José Salvo Schmitz (1965 – 2014)
José “Pepe” Salvo Schmitz was born on April 2, 1965 in Luxembourg. Pepe’s passion for aviation was inborn. While children his age played at the park, he would ask his parents to take him to the airport so he could watch planes go by. He collected all sorts of aviation memorabilia and could identify a […]
TOP 3 GREATEST EMERGENCY LANDINGS
Every pilot know that there is a remote posibility that something can go wrong on a flight. In aviation History we found great emergency landings, and here are our nominations of emergency landings. 1 – A300 BAGHDAD An A300n4-400 cargo plane was struck by a missile at 8,000 feet. The explosion and resulting fire burned away […]
TOP 5 CURIOUS AIRSHIPS
TOP 5 STRANGE PLANES Here is a list of the 5 most unusual planes in aviation History: NASA AD-1 Airplane designed at the NASA in 1979. Know for it unique oblique wing. Blohm & Voss BV Designed in 1939, was a German war aircraft. Notable for its uncommon structural asymmetry. Edgley EA-7 Design in 1979. […]
THE ORIGINAL FLIGHT SIMULATOR
The Link trainer – known as the Blue box- was the first comercially built Flight simulator. The grand father of the modern full flight simulator, the blue box was designed in the 20´s and used by the United States Army Air Corps to train their pilots. During World War II, more than half a million airmen were […]
DC3 PLANE WRECK
If you are an aviation lover you sure have seen this image: a White plane crashed in an black sand beach. Its the famouse DC3 Plane wreck of Iceland. An US Navy aircraft (super DC3) that crashed on the black beach at Solheimasandur (Iceland), in 1973. The reasons of the accident are unnown. Anyway, everyone […]
AVIATION FILMS
If you need some aviation history, drama and emotion, here are 4 aviation movies with female leads: 1. Amelia (2009) The life of the Great Amelia Earhart, pilot pioneer. Director: Mira Nair Stars: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor 2. Nerja (2016) A look at the story of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed […]
TOP 5 AVIATION INFLUENCERS YOU MUST FOLLOW
Aviation lovers have a lot of material and curiosities on internet. Global Training Aviation shows you 5 of the most important influencers for you, they are aviators, they are clever and they have a really cool profile! 1. Pilot Maria B737 Pilot, Maria Pettersson posts stunning pictures on her Instagram which ranges from her yoga […]
EARLY FLIGHT ATTENDATS
Since Ellen Church, the first flight attendant in 1930, Cabin Crew members have pass through a lot of changes. Here is the History of the very Early Flight attendants. Keep up to date on the Global Training Aviation YouTube channel.
