We were more than eager to get up and get moving out of French Guiana. Our first leg was three hours to Macapa, Brazil. Here we met up with a Brazilian pilot (Pedro) who would be flying with us the rest of the way. He helped us get through all of the import documentation, customs and immigration. The import process was well organized and after a quick lunch, we were back in the air. We made one more fuel stop before we stopped in a small Brazilian town for the night. We had a good meal and a good sleep which is much needed on a trip like this. The sad part of this day of flying was seeing all of the forest being burned down. I was more than happy to have some open fields to land in in an emergency but still sad to see whole sections of forest burning the size of several states.
Early morning flight over the Amazon
Pedro and Derrick in front
More signs of clear cutting
Active burning of the forrest
There was smoke for hundreds of miles
Can see actual flames here
Why are they having us hold here?
Yes that is a jet coming at us
Sunset in Brazil
This is just a normal sized bug here
Early morning flight over the Amazon
Pedro and Derrick in front
More signs of clear cutting
Active burning of the forrest
There was smoke for hundreds of miles
Can see actual flames here
Why are they having us hold here?
Yes that is a jet coming at us
Sunset in Brazil
This is just a normal sized bug here
