With the Redbull illume 2023 Image Quest about to open submissions next month I've had a few crew who have asked how I go about some of my Fliteboard / Skydio 2+ solo shoots

Combing back through the last 18 months or so of footage that will be eligible and competition worthy - the scenic locations I have foiled on my Fliteboard in WA during COVID border closures are some of the best in the world

Since my family lives in Denmark and I was down there for Easter I had plans to re-visit the famous Elephant Rocks for this novelty session

As the 'dronie' skill is probably my signature go-to shot because it's easy to implement with Beacon only flights - I decided to do a raw drone flight with audio from my Instamic Pro+ and narrate what's involved in framing a cool shot

Unfortunately I got skunked on 3 consecutive early morning sunrise sessions over the long weekend by the fickle weather - resulting in overcast, flat lighting and garbage exposure, but I thought people will still get some info out of this flight

Settings - 4k60p 1/120th no ND filter (too low light, but still over exposure with the glare grrr!)

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Very cool toys and what a backdrop

Beautiful spot.. You need to go back on a glassy and sunny day.

I'm not an expert on efoiling, but it sure looks to my eye like you're mostly riding at low speed for that wing - looks like just before stall where the lift is coming from fairly high angle of attack attitude. A little faster and things level out into a different mode of higher speed lift and stability. Any specific reason you're riding that way, or maybe I'm not perceiving things correctly? Cool video by the way - the drone work is amazing!

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I'm not an expert on efoiling, but it sure looks to my eye like you're mostly riding at low speed for that wing - looks like just before stall where the lift is coming from fairly high angle of attack attitude. A little faster and things level out into a different mode of higher speed lift and stability. Any specific reason you're riding that way, or maybe I'm not perceiving things correctly? Cool video by the way - the drone work is amazing!

correct, well somewhat

Fliteboards don't really ever ride fully level always a little nose high regardless of speed

I only run a 900 so this kind of shoot would have benefited from a bigger slower wing, so with a shimmed stab I was definitely hovering around the stall speed

And I was riding slow because that was a very tight space for turning with really confused water so I didn't particularly want to eat it into the rock haha!

You did a great job in getting a couple of great shots and not going aground at the same time in a very tight space. I thought the first drone shot swooping in on you from above the rock downwards to behind you was the best overall. About 30 seconds of A+ footage that is world class IMHO. I ride an 1'st gen. Lift with folding prop and also have a drone and I think you're mad to do both at the same time, congrats on being able to seriously multi-task. Thanks for posting.