# PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE Earning Your Stripes

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# & CAUTION

This product is not su i table for people under the age o f 18. Please carefully read the "Qu i ck Start Guide", " Us e r Guide", disclaimer , and fully watc h the "Q u ick Start Videos" before using the PHANTOM. Users should make every effort 

### to fly regularly in order to improve their flight skills as an advanced l eve l pilot ( 

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### Please follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantom : O Aiways turn on the Remote Controller pr i or to turning on the Phantom. 

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### @ Be sure there are no distractions when you ' re f lying. 

### C) 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. 

# 43 Be f ore actually taking off. be sure you have calibrated the compass and you h ave full GPS satellite recept i on (S l ow Continuous Green Flashing). 

### @ Never fly over 

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

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# 8 When in doubt, gent ly pull down on the throttle stick and land. 

# 0 DO NOT PANIC.

The aircraft camera should face AWAY from the pilot before takeoff. CAUTION



### DO NOT fly the Phantom within a radius of 

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

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# Basic Flight Maneuvers ( 

# * ) IJ T ake off and land with batte ry facing you.

Hover in one spot keeping battery facing you, make sure to control Left/Right/Forward/Back movement.

Rotate left, r otate right but try t o keep the battery pointed at yourself.

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

F ly forward to a spot 20-30 feet away. Then fly back keeping the battery pointed at yourself.

Mark a spot (B) on the ground lOft away from the Phantom 's take off point. Hover**;~nd** 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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In a hover, starting with the battery pointed at yourself, rotate 360 degrees counter-c l ockwise.

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 nerl point

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### & Land Mode Be sure you are in a large open area. Before you take off, make sure you have a good G PS lock by ensuring your LED indicators are f l ash i ng Green. Fly the Phantom at least 50ft away from your tal<e off point. Turn off the Remote Controller. The Pha n tom will en t er it's failsafe Return·T o-Home Mode. Let the Phantom finish it 's routine a n d land itse lf with in 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 G P S lock by en s uring your LED indicators a r e flash in g Green. Fly the Phantom 50ft away f rom your take off point. T urn off the Remote Contro ll e r . T he Pha n tom wil l enter i t's failsafe Return·To·Home Mode. When the Phantom is returning home, you can intercept RTH Mode by switch i ng the Sl Switch from the top position to the middle or lower position, then continue flying the Phantom

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