THIS Happened AFTER a BAD REVIEW?
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2024
- What exactly happens when I do a negative review... This is exactly what happened with Betafpv and this cetus kit... Their response was unexpected though.
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cetus kit pro - betafpv.com/products/cetus-x-... - Наука та технологія
www.patreon.com/uavfutures if just one person bought me a coffees worth here it would be a 5% MONTHLY increase in income ...
But it says right there that you make "$237.2/month" on your Patreon. That's a $12 coffee, bro.
for $300 this kit should be right first time, and it still isn't by the 4th time? Yeah, nah yeah.
@@MysteryD inflation. maybe... thanks for checking it out though.
It is critical for beginner kits that cost $200+ to get it right. If a company takes advantage of a vulnerable customer for a quick buck, I won’t even bother looking at their premium products. That said, BetaFPV has done great things pushing micros to another level, but needs to go back to the drawing board on this one. ☝️
What would you suggest to them to change
i get what you're saying about having all the channels is not beginner friendly, but beginners can learn down the road and it would be better to have those channels accessible in case you get interference. imagine you get this and the 4 preset channels are all static in the area you want to fly? instead i would suggest a beginner/expert setting to unlock advanced features.
nice suggestions. maybe an option just lock it to one channel AND then if they want to switch to expert mode have some way to do so. I have only ever had interfenence once on a channel so i imagine the odds would be pretty small to be locked out on all 4 though.
Good on you stew for telling it like it is, and also good on beta fpv too for taking your advice and listening to your feedback. Sometimes a company will make an error in what they put out for the public, some will try to gaslight you for not liking your opinion, but with them being flexible enough to send you an updated product shows that they are willing to pay you respect for your opinion. That will not just help people to avoid a lousy product, but it will actually make them get more sales as they make improvements to their products and that’s good business.
Any beginner RTF FPV kits you would recommend other than Betfpv? Would the EMAX TinyHawk III kit be a better option for someone just starting out?
I had a great experience with them as a company even after breaking the quad they sent me in one of my videos. I even went and bought a meteor 65 pro as my first analog quad and it’s become my favourite whoop to fly indoors with
great to hear. I like their drones when they work.
Yo stu first off all you look freaking good buddy..
Second. I rly like the way you did this review they way you adress the things you think is wrong (googles and reciver) and talk directly to to company of what is bad and what is good rly nice to hear then you can also bring that into conciderration if you are looking to buy the porduct..
Top notch review keep em comming..
All love from denmark..
miss you, you mad viking. hope you are well brother. hope the fam is all good,
Hi Stu, i notice you have a radiomaster pocket, as do i, and i only recently found out that i could adjust the tension on the gimbals. I tightened them up a lot and my precision in flying 5" drones greatly increased due to finer modulation of the sticks. Do you have any advice around gimbal tension, is too tight a bad thing, is it completely user preference. I am forever tightening my throttle tension as i think it loosens all the time.
I actually fly loose. I didnt even think about doing that to my pocket, I need to open up mine though and I feel like my power button is sinking in? how is yours?
@@UAVfutures you can adjust with a 1.5mm Allen key without opening the case, there are service holes for adjustment of both gimbals. Otherwise the pocket has been excellent as my first controller. No problems.
I would recommend you give it a try as the ability to modulate the throttle was way better once tightened. The stock loose setting was good for whoop size drones but higher power drones I just couldn't fly successfully with the stock tension. Mind you I'm pretty new to the scene. Keep up the great work with the videos.
Anyone else adjust tension on their gimbals?
I got the Cetus kit for my son, the brushed one. Pretty happy with the kit as a whole, he enjoys flying it. My one gripe is the vtx switch. It would be much better if it was a limited range of channels as you said or if it set the vtx to scan the channels. I know some of the Cetus quads have extra features like the sensors in the bottom for the position and altitude hold which is why the run custom firmware, but I’m sure you could find a way to implement those same features into Betaflight.
EXACTLY. did you buy from them direct or a local store?
@@UAVfutures I believe I bought from either pyrodrone or GetFPV. My local hobby shop might carry some props that’s about it.
Would love to see Foxeer response to the weak 2306.5 bells... The stators seem to be amazing, and magnets, etc...
I love Foxeer btw
where did you read this info?>
@@UAVfutures I've experienced it. Bought a set and after 1 heat in a race I have 3 bent shafts. I just straightened them on an optical comparitor. The worst one had .024" TIR. They were very easy to bend back while clamped in an ER16 collet and using a cresent wrench 😆
@@UAVfutures for what its worth, I've been running the same Datura 1404 4533kv on a Tinytrainer for two years and they have survived about 1000 crashes
@@notsure1502 pretty standard for hollow titanium shafts. That’s why I race and bash solid steel only. I use titanium and carbon fibre shafts on micros and cruisers only.
I also don’t think Foxeer would have much to say about the RCinpower manufactured motors.
Good customer service doesnt change the fact that all 3 of the meteor75 pros i bought died within 3 weeks.
I went with the Cetus X kit for my first FPV kit and it was definitely a mistake. I used it for a week or two then switched to a tinyhawk 2 freestyle kit and haven’t touched the Cetus since.
What was your issue with it?
@@UAVfutures first off the ducts/ frame was very fragile. As my first FPV quad I’d crash all the and almost every crash ended with another broken frame. Then the screen in the goggles cracked/broke. Apparently what caused that was I set them down too hard which I still can’t believe because I was always careful with them. Then the fc burnt out. It’s been awhile now so I don’t remember the details around that… By the time I got the fc replaced (over a month later by the time I got it from China) I’d moved on to other drones. When I did get it back in the air I had a tx-12 that I hoped to bind it to not realizing that wasn’t possible since there is no way to assign switches since it doesn’t use betaflight. Needless to say it’s just been collecting dust since.
I bought both my grandsons radio Master pockets and akeelah 16 drones for Christmas and when I tried to get them set up with the radios the modes didn't match so I downloaded the beta fpv configurator and it worked on one of their older light transmitters but it would not connect to drone no matter what and I had all the correct drivers and every time I ask them about their configurator all I got in return was another question like why do you need to hook it to the configurator... After a month I gave up
did you get get it fixed, happy to help if you are still stuck, what was the issue, radios and rxs can seem like magic sometimes?
@@UAVfuturesI've never had a problem with any configurator or set up until I tried the beta fpv configurator for their firmware.. I never was able to connect the drone but I did get it worked out but what should be the crash flip mode changes the band channel so I just picked a frequency for each grandson so they can fly at the same time and then disabled the switch on the transmitter.
I will say this though Aquila 16 did get them started and they did learn the basics with them and since Christmas they stepped up their game to whoops and they're getting pretty good at it an angle mode.. I told them as soon as they learn how to fly all the way through the house in manuel mode they can fly one of grandpas bigger drones.. scary thought..
Cetus X was my first drone, like 2 years ago.
In my experience BETA FPV just deletes bad reviews.
Gave them a 1 star review on the store for the LiteRadio 3 Pro after i bought 2 of them and they went up in smoke while charging with a standard usb charger from Anker, that i charge everything with. If you need a special charger to charge the damn thing, the charger should come with the radio.
Anyway, the review never went online. That's one way to only have 4 and 5 star reviews on your page.
Good job
A number of years ago I bought a betafpv all in one advanced kit for my son. It had a meteor 75 running their proprietary silverware firmware. My son of course crashed the quad numerous times being a nub and I ended up having issues with the aio board. After much searching I was able to get a replacement aio from betafpv but then the same thing happened again and that board was then obsolete. We also found all the vtx channels on a radio switch a real challenge to figure out. It was also really difficult to convert the entire kit over to something more common like beta flight or quicksilver. I feel the whole proprietary silverware eco system they have in place is a big mistake. They should setup a beginner quad with a basic beta flight setup so that the user doesn’t need to touch it unless they want down the road or just go with a quicksilver setup for these beginner whoop style setups. Not a fan of their silverware ecosystem they currently have going.
This feedback is so critical for them, any other tips
BetaFPV almost made me quit wanting to fly fpv. I bought the Cetus pro as my first basic setup, the drone lasted only a week before the escs went out. They sent me another fc and the esc were bad too! The radio is junk, and so were the goggles. I broke down and spent another $400 to upgrade EVERYTHING drone, radio, and goggles. In my opinion beginner kits are just a cash grab, and it’s better to research a little and just build your own. i don’t see myself ever using their products again.
I had a less positive experience communicating with betafpv years ago when I accepted a couple of their early drones for review. Glad to see they're at least taking feedback a little more seriously, but I still think with how much success they've had, it's really unfortunate how little effort they still seem to put into ideation, innovation, and quality control... I'd say they're personally my least favorite company in the FPV space.
my flew out of the box fine. ofc this chanel switch is a pain but other then this was realy great
It's nice that they listen to you when something doesn't work, unfortunately for the rest of us we aren't as lucky when something is DOA from them.
I dont know if they will listen to me, I slammed their other kit but just hope they listen in this one. Did you get a DOA?
The issue with these "reviews" by the YT "reviewers" is the fact NOT everyone likes the same things nor expects the same thing
I fly many small quads that many reviewers claim was junk and I have a blast with them. Most of my "fleet" is discontinued products . I own several that are not but many are ones so many claimed were so bad .
It is like beauty , it is in the eyes of the beholder, well with "quads/kwads" it is all about the individuals own desires, thoughts, perception and needs .
For example DJI is great tech, BUT I will not give them one dime for many reasons as you know, but that is my own position and I do not expect it from others although I wish more would consider the same stance...but to each there own.
I watched many reviews about that system and many love it, and some did not ,so again to each there own and it is an individual decision in my opinion .
great advice. that is one of the main reason I try to include other pilots in my reviews. to change this kit to be better, Steve wants a setup he can learn about betaflight with. I just want something works easily with no issues.
In Hungary it is so expensive that it would cost you a total of 2,800 dollars! pfff ...
This is a joke right? how much usd to get it shipped there?
@@UAVfutures The forint exchange rate is so bad. It's like you have to pay 2800 dollars in the USA. So it's like giving away two thirds of your salary for this drone.
Those betafpv controllers are defective too, I tried to use one for a sim and my throttle became intermittent and started jumping around. I thought it was the sim or something else until I traced it down to the controller. I learned this was a common problem. They need to stop selling trash, they do it a lot, they're destroying their reputation.
Did the radio so this while flying the quad as well?
@@UAVfutures I just bought one of the controllers a while ago, but yes I bound it to one of my other quads, it has a totally defective throttle.
meanwhile for normal users shipment took 3 months
really? where to and from where?
@@UAVfutures china to italy, when normal china shipping usually take max 20 days
I have there pavo series drones and they are some of the best on the market, as for there radio nothing wrong with it i also have one of there radio's elsr version the pro one and it works great, Betafpv have come a long way and there products are good for new to experienced people, your not wasting your money buying there products.
did you use the vtx switch radio button much?
@@UAVfutures no mine does not have that on it
Personally I've had a terrible experience with beta fpv products.
what specifically happened, they will probably read this so any feedback to improve would be great to post here
These RTF kits in the $200-$300 range are so terrible. I sat down and listed every reason why buying one was a possibly good idea. So few of those reasons actually came true to the point that I feel scammed.
Mainly, I hoped to be able to learn repair skills that would carry over into building a full sized quad. But that prospect is denied by proprietary, overpriced and never in stock electronics. Once you fry one of these, your money is gone and repair is either impossible or not worth it.
this kit or all the entry kits? even emax etc?
Just starting this video and yes.. BOTH cetus are HORRIBLE.. carry on lol. UNPAUSE
Did they make you sit on a potato ??..🤔😳
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@@UAVfuturesit was regarding your thumbnail for this video..🤔🤣
@@dogswhistlesharam9029 lol
Could‘ve used other words.
Respect Betafpv ✊
As reviewing products, curtesy of the company should be taken. A small letter explaining your opinion and correction spots to the company would’ve been enough.
I fly Betafpv and enjoy it.
It’s your problem isn’t it if you don’t 🤦🏻♂️
Try other drone companies.
Betafpv is the worst company in FPV history. Just a fakt.
why so? let them know. critical feedback is always needed for anyone to improve.
I have had 50/50 luck with them with certain things. I won't buy like ep2 elrs receivers, but I have afew elrs modules that rock even a1watt from the first days of elrs still rocking hard. I says good job betafpv on thier reply is better than the alternative reply.... I'll give them a chance with certain products they're a good company.. great review also.
im not against betafpv at all. I like some of their stuff. I just want this kit to be the best it can be so people can enjoy fpv without issues.
@@UAVfutures I know what you meant I edited my comment as the auto incorrect messed it up. Your a good dude with excellent views. Keep up the good work buddy.