# PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE 

# Earning Your Stripes Vl.l

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This product is notsuitable for people underthe age of 18. Please carefully read the



### "Quick Start Guide", "User tvlanual", "Disclaimer", and fully watch the tutorial videos before using the PHANTOM. Users should make every effort to 

### fly regularly in orderto 

### improve theirflight skills as an advanced level pilot (

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### fly safely and 

### responsibly. 

### Pleasefollow these guidelines prior toflying your Phantom: 

# 8 Always turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom. 

# 8 Toggle Si, S2 to thetop. 

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

# e When starting your training, be sure you are in avery large open area. Be aware ofyour 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). 

## fil Never fly higher than 400 feet, 

# fl 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 AWAY from the pilot beforetakeoff. DO NOT fly

### the Phantom within a 

### radius of

### 2 meters. DO NOTtouchthepropellersafter the Phantom has been started. CAUTION
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# Basic Flight Maneuvers (

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



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Hover in one spot keeping batteryfacing you, make 

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Rotate left, rotate right but try to keep the battery pointed at your$elf. 

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# Basic Flight Maneuvers (

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

Fly 

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### fly back keeping the battery pointed at yourself.

Mark a spot (8) on the ground lOft aw:c.y from the Phantom's take offpoint. 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 position (A) and land again. -"-·· 

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# * ) D Fly left 3 meters away from your take-off point, then fly right 

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Then, while keeping the aircraft nose pointed forward, fly 

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# D In a haver, starting with the battery pointed at yourself, 

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In a hover, starting with the battery pointed at yourself, rotate 

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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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# """' ' Starting with the battery pointed at yourself, go into a hover. Then rotate the Phantom 90 degrees facing right, and fly a 4 point squ<'!re box formation going counter-clockwise. Be sure to be in control an<l stop and hover ln place at &ach point before proceeding to the next point.



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### Try to keep the altitude and also the circle as uniform as possible.



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# - Hover with the aircraft nose pointed at yourself and try 

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# El 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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# * * * ) II Fly 

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### Fly a circle counter-clockwise and keep the aircraft 

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### pointed at the centerofthe circle. Be sun? to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

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### 8 without rotating the Phantom. Be sure to keep 

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

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### a Figure 8 with 

### the aircraft nose ofthe Phantom pointed in the direction oftraveL Be sure to keep the 

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# .. Fly Fig.ure 8 patterns while experimenting with different orientations. For example, aircraft nose always pointed in a given direction or opposite/left/right**th~&** directio11 oftravel, etc, Be sure to keep the altitude thesame and the circle as uniform as possible.



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# EmergencySituations 

# D Return Home

### & Land Mode Be sure you ate 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 awayfrom yourtake off point. Turn off the Remote Controllet·. The Phantom 

### will enter lt 's failsafe Return-TowHome Node. Let the Phantom finish it's routine and land itselfwithin 2 meters of the 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 sure you have a good GPS lock by ensuring your LED indicators are flashing Green. 

### Fly the Phantom 50ftaway from your take off point. Turn off the Remote Controller. The Phantom will 

### enter it's failsafe Return-Ta-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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