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.
August 16, 2014
From Riga I departed to the western coast of Latvia and landed at
Klapejda. Then I continued to the beautiful historical city of
Kaunas and from there over to Vilnius. The ATC controller at
Vilnius airport helped me to stay for some time over the centre of
the city to film. I then crossed the border to Poland and
landed at Suwalki airport. more
August 16, 2014
From Riga I departed to the western coast of Latvia and landed at
Klapejda. Then I continued to the beautiful historical city of
Kaunas and from there over to Vilnius. The ATC controller at
Vilnius airport helped me to stay for some time over the centre of
the city to film. I then crossed the border to Poland and
landed at Suwalki airport. more
August 15, 2014
From Kardla I flew over the largest Estonian islands to Kuressaare
airport and then onto Ruhnu Island. South of Ruhnu, over the Gulf
of Riga I crossed the border to Latvia and landed at Spilve airport
in Riga. The airport was just celebrating the 60th anniversary of
the construction of its clearly Soviet era terminal. more
August 15, 2014
From Kardla I flew over the largest Estonian islands to Kuressaare
airport and then onto Ruhnu Island. South of Ruhnu, over the Gulf
of Riga I crossed the border to Latvia and landed at Spilve airport
in Riga. The airport was just celebrating the 60th anniversary of
the construction of its clearly Soviet era terminal. more
August 14, 2014
From Tampere I flew to the southern coast of Finland, to the
small, almost unused airport of Hanko built in 1939 by the Russians
who annexed part of Finland. From there I continued to Helsinki´s
GA airport of Malmi and then across the Gulf of Finland along the
Estonian coast to Kardla airport. I managed to film the centre of
Helsinki as well as Tallinn in addition to the islands in the Gulf
of Finland. more
13 August 2014
From Vaasa I flew over the magic Kvarken Islands and Bothnic Bay to
the northernmost point of my journey - the city of Oulu. From here
I continued across the Finnish inland to Tampere. The Kvarken
Islands are rising from the sea at a speed of about 8-10 mm per
year, so the changes in the size and shape of the islands are
visible even when comparing photos just 20 years old with the
present ones. more
12 August 2014
The second day of the journey took me from Visby over Stockholm to
Mariehamn, the capital of the Aland Islands - an autonomous part of
Finland. After a bit of rest I continued to Vaasa. The ATC
controller at Stockholm Bromma Airport let me fly and film the
centre of Stockholm so you can enjoy some of the beautiful sights
of Stockholm here. Then there is the small island of Market which
is divided between Sweden and Finland. Of interest is
also Faro island where the famous movie director Ingmar
Bergman lived, filmed and is buried. more
August 12, 2014
The second day of the journey took me from Visby over Stockholm to
Mariehamn, the capital of the Aland Islands - an autonomous part of
Finland. After a bit of rest I continued to Vaasa. The ATC
controller at Stockholm Bromma Airport let me fly and film the
centre of Stockholm so you can enjoy some of the beautiful sights
of Stockholm on this video. Then there is the small island of
Market which is divided between Sweden and Finland. Of
interest is also Faro IIsland where the famous movie director
Ingmar Bergman lived, filmed and is buried. more
August 11, 2014
The first day took me to the Island of Usedom in Germany and then
over the island of Bornholm to the beautiful city of Visby in
Sweden. Bornholm in particular and the surrounding islets as well
as the historic city of Visby are well worth your while. For WWII
enthusiasts - Usedom island was the home of Peenemunde laboratories
where the infamous V1 and V2 missiles were developed. I flew over
and recorded these facilities too. more
August 11, 2014
The first day took me to the Island of Usedom in Germany and then
over the island of Bornholm to the beautiful city of Visby in
Sweden. Bornholm in particular and the surrounding islets as well
as the historic city of Visby are well worth your while. For WWII
enthusiasts - Usedom Island was the home of Peenemunde laboratories
where the infamous V1 and V2 missiles were developed. I flew over
and recorded these facilities too. more
11 August 2014
The third part of the expedition "European Islands from the
Skies” started on August 11, 2014 with my departure for the island
of Usedom in Germany. The weather was quite bad the first day but
got progressively better as the journey unfolded. Before
departure I had an interview with the national broadcaster, Czech
Radio. more
August 10, 2014
The third part of the expedition "European Islands from the
Skies” started on August 11, 2014 with my departure for the island
of Usedom in Germany. The weather was quite bad the first day but
got progressively better as the journey unfolded. Before
departure I had an interview with the national broadcaster, Czech
Radio. more
I have been flying gliders since my age of 15 and in 2006 I completed my PPL in Texas, USA. More
