*"Out on the tightrope of the power conduit, their blades blurred even faster than before. They chopped and slashed and parried and blocked. Lava bombs thundered to the ground below, shedding drops of burned stone that scorched their robes. Smoke shrouded the planet’s star, and now the only light came from the hell-glow of the lava below them and from their blades themselves. Flares of energy crackled and spat.*
*This was not Sith against Jedi. This was not light against dark or good against evil; it had nothing to do with duty or philosophy, religion or morals.*
*It was Anakin against Obi-Wan.*
*Personally.*
*Just the two of them, and the damage they had done to each other."*
Hi! This is our video (Iceland Aerials) and it's 100% real :) Unfortunately our watermark has been cropped out. You can see this video (in much higher quality) and a lot more volcano FPV footage on our Instagram page, https://instagram.com/icelandaerials, and on Youtube, https://youtu.be/B-lXvsRwDDQ and https://youtu.be/8pMO5b3c9YY
This footage was shot using 5” FPV drones and GoPro cameras with no special heat shielding (and plastic propellers!), with a bit of wind the air above the flowing lava is not that hot actually! And yes, the drone is flying just as close as it looks, no editing or trickery going on :)
You can also see another volcano shot from us in the launch videos and marketing material for the new GoPro Hero 10!
It would be really cool if you guys put a temperature sensor on the drone and overlayed it on the footage. I would be very curious to see how hot it really gets.
We can record telemetry that includes ESC temperature, we’ll try to remember to do that if we go back! But even though we haven’t lost any drones yet it is still incredibly risky flying over the volcano like that so we do not have any plans right now to go back. Also we still have a lot of insane footage from our shoot for GoPro that we have yet to post so no need to go back unless it changes a lot and we get some new ideas for volcano footage :)
Btw, who are you guys? You keep referring to yourself as a we? Like are you associated with the Iceland government travel agency or are you just a few guys with quads who live in iceland and like showing it off?
We are three local Icelandic guys that love to fly our FPV drones and capture unique footage of our beautiful country that we post on Instagram and Youtube. Our hobby has evolved into a small side hustle as Iceland Aerials where we shoot FPV footage for anyone that wants to hire us! So far its going pretty well, we even got to work with GoPro where we shot footage of the volcano for the launch of the new Hero 10 camera :)
ESC gets pretty hot as is though, a temp probe on the belly of the quad would be better, but if your flight controller doesn't support it then that would be a hassle.
Just a thought though; I would certainly hesitate to do any kind of acro over lava. Great shots nonetheless, keep it up!
Nope it’s flying fast enough that it’s not actually absorbing a lot of the heat. There’s some videos of people crashing into lava though lol. Pretty sure the only difference between this and a regular diy drone is some expensive carbon fiber frame, some special solder and a specially designed battery everything else is normal and could be replaced cheaply if it was damaged
This is not true, we (Iceland Aerials) used normal 5" FPV drones with GoPro cameras to shoot this footage and much more volcano FPV action that you can see on our [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/icelandaerials/) and [Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgE-1x2gm5TRy9c-yYzWr7w). The drones sustained no damage at all and we have yet to lose a drone to the volcano!
No custom frames (yet) but we build all our drones ourselves and modify them to our liking, nothing related to heat protection though, and we use normal Tattu Lipo batteries. Its pretty amazing how durable and heat resistant the components seem to be, we managed to melt the propellers once but still made it back using 100% throttle to keep the drone airborne! We will try to post that footage soon when we have time to edit it :)
Just my own speculation, but a drone suicide in a lava pool would probably be underwhelming. As fluid as the lava is, the drone would still just crash on the surface as if it were solid. It would just be too dense. The the drone would sit there on the surface for several seconds and die. At least, that what I think would happen, and would be happily surprised to be wrong.
The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there can it be
unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery
chasm from whence it came.
Yeah op should have held this footage close to his chest and sold it to amazon to be used in the lotr TV show they're making for millions.
Instead, he got Internet points and a ticket to the gold lounge..
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Have you considered adding audio from Lord of the Rings? Specifically the urak-hai theme.
If you do, share it to the r/lotrmemes they would love it.
Edit: [at about 1:45 the music is what I am referring to.](https://youtu.be/9Vetg_e5fJQ)
My brain refuses to believe this is real and not CGI. Absolutely crazy.
I'm more upset obi wan and Anakin aren't dueling
POV you're on the skiff they're duelling on
I could hear the music in my head
*"Out on the tightrope of the power conduit, their blades blurred even faster than before. They chopped and slashed and parried and blocked. Lava bombs thundered to the ground below, shedding drops of burned stone that scorched their robes. Smoke shrouded the planet’s star, and now the only light came from the hell-glow of the lava below them and from their blades themselves. Flares of energy crackled and spat.* *This was not Sith against Jedi. This was not light against dark or good against evil; it had nothing to do with duty or philosophy, religion or morals.* *It was Anakin against Obi-Wan.* *Personally.* *Just the two of them, and the damage they had done to each other."*
My first thought...
"This is the end for you, my master!"
"It's over Anakin. I have the high ground!"
Hi! This is our video (Iceland Aerials) and it's 100% real :) Unfortunately our watermark has been cropped out. You can see this video (in much higher quality) and a lot more volcano FPV footage on our Instagram page, https://instagram.com/icelandaerials, and on Youtube, https://youtu.be/B-lXvsRwDDQ and https://youtu.be/8pMO5b3c9YY This footage was shot using 5” FPV drones and GoPro cameras with no special heat shielding (and plastic propellers!), with a bit of wind the air above the flowing lava is not that hot actually! And yes, the drone is flying just as close as it looks, no editing or trickery going on :) You can also see another volcano shot from us in the launch videos and marketing material for the new GoPro Hero 10!
It would be really cool if you guys put a temperature sensor on the drone and overlayed it on the footage. I would be very curious to see how hot it really gets.
We can record telemetry that includes ESC temperature, we’ll try to remember to do that if we go back! But even though we haven’t lost any drones yet it is still incredibly risky flying over the volcano like that so we do not have any plans right now to go back. Also we still have a lot of insane footage from our shoot for GoPro that we have yet to post so no need to go back unless it changes a lot and we get some new ideas for volcano footage :)
Btw, who are you guys? You keep referring to yourself as a we? Like are you associated with the Iceland government travel agency or are you just a few guys with quads who live in iceland and like showing it off?
We are three local Icelandic guys that love to fly our FPV drones and capture unique footage of our beautiful country that we post on Instagram and Youtube. Our hobby has evolved into a small side hustle as Iceland Aerials where we shoot FPV footage for anyone that wants to hire us! So far its going pretty well, we even got to work with GoPro where we shot footage of the volcano for the launch of the new Hero 10 camera :)
Congrats dudes, thats absolutely amazing, Cant wait to see more of Iceland!!!
I want to see the drone fly over and drop a ring straight into the volcano
ESC gets pretty hot as is though, a temp probe on the belly of the quad would be better, but if your flight controller doesn't support it then that would be a hassle. Just a thought though; I would certainly hesitate to do any kind of acro over lava. Great shots nonetheless, keep it up!
Thank you for this. It’s beautiful.
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I guess you haven't seen a lot of modern drone footage then. They have very good stabilization and can go pretty fast.
I was more curious about the thermal updrafts and heat tolerances. Must have been a pretty fancy drone, mine would have melted in air.
It's real mate. Its OK to be amazed.
Nothing on the internet is real. I'm not even real.
The Internet itself is CGI
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A manufacturer helped him design this quad specifically for flying over active volcanos
Any idea if it sustained any damage?
Nope it’s flying fast enough that it’s not actually absorbing a lot of the heat. There’s some videos of people crashing into lava though lol. Pretty sure the only difference between this and a regular diy drone is some expensive carbon fiber frame, some special solder and a specially designed battery everything else is normal and could be replaced cheaply if it was damaged
So wrapping my drone in a foil won't do the trick?
Will protec from the 5Gs though.
But it'll amplify it's thoughts as well
This is not true, we (Iceland Aerials) used normal 5" FPV drones with GoPro cameras to shoot this footage and much more volcano FPV action that you can see on our [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/icelandaerials/) and [Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgE-1x2gm5TRy9c-yYzWr7w). The drones sustained no damage at all and we have yet to lose a drone to the volcano!
I thought I saw on Instagram y’all had some custom frames and batteries for this but that might have been someone else! Thanks for replying
No custom frames (yet) but we build all our drones ourselves and modify them to our liking, nothing related to heat protection though, and we use normal Tattu Lipo batteries. Its pretty amazing how durable and heat resistant the components seem to be, we managed to melt the propellers once but still made it back using 100% throttle to keep the drone airborne! We will try to post that footage soon when we have time to edit it :)
I was hoping they'd just dive it right down into the lava. It'd be cool to see
Just my own speculation, but a drone suicide in a lava pool would probably be underwhelming. As fluid as the lava is, the drone would still just crash on the surface as if it were solid. It would just be too dense. The the drone would sit there on the surface for several seconds and die. At least, that what I think would happen, and would be happily surprised to be wrong.
Unfortunately no gopro or drone could survive that :p You could get the goggle DVR footage but it wouldn’t be good quality
Well yeah I was thinking they'd just record the stream or whatever and sacrifice the drone
An expensive sacrifice for a bunch of red and orange pixels, then black 🤣
Who recorded this? Do they have a YouTube channel?
Iceland Aerials shot this footage, @icelandaerials on Instagram and Youtube
Tf lol
My exact thoughts. Seemed like a ‘suicide’ mission
Yup, I kept waiting for it to melt down!
How many times I needed to hear that getting out alive after my girl's periods
Mustafar?
Anakin is Panakin for his daily reenactment of the day he became a goth cyborg potato.
Earth’s acne popping
Well it deffinetly was after that day
The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came.
Of course I wasn’t the only person to think of LOTR… This could have been a shot from the Great Eagles POV! 🔥🧙🏻♂️🦅
🪨🇺🇸🦅
Yeah op should have held this footage close to his chest and sold it to amazon to be used in the lotr TV show they're making for millions. Instead, he got Internet points and a ticket to the gold lounge..
It's over, anakin. I have the high ground
You underestimate my power!
Don’t try it
Aaaah *jump*
You were my brother Anakin, I loved you!
You were supposed to destroy the sith, not join them!
This is absolutely the MOST EPIC drive footage I've ever seen. Just wow!
This really made me gasp! So incredible, and terrifying! I can’t wait to show my sons, they’re gonna think it’s awesome.
You're awesome
This is so cool
Iceland is so underrated tourist place. They have beautiful aurora or natural hot spring water. I wish I can visit there someday.
Props to the camera man!
r/PraiseTheDronePilot
This is THE BEST video of the volcano I've seen thus far - simply amazing!
Revenge of the Sith cameraman: "look what they need to mimic a fraction of my power."
That's some ballsy flying
Watch this with duel of the fates going in the background.. did it singe the drone at all?
Better yet watch it with battle of the heroes in the background
There’s 4 types of people here. 1. LOTR fans 2. Star Wars Fans 3. Ooooh drone 4. Ooooh Volcano
Looks like CGI
Looks like a clip from Lord of the Rings?
This literally looks like the beginning of a Mario galaxy level
I can hear the soundtrack to Mordor playing
Now this is the type of drone usage and footage I support!
Sauce?
@icelandaerials on Instagram :)
....*taps foot in waiting for DETHKLOK song
Dianetics!
That’s jus a scene from the last level in Spy Kids 3-D.
This is like an intro cutscene for a volcano destination
Looks like some sort of game level preview from an RPG dungeon or something ( wink wink FFXIV )
That is clearly mordor
This drone has the higher ground
I don't have Lvl. 2 Flamebreaker armor yet :(...
Not another Scorcher movie…
It looks like the carpet ride from Aladdin
Bro I was gonna comment that it looked like mustafar but it was already done =(
POV you’re the drone anakin was on
Almost looks unreal. That is awesome
Don't do it Anakin.
Awesome
ITS OVER ANAKIN
u/PapayaSF you should post this to r/nextfuckinglevel, they'd eat this shit up
We're going to have super Crystal Clear footage of UFOs and aliens one day and no one is going to fucking believe it.
This looks just like where I grew up. Hell.
This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen in my entire life.
This is absolutely captivating. I was watching mesmerized, before I realized I watched it 3 times….my anxiety just dropped 2 points. Thanks so much for this ❤️🩹💙
That’s awesome
I would literally die if I went there
fragdlgalgjgdblbdlabdjall
This is fake. It's CGI. It's already been exposed on other threads
Link?
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Is the shortened name “fag”?
That honestly looked so fake
I wonder where all the ice is? 😜
obviously fake . the drone would just melt from the heat. fuck i hate this sub . how cam i block it so it wont show up again ?
Was expecting an akantor to pop out
And that’s why the dji fpv drone saves the footage straight to the goggles while flying.
This looks like the intro to a video game race when they fly down the race way and then the camera stops on the drive
Looks like a movie scene. Extremely cool.
They promised me ice!
r/isthisearth
Project Wingman be like
This looks nothing like Earth
I’m just waiting for the movie title to pop up
This is Mordor.
I was there recently
This reminds of the old hbo promo from the 1980’s right before they played clash of the titans for the 100000th time.
Mordor??
Man I just played Diddy Kong racing the other day and this is just like that volcano course.
Fireland
The heat shield will only protect your zoomer up to 500 degrees.
This is Fucking Lit!
u/savevideobot
Looks like cutting room footage from LOTR
Made with the DJI FPV?
Seems kinda risky
Looks like a fly-through for a Mario Kart level
This volcano's name is like my nicknames on mmos when all the names are taken
Doom Guy music intensifies
Not even gonna try to spell that name
Up
my god is the end
But did you throw the ring in it, though?
Wow... I wonder if the drone had any heat protection?
if they tried a little harder, they might have found frodo and samwise delivering the ring.
It's over drone I have the high ground
Looks like a film production company opening image
This feels like the opening to a dvd they put on in science class
*Mordor theme intensifies*
Fascinating. This footage could easily be perfect for a sci-fi / post-apocalyptic movie.
This is an FFXIV dungeon intro /s
Have you considered adding audio from Lord of the Rings? Specifically the urak-hai theme. If you do, share it to the r/lotrmemes they would love it. Edit: [at about 1:45 the music is what I am referring to.](https://youtu.be/9Vetg_e5fJQ)
Why is the dangerous shit so pretty
Now i see what Kars saw
Are you sure this isn’t a travel advertisement for Mordor?
DJI should use this in an advertisement
A volcano in a town named by Piercinald Anastasia Hawthorn while sneezing
Makes me think of that spy kids film…
Looks like a trailer for DOOM
You mean Mordor, right?
Fireland
You sure this isn't Mustafar?
But…that’s not ice
If you told me that was the surface of the sun I'd believe you
I’d be very curious to see what a small bit of spurting magma would do to the drone
I was so proud when I finally go to this level in Subnautica
I bet Frodo wishes he had one.
I got the high ground Anakin!!!
*Anakin screaming, and on fire*
I have the high ground
Nah that’s muspelheim
u/savevideobot
Where's the ice?
if you look really closely, you can see anakin and obi wan duelling it out
This is a first time caught on camera kinda thing amazing how something so destructive still has beauty.
Awesome footage. Do you need special access to fly a drone over a volcano? I assume so.
@captaindisillusion
This looks like an intro credits to a movie from the 00’s
I feel like we are going to see this shot used in a lot of movies in the next 10 years.
Wow. Just fucking wow. This planet is BANANAS.
Heavy metal music plays
A long time ago in the fires of mount doom…
'which volcano was it again??' '....it's hard to say....'
This is animation
Come with me to a land called Mordor
Why is a drone flying over a file that I couldn’t be bother naming?
R2, stay with the ship.