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# PILOT TRAINING GUIDE Earning Your Stripes

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# ~CAUTION

This product is not suitable for people under the age of 18. Please carefully read the "Quick Start Guide", "User Guide", disclaimer, and fully watch the "Quick Start Videos" before using the PHANTOM. Users should make every effort to fly regularly in order to improve their flight skills as an advanced level pilot (

# ***) .Please fly safely and responsibly. 

### Pleasefollow these guidelines priorto flying your Phantom: 4)Aiways turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom. 

## 8 Toggle Sl. S2 to the top. 

## 8 Be sure there are no distractions when you're flying. 

## 0 When starting yourtraining, be sure you are in a very large open area. Be aware ofyour surroundings. Always fly in areas void ofobstacles and away from traffic and people. 

# 0 Before actually taking off, be sure you have calibrated the compass and you have full GPS satellite reception (Slow Continuous Green Flashing). 

## 8 Never fly over 400feet. 

# e During training, stay behind your imaginary barrier and never fly behind yourself. 

### @} When in doubt, gently pull down on the throttle stick and land. 

# 0 DO NOT PANIC.
The aircraft camera should face AWAY from the pilotbeforetakeoff. CAUTION 

### DO NOTfly the Phantom within a radius of2 meters. FORBIDDEN 

### DO NOT touch the propellers afterthe Phantom has been started. 

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# Basic Flight Maneuvers (

# *) D Take off and land with battery facing you.



# B Hover in one spot keeping batteryfacing you, make sure to control Left/Right/Forward/Back movement.

Rotate left, rotate right but try to keep the battery pointed at yourself.

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Slowly fly forward/back/left/right with back of Phantom pointed at yourself.

Fly forward to a spot 20-30 feet away. Then fly back keeping the battery pointed atyourself.

tvlark a spot (B) on the groundlOft awayfrom the Phantom's take offpoint. Hover and fly towards that spot and land at the spot(B). Then gobackinto a hover and bring the Phantom back to its original position (A) and land again. 

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Fly left lOft away from your take-off point, then fly right lOft from yourtake-off point all while keeping battery pointed at yourself.



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# El In a hover, starting with the battery pointed at yourself, rotate 360 degrees clockwise.

In a hover, starting with the battery pointed at yourself, rotate 360 degrees counter-clockwise.

Starting with the battery pointed at yourself, go into a hover. Then rotate the Phantom 90 degrees facing left, and fly a 4 point square box formation going clockwise. Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in place at each point before proceeding to the next point.


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## ' I Fly a Figure 8 with the camera ofthe Phantom pointed in the direction oftravel. Be sure to keepthe altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

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# Emergency Situations 

# D Return Home 

### & Land Mode Be sure you are in a large open area. Before you take off, make sure you have a good GPS lock by ensuring your LED indicators are flashing Green. Fly the Phantom at least 50ft away from your take off point. Turn offthe Remote Controller. The Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. Let the Phantomfinish it's routine and land itselfwithin 2 meters ofthe take off point.

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### Intercepting Return Home 

### & Land Mode Be sure you are in a large open area. Before you take off, make sureyou have a good GPS lock by ensuring your LED indicators are flashing Green. Fly the Phantom 50ftaway from your take off point. Turn offthe Remote Controller. The Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. Whenthe Phantom is returning home, you can intercept RTH Mode by switching the Sl Switch from the top position to the middle or lower position, then continue flying the Phantom.



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