Mike Castillo
Mike Castillo is a veteran Baja pilot, well known in the surfing industry.[1] He is credited for spotting the world famous surf break, Cortes Bank, by air in 1990 while flying over the coast of Southern California with photographer Larry "Flame" Moore.[2]
He is mentioned in the book "Ghost Wave", a book by Chris Dixon, as a "gonzo surfer and bush pilot" that flew his Cessna alongside a giant, "mutant" wave as photographer Flame took pictures of the now famously dangerous surf break Cortes Bank.[3]
He was mechanic and pilot for an amphibious aircraft, the Grumman Albatross, for Billabong,[4] which he piloted for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Project for GreenLandOceanBlue.[5]
He was the engineer and pilot for the 2010 Sylvester Stallone film The Expendables. [6]
He specializes in vintage, amphibious aircraft recovery, repair, and restoration. [7]
Flew 1944 Consolidated PBY 5A with Bob Franicola from Johannesburg, South Africa to San Diego, California December 2012.
Co-founder Seaplanes Panama, 2015. First commercial seaplane service in Central America in over 55 years.
References
- ↑ Justin Cote. 2008. "Nothing Goes According to Plan", Transworld Surf. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ↑ The Big Wave Blog. 2009. "Offshore of San Diego", The Big Wave Blog. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ↑ Chris Dixon. 2011. "Book Extract: Ghost Wave", Adelaidenow Book Extract
- ↑ Evan Slater. 2010. "Billabong's Albatross", Surfing Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ↑ Steve Lawrence. 2009. "Success is Not a Place", GreenLandOceanBlue. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ↑ "The Expendables, 2010", IMDb.com, Inc.
- ↑ "Mike Castillo: LinkedIn Profile", LinkedIn Corporation