Production archive

On location.

A look back at selected motion picture, television, and commercial work supported by members of the Motion Picture Pilots Association.

Across the industry

Aviation expertise where the production needs it.

From camera ships and picture aircraft to aerial coordination and precision stunt work, MPPA members have helped productions safely translate ambitious ideas to the screen.

Film · Television · CommercialsSelected historical archive

Warner Bros.

The Aviator

Pilots: Craig Hosking and Steve Hinton

Columbia Pictures

Spider-Man 2

Aerial Coordinator: Al Cerullo

Walt Disney

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Aerial Coordinator: Alan Purwin · Pilot: Dirk Vahle

Columbia Pictures

Spanglish

Bruce Benson, Rick Shuster, and Steve Stafford

Paramount Pictures

We Were Soldiers

Aerial Coordinator: Cliff Fleming · Six MPPA pilots

Touchstone Pictures

Pearl Harbor

MPPA members supported carrier and Hawaii aerial sequences

CBS

CSI

Aerial Coordinator: Kevin LaRosa · Pilot: Rick Shuster

Warner Bros. Television

ER

Pilot: Rick Shuster

Commercial production

Holiday Inn Commercial

Aerial Coordinator and Pilot: Rick Shuster

Archive note

A record of the association’s work and history.

This collection preserves selected material from the original MPPA website. Production credits and membership information reflect the association’s historical archive.