Specialist Helicopters is a dedicated helicopter aerial-filming unit for feature film, television, documentary and commercials. Chief pilot David Adamson flies the helicopter as part of the camera system — not as transport — interpreting framing, movement and timing directly with directors and DOPs across more than 23,000 hours with a nil-accident record.
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.
We operate gyro-stabilised cinema camera systems — including the only K1 and F1 Rush rigs in Australia — and partner with the country's leading aerial DOPs to match the right system and lens package to the shot.
Yes. David Adamson is known for orientating the helicopter like a camera — flying precise, repeatable moves to the director's frame rather than generic passes, which is what sets a film pilot apart from a charter pilot.
Primarily Australia, but we operate worldwide and David is licensed across nine countries.
Tell us the shot, the schedule and the location — we'll build the aerial unit, stunt and coordination plan around it.