In one of my previous posts, I'd travelled ~2000 miles, southbound, in the northeastern part of South America (to explore a bit the MSFS World Update XIX). Here, I fly ~1,500 miles, northbound, entirely within the vast country of Brazil, along the eastern coastline of South America, skirting the South Atlantic Ocean. My objective is to fly to some of the tallest mountain peaks that are mostly localized in Brazil's southeastern regions. These regions are aptly called the Brazilian Highlands in sharp contrast to the northern regions of Brazil dominated by the rainforests and the lowlands of the Amazon River. 

The (coastal) city of Rio is famous for many nearby mountains, including the famous Sugarloaf Mountain, that directly rises from the water's edge. However, Brazil has many other spectacular mountain ranges reaching to much greater heights of nearly 10,000 ft. I've chosen to fly here to 4 selected mountains, further inland, along its southeastern seaboard of the Atlantic Ocean, so, in my journey, the ocean was never too far on the starboard side of my aircraft, and, in fact, I've directly cut across over a stretch of the oceanic waters (see my EFB Map Route). I have specifically targeted 4 of the country's highest mountains for my flight, all reaching over 9,000 ft (see a few shots below of these mountains). The custom-created the latitude-longitude waypoint coordinates for these mountain peaks, shown in my GPS Flight Plan (see EFB MAP for their locations), have helped me navigate accurately to my points of interest.

This DA62's modern avionics suite, and the in-built MSFS EFB Map in the cockpit, greatly simplified my travel plans (and situational awareness). In MSFS2020, I recall often flying the Diamond DA62, and here is an updated version of it for MSFS2024, that I really enjoyed flying today. Please note that this particular DA62 livery reflects Atmospheric Science Research initiatives (i.e., flying into tornados and storms maybe...the Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft aka the "Hurricane Hunter" comes to mind from past SIMs...🙂...). I've included one interior shot which shows the type of equipment that's on board this DA62. So, this a/c is not meant pleasure travelling...🙂..., though I'm using it for such an objective in my today's flight (actually until Marketplace is fully operational, the choice of livery for an a/c, in Xbox, is a lottery...🙂...I hope to have all the repaint-packs for my various a/c available back soon in the Marketplace).

My (dawn) departure is from Porto Alegre–Salgado Filho International Airport (SBPA) and my (dusk) arrival (easily redirected, while still atop the mountains, by a [Dir-To] to the FAF fix of ILS Runway 28) is into Salvador–Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SBSV), yes, be prepared to spell-out very long names for the Airports in Brazil...🙂...

The DA62 touted by its manufacturer as "The ultimate flying machine", performed flawlessly for me today, from takeoff to touchdown, and transported me effortlessly to my intended points of interest. So, Brazil is not just famous for stunning beaches, and Amazon River rainforests and lowlands, as we non-natives might think...🙂..., but it also consists of some of the most spectacular high mountains in certain localized parts of the country. One peculiarity, I learned, is that Brazil's highest mountain "Pico da Neblina" is located far from Brazil's southeastern mountain range, diametrically opposite on the country's northeastern edge, near its border with Venezuela...maybe for another time...🙂...

It was a fun and educative flight...! Hope you enjoy this collection of images of this nice and sharp-looking (twin turboprop) a/c, along with some of the most prominent mountainous ranges of Brazil...

Thanks for viewing...!

Very interesting flight (and aircraft). A disproportionate amount of my flying time in MS2020 (and earlier sims too) has been spent in Brazil. Always found Brasil alluring and the language also (what little I've managed to learn and retain 🙂). Looking forward to spending many hours there now with WU19...so many wonderful Brazilian liveries for the DC-3 and Embraers...and such a vast country to explore. Thanks for pointing me in some good directions.

Good looking diamond PM! 🙂

Fine set of shots, thanks for sharing !

cheers 😉

That was a very interesting trip, P_7878. I also like the aircraft you chose for this endeavor.

nice set of shots

John, Andreas, pmplayer, bernd, Darren et al.:

Many thanks for the comments and enthusiastic responses...🙂...

Looks like Brazil or/and this Diamond caught your fancy...🙂...

Cheers...!