PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE 

Earning Your Stripes Vl.l 

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l hi~ product is not !\tulabie fo r p eople under the ag·~ of 18. Pll>ase -:arefully read the 

"Ouick St<~rl Gllid.~". "User Mftnual". "DiscL:oimer··, and fully w(ltch th" l~Jtori(l l video!, 

be:fol'") U!>ing th~· PH ANTOM. Users should me~ke every effort to fly regularly in order to 

1mprove their fliqht skills as an advanc•.•d levr:l pilot ( ** * l . PIPasc fly 5afely and 

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Please follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantom: 

0 ;\!ways llll non tho !{<",mote Controll•.' l l>t ior lo tu nin~J on th·~ Phn11tom. 

@ T ougl-:! S I. S2 L<> tile lop. 

f!} 8.:> :>ure tlH>ru rtrf' no ~tr.1ction~ wh•m vou r~ flying. 

G Yo/hen startmq yo"' tr<~ining. b~· su•~ you m .. in a very large op•'n area. Be il\Vdre of your 

~.UI rDlJn'J"'':)~- 1\lw,ly!~ fly in ·e<~> void 0f obstacles and awcJy 11 0 1'1'1 Lrnffic and peopl(!. 

~Before <1< .. tu.11ly t.akll'f·l olf. be su1 e yOll h;wc c . .1libratod the tomp<':>'' <~nd Y<'U h,w,t full 

GP~ satelli ·~ n•u!pti,.>n (SI·:>w Conllnu<•ll'• Green Fla hin~J). 

~ ~!eve• fly higne1 than 10l• feet. 

f) Dlll ing ll :>tn'n9. ~t<ty b~hincJ your m•l'lqltt,u y bMd.:-r and "<'"N fly b')hind yourself 

@ \Vh~n 111 doubt. !'J"nlly puil down on lh" throltl<) ~ti<:k 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. 

CAUTION 

FORBIDDEN 

NO TOUCH 

Nose 

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Right 
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- u make - - - r~~.ng yo . El Hovu k.-rping brtttcry - ~ I< movement. in on.-. sp~~fl/Right/f-orw'lrd, Bac sure to control -

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t.:~tr right but t K(:P Rotate left. '<' If II y o • -

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k/ h bad c,f lcti/Jtght WI \ II fOI '-"<'1 d/bac Slowly Y 1 1 y )U I' ~t! f. · ' ' '"C a " Ph,ln\om poll 

·•o fenL <l way. '·If '? () .. :J -~ . t OUrk · lard lt:'> A sp<:>t -- b ttery pC• tt~d a y rly forv' In tho: a Then II Y back keep 9 
fJ Fly left 3 rl1•7l01 s «w.1y from your tilkc-off point. h~n fly ri9f1t 

lOFt from your L.o~<'-off point all while 1-.ccping batt~ry 

pon>t<:d at yow !·Oif. 

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3 meters 3 metc1 s 

l h~ n. •~ k•)~'p ng the ,111 cro ft nose pointcd forward, 

fly a 4 poin t ~qwu•~ box form<ltion fjotng clocKw;se. 

B~ su1 e to b" m r..:>ntrol and :;top and hov;or 111 place 

at each point h<·forP proccedmg to the ne>.l point. 

Do the same as above but fly the L1 point box formati0n 

cm.mtP.r·clockwtsc. BE: ~l f•7 to be 1n control and stop 

and hove-r tn plilr<> at Pach point before prot:eeding 

to the next point. 

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In ,, hovoo. slaol ing with the battery pointed ell yourself. 

o nt,lt•) 560 dt>91 "''S clockwise. 

In a hover, starting with the battery pointed at ynur~.elf. 

rotate 360 degrees counter-doch11se. 

:~o o with l.h '·' b.llt<1r y point•;d ,11: your sell, go io1tt.> ;> hovN. 

Th"'n ''- lt ll~ II><' Ph,mlnm 90 d"grHOO'; fw.11 og lelt. ,md fly ,111 

point square bo• rwm:,(ion goinn ('f(>o;kvoi,.,., Bt' Hlf" ~' bf' II) 

r;rmtrol ,1nd stop and ho·;er on pbce al each poont be-for'.! 

f>r<>CO'o'.·dil19 \0 lh" llP.Xl poinl. 

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P'Jtnt ~<.pj ,rc hoY. f0rmf\tion goin9 c<~ u,"'t cr-t'ior.kwir,n 

~, •,nr-<' tr) h P in contr<;l and :-.top .Jtld hovr.r in pl:1ce ('l (!;tCh 

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~~ W1th lhf- batl(:ry pointed at yow·s~lf. fly a circl•). Try to 

l..e>ep the alt1tude ;~nd nlso lh~ circle as unifo1 mas possible. 

kw\~r WJ\11 the <> ircrafl nosr! p01nled dt yoUisdf ;md l1y 

l<• k,'(:p th0 PlumL0111 in one piau~. 
D Fly i1 <:.ll'cl<.: and k•'•'!'' the i:'lll naft noM· poinl'.!d toward$ you. 

At <>ure tn l<<'0fJ the .1ltitude the :;am;, <1nd tho c.~rcle .1~. 

u1,ifor~'n "·t~~ p~>~~·;;.ible. 

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n<'l~•· f3cll'lg m yol,r dlr(:Cllon. 

EJ Fly a 4 pomt squ<1rc box counter-clockwise while keeping 

the airc1 .J[t nose racing II\ your direction . 

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~~ Fly ~· circle •:C·~nto:-r-c.lockwisc ,end keq) the ;~ir craft 

nosr pomt<><:l•n the un (c.Ctlon of trovr·l Bf' su• ,. to keep 

the· <rltittJd .. the• !>0m c o111d thfJ circle ,,s unifoo·m dt• po~l· bi•' 

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0 f-ly •I <:rrdP C•>t mt cr-clockwi~<' with the ;~irc ralt nose 

poonlo<l at t hn c·~ nte•· tJf the cort..le. I3•J Slll c t<• keep 

llw .1llitudl' the ~oln1C ;;nd th(· ctrck· iiS uniform as 

po~.s obl·~· 
f ly a f·gur" 8 without rotating lh~ Ph;~ntorn. Be 5ure to k<:!ep 

tho ahi\ud,• the ~.anw and th" rir<.:IP <11• lllliforrn M· possibl{'. 

Fly a Fi!J'" '' 8 with l he air cr nfl nosP of \h(' Ph;.111lom 

p(>in t~~d in the dir')c\ion of tr ;~v•.~l. B"! f,Lir~ lo kr~('P th~ 

Jltitude the same .:mel th" c r c:le as umlorm a'> po~;ible. 

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fly Ft~"jUft· S p,1tt1 ~~"'' wh lr: tt'<J)'.JIOlC''11inlj \•..-ith 01ffr r<.'•'t Urti'Jntation~. 

I 01 l').x~ mpl\•, ili l craft nos~ Jlwt•ys !)oinh'd 111 3 £1fv~m tllrr::c.:ticn'l or 

ot>p•:•,.it<> lkft/rr~Jh\ the dll't·cliCJil <>f lr,"<•l. de B(· •;<JI'(' t<r kc!'p ltv• 

<~lhtud~ thcs~me <>n<l t"" rircle ... llf'rforn> .. ~ p.:>ssibfr.· 

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D Return Home & Land Mode 

BE· stu t' you ar"' m '' larg(,' oren area. 8'-tfore you t.lke off. 

mi.lke >ttl'<! you .:~w.' ~l ~Jood C PS lod by "nsurinrJ your LED 

mdtcatC>rs ill'e <~,hinq Gref!n Fly tho Pl1.1ntorn "' lt><•Sl 50ft 

away ft om yow l·lkt> off pomt. l11111 off thr Hemol!-' Controllr--r. 

The Ph,u ttom wtll 011ler it '~ l;11bafe Relut n-To-Home Mv<le. 

I •: t th•> Phnntom firw.h tl's roulllt<) ,rnd l,tnd tl!·f•lf Wtlhut ? met1.11& 

o f thr: l·tkl: o ff roinl 

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El Intercepting Return Home & Land Mode 

Be >Ill,. you ill ... in a !Mg~ op<·n M<>a. BrfNP you take orr. mai<P 

o;urr• you have il r,(;t. l C PS k'ck by en ut in!.J your LED indicator'\ 

arc 11.1shin~ Gr 11Cn rly the Phanl')tn SOft away frorn your takt• ,,If potnl. I urn nff thr- Rem01" Controllt!t . The Phantom will 

ente-r tl · <. bilsaf" Rc,turn-To-Home i"lodc. When the Phantom 

is rct111 ""'D hotnt:. you can inle>t cept RT ~ Mode by ~witchu1~ 

th(• Sl !:..wtlch ft <,m tlw lop p0sition to thv middl..: or lowc r 

IJO!>tliun. th-:1' (.ontinu<.- flyin'J th.:- Phan\(Jilt 

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