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Me encanta sobrevolar el bosque.

Me encanta sobrevolar el bosque.
I love flying over the forest.
From Lesson 464:Imminent actions (estar por)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Me encanta sobrevolar el bosque.

Why is it sobrevolar as one word instead of volar sobre?
While you can say volar sobre (to fly over), sobrevolar is a very common compound verb that means exactly the same thing. Spanish frequently combines prepositions and verbs to create new words, just like sobrevivir (to survive).
Why does encanta stay singular even if the English translation is "I love"?
Encantar functions just like gustar. The literal meaning is "Flying over the forest enchants me." Because the subject performing the action is an infinitive verb (sobrevolar), encantar must take the singular, third-person form (encanta).
If I changed it to "the forests," would it become Me encantan sobrevolar los bosques?
No, it remains Me encanta sobrevolar los bosques. The verb encanta still agrees with the singular action of flying (sobrevolar), not the plural things you are flying over. You only use encantan if a plural noun is the subject, as in Me encantan los bosques (I love the forests).
How would I use the estar por structure we are currently learning to say "I am about to fly over the forest"?
You would say Estoy por sobrevolar el bosque. The periphrasis estar por + infinitive is used to express that an action is imminent. You simply conjugate estar for "I" (estoy) and follow it with the infinitive sobrevolar.

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