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[@AlbertKimTV]

🛒 BETAFPV Aquila16 RTF - rb.gy/c6d79i 🔋 Extra Batteries - rb.gy/tmnz8y

[@925fpv]

If only this existed three years ago!

[@AlbertKimTV]

These kits will help more people learn to fly.

[@frankcastillo8869]

This one looks very stable in the hover. Will be easy for a beginner to bail out and not crash.

[@AlbertKimTV]

Yeah, definitely will help with crashes.

[@vanlifefpv6340]

Very nice kit and really long flight time with that giant battery

[@AlbertKimTV]

Seems people like longer flights.

[@headskull]

Cool kit! Need to check it for my daughter.

[@AlbertKimTV]

Definitely!

[@jackmasterson8352]

Great review! I just wish they would hurry up with BetaFPV Configurator support. I'm having to learn roll and yaw from the fresh again.

[@Editer38738]

I highly recommend this rtf kit ... I own 2

[@AlbertKimTV]

Nice! Why do you have two? Spare back up for later?

[@MrGandhimahatma]

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

[@Waxychicken31]

I want to get into fpv and this looks like agood drone to learn on butcan theese goggles and controller be used with other analog drones?

[@Elliseczek]

which ready to fly fpv drone i should buy to learn freestyle

[@AlbertKimTV]

Check out this video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqKpgX16oNtlmLs

[@pandrews01]

Nice!!!! This looks much nicer than the pervious BETAFPV RTF kits. It seems like a more polished product. Great review. I'd like to pick up one of these for my nephew.

[@vicro124]

Hi Albert! I’m just wondering which drone you think will be better for me. This one or the Cetus x? I’ve flown DJI drones for about a year and a half so i know my way around cinematic drones as well. Also which drone do you think is overall faster and better in performance wise regardless of battery life?

[@AlbertKimTV]

Cetus X has more performance, but the Aquila16 has more flight time per battery. Hard to say which one is better for you. If you've been flying DJI drones for a while, either one will probably be fine. The experience is just different between the two. I would watch my Cetus X review and see which one you like better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppXZpHqOrN17iq8

[@itsgonetoofar]

start with some 3 inch like darwinfpv babyape or cinewhoop if you'd like something cinematic, eachine ev800d/ev800dm and radiomaster pocket

[@rober.peiro123]

I’ve got the Cetus pro kit and the drone itself is a little worked out and I would like to upgrade. Does the Aquila16 work with controller (Lite Radio 2) and the googles (VR02) from my original kit? Great video!

[@AlbertKimTV]

The googles will work but the controller will not since the aquila16 uses the newer ELRS protocol.

[@rober.peiro123]

@@AlbertKimTV Thanks for the response! So this kit provides the same controller but with a ELRS transmitter? Do you recommend a certain economic ELRS compatible radio?

[@ramlinz5953]

I am training on Cetus kit now with Literadio 2 se and whatever goggles came with it ( white colour ) - Will this drone work with them?

[@AlbertKimTV]

Pretty sure this drone is only sold as a kit with the goggles and controller so your question here is kinda pointless.

[@AngeloPoulis22]

do they record videos, or they are just for enternainment purpose? thanks

[@AlbertKimTV]

The goggle can record your flights to a microSD card. That is how I am showing the flight footage from this review.

[@greg0063]

I'm sure you can do M mode and low or mid. Correct? Also have you tried that and is it any less touchy?

[@AlbertKimTV]

Yes, you can do M mode in low/mid rates as well. The video was getting too long so I cut out some of those other things.

[@stevendredge1413]

hi buddy happy new year just joined do you think you would do an update video for this year currently dont have a quadcopter would like some pointers thanks

[@AlbertKimTV]

Hi. What do you mean by an "update" video? Regarding this starter kit specifically? I haven't flown it again since the review so there's nothing to update regarding this kit other than what I mentioned in the review.

[@stevendredge1413]

@@AlbertKimTV sorry i should have elaborated a bit more what i meant is will you be doing a kind of starter guide later on this year with any newer rtr rigs i dont want to go out and buy just now if there is something possibly (better/more user friendl in the pipeline later this year apoligys if this sounds a bit daft?

[@jessicac5588]

跟PAVO 20 比較，哪一台噪音大？ Which one is noisier? Betafpv Pavo 20 ? Or Aquila 16 ? Thank you.

[@AlbertKimTV]

About the same. The Aquila16 might be a touch less noisy.

[@angelqd4]

My goggle stop connecting to the drone. It power but no video. Do you know a fix?

[@AlbertKimTV]

Hit the scan button on the goggle to search for the channel and also make sure the drone is powered on. If that doesn't work, you'll have to contact BETAFP support for further assistance.

[@MCsCreations]

Really nice kit indeed, Albert! 😃 It looks fantastic for beginners! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@AlbertKimTV]

Thanks! 😃

[@Yisi.voyager]

can you fit a insta360 go3 on it?

[@AlbertKimTV]

There is space for it but no way to mount it. You'd have to make one.

[@Yisi.voyager]

@@AlbertKimTV do you happen to have an example?

[@yakumo_tv9827]

Is better respect cetus X??

[@AlbertKimTV]

In some ways better, maybe not in all ways.

[@Daves-Corner]

Looks like the Avata, guessing thats on purpose given what they named it.

[@AlbertKimTV]

Probably. Typical marketing strategy.

[@Johnny19853]

I'm new to FPV and don't have much money to spend. All the information on the web says this hobby is a bottomless pit of spending. Can you offer any suggestions on how to get into this hobby on an extreme budget? All the advice from the FPV community is nothing but discouraging.

[@grantogard2271]

I just made this recommendation to my cousin’s wife because she wants to get my cousin into fpv for Christmas. The Cetus X rtf kit seems like a great entry point. It’s very affordable and the ELRS controller and analog goggles can grow with you or you can upgrade them later. It’s pretty much the cheapest way into the hobby. You’d be hard-pressed to beat a $60 controller, $70 goggles, and a $130 drone plus some batteries and a case. You might be able to buy a comparable setup second hand to save a bit, but it can be risky. FPV can be a bottomless pit of money for a few reasons, but they can be mitigated. Partially, flying fpv has some operating costs because batteries wear out, props break, and sometimes bigger things break like an arm, frame, duct, motor. You kind of have to constantly have a supply of replacement parts just to stay in the air. This can be mitigated by flying a smaller quad with prop guards, flying more conservatively to crash softer/less, and storing your batteries at storage voltage. You are also tempted to spend more if you enter the hobby with cheaper gear. Better goggles, a better controller, or a better quad can be very tempting. Additionally, new products release all the time so even if you have top of the line stuff you’ll still have better things to buy soon enough. You can mitigate this by not caring about upgrades and just enjoying what you have. If you can avoid FOMO, you can have 98% as much fun. It doesn’t have to be a money pit at all.

[@Editer38738]

Cetus X is a great buy

[@Z4r1]

Nice review :) The question remains how to connect aguila16 with another elrs radio. I don't think there is a betaflight, but some betafpv system... I'm thinking about buying just the drone for my son, but another review shows that it doesn't have full acro, only horizon mode... Can you confirm this?

[@kracher7797]

It has acro mode, it Works with betaflight configurator, it basically is a betaflight Version made by betafpv

[@AlbertKimTV]

Full acro mode is called "manual mode" on this setup and I flew it in the flight demo. "Sport mode" is the same as horizon mode. The firmware on this is custom made by BETAFPV. I don't think it's open source like Betaflight. The ELRS receiver on the drone can be bound up with other ELRS 3.x transmitters if you want to upgrade later.

[@gilmoregibson9184]

How does it compare to the sub250 whoop16 kit and the tiny hawks kits?

[@AlbertKimTV]

The biggest difference is the Aquila has position hold, altitude hold, and double the flight time of the other two.

[@Gimel182]

@@AlbertKimTV Does it fly better than the Whoop16 by Sub250? I own one, and it's very powerful but tough to control. So let's compare it to the manual fast mode of Aquila.

[@AlbertKimTV]

@@Gimel182 I don't think the Sub250 or this one is tough to control. The Aquila16 has more power overall and more flight time. If I had to choose one, I would get the Aquila16 over the Sub250.

[@Gimel182]

@@AlbertKimTV thank you for replying

[@user-xt1zg9yd9f]

Can you connect the goggles to the fly sim through a usb-c port? From what I've read so far, you need the goggles with HDMI to be able to do it.

[@AlbertKimTV]

No, these goggles don't have any kind of AV-in.

[@zs3b1v4gy0k]

It is a very great kit! But everyone says to me, it is but that this stuffs is cheap, and in the future i can no longer use the goggles or the remote beacuse of the quality of these is bad. What do u think, this is true?

[@AlbertKimTV]

Not true. I can use the goggles and controller and fly any of my FPV drones just fine. Sure, there's better stuff out there for more money but the goggles and controller in this kit won't hold you back. In the past, the older kits had a worse controller but it's a lot better now.

[@jaechoe]

Nice fpv drone starter kit, that is truly RTF out of the box. Great to see more easy entry to fpv quad starter kits coming out to market. Great tutorials and review Albert!!!!

[@jlarson42]

Hi Albert. Well done review and demonstration of BetaFPV's new beginner kit. Looks pretty well thought out at not too crazy a price. Looks good as well, nice color scheme. 🤓

[@Blackhawk7734]

Question: Have you tried it at night?

[@Johnny19853]

I don't think he flies anything at night

[@itsgonetoofar]

they should add a literadio 3 pro instead of this radio

[@AlbertKimTV]

That would increase the cost to about $300. People they are targeting for this product are very price sensitive so the cheaper they can make this the better. Also, if the beginner pilot wants to later upgrade tot he LiteRadio 3 Pro later, they can easily do so.

[@itsgonetoofar]

but i think that a starter kit should give you some good quality gear which will stay with you some time, for me a great fpv starter kit would be radiomaster zorro, skyzone cobras and mobula 8 or 3" babyape with unless 3 batteries

[@Johnny19853]

@@itsgonetoofar I agree with Albert that the cost should be as low as possible. You're someone who already has knowledge about FPV products so your thinking is not in line with the ordinary first timer who thinks drones should cost $25. The lower the cost, the more people will be able to afford starting out. After they get addicted, they can then think about what upgrades to consider. FYI, the Lite Radio 2 SE is a great radio in itself. I have several friends who still use it even after they upgraded their drones so it's more than capable enough for many years.

[@jondonner3521]

No need to make the price higher when that controller is good enough.