A twelve-year-old from Karaganda entered the top 10 best drone pilots at the World Cup in Bulgaria

Timofey Muravyov from Karaganda became the first FVP drone pilot in the history of Kazakhstan to participate in the European FAI World Cup in the Bulgarian city of Varna. He finished seventh, ranking among the top ten drivers in the world.

Timofey Muravyov has been piloting fvp drones since early childhood. His father taught him that. Despite his young age, Timofey has participated in major competitions more than once and won the title of the best drone pilot in Kazakhstan three times.

The strongest pilots from Bulgaria, Turkey, France, Serbia, and China participated in the European FAI World Cup. Most of them are multiple champions. Despite the high competition, the young Karaganda resident was able to enter the top ten. An accident prevented him from winning a prize: In the semifinals, due to a mid-air collision and damaged propellers, they had to withdraw from the race.

– Our rivals were top pilots. These are already older guys aged 18-25 – it's very difficult to compete with them. But we continue to train, and we can see the growth. Tim is already sitting on the tail of the world's top pilots," says Sergey Muravyov, the young pilot's father.

The participants of the World Cup had to not only pilot the drones along the track, but also prepare them for flight on their own.

– Each participant collects drones by himself, and this is already part of the race. A lot depends on how you prepare your equipment, how well the propeller group is adjusted, firmware settings, and the like," says Sergey Muravyov.

Immediately after the World Cup, Timofey took part in another competition, the MultiGP summer qualification. It was also held in Bulgaria, in Sofia. Here, a young Karaganda resident took the fourth place. The points he receives will be combined with the points earned during the spring qualification, which took place earlier in Almaty. If, following the results of these two tournaments, Timofey finds himself in the top 150 pilots in the world, then he will get a chance to compete at the World Drone Racing Championship in Miami, which will be held this fall.