A great aerial sequence is the result of structured coordination long before the rotor turns. Specialist Helicopters provides full aerial-coordination — risk management plans, CASA approvals and permits, ATC and authority liaison, aircraft and crew sourcing — so the production can focus on the creative. Our head of safety, Jen Bewes, has even achieved a CASA regulatory change to permit an otherwise-prohibited complex night stunt.
Beyond flying the shot, we can stand up the entire aerial side of your production — so it's one conversation, not ten. From a Sydney base we mobilise around Australia, across the Asia-Pacific and worldwide.
The aerial coordinator manages everything that makes aerial work safe and legal — risk plans, CASA approvals, permits, airspace and ATC liaison, aircraft and crew — and briefs additional pilots on multi-aircraft shoots to keep flight profiles and safety margins consistent.
Yes — securing CASA approvals, location permits and authority sign-off is core to our service, including complex and first-of-kind operations.
Yes. We lead and brief additional pilots to ensure consistency in flight profiles, safety margins and creative execution across the whole aerial unit.
Tell us the shot, the schedule and the location — we'll build the aerial unit, stunt and coordination plan around it.