BUILDING THE ITSY

The ITSY comes with a complete set of parts:

Note: some kits may be partially assembled- below is a complete kit count.

Basic parts needed when building the Itsy

Hardware in the Kit:

  • 16 - M2x6 sheet metal screws
  • 4- M2x5 flat head screws
  • 12- M1.2X3mm motor screws
  • 2 - M2 Nylon standoffs
  • 2-Silicone battery mounts (also includes 2 spare mounts)
  • 4- M2x10 SS machine screws for flight controller
  • 4- M2 SS nuts
  • 4-M2 SS nylock nuts
  • Carbon Fiber parts: Base Frame, Propguard, Upper and lower VTX Pod Cage, Camera Backbone protector.
  • Frame Joiner
  • Rubber parts: camera Pod vibration damper and camera mounts
  • 1- diamond grinding bit to debur the edges of the carbon fiber backbone
  • 4 -M2 x18 stainless steel screws to mount the Walksnail Moonlight VTX
  • 2 - M2 nylon spacers to secure the Walksnail Moonlight VTX

Exploded View Reference:

During assembly, refer to the exploded view below:

Special assembly of Walksnail Moonlight Kit:



Step 1: Preparing Electronics

(coming soon)

Step 2: Building The Frame

Step 3: Tuning The ITSY

Months of time have been spent to optimize the best possible tune for your ITSY. This was done considering all flight experience: indoor, outside and in the wind.

Setup the ESCs:

Use your esc firmware tool to create the following settings:

  • 48khz PMW rate
  • Enable PMW dithering (checkbox) if available

Betaflight:

After setting up your RX, TX and motors in Betaflight please configure PIDs as follows:

Filter settings:

IMPORTANT: go to the Betaflight CLI and enter the following settings:

  • set rpm_filter_q = 350
  • Then type in: save ... and hit enter
Note: See sliders and detailed filter parameters below sliders


PID settings:

Notes:

  • Change mode to RP to enable custom YAW PIDS
  • Set dynamic idle value higher (>70) for more floaty low throttle descents or lower (<70)for faster descents
  • To customize the tune based on frame weight ( Depending on VTX selection ,etc) adjust Master Multiplier as desired. (Base is 1.25)

Rate settings:

Notes:

  • Rates above are for smooth cinematic flight with ability to do acro.