21-Apr-2011 Sao Paulo Campo de Marte

The day after we arrived we got a call from my daughter's boyfriend who got stuck in Sao Paulo, the first day of a 4-day weekend, with terrible car traffic out of the 20m people metropolis. So, let's get him by plane! A nice challenge. Campo de Marte has only VFR procedures, and you have to arrive via a sophisticated network of VFR corridors. But not Jeppesen, not the web had a description or chart, finally i found one at the local aeroclub. Programmed waypoints into my GPS, and off we went. Have to self-announce upon entry, and over waypoints "Coordenacao Corredores...", all in portuguese. At the point "Pedagio", call Sao Paulo Approach, and 3 minutes later you are handed over to Campo de Marte Tower, near "Rodoanel". Same in reverse order on way back. And nice to see endless traffic jams from above ...My daughter Veronika was the reporter on this flight.

Chart of the SP VFR corridors ... not easily available on the web!