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Wait until the LED flight indicator starts to slowly blink green/yellow. This means the aircraft is initializing

and entering the “Ready to Fly”/“Ready to Fly (non-GPS)” state. Then proceed to execute the CSC

command to start motors.

Push the throttle stick up slowly to lift the aircraft off the ground. Refer to the Remote Controller

Operation (Page 10) for more details.

Enjoy your flight while capturing and recording with the DJI VISION App. Refer to the Using DJI VISION 

App (Page 42) for more details.

Pull down the throttle stick to descend. The stick will lock into place and the aircraft will descend steadily.

After landing the aircraft on the ground, keep the throttle stick at its lowest position for about 3 to 5 

seconds which will automatically stop the motors.

 

You SHOULD NOT execute the CSC during normal flight! This will stop the motors and cause the 

aircraft to descend rapidly and drop without any type of control.

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When the LED flight indicator blinks yellow rapidly during flight, the aircraft has entered into

Failsafe mode, refer to the Failsafe Function (Page 32) for details.

A low battery capacity warning is indicated by the LED flight indicator blinking red slowly or 

rapidly during flight. Refer to the Low Battery Level Warning Function (Page 34) for details.

Watch the quick start video about flight for more flight information.

Aircraft and battery performance is subject to environmental factors such as air density and 

temperature. Be very careful when flying 3000 meters (9800 feet) or more above sea level, as 

battery and aircraft performance may be reduced.

11.4 Failsafe Function 

The aircraft will enter Failsafe mode when the connection from the remote controller is lost. The flight control 

system will automatically control the aircraft to return to home and land to reduce injuries or damage. The 

following situations would make the aircraft fail to receive a signal from the remote controller and enter Failsafe

mode:

(1) The remote controller is powered off.

(2) The aircraft has flown out of the effective communication range of the remote controller.

(3) There is an obstacle obstructing the signal between the remote controller and the aircraft, essentially 

reducing the distance the signal can travel.

(4) There is interference causing a signal problem with the remote controller.

Failsafe works differently depending on the mode the aircraft is in when Failsafe mode is initiated whether it is in 

the Ready to Fly or Ready to Fly (non-GPS) mode.

Ready to Fly (non-GPS) ---- Automatic landing

The flight control system will try to keep the aircraft level during descent and landing. Note that the aircraft may 

be drifting during descent and landing process.
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Ready to Fly ---- Automatic go home and land 

The flight control system will automatically control the aircraft to fly back to the home point and land.

Home Point 

When the aircraft is initializing the Ready to Fly status, the aircraft will record the current GPS coordinates as the 

home point. It is recommended to lift off only after Ready to Fly status is confirmed for the safety of being able to 

fly back to home point successfully in case the Failsafe mode is initiated.

Dynamic Home Point 

The Home point will be reset to position of the mobile device at specific time intervals. 

(1) Enable dynamic home point in DJI Vision app or Phantom 2 Assistant.

(2) Dynamic home point is only available to the GPS-enabled mobile device. Turn on GPS and data service to obtain 

higher accuracy of the mobile device position.

point is useful in situations when you are in motion and require a Home point that is different 

from the takeoff point.

Go Home Procedures 

1 Record Home Point. 2 Flying. 3 Remote controller signal lost.

4 Signal lost lasts 3s, begin to go home. 5 Fly back to home point. 6 Landing after hovering 15s.

LED Flight Indicator  LED Flight Indicator LED Flight Indicator

LED Flight Indicator LED Flight Indicator LED Flight Indicator

Height over home point<=2 0m

Height over home point>2 0m

20m

Elevate to 2 0m

(1) In a Failsafe situation, if less than 6 GPS satellites are found for more than 20 seconds, the aircraft will 

descend automatically.

(2) When the aircraft is landing automatically, users can control the aircraft’s position and altitude if the 

remote controller signal is recovered.

(3) Aircraft cannot navigate around vertical obstacles on its return home course during Failsafe. However, 

you can set return home altitude value in Phantom Assistant to avoid hitting vertical obstacles 

through DJI Phantom Assistant.

In Phantom 2 Vision mode, users can set a new home point manually when the aircraft is in “Ready to fly”

status as long as a home point has been recorded automatically. Quickly flipping the S2 switch of the 

remote controller from upper most to lower most positions 5 times or more will reset the current aircraft 

position as a new home point of PHANTOM 2 VISION. When successfully reset, you will see a series of 

rapid green blinks on the LED Flight Indicator. The definition of “home point” is: i) The home point is the 
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place PHANTOM 2 VISION returns to when the control signal is lost, which is recorded last time. ii) The 

home point is used to calculate the horizontal distance between you and the aircraft, the distance will be 

displayed on the DJI VISION App.

Regaining Control During Failsafe Procedure 

Position of Switch S1 

 

Position-1 Position-2 Position-3 

How to regain control

When the S1 switch is switched to Position-1, 

toggle the S1 switch to any other position once to 

regain control. If remote controller’s signal is

recovered, control is returned back to the pilot.

Regain control as soon as signal 

is recovered.

Failsafe on the DJI VISION App 

The DJI VISION App will provide information during Failsafe.

Control Signal Lost Indicator Going Home Indicator

Refer to the Using DJI VISION App (Page 42) for details.

11.5 Low Battery Level Warning Function 

If the DJI intelligent battery is depleted to a point that may affect the safe return of the aircraft, the low battery 

level warning notifies users to take action. Users are advised to land the aircraft immediately when they observe 

these warnings. The thresholds for these warnings are automatically determined based on the current aircraft 

altitude and its distance from the Home point. Details of the battery level warning are listed below: