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AeroGlobo Graduates First Female Turbine Transition Student in Brazil by Marcos Paulino
Joelize Friedrichs was the first female to complete training in AeroGlobo’s FTD simulator. Maria Santos, from Mato Grosso,
(L-R) Rodrigo Alves de
will be the next.
Oliveira – AeroGlobo’s Sales Manager, Joelize Friedrichs - Aeroterra Company’s pilot and Luiz Gustavo Geromini – AeroGlobo’s Flight Instructor in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Aeroglobo Aeronaves, Air Tractor’s South American representative and Lane Aviation dealer, celebrated the first female ag pilot to complete the turbine transition course at the company’s training center, located in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. The course includes lessons in a real cockpit with a state-of-the-art FTD level 5 simulator, the most complete in Latin America, accurately replicating normal and emergency flight conditions. “The structure of AeroGlobo is fantastic!” says Joelize, who began her career in aviation at the age of 18, when her interest began during a
lecture she attended in 2007 at the end of high school. It was there that she put her goal of becoming a pilot into practice. With the support of her parents, she got her pilot’s license in a course in Carazinho (RS), Brazil. Joelize left home after obtaining her pilot’s license and went to work in a company where she performed ground support, such as washing, polishing and refuelling aircraft. Whenever she could, she occupied the co-pilot position and added flight hours. Two years later, she would return to her home state to become a ➤
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