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 was formerly a captain for British Airways, flying a Boeing 747. He spends his off-season working on and racing vintage cars. His company is also rebuilding two vintage wooden racing aircraft.
Since 1994, Jones has flown competitively and as a display pilot with Paul Bonhomme in their Red Bull Matadors Team. They have taken their show around the world from the UAE to Japan. Jones flies as the wingman. Jones was a competitive Red Bull Air Race pilot from the first UK race which took place in Kemble UK in 2004. In the Red Bull Air Race series of 2007, he won in Porto, Portugal, defeating Mike Mangold.
Jones retired from Airrace as a competitor at the end of the 2008 season. He spent the next two seasons as technical commentator for TV and Internet coverage.
Red Bull Air Race took a 3-year break, returning in 2014. Jones came back as race director and head of training.
steve, jones, aviator, steve, jones, born, january, 1960, british, airline, aerobatics, pilot, competed, bull, race, world, series, flying, zivko, edge, championship, head, judge, steve, jonessteve, jones, 2010born, 1960, january, 1960, nationality, great, bri. Steve Jones born 5 January 1960 is a British airline and 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 Steve JonesSteve Jones in 2010Born 1960 01 05 5 January 1960 age 63 Nationality Great BritainWebsiteProfile at air races comJones 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 was formerly a captain for British Airways flying a Boeing 747 He spends his off season working on and racing vintage cars His company is also rebuilding two vintage wooden racing aircraft Since 1994 Jones has flown competitively and as a display pilot with Paul Bonhomme in their Red Bull Matadors Team They have taken their show around the world from the UAE to Japan Jones flies as the wingman Jones was a competitive Red Bull Air Race pilot from the first UK race which took place in Kemble UK in 2004 In the Red Bull Air Race series of 2007 he won in Porto Portugal defeating Mike Mangold Jones retired from Airrace as a competitor at the end of the 2008 season He spent the next two seasons as technical commentator for TV and Internet coverage Red Bull Air Race took a 3 year break returning in 2014 Jones came back as race director and head of training Jones is not to be confused with Steve Jones glider pilot who was winner of the 2001 and 2014 World Gliding Championships Contents 1 1995 British Aerobatics Champion 2 Flying achievements 3 See also 4 External links1995 British Aerobatics Champion edit1995 UK Freestyle Aerobatics Champion FAI WGP Championships three 1st place medals one 2nd place medal All FAI WGP results in the formation team category as the Sukhoi Duo MatadorsFlying achievements edit2000 FAI World Grand Prix Gold Medal Japan 2001 FAI WGP Silver Japan 2002 FAI WGP Silver Czech Republic Gold Japan 2004 FAI WGP Gold U A E 2005 FAI WGP Gold Switzerland 2005 FAI WGP Bronze U A E Gold SwitzerlandSteve Jones at the Red Bull Air Race World SeriesYear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points Wins Rank2003 nbsp NC nbsp DNS 0 0 NC2004 nbsp 2nd nbsp 4th nbsp 7th 8 0 3rd2005 nbsp 2nd nbsp 5th nbsp 5th nbsp 6th nbsp 6th nbsp 6th nbsp 9th 12 0 6th2006 nbsp 8th nbsp 10th nbsp 7th nbsp CAN nbsp 8th nbsp 1st nbsp DQ nbsp DQ nbsp 5th 8 0 6th2007 nbsp 5th nbsp 8th nbsp 7th nbsp 12th nbsp CAN nbsp 4th nbsp 6th nbsp 5th nbsp 1st nbsp 4th nbsp CAN nbsp 10th 17 0 5th2008 nbsp 7th nbsp 9th nbsp 7th nbsp 3rd nbsp 9th nbsp 2nd nbsp 4th nbsp CAN nbsp 6th 33 0 6thLegend CAN Cancelled DNP Did not participate DNS Did not show DQ Disqualified NC Not classifiedSee also editCompetition aerobaticsExternal links editRed Bull Air Race World Series website Steve Jones website Aerobatics maneuver and videos website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Jones aviator amp oldid 1042700471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
