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Happymodel

Crux3NLR HD

Name: Crux3NLR HD
Brand: Happymodel

around $179

All prices are estimates and may vary from actual prices.

93 Pros

57%
8 reviews (1h 38m)

69 Cons

The Happymodel Crux3NLR HD is a compact and whisper-quiet FPV drone designed for long, leisurely flights. Reviewers rave about its impressive flight times, reaching up to 20 minutes on a single 18650 battery, allowing for extended exploration. The integrated ExpressLRS 2.4GHz receiver delivers a reliable connection, and the built-in GPS adds a lay...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

55%

24 vs 20

Flight Performance

71%

17 vs 7

Features

57%

12 vs 9

Build Quality

43%

6 vs 8

Ease of Use

75%

3 vs 1

Camera Quality

Reviewer verdict

Across 8 YouTube reviews, the Happymodel Crux3NLR HD earns a Summa score of 3.3/5, ranking #39 among FPV Drones. Reviewers most often praise its flight performance, features, battery life, while the most common criticisms concern flight performance, battery life.

The Crux3NLR HD is widely praised as a smooth, fun cruiser with many reviewers (24 mentions) impressed by its calm, locked-in flight characteristics and adequate power for relaxed flying. Reviewers frequently highlight built-in features (17 mentions) like GPS, integrated ExpressLRS receiver, Nebula Nano digital HD system, and a working VTX, which make it convenient and capable out of the box. Battery life is another common positive (16 mentions), with multiple reviewers reporting long endurance on 18650/Li‑ion setups and flight times often reaching into the teens or low‑20 minute range under ideal conditions. Build quality and a compact, lightweight form factor (12 mentions) are also appreciated, with several noting carbon construction and molded frame parts that keep the quad small and stealthy.

Criticisms focus mostly on flight limitations (20 mentions): the Crux3NLR HD needs very smooth throttle management, struggles in wind, and is not suitable for aggressive or high‑speed flying, with GPS and position hold seen as limited. Battery issues (14 mentions) appear frequently, including inconsistent runtimes, polarity and insertion pitfalls with 18650 cells, terminals that can disconnect, and charging/battery warnings that reduce usable flight time. Reviewers also raise build and durability concerns (9 mentions), such as fragile frame elements, batteries popping out, included rubber bands being insufficient, and heat or motor/prop torque limitations. Finally, some users found setup and binding of receivers or firmware updates nontrivial (8 mentions), requiring extra effort to get the radio and Betaflight/ELRS configured correctly.

Analysis based on 8 YouTube reviews (1h 38m of video) with 93 pros and 69 cons extracted.

Pros (93)

Flight Performance (24)

just want to kind of fly around and have fun and just cruise ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 8:40
a lot of fun ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 8:46
definitely a cruiser ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 8:42
the drone actually flies smoothly and you can go around and check and cruise without that much problem or without that much shakiness in the camera ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 4:39
it flies okay smoothly as long as there is not much wind ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 12:18
It's super locked in ▶ Crux3 Nano LR Test Range with 1S Li-ion 18650 @ 4:06
It's got plenty of power ▶ Crux3 Nano LR Test Range with 1S Li-ion 18650 @ 2:36
Up to 15 satellites obtained during flight, which is the most in this location for any GPS modules tested. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 8:47
plenty of power for this little frame ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 6:09
It's really smooth ▶ Crux3 Nano LR Test Range with 1S Li-ion 18650 @ 2:47
it is pretty small you can pretty much squeeze everywhere you want to ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 9:35
It flies really well ▶ Crux3 Nano LR Test Range with 1S Li-ion 18650 @ 2:20
flies pretty decent ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 3:05
really impressed with the actual flight characteristics of it ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 3:38
It's really really punchy ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 2:46
the tune looked great, super smooth ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 9:13
It does feel like it's got plenty of power ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 1:16
the flight characteristic the tune was great ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 3:06
this is why this quad is great fun you can cruise around taking in the ages ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 8:35
It flies really well ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 0:22
flies very nicely and doesn't have any nastiness it's tuned for smooth cruising ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 7:29
look how slow it can go ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 9:23
you have gps so you can really send it out there ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 8:48
cool quad, it's a cruiser, it's ultra smooth the tune on here was really fantastic ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 12:55

Features (17)

has a GPS ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 2:13
it has express lrs with the ceramic antenna ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 1:22
the tune on it is really good ▶ Crux3 Nano LR Test Range with 1S Li-ion 18650 @ 5:35
i'm a big fan of express lrs and one point that i like quite a lot from this drone is that it has express lrs integrated in the flight controller ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 11:14
the drone has a gps included ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 1:15
this drone also has a beeper which is another thing that i think is important for a drone that you're flying long ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 2:34
it's small and will fit almost anywhere ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 12:26
built-in SPI Express lrs 2.4 gigahertz receiver ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 0:28
great receiver ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 5:10
the vtx to be a 350 milliwatt vtx i have to say this vtx actually does do pretty good work ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 9:39
mighty stealthy because it's just so quiet you'll be able to fly this almost anywhere and no one's going to bother you ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 0:18
It's using the ExpressLRS 2.4 protocol ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 0:28
little drone it weighs around 100 G ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 0:07
It's got the Nebula Nano digital HD system ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 0:17
has these cool little tpu mounts on the bottom that it kind of stands up on off the ground ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 3:14
very conveniently there's an Express lrs 2.4 GHz receiver on board ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 1:54
great fun it's so quiet and stealthy no one will know you're out there and you're not going to be bothered by anybody ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 13:01

Battery Life (16)

surprised at how long I could keep flying this on a single battery ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 1:44
keeps going and going and going ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 10:16
Potential for 21+ minute flight times. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 1:28
super lightweight you don't have to keep lipos that you worry about burning down anything ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 1:35
it uses leon batteries that sometimes is easier to handle than lipos ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 12:33
21 minutes and 54 seconds flight time with two 18650 batteries in a wind protected area. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 0:53
just keeps going and going and going ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 8:34
which is not bad if you think about it to fly and cruise and just go around with the drone for 10 12 minutes ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 9:10
with this battery i am actually getting about close to 18 minutes of flight time ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 8:10
they do give you two spots where you can connect your lead for your battery ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 10:40
i have this drone set up to where you could run it on either a 18 650 cell or on a 2s battery ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 7:17
can achieve 20 minutes on this 18650 lion set ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 2:58
you could get miles out on 20 minutes fly 10 minutes out or about eight to nine minutes out turn around and come back ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 8:59
you'll get about 15 minutes flying time ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 0:11
lower kv should give me a longer flight time ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 3:41
you can go to a local bake shop and you can buy any type of little 18650 lion and fly it on this quad ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 4:20

Build Quality (12)

so so lightweight ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 11:27
It's really quiet ▶ Crux3 Nano LR Test Range with 1S Li-ion 18650 @ 4:11
in one card you have expressive arrays you have esc's you have flight controller you have almost everything you just have to add four motors one camera and a gps and you are good to go and fly in this small form factor we do only one cell with only one battery ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 12:56
the one thing i love about this frame is like it's all carbon there is no plastic anywhere on this frame everything is carbon ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 2:06
very small single cell kind of Cruiser ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 0:14
very lightweight ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 0:24
very small ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 0:24
very nice motor very tiny model ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 3:16
they run pretty smooth ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 3:33
4500 kv which is lower than some of the other 1s quads out there with 18650 batteries, namely the crux 3. that one has 11 500 kb motors ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 3:28
1303 motors on here ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 3:22
it uses molded frame parts so hopefully it'll be a bit stronger than the 3D printed versions ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 1:03

FPV System (Video Latency/Clarity/Range) (11)

going 500 plus feet away ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 10:02
this drone has also a 200 milliwatts vtx ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 3:01
Capable of long-range flight (Wesley Vardy has flown it 33 kilometers). ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 12:56
you can actually go up to three kilometers with those with receiver with no issues ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 5:21
Crossfire edition is good for long range. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 2:56
the way the place is really shine is as a long range that's pretty much what it's built for ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 13:16
i didn't have any uh crazy breakup on my video and that is pretty amazing ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 9:56
cheap analog goggles will work with it ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 0:16
the one good thing about this vtx i believe you can go up to one mass one mass or one kilometer in an open field ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 6:14
the elrs receiver works really well with a link quality of around 95 to 100 ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 8:15
the elrs range on this is very good ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 11:22

Ease of Use (6)

takes some batteries that you can stick in your pocket and almost just pull over at a park somewhere and get a flight ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 8:12
convenient ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 8:46
the gps rescue started without any problem and took the drone back to the point where i could get back control and land without any problem ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 8:00
it's well configured out of the box ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 8:19
great starter quad, you can fly this around in stability ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 8:36
gps return to home ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 3:46

Durability (4)

this frame should be able to survive mostly any cautious on gas specifically ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 2:45
they're actually staying in there ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 4:25
i'm doing a little more on this little one because it's so small i know i'm not gonna break it ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 13:01
replaceable arms ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 2:46

Camera Quality (3)

very good camera for the price is very cheap and the image is actually pretty good i actually do enjoy the image ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 6:43
It's got the new Caddx Polar Vista ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 0:14
really nice stable image ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 2:31

Cons (69)

Flight Performance (20)

throttle management is key for this, you've got to just be very smooth on the throttle ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 10:08
throttle not so laggy and so mushy ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 9:25
doesn't like the wind ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 11:05
when I turn if I don't turn with a little bit of throttle it definitely starts to drop ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 2:33
have to push the throttle to keep it from just becoming a rock when you start heading down ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 9:29
this gps is not super extra good quality ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 7:45
as you start to drop it takes quite a bit of throttle to keep from feeling like you're going to be a rock that's going to skip off the ground ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 2:39
Does not hold position like camera drones (Mavic, Phantom). ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 1:40
there is no power on this drone to fight wind at all ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 5:46
Requires active flying, not position hold. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 1:56
the first thing that i saw was that the thing was shaking like hell ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 4:05
Lithium-ion batteries don't provide enough voltage for aggressive flying, flips, or rolls. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 14:49
Not suitable for aggressive or fast flying. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 15:04
Affected by wind, wobbles in flight, and struggles to maintain a straight line in windy conditions. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 13:09
if there is any kind of wind right the wind going to push your door away ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 12:27
GPS has limited value on this ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 11:44
not Punchy acros ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 7:35
the cruise and the hob throttle is quite high around 50 to 60% ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 7:40
dropped out of the air ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 10:08
in level amps when you climb be really gentle on the throttle you need to conserve battery as best you can and you will get blown around by even a gentle breeze ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 7:52

Battery Life (14)

i had a battery warning even though i just charged the battery ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 4:11
i never got over 12 minutes sometimes i got 10 sometimes i got 11 ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 9:03
it's not even close to what marketing is saying about 15 or 20 minutes of flight time ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 9:24
Caveats to the 21+ minute flight time. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 1:33
Be careful inserting batteries due to polarity. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 3:04
make sure to knock on both battery in the same time because with the setup the way i got everything connected those batteries are pretty much running in parallel and one a big thing about running battery in parallel is that you have to make sure you're running the same number of cell ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 11:15
I first noticed was the weight of the extra battery ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 7:13
these battery terminals here they have a habit of disconnecting from the battery they're sprung as you can see but I recommend checking them and bending them out a bit if they feel a bit loose ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 10:38
I did feel the extra weight of the extra battery ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 3:10
this kind of battery if you look at it doesn't have any physical difference between the plus and the minus sign which makes also the fact that the drone itself in the battery tray doesn't have any physical difference between plus and minus and you can very very easily insert the battery with the round polarity ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 10:00
if you drop on anything hard like a path when the battery dies or you dump it in the grass the battery has a habit of popping out ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 10:52
acquiring satellites takes ages and while it's sitting on the ground waiting it's drawing about 8 or 900 milliamps which is just eating into your flight time ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 12:04
you need a button top version of an 18650 ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 4:48
you have to watch out for which battery you buy ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 4:33

Build Quality (9)

not much torque in those propellers and those Motors ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 7:58
Included rubber bands are not sufficient for securing batteries; a battery strap is recommended. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 3:15
It does get hot ▶ Crux3 Nano LR Test Range with 1S Li-ion 18650 @ 3:35
Battery popped out during a soft landing. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 11:48
Batteries don't stay in place well, even with rubber bands. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 13:59
if you're someone who's not very comfortable soldering i will stay kind of stay away from this build because you may end up burning something or bridging something ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 7:03
the reason this is so light is cuz the frame weighs practically nothing which means it's not that strong so don't go flying into things like you would do with a 5in quad it'll break pretty easily the arms are okay but the frame is quite fragile and I've noticed a crack appearing just down here ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 10:01
the batteries will fly out um at least one of them and that's kind of an issue ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 2:26
It's a little bit on the heavy side ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 1:40

Ease of Use (8)

was not able to bind my boxer 3.0 or transmitter to the receiver ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 3:11
took quite a bit of work for me to get the receiver to work ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 0:31
can't bind a 2.0 to a 3.0 ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 3:38
it took me up to seven minutes which i thought it was quite a lot of time ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 6:31
cannot just use betaflight and auto detect the flight controller ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 4:00
I wouldn't want to fly this too far because when lithium batteries are near the end they suddenly die and there's no way that this will get home with rescue mode ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 11:50
if you dump this under a large tree or something and it loses satellites you can't just arm it and fly it back it's really annoying ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 12:21
it was not straightforward for me it took some reading and it took some trial and error ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 11:40

Features (7)

no Cloud building, there's no automation of any kind you have to find that hex file ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 4:29
how elrs is integrated into a flight controller with SPI ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 3:51
SPI models don't support anything above 250 refresh ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 6:37
had an old version of betaflight on it, had an old version of elrs on it ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 3:04
It doesn't have the greatest tune on it out of the box ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 0:40
the buzzer will only work when the batter's connected and this is so small it's in incredibly hard to find in the undergrowth ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 11:04
Doesn't tune ▶ FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyMode @ 3:22

Durability (5)

a lot of people break it on Landing ▶ 18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone @ 11:48
when i go to 2.7 that's when the whole dawn just fell out of the sky it got actually kind of burned out ▶ 18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" @ 8:22
if you do so you burn the drone there is nothing protecting the drone ▶ Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone wi @ 10:25
battery became disconnected during flight test ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 5:05
two broken arms ▶ A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S D @ 11:13

FPV System (Video Latency/Clarity/Range) (4)

Ceramic antenna not recommended for long range due to lack of testing experience. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 7:23
400 milliwatt VTX might be a limiting factor for long range. ▶ Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight @ 15:40
this monopole whip antenna for the VTX isn't great ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 11:25
the VTX performance is a little bit sketchy ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 8:26

Value for Money (1)

It's a little bit on the pricier side ▶ Crux3 Nano LR Test Range with 1S Li-ion 18650 @ 6:51

Camera Quality (1)

the cadx ant isn't my favorite camera bears too much contrast for me and it does seem strange flying analog with all this noise I'm so used to digital now and being able to see pretty much everything ▶ Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ult @ 8:47

Review sources

18650 Lion Happymodel Crux 3 NLR Drone by McShakyFPV — 17 pros, 16 cons
Stealth drone - Happymodel Crux3 NLR 1S 18650 long range ultralight drone with GPS and ExpressLRS by Whirly Bloke — 10 pros, 14 cons
A TRAGIC LOVE STORY OF 2S - Eachine Nano LR3 Long Range 2S Drone REVIEW by Drone Camps RC — 16 pros, 8 cons
Crux3 NLR Review - A LiIon 1S Nano Long Range FPV drone with integrated ELRS receiver by NordFPV — 13 pros, 10 cons
18650 or LIPO batt "The Best of Both Worlds" by GBoni FPV — 18 pros, 4 cons
Micro Explorer Drone // Eachine Nano LR3 2S // 18650 Flight by Nick Burns — 5 pros, 12 cons
FPV Drone Beginner - Betaflight GPS Rescue Set for HappyModel Crux3 NLR by Jump Star 跳那星 — 8 pros, 3 cons
Crux3 Nano LR Test Range with 1S Li-ion 18650 by verve78arief — 6 pros, 2 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Happymodel Crux3NLR HD worth buying?

Based on 8 independent YouTube reviews, the Happymodel Crux3NLR HD scores 3.3/5 with 93 positive and 69 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #39 in the FPV Drones category.

What do reviewers like most about the Happymodel Crux3NLR HD?

The most praised aspects are flight performance, features, battery life — Flight Performance (24 mentions), Features (17 mentions), Battery Life (16 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Happymodel Crux3NLR HD?

Reviewers most frequently criticize flight performance, battery life — Flight Performance (20 mentions), Battery Life (14 mentions).

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