Another Armattan Rooster 5” as a backup. Hopefully I won’t crash both in a row.
I decided to keep this one simple & to the point:

Frame : Armattan Rooster 5 Inch
Flight Controller : F4S V1.6
ESC : Armattan DShot 30 amps BLHeli_S ESC/BB2 (Rebranded Spedix ES30 HV 3-6s BLHeli_S Dshot600 30A ESC)
Motor(s) : Armattan Oomph Velvet Edition 2206/2300 KV Motor
Receiver : FrSky R-XSR
VTX : TBS Unify Pro32 HV (MMCX)
Antenna : EMAX Pagoda-2
Camera : RunCam Racer 3
Beeper : Matek FPV FC 5V Loud Buzzer
Props : 5” DAL T5045C Cylcone
Battery : Lumenier Graphene 1300 mAh 4S 80C

Although I considered the Armattan Chameleon TI for this build I just feel the Rooster is tougher although there is less space. I like the CL Racing F4S because it has just what you need for a simple freestyle. I have another Armattan with the F7 but it just runs hotter & I don’t see any better performance. The CL Racing F4S has just enough ports for the RX with SBUS/SmartPort, VTX/SmartAudio, & the camera using either the CAM control pin or in this case RX4 & TX4 for the RunCam Racer 3.

Anyway, the layout was very clean & easy to service. The Maytek beeper needs a small capacitor between B- and ground to work properly – I used a 680pF this time. I solder this to the PCB then potted it so as to have a flat surface for double sided tape mounting. I do the same potting thing for the X-XSR receiver too.

Both the VTX and Camera solder to the FC using the 7.2V onboard BEC. Another thing I like about this FC.

The VTX is mounted on an AL plate I made using double sided thermal tape.

It weighs in at 392 grams and 559 grams with the battery. On my other Rooster I get anywhere from 5 min to 10 min depending how I’m flying so I'm expecting the same here.

I did some LOS hover tests today but I’m anxious to see how the TBS VTX performs. Mine is pumping out 1.4 Watts!

Very clean build man nice job!

Hey rdsi55, really like this build mate, nice work. I particularly like the potting of the matek buzzer and receiver, makes me reminisce on my younger days in electronics when potting was all the rage in protecting your IP. Some designers would even omit pcb tracks and substitute them with fine enamelled wire that was placed in the potting mix. Removing the mix would break these wires and brick the electronics in the process.

I really like how you did your lipo harness. It's a very elegant solution. I may copy it.