Chopper Checkpoint
GTA Vice City Chopper Checkpoints are among the less stressful vehicle missions available to Tommy, as you’ll hop in a Sparrow and test your chopper flying abilities. This guide to Chopper Checkpoints in Vice City includes where to find all four checkpoints and how to complete them, along with an update for the GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition release for Xbox, PC, Switch, and PS5.
How to Start Chopper Checkpoints
Vice City has four Chopper Checkpoints, and you can begin them at any time, except for the Downtown Chopper Checkpoint. Find the sparrow at the locations shown in the map image below, enter the helicopter, and the mission begins.
You must use the regular Sparrow to complete these missions. If you bring the Sea Sparrow variant along, the checkpoints won’t spawn.
There’s a bug in some versions of the game where the Little Haiti Sparrow won’t spawn. However, if that happens, just fly a Sparrow to the spot where it should spawn, exit the chopper, then re-enter. The mission should begin as normal.
The Downtown checkpoint, marked in blue, is technically only available after you complete G-Spotlight. However, you can use the same method as the Little Haiti workaround to start this checkpoint before completing the late-game mission.
How to Complete Chopper Checkpoints
Each Chopper Checkpoint spawns a set of pink circles you have to fly through. Some of the checkpoints spawn at right angles or below your line of sight, though. If you lose track of the next one, look to your radar. Checkpoints appear as pink triangles on it.
A message pops up when you enter the Sparrow that says you should try and get the fastest completion time, but there’s no time limit involved. You can take as long as you need to find and fly through each one. Just try not to crash in the process.
Chopper Checkpoint Rewards
Unlike Vice City’s other Vehicle Missions, Chopper Checkpoint rewards are fairly slim. You’ll get $100 for completing a course, and that’s it. However, finishing all four is required for 100% completion, so set aside some time for them if reaching that milestone is your goal.