FPV Freestyle Camp 2024, Drone Pilot Competition On Bukit Gajah Bogor

JAKARTA - The shuttle Warrior again held the First View Person (FPV) Drone Freestyle competition. The event, which was held for two days, August 3-4, 2024 at Bukit Gajah, Cijeruk, Bogor, West Java, was attended by hundreds of FPV pilots.

You could say, this event titled FPV Freestyle Camp 2024 is the largest. This is because 100 participants registered.

The participants who attended and participated in this competition came from various regions. Outside Jabodetabek, there are several pilots from Sukabumi, Cilegon Banten and Bali.

The participants registered because they wanted to take part in the 2024 FPV Freestyle Camp competition, as well as have a relationship, meeting fellow sekomunities.

Not only that, there is another sensation that FPV pilots can enjoy, namely the camp at the foot of Mount Salak. They stay one night using a tent, and can enjoy the dawn as well as the cool air at the foot of Mount Salak.

No less interesting, camp participants can fly in the morning, recording beautiful views in the cool air.

Luthfi or Upay, as chairman of the committee from Throttle Warrior, said this event was created to strengthen the relationship between fellow FPV pilots and enjoy the natural beauty at the foot of Mount Salak.

"Throttle Warriors held an FPV Drone Camp event as a means of direct communication. Yes, the event got together to camp while playing FPV at the foot of Mount Salak." said Upay.

Upay explained that 100 FPV Freestyle Camp 2024 participants, but 34 pilots competed.

This means that many participants are willing to participate, just enjoy gathering with FPV pilots and also feel the sensation of flying at the foot of Mount Salak with FPV drones.

The FPV freestyle competition took place on the second day, Sunday, August 4, 2024. Before it started, the FPV pilot known as the long range FPV pilot Andrea Ramadhan held a demonstration. He flew the drone to the top of Mount Salak.

FPV Drone Freestyle Trick Fight

Upay again explained that this competition was divided into two categories for beginners and professionals, namely Open Air and Proxy.

Flying for 1 minute 20 seconds, the participant pilots will be assessed by 3 judges, namely, Gunawan (Om Gun), Ali (Kang Kayu) and Dano. The three judges are experienced drone pilots in different categories.

The jury's flying style assessment consists of several elements, such as aesthetics, tricks and flow. Participants are also required to focus on having this element, with two batteries allowed by the jury.

The assessment process is complete until Sunday afternoon. The three judges have determined the winners in this competition, namely:

AVATA Winner

1. Capt FPV and Arie2. Matthew and Novel3. Lepi and Hanif

Pro Freestyle Winner

1. Ravi (Bali)2. Shufian (Bando Brothers)

Beginner Winner

1. Henry (Rambo)2. Yani (Cilegon - Banten)

The winners have received prizes from sponsors, in the form of fpv drone parts and accessories. The sponsors of this activity are VOI, ORT, Exhobby, Gemfan, APDI, eHely, Zerius, Flying Speed, Axisflying, Flycolor, Upay I Fly, Raos Kopi, Hike N Run, fewFPV.

Two professional freestyle pilots, Legia and Hanif from Bando Brothers, who often won the competition before, also attended and gave full support.

Legia said that this activity was very good, distributed new champions and had a significant impact on the development of FPV freestyle in Indonesia.

The event is fun, crowded, with more diverse contents, there are long ranges, games AVata, sharing sessions and freestyle competitions. I'm happy to see that there are new champions, the game is also getting better and bolder. Which means that with an event like this, the impact is quite significant in the development of the FPV freestyle in Indonesia. Hopefully, events like this can be held regularly, it's still crowded," Legia said after giving a flying demonstration.

Meanwhile, Hanif explained that this event could establish a connection, with pilots who have been in the FPV world for a long time.

The biggest and exciting FPV event so far in Indonesia has been successful and smooth. Here, we can play freestyle, cinematic, and long-range in one place. In addition, we have the opportunity to get acquainted and establish a connection with pilots who have been in the FPV world for a long time. We can also meet people we usually only see on YouTube, such as Andrea Ramadhan, Cgit Einstens, and Putra Ausa. I hope an event like this can be held again in the future. " said Hanif.