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PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE

Earning Your Stripes

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& CAUTION

This productis not suitable for people under theage 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 regularlyinorder toimprove 

theirflight skills as an advanced level pilot (***) .Please fly safely and responsibly.

Please follow these guidelines priorto flyingyour Phantom:

QAlways turn onthe Remote Controller priorto turning onthe Phantom.

6ToggleSl.S2 to the top.

@ Be sure there are no distractions when you'reflying.

When startingyour training, besure you are in a very large open area.Beaware of your 

surroundings.Always fly inareas voidof obstacles and away from traffic and people.

@ Before actually taking off,be sure you have calibratedthe compass and you have full

GPSsatellite reception(Slow Continuous Green Flashing).

0Neverfly over 400feet.

f)Duringtraining,stay behind yourimaginary barrier and never fly behindyourself.

0When indoubt. gently pull down on the throttle stick andland.

0DO NOT PANIC.

CAUTION

FORBIDDEN

DONOT touchthepropellers after the Phantom has been started.

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TOUCH

DO NOT fly the Phantom within•radius of2 meters.

The aircraftcamera shouldfaceAWAY from thepilotbeforetakeoff.
Basic Flight Maneuvers (

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o Take off andland with battery facing you.

Hoverinone spot keepingbattety feeing you,make

suretocontrol Left/Right/Forward/Back movement

Rotateleft, rotate right but try to keep the battery 

pointed at yourself.

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Basic Flight Maneuvers (*)

Mari<aspot(8)onthegroundlOft.&Wf!IYfromthePhantom·a

Slowly fly forward/back/left/right with back of 

Phantom pointed at yourself.

Fly forward to a spot 2030feet away.

Then fly back keeping the battery pointed at yourself.

take off point.Hover and fly towards that spot and land at 

the !SpOt(8).Then go b!Kk into a hover end bring thll Phantom 

back to its original position (A) and land again.
Basic Flight Maneuvers (

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Then, while keepingthe camera pointedforward,

fly a4 pointsquare boxformationgoingclockwise.

Beaureto beincontrol andatopandhover inplace

ateachpointbeforeproceedingtothe nextpoint.

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Dothesame as above butfly the4point box formation 

counter-clockwise. Be sure to beincontrol and stop 

and hoverin place at each point before proceeding 

to the next point.

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D Fly left10ft away from your take-off point,then fly right

10ftfrom your take-off point all while keeping battery 

pointed at yourself.

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Skilled Flight Maneuvers (

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Starting with the battery pointed atyouraelf, go into a hover.

Then rotate the Phantom 90 degrees facing left, and fly a 4

point ,squarebox formation going clockwise.Be suretobe in

control and atop and hover in place at each point before

proceeding to the next point.

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

rotate 360 degrees clockwise.

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rotate 360 degrees c:ounter-clockwise .

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Skilled Flight Maneuvers (

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Starting with the battery pointed atyourHlf, go intoe hover.

Then rotate the Phantom 90degrees facingright.and fly a 4

point square box formation going counter-clockwise.

Besure to be in control and stop and hover in plac:e et eac:h 

point before proceeding to th& next point.

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Withthe battery pointed at yourself,fly a c:irc:le.Try to

keepthealtitude and alsothecircleas uniform aspouible.

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[I Hover wiU,the camera pointedat yourself and try to keep the Phantom in one place.
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Advanced Flight Maneuvers (***)

Fly a 4 pointsquare box clockwise while keepingthe camera 

fac:ingin your direction.

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Fly a 4 point square box c:ounter-c:loc:kwise while keeping 

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Besure to keep the altitude the same and the circleas 

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Advanced Flight Maneuvers<***)

EJ Fly a 4 point square box clockwise and rotate the 

phantom inthe direction of travel.

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DFly a circle counter-clockwise and keep the camera pointed

inthe direction of travel.Be sure to keep the altitudethe

same and the circle ea uniform as possible.

l]IFly acirclecounter-clockwisewith the camera pointed at the

center ofthecircle.Be sure to keep the altitude the same 

and the circle as uniform as possible.

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AdvancedFlight Maneuvers<***)

IJI Flyafigure 8withoutrotatingthePhantom.Be sureto keep

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

Fly a Figure 8with the camera of the Phantom pointedinthe 

direction of travel.Be sure to keep the altitude the same and 

the circle as uniform as possible.

r.11 Fly Figure 8patterns while experimenting with different orientations.

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left/right ___the_ directionoftravel,etc.Besuretokeepthealtitudethe ,,, _ _ _ _ _ seme and the circle es..

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Emergency Si tuations

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.Tumoff the Remote Controller. 

The Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return To-Home Mode.

Let the Phantom finish it'a routine and land itselfwithin 2 metel'i

of thetake off point

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InterceptingReturn Home &Land Mode

Be sure you arein a large open area.Before you take off.make 

sure you have a goodGPSlock by ensuring your LEDindicators 

are flashingGreen.Fly the Phantom 50ft away from your take 

off point.Turn off the Remote Controller. The Phantom will 

enter it's failsafe Return To·Home Mode.Whenthe Phantom

isreturninghome, you can intercept RTH Mode by switching 

the Sl Switch from the top position to the middle or lower 

position,then continue flyingthe Phantom.

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