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Is McKenzie Field Hanger worth it?

We're investigating every business in GTA 5 Story Mode; starting with the first venture that's able to be purchased, McKenzie Field Hanger!
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The Mackenzie Field Hangar unlocks after the Nervous Ron mission, allowing Trevor to run arms to potential buyers all over Los Santos. The business itself costs $150,000, but is it worth it? Let’s dive into the numbers.

Starting with the air traffic missions, you’ll have five distinct runs. The first one will give you $7,000, plus the option to pick up some accuracy and time bonuses, giving you a tally of $7,250 in-game dollars. The second option will give you a bonus for altitude as well, which gives you a maximum payout of $7,375. Runs three through five also end up just giving you the two bonuses to a maximum payout of $7,250. But let’s be honest, most of the time it’ll be $7,000.

The second type of mission is a ground trafficking mission where you’re in the buggy. Again, run one will give you a pistol and $5,000. Run two will give you a micro SMG or some ammo at least, and $5,000. And then runs three through five will also give you $5,000 a piece with grenades, pump shotguns, and assault rifles as additional rewards.

So, where does that leave us? With the ground trafficking at $5,000 and a maximum average payout for air trafficking at $7,250, we have a total of $12,250 per round. Now each round takes around about 15 minutes to do. We need 13 rounds before we top out our $150,000 investment, which means that we end up spending roughly 3.5 hours of gameplay to get a return on investment.

Unlike the other businesses in the game, there is no passive side to this one. You have to be active to get it. So the question actually becomes, do you get the hanger? And to be honest, probably not at the start of the game. You’ve got $150,000, which could be better spent elsewhere, and it will take you quite some time to grind back that investment.

However, it is a lot of fun to play these missions. So what we would probably suggest is that after you’ve done the first hotel assassination where you’ve got some spare cash and you’ve got a bit more of a feel for the game, then dive in. That’ll give you a chance to get some better weapons, to get a bit of experience, to make sure you’ve got some cash under your belt so you’re not leaving Trevor strapped for the rest of the missions, and will give you the luxury of time. You won’t have to grind that 3.5 hours of solid gameplay loop to be able to get that return on investment and continue with the game.

In conclusion, the Mackenzie Airfield Hangar business is not worth purchasing at the start of the game. However, if you have spare cash and some experience, it can be a lot of fun to play these missions. Ultimately, it’s up to personal preference. Feel free to comment below and let us know what you think.

hi in this video we’re going through whether or not you should purchase
a mackenzie airfield hanger business in gta 5 story mode
hi and welcome back my name’s Dan and i’m an old grumpy gamer grand theft auto is a truly
massive game between gta 5 and the constant updates from rockstar for gta online there’s
no shortage of new content and interesting things to do join me then in our continuing series every
business in gta 5 as we look at the grand theft auto business of the mackenzie airfield hangar
before we dive in if you’re new to the channel we do how-to guides news and giveaways so consider
subscribing and ringing the bell to start today the first business you can buy in gta 5 story mode
is the mackenzie field hangar which unlocks after the nervous run mission this allows trevor to run
arms to potential buyers all over los santos the business itself is a hundred and fifty thousand
dollars but is it worth it well let’s do the numbers starting with the air traffic missions
now you’ll have five distinct runs the first one of which will give you seven thousand dollars
plus the option to pick up some accuracy and time bonuses giving you a tally of seven thousand
two hundred and fifty in-game dollars the second option will give you a bonus for altitude as well
which gives you a maximum payout of seven thousand three hundred and seventy five and then runs
three through five also end up just giving you the two bonuses to a maximum payout of seven thousand
two hundred and fifty but let’s be honest most of the time it’ll be seven thousand the second type
of mission we have with this one is a ground trafficking mission where you’re in the buggy
again run one will give you a pistol and five thousand dollars run two will give you a micro smg
or some ammo at least and five thousand dollars and then three through five will also give you
five thousand dollars a piece with grenades pump shotguns and assault rifles as additional rewards
so where does that leave us well with the ground trafficking at five thousand dollars
and a maximum average payout for air trafficking at 72.50 with a total of 12 250 dollars per round
now each round takes around about 15 minutes to do we need 13 rounds before we top out our 150 000
investment which means that we end up spending roughly 3.5 hours of gameplay to get a return
error on investment now unlike the other businesses in the game there is no passive
side to this one you have to be active to get it so the question actually becomes do you get the
hanger and to be honest probably not at the start of the game you’ve got a hundred and
fifty thousand dollars it could be better spent elsewhere and it will take you quite some time
to grind back that investment however it is a lot of fun to play these missions so what i’d probably
suggest is after you’ve done the first hotel assassination where you’ve got some spare cash
and you’ve got a bit more of a feel for the game then i’d probably dive in then that’ll give you a
chance to get some better weapons to get a bit of experience to make sure you’ve got some cash under
your belt so you’re not leaving trevor strapped for the rest of the missions and will give you the
luxury of time you won’t have to grind that three and a half hours of solid gameplay loop to be able
to get that return on investment and continue with the game however that’s just one man’s
opinion so feel free to comment below and let us know what you thought and thanks for watching
check out the video up the top for the hangar missions or the one down the bottom for some
more old grumpy game of goodness stay safe wash your hands and we’ll see you in the next video
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