Stromboli Volcano ｜ FPV drone flight through erupting lava

Located off the coast of Sicily, Stromboli is one of the most active volcanos on earth and has been erupting almost continuously for the past 2000 years. I had the chance to visit the island in September 2022 and capture these spectacular volcanic eruptions. It is no longer permitted to hike to the top of the volcano so I flew the drones from the viewpoints at 400m and 300m. I used the 6" BOB57 and Chimera 7 Pro FPV drones from Iflight with a GoPro Hero 10 bones. No drones were harmed making this video aside from some propeller damage after being hit by a few chunks of flying lava rock. I was fortunate that one of the vents was constantly spraying lava in addition to having larger explosions every 20 or so minutes.