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>> most planes crash in congo crash because of the weather, right? >> yeah, most of the time, yeah. >> not us. don't worry. >> impossible. >> the weather clears up, sort of. so we decide to give it a go. >> when the weather is very bad, stay on the ground. >> what about rebels? are they shooting at the planes? >> no. normally, no. okay. we'll see you after your trip. >> yeah, yeah. >> okay. have a good one. >> lifting off from goma, we head out over the shores of lake kivu before circling back north-northeast. our destination -- what conrad referred to in "heart of darkness" as the inner stati...

Certainly nothing even remotely safe between goma and where we are headed. >> we're flying to kisangani, this is the preferred route. so we've charted a bush plane, formerly, the queen's traveling wardrobe. when she traveled in her younger years, we're told her clothes traveled in this beast. or so we're told. i have not seen a model of plane like this before. a first for me. you learn to take nothing for granted in the congo. uh-oh. just as we're about to take off, thunder, lightning. >> it looks fine to me. >> let's get this thing airborne. >> wow, nice. >> has to wait this one out a little....

If i'm staying in the same hotel in rome for ten days while shooting a rome episode, or you know, a major city and i'm staying in one hotel, my thread count has improved over the years. that's comfortable. the other side of the coin would be a long shoot moving around in a place like the democratic republic of the congo, which was a very, very, very, very difficult shoot. wow, nice. >> dan: well, most planes that crash in congo crash because of the weather, right? >> pilot 1: yeah, most of the time, yeah, but -- >> anthony: not us. don't worry. >> crew member: what's up, freddy? >> freddie: th...

The other side of the coin would be a long shoot moving around in a place like the democratic republic of the congo, which was a very, very, very, very difficult shoot. wow, nice. >> dan: well, most planes that crash in congo crash because of the weather, right? >> pilot 1: yeah, most of the time, yeah, but -- >> anthony: not us. don't worry. >> crew member: what's up, freddie? >> freddie: they're going to start the engine. >> crew member: they're starting the engine. awesome. it just broke down again. yeah. >> crew member: we now have one hour of daylight left. >> freddy: erik, this ferry can...

I have not seen this model of plane before. it's a first for me. of course, you'll learn to take nothing for granted in the congo. [ thunder crash ] uh oh. just as we're about to take off, thunder, lightning. >> dan: i don't see what the problem is. the weather looks fine to me. >> anthony: let's get this thing airborne. [ thunder crash ] wow, nice. best to wait this one out a little bit. crashes are pretty commonplace. not so long ago, a plane with nearly 100 people on board went down on the same route we're taking today. >> dan: well, most planes that crash in congo crash because of the weat...