PNP, BNF or RTF - Deciding on the best drone with DJI O4 Air Pro unit for India

 With most of the Drone models and Drone parts imported, we have to juggle between choices of going for the PNP version or the RTF. 

Let us first consider a formidable contender.

Date of calculation - March 2026.

BetaFPV Pavo20 Pro Series

Pavo20 Pro ELRS FPV. The original website gives rates in INR, the rupee. 

O4 Pro PNP version comes without the Air Unit and without ND filters. That costs 10k Rupees. 

O4 Pro with the Air Unit has ND filters and will cost 34k Rupees

Going for a separate Air unit will cost anywhere in the region of 30k to 35k on Indian websites. Right now the original website shows Pavo20 Pro with the O4 as out of stock. You can try your luck with the Indian Website who can import for you. 

There is also an upgraded version, the Pavo20 Pro II with two versions, O4 Pro and PNP. Converted price by the original website is showing Rs 34k and Rs 10k respectively. 

https://betafpv.com/products/pavo20-pro-ii-brushless-whoop-quadcopter?variant=42410958913670

That is in stock which means they have stopped production of the older Version 1

If you already have an Air Unit, then this is a good choice. Check for availability from the Indian Website. 

https://tujorc.com/product/pavo20-pro-ii-brushless-whoop-quadcopter/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23539291884&gbraid=0AAAABCWORX0-k8_HvLO4G0MQals7BC2jy&gclid=CjwKCAjw687NBhB4EiwAQ645dkcYNYTj4wJ81L_R5QYMZslHInmdHNRuut5xybG110-W3ss2ZMd7YRoCODAQAvD_BwE

You will still need to buy the ND filters and the VTX or the video transmitter. 

GEPRC T-Cube18 HD O4 

I found this entry quite by accident. None of the Indian Websites list this one except here.


At Rs 30k this is a steal. But this particular one has the O4 Air unit and not the pro one. 


We now move to the custom build options.

I happened to chance upon this frame.

GEPRC Cinelog30 Version 3

On this website it just costs Rs 5199

https://fpvstore.in/product/geprc-cl35-v2-frame/

https://www.drkstore.in/geprc-gep-cl30-v3-frame/?srsltid=AfmBOoqv_BBV5gF4NLHKv6t_OFjMEa-pCQkE8hdqMD00bpjYi9nF5eYa

the CL 30 v3 version supports DJI O4 Pro unit. 


https://zbotic.in/product/betafpv-pavo20-pro-ii-brushless-whoop-quadcopter/

On this website it costs a whooping Rs 58K but it is still worth it. 













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