It's innovative. It has grip. It's got style. And best of all? It's Armattan.
The Gecko is the latest addition to Armattan's family of mini-freestyle frames. Designed around the best principals that brought the Japalura and the Rooster to the front of their fields, this frame gives you the best protection and quality that the multirotor kingdom has to offer.
The cage is cut with 6 axis titanium milling. This is a first for Armattan, and it gives the head of this baby a smooth, svelte expression. The aluminum camera saver is a new mounting system designed to protect your camera even in the most crushing of cage crashes. And that's even more important for this frame, because it was designed to safely guard any 19mm micro cam on the market: SD or HD.
The stack mounting system is a fresh take on providing options for pilots. You no longer have to choose between an M2 or an M3 board because the Gecko offers provisions for both. While the 20x20, M2, forward stack was designed to be used for a mini HD split camera board (such as the Runcam Split Mini or Caddx Turtle), you can slap any board you want in there. The rear 20x20, M3 mounting holes will be there for your FC, ESC, VTX, or whatever else is left. And with the familiar 22mm deck height you'll find that your batteries are safely out of the line of fire of your props, but are also low enough to bring the centre of gravity back down towards your prop-line.
The tail provides the quality mounting options that Armattan is known for. A rubber VTX antenna guide channels thinner gauge antennas (up to 1.8mm) upwards, and out of the way of your props. If that doesn't suit your fancy, simply use the elongated M3 holes to zip-tie your dongle in the tried-and-true way instead. Lastly, lets put an end to rear-impact delamination. The carbon itself is protected from impacts by the custom Aluminum standoffs.
And what about the "big W?"
We're glad you asked. Like you might've thought, the entire frame is warrantied. Carbon, aluminum, and titanium are covered under Armattan's unbeatable lifetime warranty. What can we say, except, "you're welcome?"
I have the Gecko 3” frame already and I’ve been bashing that for about a year already and haven’t had a single problem, these frames are well worth the money for what you get out of them, I have found my everyday frame that doesn’t cut my flying time down with broken arms when I’m out. Very well built frame.
I really like this radio but I had a gimbal stick pull out without any pulling on it. I've had this happen with other name brand radios so it's not a surprise or let down. A little super glue and right back at it. It feels great! I love the full sized gimbals! I have the zorro and the boxer but I think this one is the right fit for me.
Handy as a second transmitter for travel, tiny whoops, etc
Surprisingly good for the price especially with ELRS. It has just enough switches that I can do most of what I can with the TX16S, and it's so much easier to throw in a bag and go. My only wish is that I could put the thumb-grippies style of stick ends on it easily (and still remove them for storage), but maybe someone will come up with an adapter or similar. Next step is to try a Gemini ELRS nano module and see what kind of range is possible on that.
