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.
04 October 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
October 3, 2014
From Corfu I flew to the island of Zakynthos passing over such
famous islands as Ithaca, Cephalonia and Lefkada. After having
landed at and flown around Zakynthos I continued to a small private
airfield at Messalonghi in the Bay of Patras. Lord Byron lived and
died here in 1824. more
04 October 2014
From Corfu I flew to the island of Zakynthos passing over such
famous islands as Ithaca, Cephalonia and Lefkada. After having
landed at and flown around Zakynthos I continued to a small private
airfield at Messalonghi in the Bay of Patras. Lord Byron lived and
died here in 1824. more
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October 2, 2014
Tivat, Montenegro is close to a beautiful area called Boka
Kotorska. I flew around the maze of sea bays hidden among high
mountains which is, surprisingly, the wettest spot in Europe as it
records about 4500 mm p.a. of rain. Then I continued my trip along
the Montenegro and Albania Adriatic coast to Corfu. To enjoy and
film Corfu and the adjoining islands I set off for an hour-long
local trip. I stayed the night at Corfu. more
02 October 2014
Tivat, Montenegro is close to a beautiful area called Boka
Kotorska. I flew around the maze of sea bays hidden among high
mountains which is, surprisingly, the wettest spot in Europe as it
records about 4500 mm p.a. of rain. Then I continued my trip along
the Montenegro and Albania Adriatic coast to Corfu. To enjoy and
film Corfu and the adjoining islands I set off for an hour-long
local trip. I stayed the night at Corfu. more
October 1, 2014
I had trouble buying fuel in Mali Lošinj but managed to convince a
taxi driver to help me buy it at a service station. My flight
continued over the beautiful Adriatic islands belonging
to Croatia and over the city of Split to Brač Island. From
there I flew via Dubrovnik to Tivat in Montenegro where I stayed
for the night. more
01 October 2014
I had trouble buying fuel in Mali Lošinj but managed to convince a
taxi driver to help me buy it at a service station. My flight
continued over the beautiful Adriatic islands belonging
to Croatia and over the city of Split to Brač Island. From
there I flew via Dubrovnik to Tivat in Montenegro where I stayed
for the night. more
September 30, 2014
I started the journey at 10.40 on 30 September,
2014 departing from Příbram - LKPM. I flew over the Alps to the
small airport of Portorož in Slovenia to clear Schengen customs and
continued the flight along the Istria peninsula to Mali Lošinj
island in Croatia. more
30 September 2014
I started the journey at 10.40 on 30 September, 2014 departing from
Příbram - LKPM. I flew over the Alps to the small airport of
Portorož in Slovenia to clear Schengen customs and continued the
flight along the Istria peninsula to Mali Lošinj island in
Croatia. more
The departure for the last part of the expedition "European Islands from the Skies" was quite routine - arrival at the airport two hours before the planned departure time (10.45 LT) and then: checking the weather, filing my flight plan, loading the , getting the maps and everything else ready, entering my flight plan into the GPS, aircraft check, interview for iDNES.cz, couple of photos and departure (10.40). Here are some of the photos taken just minutes before take off. more
August 17, 2014
From Suwalki I flew over the beautiful Masurian lake district to
the airport of Wloclawek where I had to land because of the bad
weather. After about two hours of waiting I continued on to Příbram
where I landed in the early afternoon. more
August 17, 2014
From Suwalki I flew over the beautiful Masurian lake district to
the airport of Wloclawek where I had to land because of the bad
weather. After about two hours of waiting I continued on to Příbram
where I landed in the early afternoon. more
I have been flying gliders since my age of 15 and in 2006 I completed my PPL in Texas, USA. More
