Motion Picture Pilot and Aerial Coordinator Hot Sheet

For a more detailed explanation of these positions click here.

The pilots listed below who are U.S. based possess their own FAA Motion Picture and Television Flight Operations Manual. A few are members of the Motion Picture Pilots Association.

Contact them directly or click a name to view a résumé. Online résumés are only a partial listing of films each pilot was involved with. A more complete list as well as the pilots' actual job capacity on each film should be obtained from the individuals themselves.

Al Cerullo
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: New York
Helicopter
T: 516-496-2946

James Deeth
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Van Nuys, CA
Fixed-wing
Helicopter
T: 805-583-3208
C: 818-404-9819
P: 888-902-3828

J.W. "Corkey" Fornof
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Los Angeles
Fixed-wing
T: 818-781-1000

Al Guthery
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Miami, FL
Helicopter
T: 305-232-2552

Steve Hinton
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Los Angeles
Fixed-wing
T: 909-393-8403
C: 714-269-9596

Kevin La Rosa
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Los Angeles
Fixed-wing
Helicopter
T: 818-902-0800

Terry Lee
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Sydney, Australia
Helicopter
T: 61 2 9817 2262

Neil Looy
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Van Nuys, CA
Fixed-wing
T: 818-997-0512

Ray McCort
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: New York, NY
Helicopter
T: 212-714-6037
T: 800-747-1165
C: 917-767-2279

Geoff Palmer
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Los Angeles
Helicopter
T: 310-474-7375

David Paris
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Jacksonville Beach, FL
Helicopter
T: 904-247-4884
T: 818-907-8015

John Sarviss
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Los Angeles
Helicopter
T: 661-270-0565
C: 661-478-3880

Robert W. Smith
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Ft. Myers, FL
Helicopter
T: 863-675-2047
P: 800-741-8944

Steve Stafford
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Los Angeles, CA
Helicopter
Fixed-wing
T: 805-320-9500

John Tamburro
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Van Nuys, CA
Helicopter
T: 661-253-4405
C: 661-713-6671

Dirk Vahle
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Los Angeles
Fixed-wing
Helicopter
T: 805-375-7281
P: 818-609-5880

Robert "Bobby Z" Zajonc
Aerial Coordinator
Pilot
Base: Northern California
Fixed-wing
Helicopter
T: 707-664-9500
C/P: 707-974-6268