...Another video from the same trip (Rio de Janeiro)

[Bentonck]

Here is the landing when we arrived in Rio, as edited by my son Curtis...he is much more technological than I am... (I can work the G1000 at least!)

 

 

[carusoam]

Awesome video editing skills! 

Lessons in geography, musical culture, and Mooney flying all in one!

Thanks for sharing the vid!

Best regards,

-a-

[kmyfm20s]

Love the music! Gave a little retro feel to the video.

[Oscar Avalle]

How complicated is it to fly in Brazil with a N-registration?

[Bentonck]

It isn’t difficult at all but this Acclaim is Brazilian registered as PT-ALN...

You can fly an N registered plane into Brazil but can not execute domestics flight plans without a departure leg

[vorlon1]

18 hours ago, Bentonck said:

It isn’t difficult at all but this Acclaim is Brazilian registered as PT-ALN...

You can fly an N registered plane into Brazil but can not execute domestics flight plans without a departure leg

Can you elaborate? I'm not exactly sure what that means. Thanks!

[Bentonck]

It means you can enter an exit with an N registered airplane but you are not allowed to fly domestic legs.  Just as in the US you can fly in with a foreign registered plane ... the issue is that the FAA has not been clear on how long a foreign registered plane can be mantained in the US...the Brazilians are not much more clear but my understanding is that you can mantain the plane in Brazil as long as you have a date of return to the country of origin and in not case after 90 days.

[Ned Gravel]

14 hours ago, Bentonck said:

It means you can enter an exit with an N registered airplane but you are not allowed to fly domestic legs.  Just as in the US you can fly in with a foreign registered plane ... the issue is that the FAA has not been clear on how long a foreign registered plane can be mantained in the US...the Brazilians are not much more clear but my understanding is that you can mantain the plane in Brazil as long as you have a date of return to the country of origin and in not case after 90 days.

I fly to the US all the time (well did before COVID) and once cleared of customs, no difficulty with any number of domestic flight legs.  Both US and Canadian customs are aware of how long I plan to stay. Certainly never exceeded 30 days since I retired from active duty.