I spent 15 years as Chief Pilot for New York City-based SFX Entertainment who owned American Idol.

I flew two twin jet engine helicopters, an Agusta 109 SP and a Eurocopter AS355 Twinstar. During this same period, I flew my Bell 206 Jet Ranger for my company NJ Chopper.

I flew many celebrities as Chief Pilot and did many memorable movie, TV, documentary, News, and commercial shoots for NJ Chopper. I have many movie credits and even appeared in a few ( recently, The Informer ). We filmed the completion day topping of the World Trade Center, Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, The Empire State Building light shows, Macy’s 4^th of July Fireworks, and many more. Television commercials for Liberty Mutual, Remax, Disney, Burger King, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to name a few. Television shows like 60 Minutes, Cash Cab, Disney Channel, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian Channel’s Aerial American. I have been Inside Edition’s Aviation Expert for over 10 years on stories such as the Kobe Bryant crash, hunting coyotes in Central park, train and plane crashes, 6 year old starting a helicopter at a fair, and others.

With over 7,000 flight hours of experience as a helicopter pilot. Jim has flown tours in the most congested airspace in the entire world, New York City for over 20 years. Jim was a Billionaire’s personal pilot, has worked with the DEA on special projects, and was a special advisor to several Board’s of Directors ( American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Disney, etc ).