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MountainDude
My wife and I would like to do this sometime between Dec 2020 and April 2021.
Would love input on best time to go (which months?), specific airports, handlers, charts, warnings, countries, islands, and any other recommendations.
The route:
Follow central America, down the west coast of S. America, then up the east coast of S. America, through the Caribbean, then back home. I could also do it clockwise if that is advantageous. The plan is to spend 1-2 months, stopping in several countries.
Some of the highlights we'd like to see from the air and visit:
- The Andes
- Volcanoes in Bolivia (saw them from the ground already)
- Patagonia (already spent 2 weeks on the ground there and it was awesome)
- Tepuis in Brasil
- Angel Falls in Venezuela from the air (without stopping in the country)
- Birding in Colombia, Peru and Guyana
- Dominica, St. Lucia, and Barbados
The plane:
1966 C182 with a 260 HP engine (we regularly fly between 14K-18K)
Oxygen
~7 hrs of fuel
Thinking of installing BRS before the trip
My experience so far:
550 hrs in the same C182
Flew to Alaska and back
Flew to Puerto Rico and back (also visited DR, T&C, Bahamas)
Daytime VFR only (not interested in IFR or night flying)
Would love input on best time to go (which months?), specific airports, handlers, charts, warnings, countries, islands, and any other recommendations.
The route:
Follow central America, down the west coast of S. America, then up the east coast of S. America, through the Caribbean, then back home. I could also do it clockwise if that is advantageous. The plan is to spend 1-2 months, stopping in several countries.
Some of the highlights we'd like to see from the air and visit:
- The Andes
- Volcanoes in Bolivia (saw them from the ground already)
- Patagonia (already spent 2 weeks on the ground there and it was awesome)
- Tepuis in Brasil
- Angel Falls in Venezuela from the air (without stopping in the country)
- Birding in Colombia, Peru and Guyana
- Dominica, St. Lucia, and Barbados
The plane:
1966 C182 with a 260 HP engine (we regularly fly between 14K-18K)
Oxygen
~7 hrs of fuel
Thinking of installing BRS before the trip
My experience so far:
550 hrs in the same C182
Flew to Alaska and back
Flew to Puerto Rico and back (also visited DR, T&C, Bahamas)
Daytime VFR only (not interested in IFR or night flying)