Cetus Kit

I love this thing! I have been interested in FPV drones for a while now but just don't have the best living situation to try learning to fly something like a 5". This thing though? Very doable.The drone itself is pretty neat. It seems custom designed to get people into the hobby. I have spent a lot of hours in sims so I knew how to fly, but really had no idea how the drone would react to me in physical reality, so first flight started on the hover mode. Going into sport mode just requires you to now think about throttle, and then going into manual mode opens it up all the way. All of these modes toggle via a switch on the controller, with an opposite switch controlling PIDs via slow, mid, fast presets. The presets seem to mostly affect rotational speed of the craft in 3d space. I don't notice a huge difference in the actual throttle, but maybe some. The tune makes switching between the modes seem pretty natural and can remind me of like a takeoff procedure. Hover off the ground, sport into position, and then acro your heart out kind of feels like takeoff, pulling up gear, closing flaps, etc vs different modes you have to learn. Sport mode's pretty fun, too and doesn't feel too much like wearing training wheels or anything.One thing to note is that if you have dreams of plugging this thing into a computer and flashing stuff on it, they will remain just that, as it's not supported in Beta/Emuflight.My one real complaint about the drone is that there is no turtle mode and the drone likes being upside down on the ground as much as peanut butter toast does. There's a switch on the remote that would be perfect for flipping the drone back over but it's used to make the VTX switch to a different channel, which I have yet to have occasion to need to do. Been upside down a lot though.The frame is pretty sturdy but BetaFPV is currently not selling replacement frames. You could easily put this drone's internals into another frame, but it's something to be aware of.The goggles were the biggest surprise. I really like them. I expected them to be kind of horrible but they're comfy, compact, clear, and easy to use. It's pretty light on features but bottom line is you can flip it on, press a button, and put it on your face and fly, and it works just as easily with other drones. I like the internal battery.For the price, I can't complain about the controller at all and if you consider the cost of the drone and goggles, it's almost like you get it for free. It works fine and is easy to use, but operationally it is a little bit clunky. It's easy to use with sims. I would say plan on keeping this as a backup or something to lend a buddy who doesn't have their own kit.All in all, wow though. As an ensemble package, I could not be more pleased with my purchase. It's exactly what I expected in terms of difficulty level, but about 200% as much fun. Get more batteries.

Great for getting into the hobby with a physical drone and all you would need to start. You definitely want to get some extra batteries for it. You can only really fly it indoors since it is so light the slightest breeze will make it crash. The controller is fine for learning, however can easily get interfered with. Battery life is pretty short on the drone which is expected, you only get a few minutes max per battery. I would recommend practicing in a simulator.

Pro's: Easy to fly and great quality for the price point. It is pretty tough for its size witch makes it perfect for learning FPV (Trust me you will crash and/or hit something).Con's Very light. If your dog farts it will move. witch means it's not great in ANY wind. Not great outside. It's very small so if you like to fly "line of sight" rather than FPV you need to be close.Over all a fun little drone. the range is good for its size and responds well with the included radio. It is also compatible with simulators using the included USB cord. The goggles are super easy use and uncomplicated witch is good for people new to FPV. they are not adjustable for vision (I don't think any are at this price) but will fit over most glasses. I would/have thrown this name out to people that want to start in the hobby or as a gift for older children and teens.

Thing came out of the box unresponsive to the commands from the controller. For the 4 seconds of flight time it got before it decided to do whatever it wanted without me inputting what it was doing. i had never been more angry in my life over a purchase. Returning it asap. I could place a rock and this thing together and the rock would respond better.

The media could not be loaded. I bought a month ago. Arrived very quickly and in good condition.The kit is excellent:- Control: work with other drones- Goggles: low res but work very well. If you want quality video will need to expend a lot more money. This is for beginners- Drone: Small, sturdy- Case: everything fits well- Replacement parts: 2 batteries, 4 propellers, 2 motorsThe drone that I received didn't fly very well. In normal mode would start flying slowly and then suddenly accelerate toward the ceiling crashing. Keep trying for a couple of days until it stopped flying. So I asked Amazon for a replacement. I'm in Colombia and the shipping to my house was free; so far so good. So I asked for a replacement. Amazon agreed to send me the replacement; better, they send it immediately. The only catch, was that I must pay for the shipping to USA; Amazon would only pay US$20. The shipping's cost from Colombia to USA was US$70!!!!!!! And the product is only $170.I really hope the replacement work as advertised because the little flying that I was able to get was really fun.Update 2021/09/20The replacement was sent as soon as the returned product arrived to Amazon. Arrived very quickly. This replacement works much much better. Now I can fly. So i need to practice and practice. It's a very nice toy

I would say this is ok. It does fly for about the time stared, but it is really hard to get a clean video signal so you have to fly through interference.The quality and materials are good, case is nice and controller feels good, really just the video quality is my only issue.If you are new to drones and FPV, could be good for you, but I don't see it as a racer with the poor video signal.