From Louisiana - USA and based in Florida for several years, Maurice “Reese” d’Aquin is the One who loves to tell the story of other pilots; from FPV drones to paramotor to STOL aircrafts.

A studied graphic designer, photographer, filmmaker , and editor; he is a digital multimedia storyteller best known for his unscripted “in the moment” documentary style.

Maurice is also CEO and co-founder of FLYING HOME PRODUCTIONS L.L.C. (https://www.flyinghomeproductions.com ), which is a unique blend of creativity and technical precision, rolling out the cutting edge in aerial technology (UAV/UAS systems, or drones), aerial photography, and aerial cinematography to offer up dynamic solutions that can be individually tailored to any projects’ needs.

Sharing the same passion as his grandfather for aviation and waterskiing sports, Reese joined the AVIATOR PARAMOTOR (https://aviatorppg.com) team as a filmmaker in summer 2020 then soon after in 2022 the NATIONAL STOL SERIES (https://nationalstol.com).

In this episode of TSC, Maurice shares with us his road to aviation and film making with great insights about FPV drone racing, paramotor flying in USA, the National STOL Series and the newly created “Paramotor STOL Classics” competition.

We also touched on our common goal to make the FAI recognize our STOL competitions as official discipline.

Book of the episode: The Powered Paragliding Bible 1 to 7 - Jeff Goin - 2005/2019

Song of the episode: “RODEO”, Garth Brooks - Ropin’ the Wind, 1991.

As usual, don´t hesitate to check out the webpage of the episode on our website - https://www.thestolcollective.com. You can shoot me an email to let me know what your thoughts are about the show and if you have any questions.

Music credits: "Slowly", Amon Tobin - Supermodified, 2000

Cover picture: Maurice d’Aquin

Design: Maxime Compagnon - The STOL Collective