On Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas and Vice City for PS2, press the “X” button to take off and ascend. [1] X Research source

Steer while holding R2 to keep from losing altitude.

On Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Vice City for Playstation 2, use R2 and L2 to control the yaw.

On Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Vice City for Playstation 2, press the Square button to descend.

You can also press Triangle to exit the vehicle while in mid-air, but this will cause you to fall to your death.

Steer the vehicle while holding RT to keep moving without losing altitude.

For Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for Xbox, press the “B” button to fire weapons.

You can also exit the vehicle while in mid-air, but this will cause you to fall to your death.

You can also use the number pad on the right-hand side of your keyboard to steer your helicopter.

You can also exit the vehicle in mid-air, but this will cause you to fall to your death.