Jetpack

Template:Infobox vehicles The Jetpack is a $60 million vehicle in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (May in GTA V, not confirmed). It gives the player the ability to fly while on foot, allowing for both high-flying exploration and for super-fast "hit and run" assaults on enemies—although slower than most vehicles at full speed, it offers the player far greater agility than any normal vehicle, at the expense of leaving the player fully exposed to gunfire.

Description

The Jetpack HUD icon, though it does not appear in the game it still exists in the games image files.

The Jetpack is unique - it hangs in the air when not in use, and is activated instantly when Carl Johnson walks into it rather than pressing the enter/exit button. It allows for directional control with two omnidirectional nozzle-like jets providing thrust; strangely, the nozzles do not seem to burn or otherwise harm CJ, despite being inches from his shoulders. When using the Jetpack, the player can only fire one handed weapons, although, somewhat incongruously, these can be dual-wielded.

The Jetpack is a prototype created in the US military's underground lab in Area 69; Carl Johnson steals it for The Truth in the mission "Black Project". Due to the secrecy of the project, The Truth is the only civilian other than CJ to know of its existence. After this mission, the Jetpack will respawn at Verdant Meadows. CJ later uses it to attack a military train in the mission "Green Goo". The Jetpack is permanently available in Verdant Meadows after completing the "Green Goo" mission and it can also be accessed at any time through cheats.

In GTA V, there is data of jetpack in the game and there is a video to show the way to get it. It is not linked to any missions and is not nessesary to find one.

Weapons

The Pistol, TEC 9, Micro Uzi, and Sawnoff Shotgun are the only weapons which can be used in conjunction with the Jetpack.

Locations

• Beside the house where you use to save your game in the airport graveyard in Verdant Meadows after completing "Green Goo".
• At the lowermost section of Area 69 (after completing "Black Project"), although exploits are needed to access it.

Secrets

The Jetpack can help you access the hidden interiors. See Hidden Interiors Universe.

Trivia

• If the player is shot dead while flying the Jetpack, they will remain alive while airborne, however the Jetpack will slowly gravitate towards the ground, then when it hits the surface, CJ will automatically dismount the Jetpack and become wasted. Likewise, if the player enters the health cheat before they hit the ground, CJ's health will be restored, but as soon as the player dismounts from the Jetpack, CJ will fall down and die instantly.  
• If a player spawns the jetpack while riding a bicycle (BMX, Mountain Bike or Bike), the player can ride the bicycle without pedaling it. If the player is on a Mountain Bike they can reach highway speed easily, allowing the player to ride one on the highways.
• If you spawn a Jetpack while in a car, CJ will be standing up inside of it, with his legs sticking out of the bottom of the car.
• If the player is hit by a car while using a Jetpack, he will lose health but will remain standing as if nothing had happened. However, once the player dismounts from the Jetpack, he will fall over due to the impact.
• The Cheat for the Jetpack is:
  • PC: rocketman or yecgaa
  • PS2: LEFT, RIGHT, L1, L2, R1, R2, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT
  • XBOX: LEFT, RIGHT, L, White, R, Black, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT
• While wearing a Jetpack, the player is considered an aircraft by the game's AI and as such is subject to missile attack over no-fly zones such as Area 69.
• The lesser your fat is, the easier it is for you to control the Jetpack. Being obese only decreases the hover speed of the Jetpack, this is proved in the opening cutscene from the mission Black Project; if Carl is overweight, The Truth will mock him and tell him to lose weight, much to Carl's chagrin.
• On rare occasions, CJ can wield a melee weapon while riding the Jetpack. If this happens with the chainsaw, the revving sound will repeat until you dismount the

Jetpack.

• In the Official Strategy Guide by BradyGames, it is classed as a Recreational Vehicle and the name is called "Personal Transport System", with the description "Rumored to be in development. Look for it after "Green Goo" at Verdant Meadows."
• When using other player models besides CJ to ride the Jetpack (such as in PS2 Multiplayer), the other player's model will appear slightly deformed and incongruous. For example, their arms may appear bent slightly through the middle, etc. This is likely because the other player models must use a CJ-specific animation set when entering the Jetpack.
• If you don't have a pistol, don't have any one-handed sub-machine gun and enter the Jetpack with a Sawn-off Shotgun, a glitch will happen. You fly in the Jetpack with the 9mm but with no ammo. You can aim and even fire that gun, though there are no bullets coming out from it.
• The Jetpack is the best device to use to search for Horseshoes, because of its easy controlling and flying ability.
• It is the only device in your inventory which can be put down and picked up again.
• If the player simultaneously walks into the Jetpack and presses the button to hover, the Jetpack will not make any sound. This bug is also present in several vehicles in GTA IV.
• A HUD icon for the Jetpack exists, but it is not used as the HUD icon is always that of the player's current weapon.
• Strangely enough there is a way to unlock everything in the game from the start of the game using the Jetpack. After the third cutscene from the beginning of the game (Carl taking a little ride with Tenpenny), quickly enter the Jetpack cheat, Although strange enough at the end of the cutscene, Carl will not be shown being thrown out of the car. Once the car is out of sight, CJ will be wasted. Once he spawns at the nearest hospital, everything in the game is available. But you will still gain heat is you go to another city besides Los Santos.
• Single handed weapons can be fired from the Jetpack. The feature of firing single handed weapons in the air returns in GTA V, where players are able to fire weapons while using a parachute.
• Despite functioning as a vehicle, the Jetpack is technically considered a weapon as it needs to be picked up on the ground and not entered by pressing Enter button.