"Don't let go, try to be relaxed, try not to worry and throw them off balance. Stay as balanced as Jed and don't lean to sides or do anything in the air that would throw off Jed during the jump," he said.
"I was more excited than nervous for the jump to be honest."
Instructions are not new to Jones, who works at Adecco and as a casual worker for Carter Holt Harvey at the LVL plant in Ruakaka.
Before launching into the air, MC's Andy Zeiss and Zachary 'Catfish' Yankush turned the attention to the big screen where footage graphically showed a crash when they tried the trick in Stockholm.
Mildon took off with a girl on the bike but they smashed into the ramp, with the girl snapping her leg.
Rather than let the botched jump worry him, Jones said he was more worried about what Mildon would do on the way down.
"I was thinking 'don't catch me Jed' because that was the force that broke her leg," he said.
Then it was time.
"It all happened quite quickly really. It felt like a long time up at the top of the ramp but the jump was really fast."
Mildon and Jones zoomed down the ramp and landed the backflip, much to the enjoyment of the crowd. They didn't clear the jump by much, but it was enough to land safely.
"I felt so pumped when we actually landed. Jed was quite stoked, saying we did a great job and that is was really awesome," Jones said.
As well as the memories from an amazing jump, Jones got to take home hats and shirts from backstage.
The Nitro Circus event drew a crowd of more than 13,000 - in their debut performance in Whangarei - which was as big as the Auckland crowd the last time they toured New Zealand 2015.
Mildon, the first BMX rider to complete a quadruple backflip, said the crowd was phenomenal.
"It's the perfect atmosphere for us to do the sickest tricks," he said.
"The crowd is everything in our performance really - especially for the excitement levels for all of the boys.
"Adrenaline was pumping for everyone on the track and in the crowd which makes a pretty special atmosphere and environment for us to be in."
Now the show is done, the Nitro Circus crew are looking to utilise the region's beaches.
"After the show we're here until Thursday so we're going to head up north somewhere, possibly Kaitaia, get a house for a few days and then beach it," he said.
Whangarei looks set to be rewarded for the crowd they drew in next time Nitro Circus Live is back in the country.
Nitro Circus marketing manager Nathan Brown said they would definitely come back to Whangarei on their next visit to New Zealand.
"How could we not come back? There were over 13,000 people through the gates to see us which was just brilliant," he said.
"This was one of the best shows we have done and it's all thanks to the support of the locals."
"We had an unbelievable time in Whangarei and will make sure we come back here on our next tour."
