Warner Bros.
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
Columbia Pictures
Spider-Man 2
Aerial Coordinator: Al CerulloWalt Disney
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Aerial Coordinator: Alan Purwin · Pilot: Dirk VahleColumbia Pictures
Spanglish
Bruce Benson, Rick Shuster, and Steve StaffordParamount Pictures
We Were Soldiers
Aerial Coordinator: Cliff Fleming · Six MPPA pilotsTouchstone Pictures
Pearl Harbor
MPPA members supported carrier and Hawaii aerial sequencesCBS
CSI
Aerial Coordinator: Kevin LaRosa · Pilot: Rick ShusterWarner Bros. Television
ER
Pilot: Rick ShusterCommercial production
Holiday Inn Commercial
Aerial Coordinator and Pilot: Rick ShusterArchive 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.