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Steve Jones (born 5 January 1960) is a British airline pilot and an aerobatics pilot who competed in the Red Bull Air Race World Series, flying a Zivko Edge 540. He is now the championship's head judge. Jones had his first flying lesson at just five years old, in 1965, in a Cessna, on the knee of a family friend. He became a pilot both commercially and competitively. Commercially, Jones is a senior Captain for British Airways, flying a Boeing 747. He spends his off-season working on and racing vintage cars. He is also building an old wooden aircraft. Since 1994, Jones has flown competitively and as a display pilot with Paul Bonhomme in their SukhoiDuo Team. They have taken their show around the world from the UAE to Japan. Jones flies as the wingman. Jones has been a competitive Red Bull Air Race pilot since the first UK race took place in Kemble in 2004. In the Red Bull Air Race series of 2007, he won in Porto, Portugal, defeating Mike Mangold. Easily confused with Steve Jones, double World Gliding Champion, 2001 & 2014 world champion glider pilot. Red Bull Air Race World Series results 2007 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Jones (aviator)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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