At DBS Helicopters we have experience in a variety of photographic missions including still photograph, videotography and feature films.
Pilot is a member of the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) with 12 years and 4,400 hours of experience including mountain flying and remote site operations. We have an FAA approved Motion Picture and Television Flight Operation Manual.
For hand held photography we can remove the helicopter door and place the photographer in a harness to allow the best possible camera angles. If you prefer a mount, our helicopter has approved installations for both the Tyler Nose Mount and Tyler Middle Mount. Other FAA approved mounts for the Bell 206L-3 may be installed.
Please contact us and we will be happy to discuss our capabilities.
Training film (St. Mary's Care Flight and Guy Maher) Camera ship / Pilot / Hand held video / Stills. October 2005 and April 2006
Documentary Film (Rattle Can Films) Tyler Nose Mount / Camera ship / Pilot / Film. April 2006
Nature Valley Commercial (Rant Films) Scout and Support ship / Pilot. April 2006
Photography of the Ritz Carlton and Aspen area (Crescent Moon Pictures) Tyler Nose Mount / Camera ship/ Pilot / Film and Stills. April 2006
Stock Footage (Aspen Ski Company) Camera ship / Pilot / Hand held Video and Stills. March 2006
Photography of Roan Plateau (Encana Oil & Gas) Tyler Nose Mount / Camera ship / Pilot / Film. October 2005
Photography of proposed pipeline (Enserca) Tyler Nose Mount / Camera ship / Pilot. September 2005
Photography of gas fields (Rocky Mountain News) Camera ship / Pilot / Stills. September 2005
Gold Wing Rally, Grand Junction, CO (Gold Wing) Camera ship / Pilot / Stills. August 2005
Photography of Hunting Incident (Garfield County Sheriff) Camera ship / Pilot / Video / Stills. June 205
Aspen Ski Company stock footage (Dan Bayer) Camera ship / Pilot / Hand held video / stills. March 2005
Aspen Ski Company and Warren Miller (Chris Patterson) Tyler Middle Mount / Camera ship / Pilot / Film. February 2005
The X Games (Peterson Milla Hooks) Camera ship / Pilot / Hand held video. January 2005
Photography of remote gas production sites (Cordilleran Compliance) Camera ship / Pilot / Stills. November 2004.
Nissan commercial (Warren Miller) Camera ship / Tyler Mount / Pilot /Film. November 2004.
Aspen real estate (Starr Magazine) Camera ship / Pilot/ Stills. September 2004.
Photography of numerous Aspen properties (Finholm Architects) Camera ship / Pilot / Stills. May 2004.
Photography of Redstone ranch property (Kennedy Construction) Camera ship / Pilot / Stills. April 2004.
Aspen Ski Company (Paul Morrison Photography) Camera ship / Pilot / Stills. January 2004.
Aspen Ski Company (Greg Stump Digital Video) Camera ship / Tyler Mount / Pilot . March 2003.
Vail Lyon's Head Construction (Focus 360) Camera ship / Pilot December 2003.
Eco Trekker Series (Eco Trekker) Camera ship / Pilot / Film. September 2003.
Rubicon Realty Group (Ron Long & Caldwell Bankers) Camera ship / Pilot / Stills. September 2003.
CDOT I-70 Corridor (Kracum Resources) Camera ship / Pilot / Video. August 2003.
GM Commercial (Plum Productions) Scout ship / Pilot. July 2003.
Ford Adventure Sports Challenge (Octagon Productions) Scout ship / Pilot. July 2003.
Eukanuba Dog Food Commercial (Obermeyer Productions & Iams Dog Food) Camera & Story ship / Pilot & Actor / Film. February 2003.
Highlands Ritz-Carlton (McGuire Company) Camera ship / Pilot / Stills. March 2003 & August 2003.
Global Extremes Adventure Competition (American Adventures Productions & The Outdoor Life Network) Camera ship / Tyler mount / pilot. December 2002.
Subaru Primal Quest Adventure Race (California Sports Marketing) Support and camera ship / pilot, film & stills. 10 days in Telluride, CO. July 2002.
Storm King Fire Documentary for the History Channel (Lone Wolf Pictures) Camera Ship / Pilot, Film and stills. October 2001.
Photography of Remote Oil site (MGA Communications) Camera Ship / Pilot, Stills and Video of site. August 2001.
Harvest Films scouting photography Aspen area (Aspen Productions and Harvest films) Scout Ship / Camera Ship / Pilot, Stills and Video. August 2001.
Glenwood Canyon Documentary (Darlow Smithson Film and Television Production) Camera Ship / Tyler Mount / Pilot, Video. July 2001.
Photography of Gulfstream Crash site in Aspen (NBC, CBS News) Camera Ship / Pilot, Stills and Video. March 2001.
Retirement Video for CEO (MJM Video, NYC) Camera Ship / Pilot, Video and Digital Video aerial footage of Vail Co. January 2001.
Photography of "Disney" Houses in Aspen (Entertainment Tonight) Camera Ship / Pilot October 2000.
Storm King Mountain Fire Special (Dateline NBC) Camera Ship / Pilot, Film and Digital Video. July 2000
Solomon X-Games (Solomon North America) Scout Ship / Support Ship / Camera Ship / Pilot, film of race action. July 2000
Bogner stock footage for commercial and film stunt (Willie Bogner, Inc.) Scout Ship / Support Ship / Pilot. November 1999.
Photography of "Stars" Houses in Aspen (CA Images Gerlach Photography) Camera Ship / Pilot. Still of 13 sites in Aspen area. January 1999.
"For Love of the Game" Kevin Costner Film (Universal Pictures) Scout Ship / Pilot. December 1998
Aspen Ski Company promotional video (Hunt Group Productions) Camera Ship / Tyler Mount / Pilot, Film and digital Video. December 1998.
University of Wyoming (U Wyo. Geology Dept.) Camera Ship / Pilot, Stills and Video, 100 miles of rock bands in Wyoming. June 1998.
Sky Marathon High-Altitude Race (FILA North America, John Sandy Productions) Camera Ship / Support Ship / Pilot. June 1996, 1997, 1998. 1999.
Infrared Thermography of 250 miles of Power lines (Holy Cross Electric) Camera Ship / Pilot. February 1998.
Roaring Fork River Hwy-82 Completion Video (Colorado Department of Transportation, Peter Webb Public Relations) Camera Ship / Tyler Mount / Pilot. September 1997