FPV Pilots to Watch - October 04, 2024

"Cinewhoop" style first person view (FPV) drones are being increasingly used by marketers to promote brands.  Witness this piece by AirVuz contributor RoeeFPV.  The video makes use of the versatility of these small quad, whose light weight and ducted (ie, protected) props make them suitable (when flown by experienced pilots) for use around people and in indoor environments.  As you will see in the video, they also do an excellent job filming indoor-to-outdoor transitions and vice versa.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot piotr.G_lab earned a spot as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this fantastic FPV mountain surfing piece from the French Alps.  The video was filmed at "golden hour" at an altitude of about 11.5k ft. above sea level (around 3.5k m) in the Ubaye Valley in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, one of the main departments of the French Alps.  The valley, through which runs the Ubaye River, is dotted with numerous alpine lakes, some of which you'll see in the video.  

Prepare to be blown away by this trip video from Iraq by top AirVuz contributor Lucaputzer, which was picked as a DVOW Finalist and also made the FPV Pilots to Watch list in October of 2024.  Filmed with a combination of drones (including an FPV drone) as well as ground cameras, the video will take you across this giant Middle Eastern country.  At the 1:10 mark, you'll see the Al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, about 80 mi. (125 km) north of Bagdad, and at the 1:24 mark you'll see the Great Mosque of Samarra, which dates to the 9th century AD.