Now to keep the plane flying all the one needs to do is to lean the plane forward every so often when the nose begins to raise too high. The one should also make sure to keep the plane at full speed and never lean the plane upwards.
If that is done, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the plane will plummet to the ground. Wiki Content. Hall of Fame Staff. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? History Talk 0. Please remove this template when images are added.
It is manufactured by Mammoth in the HD Universe. In all of its appearances, the Dodo strongly resembles a Cessna or Cessna , and is always painted red and white. The Dodo, with or without wings, behaves the same on ground - the faster its propeller spins, the more unstable it is. It can seat only a pilot and a passenger.
In general, the Grand Theft Auto III rendition has short, stubby wings that appear to have been sawed off at the midpoint it is explained in the story that the Dodo was the plane that dropped packages in A Drop in the Ocean , but had since been seized by federal agents, and was being stripped as part of a warrant to search the plane in order to make it virtually impossible to fly hence the name, Dodo , while the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas rendition features a complete wing span.
Like several helicopters, the Dodo appeared in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories , but is never used within the game, therefore it cannot be obtained without modifications. It also appears in Grand Theft Auto Advance as a static plane.
This varies from the traditional Cessna-based design, as the Mammatus now takes that role. The Dodo has wheels under its pontoons, which allow it to land on both water and land. The first passenger sits on the front passenger seat, while the other two stand on the pontoons, hanging on the side, much like the Granger.
As the Grand Theft Auto III rendition of the controllable Dodo evidently features shorter wings, the plane is considerably difficult to control; often, a normal pitch or roll may send the plane plummeting out of control, and the thrust of the engine alone cannot be relied on to aid in lift.
GTA III 's Dodo is thus intended to only remain in the air for short periods of time, but it is possible for the plane to continuously stay airborne. Takeoff alone requires an unorthodox method of "sling shooting" the aircraft upwards using the suspension of the plane's front landing gear by performing the following:. Here, the player is able to see all three islands at once. The Dodo will continuously be in phugoid when in flight. After flying a certain distance and time seconds to be exact the Dodo is expected to pitch downwards, but will soon pitch upwards again after gaining momentum and lift from the fall, repeating the same drop-rise sequence over again.
Because of this, the Dodo can be considered to be closely related to a glider. From takeoff onward, the player must be wary of the pitch of the plane, doing their best to level the Dodo to ensure the plane does not ascend or descend too quickly, as it will result in more violent fluctuations in flight and increases the risk of crashing.
Rolling steering of the Dodo must also be done with care by softly tapping the directional controls of the plane instead of holding them, which results in violent rolling and leading to the plane dropping from the sky. Coincidentally, raising the nose up by pushing "Up" will cause the Dodo to stall and fall out of the sky. If controlled properly, the Dodo can reach great heights, even flying over skyscrapers. The Dodo may also be used to reach inaccessible parts of the city, such as the Ghost Town , or the easter egg text on the edge of the radar's map.
In the GTA III rendition, the Dodo was programmed to become unflyable; the Rockstar developers elaborated more on a QA session: " Because we were making a driving and shooting game - even that, as a combination of core gameplay elements, was very, very radical at the time. In Grand Theft Auto Advance , the Dodo is present in the game and can be found at the Francis International Airport ; However, as a static plane , it cannot be obtained by the player.
The Dodo has a complete wing span and full functionality, greater stability and control, and has an engine far more reliable in keeping the plane airborne using Flying School methods, rather than the GTA III method. However, with a range of superior aircraft available in the game, the Dodo remains an undesirable option, being one of the slowest and most underpowered planes in game the other two being the Skimmer and the Stuntplane although it is still considerably maneuverable, and remains superior over the Stuntplane.
It is a good airplane for beginners in piloting, taking in account its stability and the fact that it can easily be obtained at the very beginning of the game, being available in Los Santos International Airport which can be easily accessed by simply jumping over the entrance booth. This plane is described as being "highly versatile", because of its evident ability to land both on water also land and take off from land with wheeled landing gear in the pontoons.
This plane has a short take-off distance, shorter than the Titan and the Cuban ; this, combined with good acceleration, makes the plane very versatile. It should also be noted that this plane can be driven on some roads mostly in Sandy Shores due to its landing gear and relatively high height, which allows the plane to avoid crashing into traffic cars. The airplane is also capable of carrying four passengers: the pilot and the co-pilot ride inside the plane, while the two other passengers hang on the pontoons.
The Dodo possesses a top speed comparable to that of the Duster and acceleration on par with the Mammatus. The plane's speed and agility suffer slightly due to the two large pontoons, which add some drag and weight to the airplane. And, at the time, there was no other way to see Liberty City from above. Or at least until helicopters were finally introduced in Vice City.
Back then, flying used to mean something. Now anyone can do it. My reverence for the objectively crap Dodo may be slightly over the top, granted. But just seeing that red-and-white fuselage brings back so many fond memories of playing Grand Theft Auto III for the first time and having my mind blown by the fact that I was driving, and briefly flying, around such an incredible 3D city.
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