The second day took us from Innsbruck over Brenner pass on the Austria/Italy border, then to Garmisch Partenkirchen on Austria/Germany border and then to Chur and Sion in Switzerland. Here are the best shots: more
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The largest collection of aerial videos and photos
International flights in a sport aircraft offer fantastic opportunities to see the world differently. I want to share this experience with anyone who has the same passion. That is the main reason why we have developed this portal in which you can find aerial photos and videos of places in Europe, Africa, New Zealand and the . To record the flights I carry three cameras under the aircraft (two under the wings and one under the tail) and a hand-held camera inside the cabin. To my knowledge we now own the largest collection of aerial video and photo records of European islands and many cities as well as other points of interest such as volcanoes, fjords, glaciers etc. - some 6000 Gb of material.
My main focus is unusual features (islands, volcanos, glaciers, mountains, fjords etc.) or historical places (mainly WWII and WWI). I work closely with the No 1 internet news portal in the Czech Republic - iDNES.cz, which publishes the photos, articles, videos and an interactive map on line so that their readers can follow my expeditions in real time. The readership is between 20-50,000 per day during my trips. In addition I organise public presentations and pilot courses focusing on international VFR flying.
In 2014 I carried out an expedition entitled "European Islands from the Skies". The expedition covered islands in the Mediterranean, East Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic Sea. Altogether about 45 flight days and almost 200 flight hours have resulted in a fantastic series of photos and videos which you can find on this site. In addition I have published four e-books with photos, text and videos covering these trips. So far these are only available in Czech and one in but if there is interest I am prepared to make English and French versions too.
My main focus is unusual naturarl features (islands, volcanos, glaciers, mountains, fjords etc.) or historical places (mainly WWII and WWI). I work closely with the No 1 internet news portal in the Czech Republic - iDNES.cz, which publishes the photos, articles, videos and an interactive map on line so that their readers can follow my expeditions in real time. The readership is between 20-50,000 per day during my trips. In addition I organise public presentations and pilot courses focusing on international VFR flying.
In 2014 I carried out an expedition entitled "European Islands from the Skies". The expedition covered the islands of the Mediterranean, East Atlantic, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Altogether about 45 flight days and almost 200 flight hours have resulted in a fantastic series of photos and videos which you can find on this site. In addition I have published four e-books with photos, text and videos covering these trips. So far these are only available in Czech and one in Frenche but if there is interest I am prepared to make English and French versions too.
Photos and videos with brief explanations are chronologically shown below starting with the latest. To my knowledge the collection of videos and photos on this website is the most systematic presentation of aerial videos and photos available anywhere.
19.2.2015 Photo: Day 2
18.2.2015 Photo: Day 1 
Day 1 includes photos from Zell am See, Grossglockner, Kutbzuhl and up to Innsbruck in Austria. more
13.10.2014 Photos - Day 11 
10 October 2014
This was the last day of the last part of the expedition
"European Islands from the Skies". Because the weather
forecast was not favourable for the following day I decided to fly
directly to Příbram and thus leave out filming the Dracula castle
in Romania. My trip that day took six hours and I landed at
Příbram with fuel for another about 45 minutes. more
12.10.2014 Photos - Day 10 
09 October 2014
This was perhaps the most dramatic day of this part of the European
Islands expedition. I flew over the islands in the Northern Aegean
Sea and crossed over to Turkey. However, for about an hour I was
not able to establish radio communication with Turkish Air Traffic
Control. As a result I was increasingly concerned about the
possibility of being chased by the Turkish Air Force. Finally, over
the Marmar Sea an airline pilot conveyed my message to the Istanbul
Approach controller who gave me instructions to turn to the North.
This meant that I could not fly my planned route via the Bosphorus
but at least I managed to get through Turkish airspace without
any real trouble. more
9.10.2014 Photos - Day 9 
08 October 2014
From Lesbos I crossed the Aegean Sea for the fifth time on this
trip flying west again. I flew over the Sporades island group
- Skentzura, Skopelos and Skiathos. Then along the western coast of
Thessaloniki bay to the city of Thessaloniki where I
stayed for the night. more
8.10.2014 Video: Day 8 
October 8, 2014
From Samos I flew over the mythical island of Icaria where Icarus
fell from the skies. Then I travelled further west to overfly
Mykonos and south over Naxos and Ios to Santorini with its wide
flooded volcano. When I finished filming there I continued to Milos
and then landed at Syros. Here I managed to refuel and continued to
Lesbos. more
8.10.2014 Photos - Day 8 
07 October 2014
From Samos I flew over the mythical island of Icaria where Icarus
fell from the skies. Then I travelled further west to overfly
Mykonos and south over Naxos and Ios to Santorini with its wide
flooded volcano. When I finished filming there I continued to Milos
and then landed at Syros. Here I managed to refuel and continued to
Lesbos. more
7.10.2014 Video: Day 7 
Otober 7, 2014
From Rhodes I flew along the Greek/Turkish border to the North
passing over such beautiful islands as Tilos, volcanic Nisyros, Kos
and Samos. The famous mathematician Pythagoras was born and lived
on Samos. more
7.10.2014 Photos - Day 7 
06 October 2014
From Rhodes I flew along the Greek/Turkish border to the North
passing over such beautiful islands as Tilos, volcanic Nisyros, Kos
and Samos. The famous mathematician Pythagoras was born and lived
on Samos. more
6.10.2014 Video: Day 6 
October 5, 2014
Having flown along and filmed the northern shores of Crete the day
before, I continued north-east to the island of Rhodes - the main
island of the Dodecanese islands. more
6.10.2014 Photos - Day 6 
05 October 2014
Having flown along and filmed the northern shores of Crete the day
before, I continued north-east to the island of Rhodes - the main
island of the Dodecanese islands. more
5.10.2014 Video: Day 5 
October 4, 2014
From Messalonghi I flew between the Peloponese peninsula and Greek
mainland towards and across the Corinth Canal. Then
I continued over the Argosaronic islands of Aegina, Poros and
Hydra and landed at Kythira, the southernmost island of the Ionian
island group. After a brief break I flew further south to
largest Greek island - Crete. more
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Jiří Pruša
I have been flying gliders since my age of 15 and in 2006 I completed my PPL in Texas, USA. More