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BETAFPV

Cetus X FPV Kit (Betaflight FC)

Quad, radio, goggles, and four batteries in one box. The standard way to learn FPV on real Betaflight firmware.

Quick Specs

Price
$255
Weight
3 lb 1.4 oz
Brand
BETAFPV
Category
drone-gear

Features

  • 55 g brushless quad, 95 mm wheelbase
  • F4 2S 15A flight controller running Betaflight
  • 1103 11000KV motors, Gemfan 2020 4-blade props
  • M04 VTX, 25 to 400 mW, C04 camera with 0 to 40 degree tilt
  • LiteRadio 3 radio (ExpressLRS 2.4 GHz) and VR03 goggles with DVR
  • Four BT2.0 450 mAh 1S 75C packs, about 5 minutes each

Overview

Everything a beginner needs to fly FPV arrives in one box: the 55 g Cetus X quad on a 95 mm wheelbase, a LiteRadio 3 transmitter, VR03 analog goggles with DVR, four flight batteries, a charger, and spare props. Buying those pieces separately means five orders, a bind procedure, and a radio protocol decision. This is the shortcut past all of it.

Take the Betaflight flight controller version rather than the closed Cetus FC version. It runs the F4 2S 15A board on stock open-source Betaflight with Angle, Horizon, and Air modes, and it connects to Betaflight Configurator like any other quad. That matters more than it sounds: the self-leveling Angle mode carries a new pilot through the first ten packs, Acro mode is where FPV actually lives, and the configurator work you do here is identical to the work you will do on a self-built 5-inch. The Cetus FC version adds barometric position hold and a turtle mode, which is friendlier on day one and a dead end after that.

Power is a 2S system on 1103 11000KV motors turning Gemfan 2020 four-blade props, with a C04 camera on a 0 to 40 degree adjustable tilt and an M04 VTX that runs 25 to 400 mW. Four BT2.0 450 mAh 1S 75C packs are included at roughly five minutes of flying each, so a session is about twenty minutes before the charger comes out. Radio link is ExpressLRS on 2.4 GHz, the current standard, and the LiteRadio 3 plugs into a computer as a USB controller for Liftoff, DRL, and the other simulators. Fly the simulator first. It is free crash practice, and the muscle memory is the same.

Key Features

  • Complete ready-to-fly kit: quad, LiteRadio 3 radio, VR03 goggles, four batteries, charger, spare props
  • Betaflight FC version runs stock open-source firmware with Angle, Horizon, and Air modes
  • 55 g brushless quad on a 95 mm wheelbase with 1103 11000KV motors
  • BB51 ESC running Bluejay 48k firmware
  • C04 FPV camera with a 0 to 40 degree adjustable tilt
  • M04 video transmitter switchable from 25 to 400 mW
  • ExpressLRS 2.4 GHz link; LiteRadio 3 doubles as a USB simulator controller

Pros

  • +One purchase covers every piece needed to fly, including four batteries
  • +Betaflight firmware means the skills and tuning transfer to a self-built quad
  • +ExpressLRS 2.4 GHz is the current radio standard, not a dead protocol
  • +Radio works as a simulator controller, so practice costs nothing but time

Cons

  • About 5 minutes of flight per pack, so a session is short
  • VR03 goggles are entry-level analog and get replaced early
  • Camera ribbon cable is a known weak point after repeated crashes
  • The Betaflight version accepts only the C04 camera paired with the M04 VTX for replacement

Detailed Specifications

quadWeight
55 g
wheelbase
95 mm
flightController
F4 2S 15A V1.0, Betaflight
esc
BB51, Bluejay 48k
motors
1103 11000KV
propellers
Gemfan 2020 4-blade
camera
C04 FPV, 0 to 40 degree adjustable tilt
vtx
M04, 25 to 400 mW
radioProtocol
ExpressLRS 2.4 GHz
radio
LiteRadio 3
goggles
VR03 with microSD DVR
Battery Type
4x BT2.0 450 mAh 1S 75C
Runtime
About 5 minutes per pack

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