Helicopters

These things are what you'll probably spend most of your time flying. Very,very easy to fly, you shouldn't have any problems getting used to them. Anyway all the Helicopters handle like this:

X : Raise Altitude / accelerate

[]: Descend

D-Pad/Analogue: Turn left, right, up or down

L3 : Hover

L2/R2: Rotate left/ right.

The trick with helicopters is when flying, have the nose slightly angled to face the ground.It will then go like a rocket across Vice City. You'll have to experiment to find the balance between going fast and flying into the ground. Landing is easy. Hit L3 to kill speed and watch as you land slowly. Hit Square to increase your descent to earth. You won't need much practice at all to fly them.

Mavericks

How to Unlock: Unlock the full map

Where: Roof of Hyman Condo, Vercetti estate roof.

The Maverick will probably be your first Helicopter on VC. They are easy to fly and the civilian model is arguably the best. Easy to fly, ease of finding it and the fact it comes with the Radio Tuner gives it this title. Not much else to say about the Maverick as it isn't that special...

Sparrow

How to Unlock: Not sure ....I think it is as soon as you unlock the second island, however if not, beat Martha's Mugshot for the Flim Studio and that will make it appear for certain..

UPDATE: Ok thanks Jeremy Jeremy Wisniewski again, the Sparrows do not seem to appear straight after Phnom Pehn 86'. I recommend you beat Martha's Mugshot since that unlocks them for certain.

Where: The roof of an apartment near the Southern Pay and Spray on the first island. OK, fairly hard to find. There is this big white house directly next to the pay n spray. Best way to find it is to find the Ocean Beach Hospital. Head up the main road past the pay n spray and stop right at the next building. It should be white. If you head round the back, there should be some steps leading down to a bribe. Anyway, now that you know where the house is, grab another Helicopter to fly onto the roof of it and jump in. Or you could jump from the white building on pillars next to the pay and spray. It is a unique jump by the way. This jump is also the last jump on the mission PCJ playground . The PCJ which triggers this mission is north of the Ocean Beach hotel. Once and the top of the long road. You'll see a hill in front of you. The bike is on top of it.

You can also find one from the low level roof on the building where you did "G-Spotlight" for the Flim Studio. To find it, head past the Greasy Chopper like you were going for the Police Maverick except take the next left. The left is little more than an alley, so be warned. You should see some steps on the left hand side of this big alley, so head up and claim your prize.

Another Sparrow is hidden in the bushes near Leaf Links Apartments. Head south and you'll notice a big arch way which leads to a maze of yards. The sparrow is hidden in one of them.

The last of the Sparrows, is hidden in Little Haiti. Using Bradsnet's Hidden package guide for number 67, the Sparrow is on top the roof there.

All of the Sparrows start checkpoint missions, so get out and in to cancel them.

After the effort needed to find one, you might be slightly disappointed. Still it does fly very easily, even more so than the Mavericks so enjoy it. The checkpoint missions offer a fair bit of fun, so be sure to grab a Sparrow every now and again!

Sea Sparrow

How to Unlock: Collect 80 hidden packages

Where: After collecting 80 packages, head round the back of Diaz's Mansion/ Vercetti Estate.

The second best helicopter in the game. It flys like the Sparrow, it can land on water and land and still take off plus it has a minigun built in R1 to fire! You can cause mayhem with this baby, plus it is very easy to find. It never goes out of stock, and another one spawns very quickly. Another advantage over the Mavericks is the Hunter!

Hunter

How to Unlock: Find all 100 hidden packages OR beat "Keep your friends close" , the last story mission.

Where: Behind the army camp. If you completed both of the task you can also find the Hunter near Cotez Ship area. Good luck and happy finding!

The ultimate vehicle is a stunner. Based off an Apache, this thing packs tonnes or firepower, with an auto-aim built in. It can take a load of punishment as well as looking very cool. Please note that the Auto-aim, is automatic, you do not need to press anything. Get a good view of your target and let rip.

When chasing Criminals, use the L3 button the keep the Hunter steady. It gives you a very good aim. And try to Press near the airport at first for vigilante missions. The cars cannot really hideout behind buildings blocking your fire.