I remember watching the footage Bob (at the time) Tur took and read a lot of about his work as a pilot. As an aviation enthusiast and student pilot I always found his exploits fascinating.

This piece does contain some cliches but it's a good read:

http://www.lamag.com/longform/becoming-zoey-tur/

By Ed Leibowitz for LA Magazine

Very interesting followup to this story:

http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/2014/06/13/37893/the-surprising-story-of-2-chopper-pilots-who-filme/