Dan Becker's 2021 Round-the-World Plane Trip - Segment 12
This page shares flight plans and screen captures from a virtual round-the-world plane trip.
The trip visited all continents and oceans of the world, major cities, landmarks, and world heritage sites.
This is Segment 12 of the thirteen segments of the trip.
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Segment 12 - Santos-Dumont (SBRJ) Rio de Janeiro BRA to Carriel Sur (SCIE) Concepcion CHL
This segment features
many major cities of eastern South America
(Rio De Janeiro, São Paulo, Asunción, Montevideo, Buenos Aires),
a long distance trip to Stanley Falkland Islands/Malvinas,
a visit to Antarctica,
and a return northward up the western side of Chile.
Highlights include
the cities,
the immense Rio de la Plata and South Atlantic,
a landing on the Antarctic Larsen Ice Shelf,
and the amazing lakes, glaciers, and volcanoes of Chile.
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Departing Santos-Dumont (SBRJ), Rio De Janeiro, BrazilA quick view of Cristo Redentor on Corcovado mountain, Rio De Janeiro, BrazilFarewell to Rio De Janeiro on Guanabara Bay, Brazilseg12 img04Approaching São Paulo, Brazil. We have recently crossed the Tropic of Capricorn (23°south of the Equator)seg12 img06seg12 img07Flying over São Paulo, Brazil near Campo De Marte Airport (SBMT)seg12 img09seg12 img10Flying over Bacacheri (SBBI), Curitiba Brazilseg12 img12Departing from Silvio Pettirossi Intl (SGAS) Asunción, Paraguayseg12 img14seg12 img15seg12 img16seg12 img17That is not the ocean, it's the Río de la Plata, near Montevideo Carrasco Intl (SUMU), Uruguayseg12 img19Flying over downtown Montevideo Uruguay and the Río de la Plataseg12 img21On the south side of the Rio de la Plata lies Buenos Aries, Argentina, near El Palomar (SADP)seg12 img23Comandante Espora (SAZBS) airport near Bahia Blanca, Argentinaseg12 img25seg12 img26seg12 img27Comodoro Rivadavia (SAVC) Argentina. See how the grass is muted yellow on the temperate climate of the Pampasseg12 img29Time to cross the South Atlantic Ocean with 522nm to Falkland Islands/MalvinasStanley, Falkland Islands is very dry and sparseseg12 img32Final landing approach at Stanley (SFAL), Falkland IslandsMorning departure from Stanley (SFAL), Falkland Islands. Correct phase of the MoonMorning departure from Stanley (SFAL), Falkland Islands. 632nm to AntarcticaIn the middle of the South Atlantic, not only is the sky and sea blue, every pixel of the instruments are blueFirst glimpse of Antarctica. This is King George Island south of South Americaseg12 img38The small settlement of Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin (SCRM), Isla Rey Jorge, AntarcticaOver the Larsen C ice shelf. Where can I land on this glacier the size of Rhode Island (about 44,200 km2)Here is the Daher TBM 930 idling on the Larsen C ice shelf, south of the Antarctic Circleseg12 img42seg12 img43Leaving the Larsen C ice shelf, Antarctica. This is where the glacer goes from seaborn to landbornseg12 img45Leaving Antartica near Anvers Island crossing the Drake Passage to get back to ArgentinaMorning departure of Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas Intl (SAWH) ArgentinaA departing view of Morning departure of Ushuaia Malvinas Argentinas Intl (SAWH) Argentinaseg12 img49Crossing into Chile at Isla Grande de Tierra de Fuegoseg12 img51Near Teniente Julio Gallardo (SCNT) Puerto Natales, Chileseg12 img53seg12 img54Flying over Villa O'Higgins (SCOH), Chile with glaciers in the backgroundseg12 img56seg12 img57seg12 img58One of the many volcanoes of ChileAbout to land for fuel at El Tepual (SCTE) Puerto Montt, Chile northern end of the Reloncaví Sound
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This segment features
major cities of western South America,
Central America,
Mexico,
and a return home to the USA.