DJI FPV flights across the Benidorm mountains

Nov 07, 2026 Last reply: 19 hours ago 4 Replies
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Most cinematic FPV clips tend to hover around one pretty spot and call it a day. This compilation goes the other way: a DJI rig used as a recording platform, pushed hard for high-speed proximity flight and landscape exploration across a whole stretch of Spanish terrain. Instead of one showpiece shot, the maker strings together a full tour of the wilder country around Benidorm.



The routes read like a checklist of terrain types. There is a run through low-hanging clouds above a mountain ridge, a pass under a natural rock arch, and a low sweep over steep rocky ground. Elsewhere the drone follows a forested stream up to a small waterfall, descends over a canyon cliff where another waterfall drops, skims close to mountain crags, tracks unpaved rural roads, and circles the ruins of a hilltop stone fortification.



Set against a sung version of 'The Hanging Tree', the footage keeps a fast, dynamic rhythm throughout, and that pacing suits the constant changes of scenery.



One thing is left open: the exact drone model, flight controller, camera and electronic components are not stated anywhere. For anyone hoping to copy the style, that gap is the only real snag in an otherwise complete-looking project, and it is the question I would most want answered.


Choosing to send a DJI platform under a natural rock arch seems like the standout decision to me. That kind of gap demands very precise proximity control, and it trades a lot of safety margin for one signature moment. The canyon descent with the waterfall below reads similarly bold, and that willingness to fly close is what makes the compilation feel alive.

How was the cloud run handled? Flying through low-hanging clouds over a ridge sounds like it could eat up visibility fast, so I am curious whether that leg was planned around the weather or whether the maker simply flew it when the clouds happened to be sitting low that day.

The maker has not said how that leg was planned or whether weather played into it. All that is known is that the drone flew through low-hanging clouds over the mountain ridge as part of the compilation, along with the rock arch, the stream and the rest of the routes.

Since the model, flight controller, camera and electronics are all unclear, my suggestion would be for the maker to add a short parts list alongside the footage. Anyone inspired by the proximity style has no way to know what equipment produces it, and even a brief component rundown would turn this from something to watch once into something the community could actually learn from and try to replicate.

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