This is the kit we hand people when they say “I want to get into FPV, but I’m on a budget.” Everything you need to fly is in the box: the drone, the goggles, the radio, the batteries and the charger. Nothing else to buy, nothing to solder, and no guesswork about whether the parts work together. They do, because we picked them to.

Get Started – FPV Whoop Drone RTF Kit

This is the kit we hand people when they say “I want to get into FPV, but I’m on a budget.” Everything you need to fly is in the box: the drone, the goggles, the radio, the batteries and the charger. Nothing else to buy, nothing to solder, and no guesswork about whether the parts work together. They do, because we picked them to.

Why a whoop first

A whoop is the cheapest way to get real stick time. It weighs 17.7g, so it takes hits that would end a bigger quad, and you can fly it inside on a rainy day instead of losing a weekend to weather. The skills carry straight across. Every hour on the whoop is an hour you don’t have to spend crashing a 5-inch.

What’s in the kit, and why

BetaFPV Air65 II Brushless Racing Whoop

The racing version, which gets the faster 0702 30000KV motors rather than the standard set. The Matrix 1S 5IN1 II flight controller and 12A ESC run a reinforced frame and canopy, so it takes a hit and keeps flying. Onboard ELRS 2.4GHz receiver, C03 camera and a 25mW to 400mW 5.8GHz video transmitter, all built in. 17.7g ready to fly.

FatShark Recon ECHO Analog FPV Goggles

Box goggles with the 18650 battery already included. Power on, scan for the drone’s channel, and you’re flying. No module bay to configure, no separate battery pack to source.

RadioMaster Pocket ELRS 2.4GHz

Built-in ELRS, hall gimbals and range that will outlast your drone’s flight time. Runs EdgeTX out of the box, folds down small enough to actually take with you, and the same radio will bind to everything you buy next.

VIFLY WhoopStor 3 Charger and Discharger

Charges six 1S batteries at once and auto-discharges them to storage voltage when you’re done. That second part is the one people skip, and it’s why their packs are puffed after a month. This is how you get a season out of them instead.

BetaFPV LAVA Series II 1S 320mAh 95C, 5 pack

The pack the Air65 II is designed around. Five in the box means a proper session before you have to charge.

Voscel 18650 3200mAh, 2 pack

These live inside the RadioMaster Pocket and charge through the USB-C port on the bottom of the radio, so there’s no separate cell charger to buy.

Where it goes next

The radio, the goggles and the charger all carry forward. When you move up to a 5-inch, you’re buying a drone and some batteries, not a whole new setup again. That’s the reason this kit is put together the way it is.

Good to know

• Analog video, not digital. It’s the right call at this price and the goggles will happily fly anything analog you buy later.
• Bind and setup are straightforward, and we’re on the tools if you get stuck. We can bind and test the drone under our binding fee.