Martin Šonka
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| File:MartinSonka.jpg Red Bull Air Race Pilot | |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
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| Date of birth | March 26, 1978 |
| Plane | Mangold Edge 540 |
| Race No. | 8 |
| More Info | |
| Website | www.martin-sonka.cz |
Martin Šonka (born March 26, 1978 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem) is a Czech aerobatics (unlimited) and a fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force. He is a 2010 Red Bull Air Race rookie [1].
Biography
Martin Šonka began his aviation career in 1997. In this year he first time flew a glider and started his studies at University of Defence in Brno as a pilot. In 1999 he gained his Private Pilot Licence. Between 2001 and 2005 he was attending Jan Perner Transport Faculty at University of Pardubice (Department of Transport Management, Marketing and Logistics). He finished his studies with master’s degree in 2005.
Achievements
2010
| Martin Šonka at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Wins | Rank |
| 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified
2009
- World Championship, Unlimited - Free Style, Powered, 9th place
- Slovenian Nationals, Unlimited, Powered, 1st place
- World Air Games, Unlimited, Powered, 5th place
2008
- World Aerobatic Cup, Unlimited, Powered, 3rd place [2]
- European Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 17th place
- National Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 1st place
2007
- World Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 29th place
- National Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 2nd place
2006
- European Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 14th place
- National Championship, Unlimited, Powered, 3rd place
2005
- European Championship, Advanced, Powered, 14th place
- National Championship, Advanced, Powered, 4th place
2004
- National Championship, Sportsman, Powered, 1st place
- National Championship, Intermediate, Gliders, 1st place
2003
- National Championship, Sportsman, Gliders, 1st place
2002
- National Championship, Sportsman, Gliders, 3rd place
References