Varzim's death alerts our pilots to the danger and ephemerality of the skies. "May the best man win" - a truce between officers and journalists. Two years pass, physical training intensifies. Planes are purchased and financing is secured. The latest precise studies of the route and weight of the plane define who will be an integral part of the adventure. The departure is approaching.

South Atlantic, May 11, 1922. After taking off for Fernando de Noronha, Sacadura Cabral and Gago Coutinho face technical problems that leave the seaplane adrift in the South Atlantic. A search begins, while the world waits in suspense for news of the missing aviators.