Flights & maps
Open the flight archive, replay a mission and explore the records behind the flying.
NIX // SKYA different
A different
perspective.
Real flights. Familiar places, seen differently.
MORE THAN A CAMERA IN THE AIR.
SKY begins before the propellers turn. It is weather forecasts, airspace checks, batteries, permissions, insurance and the quiet judgement of deciding that today is not the day to fly. Good aerial photography depends as much on restraint as it does on technology.
When the aircraft does lift, the reward is a viewpoint that changes familiar ground. A road becomes a line through a landscape, a building reveals its shape and a place known for years can suddenly look completely new. That transformation is the reason the drones keep earning their place.
The archive also records how the craft and cameras have changed. From the older Spark and Mavic 2 Pro to the Mini 4 Pro and tiny Neo 2, each aircraft represents a different moment in consumer drone flying—and a different way of bringing the view home.
Explore sky.
Flights, aircraft, practical flying lessons and the view from above.
The flying fleet
Meet Nemesis, Zoom, Sneaker and Twitch: the aircraft, their characters and the jobs they do.
Flight School
Practical lessons in cruise control, orbit, parallax and Point of Interest, with flying technique you can explore.
Aerial photography
Look through the drone photographs or step inside an immersive aerial panorama.
Sky in motion
Watch the aerial films and see familiar places from a different angle.
Before take-off
Flying conditions and the practical UK drone guide: preparation, checks and experience from the field.
MEET THE
FLYING FLEET.
Three active DJI drones, three very different personalities and no pointless pecking order. The best aircraft is the one that suits the place, the light and the story I am trying to bring home.
01
THE CINEMATIC VETERAN
NEMESIS
DJI MAVIC 2 PRO
Nemesis is the aircraft I choose when the landscape deserves patience. The larger one-inch Hasselblad camera gives broad views, low evening light and slow, deliberate movements a weight that still feels special. It is bigger, older and less casual than the rest of the trio—but that is part of its charm. Taking Nemesis out feels like deciding to make a photograph properly, not merely collecting another clip.
BEST FOR · BIG LANDSCAPES · GOLDEN HOUR · MEASURED MOVEMENT02
THE EVERYDAY FLAGSHIP
Learn the cinematic techniques I use with this drone →
ZOOM
DJI MINI 4 PRO
Zoom is the drone most likely to be with me when a view suddenly appears. It is small enough to live happily in Vanilla, quick enough to get ready while the light is still behaving, and capable enough that travelling light never feels like settling for second best. The Mini 4 Pro is the practical centre of NIX SKY: less theatre, fewer excuses and a serious camera in a remarkably portable aircraft.
BEST FOR · CAMPERVAN TRIPS · SPONTANEOUS VIEWS · VERTICAL VIDEO🎬 FLIGHT SCHOOLLearn the cinematic techniques I use with this drone →
03
THE FOLLOW-ME SCOUT
SNEAKER
DJI NEO 2
Sneaker does not try to be a pocket-sized Nemesis. Its job is movement: following Torque along a trail, joining a walk or adding a quick floating camera angle without turning the whole outing into a production. The protected little airframe makes it playful and approachable, but the thinking remains serious—check the surroundings, choose one clean movement and let the aircraft help tell the story.
BEST FOR · TORQUE RIDES · WALK-AND-TALK · QUICK ACTION SHOTSTHE THIRD PILLAR OF SKY · HOW DO I FLY?NIX FLIGHT
NIX FLIGHT
SCHOOL.
Fly better. Shoot better. Come home with footage worth keeping.
LESSON 01 · AVAILABLE NOW🎥 CRUISE CONTROL
🎥 CRUISE CONTROL
FOR CINEMA
How I turn a simple DJI Mini 4 Pro flight into a controlled, repeatable cinematic camera move.
START LESSON →LESSON 02 · NEW🎬 ORBIT &
🎬 ORBIT &
PARALLAX
Make the world move around your subject.
Master automatic and manual orbits, cinematic layers, parallax, reveals and the small stick inputs that make ZOOM look smooth.
START NEW LESSON →LESSON 03 · AVAILABLE NOW🎯 POINT OF
🎯 POINT OF
INTEREST
Make the world revolve around your subject.
Use DJI Point of Interest to create controlled automatic orbits, landscape reveals and dramatic hero shots.
START LESSON →CHOOSE A MOVE. WATCH THE LINE.
Cinematic Push-InDRONE PATH · GIMBAL HOLDS THE SUBJECT
Ready to add depth? OPEN LESSON 02 →
