COMMUNICATIONS AWARD For creative distinction in disseminating information about the vertical aviation industry
Bryan Matuskey Production Team Leader/Videographer, Rotor Pro magazine, Prescott, Arizona, USA
Bryan Matuskey grew up in a creative household. His mother was a photographer who regularly took photos and planned and filmed skits for her kids. Later, Matuskey’s older brother taught him about video editing, lighting, and art interpretation. In high school, Matuskey made a video that so impressed school administrators that they hired him to create a promotional video for them. He also filmed local sports, all while considering his video work to be just a fun hobby. Ten, word got out about his skills and people kept recommending him for new projects. It wasn’t long before Matuskey realized he could develop his hobby into a career. Matuskey formed his own business in 2006, working on a variety of projects
that included his own cable television show, interdisciplinary art films at Arizona State University and Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, and religious icon videos for an Episcopal diocese. Matuskey’s dad loved aviation and often took his children to the airport
Bryan Matuskey
on weekends to have breakfast and watch aircraft. Tat exposure to aviation early in his life made it natural for Matuskey to say yes when helicopter flight training company Guidance Aviation called requesting a promotional video. Tat first assignment for Guidance Aviation led to training videos, followed by an offer of full-time work. While at Guidance, Matuskey created an online training school for working with uncrewed aerial systems and developed a maneuvers guide app for Robinson helicopters on the Apple iOS and Android mobile operating systems. It was in the Guidance booth at HAI HELI-EXPO 2013 where Matuskey
met Rotor Pro magazine Editor-in-Chief Lyn Burks. Burks initially hired Matuskey to make a few videos and eventually offered him a position to assemble the entire bimonthly magazine in addition to creating videos to accompany each issue. “Bryan’s true gift to the industry lies in his ability to transcend traditional magazine articles,” writes Burks in his
nomination letter for Matuskey. “He crafts video narratives that take viewers on immersive journeys, allowing them to perceive the intricacies of vertical lift operations from unique and uplifting perspectives. He has enabled countless operators to share their stories with the wider vertical lift community.” Today, Matuskey designs six English-language and two Spanish-language editions of Rotor Pro each year, having helped publish more than 6,000 pages since he started. He has produced more than 130 helicopter industry–specific videos with nearly 2 million total online views, as well as 80-plus educational, training, and safety-related videos for various vertical flight organizations around the world. After a decade with Rotor Pro, what stands out most to Matuskey is how his work shines a positive light on all facets of the industry. “Te projects I’m most proud of are those that show the unique ways
helicopters save, serve, and protect people around the world,” Matuskey shares. “For instance, a video I did on helicopter emergency medical services operations was instrumental in [helping] foreign governments adopt [such] operations. And a documentary I worked on successfully advocated for the continuation of the National Guard’s Apache AH-64 helicopter program. It’s very gratifying to learn that the videos I make have a positive impact, and I’m honored to be a part of telling the industry’s story.”
“The projects I’m most proud of are those that show the unique ways
helicopters save, serve, and protect people around the world.”
58 ROTOR MARCH 2024
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