I don't know about you guys, but when you are in a multirotor club there are some components that just become ubiquitous. For instance, within the past couple months four of our club members, including me, have upgraded to Emax litespec motors. When it comes to frames, the popular choice has been Armattan Chameleon and Rooster frames. One has an original Chameleon, one has a 5" Rooster, another a 6" Chameleon Ti, another a 5" Chameleon Ti, and as of yesterday I have a 6" Rooster. Pretty interesting how that works out.
Why do we like these frames so much? Well for one they have proven to be super tough. One guy has only broken 1 arm, and another suffered a small crack. When a break does occur, we can turn around and ask Armattan for a free replacement using the lifetime warranty. The CNC metal camera cage is beautiful and has built in angle for the hd camera. The battery is mounted lower, centralizing the mass and theoretically providing faster handling. All this considered, the main reason for me to get a 6" Rooster is because there is not a big selection of 6" freestyle frames out there, and the Rooster turns out to be subjectively the best out of the limited selection.
I am going to be moving the electronics from my 6" Martian over to the new Rooster frame. I am also upgrading the old Eachine board cam to a Runcam Eagle that a friend gave me. I may also eventually upgrade the FC because the current one may have RX dropping issues.
Here are the specs:
Frame: Armattan Rooster 6"
FC: FrSky XSRF30
ESCs: Sunrise Cicada 20a BB1
Motors: Emax Litespec 2206 2300kV
PDB: Matek FCHUB-A
Camera: Runcam Eagle (1)
vTX: RDQ Mach 2
Props: Gemfan Flash 6042 and Emax Avan 6" LR
Why do we like these frames so much? Well for one they have proven to be super tough. One guy has only broken 1 arm, and another suffered a small crack. When a break does occur, we can turn around and ask Armattan for a free replacement using the lifetime warranty. The CNC metal camera cage is beautiful and has built in angle for the hd camera. The battery is mounted lower, centralizing the mass and theoretically providing faster handling. All this considered, the main reason for me to get a 6" Rooster is because there is not a big selection of 6" freestyle frames out there, and the Rooster turns out to be subjectively the best out of the limited selection.
I am going to be moving the electronics from my 6" Martian over to the new Rooster frame. I am also upgrading the old Eachine board cam to a Runcam Eagle that a friend gave me. I may also eventually upgrade the FC because the current one may have RX dropping issues.
Here are the specs:
Frame: Armattan Rooster 6"
FC: FrSky XSRF30
ESCs: Sunrise Cicada 20a BB1
Motors: Emax Litespec 2206 2300kV
PDB: Matek FCHUB-A
Camera: Runcam Eagle (1)
vTX: RDQ Mach 2
Props: Gemfan Flash 6042 and Emax Avan 6" LR