I am the one operating the quad and capturing the shots. Even the best quad is worthless if the pilot is not up to the task. Flying full manual in acro mode is very challenging, but it provides you with all the freedom you need to capture the best shots - shots you would not be able to get with any other piece of equipment.

I embarked on my FPV journey at the beginning of 2020 by acquiring my first remote and dedicating hundreds of hours to flying in the simulator. Following that, the struggle to build the best quad commenced: I experimented with numerous components and spent countless hours building and tuning different quads before achieving my first one that flew just as I desired.

This profound understanding of the matter, not only in building the hardware but also in perfecting the software, is now evident in my footage and workflow. As an engineer from ETH, I am well aware of the strengths and limitations of my tools. As a long-time photographer and videographer, I possess an eye for storytelling, composition, and flow in my shots. And most importantly as an artist, I am willing to challenge everything I think I know and push the boundaries of my creativity.

Every type of quad has it's own strengths and best use cases. Like a small 2-inch with Prop-Guards for indoor flights and close to people,  a powerful 5-inch for freestyle and crazy maneuvers, an efficient 7-inch for long range mountain diving or an overpowered X8 Cinelifter for getting heavy Cinema Cameras in the air.

Even though I can fly all of the just mentioned quads, the 5-inch freestyle quad is the one I fly the most and carry around the world. For me it offers the perfect mix of long range mountain surfing but also the ability of being close and intimate with a subject. It's the perfect mix of big & powerful and small & portable.  If there were one quad to rule them all, for me it would be the 5 inch freestyle DC.

Current most flown Build: GepRC Mark5 DC – GepRC SPAN F722-BT-HD V2 Stack – DJI O3 Air Unit– iFlight Xing-E Pro 2207 2450kv – TBS Crossfire Nano SE – VIFLY Finder 2 – Beitian BN-220 – Dronetag BS – GoPro Hero 11 – PolarPro ND – 4S Tattu R-Line 1550 mAh – HQProp ETHIX S5 5040

Being an ETH Engineer, I prefer to build quads myself. This allows me to pick the best components for the application without beeing bound to any one specific manufacturer. And with the Open Source flightsoftware Betaflight I have full controll over my own hardware. Even adding Remote-ID after the fact for compliance with new laws is no problem that way.

This approach of beeing able to repair my quads myself even out in the field allows me to not be afraid of crashing when sending a little too hard for that perfect shot. If it were to crash somewhere and break, I can find it again and fix it.

My home built quads are build for any scenario. With them I flew though mountain gaps in France, enjoyed the coast of Croatia, dove waterfalls in Switzerland, chased cars in South Africa, capture the sunrise in Greece and even withstood the arctic wind in Norway.

Need repairs or custom builds? Get in contact with me to figure it out.