Yoshihide Muroya
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Yoshihide Muroya is an Japanese
aerobatics
pilot
and race pilot of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He started glider flight training in 1991 because it was an inexpensive way to fly. Yoshi went to America privately to earn his airplane license at the age of twenty.
He saw the large scale of the airplane industry in America with his own eyes and as a result, it had a substantial influence on his later life.
After that, he worked long hours to earn enough money to get his training in America
for a period of two months a year. At the same time, he continued glider
training in Japan
and learned long-distance flight techniques in Australia
. In 1995, he decided on becoming a highly skilled world class pilot.
In 2009 he participated in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as first Japanese and first Asian pilot. Special Team Mate Robert Fry joined as Team coordinator.
He set up his plan concentrating on mastering the basic racing skills over the first half of the season. The plan worked well with positive improvements in performance.
In the final race in Barcelona
, Spain
he took 6th place earning positive acclaim.
Until now, he has held some 170 air-shows over 12 years without incident.
He will continue to strive for excellence in airmanship at the highest level. Also to make sky sports as more popular participation sports for more people, by making himself as a bridge between ground and sky.
Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
aerobatics
Aerobatics
Aerobatics is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in normal flight. Aerobatics are performed in airplanes and gliders for training, recreation, entertainment and sport...
pilot
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
and race pilot of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He started glider flight training in 1991 because it was an inexpensive way to fly. Yoshi went to America privately to earn his airplane license at the age of twenty.
He saw the large scale of the airplane industry in America with his own eyes and as a result, it had a substantial influence on his later life.
After that, he worked long hours to earn enough money to get his training in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for a period of two months a year. At the same time, he continued glider
Glider (sailplane)
A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the sport of gliding. Some gliders, known as motor gliders are used for gliding and soaring as well, but have engines which can, in some cases, be used for take-off or for extending a flight...
training in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and learned long-distance flight techniques in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. In 1995, he decided on becoming a highly skilled world class pilot.
In 2009 he participated in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship as first Japanese and first Asian pilot. Special Team Mate Robert Fry joined as Team coordinator.
He set up his plan concentrating on mastering the basic racing skills over the first half of the season. The plan worked well with positive improvements in performance.
In the final race in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
he took 6th place earning positive acclaim.
Until now, he has held some 170 air-shows over 12 years without incident.
He will continue to strive for excellence in airmanship at the highest level. Also to make sky sports as more popular participation sports for more people, by making himself as a bridge between ground and sky.
 Yoshihide Muroyaat 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 |
| 2009 |  13th |
 11th |
 14th |
 12th |
 10th |
 6th |
9 | 0 | 13th | ||||||
| 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... |
10th |
 9th |
 TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
 TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
5 | 0 | 11th |
Legend: * CAN: Cancelled * DNP: Did not take part * DNS: Did not start * DSQ: Disqualified
External links
- Yoshihide Muroya – Official Website
- Red Bull Air Race World Championship – Official Website
- Air Races