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Martin Šonka is a Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

aerobatics (unlimited) and a fighter pilot in the Czech Air Force

Czech Air Force

The Czech Air Force is the air force branch of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. The Air Force, with the Land Forces, comprises the Joint Forces, the main combat power of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic...

. He is the beginner from the year 2010 in Red Bull Air Race.

Beginnings

Martin Šonka began his aviation career in 1997. In this year he first time flew a glider for the first time and started his studies at University of Defence

University of Defence (Czech Republic)

The University of Defence is an institution of higher education of the Czech Armed Forces located in Brno and Hradec Králové...

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

University of Pardubice

University of Pardubice is a university in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. In 2005 it had nearly 8,000 students. It is the only university in Pardubice Region.-History:...

(Department of Transport Management, Marketing and Logistics). He finished his studies with master’s degree in 2005.

The Czech Air Force

His military career started in 2000 in Pardubice

Pardubice

Pardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...

. Two years after he moved to the air base in Náměšť nad Oslavou

Námešt nad Oslavou

Náměšť nad Oslavou is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 5,200 inhabitants.The town is known for "Little Charles Bridge", which is a smaller replica of the Charles Bridge in Prague. Náměšť nad Oslavou Castle is located on a neighbouring hilltop above the...

and in 2006 to 21st Tactical Air Force Base at Čáslav

Cáslav

Čáslav is a town in eastern part of Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.- History :History of Čáslav begins after year 800 with founding of citadel and settlement called Hrádek. Near Hrádek, new town with huge square was founded by king Přemysl Otakar II in 1250...

where he began flying L-159 Alca.

Aerobatics

In 2005 he became a member of the Czech national aerobatic team. He flies Su-31.

Red Bull Air Race

In 2009 Šonka passed all Red Bull Air Race qualifying camps and gained The Red Bull Air Race Super Licence then he was nominated for a 2010 season rookie.

Achievements

2010

Martin Šonka at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Wins	Rank
2010 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship The 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the eighth official Red Bull Air Race World Championship series. Paul Bonhomme became champion for the second successive year, finishing each of the six rounds of the championship in the top three placings, two of which were victories...	13th	14th	13th	12th	11th	11th	CAN	CAN	2	0	14th