[Mxyzptlk]

i can't do it faster than 56 seconds! i did it by holding 'up' to about 23-24 seconds, popping the chute and holding 'down' until i land! how the hell can i do it in 55 seconds?!

Try not opening the chute for about 2-3 seconds after the message first tells you to...

[siikei]

you mean just freefall for a couple seconds when the game tells mee to open the chute?

[Mxyzptlk]

you mean just freefall for a couple seconds when the game tells mee to open the chute?

Yeah, if I remember when I got gold here, I held forward for the whole freefall until 2 or 3 seconds after "open the parachute!"

[Plaka]

Dive immediately until the clock shows 22 seconds, pop the parachute and hold UP until 37/38 seconds then release, if you need to adjust to hit centre target then TAP the down button.

 

I alway's change my in-game resolution to 640 x 16 bit the lower res somehow shortens the distance, at 1024 x I can never get Gold.

 

For a VIDEO "How to" see my sig ...

[petrvs]

"Parachute onto Target"

 

Solution for PC Users:

 

JUST TURN OFF THE USELESS FRAMERATE LIMITER.

 

My record change from 57s for 51s at the first try.

 

Yes... unbelievable!

 

[Demarest]

JUST TURN OFF THE USELESS FRAMERATE LIMITER.

Yep. ONCE, I was able to do it by effort. It's so close though that this method is a lot more reliable.