Mike Castillo is a veteran Baja pilot, well known in the surfing industry.
[Justin Cote. 2008]
"Nothing Goes According to Plan"
Transworld Surf. Retrieved May 27, 2010. 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.
[The Big Wave Blog. 2009]
"Offshore of San Diego"
, The Big Wave Blog. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
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.
[Chris Dixon. 2011]
"Book Extract: Ghost Wave"
Adelaidenow Book Extract
He was mechanic and pilot for an amphibious aircraft, the
Grumman Albatross, for
Billabong,
[
Evan Slater. 2010]
"Billabong's Albatross"
Surfing Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
which he piloted for the
Great Pacific Garbage Patch Project fo
GreenLandOceanBlue[
Steve Lawrence. 2009]
"Success is Not a Place"
GreenLandOceanBlue. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
He was the engineer and pilot for the 2010 Sylvester Stallone film ''
The Expendables''.
["The Expendables, 2010"](_blank)
IMDb.com, Inc.
He specializes in vintage, amphibious aircraft recovery, repair, and restoration.
["Mike Castillo: LinkedIn Profile"]
LinkedIn Corporation
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.
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