Flying a Quarter of the Way Around the World in a New Bell 505 Helicopter - Ep. 1 (Bahamas)

Come along for the ride on my epic 5,300 nm journey from Mirabel, Canada to Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Unfortunately, the primary SD card from Canada to the second stop in the Bahamas was corrupted, so Episode 1 here starts in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands and involves a “short“ 290nm hop over to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. From there, we will continue through the Caribbean stopping in St. Maarten, St. Lucia, and Tobago before making landfall in Guyana for our first stop in South America. From there, it’s going to be a long trek through the Amazon jungle crossing almost all of Brazil to reach our final destination. Future episodes in this series will have excitement, weather, and lessons learned along the way. Chapters: 00:00 Breakdown of the trip plan 2:22 Introducing the Bell 505 3:53 Engine start 5:58 Departure out of Providenciales 8:11 First contact with Dominican Republic 11:42 Making landfall in the Dominican Republic 14:12 Appro