No I really dont think I need flying skillz, as debated on here and other boards, flying is not a main component of grand theft "AUTO", its crammed in and poorly implemented to boot. The controls and realism are horrid at best and most importantly for some (like me) its just NOT fun. I actually used to play flight simulators back around '97 and I even took a flight simulator class around that time while in high school so I've done as close to real as possible. Add to that the hours and hours of messing around on the previous gta's and now this one, and i should be doing better then 3 hoops....(5 hoops using the slow motion code.) Seriously its just sad, i would probibly keep trying if i was playing the actual flying mission, but there is nothing even remotely fun about flying through bland white hoops (they dont put that crap in real simulators). So yes, I can read (thx for the insult, but i've read about a dozen walkthroughs and i know all about landing gear and steering, if those tips worked for me i wouldnt be here now), and yes i have spent more then my fair share trying this, but its not fun, and i'm not getting better. I just wanna finish the story, see what happens to CJ, sweet, and big smoke. Sorta wrong for it to end like this.
P.S.- dont know what could be wrong with the save file, i know its the corrrect file, and it was taken strait from "GTA San Andreas User Files" folder and zipped using winzip. maybe someone knows why or how to redo it and i'll upload it again.