This build was both a transfer of components from a worn out frame, and an ugrade to more modern components. Originally, I was flying a 6" Martian frame, but it suffered some damage after one too many crashes. I really like the flight characteristics of a 6" build, and wanted a frame that was stronger as well as more fit to carry a GoPro for filming. I decided on the Rooster from Armattan after doing some research and consulting with friends. I picked the Rooster over the similar Chameleon not necessarily because of the removable arms, but because the removable arms raise the motors up by 4mm in comparison to the Chameleon. This reduces the moment of inertia about the roll axis slightly, theoretically giving better flight characteristics.

The flight controller is a combination between an F3 controller and an XSR receiver from FrSky. It does not have a built in PDB, so I used a Matek PDB with current sensor to both serve as power, and give me useful current readings. The resulting two board stack makes it difficult to fit anything else on top. I had to shorten the pigtail on the RaceDayQuads Mach 2 vTx I am using so that the top frame plate would fit on. I am using four individual 20a blheli ESCs that I got for a good price (Sunrise Cicada 20a BB1, not BB2 as indicated). They only run up to dshot 300, but they have worked great for me. I also am using a custom hand made pagoda antenna, not the Spedix model I chose as a placeholder.

I like flying biblades on 6" quads to put less strain on my battery, but also because of the sound and uncommon prescence of them. Previously I used DAL, HQ durable, and Gemfan Flash biblades. All of them resulted in a quad with bad oscillations at high throttle. For this build, I was excited to try out Emax Avan Longrange biblades. They have a very unique profile engineered for efficiency and performance. Having flown this new build dozens of times, I can tell that these props are hands down my favorite biblades.