Air Quota

Overview

Air Quota is a Team PVP Adversary Mode for 2 to 16 players split into two to four teams. It arrived on January 16, 2018, as part of the continued rollout of The Doomsday Heist update, and comes in seven versions, Air Quota I to VII, set over different parts of San Andreas. Air Quota I, for example, is fought above Pillbox Hill.

How it works

The mode borrows the structure of Kill Quota. Every player starts in the most capable aircraft and must reach a kill quota to move on to the next one. Each step down the list is less agile and more lightly armed. Once a player reaches the final aircraft, a single kill wins the round for their team. Suicides cost a kill toward the quota.

Two loadout lists are used:

• List 1: P-996 LAZER, V-65 Molotok, P-45 Nokota, Savage, FH-1 Hunter, Thruster.
• List 2: Hydra, Rogue, Pyro, Akula, Buzzard Attack Chopper, Thruster.

Unlike Kill Quota, the order is based on maneuverability and capability rather than raw firepower, so the list mixes jets and helicopters.

Tips

• Bank kills early while you have the strongest aircraft. Later stages are harder.
• Avoid crashing or self-destructing, since each suicide sets your quota back.
• Practice the Thruster jetpack beforehand. Every list ends with it, and the winning kill usually happens there.
• Target players who are close to the final stage to stop rival teams from closing out.

Rewards and unlocks

• Cash and RP based on performance, as with other Adversary Modes. No fixed payout is listed for this mode.