Martin Šonka
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Martin Šonka is a Czech aerobatics (unlimited) and a former fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force. He has raced in Red Bull Air Race World Championship since 2010, becoming the World Champion in the 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season.
Martin Šonka
Šonka taking off from Jandakot airport for the final practice before the Perth Red Bull Air Race
2017 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba - N806PB
Šonka in the cockpit of his Extra 300SR aircraft at Helsinki-Malmi airport
Red Bull Air Race World Championship
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The World Championship Air Race is a series of air races sanctioned by the World Air Sports Federation (FAI). Originally established in 2003 as the Red Bull Air Race, and created by Red Bull GmbH, the event involves competitors navigating a challenging obstacle course in the fastest time. Pilots fly individually against the clock and have to complete tight turns through a slalom course consisting of pylons, known as "air gates".
Action at Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England in June 2004
2006 champion, Kirby Chambliss, crossing the Quadro in the prescribed knife-edge flight in Perth, 2006
A plane slices through a pylon, resulting in a penalty.
Zivko Edge 540