Aaron
Fitzgerald
United States
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Aerobatic Flying
Date of birth | June 19, 1972 |
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Age | 53 |
Nationality | United States |
Career start | 2017 |
Disciplines | Aerobatic airshows |
Aaron is an ATP-rated helicopter pilot with more than 9,000 flight hours and is an active member of The Flying Bulls and Red Bull Air Force in the U.S. He was trained as a helicopter aerobatics pilot by Rainer Wilke and Blacky Schwarz, the masters of Helicopter Aerobatics and now performs aerobatic helicopter displays for millions of spectators at airshows throughout North America.
He has built his career primarily focusing on film and television productions and has worked on countless movies and shows. He has been recruited as aerial coordinator for several world-record aviation projects and incorporates other means of flying like utility flying, offshore support and flight test programs for NASA and Lockheed/Martin. He also flies UH-60 Blackhawks on firefighting contracts with the Forest Service battling forest fires in the Western United States.
Aaron resides in California and flies out of Whiteman Airport in Los Angeles.