Top 10 Tips When Flying a Drone Above a Volcano (Iceland)
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- We have a new eruption in Iceland! The same volcanic system as last year started erupting again a week ago. The past week I’ve received a ton of questions about drones and volcanoes so it seems like a good idea to share with you my tips and advise when flying a drone over an active volcano. I hope you enjoy the video and learn a thing or two. Most of these tips are based on things I figured out by flying over the eruption countless hours last year.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:47 We have a new eruption!
2:23 Tip 1
3:50 Tip 2
5:33 Tip 3
7:51 Tip 4
8:50 Tip 5
10:26 Tip 6
11:53 Tip 7
12:53 Tip 8
14:00 Tip 9
14:54 Tip 10
16:44 Outro
Video & Photographs: Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove (JVN Photography)
Music: licensed via Epidemic Sound
Gear: DJI Air 2S, Canon EOS R6, Canon RF 14-35mm & Canon RF 100-500mm
Jeroen is an award-winning Belgian photographer based in Iceland. The past years, he dedicated his photography to the Central Highlands & volcanic eruptions. Most recently, he received international attention for his work at the Fagradalsfjall volcano.
I have a book out on the eruption in Geldingadalir (Iceland), which is called New Earth. “New Earth - A Photographic Journey Of The Geldingadalir Eruption” is a uniquely personal, photography- and experience-focused book covering the recent volcanic eruption in Geldingadalir from the first until the last day it was active. More information about it can be found on my website: jvn.photo/newearth
Want to improve your drone photography skills? My latest e-book contains a wealth of knowledge, skills, tips, compositional ideas and more. More information via jvn.photo/drone-ebook
Looking for photography locations? I have a great e-book & map with some of my favourite locations in Iceland: jvn.photo/locations-ebook
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Thanks Jeroen, nice footage and valuable tips! I flew my drone (original Mavic Pro) over the 2021 eruption and also experienced compass issues where the drone needed to be flown full manual as also the GPS was off. Landing was difficult in rocky terrain and wind blowing.
Some tips of my own:
1) When it is cold, first heat up the battery you're gonna use using your own body heat
2) Do not continue flying until your drone warns for overheating, there might already be melting damage
3) Mavic mini drones have light plastics and will melt easier than drones having metal on their undersides (like my drone)
4) I noticed the camera failed to auto-focus when flying too low over lava, go higher or away from the lava if you notice this
5) Let the drone cool down a bit before flying another battery
Some are from my own experience, luckily my drone only suffered cosmetic melting damage, I had to re-calibrate the obstacle avoidance sensors and I replaced the compass & GPS module.
It reminds one of a living body, with the veins and the blood flow, amazing footage!
Thank you!
Great tips thanks!
Beautiful shots.
very informative. I will bookmark this because I would really like to go and film a volcano, an active one someday.
Thank you! If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend going if it can happen in a safe way. It's an incredible and life-changing experience.
@@JVNPhoto I would really like to go to a lava on when erupting, and one of my other goals would be to go to Whakaari in New Zealand to film that Volcano even thought its not erupting/active for the time being. Is the one that you went to an active Volcano? I live in the Midwest of the United States so traveling to do drone photography of a volcano is going to involve a lot of travel. Even though I am new to your channel I subscribed so that if you do come out with a lot more of volcano related film, I want to see it. Again, very good tips and your videos of the volcanic flows out of fissures are amazing. I do have a thermal drone so seeing that under a thermal camera would be wild as well.
It's my understanding that White Island is no longer accessible after the disaster that took place there in 2019. There's also no visible lava. The eruptions I have been documenting are the last two that took place here in Iceland. Right now there are no active eruptions here.
Stay safe. Amazing footage 🎥
Wow so glad you placed a link in your stories this was exactly what I was looking for but didn’t know it existed ! Great companion to your ebook !! Can’t wait to put your advice into. Action …Thanks Jeroen !
great advise! thank you
Excellent video; thanks for sharing. Enjoy your subs
Thanks for the sub!
Thanks for this 🔥 It was good to Watch it again 🌋🇮🇸😃
Great advice hope I need it someday to watch an active volcano 😃 Must say a lot of these are common sense. Your own safety is more important over the drones, it’s a tool in the end.
Sometimes we need reminding of what seems common sense 🙂
Amazing! I was watching your The Fagradalsfjall Fires - Volcanoes & Their Eruptions in Iceland video and wondered whether these images were satellite images or drones and, if the latter, how that was possible when this second video automatically started after the first ended! Thank you for posting this and providing the marks for each tip.
Thank you for watching. Glad to read you enjoyed the "behind the scenes" as well!
A lot of common sense in this video that people needs a reminder of. Merci and enjoy 😉
My pleasure!
Great tips! Thanks Jeroen 😊
My pleasure!
Great tips and awesome shots/footage. Thank you!
Thank you! Tomorrow we'll do a little exam to see if you still remember before the big practical test on Friday 😂
Amazing video ! looking forward to follow the tips
Thanks! Enjoy the volcano!
Thanks a lot !!!
No worries! Thanks for watching!
Hopefully it works out! Great work again, Jeroen 👍
Thanks!
Heel inforijke video Jeroen !
Hopelijk is de vulkaan nog actief op 10 september.
Is het dezelfde start van wandelroute als de vorige ?
Ik moet nog zien wanneer ik deze trip kan inplannen in mijn drukke planning daar,
misschien contacteer ik je nog wel hierover. Als dit kan voor U natuurlijk ;)
Het is niet dezelfde wandeling die wij gedaan hebben maar een andere, de originele route via pad A.
@@JVNPhoto Bedankt Jeroen ! Ik contacteer je nog wel ;)
Magnifique !! Toujours un plaisir de voir tes photos
Merci!
Thank you so much I'll be trying to get some nice footage with my DJI mini 2 but would really like to keep my drone. Been searching for good tips for some days now but you had some really useful info. A lot of them are common sense but it's nice to have a fresh reminder.
Shame it stopped now but there's always the next eruption!
First! haha Number 1 fan :)
Hahahaha!
Heel interessante video met direct bruikbare tips en prachtige beelden! Ik heb zelf geen drone maar krijg zin om er één te kopen.
Bedankt!
Wow... all GREAT stuff! Thinking of packing my Mavic 2 Mini in October. I also have a Nikon D7000 (should I bring that instead of using my iPhone?). My Pastor friend, Gunnar, says he will make the hike with me. My wife was more comfortable hearing that I will be with someone who has hiked to the first eruption and back. Really bummed you won't be there!!!
You should! The hike is improving a lot now as they are levelling the path.
Thanks, great video! What filters do you recommend for drone photo and video?
I use a polariser but not for filtering light. It actually protects my lens from heat. I can quickly see if my polariser is being damaged by discolouration on the footage.
Great video. I have a question. You take AEB pictures (which is a fantastic advice and my drone is now set on this mode) and panorama. Is there a feature in the drone that takes both the AEB and panorama pictures or do you just move the drone verically/horizontally?
I do this manually. Consider placing the camera in vertical position, then take multiple AEB shots and rotate the drone after each shot, making sure you have 1/3 - 1/2 image overlap for post-processing to work.
Thanks! What about flying when there are helicopters or other manned aircraft? I'd assume Iceland has laws that prohibit operating UAVs in proximity to manned aircraft like here in the U.S.
The rules aren't as strict here but when there's manned aircraft around, you are to give way to them. They always have priority over any unmanned traffic. It's not banned completely. Other than that there's a rule that prohibits flying 120 metres above the ground (takeoff point) and you're not to fly near airports or airstrips.
Great information.
How can a mid-air collision with other drones be prevented? I assume that most drones don't have beacon lights.
Also, how did you land it? is there enough light on the ground? did you use a landing pad?
Thanks
Good question! During the day it's pretty much impossible to see the drone against the landscape, even if you would have strobes. At night, you can easily see it. I haven't been in any near collisions at night and always keep my distance from others. I take off and land by hand. I don't use a landing pad.
In 2021 I noticed that when it gets dark, the helicopters and light aircraft will leave until first light. Also many people will leave. There is less chance of a collision that way
Hello, I don't think I found the answer in the video but can we deactivate the obstacle detectors (especially from below) to avoid a fly away if they melt (which could simulate an obstacle). Thanks
The quickest and easiest way to deactivate obstacle avoidance is to switch to Sport mode.
@@JVNPhoto Thank you, but I think that even in sport mode the detectors below remain activated (for landing) and it is these who will melt first.
To my knowledge those can not be disabled. If they melt, you're already way too close anyway.
You're talking about the downward vision positioning system. To deactivate it, enter the camera view while the drone being connected. Click "...", →Visual navigation settings, →Advanced settings, →Disable vision positioning. But need to be careful for with the system deactivated, the drone may drift by itself and won't automatically slow down while landing. You'll need to control the lever pianissimoly. The first time I deactivated it, the drone heavily slapped on the ground with a vertical speed of 3m/s, I wouldn't say it crashed, but wasn't an elegant landing XD
Thanks for your input!