For the similarly named plane in GTA San Andreas, see Cropduster.
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The Western Company Duster (also known as the Crop Duster) is a fixed-wing airplane in Grand Theft Auto V.
Description
The Duster, as its name suggests, is a plane intended to spray pesticides over a large area in a small amount of time. However, the only time it is actually seen doing so in single-player is in the first trailer, as in the final game it is only available in GTA Online, Unlike the Cropduster, the Duster resembles a Stearman PT-17 modified for crop dusting, with the vertical stabilizer and cowl of a Stearman 4. Spraying pesticide into the face of another player or a pedestrian would not harm them, or attract any attention from the police.
Performance
The Duster is the slowest fixed-wing aircraft in the game, but it makes up for this by possessing good handling abilities. It needs a long runway to take off, as it takes about 7 seconds.
Although the real-Life PT-17 features a dual seat control system for training, the in-game GTA Online Duster's passenger cannot take rein if the pilot bails out.
Locations
GTA V
- Purchasable from ElitasTravel.com for $275,000.
- Can be seen flying around Grapeseed.
- One can be found parked on the cul-de-sac of the western edge of Marina Drive, Grand Senora Desert, near the shore of the Alamo Sea. Usually spawns in red. Be careful, as the cul-de-sac is used by land vehicles
- It will only start spawning at this location after completing all of the Flight School lessons as Michael.
- Can occasionally be found landing at McKenzie Field Hangar and Sandy Shores Airfield.
- Can be spawned with the following cheat code button combinations:
GTA Online
- Purchasable from ElitasTravel.com for $275,000.
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Trivia
- Being a 1930s biplane, the Duster is one of the oldest aircraft in the series, tied with the Nevada.
- When Michael, Trevor or Franklin fly the Duster, they will wear antique flying goggles and a leather hat.
- The Heists Update for GTA Online allows the players to purchase the same hat and goggles for their online protagonist from any clothing shop.
- In the first trailer, the Duster can be seen spraying pesticide, similar to the Cropduster in GTA: San Andreas. Despite this function being shown in singleplayer in the first trailer, it is only possible in GTA Online.
- Also, like the Cropduster in San Andreas, pesticides are ejected from the rear instead of being ejected from the spraying system located under the plane.
- If the player purchases the Duster, it'll have a red and white paint job.
- Sometimes, when playing Minor Turbulence, Trevor may answer the Merryweather that his Duster was manufactured in 1989, yet the Elitas Travel page describes it as a plane produced in the 1930s and 40s. This is most likely an oversight, as the plane it is based on, the Stearman PT-17, was manufactured in the 30s-40s.
- There is a wreckage of a Duster in the ocean a few miles south of Paleto Bay. It is unknown what caused the crash, but there is a submarine part near it for the Death at Sea side mission.
- The Duster is referred to as "Cropduster" by Trevor Philips in the mission "Minor Turbulence".
- Originally, the Duster's wheels would continue to spin even after the plane becomes airborne. This was fixed in an update.