# PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE Earning Your Stripes

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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 Guide", disclaimer, and fully watch the**~Quick** Start 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 ( 

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.Please fly safely and responsibly.



### Please follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantom: Q Aiways turn on the Remote Controller priorto turning on the Phantom. 

# 6 Toggle Sl. S2 to the top. 

### @ Be sure there are no distractions when you're flying.**~** When starting your training, ba 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. 

# 0 Before actually taking off, be sure you have calibrated the compass and you have full GPS satellite reception (Slow Continuous Green Flashing). 

# 0 Never fly over 

### 400 feet. 

### f) During training, stay behind your imaginary barrier and never fly behind yourself. 

# 0 When in doubt. gently pull down on the throttle stick and land. 

# 0 DO NOT PANIC.

The aircraft camera 1hould face AWAY from the pilot beforetakeoff. CAUTION

DO NOT 

### fly the Ph1ntom within a rlldlu• of2 meter1. FORBIDDEN
DO NOT touch the propellers afterthe Phantom hu been started. 

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# Basic Flight Maneuvers (

# *) o Teke off end lend with batteryfacing you.



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EJ Hover in 

### one spot keeping battery facing you, make sure to control Left/Right/Forward/Beck movement.



### Rotate left, rotate right but try to keep the battery pointed at yourself.

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# Flight Maneuvers ( 

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Slowly fly forward/back/left/right with back of Phantom pointed at you111elf.

Fly forward to a spot**20~30** feet away. Then fly back keeping the battery pointed atyourself.

Mark a apot (B) on the ground lOft. away from the Phantom 'a take off point. Hover and fly towards that spot and land at the spot{B). Then gobackinto a hover and bring the Phantom bac:k to iU original pOliition (A) and land again.

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# EJ In a hover, starting with the battery pointed atyourself, 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 degree$ fac:ing left, and fly a 4 point square box formation going clockwise. 8& sure to be in control and stop and hover in place at each point before proceeding to the next poinl 

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### with the battery pointed at yourself, go into a hover. Then rotate the Phantom 90 degreea facing right. end fly a 4 point aquare box formation going counter-clockwise. Be> sure> to be in control and $top end hove>r in pl•ce •t each point before proceeding to the next point.

With the bat1ery pointed at yourself, fly a circle.

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Hoverwith the camera pointed atyounself and tryto keep 

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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 camera ofthe Phantom pointed in the direction oftravel. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

Fly Figure 8 patterns while experimenting with different orientations. For example, camera alweya pointed in a given direction or opposite/ left/right the direetion of travel, ete. 

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# 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 Tum offthe Remote Controller. The Phantom will enter it'' failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. letthe Phantom finish it• s routine and land itselfwithin 2 meters ofthe take off point 

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Intercepting Return Home 

# a Land Mode Be sure you are in a large open area. Bafore 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 offthe 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 ewitching the Sl Switch from the top position to the middle or lower position, then continue flying the Phantom

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