Johnny Schaer

Johnny Schaer (known under the moniker Johnny FPV) is an American FPV drone pilot and videographer.

He comes from Winnetka, Illinois. In 2014 he came across the world of FPV by watching a YouTube video with then famous FPV pilot Charpu. On the very next day, he bought his first quadcopter. Soon he started to travel around the world to participate in drone racing events. In 2016, he won second place in the Drone Racing League World Championship on ESPN.

His interest in FPV evolved however from drone racing to focusing on cinematic use of drone flying. Since 2017, he applies his FPV piloting skills to professional filmmaking. In 2020, he won Sports Emmy Awards for his camera work in a short film One Shot.

He was one of pilots to fly FPV drones carrying cinematic cameras for the movie Red Notice (2021), Netflix’s biggest budget feature film to date.

Awards

 * 2020 – New York City Drone Film Festival – Extreme Sports Winner (for One Shot Motocross)
 * 2020 – 42nd Sports Emmy Awards – Outstanding Camera Work – Short Form (for One Shot)