Aviation PhotoCrew

The Aviation PhotoCrew, founded by Eric Coeckelberghs, is a dedicated team sharing the same passion for aviation. Specialized in Air-to-Air photography and videography, they have performed thousands of photomissions, working together with over 60+ Air Forces all over the world as well as Aircraft owners, Associations and Airshow performers. Established in 2009, they published in many specialized magazines, books and other media, helping to promote the best in Aviation. On the European continent, the team works together with most of the major airshows to provide them with high quality photowork and videos.

One of their goals is to share experiences with other aviation photographers, each year they welcome hundreds of aviation photographers from around the world to fly with them in their photomissions. Today, the Aviation PhotoCrew offers the very best and exclusive opportunities on the globe to other aviation photographers to join them in the Air-to-Air adventures.

Photoships

For the big projects in corporation with major airshows in Europe, they work closely together with the famous Pink Skyvan Team from Austria. They have tailored the aircraft with additional equipment to make it thé best photoship in the world. Due to its fantastic speedrange, the Skyvan can not only fly with military jets, warbirds, teams and airliners, but also with helicopters! And the ‘photo angle’ provided is a stunning 320 + degrees!! Each airshow season, the Skyvan photoship has new cristalclear windows installed, allowing the aviation photographers make pictures from so many angles, up & downward, no other photoship comes even close to what the Aviation PhotoCrew Skyvan can offer.

The Aviation PhotoCrew has achieved a lot of experience working with different Aircraft and Helicopters acting as photo platform. They can give advice what photoship suits the best to make the image you want, ranging from open-ramp Aircaft to backseat open-canopy of hovering Helicopter.

Equipment

The Aviation PhotoCrew excels in high quality products, by using the very best equipment to achieve their goals. As photoflights are so precious and demand high durability of both the aviation photographer and it’s equipment, only the very best cameras and lenses are used, both from Canon and Nikon. Next to the camera gear, other useful tools are used, like the Gyro Stabilizer to give extra stability to the cameras. And the era of mirrorless camera’s has arrived.

Flight Gear

As safety is priority number one in aviation, the Aviation PhotoCrew has build-up a very high standard when it comes to safety of the aviation photographers and the aircrew. As important as the pre-flight briefings, the flight gear used to secure the aviation photographer as well as the equipment is paramount. The Aviation PhotoCrew use fire resistant NOMEX® flight-suits, and have a whole range of safety straps, harnesses and other tools.

All aviation photographers flying with the Aviation PhotoCrew are provided with a custom made safety harness, with an emergency knife and sickbag included in the pocket! The will also get a headset for ear protection.