FPV Story | Jacopo Bassan

My Story

I got into drones in December 2014 with a tiny Hubsan H107-LED. Me and my trusted co-pilot Boroho got one for each other, the classic "it was a gift" loophole. That little quad taught me LOS flying, stick feel, throttle control, basic LiPo handling, and how fast you can burn through props. Around that time I was checking out DJI drones, but after discovering FPV pilots like Charpu and Metal Danny, I went all in on racing and freestyle. I then got a Blade FPV Nano QX for my first real FPV taste, and in May 2015 I got my first 5-inch quad, the ImmersionRC Vortex 285. That is where the real FPV adventure began, under my pilot name: Mr. J

Speed Addicted Member Model Drome Team Pilot FPV-IT Founder EvilFPV Co-Founder

Milestones

Dec 2014 First Drone, Hubsan H107-LED

Mar 2015 First FPV Drone, Blade FPV Nano QX

May 2015 First 5” Quad, ImmersionRC Vortex 285

Nov 2015 First Event, FPV-GP ErbaElettronica, #5

Mar 2016 First Win, FPV-IT ErbaElettronica, #1

Jul 2016 Italy Drone Nationals, #6 OVR, #2 ITA

Jul 2016 TBS Sponsorship

Aug 2016 Gemfan Sponsorship

Aug 2016 EvilFPV Ghoul Prototype 5”

Sep 2016 Model Drome Team Pilot

Oct 2016 Drone Worlds, Hawaii, Freestyle #25

Dec 2016 Model Drome Winter Opening, #2 TinyWhoop, #3 5-Inch

Aug 2017 EvilFPV Micro Ghoul Prototype 2”

Oct 2017 Campionato Italiano F3U Event

Timeline

Events, videos, and memories

Oct 2017

I° Trofeo Open FPV Racing Italia FAI - Campionato Italiano F3U 2017

First official Open Trophy FPV Racing Italy FAI event. Outdoor race was dismissed because of bad weather, but it was still an awesome experience. My friend Mirko Cesena won first place of course!

Build used: EvilFPV Ghoul 220 5" Prototype

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Aug 2017

EvilFPV Micro Ghoul Prototype 2”

First EvilFPV Micro Ghoul 2" prototype, my design, based on the original Ghoul 5" frame

Jul 2017

Model Drome @ TAG Party 2017

Evening session with the Model Drome team at TAG Party. TinyWhoop flights after work

Build used: TinyWhoop

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Mar 2017

Model Drome FPV Event #4

Model Drome event series

Build used: EvilFPV Ghoul 5"

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Feb 2017

Model Drome FPV Event #3

Model Drome event series

Build used: EvilFPV Ghoul 5"

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Jan 2017

Model Drome FPV Event #2

Part of the staff, focused on track design as Model Drome Team pilot, and competed in qualifiers finishing #6 for fastest laps

Build used: EvilFPV Ghoul 5" and TinyWhoop

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Dec 2016

Model Drome Winter 2017 FPV Indoor Opening

Opening of the event series. Placed #2 in TinyWhoop and #3 in the main 5-inch class

Build used: EvilFPV Ghoul 5" and TinyWhoop

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Oct 2016

Drone Worlds 2016

Event in Hawaii with international pilots. Finished #25 in freestyle. I could not qualify for the individual racing category due to organizational issues

Build used: EvilFPV Ghoul 5"

Oct 2016

ERSA Euro Cup 2016

Qualified and ready to travel, but had to cancel after a car accident the day before departure

Aug 2016

EvilFPV Ghoul Prototype 5”

First prototype frame for the EvilFPV Ghoul 5", designed by my awesome friend CesterFPV

Jul 2016

Model Drome Drone Happy Hour

Model Drome session and event day

Build used: EvilFPV Ghoul 5" and TinyWhoop

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Jul 2016

Italy Drone Nationals 2016

Finished overall #6. Qualified as second Italian pilot for ERSA Euro Cup and Drone Worlds. Later voted as the Italian pilot for Drone Worlds freestyle

Build used: EvilFPV Ghoul 220 5" Prototype