Jose Pineiro was a successful soda factory owner who turned the tables to become a world-renowned pilot. He spent all his savings to buy an airplane for himself so that he could practice well. Jose took his first flight in the year 1913 and the event was also attended by the Minister of the Navy.

2. Introduction to Jose Pineiro
 Jose Pineiro was a successful
soda factory owner who turned
the tables to become a world-
renowned pilot.
 He spent all his savings to buy an
airplane for himself so that he
could practice well.
 Jose took his first flight in the
year 1913 and the event was also
attended by the Minister of the
Navy.

4. Jose and the ‘The Flight of the
Seagull’
“The flight of the seagull” is a challenging acrobatic
in which the aviator has to describe a circle touching
the sea with the help of one of the wings of a
monoplane.
Jose Pineiro performed the acrobatic stunt even
though his opponent French Poumet walked out.
Though the acrobatic didn’t go as planned and Jose
ended up stumbling upon some submerged timbers,
his courage and determination were lauded by all.

6. Jose’s Comeback
 Jose Pineiro soon made a
comeback and secured the first
prize at the great festival of
Burgos.
 He was invited by the Galician
Center to perform acrobatic
flights in Buenos Aires.
 He left the Galician community
and the Argentine in complete
awe.

8. The Love Jose Has Received All These
Years
 Jose’s struggles and achievements have been captured
in a number of books including “The Flight of the
Seagull”.
 In addition to being the first pilot who made flight
invested in a country like Argentina, Jose is also
known for inspiring the three most significant
milestones in the Spanish aviation.
 Two sculptors of the great aviator stand tall at the
beach of Silgar in Sanxenxo to this date.