The 'suicidal' planes in GTA San Andreas have no pilots even in mid-flight. This isn't a mystery—developers intentionally removed pilots to save memory, since 2004 hardware couldn't handle the extra processing. You can verify this by checking the game's handling files where all aircraft are set to spawn without pilots.
Source: Suicidal Airplanes — CC BY-SA
A blank or menu screen reminding us how hard devs scraped for memory—pilots were just another cut.
Gallery shot of that classic SA chaos—plane diving out of nowhere, nobody at the wheel.
2014 capture catching that pilotless bird mid-flight—ghost plane energy.
Wreckage of the 'suicidal' plane—crash complete, still zero pilots found.
Another SA shot of airborne death—empty cockpit, 2004 hardware said 'nah' to pilots.
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GTA: San Andreas
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GTA: San Andreas
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GTA: San Andreas
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GTA: San Andreas
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GTA: San Andreas