NewBeeDrone VR Drone // $159.99 // No Setup

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Do note that the kid should have a Micro SD card reader to move the recordings from the goggles to your computer. Either I misplaced it or the kit I have missed it when packing.

[@JEFF-P-V]

Nick, you're the man! One of the only FPV reviewers that I have maintained full respect for. Always very thorough and unbiased. Not to mention, how much you do to support and/or give back to the hobby. Props to you, no pun intended. Cool kit, might grab one for my kid. I gave him my old EZ Pilot Pro kit, but it's still a little big for him. (controller and goggles)

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you so much. Appreciate the kind words.

[@dondupuis4007]

Thanks!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic flying and review as always, Nick! 😃 This could definitely be a fun first quad for someone! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@balajiprasad9046]

Not bad.. They should release a X version of this kit with Brushless whoop.

[@dondupuis4007]

Great job, when looking to purchase a whoop, goggles, and controllers I always go back to your videos to get your thoughts on the product. 90% of the time I can find one of your reviews that covers what I was looking for. In some cases, I have saved money not purchasing new products that you indicated the new version of a product just doesn't offer enough to make the purchase worth it. Most recently not buying the newest goggles, saving that money for other FPV needs. Thank you for your professionalism in making your videos, I find your recommendations are solid 100% of the time. Thank you for what you do.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you so much

[@TreyHam27]

@@NickBurnsFPVI see that the right stick snaps back to the center… isn’t that not how fpv drones are supposed to be controlled? Please let me know if this is or isn’t the case. Thanks!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

@@TreyHam27 only in angle or horizon mode which using the accelerometer to bring the drone back to level, or at least level as last calibrated. But in 99% of my videos I am not flying in angle or horizon mode as the those modes limit the flight capabilities.

[@TreyHam27]

@@NickBurnsFPVso in air/acro mode the joystick stops snapping back to the center? Or is it just a bit of a weird flight experience. Thanks so much for responding!!!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

@@TreyHam27 no, the flight modes do not control the physical/mechanical controls. The flight modes change the quad flight. In air or acro mode we must control all axis of flight with both sticks all the time.

[@amin0_acid310]

Nice kit! Thanks for reviewing this. Far too often people have problems putting a kit together and never for this price. It’s a really affordable way for people to get into the hobby and look’s very forgiving. Camera looks decent and you got into the basement next to the furnace. Decent vtx. Thanks for sharing this! Cheers

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I am not sure, but seems it would be worth another $20ish if they would have made the radio and quad elrs. Seems a bit silly not to as its opensource.

[@amin0_acid310]

@@NickBurnsFPV yeah, a shame they didn’t go ELRS. NewBeeDrone also still likes those PH2 connectors.

[@FpvBudgetBuilds]

Great review Nick. Not a bad starter set. One nice thing as the user outgrows the quad and radio, is that the goggles still act as a decent 65mm whoop case and charger. My first fpv quad was a brushed motor 65mm. Lots of fun learning with that little bugger.

[@ThrashFPV]

Its nice when you have others that wanna see what your doing, might aswell use it as the case but yeah i would personally upgrade the goggles first

[@FpvBudgetBuilds]

@@ThrashFPV for sure. There is always some component in the starter kits that is a compromise to get the price down.

[@LehtusBphree2flyFPV]

This is definitely a stocking stuffer that many of my friends in Rome GA are going to get from me.

[@jmollick1]

Crazy value for money! Another great review, thanks!

[@jameskeough4620]

Overall this is an informative video. I picked up quite a few tips from it. Hmmm....your goggles don't look like mine, different buttons, on/off is on the side, I have no SD card. Newer model? Playback speed of .75 is just about right. At 7:23 it's not "right slick full right", it's right stick full up, isn't it? While I would agree it's not best for the beginner to change parameters with a new aircraft, changing the rates will be helpful as the newbee tends to over use the TX sticks. A lower rate will give a much more controlled experience. Good job flying through the house and property! Thx for taking the time to do the vid.

[@godangle]

@1:47 The statement you made leaves ambiguity for people who aren’t familiar with brushed versus brushless motors to believe brushed motors are more efficient, when infact they are not. Thank you for the detailed review!

[@shakeymikesadventures6793]

Good morning,, that looks like a great beginner set.

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

Nice lil starter kit. I remember my little Cetus kit. So scared to run it in Manuel, which I laugh at now, but hey, we all had to start somewhere.

[@pacificnorthwestpilots6050]

Wow, that is slick packaging!

[@lynsmith1096]

Good review Nick

[@AverageFPV]

Nice review, including the detailed explanation for beginners 👍🏽 would have loved to see you push it in acro indoors 😁

[@NickBurnsFPV]

No acro that I could find on this one. Email NBD on that topic as well. I think I would have been better off flying acro as any stabilized mode feels so foreign to me now.

[@kurtzFPV]

Horizon mode almost looked to be self leveling on roll and acro on pitch when you were trying flips.

[@mommeylove]

Great video thank you so much bro!!!

[@togeika]

It comes with a card reader

[@memeuridedimineata]

Damn, brushed in 2024, but yet again, it's newbeedrone

[@sakfpv8444]

Right, just usesome 0802 18000kv for slow easy to control beginner flight. The price is nice as a gift for my 6 year old nephew though. He loves watching me and his dad fly around our whoops through the yard.

[@sd-5296]

Duuuude, brushed whoops are the BOMB for learning! They chill in the air like a total dream, fly sneaky quiet indoors, and those 5-minute rips are FIRE for practicing sick tricks.

[@nik67789]

Brushed setup is like training wheels for the FPV world. Less power means less chance of WALL-Eing yourself (nasty crashes), and the price tag is way more wallet-friendly. Gettin' good before you shred with brushless is the smart move!

[@TheSus1sOut]

The brushed is not that bad it’s a noob drone it’s slow and cheap all you need🤟

[@alfanyasin7933]

Nick, if the remote has a type c plug, does it have a type c cable on the kit?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Generally yes.

[@Thop48]

If i had not spend a bouch of hours leaning acro mode in the sim i would have piked this up this set. I think a wil go with a brusheles tinywhoop and some cheap box googles.

[@ThePieSnatcher]

hey nick, awesome video! i think ill get this or equivalent for my dad. Do you think its enough to learn acro and awareness?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I think he would need to be shown how to decrease the stabilization strength to train towards acro, but otherwise yes. Training to acro on brushed might be a bit harder than brushless just due to the response time of brushed motors.

[@Rooonga]

Great little kit for a beginner. But Nick, don’t all quads that are capable of recording have to have remote ID in the states now?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Not all quads, there are a number of exceptions. One being under 250 grams.

[@Rooonga]

@@NickBurnsFPV I thought even under 250 had to have it if they were capable of recording? But I have to say I’m glad I’m wrong. (As we normally follow what happens in the states(

[@richardvanvliet6956]

Nick, do you think the FC will fit onto the traditional cockroach frame the brushed beebrain originally came with? Also, think the motors can be replaced with the higher NBD brushed ones?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Yes, we can replace the motors with any brushed motors of the same size. But as the kv of the motor changes the PIDs will likely need a change as well. I am not sure how this board is mounted as I didn't take it apart. I suspect its typical 25.5x25.5 AIO mounting but that is only speculation.

[@kegandowdy]

Can someone help me please? I just bought the drone and I crashed it on my bed when I try to fly it the propeller is just spin It doesn’t go up. Please help me.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

props on upside down?

[@kegandowdy]

@ idk I’m new with why should they be

[@kegandowdy]

Should they all be the same?

[@kegandowdy]

Tysm❤ it worked

[@stelic9515]

I don't like brushed, my first drone was brushed and motors didn't last at all, last about 20 flights, was necessary to change a lot of them. The kit is good for someone that is not Shure if will like FPV.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

There is a big variable in brushed motor quality and performance. I remember some I bought off of ebay had really short life as well.

[@GR8SCOTT]

I didn't catch what size motors. Santa drone memories!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

6mm according to the site.

[@nickrich710]

Cool👍👍😊😳

[@Isaiahdvl]

Just picked this up and my controller isn’t working with it :( tried pairing holding the B and power button but the drone still flashes red as if trying to pair :( any help is appreciated!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

If you bought this new it would have been prebound. If the manual instructions aren't working I suggest contacting newbeedrone support. This could indicate a faulty unit

[@skairkrow9800]

how would this compare to BETAFPV Cetus Lite FPV Drone Kit especially when it comes to goggle size. the BETAFPV Cetus Lite FPV Drone goggles seem small and tight. a little more space at the face area would be better. ( the BETAFPV Cetus Lite FPV Drone Kit seems is for kids).

[@pink_kaju]

At 5:13 You say it's the gyro that tells it that it's flat.. that is incorrect. That would be the accelerometer. Gyro can only detect "drift" on x, y and z axis. It cannot determine the attitude of the craft.

[@evantheengineer12]

Exactly. That altimeter tells altitude! Not that it is level! That is gyro that tells it is level or not, that's how it is able to stabilize.

[@renebeier]

This vs Cetus?

[@Rex-Se7en]

I bought a TBS Tango 2 for sims. Can I bind it with this kit? If not, are there any kits out there that can? Thanks.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Not to my knowledge, for both questions. The cheapest way to go would be to add an expresslrs module to the tango 2 and then we can look at kits/quads that use ELRS receivers.

[@Rex-Se7en]

@@NickBurnsFPV Oh that’s too bad. Goggles are really what’s holding me back since they are quite the investment. Thanks for the reply. The kit you featured still seems ideal to try out real fpv. Thanks for the video. Excellent work.

[@vargaresa]

I'm just a beginner myself, but if you are already flying in simulators, then I'd suggest thinking twice about buying such a kit, as you could also just buy a compatible drone(betafpv got a TBS Tinywhoop for example) and goggles right away. I just bought the (quite similar) Emax Tinyhawk RTF kit last week, after having trained in Liftoff for over a month, and returned it after a few days already, as the performance of that tiny drone was absolutely underwhelming, compared to the bigger drones you fly in a sim, especially since it only had an extremely limited video range of about 10 meters. But it was still very convenient to try out flying a real drone and I can imagine that it's quite nice for other people to use this tinywhoops just to play around.

[@robgbq]

I'm new to fpv, are all the parts useable with other quads. I understand the goggles are analog and work with other analog video transmitters. But can I upgrade the controller to work with this drone? Or get a bigger drone to work with this setup etc?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

No the controller and the drone are proprietary to each other

[@robgbq]

@@NickBurnsFPV Are there any beginner kits that are 'upgradable' in that way?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

@@robgbq oh sure. so many. you can search the channel for "RTF" or "ready to fly".

[@kegandowdy]

I have a question will my goggle and controller work with another newbee drown

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I am not sure that would be a good question for newbeedrone support

[@kegandowdy]

Ok I’m trying to get a DarwinFPV FoldApe4 4" LR BNF Analog and I was just wondering if it would work I will contact them ty

[@NickBurnsFPV]

@@kegandowdy In the case of something other than the newbeedrone product I am nearly 100% certain the radio won't work but the goggles will. The goggles are analog and compatible with other analog based quads. Do be sure your getting analog though, there are three other video systems in FPV that are not analog compatible.

[@kegandowdy]

Ok Ty so I would need to buy a new controller is that what your saying

[@NickBurnsFPV]

@@kegandowdy yes.

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[@neuromancer692]

NewBeeDrone really needs to stop shipping products with PH2.0. There is no excuse at this point.

[@Wind_Rapport]

I mean their excuse is undoubtedly that thet have about a million of them already manufactured and they need to get rid of them. Makes sense to me to do that with something like this. Designed to give people a hassle-free taste of FPV, not designed to be a performer I mean look at how it flies.

[@neuromancer692]

@@Wind_Rapport I get where you are coming from but you need to make a cut at some point. I'm sure it works, but it's an objectively inferior port compared to BT2.0 and A30.

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