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.
June 20, 2014
I stayed two nights at Glenforsa. The longer stay gave me the
chance to fly around a little more to explore. The Outer and
Inner Hebrides, Plockton, the beach airport of Barra,
Stornoway, Isle of Skye, Eilean Donan Castle were the
highlights. Barra is actually the only licensed beach airport in
the world. Landing there is quite an experience.... more
June 19, 2014
I started the day with a sightseeing flight over the Isles of
Scilly on a beautiful, sunny morning. I continued towards Land´s
End and then along the northern coast of Cornwall and across the
Bristol Channel via Lundi island to Swansea. After a bit of rest I
departed directly to Glenforsa airport near Oban in Scotland. On
the way I flew over the Isle of Man. The total flight that day took
me 5.5 hours. more
June 18, 2014
From the Isles of Scilly my flight continued back to Land´s End and
then over the Bristol Channel and the interesting island of
Lundy. I landed at Swansea for lunch then continued via the Isle of
Man to the beautiful little airfield of Glenforsa, near Oban in
Scotland. more
June 18, 2014
I left Jersey at noon and made a sightseeing trip around the
remaining Channel Islands - Guernsey, Sark, Alderney. Then I
continued to Exeter where I landed and officially entered the
United Kingdom. After an hour I flew over the southern coast of
Britain to Land´s End and on to the Isles of Scilly -
probably the most beautiful archipelago in the entire
expedition. more
June 18, 2014
Even though the Channel Islands are part of Great Britain I had to
fly to Exeter international airport for customs/immigration. After
clearing customs, I continued along the coast of Cornwall to St
Mary´s airport on the beautiful Isles of Scilly. more
June 17, 2014
From St Nazaire I flew to the airport of Dinard, close to St Malo.
There I went through a very detailed customs and passport check
which took about an hour and then I continued over several smaller
islands to Jersey. Before landing I flew around the island
filming. more
August 17, 2014
The second day started with the arrival of Airbus´s Beluga aircraft
at the airport of St Nazaire. I departed for Dinard-St. Malo,
refuelled and flew via the islands of Chausey to Jersey, one of the
Channel Islands. more
June 16, 2014
After my departure for the second part of the expedition “European
Islands from the Skies” I flew via Germany to France where I landed
at Auxerre airport, refuelled installed my cameras and flew over
the chateaux of the river Loire. I continued westward to the port
of St Nazaire where the airport is also used by the Airbus
production line. That day I spent over seven hours flying more
June 16, 2014
The first day was quite busy. I was in the for about seven
hours and experienced a lot of turbulence. The journey took me over
the famous chateaux on the Loire and then down the river to the big
port of St Nazaire. more
Again, a couple of friends and enthusiasts came to the airport to see me off for the second part of the expedition "European islands from the Skies". Everything went fine and I left just a couple of minutes later than planned. more
This video makes it very easy for anyone interested to understand the Allied operation which took place in Normandy in June 1944. more
I have been flying gliders since my age of 15 and in 2006 I completed my PPL in Texas, USA. More
