Recent AirVuz Staff Picks

Top AirVuz contributor earned another DVOW Finalist spot for this outstanding video from northern Vietnam.  The video was filmed in the rice terraces of of Mù Cang Chải, one of the districts of the province of Lào Cai, not far from Vietnam's northern border with China.  The district lies in the foothills of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, which stretches across the stretching roughly 180 km across the Lao Cai, Lai Chau, and Yen Bai provinces, with peaks reaching up to 10.3k ft above sea level (3.15k m), the highest in Indochina.  

Top AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video from northern Portugal. The video opens with spectacular shots of the Castle of Castro Laboreiro, a ruined hilltop fortress in the municipality of Melgaço.  At the 1:24 mark, you'll see the castle's namesake village.  At 2:00, there's a marvelous shot of the Castle of Melgaço, which was originally built during the reign of Portuguese King Afonso I in the 12th century.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mini 5 Pro.    

For his first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor Michael Putzer won the Drone Video of the Week contest with this spectacular international travel reel.  The video shows a "backwards" facing view with seamless transitions between the featured locations.  Starting at the :16 mark, you'll see the Fanal Forest on the Portugese island of Madeira, then transition to the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  Other locations include Milnerton Beach in South Africa (1:18) and the Truc Lam Phat Tich Pagoda in Vietnam (2:04).  

Top AirVuz contributor Kpax earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent drone video from Switzerland.  The video was filmed around the mountain sanctuary of Corte Nuovo in the Monte Comino region of Ticino, one of the principal southern (Italian-speaking) cantons.  It's not far from the northern arm of Lake Maggiore, on the Swiss-Italian border.  The shelter, which was built on the ruins of an older structure, sits at an altitude of just under 5.4k ft. above sea level (around 1.6k m).   

Top AirVuz contributor Matcoq garnered a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding drone video of the kitesurfing scene in northern Portugal.  The video was filmed near the town of Vila Nova de Gaia (also known simply as Gaia), which is part of the Porto District that encompasses Portugal's second-largest city.  With its pristine beaches (Gaia has the most Blue Flag Beaches of any Portuguese town) and strong, steady North Atlantic Ocean winds, Gaia has become one of the hubs of the emerging kitesurfing scene in Portugal.

Top AirVuz contributor and FPV drone pilot WinderWorks.me created this fantastic FPV fly-through of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the world's oldest and largest military aviation museum.  The museum is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base just outside Dayton, Ohio.  Its exhibits include over 350 aircraft and missiles, including several Presidential aircraft, the command module for the Apollo 15 lunar mission, the only surviving copy of the famous North American North American XB-70 Valkyrie, and more.  
 

Top AirVuz contributor T - christ - T brings us this fantastic drone video from the Himalayan Mountains.  The video was filmed in Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.  It opens with a shot of Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain, followed (at the :02 mark) by the Gokyo Lakes.  At :06, you'll see Tibet's salt lake Zhari Namco, and at :22 youll see the sacred Tibetan moutain Kailash.  Other featured locations include Tibet's King Peak (:47), a closer shot of Mt. Everest (1:30), and more.   

Top AirVuz contributor PANVELVET brings us this stunning drone video of the Spring cherry blossoms in China.  The video was filmed in the tea plantations of Longjing southwest of the great city of Hangzhou, capital of the coastal province of Zhejiang.  The Longjing tea produced here is considered one of China's most famous tea varieties.  The tea, whose name translates to "Dragon Well", is known for its leaves, which are shaped somewhat like human hands, as well as its distinctive sweet flavor.  

Top AirVuz contributor Pierre used a DJI Mini 3 Pro drone to create this stunning video from the Dolomite Mountains in northeastern Italy.  The video was filmed in the area around Gardena Pass, which connects the valleys Val Gardena and Val Badia in South Tyrol, one of the provinces which make up the Trentino Alto Adigio region.  The road through the pass circles the Sella Group, a massif whose peaks (the tallest of which is Piz Boè) reach an altitude of about 10.3k ft. above sea level (around 3.15k m).  

Top AirVuz contributor Gavrfpv earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent first person view (FPV) drone video from the historic town of Kotor in Montenegro.  Shot with a micro-sized Pavo20 FPV quad, the video will take you over and around the city, which is located on the inner part of Kotor Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea.  Kotor was considered one of the most important outposts of the Venetian Empire during the late Middle Ages, and was accordingly heavily fortified.  

Top AirVuz contributor Guillermo Garcia won the Drone Video of the Week contest in May of 2026 with this fantastic video from Peru.  The video opens with a stunning shot of the Seven Lagoons of Ausangate, a series of glacial lakes in the Andes Mountains.  At the :13 mark, you'll see Rainbow Mountain, aka Vinicunca..  At :46, you'll head into the Amazon River Basin, which actually covers over half of the Peruvian land area, and at 1:46 you'll see the oasis of Huacachina in the southwestern part of the country.  

AirVuz contributor Dark Yellow Horizons was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this outstanding video from Thailand's southern province of Krabi.  The video was filmed in the area of Phanom Bencha, which is a mountain that reaches an altitude of about 4.6k ft. above sea level (around 1.4k m).  The mountain and its surroundings are mostly rainforest.  The mountain's peak lies around a dozen miles (around 20 km) north of the province's (namesake) capital city and a bit less distance due east of Phang Nga Bay.    

Top contributor goncaloafranco earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone video from Iceland.  The video was filmed over and around Vestrahorn, a mountain which is part of the Stokksnes headlands near the town of Hofn, on the island's southeastern coast.  Vestrahorn is distinguished by its sharp jagged peaks, which rise to an altitude of about 1.5k ft. (about 500 m) above the nearby seas.  As you'll see in the video, the mountain overlooks one of Iceland's famous black sand beaches.  

Top AirVuz contributor was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this energy-filled video from the glaciers of Alaska.  The video was filmed during the course of a "snowmobile date" to the Spencer Glacier.  The glacier is located in the Chugach National Forest, a little over an hour's drive south of Anchorage in the southwestern part of the vast state.  It rises to an altitude of about 3.5k ft. (around 1.1k m) above sea level, which (in the form of the Gulf of Alaska) lies only a few mi./km away.  

Top AirVuz contributor PANVELVET earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video of a bird sanctuary in inland China.  The video was filmed in Yongxiu County on the western shores of Poyang Lake in the inland province of Jiangxi.  Poyang Lake is China's largest freshwater lake, although its size varies widely based on the season.  Poyang is home to a very large number of migratory birds, including (during the winter) up to 90% of the endangered Siberian crane species.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor Sandro_Schibli earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent first person view (FPV) drone video of a professional hockey game in Switzerland.  In this game, the team HC Fribourg-Gottéron beat HC Davos for its first National League championship, playing at the Zondacrypto Arena, the Davos team's home ice.  Originally built in 1979 and renovated several time since, the arena has capacity for about 7.1k fans, about half of which can be seated.  

Top AirVuz contributor AnemosFPV earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone video from Bosnia and Herzegovina on Europe's Balkan Peninsula.  Filmed with a DJI Avata 2 drone, the video features footage from the historic city of Mostar (home of the famous Stari Most bridge); the Visocica mountain range, which is part of the Dinaric Alps; the city of Konjic, near Mostar; Neretve Canyon; the Dreznica mountain, a bit northwest of Mostar; and the Blidinje Nature Park.

Top AirVuz contributor Liam Heights brings us this stunning travel video from the mountains of Southeastern Europe.  The video was created over the course of a seven day trip on the "Peaks of the Balkans" trek, which runs about 115 mi. (around 192 km) through Albania, Montenegro, and Kosovo.  The mountains here are the Prokletije (Accursed Mountains), which form the southernmost part of the Dinaric Alps chain which run along the western side of the Balkan Peninsula from Italy in the northwest to Albania in the southeast.   

Top contributor Laurent Paris brings us this outstanding drone video from the Apulia (Puglia) region of southeastern Italy.  Starting at the :20 mark, you'll see Polignano a Mare, a coastal town on the eastern side of the "heel" of Italy.  From there it's on to the Torre dell'Alto, near the town of Santa Caterina on the heel's western (Ionian Sea) side.   At :49, you'll see the watchtower and sea stacks of Sant’Andrea, near the heel's tip, followed by the Grotta della Poesia, a bit to the north, and the historic city of Bari.  

Check out this remarkable first person view (FPV) drone tour of a school in South Korea by AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot Hemon.  The video was filmed with a 360 camera, which are increasingly being used on FPV drones as their weight relative to traditional action cameras continues to decrease.  By capturing the drone's surroundings from all possible angles, 360 cameras allow the operator/creator pick their point of view after the flight has taken place, greatly expanding their cinematic potential.  

Top contributor Ericbartolo brings us this fantastic drone video from northern Spain, which was filmed during the course of a van trip through the Galicia, Asturias, Basque Country, and Castile and León regions.  The video opens with a shot of the Riaño Aqueduct in León, and at :14 you'll see the Silent Beach in Asturias.  At :21, you'll see the Beach of the Cathedrals in Galicia, followed by the Picos de Europa mountains.  Other locations include the basilica of Covadonga in Asturias (1:21), Galicia's Ézaro waterfall (2:12), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor chrisneibauer brings us this outstanding drone video from the Cascade Mountains in the USA's Pacific Northwest.  The video was filmed on and around Big Four Mountain, which is located a short distance east of Granite Falls, Washington.  Part of the Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest, Big Four has a summit elevation of about 6.2k ft. above sea level (just under 1.9k m).  The Cascades is a range of volcanic and non-volcanic mountains which extends from Canada's British Columbia to northern California.  

Top AirVuz contributor Fly-Cam.Fun brings us this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone tour of Poland's Silesian Stadium, one of the country's largest football venues.  It's located in the city of Chorzów near Katowice, in the Silesia region of southern Poland.  Originally built in the 1950's and extensively renovated beginning in 2009, for decades it was the home field of Poland's national team.  The video was filmed in connection with a match between Wisła Kraków and Ruch Chorzów, one of Polish football's most storied rivalries.  

Check out this fantastic drone video of Italy's fabled Amalfi Coast, compliments of top AirVuz contributor Mario Penny.  Most of the video was filmed over the towns of Maori and Minori, two small towns near the eastern end of the Amalfi Coast, which stretches along the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula south of Naples.   At the :21 mark, you'll see Mezzacapo Castle in Maori, and at :26 you'll see the Basilica of Saint Trofimena in Minori.  Other featured locations include Maori's Collegiate Church of Santa Maria a Mare (1:06). 

Elemental drones was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this excellent aerial video from the Central American republic of Panama.  The areas filmed lie on the country's southern/western coastline along the Pacific Ocean.  Featured locations include  Isla de Coiba, the largest island in Central America, which is located in the central province of Veraguas; and Santa Catalina, a fishing village on the mainland part of Veraguas.  The video was filmed using two different drones: a DJI Mini 2 and a DJI Air 2S.  

Top contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot mcydro won the Drone Video of the Week contest with this fantastic FPV video from Nazaré, Portugal.  Located in the Centro region on the country's Silver Coast, Nazaré is generally considered the top surfing spot in Europe, and one of the most challenging in the world.  The presence of an underwater canyon and the prevailing currents produce perfectly breaking waves that include the largest ever surfed, an 86 ft. monster (26 m) tackled by German surfer Sebastian Steudtner in 2020.    

Top AirVuz contruibutor and first person view (FPV) pilot ArturCarvalho was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this outstanding video filming mountain bikers plying a challenging trail in Sintra, Portugal just to the northwest of Lisbon.  The FPV portions of the video were filmed with a DJI Avata 2, while "establishing" shots were filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 4.  The FPV sequences are particularly impressive given the density of the trees that closely line the trail.  

Top AirVuz contributor Kpax earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalilst spot with this excellent drone video from the Swiss Alps.  The video was filmed over and around Mt. Madone (Madone di Mergoscia), which is located between the Maggia and Verzasca Valleys in the southern (primarily Italian-speaking) canton of Ticino.  The mountain is part of the Lepontine Alps, a subchain of the Alps which is located along the Swiss-Italian border.  Madone has a summit elevation of 6.7k ft. above sea level, or a bit over 2k m.  

Check out this Drone Video of the Week Finalist from the Philippines by AirVuz contributor Powzeal.  The video was filmed using both a gimbal-stabilized DJI Mavic Pro 3 as well as a first person view (FPV) drone for fast-moving sequences.  At the :15 mark, you'll see the famous "Chocolate Hills" of Bohol, one of the central islands in the archipelago.  At the :26 mark, there's a great shot flying down a palm tree-line river, followed (at :41) by a view of a white sand beach.  Further on you'll be treated to some dramatic FPV beach runs.  

Top contributor escapewithmiguel won the DVOW contest with this fantastic video from Portugal, which was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 4.  At the :08 mark, you'll see the Praia da Ursa beach on the Portuguese Riviera (northwest of Lisbon) followed by the Praia do Ribeiro do Cavalo in the Algarve region to the south.  Other featured locations include the Castle of Marvão near the eastern border with Spain (1:19), the village of Piódão (1:53), Lisbon's 25 de Abril Bridge (2:37), the village of Monsaraz in Alentejo (3:17), and more.     

Talented first person view (FPV) drone pilot Flydaze earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video of a group of very talented wakeboarders doing a sunset run through a course in Florida.  The video was filmed at the Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, about 40 mi. (around 70 km) north of Miami.  Note the absence of boats; unlike "traditional" waterskiing or wakeboarding, the wakeboarders are instead propelled by being pulled along a cable system, the first of its type to come into operation in the USA.  

Top AirVuz contributor PANVELVET earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot in April, 2026 with this fantastic drone video from China.  The video was filmed in the lakes and wetlands around the town of Dongtai, in the administrative area of the larger city of Yangcheng, one of the largest in the coastal province of Jiangsu, a bit to the north of Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta.  The video captures the deer and other wildlife of this area, an oasis of nature in one of China's most densely populated provinces.     

Top AirVuz contributor Nelstill was picked as a DVOW Finalist for this fantastic drone video of the famous monasteries of Meteors in northern Greece.  Built atop the unique rock pillars present in the region, the six Greek Orthodox monasteries date to the 14th century, when 24 of these structures were built on the initiative of the Emperor of Serbs and Greeks Simeon Uroš.  Four of the six remain active monasteries.  They are considered amongst the most holy Eastern Orthodox monasteries remaining in existence.  

Top contributor mitevisuals earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic travel video from New Zealand.  The video was filmed over the course of a 19 day trip beginning in the capital city of Auckland on the North Island and ending in Christchurch, which is located on the eastern coast of the South Island and is the South Island's largest city.  Featured locations include the Southern Alps, a mountain range which covers much of the South Island; the Fiordland region of the South Island; and the volcanic landscapes of the North Island.  

Top AirVuz contributor Cyrill Pillet brings us this fantastic drone travel reel, which includes footage from Costa Rica, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the USA.  The video opens with some stunning dronelapse shots of cloud-covered mountains, and at the :13 mark you'll see an iconic town on the plain of the Netherlands.  At :18, you'll fly over a Dutch tulip field, and at :34 you'll see a surfer taking a crazy zig-zag pattern.  Other highlights include a giant sailing regatta, a Swiss mountaintop chalet, and more.

Top Airvuz contributor Airviewstudio brings us this excellent drone video from northern Portugal.  The video was filmed around the town of Monção, which is located in the Alto Minho district of the Norte region, not far from the border with Spain.  The video opens with a shot of the town center, which lies along the banks of the Minho River.  At the 2:48 mark, you'll see the Brejoeira Palace, a notable 18th century landmark.  Other featured locations include the Longos Vales's Monastery (seen at the 3:06 mark).  

Top AirVuz contributor Kpax earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this outstanding video from Switzerland's Monte Boglia.  The mountain rises to a peak elevation of just under 5k ft. (a little over 1.5k meters) above sea level.  Monte Boglia is situated on the border between the (Italian-speaking) southern canton of Ticino and the Italian region of Lombardy.  The mountain overlooks the large glacial Lake Lugano.  The video was filmed during the winter months with a DJI Mini 5 Pro drone.  

Top contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot 43lensfpv earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic FPV video from the ancient oasis city of al-Ula in Saudi Arabia.  Situated about 220 miles (around 350 km) northwest of Medina in the western region of Hejaz, the city dates to the 1st millennium BC as a strategic location along the incense trade route which linked the Mediterranean region to India.  After lying in a near-ruined state for centuries, the city revived with the construction of the railway between Medina and Damascus.   

Top AirVuz contributor Dronescapes Ireland earned a DVOWFinalist spot for this fantastic video from Ireland.  The video opens with a quick shot of Loop  Head in County Claire, followed by the St. John's Point lighthouse in County Donegal, further north on the Wild Atlantic Way.  At the :19 mark, you'll see the Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse in County Cork, near the southern tip of the island.  Other featured locations include the semi-ruined Fore Abbey in County Westmeath (:45), Doonagore Castle in County Claire (1:06), and more.   

This drone video of Italy's fabled Amalfi Coast earned top contributor Ericbartolo a DVOW Finalist spot.   The Amalfi Coast is a stretch of the coastline along the Tyrrhenian Sea on the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula, in the Campania region south of Naples.  The two main towns featured in the video are Positano (possible the most well-recognized of the Amalfi towns) and Altrani, which lies a bit to the east.  You'll also see some beautiful spots between the main towns.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 3 drone.  

This oustanding first person view (FPV) drone reel by Pircho FPV earned a DVOW Finalist spot and was also picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list.  After the opening credits, you'll fly over an indoor music concert, then fly through some fireworks.  At the :41 mark, you'll dive down a giant waterfall in Iceland, followed by a flyover of one of Iceland's iconic iceberg lagoons.  At the :57 mark, there's a dramatic shot flying under a semi truck trailer, and at 1:13 you'll dive a massive skyscraper.  

Check out this action-packed first person view (FPV) drone reel by top contributor and FPV pilot CataFpv, which was a DVOW Finalsit and was also picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list.  In just the first few seconds, you'll chase a race car, a motorcycle, a power boat, a full-scale aircraft, and a drift car.  At the :18 mark, you'll fly over a Ferris wheel, and at :21 you'll fly past the famous VE II Monument in Rome, Italy.  Further on, you'll chase skiers, fly over the Roman Colosseum, skim the canals of Venice, and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor T - christ - T earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent aerial video tour of the city of Shangrao, China.  Shangrao is a prefecture-level city located in the northeastern corner of the inland province of Jiangxi.  It's situated on the Xin River (aka the Xinjiang River), which is part of the Yangtze system.   The city's landscapes are largely hilly, as it is nearly surrounded by the mountain ranges which cover much of this culturally important province.  

Top contributor escapewithmiguel brings us this fantastic piece from Spain and Portugal.  At the :24 mark, you'll see the village of Agüero in the Spanish province of Huesca, and at :28 you'll see the Praia da Ursa rock formation in the Portuguese province of Sintra.  At :36, you'll see the Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo in Nazaré, Portugal, and at :47 you'll see the fabulous Bardenas Reales badlands in Navarre, Spain.  Other highlights include Lisbon's 25 de Abril Bridge (1:08), the Basilica of Santa Maria in Asturias, Spain (2:17); and more. 

AirVuz contributor AnemosFPV brings us this fantastic drone video from Southeastern Europe.  Filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 4, the video was filmed over Bosnia Herzegovina and Montenegro, both of which had been part of Yugoslavia.  At the :24 mark, there's a beautiful shot of a mountaintop ski chalet, and at :41 you'll see the tiny island of Sveti Stefan on the near Budva, Montenegro.  Other highlights include the two tiny islets of Montenegro's Kotor Bay (:57), Bosnia's Mostar Bridge (1:05), the Kotor Bay town of Perast (1:26), and more.  

Top contributor sinaysky earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this excellent aerial tour of Kotor Bay in Montenegro.  The video follows the five mast sailing ship Royal Clipper, the largest of its type in the world.  Kotor Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea located at the northern end of the Montenegran coastline, consists of an inner and outer bay.  Highlights include the tiny islets near the town of Perast, near the entrance to the inner bay (at the :11 mark); the fortress town of Kotor, at the southern end of the inner bay (1:05); and more.  

Top contributor seb-depp brings us this excellent drone tour of Chichester Cathedral, one of England's oldest and largest churches.  It's located in the market town of the same name in West Sussex, near England's southern (Channel) coast.  The church was consecrated in 1108, just a few decades after the Norman Conquest, and was built on the site of an older Saxon church.  Its original Norman design was later supplemented with Gothic architectural elements, and its spire is the third-tallest of all English churches.  

Top AirVuz contributor denisbarbas won the DVOW contest with this fantastic video of his highlights from ten years of traveling the world.  The video opens with a shot of a massive iceberg, followed (at the :28 mark) by the massive Skogafoss waterfall in Iceland.  At :39, you'll see the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo formation in Italy's Dolomite Mountains, followed by the Icelandic Highlands and (at :57) Iceland's erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano. Other featured locations include Norway's Svalbard Islands, the Azore Islands, and more.    

Top AirVuz contributor Paschalis Doumanis brings us this fantastic drone travel reel, which was filmed in Greece, the Philippines, and the USA.  The video opens with a dramatic shot of the Financial District in San Francisco, and at the :13 mark you'll see the famous shipwreck on the Greek island of Zakynthos.  At :29, you'll fly through Greece's Corinth Canal, and at :36 there's a nice shot of downtown Los Angeles.  Other highlights include a stunning waterfall in the Philippines (1:07), the Parthenon in Athens (1:13), and more.  

While commercial drone videography often involves flying in complex environments, what you will see in this outstanding DVOW Finalist video by top AirVuz contributor ArturCarvalho is amongst the very most challenging.  He was tapped to film the Yakstars Aerobatic Team, an aerial acrobatic team.  This Spanish-Portuguese team flies a six plane squadron of Yak 52's, which were originally developed in the former Soviet Union beginning in the 1970's and later produced under license in Romania and modified for acrobatic use.   

Top contributor Karem Hajoj earned a DVOW Finalist spot with this inspiring travel video.  The video opens with a shot from the Negev Desert in Israel, followed by a shot of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo mountain formation in Italy's Dolomite Mountains (part of the Alps Mountains system).  Thereafter, the video alternates between the arid Negev and the snow-capped peaks of the Alps, interspersed with a narrative about how his father's gift of a camera when he was eleven served to inspire his budding travel photography career.      

AirVuz contributor Keygoco films brings us this outstanding drone video of Spain's Alcázar of Segovia, one of Europe's most famous medieval castles.  Located about an hour's drive northwest of Madrid, near the center of the country, it was built in the 12th century on the ruins of an old Roman fortification situated at the strategic confluence of two important rivers.  The castle was a royal residence for the rulers of the Kingdom of Castile and later for the kings and queens of unified Spain.  It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.  

Top AirVuz contributor Drone Mood was picked for a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video from the Alps Mountains.  The video was filmed using both a DJI Mavic Pro 4 as well as a seven inch first person view (FPV) drone.  The DJI was used for "setup" shots of the stunning alpine scenery, and the FPV drone was used to capture some epic mountain surfing and other fast-moving sequences.  The video was filmed both in France and Switzerland, in the very heart of the Alps region.  

Talented content creator Mark Brightwell returned to AirVuz after a long hiatus with this fantastic drone reel, which was filmed with a DJI Inspire 3 drone.  Filmed in scenic locations around the world, the video features a wide variety of landscapes, including a hilltop wind farm, a volcanic desert, a tropical beach, a mountainous rainforest, a winding coastal road, and a vast salt flat.  You'll also be treated to some "action" type shots involving, among other things, whales, surfers, paragliders, and more.   

Top AirVuz contributor zhoucreative earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic aerial video of Chongqing, China's third-largest city.  The video opens with shots of the Dongshuimen Bridge, an ultra-modern span which connects the city center to the right bank of the Yangtze River.  At the :17 mark, you'll see the Raffles City skyscraper complex, which lies at the tip of the peninsula where the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers meet.  At 1:14, there's a nice shot of the Caiyuanba Bridge, one of the world's longest arch bridges. 

Top AirVuz contributor Dani Doncel earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video from Iceland.  At the :08 mark, you'll see the Kirkjufell mountain, which is located on the long western Snæfellsnes peninsula.  At :36, you'll see the famous Douglas plane wreck on one of the island's black sand beaches, and at :52 you'll see the Geysir geothermal "hot spot".  Other featured locations include the massive Skogafoss (1:04) and Gulfoss (1:21) waterfalls, the Dyrholaey rock arch (1:54), and more.    

Top AirVuz contributor PANVELVET won another Drone Video of the Week contest with this fantastic piece from China.  The video features an outstanding mix of urban and rural landscapes throughout the massive country.  Some of the featured locations include the wetlands of the wetlands of the coastal province of Jiangsu, the Great Wall, the massive metropolis of Shanghai, the sacred Mt. Tai in the northeastern province of Shangdong, interior rivers, rice terraces, desert sand dunes, and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor JNZ (Jens Eser) earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent outtake reel of footage from his filming for the German TV show Germany's Next Topmodel.  The video was filmed in multiple locations throughout Southern California, including Downtown Los Angeles (opening shots); the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (at the :16 mark); the LA Convention Center (:41); the northern LA suburb of Palmdale (:53); Malibu (:58); Santa Clarita, north of LA (1:04); Huntington Beach, in Orange County (1:17); and more.   

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot Aquelfoly_fpv was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist and also made the FPV Pilots to Watch list for this fantastic action-packed FPV reel.  The video opens with some outstanding skiing shots followed (at the :09 mark) by a paragliding shot.  At the :16 mark, you'll skim along a mountain ridge, followed by a series of epic mountain biking/BMX shots.  Further on in the reel, you'll be treated to more epic shots from the slopes, the skies (paragliding), and the trails.  

AirVuz contributor jkoczur1985 earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent drone video of ships plying the Northwest Passage in Canada's far northern Nunavut territory.  The melting of Arctic ice due to global warming has resulted in the opening of navigable sea passages between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean via the Arctic Ocean, greatly reducing potential shipping times and distances via new routes connecting the western and eastern hemispheres.  Most of these routes pass through the vast Nunavut territory.  

Top AirVuz contributor Guillermo Garcia won the Drone Video of the Week contest in March, 2026 with this fantastic wintertime collage.  The video was filmed in Iceland and Italy's Dolomite Mountains, which are located in the northeastern corner of the country and are part of the Alps Mountains system.  The Dolomites footage includes some spectacular shots of the chain's distinctive rocky peaks, winding passes, and hiker chalets; Iceland shots include some dramatic views of the island's volcanic interior and massive ice sheets.  

Top AirVuz contributor sinaysky earned a Drone  Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding video from the Southeast European country of Montenegro.  The video was filmed over and around Piva Lake, a reservoir which is also the largest lake located entirely within the country's borders.  It's situated in Plužine Municipality, in the northwestern part of the country.  It was created with the Mratinje Dam on the Piva River in the 1970's.  The long (28 mi./45 km) but narrow lake covers about five square mi. (around 12 square km).  

Top AirVuz contributor and first perso view (FPV) drone pilot CragLord was picked as a DVOW Finalist and also earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list for this outstanding FPV video of snowmobilers in Alaska.  He reports in his video introduction that it was " NOT easy to get to the filming location but it was so worth it!".  We are inclined to believe him on the first count, and the second is self-evident.  The video was filmed in the mountains near Valdez, in the southern part of the giant state.  

Top AirVuz contributor Drone Mood won the Drone Video of the Week contest with this fantastic 2025 drone highlight reel.  The reel was filmed with the DJI Mavic Pro 4, considered (as of 2026) the best aerial photography platform in its size class.  At the :12 mark, there's a great nighttime shot of a hilltop music festival, followed by a stunning sunrise shot over a mountain ridge.  At :37, you'll see some alpin wind turbines, with a large dam in the background, and at :47 you'll see a glacier emptying into an alpine lake.  

Top AirVuz contributor Liam Heights was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist in February, 2026 for this excellent piece from Finland.  The video was filmed during the wintertime over the Kainuu region, which covers a portion of eastern Finland, just a bit to the south of the northern region of Lapland and bordering Russian territory to the east.  Most of the region is covered in boreal forest (taiga), dotted with thousands of lakes (Finland has a whole has an astounding 188k lakes).  

Top AirVuz contributor Chris Jeon earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding drone video from northern Japan.  The video was filmed during the wintertime in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands.  Despite being an island, the island's northern latitude (around 43 degree north) gives it relatively cold winters: average January temperatures are well below freezing.  Snowfall can be prodigious - up to 400 inches (11 meters) in the mountains on its western side.   

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot altra_studios was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist and also made the FPV Pilots to Watch list with this outstanding FPV video tour of the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria.  The stadium is the home field of FC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the highest league of Austrian professional football (soccer).  Completed in 2003, the stadium has a seating capacity of around 30k fans, depending on configuration.  

Top AirVuz contributor zippomaker earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent video from Vancouver, Canada.  The first shot was taken from over the Science Center at the eastern end of False Creek, looking northwest towards BC Place the city's main sports stadium.  In the second shot, the view is reversed, and you'll be looking west over False Creek in the direction of the Science Center.  Both shots were created using different flights at different times of day and merged into timelapses.  

Top AirVuz contributor Ananda Joinet earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent video from the Aragon region of northern Spain.  The video opens with shots of the Mallos de Riglos, a set of rock formations located in the municipality of Las Peñas de Riglos in the province of Huesca.  Next up is the Wall of Finestres, which is not a man-made wall but rather a wall-shaped formation, located on the eastern edge of Huesca.  Last up is the Bardenas Reales, a "badlands" area in the neighboring province of Navarre.  

Top AirVuz contributor The Brothers M earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video from Romania.  Featured locations include the Transfăgărășan Road (at the :06 mark); the Triumphal Arch (;08) the CEC Palace and the Palace of the Parliament (:17) in Bucharest; the Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral (:21); the Iron Gates Gorge on the Danube River (:25); Peleș Castle (:29); the city of Oradea, in the country's northwestern corner (:43); the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest (:52); Bran Castle (1:08); and more.  

Prepare to be blown away by this fantastic drone video from Russia's Lake Baikal by top AirVuz contributor BashirAbuShakra, which was picked as a Drone Video of the Week and Month Winner.  The video was filmed in the depth of the Siberian winter when the temperatures reach minus 30 degrees Farenheit (minus 30 Celsius).  While Lake Baikal is "only" the world's sixth-largest freshwater lake by surface area, it is the world's deepest, oldest, and largest by water volume; it holds an incredible 22-23% of the world's fresh surface water.  

Top AirVuz contributor timroosjen earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video from the northern part of Norway.  At the :04 mark, there's a dramatic view of a peninsula of Senja, Norway's second-largest island.  At :20, you'll see the Mount Buren on Kvaløya, another northern island.  At :44, you'll see the fishing village of Mefjordvær, also located on Senja.  At 1:23, you'll get a great view of a mountain in the Tamokfjellet area, which is due east of Senja on the mainland.  

Top contributor The Brothers M brings us this fantastic aerial tour of Romania.  The video features footage from across the land, including the Carpathian Mountains, the Danube River Delta, and the Black Sea coast.  Featured locations include the Fortified Church in Cristian, Transylvania (at the :50 mark); the Great Square in Sibiu (:58); the Black Church of Brașov (:59); the Palace of Culture in Iași (1:02); Bran Castle (1:05); the Black Eagle Palace in Oradea (1:08); the National Bank of Romania Museum in Bucharest (1:21); and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot Mauro Pagliai earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this highly creative one-shot FPV video of the famous Italian mountain fortress of Rocca Calascio.  Situated at an altitude of about 5k ft. above sea level (around 1.5k m) in the province of L'Aquila, it's the highest fortress in the Appenine Mountains.  The core of the structure dates to the 10th century.  Much like the fortress of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains, it was never tested in battle.  

AirVuz contributor Andrea Innao earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist pick for this fantastic drone video of an erupting Mt. Etna on the Italian island of Sicily.  One of the world's most active volcanoes, Etna is situated on the eastern side of the island, roughly between the cities of Messina and Cantania.  Located on the convergence between the African and Eurasian tectonic plates, it stands just under 11.2k ft. above sea level (around 3.4k m), making it Italy's tallest peak outside of the Alps.  

Top contributor Mauro Sciambi won the Drone  Video of the Week contest with this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone tour of Rome, Italy.  At the :08 mark, you'll climb the Spanish Steps, and at :16 you'll circle the tower of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary the Great.  At :26, you'll see the Victor Emmanuel II Monument, and continue on to the ancient Colosseum.  Other featured locations include the St. Angelo Bridge over the Tiber River (:31), St. Peters Basilica (:37), and the Pantheon (:44).

Top AirVuz contributor CG Films earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot in February, 2026 for this fantastic 2025 highlight reel.  The reel features an impressive mix of urban and landscape shots from across his native Italy, including some stunning first person view (FPV) drone sequences.  You'll skim along mountain ridges, soar over iconic hilltop villages, explore some of Italy's beautifiul lakes, and explore other spots throughout this beautiful country.  The video also includes some impressive dronelapse shots.  

In this DVOW Finalist video by top contributor T - christ - T, you'll get a wintertime tour of the massive Chinese province of Xinjiang.  The autonomous province covers the northwestern part of the country and encompasses an enormous area of over 620k square mi. (about 1.6 million square km), comparable to the land area of Western Europe.  Sharing borders with eight different countries, and astride one of the main routes of the original Silk Road, Xinjiang's roughly 25 million inhabitants are a mix of several different ethnic groups. 

Top contributor and FPV pilot haussmannvisuals won the Drone Video of the Month contest in early 2026 with this fantastic reel of "one-shot" FPV sequences.  Opening with a run through a fireworks show, you'll chase Go Karts and then fly over the financial district of Franfurt, Germany.  At the :23 mark, you'll fly through a theater, then seamlessly transition to a busy container port.  At :34, you'll see an island in Indonesia, followed by a famous statue in Mongolia.  Other featured locations include Indonesia's Mt. Bromo and Iceland.  

Top AirVuz contributor earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this inspiring video commemorating his first four years of flying drones.  At the 1:47 mark, there's a stunning shot from the plains of northern France, followed (at 1:53) by a hilltop castle.  At 1:58, you'll see Italy's spectacular Dolomite Mountains, and at 2:12 you'll head to the Portuguese island of Madeira.  Other featured locations include the Pyrenees Mountains (2:24), Iceland (2:35), the Tuscany region of Italy (2:47), and more.  

Top contributor Liam Heights was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this outstanding video from the Alps Mountains in the southern Germany state of Bavaria.  The video was filmed in the Allgäu Alps, a subchain of the Northern Limestone Alps, which run along the German-Austrian border.  Highly accessible by alpine paths, the Allgäu Alps reach altitudes of up to about 8.7k ft. above sea level (around 2.65k m).  It's known for its steep "grass mountains" which can reach gradients of up to 70 degrees.  

Bali Drone Guide earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic video from Iceland.  The video opens with shots of the Seljalandsfoss, located near the island's southern coastline.  At the :43 mark, there's a great shot of the Reynisdrangar basalt rock formations near the village of Vik, also in the south, and at :49 you'll see the nearby Vík i Myrdal Church.  At :56, you'll see the Vatnajökull glacier, and at 1:23 you'll see the giant Gulfoss waterfall.  Other highlights include the Reynisfjara black sand beach (1:45).   

Top AirVuz contributor Makhorov earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video of an unlikely activity: stand-up paddleboarding on a giant river in Siberian Russia at temperatures of minus 40 degrees (Farenheit and Celsius).  The video was filmed on the Ob River, one of the three giant waterways that drain this vast region that covers the western part of Russia.  While most of the system does eventually freeze each winter, this particular branch of the river remained in liquid form despite the frigid temperatures.   

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot Jeremy Taktouk was picked as a DVOW Finalist and also made the FPV Pilots to Watch list with this outstanding 2025 FPV reel.  The video features an impressive mix of dramatic FPV shots and "establishing" shots filmed with a gimbal-stabilized drone.  Highlights include car chasing shots (:at the :18 mark), a shot skimming a mountain ridge (:24), the Mt. Bromo volcano in Indonesia (:45), an epic skyscraper diving shot (:59), a powerboat chase sequence (1:16), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Valsoiapg was picked as a DVOW Finalist for this excellent drone video tour of Venice, Italy.  The video combines fast-moving first person view (FPV) drone shots with cinematic shots from a gimbal-stabilized drone.  At the :06 mark, there's a nice shot of the Grand Canal, with the Rialto Bridge in the foreground.  At the :48 mark, there's a dramatic approach shot to the Piazza San Marco, and at :57 you'll see the top of the St Mark's Campanile.  Other highlights include the domes of the St Mark's Basilica (1:00).  

Top contributor MICHAEL GISSELERE earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list for this fantastic FPV tour of Parc des Princes in Paris, one of France's most famous stadiums.  Located in the 16th  arrondissement, on the western side of the city, the original structure here opened in 1897.  The current stadium (the third on the site) dates to 1972.   The home field of the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, it seats around 49k fans, making it the fifth-largest stadium in France.  It hosted events for the 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics.  

Top contributor PANVELVET won the Drone Video of the Week contest in January, 2026 with this fantastic travel video from China.  The video opens with a shot fro the skyscrapers of Shanghai, followed by a view of a mountain somewhere in the country's vast interior.  At the :18 mark, you'll see some dramatic coastal cliffs, and at :48 you'll see the sacred Mt. Tai in the northeastern province of Shandong.  Other featured locations include the Great Wall (1:50), the bridges of Shuanglinzhen near Huzhou in Zhejiang Province (2:45), and more.  

Top contributor and FPV pilot AlexCarboni FPV brings us this excellent FPV tour of Rome, Italy.  Starting at about the :20 mark, you'll see the Piazza di Spagna and the adjacent Spanish Steps, folowed (at :53) by Trevi Fountain.  At around the 1:09 mark, you'll dive into the Piazza Navona and circle the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, and from there you'll head to the Piazza della Rotonda to see the Fontana del Pantheon and the ancient Pantheon.  Other featured locations include Mausoleum of Hadrian (2:51), the VE II Monument (3:19), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Chris Jeon was picked as a DVOW Finalist for this fantastic 2025 drone showreel.  Featuring several of his "trademark" dronelapse sequences, the video was filmed in South Korea, Japan, Norway, and the United Kingdom.  At the :09 mark, you'll see the massive port of Busan, South Korea, followed (at :14) by London's Tower Bridge.  Other featured locations include the Belle Tout Lighthouse at Beach Head in East Sussex, on England's southern coastline (:23); Japan's Shogawa Gorge (:28); and much more.  

Top AirVuz contributor MICHAEL GISSELERE won the DVOW contest with this fantastic 2025 highlight reel.  One of the top commercial drone pilots in France, his reel includes shots from some of his high-profile assignments in that country, as well as from other spots like Hawaii.  The reel includes a stunning mix of landscape, urban, and "action" type shots, including some fantastic first person view (FPV) sequences.   Highlights include iconic French villages, FPV waterfall dives, stunning mountain vistas in the Alps, and more. 

AirVuz contributor Sidsmith85 earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this excellent video from the Mediteranean island of Cyprus.  The focus of the video is the large migratory flamingo population on Paralimni Lake, which is located a bit north of the Ayia Napa area on the southeastern side of the island.  The small lake is one of the few wetlands areas left on Cyprus, as development has consumed much of the island's habitats which have helped to sustain bird life in the eastern Mediterranean.  

Top AirVuz contributor Dark Yellow Horizons earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent video from the southern part of Thailand.  The video was filmed around the town of Ao Nang in the province of Krabi.  The area lies along the Andaman Sea (part of the Indian Ocean), near the southeastern entrance to Phang Nga Bay.  The video includes footage from Dragon Crest Mountain in Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, which has a summit at about 1.9k ft. (565 m) and overlooks the Andaman Sea.  

Top AirVuz contributor Gustavo Quiroga earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent video from the Andes Mountains in Argentina.  The video was filmed over the district of Potrerillos in the Luján de Cuyo Department of Mendoza, one of the states which borders Chile to the West and much of which is covered by the great mountain chain.  The peaks in this area reach over 20k ft. in altitude (about 6k m).  THe video was filmed with three different DJI drones: the Mini 3 Pro, Air 3, and Air 3S.  

Top AirVuz contributor T - christ - T brings us this fantastic drone video of a famous Buddhist sanctuary in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.  It's called Zizhy Monastery, and it's located in Dêngqên County in the eastern part of the region.  The complex is perched on a cliff face at an altitude of about 15.8 ft. above sea level (around 4.6k m) surrounded by six mountain peaks.  Zizhu is one of the most important sites in the Bon religion, which is related to mainstream Tibetan Buddhism but retains some indigenous features.  

In this video, top contributor Fabio Knoll takes us on an aerial tour of the Transylvania region of Romania.  At about the 1:12 mark, there's a great shot of Poenari Castle, which sits atop Mount Cetatea, just west of the Transfăgărășan road.  At 2:01, you'll see the Neo-Renaissance treasure Peleș Castle, followed (at 2:09) by the hilltop Rupea Citadel.  At 2:24, you'll see the famous Clock Tower of Sighișoara, and at 2:41 you'll see the famous Bran Castle, closely associated with Bram Stoker's Count Dracula.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot rcwolf won the FPV Video of the Month contest with this fantastic travel video from Iceland.  The video opens with shot of the famous plane wreck on one of Iceland's famous black sand beaches in the southeastern part of the island. At about the :40 mark, you'll dive a spectacular waterfall, followed by a fly-through of the Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon.  At 1:11, you'll see the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon.  Other featured locations include the Vatnajökull ice cap. 

Top AirVuz contributor AnemosFPV brings us this fantastic drone video of the historic city of Mostar in Bosnia Herzegovina.  Mostar is the historic capital of Herzegovina, the region which covers the southern part of the country.  It is perhaps best known for its Stari Most Bridge, which crosses the Neretva River and which features prominently in the video.  Constructed during Ottoman rule in the mid-16th century, the bridge was the longest single-arch stone bridge in the world when it was completed.

Top AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio brings us this outstanding drone video of an important church in northern Spain.  It's called the athedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, and it's located in Zaragoza, the capital of its namesake province (one of the three which make up the region of Aragon).  Believed to be the first church dedicated to Mary, the Baroque structure dates to the 17th century, although the original church on the site was consecrated near the dawn of Christianity in the first century AD.  

Top contributor Airviewstudio brings us this excellent aerial tour of a number of important sites in the Aragon region of northern Spain.  First stop is the village of Rodén in the province of Zaragoza.  Next stop is the Orwell Trenches, where the British author George Orwell fought during that conflict.  The video will then take you to (in order) the Ibero Site of Cabezo de Alcalá archaelogical site in the province of Teruel, Val del Zafán Greenway, Montearagón Castle, the Aguarales de Valpalmas, and the Basilica del Pilar in Zaragoza.  

In this outstanding drone video by LokmansIn, you'll explore the city of Brașov in the Romanian region of Transylvania.  At :14, there's a great shot of Council Square, the town's central meeting space, and at :25 you'll get a great view of the city center from a higher altitude.  At :29, you'll see the city's famous Black Church (Biserica Neagră), one of Romania's most important Lutheran churches, and at :52 there's a nice view of the city's famous citadel.   At 1:13, you'll see Bran Castle, about 16 mi. (25 km) southwest of Brașov.