article_snippet: The crash site is just 30 miles from the Aero-club de Sisteron glider airfield, which Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz (above) visited regularly as a child with Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz (above) parents .
article_snippet: The flying club, which is situated in Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz (above)’s hometown of Montabaur, Germany, confirmed that the co-pilot had taken part in glider training sessions with the club’s partner firm in Sisteron - a town in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence of France.
article_snippet: The Aero-club de Sisteron glider airfield, which is popular with glider pilots thanks to glider pilots numerous peaks and valleys and stunning panoramas, is situated just 30 miles away from the crash site.
highlights_snippet: Flew over Alps in gliders and frequented flying club just 30 miles from site .