Buying the WORST drone kit... (TWICE) so you don't have to. Cetus x pro

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  • @BETAFPVHobby
    @BETAFPVHobby 9 місяців тому +48

    Dear UAVfutures, thank you for the review of the Cetus X Kit which we have watched thoroughly and listened to your valuable user feedback. Each of your suggestions and user experience has been delivered to our product team, and we are always looking to improve our products.
    We believe you are one of the most experienced FPV pilots out there educating others with your FPV knowledge and we very much respect your channel. We would like to take the chance to address some of our perspectives regarding your video. We have seen you fly FPV since the start of this hobby, and therefore believe having your habit of button setup on radios, which may have caused interference in user experience for our pre-configured button setup. As a beginner kit, we have pre-setup button configs for beginners to learn - and if anyone would like to change the button setups, the answer would be yes, through the betaflight configurator. This leads to the next topic for the choice of versions of the CetusX. We certainly recommend adult pilots choose the betaflight version to get familiar with this mainstream configurator. Still, because the Cetus Version of the CetusX has altitude hold, we believe that was an appealing function for you to choose the Cetus Version over betaflight version of the kit.
    The difference for the Cetus Version is the additional altitude hold function which may be beneficial to some pilots who wish for a stable start-up flight and for those who like to get in air quick and easily. The only downside is that to support this function, we have to use the betafpv configurator which supports easy configuration for our radios and drones, including preset button configs. In this case, the Cetus version of the CetusX Kit may not fall under your preference for FPV setup, and we apologize for not making the difference between the two kits clear. Again, we respect your FPV Knowledge and we like to present our betaflight version of the CetusX Kit for advanced fpv pilot, and experience the fun of FPV.

    • @AscendFPV
      @AscendFPV 8 місяців тому +9

      You guys have shit customer service lol

    • @Dutch914
      @Dutch914 19 днів тому +1

      This guy is so wrong about your kit betafpv cetus X kit rocks, got me over the learning curve before I got a avata2, love how the controller works with every sim I tried it with and love how it binds to other betafpv whoops thou I'm looking at the pavo20 pro or the aquila16, Look at all the other reviews people!!

    • @adam-ations6930
      @adam-ations6930 6 днів тому

      @@AscendFPV bro

  • @BeeBird_FPV
    @BeeBird_FPV 6 місяців тому +52

    The legitimacy of your review took a hit with “I didn’t read the instructions”. You couldn’t find the arm switch? Really? I’m a noob and I had no troubles with that but guess what? I read the instructions! I’m trying out a Cetus X right now and I do have an issue with it but none of the ones you mentioned. The video connects fine. Even as a noob I know about the typical quality of analog. Also, if it is blurry because of your vision problems that’s not a design flaw! The version I have does work with Betaflight for what its worth but you kinda missed the point: Beginners don’t want to have to use an application like that just to get started. THAT would have been a legitimate criticism. I was hoping this review would give me some insight into the problem I’m having but instead it wasted my time.

  • @a-rad4139
    @a-rad4139 10 місяців тому +19

    I started with the Cetus X last year. It ran betaflight. It was enough to make me fall in love. Then I loaded up on DJI kit. I still fly it and my metemor 75 indoor at work.

  • @seanofthebread86
    @seanofthebread86 10 місяців тому +17

    Check your audio setup, my friend. Seems like sound is coming 90% out of the right channel during the studio introduction

  • @RuToClose
    @RuToClose 10 місяців тому +7

    I got the cheaper Cetus Pro kit.. I knew nothing about drones or FPV. Only had it a month or so. It has been fine for me. I have all the cheaper stuff in the kit, goggles that don't record, frysky transmitter.. I flew it outside once.. Couldn't go more than 50' without losing signal. In the house, 2 walls and it's start getting pretty bad. But for $229, it's honestly not terrible from my perspective. I still think it was a fun place to start. I can hand it over to my 7yr old and not be worried. The price of entry into nicer gear is quite high, so I wanted to learn what I can and see if I can even fly.. I am still no good, I have gotten better. But it's just a skill I have never learned. It's nothing like any videogame I had played previously. But I have learned a lot about what I would want in the future. It's just that no upgrade I buy would be backward compatible to what I have. I could add a 4 in 1 module to an ELRS transmitter. I would need to go with some goggles that have the ability to run analog, but I'd want to go digital. But they would need to have a DVR, which isn't asking for much. I have not even looked at betaflight or whatever software BetaFPV uses. Thank you for the review of the "nicer" kit.

  • @kevinthealienfpv
    @kevinthealienfpv 10 місяців тому +4

    My roommate started with the Betaflight version of this kit and did really well with it. The kit has its faults, the DVR's unreliability and the generally low quality control being among them, but as a beginner kit it serves its purpose. The drone is relatively powerful and maneuverable enough, but a more experienced/capable pilot will feel the extra weight and battery sag.
    I feel like the non-betaflight version sorta gives the illusion of softening the learning curve of FPV and perhaps it succeeds at that in a way I may not ever experience, given that I jumped off the deep end into Betaflight.

  • @jonypony9808
    @jonypony9808 6 днів тому +1

    That button u clicked is the turtle mode button and if im right then its like this. When your drone is NOT upside down and u click the turtle mode button it gives u the black screen and u gotta search for the right channel again. I have the same thing with my cetus pro and this is maybe the problem your having. Btw when your drone IS upside down it wil do turtle mode.

  • @DubDubkwad
    @DubDubkwad 10 місяців тому +3

    I've had mine for well over a year and it helped me get started in the hobby rather well. I was able to get somewhat comfortable with betaflight and overall flying. I've never had any issues regarding connections or the goggle screen. Although i do have to point out that i bought it when it still had the V1 of their AIO so that might be something to consider as well as it was quite recently released on the market when i bought it so the quality control might have been better.

  • @barryjames9688
    @barryjames9688 10 місяців тому +9

    I purchased a Cetus X and couldn't bind it to my Radio Master controller so purchased a Beta lite 3 controller which binded easy with buttons, it's been a fantastic drone using my Skyzone goggles , it's so good I just ordered a Beta Meteor pro 75 and have had continuous problems with the FPV
    channels and not being able to start it without re binding etc . Once the fpv view stopped while flying and I lost it , took hours to find it . Disappointing 😢
    Thankfully the Cetus X is so good 😊

    • @barryjames9688
      @barryjames9688 10 місяців тому +1

      I’ve now got my Beta pro 75 pro set up much better by putting a new FPV antenna on it standing strait up instead of pointing out the back , also you can change the power output to the FPV camera by pushing a tiny button on the camera board , if you have it to powerful (better picture) the camera will stop when the battery gets low , which of course causes you to crash and loose the drone . Hope this helps someone who has Beta drones as once tuned are actually pretty good .

    • @Indodapro
      @Indodapro 5 місяців тому +1

      Why would you assume that it work with a different radio?

    • @barryjames9688
      @barryjames9688 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Indodapro I've seen people on UA-cam flying them with different radios that have the Same signal output ( ELRS )

    • @Indodapro
      @Indodapro 4 місяці тому +1

      @@barryjames9688 Im pretty sure thats the meteor 65 or 75

  • @NorgeSquad
    @NorgeSquad 10 місяців тому +2

    The only thing I can think of is, if you have a couple of friends thats gonna fly together A channel switch button could be useful so you don't interrupt eachoter.

  • @l1qu1dm3t4lIV
    @l1qu1dm3t4lIV 10 місяців тому +3

    I started with the Cetus X (Betaflight) only a few months back. Everything in the kit is pretty meh, but I still love it;
    it was enough to show me the possibilities of the hobby, let me do a little upgrading.. and showed that my eyesight has gone.
    I have a couple tiny BnFs and probably the last pair of Sky O4X Pro's in white, but i still am using the Literadio 3 for now.

  • @MrJarrod
    @MrJarrod 10 місяців тому +5

    Love the shirt Stew , I buy from Rising sun up here in FNQ.

  • @Mr_Meaty
    @Mr_Meaty 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for making this video. I started out with the older FRSKY version of this kit over a year ago and similar experiences. Also, the gimbals on the controller gave out after a month.
    Guess what, that vtx switch is also the turtle mode switch but only when it's upside down. It was such a bad kit to start with.

  • @Don-EfpV
    @Don-EfpV 10 місяців тому +2

    Well dang 😮 sorry to hear about all the frustration in a kit like that cheers to great review

  • @danacummings8988
    @danacummings8988 10 місяців тому +2

    I have the Cetus pro and it broke the second day off having it and then after I fixed it, it broke again without me crashing it and i can’t find the part for it and I can’t even find the problem with it because when I turn it on it just flashes a red light. Now that I kind of know how to fly I bought a radio master pocket to practice more and I am thinking about buying a flywoo firefly nano baby 1s but I am still saving up by doing chores since I’m only 12 and don’t have that much money. By the way I love your channel and am thankful for people like you in this hobbie and am thankful for your help.

    • @Liam_thatguy38
      @Liam_thatguy38 10 місяців тому

      Was it the frame you changed? If so then maybe check your flight chip thingy above where the battery goes

    • @danacummings8988
      @danacummings8988 10 місяців тому

      @@Liam_thatguy38 no I changed the camera but thanks for you suggestion.

  • @jamesmason7124
    @jamesmason7124 10 місяців тому +3

    Damn and I was thinking about getting this drone as my first. I'm disabled and very poor, it will take me 3 months to save up 300 dollars to buy this kit. I've seen so many videos recommending this drone. Now I don't know drone to buy. I've even been looking for used drones but no luck.what would you recommend

    • @TheGaffanon
      @TheGaffanon 9 місяців тому

      I’ve been flying the Aquila and it flys well

    • @Cranium1210
      @Cranium1210 7 місяців тому

      Ive got this drone and its fantastic.

    • @Jacob0481
      @Jacob0481 3 місяці тому +1

      Maybe focus on finding more income rather than spending 3 months savings on a drone lmao.

  • @Hammerandhilt
    @Hammerandhilt 10 місяців тому +1

    Cheers for this, I genuinely had my sights set on ordering one this month for an entry level kit. Ill give it a miss after seeing this video.

    • @PM-qp5he
      @PM-qp5he 3 місяці тому

      At 6:15 he says that he didn't even read the instructions. He's just hating.

    • @huertix4393
      @huertix4393 2 місяці тому

      First ever drone. Have one kit since 1 week. It is F. amazing for entry level.. Having so much fun with it. It just works and flys awesome. This video does not represent my experience at all.

  • @CrispyDrip
    @CrispyDrip 9 місяців тому +2

    I learned on the cetus pro and love it. Once you know what the switch does its actually nice. BTW, mine won't change channels while it's armed so I don't know how you would have done that.

  • @AleXianFPV
    @AleXianFPV 10 місяців тому +1

    this is kinda shocking how they put products that are in such a bad state on the market. :/

  • @MrSGChin
    @MrSGChin 10 місяців тому +1

    I bought the Cetus X Pro and my biggest complaint is the video. Over time, I can't fly 15 m without losing connection.

    • @FPVwithRyan
      @FPVwithRyan 7 місяців тому +1

      Go on beta flight and change the video transmitter from 25 to 400. It will make the experience so much better. Hopefully this helped before you wrote this kit off. I’m a beginner and I love to tinker, I was able to tune it to my liking with the aux buttons, osd and transmitter.

  • @FPVwithRyan
    @FPVwithRyan 7 місяців тому +1

    I’m sorry but hopefully this helps in future. I’m brand new to FPV, I just started a week and a half ago. I bought the kit and I love it, I did retune it. I didn’t fly I stock, but reading the manual before you post a video would be very helpful . If it is our first time we will read the instructions, hopefully. They even threw in pictures of how it works. One huge tip for newbies go into beta flight and increase the OSD range to 400. The default is 25 and is terrible. I love this drone and kit.

  • @AerialWaviator
    @AerialWaviator 10 місяців тому +1

    Amazing effort Stew.♥ Huge thanks for posting this for the FPV community, and the FPV industry to see.
    This is so SAD from the perspective of a target audience of beginners to the hobby with limited experience, and limited resources. So sad!
    The real question is why was this kit even sent out for review. (can understand a manufacture doing a prerelease outreach for feedback on a product being developed, but this not the case)
    For an experienced pilot this would be very frustrating. For a new pilot this would be impossible.
    This so painful to watch, feeling for Stew. What he does for the community is well above and beyond. (including fending off killer wasp)
    To BetaFPV, WTH ... A product needs to provide a reasonable experience in line with expectations across the industry. It's your reputation on the line, for all your products, not just one! Please deliver to at least a minimum level of expectations, and valid your products against other industry offerings. A product needs to be usable for a reasonable duration of time. Thank Stew for providing real valid feedback, he's gone above and beyond what most reviewers. Many would just remain silent, not good for you, or the FPV industry.

  • @KevFPV
    @KevFPV 10 місяців тому +1

    If you stand outside with goggles on you don't see those big ass killer wasps come at you! 🐝🐝🐝💀

  • @henryskalitz9094
    @henryskalitz9094 7 місяців тому +1

    I bought this kit and havent had any trouble. I would definitely recommend it to beginners, like me.

  • @MasterApeFPV
    @MasterApeFPV 10 місяців тому +1

    Weird how now these kits suck this much.. they were actually a good kit when they came out a year ago. Even beat the Emax kit price wise..

  • @mercurymoyes4018
    @mercurymoyes4018 10 місяців тому +2

    Thankyou stew for making me feel not so bad that I couldn't get my Cetus pro to work! Half them don't work! @botgrinder was correct in his QC statement of betafpv I'm sure d.c had an opinion... Not that it counts cheers stew for being real:)

  • @fitzflightz1407
    @fitzflightz1407 10 місяців тому +1

    brissy fauna
    the wall is looking fantastic!

  • @skypilot23
    @skypilot23 10 місяців тому +1

    they must not have a pilot on staff?!? $309 with all this sorrow?

  • @Mumpitzable
    @Mumpitzable 24 дні тому +1

    they made this button to train you not to push the wrong buttons on your radio.

  • @reworkfpv7359
    @reworkfpv7359 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for you candid opinion on this POS kit

  • @georgeazimov453
    @georgeazimov453 Місяць тому

    Thank you for the video mate, what do you think of the Cetus HD kit?

    • @UAVfutures
      @UAVfutures  Місяць тому

      i do not recommend any cetus kits

  • @revodrvr
    @revodrvr 10 місяців тому +1

    Dronecamps gonna drop a video about how amazing it is

  • @brandon9689
    @brandon9689 7 місяців тому

    The $300-$350 RTF price point is a minefield of sometimes working hardly repairable kits.
    I'd like to know how many thousands of people pay for these and they are unusable in less than a week. I was very fortunate to get almost a whole month out of my Emax kit

  • @MrBumbles2
    @MrBumbles2 10 місяців тому +1

    well out of the 5 beta fpv products i have bought, none work , my experience is beta fpv is junk. its like playing the lotto some win many don't

  • @Outdoorandfpv
    @Outdoorandfpv 10 місяців тому +2

    Love your content bro😂

  • @Poke-Joe79
    @Poke-Joe79 10 місяців тому

    I definitely need some parts for my cetus pro it blew the second time i flue it

  • @73FPV
    @73FPV 10 місяців тому

    Truth. I dig it. Thanks UAV futures. right on.

  • @nextgenerationfpv
    @nextgenerationfpv 10 місяців тому +2

    One of the biggest issues our new pilots have is not realising how much effort and knowledge you need to make flying a drone fun.
    We have a guy who has been flying 4 years badly on his own, and only last week he finally flew for more than one battery with other people and his own gear and had no issues. (yes extreme but true) it took him that long to get to the level of fun we have been having for years now.
    It his words "I finally really get what you have been waffling about"
    His face was a great picture and his excitement was on another level.
    So a company releasing a kit to get people into the hobby have to make it as idiot-proof as possible to allow people to learn from it while having fun, not have to learn Stu's level of experience to maybe do so.
    Great review, big fucking bee!

    • @mickmucus
      @mickmucus 10 місяців тому

      Beta fpv is so hit and miss...mostly miss!

  • @mercurymoyes4018
    @mercurymoyes4018 10 місяців тому +1

    Betafpv suck! Bought a Cetus flew for 2seconds hit the roof then wouldn't bind again. Emax or happy model work

  • @keithcarpenter5254
    @keithcarpenter5254 10 місяців тому +1

    Emax had this pretty much down 2 years ago......

  • @huertix4393
    @huertix4393 2 місяці тому

    First ever drone. Have one kit since 1 week. It is F. amazing for entry level.. Having so much fun with it. It just works and flies awesome. This video does not represent my experience at all.
    If this pro-pilot had these issues with this kit, either he got a broken kit (he shows to have two kits, so....) or he is just kidding people for whatever reason.
    Good job for video. I know now I will not see your videos, either recommend your channel.... Cheers.

  • @MrFadjule
    @MrFadjule 10 місяців тому

    Seems like the vTx channel changing turned into an obsession for you there. Seems reasonable for them to put it somewhere easy to reach, and you just are accustomed to it being in a different place.

  • @SettekFpv
    @SettekFpv 9 місяців тому

    Mine was fine out of the Box and i have Betaflight on it

  • @FPVwithRyan
    @FPVwithRyan 7 місяців тому

    Recommend to get the beta flight version,maybe you didn’t get the beta flight version. My experience wasn’t a bad experience.

  • @user-bt2lx4gy7h
    @user-bt2lx4gy7h 10 місяців тому

    Idk if my comment like a month ago made you put that prop on the drone with the orange 5 blades, but fuck im ded you put a random triblade 😂😂😂

    • @UAVfutures
      @UAVfutures  10 місяців тому

      you bet. just for you buddy.chose it just for that effect.

  • @Phuong.Nguyen-
    @Phuong.Nguyen- 10 місяців тому +1

    Good video 😊

  • @robertnastasi4738
    @robertnastasi4738 6 місяців тому

    I had one years ago and I finally figured out it was Silverware not Betaflight. No clue when I bought it as they did not state this at all. I believe by design. POS, Quality was junk, support sucked, and it made everything near impossible for a newby. I agree very bad for the hobby, and nothing has changed in 4 or 5 years. Still screwing the new FPV flyers. I will not buy anything from BetaFPV. They suck

  • @dingbatfpv
    @dingbatfpv 10 місяців тому +2

    No one going to mention sound is right ear only? Pretty sure everything my side is OK.

  • @TheMicas7
    @TheMicas7 10 місяців тому +2

    Seriously 😮...i could not belive how bad this review was...not the cetus x kit...(that i own bf version an flights really well for entry level that it is)...but the reviewer...10 years into the hobby?very very biased 😮

    • @serenestateofbeing1062
      @serenestateofbeing1062 8 місяців тому

      You have a different one than he does. His doesn't use betaflight, it uses some betafpv software. I owned the cetus x kit you have and I agree, it flies great and I never had any issues like he's having.

    • @FPVwithRyan
      @FPVwithRyan 7 місяців тому

      I didn’t want to be rude, but newbies should at least read the manual before writing it off saying it sucks. A veteran that doesn’t know what the buttons do, is like a person that says they drove for 10 years. Someone tells them it’s a manual and their reply is I’ve drove cars for many years. Then hops into a manual and couldn’t start the car because they didn’t push in the clutch and says this car sucks because it doesn’t start.😅

    • @serenestateofbeing1062
      @serenestateofbeing1062 7 місяців тому +1

      @@FPVwithRyan there shouldn't be a channel change button on the controller. Period.

    • @FPVwithRyan
      @FPVwithRyan 7 місяців тому +1

      @@serenestateofbeing1062 I tuned mine through beta flight, however I believe it is for the flip over after crash or a beeper. Not one that changes the channel. If it does change the channel that is dumb agreed. 😁

    • @serenestateofbeing1062
      @serenestateofbeing1062 7 місяців тому +1

      @FPVwithRyan exactly you used betaflight lol a lot of people confuse the 2 drones because they're nearly exactly the same. The one you have is great, I've had that one too and loved it. The drone in the video is not our drone, you cannot use betaflight with it and it has the frustrating channel change button. I agree reading the manual would help 😆 but it's still a half assed drone from betafpv

  • @Aragornele
    @Aragornele День тому

    the only thing whats pulling my hair out is yoiure mic ... its like you yelling in my right ear. im a noob at fpv the drone had too much spunk for me also i bought the FC variant but the flow sensor didnt work it was even harder to use than the Aquilla 16 which i bought aswell and fits me for a starte more than this. by the way i didnt had a problem hitting the chanel switch on both drones . the same button is also there for the turtel mode keep that in mind.

  • @adepartha1556
    @adepartha1556 9 місяців тому

    Please review aquila16

  • @BrainHurts5446
    @BrainHurts5446 10 місяців тому

    You keep on changing the vtx channel.

  • @PM-qp5he
    @PM-qp5he 3 місяці тому

    Not intuitive? And betaflight is? Betaflight runs on windows vista for peet sake.

  • @BonesFPV
    @BonesFPV 10 місяців тому +6

    There really is no excuse for this in 2024.

  • @bloodywolfphjeff9204
    @bloodywolfphjeff9204 4 місяці тому

    You know the big problem is? Its not the item you reviewed. But instead it was YOU!!! You are the problem..

  • @RufusMadden
    @RufusMadden 25 днів тому

    i think the comments show that you are defiantley wrong

    • @UAVfutures
      @UAVfutures  23 дні тому

      ill choose the mechanic who has fixed cars for a decade tell me what needs to be done on my car vs the 20 people at the pub on a friday night...

  • @Dutch914
    @Dutch914 2 місяці тому

    The Chanel shows in top corner in red , don't listen to this guy recommend by real pro, I jumped right in no propblem

    • @UAVfutures
      @UAVfutures  2 місяці тому

      buy anthing but this kit...

    • @Dutch914
      @Dutch914 2 місяці тому

      @@UAVfutures look at all the other reveiws everybody is raving about it being a great entry level drone everybody go look for yourselves great for learning look at the drone geek for a better reveiw

  • @eldridgep2
    @eldridgep2 Місяць тому

    Lazy biased review. Didnt know what he was reviewing, didnt read the manual, he knew best.
    Completely missed the point about a RTF kit in his comments at the end.

  • @MalusVexFPV
    @MalusVexFPV 10 місяців тому +3

    First

    • @pornzi
      @pornzi 10 місяців тому +1

      Oh wow how you doing Malus? hope all going well now for you chap

    • @MalusVexFPV
      @MalusVexFPV 10 місяців тому

      Yeah doing better mate working to much ATM never get to get out flying 😔

  • @bry9369
    @bry9369 10 місяців тому +1

    I'm famous 🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂

  • @LoVeAmBiEnT
    @LoVeAmBiEnT 4 місяці тому

    You don’t even have enough respect to say the name of the product correctly.

    • @UAVfutures
      @UAVfutures  4 місяці тому

      managementtraininginstitute.com/how-to-accept-the-opinions-of-others-even-if-you-dont-agree/

  • @bry9369
    @bry9369 10 місяців тому +1

    First comment 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @bsw6583
    @bsw6583 Місяць тому

    I just watched the worst movie about cetus X.

  • @anefi-uq5fd
    @anefi-uq5fd 10 місяців тому

    On video

  • @LoVeAmBiEnT
    @LoVeAmBiEnT 4 місяці тому +1

    Cetus x is great. This video sucks.

    • @UAVfutures
      @UAVfutures  4 місяці тому

      this video is great. cetus x sucks.

  • @dutchuniverse
    @dutchuniverse 10 місяців тому

    BetaFPV is trash

  • @leeburrowdotcom
    @leeburrowdotcom 10 місяців тому +1

    I’d love a Cetus for parts! Trying to make a sub 250 long range quad.