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, 52 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). 

9 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 AWAY 

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 your!elf. 

Fly forward to a spot 20w30 feet away. 

Then fly back keeping the battery pointed at yourself. 

Mark a spot {B) on tile ground 10ft 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 iu original p0$ition (A) and land agein. 
Basic Flight Maneuvers ( *) 

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

10ft from your take-off point all while keeping battery 

pointed at yourself. 

3 meters 

I] Then, while keeping the aircraft nose pointed forward, 

fly a 4 point aquare box formation going clockwise. 

Be Sur$ 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. 

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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.