Born in Orange, CA in 1987, Steven Hinton is the son of Steve Hinton Sr. who has been a staple of the Heritage Flight program since its beginning 25 years ago. An accomplished pilot at an early age, he is a 7time Reno Air Races Unlimited Gold Champion (20092014 and 2016) and currently holds the World Speed Record for Piston Powered Aircraft over 3km at 531MPH.

Steven is both single and multiengine rated and has authorization to fly numerous aircraft, including the P51, P40, P47, F6F, F8F, F4U, ME109, Yak 3, Yak 9, Yak 11, and Spitfires. He has logged more than 2,000 hours in total flight time with 810 of those hours spent behind the stick of a P51 Mustang. Hinton also holds an Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) License and Inspection Authorization License. Steven currently serves as a board member for the Planes of Fame Museum, and he is partowner of Fighter Rebuilders located in Chino, CA.

Following his father’s recent retirement from the program after leading the recent Super Bowl LVI flyover, Steven now embarks on his latest adventure to become one of the newest pilots representing the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation.