Safety is No Accident

Steve Stafford is a graduate of Flight Safety International’s SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS curricula. Steve conducts all flight and ground operations in compliance with his Safety Management Systems Manual. The Manual is used to critically identify, assess and mitigate the risks involved in all areas of aerial production.

Steve also serves an Aerial Production Safety Consultant to a number of Major Studios and Production Companies, including Ablin Partners/Dreamworks.

Approvals

  • FAA Flight Operations Manual

  • Factory Semi-Annual Pilot Training

  • All Major Studios Risk Departments

  • Safety Management System Manual

 
 

The Motion Picture Flight Operations Manual details among other things:

  • Communications

  • Plan Of Activities

  • Aircraft Certification

  • Call Sheet Notifications

  • Initial Crew Safety Briefings

  • Required Aircraft Inspections

  • Location Safety And Security

  • Aircraft With Altered “N” Numbers

  • Road, Street And Highway Control

  • Special Modifications To Picture Aircraft

  • Minimum Pilot Flight Experience Requirements

  • State, Local And Private Permission For Over Flights

Safety Bulletins

The following Safety Bulletins are provided to assist production in preparing the crew and location site for aerial filming activities.

 

Pilot Ratings

  • 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

  • Unmanned Aerial Systems Rating – Remote Drone Pilot

  • US Federal Government – Office Of Aircraft Services Qualified

    • Reconnaissance

    • Low-Level Surveillance

    • Offshore Operations

AIRCRAFT Experience

  • Air Bus H125

  • Air Bus AS350-B3

  • Air Bus AS355 Twin Star

  • Air Bus H135

  • Air Bus H145 T2

  • Agusta A109 Series

  • Aviat AV-1C 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

  • Bell Helicopter UH1H Huey

  • Bell Helicopter B212

  • Bell Helicopter B407

  • Bell Helicopter B206L4

  • Bell Helicopter B206BIII

  • Bombardier Global 6000

  • Bombardier Challenger 350

  • Cessna 525B Citation Jet CJ3

  • Cessna 525C Citation Jet CJ4

  • Cessna 421 Golden Eagle

  • Cessna 414 Chancellor

  • Cessna 337 Skymaster

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

  • Cessna T206 Skywagon

  • Cessna 182 Skylane

  • DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver

  • McDonald Douglas MD500

  • Piper PA-34 Seneca Series

  • QuestAir Kodiak K100