BetaFPV Cetus FPV Kit vs BetaFPV Cetus Pro FPV Kit
Both are under the 250-gram line, so the legal position is identical and the decision comes down to the rows tinted below — the specs where these two actually differ. The BetaFPV Cetus FPV Kit is the cheaper of the two at ~$160.
| Drone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bundle price | ~$160base kit | ~$211base kit |
| True first-year price | ~$160 | ~$211 |
| Flight min per $100 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Rating | No cited rating | No cited rating |
| Takeoff weight | 35 g | 46 g |
| FAA registration | Not required | Not required |
| Remote ID | None | None |
| Sensor size | — | — |
| Sensor area | — | — |
| Megapixels | — | — |
| Max video | None onboard — analog feed only, and the VR02 goggles do not record | None onboard — analog feed only, and the VR02 goggles do not record |
| Colour depth | — | — |
| Log profile | — | — |
| Gimbal | None | None |
| Obstacle sensing | None | None |
| Claimed flight time | 4 min | 4 min |
| Tested flight time | — | — |
| Battery | 1.1 Wh | 1.7 Wh |
| Transmission | Analog 5.8 GHz | Analog 5.8 GHz |
| Max range | 80 m | 80 m |
| Max speed | — | — |
| Wind resistance | Indoor use — no wind rating | Light outdoor use — no published rating |
| Service ceiling | — | — |
| Internal storage | None | None |
| Controller | LiteRadio 2 SE transmitter and VR02 goggles, both in the box | LiteRadio 2 SE transmitter and VR02 goggles, both in the box |
| Return to home | No | No |
| Geofencing | No | No |
| Care plan (1 yr) | Not in our snapshot | Not in our snapshot |
| US availability | Sold | Sold |
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Flight claim measured at | BetaFPV quotes 4 to 5 minutes on a 300 mAh 1S pack, which is a gentle indoor hover. Anything resembling actual flying lands at the bottom of that range. | BetaFPV quotes 4 to 5 minutes on a 450 mAh 1S pack. Brushless motors draw harder than the brushed Cetus, so aggressive flying sits at the low end. |
BetaFPV Cetus FPV Kit
Thirty-five grams of brushed motors, a 31 mm four-blade prop on each corner, and — crucially — a radio and a set of goggles in the same box. This is where most people who fly FPV actually begin, because it removes the two things that stop them: choosing a radio, and choosing goggles. Three flight modes step you from a self-levelling hover to full manual, and turtle mode flips it upright after a crash so you keep flying instead of walking across a room. Four to five minutes per battery and 80 metres of analog range mean this is an indoor aircraft, and its brushed motors will feel slow the moment you have learned anything. That is fine: the radio pairs to the free simulators, which is where most of the useful practice happens anyway.
Full spec sheet →BetaFPV Cetus Pro FPV Kit
Brushless motors and 40 mm props are the entire difference from the standard Cetus, and they change what the aircraft can teach you. Brushed motors have a ceiling of authority that makes real stick control impossible to practise; brushless ones respond hard enough that manual mode starts behaving like a full-size quad, which is the point of learning on a whoop at all. It keeps the ducted frame, the turtle mode, the three flight modes and the same radio-and-goggles-in-the-box completeness. The trade-offs are unchanged: 4 to 5 minutes per pack, 80 metres of analog range, and goggles with no DVR so nothing gets recorded. Most people who stick with FPV either start here or wish they had.
Full spec sheet →