 Steve Stafford is the President of Studio Wings, Inc. He
was born in Darien, Connecticut and raised on a cattle ranch
near Helena, Montana. Before beginning a career in the film
industry, he served with distinction in the United States
Marine Corps, receiving two meritorious citations.
After leaving the Marines he studied acting, landing
a three-year contract at Universal Studios. He was
fascinated by what went on behind the camera
and soon began working as key camera assistant
and then A-camera operator under Academy Award winning
cinematographers, Haskell Wexler and the late Conrad
Hall. In less than five years, he was shooting and directing
action second units for both feature films and television.
His work led to a contract with DDB Needham Worldwide
in Chicago, directing national commercial campaigns.
Concurrently, he produced and directed “The Color
Of Evening,” starring Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn.
The AFI award winning independent film caught the eye
of then CBS president, Jeff Sagansky. As a result, Steve
directed a number of long form movies (MOW’s)
for the CBS network, as well as numerous notable television
episodes for CBS and the Paramount network.
In the mid-nineties, he launched Studio Wings, realizing
a long-standing desire to combine his film production
knowledge with his love of aviation and extensive flight
experience. He holds a Masters Degree in Aeronautical
Science and has over five thousand hours of pilot in
command time as well as the following FAA ratings and
government
qualifications:
- Airline
Transport Pilot Rating – Airplane,
Single & Multi-Engine
Instrument
- Airline
Transport Pilot Rating – Rotorcraft-Helicopter
Instrument
- Commercial
Pilot Rating – Seaplane, Single & Multi-Engine
- Flight
Instructor Rating – Airplane, Single & Multi-Engine - Instrument
- Flight
Instructor Rating – Rotorcraft-Helicopter - Instrument
- US
Federal Government – Office Of Aircraft Services – Current
Qualified:
Aircraft Experience:
Eurocopter AS350 AStar
Eurocopter AS355 Twin Star
Agusta A109 Series
Bell Helicopter UH1H Huey
Bell Helicopter B212
Bell Helicopter B407
Bell Helicopter B206L4
Bell Helicopter B206BIII
McDonald Douglas MD500
DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver
Aviat AV-1B Husky
Beech BE20 Super King Air
Beech BE90 King Air
Beech BE58 Baron Series
Beech BE36 Bonanza Series
Beech BE35 V-Tail Series
Beech BE33 Debonair Series
Beech T34 Navy Mentor
Piper PA-34 Seneca Series
Cessna 525B Citation Jet CJ3
Cessna 421 Golden Eagle
Cessna 414 Chancellor
Cessna 337 Skymaster
Cessna 208 Caravan
Cessna T206 Skywagon
Cessna 182 Skylane
When
he isn’t
directing or flying for the movies, Steve stays
current flying missions for the Federal Government.
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