How to complete Too Close To The Sun task in Gray Zone Warfare: Flight recorder location

Aryan Singh
Crashed Plane in GZW

The Too Close To The Sun task in Gray Zone Warfare forces you to pick between her or Handshake and your choice directly impacts the mission’s rewards. So, here’s everything you need to know about the Too Close To The Sun task.



There aren’t many interlinked tasks in Gray Zone Warfare, but Too Close To The Sun is one of the exceptions. Given by Lab Rat, the mission asks players to retrieve a flight recording and turn it over to her. However, the flight recording is also the required item to complete What Comes Up, a task given by Handshake.

The rewards you receive will be different depending on the vendor you choose to go with, and you’ll also gain more reputation with your preferred NPC. With this in mind, here’s how to complete the Too Close To The Sun task in GZW if you’ve decided to go with Lab Rat.

Gray Zone Warfare: How to complete Too Close To The Sun task

To complete the Too Close To The Sun task in Gray Zone Warfare, find a crashed plane near Pha Lang Airfield and collect its flight recorder. After retrieving it, make sure to turn it over to Lab Rat to complete the mission.

It’s highly unlikely that you’ll have to take on enemies during this task, especially if you know exactly where to go from the start.

Where to find flight recorder in Gray Zone Warfare

The flight recorder in Gray Zone Warfare is located east of the Pha Lang Airfield at map coordinates 192 152. After arriving at the location, you’ll be able to spot a crashed plane. Just go up to the wreckage and collect the flight recorder which is an orange box.

Gray Zone Warfare flight recorder location
Check inside the wreckage to collect the flight recorder.

Since the location is the outskirts of a forest, there’s nothing that stands out except the crashed plane, making it quite easy to spot.

How to turn over flight recorder to Lab Rat in GZW

To wrap up the Too Close To The Sun task in Gray Zone Warfare, head back to base camp. Once you’re there, open up the menu, click on ‘Vendors,‘ then select Lab Rat, and click on ‘Hand Over‘ under Objectives.

Here are the rewards you’ll receive for completing the task:

  • x3 ORI-12
  • $7000
  • 1000 XP
  • +150 Reputation with Lab Rat

Should you turn over the flight recorder to Handshake or Lab Rat?

If you’re looking to get the best rewards, hand over the flight recorder to Handshake in Gray Zone Warfare. With that said, the rewards are only marginally better so it’s well worth opting for Lab Rat if you want to gain more reputation with her.

That was everything to know about the Too Close To The Sun task in GZW. For more on the game, check out:

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About The Author

Aryan is a Games Writer at CharlieIntel who specializes in sports and racing games, including EA Sports FC, NBA 2K, and Forza. He's also a big fan of massive RPGs such as Starfield, Elden Ring, and Cyberpunk. Aryan has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and previously wrote for sports websites Pride of London, Sportsmanor, LWOF, and Thick Accent. You can contact him at [email protected].