John Tamburro

Biography

John Tamburro is an American helicopter camera and stunt pilot, providing picture and camera helicopters, aerial camera gimbals and everything else needed to capture the perfect stunt or aerial sequence. He was nominated in 2001 for a World Stunt Award for best aerial work in the feature film Gone in 60 seconds. He began his aviation career in 1989 as a commercial helicopter pilot in Southern California. After a successful career as a news pilot, covering major events, including the OJ Simpson chase, LA riots and Northridge earthquake, he had the honor of flying the top organ transplant teams in Los Angeles. Coming from a family of stuntmen and pilots he decided to dedicate his flying to the motion picture industry. Specializing in the film industry since 1991 he has accumulated over 7500 hours flying in feature films, television and commercials with a perfect safety record. From iMDb mini bio.