🟠⚪⚫ NIX DRONES FLEET
Cinematic Skies. FPV Chaos. One Man, One Campervan, Infinite Horizons.
From the sliding door of Vanilla, the grey-and-orange command centre on wheels, the Nix Drones fleet launches into the sky — transforming roads into runways, laybys into launchpads, and landscapes into cinematic worlds.
This is not drone flying.
This is airborne storytelling.
This is NIX DRONES.
Welcome to the fleet.
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🟠 THE NIX DRONES UNIVERSE
Every journey John takes is more than a road trip — it’s a flight opportunity.
Every unexpected layby, every moody coastline, every valley filled with morning mist is another chance to capture Britain from above.
The fleet consists of three elite aircraft:
• 🟠 Nemesis – The Cinematic Titan
• ⚪ Zoom – The Smart All-Round Hero
• ⚫ Whiplash – The FPV Firecracker
They are the sky-trio that bring the Nix Drones legacy to life.
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🟠⚪⚫ MEET THE FLEET — QUICK VIEW
🟠 Nemesis
The heavyweight. Hasselblad optics. Sweeping cinematic panoramas.
⚪ Zoom
The daily hero. Smart, reliable, gorgeous 4K HDR travel footage.
⚫ Whiplash
The daredevil. Tiny, violent, FPV madness wrapped in a sub-200g body.
These three drones tell every kind of story a road trip can produce.
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🟠 CHAPTER I — NEMESIS
THE CINEMATIC TITAN
1-inch Hasselblad Optics. Big-Sky Authority. The Drone That Turns Landscapes Into Legends.
Nemesis is the drone you call when you want your footage to scream EPIC CINEMA.
Hasselblad glass. Massive dynamic range. Stable in winds that make the trees nervous.
Nemesis doesn’t shoot video.
Nemesis paints.
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🎨 Nemesis Camera Mastery
• Sensor: 1-inch Hasselblad L1D-20c
• Resolution: 20MP
• Aperture: f/2.8–f/11
• Dynamic Range: ~12–13 stops
• Colour Science: Hasselblad Natural Colour Solution
• Profiles: Dlog-M, HLG HDR
• Bitrate: 100 Mbps
The result?
Footage with soul: deep shadows, creamy gradients, colours that feel alive.
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🎥 Video Performance
• 4K @ 30fps (full sensor read-out)
• 2.7K @ 60fps
• 1080p @ 120fps slow motion
• 10-bit colour for cinematic grading
Every shot feels like a national Geographic documentary.
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✈️ Flight Power
• Top Speed: 45 mph
• Wind Resistance: Level 5–6 (~24 mph)
• Max Flight Time: 31 minutes
• Transmission: OcuSync 2.0 (8 km CE)
Nemesis stands firm where lighter drones wobble.
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🧠 Nemesis Personality
Nemesis is the wise cinematographer — calm, confident, patient.
If Nemesis were human, they’d wear a long coat and speak in poetic metaphors.
This drone doesn’t just capture landscapes.
It honours them.
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⚪ CHAPTER II — ZOOM
THE SMART ALL-ROUND HERO
4K HDR Intelligence. 360° Protection. The Drone That Turns Travel Into Art.
Zoom is the brains of the operation.
Fast to deploy. Quick to trust. Always ready.
It’s the drone that lives in the van door pocket — because Zoom never complains.
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📸 Zoom Camera Tech
• Sensor: 1/1.3-inch CMOS
• Megapixels: 48MP (Quad Bayer)
• Aperture: f/1.7
• Profiles: D-Log M, HLG HDR
• Bitrate: 130 Mbps
Zoom captures forests, coastlines, valleys and cliff edges with beautiful clarity.
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🎥 Video Performance
• 4K @ 60fps HDR
• 4K @ 100fps (cropped slow-motion)
• 1080p @ 200fps
• 10-bit colour
Perfect for YouTube, travel vlogs and van-life b-roll.
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🛡️ Omnidirectional Safety
Zoom has sensors facing:
• Front
• Rear
• Sides
• Top
• Bottom
Thanks to APAS 5.0, Zoom basically has spider senses.
It can fly through tight spaces and avoid branches like a forest ninja.
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✈️ Flight Performance
• Top Speed: 35 mph
• Wind Resistance: Level 5
• Max Flight Time: 34 minutes
• Transmission: DJI O4 (10 km CE)
Zoom blends speed, portability and intelligence better than any drone in its class.
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🧠 Zoom Personality
Zoom is the friend who always has your back.
Organised, upbeat, and never flustered.
This drone turns everyday moments into travel cinema.
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⚫ CHAPTER III — WHIPLASH
THE FPV FIRECRACKER
Sub-200g Thrill Machine. 4K FPV Fury. The Drone With No Chill.
Whiplash is the hooligan of the sky — tiny, hyperactive and dangerously fun.
This is the drone that makes your heart race before you even launch it.
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🔥 Whiplash Camera Specs
• Sensor: 1/2-inch CMOS
• Megapixels: 12MP
• Aperture: f/2.2
• FOV: Ultra-wide FPV lens
• Bitrate: 100 Mbps
Footage from Whiplash looks like a cross between a video game chase and a Hollywood action sequence.
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🎥 FPV Video
• 4K @ 60fps
• 4K @ 100fps (depending on mode)
• 1080p @ 120fps
• Rocksteady-style EIS + mechanical stabilisation
This is fast, kinetic, visceral imagery — perfect for action films and adrenaline edits.
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🕶️ Full FPV Immersion
• 1080p live feed
• Latency as low as 30 ms
• FPV goggles support
• Motion controller capable
When the goggles go on, the world goes away.
You forget you’re holding a controller.
You become the drone.
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✈️ Flight Performance
• Weight: ~151–160g
• Top Speed: Up to 50 mph in FPV Turbo
• Wind Resistance: Level 4–5
• Max Flight Time: 19 minutes (12–15 FPV real-world)
Whiplash is a flying bullet with a sense of humour.
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🧠 Whiplash Personality
Whiplash is the daredevil.
The rascal.
The friend who says, “Bet I can fit through that gap.”
Chaotic.
Fearless.
Utterly joyful.
Whiplash doesn’t just fly — Whiplash plays.
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🟠 SNEAKER’S LEGACY
The Faithful Scout Taking a Bow
Sneaker has travelled more miles than most people.
Cliffs, forests, beaches, festivals, NC500 mountains…
This Christmas, Sneaker retires to a loving new home — wings folded, batteries recharged, mission accomplished.
She leaves a legacy of joy and exploration.
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🟠⚪⚫ VANILLA x NIX DRONES
The Road. The Sky. One Story.
Vanilla is more than a campervan.
She’s the mothership — a rolling filming studio.
She is:
• A charging hub
• An office
• A shelter
• A sunrise lookout
• A drone launchpad
• A home on wheels
Vanilla provides the roads.
The drones provide the skies.
Together they make magic.
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🟠 ABOUT THE PILOT
John Nickolls — The Man Who Chose The Sky
Royal Navy discipline.
A lifelong love of gadgets.
A passion for the open road.
John flies with curiosity, precision and a sense of adventure that never fades.
He doesn’t just film the world —
he captures the feeling of being there.
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🟠⚪⚫ INTO 2026 & BEYOND
The Future Skies of Nix Drones
2026 brings:
• New landscapes
• New European routes
• More FPV madness
• More cinematic sweeps
• More road-trip stories
• More sunsets filmed from above
Nemesis paints the world.
Zoom documents the journey.
Whiplash brings the adrenaline.
The mission remains the same:
Capture everything.
Miss nothing.
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🟠⚪⚫ TAGLINES FOR YOUR SITE
• “Life looks better 200 feet up.”
• “Every layby is a launchpad.”
• “The sky isn’t the limit — it’s the playground.”
• “Stories told in pixels and propellers.”
• “Van-life. Drone-life. One life.”
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🟠⚪⚫ CALL TO ACTION
🟠 Watch the Flights – YouTube
⚪ Browse the Gallery – Photos
⚫ Follow the Journey – Instagram
Nix Drones isn’t just about flying.
It’s about living life slightly higher than ground level. 🚁🔥
