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PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE

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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 Manual", "Disclaimer", and fully watch the tutorial 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.

Please follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantom:

0 Always turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom.

@ Toggle Sl, S2 to the top.

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

e When starting your training, be sure you are in a very large open area. Be aware of your

surroundings. Always fly in areas void of obstacles and away from traffic and people.

@ Before actually taking off, be sure you have calibrated the compass and you have full

GPS satellite reception (Slow Continuous Green Flashing).

Q Never fly higher than 400 feet.

fj 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 nose should face A WAY

from the pilot before takeoff.

DO NOT fly the Phantom within a

radius of 2 meters.

DO NOT touch the propellers after

the Phantom has been started.

Nose

CAUTION

FORBIDDEN

Tail

NO TOUCH

Basic Flight Maneuvers ( *)

D Take off and land with battery facing you.

El Hover in one spot keeping battery facing 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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Basic Flight Maneuvers ( *)

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

Fly forward to a spot 20~30 feet away.

Then fly back keeping the battery pointed at yourself.

Marl< a spot (8) on the ground lOft awrry from the Phantom' a

take off point. Hover and fly towards that spot and land at

the spot (B~ Then go back into a hover and bring the Phantom

back to its original p0$ition (A) and land again.

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Basic Flight Maneuvers ( *)

r11 Fly left 3 meters away from your take-off point, then fly right

U lOft from your take-off point all while keeping battery

pointed at yourself.

3 meters 3meters

Then, while keeping the aircraft nose pointed forward,

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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Do the same as above but fly the 4 point box formation

counter-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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Skilled Flight Maneuvers ( * * )

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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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Skilled Flight Maneuvers ( * * )

Starting with the battery pointed at yourself, go into a hover.

Then rotate the Phantom 90 degrees facing right, and fly a 4

point square box formation going counter-clockwise.

Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in place at each

point before proceeding to the next point.

With the battery pointed at yourself, fly a circle.Try to

keep the altitude and also the circle as uniform as possible.

Hover with the aircraft nose pointed at yourself and try

to keep the Phantom in one place.

Advanced Flight Maneuvers ( * * * )

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Fly a circle and keep the aircraft nose pointed towards you.

Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as

uniform as possible.

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EJ Fly a 4 point square box clockwise while keeping the aircraft

nose facing in your direction.
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El Fly a 4 point square box counter-clockwise while keeping

the aircraft nose facing in your direction.

Advanced Flight Maneuvers <* * *)

El Fly a 4 point square box clockwise and rotate the

phantom in the direction of travel.

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g Fly a circle counter-clockwise and keep the aircraft

nose pointed in the direction of travel. Be sure to keep

the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

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m Fly a circle counter-clockwise with the aircraft nose

pointed at the center of the circle. Be sure to keep

the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as

possible.

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Advanced Flight Maneuvers<***)

D Fly a figure 8 without rotating the Phantom. Be sure to keep

the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.
Fly a Figure 8 with the aircraft nose of the Phantom

pointed in the direction of travel. Be sure to keep the

altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

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Fly Figure 8 patterns while experimenting with different orientations.

For example, aircraft nose always pointed in a given direction or

opposite/left/right the direction of travel, etc. Be sure to keep the

altitude thesame and the circle as uniform as possible.

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 off the Remote Controller.

The Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return-To-Home Mode.

Let the Phantom finish it's routine and land itself within 2 meters

of the take off point.

• 15 meters •

Intercepting 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 50ft away from your take

off point. Turn off the Remote Controller. The Phantom will

enter it's failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. When the 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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• 15 meters •

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