Build your FPV setup

There are exactly three sensible ways into FPV, and they stack: sim, then whoop, then a 5-inch or cinewhoop. Pick your path below, check off what you already own, and the list totals what's left.

Total beginner

Fly indoors this week. Crash-proof, neighbor-proof, under $250 all-in.

Your total$219

Check off anything you already own

BetaFPV Cetus FPV kitQuad + radio + goggles, ready to fly$164Shop
Spare batteries (BT2.0 4-pack)Stock battery lasts ~4 min — you want six$25Shop
Spare propsYou will break props. That's the hobby.$10Shop
FPV simulatorVelocidrone or Liftoff — the radio plugs in as a USB joystick$20Shop

Prices are honest street estimates; parts marked from our catalog carry live-checked prices. Fast-churning parts link to Amazon search on purpose — specific listings die weekly in FPV.

Deciding on goggles?The four headsets worth buying — DJI flagship and budget, Walksnail for builders, and cheap analog — compared honestly.

FPV (goggle) flight requires a visual observer under 14 CFR 107.31/107.33 and recreational rules. Aircraft over 250 g must be registered; paid flying requires Part 107 — our free study path covers it. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.