Awesome! Thank you for all the step by step info and also including how to connect to a Simulator. Mine just showed up today!!

Thanks again for the amazing review! Saving up to get this and a few batteries! Love this kit!

Thanks for sharing Captain; looks like a great entry level version of the Avata!; also, thank goodness you clarified your "3 day growth" as I was about to send you some battery's for your razor !!!!!!!

I appreciate the fact that you don't have to earn different flight modes,or download an app. Great reviews on the beginner fpv. Looking forward to learning fpv,and to do it without a simulation is better for me. Thank you for the great content

Awesome review nice how you spoke about the button layout. And the details about the charger. One thing that impressed me was I can use my geprc tinygo batteries as I have lots. And will be my next because of that.

Great review and thanks for sharing.

Damn! This looks fabulous ! I want it!

You got it... Awesome 😎👌

Always great information

Fun video ! 😃 Great review as always ! Probably gonna be a lot of these under the Christmas tree this year ! 🌲🎁

I Can't Wait To Get Mine Aquila 16 next week 😊😊

I like how you stick to your format for each video as if a person is watching your vids for the first time. I notice how you point out your glasses not fitting for goggles. That's important stuff. I've been in fpv since October 2023 and I've watched your videos for months prior. You helped me get into the fpv hobby. Ive flown gps drones and mavics since 2018 so there's that experience. I have the avata and the potatoe currently lol. Recently I've been trying to decide on which REAL fpv drone I'm going to get. I love the vid you did on Flylens 85 and i think that'll be the one. Thanks for your content

@CAPTAINDRONE798

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, much appreciated. The Flylens FPV Drones are very light which makes them great, but, just avoid crashing them.

awsome captain

Good evening captain really nice drone cool set up always great review

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Another good review Steve

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

W8ted so long for this video thank uuuu

Steve, 😊Great job with the video.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Thanks!

@CAPTAINDRONE798

5 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!

You deserve more

SWEET

Comparison video with other Cetus model would be great…. Thank u for this video …. I love the increased flight time with this model

No way never knew you were Canadian thats sweet, i wish there was more of an FPV community here, none around where i live lol.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

4 ай бұрын

It only takes one person to start flying and then eventually others will see you and join in

Спасибо большое за обзор. Всё ясно и понятно. Заказал этот комплект, в декабре должен приехать. Удачи.

man every drone this man flies he makes me want it i have the cetus fpv kit for indoors thing is so fun!! stabilization kinda goes out and hard to put the motors back where they need to be lol but other than that its fun, man i love this guys videos !!!

@teddybait112233

4 ай бұрын

How is the picture quality inside the goggles? On Videos it looks really bad, like 144pixels

@mobbmikeyy

4 ай бұрын

@@teddybait112233 it is not HD i don’t think but I can see everything I need and there is like no delay so id you got light in the house you won’t mind the quality

Большое спасибо очень понятно и доступно снято видео. Вы просто МОЛОДЕЦ 🥰🥰🥰

@CAPTAINDRONE798

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Capt picking this up as it looks a good beginners FPV to really learn acro flying. My New Year’s resolution!!

@CAPTAINDRONE798

4 ай бұрын

You can certainly do it. All FPV pilots start from level zero then work their way up simply by practice, and this is a good one to practice and grow your skills on.

Very nice

no tractor man today to bug you lol! Another great review Steve!

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

Tractor man is losing his touch

It sounds almost identical to the Hubsan H 107c. Which were basically Traxxas Generics.

my 8 year old daughter was just asking for a better beginner drone..... this looks like a winner!

@xhappy425

7 ай бұрын

I’d like to follow your daughter’s progress

It kinda seems like a camera drone with fpv controls. I think that's cool because slowly a beginner could change from camera drone to full manual mode. It seems to be a decent price for everything you get. I just wish we got to see how the goggles that came with it look. Geez it looks pretty nimble in manual mode. I like that it looks like the avata but I guess that sucks battery wise.

I’m thinking which TX to buy,or a module for my radio master Zorro.Or XLite controller.

Great review as ever. Love the channel. Just wondering how you think this compares to the Cetus X, another beginner drone?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

This is the better one for a BEGINNER to the FPV hobby

Nice ❤

Flight time was very nice as a beginner. The field of view was close to what you would expect if you were in the drone. Quite easy to fly. Need to make a charger the mates right up to the battery. (Not a deal breaker but it would be a NICE touch)

@Blacksheep12267

Ай бұрын

Had a jolly time flying through the house. Flew a charge in an H pattern around the room without goggles. Then did the exercise with the goggles. It's weird to hear the drone vs what you see through the camera. Very fun

My english is bad but I understand you so good, you have very amazing videos, man

@CAPTAINDRONE798

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great deal i have a pavo and it flwless. finally they put a monitor on the charger what did that caust to make a nickle american?

I really liked this little drone a lot. The video about him is very good. I would like to know if it has a power slot so I can put a Runcam Thumb Pro 4k camera on it. I thank the attention.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

No external power that I saw. If you add an external camera then I would advise adding a smaller size battery so that it can lift it.

I was waiting for this review, thank you captain! The only thing I don't like is the weird adjustment when flying in manual mode.

@mackenziewilliamson1946

6 ай бұрын

Same here!

certainly a beginners kit look's good in flight and prise not bad. {yes i noticed your growth keep growing it ready for Christmas Ho Ho Ho} good review as always Captain}

Just placed the order and with your code the Aquila16 FPV kit was just 200$ 🎉

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

Excellent!

I love your coverage on all things drone! This is no exception very well put together review. How does this compare to the Cetus pro? I fly drones, but not FPV little guys like this. Looking for a the better video feed and will be for mostly indoor use with some backyard funn

@CAPTAINDRONE798

4 ай бұрын

This kit seems to be made a bit more for beginners than the CETUS PRO

Hi Steve My friend 😀👋. Cool,a very good drone for FPV begginers.easy to fly. Oh I like your light beard and mustache,,lol I was wondering what you would look like with a beard😁😀👍. Thank you so very much and God bless you and your family always 🙏. Have a great week

Thank you for posting this video. Do you recommend buying the 650mAh battery for manual mode?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

Nope, not really. The reason I say that is because the pilots of this FPV drone are beginners, thus manual mode will take plenty of practice to master. If you eventually master manual mode without constantly crashing and you learn to do flips, then consider it, but it will significantly reduce flight time.

Can I use my Elrs pocket with this drone? if so how would I bind them if this doesn't have betaflight?

I just ordered it for myself

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

I see you used double-face tape, maybe velcro would be a great way to mount batteries on the drones all the time, your thoughts Steve or others? Why not? Exspecailly 1ans 2S.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

5 ай бұрын

Velcro is great for repetitive use, like we do with RC planes and RC helicopters.

I wish Bugs still made the Bugs 8 pro - but just kept updating it. It's so ridiculously powered, with decent range, and at the time was decently priced. Some design problems - but I love that drone. I feel like this little thing is a great starter, but just for the price I feel like it's way underpowered.

Great review as always, but why in outdoor it doesnt stay straight but it angles?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

4 ай бұрын

Because it is not designed for Pro Pilots like me. Pro Pilots use two joysticks at the same time in various directions. Beginners can’t do this skill, so the drone is designed for the way a beginner would fly.

I sure wish there was all these beginner all in one kits for beginners when I started in this hobby. It was so much more difficult about 5 years ago lol😂

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

I agree. I destroyed many FPV drones along my path of learning.

@pianomans1

7 ай бұрын

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 it's kind of funny that a memory on Facebook popped up with my first FPV drone. It was a 5-in quad with a FL sky receiver. I had no idea how far I could go away without losing signal. It was seriously dangerous for a beginner. It didn't take me too long to crash and bust that thing in half. Which was probably a good thing lol. Then I started with tiny whoops like the mobula 7 and the mobula 7 HD which was pretty cool to get HD video out of that little whoop even though the analog signal in the goggles sucked. I honestly don't know how guys can fly analog. I could never go back. Lol. Happy flying! You should come down to Florida it's still in the '80s and sunny. I'm from Buffalo originally so I know about the snow thing lol

I loved the review, could you compare this to the whoopfly16 rtf combo? Also can this drone fly with a dji action 2 camera?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

This drone is for new pilots with no hand/eye coordination. The whoopfly16 is for new pilots “with” hand/eye coordination.

Nice little drone, I wish they would have made it 2S.

Great video Captain, silly question does this drone have its own tx to fly ? or can i put say my own rx in it to fly?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

It has its own ELRS transmitter (none removeable).

Hi Captain, thank you for the review, in your opinion the Aquila 16 can fly with a very little camera (like insta go 2/3) on?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

Not really. Since it is designed to be nicely balanced, it would not fly with an external camera.

Is there anything to attach a different battery to the drone? You have to add tape or velcro? Does it have a spacing that allows you to leave a velcro pad while still being able to use the proprietary batteries?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

Nope, because the included battery fits snugly. Perhaps a Velcro battery strap may work.

I have been looking for something like this. How does it do in the wind? Hopefully one can purchase extra batteries? Enjoy your videos. Thanks.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

4 ай бұрын

It is designed for beginners and beginners don’t have the skills to fly in the wind so this would not be great for wind.

Hey Captain, when will you be flying a DJI Agras? You need to add that to your collect lol

Seriously considered buying one of these. But I need glasses as well, so I’m guessing I need to add more for a better pair of goggles🤷‍♂️ Starts being a bit pricey for a beginner drone.

Looks like a nice little drone. Might have to add one to my hangar of goodies. Ohhhh but wait a minute there present day Steve... Is that a dehavilland vampire that you're trying to sneak by me in the beginning of the video?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

Ahhh… you may have missed this video I posted during the summer: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHiHpq2Ifbeoo9I.htmlsi=5dJYHIdZFSOHuw89

@shadow-mw6pu

7 ай бұрын

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Yes, I believe I might have missed that video, but you can bet I'll be checking it out right away. I was lucky enough to see the vampire ripping through the sky here when I was growing up. One of the local businessmen had one (and a hawker hunter as well) and would occasionally take them up over the city. It was like having my own personal little airshow when the vampire would fly over. 😁

I have the Cetus fpv kit. I would like to practice online like you did in this video. What’s the website so I can practice like you?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

Sign up to the STEAM website

how is this compair to the Cetus line of drones? plus very well done on the video.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

This one is made for the TRUE beginner since it has Optical Flow, combined with the capability to fly indoor/outdoor and go into MANUAL mode.

Hi steve, are camera drone able to modified? let say using runcam split 3 lite hd plus gyro for better recording result

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

Not on this drone

How much of a discount will that code offer?

subscribed

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

Welcome to the channel

Great Video. Which goggles did you use in the Video?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

I used my very old FATSHARK HDO goggles

nice

13:30 So is the manual mode not like true acro mode? I was looking to maybe get this quad but I don’t want it to try to correct my flying if I’m doing freestyle.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

I did not find it to be like full blown ACRO because it kept trying to take over when I used two joysticks when turning/banking.

Im not a beginner but I still want one to go with my cetus pro

Great video! How do you download free rider on Pc?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

I think it is on STEAM now. You'd have to go to that website.

Will the drone be able to carry a DJI ACTION 2 56g + 5g for a mount? I do not find any payload definition. Thanks in advance!

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

Hell no!

When did you get a Vanpire? My favorite EDF

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

I have a review of it here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHiHpq2Ifbeoo9I.htmlsi=XULuvCtTmK1y6m5h

Do you think this guy will be able to support a runcam thumb or thumb pro? (The pro might be harder to power as it requires a 4S source, minimum)

@CAPTAINDRONE798

Ай бұрын

Only use small cameras that weigh little and have their own powersupply.

Can you plz make a review of the mini 4 pro?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

It is on my list of items to review

That's what we call Avata 2 Mini

Great video, not many around on this model.lol Quick question if you don’t mind? I’ve purchased the drone alone ,on this model is it 2.4 ELRS module?or something else?Thank you in advance.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

I believe it is 2.4 ghz as that is the most popular in ELRS.

@fox5136

6 ай бұрын

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thank you so much

for a beginer would the aquila16 kit or the cetus x kit be the better stsrting option?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

Beginners with no sense of hand/eye coordination need the assistance the Aquila16 provides

Which one would you like better? The cetus x or the quila 16?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

Ай бұрын

If you are used to flying DJI drones or similar drones then go for the Aquilla16

hi, is it possible to change the transmitter to mode 1 (throttle right)? Thank you

@CAPTAINDRONE798

2 ай бұрын

Often times you order the kit as MODE 1

Also the battery that come with it is a 1100mah 15c battery the 650mah 70c bettery is for using in M mode. I think thats why all the reviews are saying the m mode is not working well for them.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

5 ай бұрын

Most beginners can’t use M mode because they have to learn how to fly FPV, and for many this can take one or two months of practice.

Hi can I use the goggles and transmitter for other fpv drones with elrs

@CAPTAINDRONE798

Ай бұрын

Yes

He flies indoors like me. LOL!

Hello is the aquilla kit better than the cetus pro kit ?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

5 ай бұрын

The Aquilla is designed for individuals who have never flown an FPV drone or who have flown a DJI Beginner camera drone and have terrible hand/eye coordination. So in other words, if you can’t fly an FPV flight sim without crashing, then the Aquilla is best for you. If you have a small amount of skills then you can move up to the CETUS.

is that possible to mount small runcam with this drone?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

3 ай бұрын

RunCam? Runcam’s are not that small, so nope, not on this drone.

Hello, I'm a beginner and I don't know what to buy, what do you recommend from the review you did? BETAFPV Aquila16 or Sub250 Whoopfly16 or geprc tinygo 4k.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

If you have no hand/eye coordination then you’ll want to begin with the Aquila16

Hello Captain Plz Review Pavo25 v2. 1505 Vs oddity ix25 1404 Walksnail / tbs Plz ❤

I bought the CetusX and really like it, now this one seams a bit too tame. How would you compare this drone with the CetusX? Enjoyed your video👍👍😀

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

This one is designed for first timers with no hand/eye coordination

@sumner407

7 ай бұрын

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks!

Question: Is there any way to use a phone or tablet on a fpv drone, due to a torn retina i can't use goggles. Thank You.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

EMAX makes such FPV drones

Hi Captain Drone, can the controller and goggles that comes with this kit can be use in other beta fpv drone like the pavo 25?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

4 ай бұрын

The FPV Goggles are ANALOG so they work with any FPV Camera that sends out an ANALOG video signal. The TRANSMITTER is ELRS so it works with any drone that has an ELRS RECEIVER in it.

@JasperEjoc

4 ай бұрын

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks

Cetus x or Aquila 16 please tell me sir

Great video sure helpful. "Aquila the Hun" made me Crack up a bit.😂 It's "Atilla The Hun" , "aquila" means "Eagle" in Italian. If that was intentional, hats off to you sir 🎉

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

Oh, pretty much anything silly I say is intentional 😁

Are their other higher end drones that have that DJI style slow mode? Is this common at all?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

DJI uses GPS, OPTICAL FLOW, ALTITUDE HOLD, etc. Such items are often never found in an FPV Drone because the purpose of an FPV drone is to be free of all that and fly unrestricted (i.e., this is why FPV flying is referred to as 3D flying). This drone from BETAFPV attempts to help beginners by adding optical flow and altitude hold, but there is no GPS.

Hello, what do you think is better? "Meteor75 Pro" or "AQUILA16"? or maybe I should take both, I just want to fly on fpv and I’m wondering which one to take))))

@CAPTAINDRONE798

5 ай бұрын

If you are a beginner, which I think you are since you are asking this question, go with the Aquilla16

Nais

Hey Capitan howz things ? Are you going to try and review the xxl Futura Tomahawk RC Jet ... It would be off the hook if you made a video on one

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

I have one. I may make a video of it if I get a chance.

@hotchips786

7 ай бұрын

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I just can't believe just how big that thing is WoW 👍😳

do these radio and goggles work with other beta fpv drones?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

Yes. Those that have ELRS VERSION 3.x

just a question, i was wondering if this thing could hold an action camera like the insta360 go3, it weighs 35 grams. And i wonder if the drone could hold it.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

Ай бұрын

Probably not. It would not fly very well.

Hey Cap, I was thinking if the Aquila16 is a good upgrade coming from someone who has dipped his toes in a Cetus Lite kit and has experience of that only. Any advice if this is a good buy, since it'll be paired with a Radiomaster Pocket?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

If you can fly an FPV drone (having flown the CETUS) then you may wish to look for an entry level FPV whoop that is not designed for beginners. I have reviewed many over the summer and fall.

@MomochangaB2

7 ай бұрын

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks Cap! Big fan of your channel since I started this hobby! Subbed!

Hey Steve I went and purchased after seeing your great review,only problem is mine won’t connect to beta flight.Any ideas?Also I want to update firmware ,do you know what controller is in this baby.sorry for all the questions. Cheers mate.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

It can’t connect to Betaflight because it has Betaflight software on it. Same as Cetus X FC. You have to use Betaflight software. It is a beginner drone designed for beginners who would never mess with Betaflight.

@CAPTAINDRONE798

6 ай бұрын

Go to the BetaFPV website, find this drone and then scroll down. Betafpv usually puts all support info near the bottom of most product pages.

I know this video is 4 months old but which would you choose for an absolute fpv noob. This kit or the cetus pro? Only a $50 difference between the 2 and they seem similar in many ways. Is the aquila worth the extra cash or not?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

2 ай бұрын

This one (Aquilla16) seems to be made for the total noob with zero FPV experience and poor hand/eye coordination, so that one would be my recommendation for a beginner.

How does it compare to the sub250 woopfly kit?

@CAPTAINDRONE798

7 ай бұрын

This one is for the absolute beginner since it also has optical flow