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After 35 attempts in the mission to steal the helo and kill the crew from the ship I thought I was home free when I killed them all,only to have a bad landing on the helo pad and damaged the helo which resulted in the whole mission as a failure.I almost put my fist through my monitor.This is FYI so you will be careful.I have now given up on this piece of S---!
It is very evident I can never complete it and there can never be a trainer made to address the helo missions.

Hey dude, check this out hope it helps.

www.gtagaming.com/downloads/gta-iv/script-mods/2115

You can get threw that mission, its a pain i know.

Thanks but I downloaded it and can't figure out how to use it or how any of the keybind options will help with the helo missions.

It gives your chopper no damage, and a bunch of other cheats. Extract into the game directory, then start a game. Press F3 that brings up the menu. Numpad 8, 2, 4, 6, go up down left right. F5 is the enter key to activate the cheat.

If you need extra files to get the trainer to work, check the authors website they are linked there.

Sorry, but can you please more explain what to do exactly to beat that mission. I cant destroy those 3 boats, its just impossible ****.

I followed them until they got to shore then landed near them and got out and shot each one.Their red target disappears when you get out of the helo each time so you will have to pay attention to who had the targets on them.Then when I got to the helo pad I had a bad landing and blew the whole mission.Thats when I gave up,disgusted with the game.

I think if you lower your helicopter just above the water and start shooting straight at the boats it makes it much easier. Just be careful not to touch the water.

How i mapped my chopper keys might you guys. I use the arrow keys, right crtl, right shift, and my mouse.

Shoot = Left Mouse Button
Throttle up = Up Arrow
Throttle down = Down Arrow
Pitch Forward = Right Mouse Button
Pitch Back = Right Ctrl
Pitch Left = Mouse 4 Button (If you have one with)
Pitch Right = Mouse 5 Button (If you have one with)
Rotate Left = Left Arrow
Rotate Right = Right Arrow
Alt Fire = Right Shift

You want to bunch all the keys as close together as possible. And yes flying the chopper on pc controls is a pain. I highly recommend using the machine gun to take out the 4 moving boats. Use the bottom tip of the machine gun below your ****pit as your sights. Make sure you are lined up with the moving boats. You want to be just a little bit above the water. When using the in game trainer it will protect you from damage so don't worry about taking fire, it won't harm you. Also if you are moving to fast for the boats hit the pitch back button along with a little throttle up. This will stop you so you don't overshoot the boats, so you can realign you self for another run.

Also here is a side note, when i first finished this mission i did not realize i had to destroy all 4 boats. What i did was come on board the big boat, killed all the guys with guns on the big boat. This in turn alerts the patroling boat, when it comes close take out the 2 guys in it. And i usually followed that up with a rocket taking it out. This however lowered my score. However for those having big time problems with this mission this will make it a little easier. But you will only get a 66% score, for some i doubt this will matter.

You have to get used to these controls and then it will be easier. But as long as you destroy all 4 moving boats, use the in game trainer to protect your buzzard chopper, and blow up the big boat of course you will get an 82%. The only way to get a perfect score is to do it in under 6 min. 1 last thing blowing up the big boat is easiest when you low just above the water, sliding either left or right depending on which side you are on and firing on it as much as possible. Keep back a little so you don't crash into the big boat, and with car god mode on you again don't have to worry about getting hit with gun fire or missiles. I hope this helps.