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Ancient City Aerial Photography

Vincent Brennan

310 Porpoise Point Drive

St. Augustine, Florida 32084

ancientcityaerial@gmail.com

November 19, 2015

U. S. Department of Transportation

Docket Management System

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Exemption Request Section 333 of the FAA Reform Act and Part 11 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations from 14 C.F.R. 45.23(b);14 CFR Part 21;14 CFR 61.113 (a) 

& (b); 91.7 (a);91.9 (b) (2);91.103(b); 91.109;91.119; 91.121; 91.151(a);91.203(a) 

& (b);91.405 (a); 91.407(a) (1); 91.409 (a) (2);91.417 (a) & (b).

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (the Reform 

Act) and 14 C.F.R. Part 11, Ancient City Aerial Photography, developer and operator of Small 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“sUASs”) equipped to conduct aerial electronic data collection c

and aerial photography for the commercial video industry, hereby applies for an exemption 

from the listed Federal Aviation Regulations (“FARs”) to allow commercial operation of its 

sUASs, so long as such operations are conducted within and under the conditions outlined 

herein or as may be established by the FAA as required by Section 333.

As described more fully below, the requested exemption would permit the operation of 

small, unmanned and relatively inexpensive sUAS under controlled conditions in airspace that 

is 1) limited 2) predetermined 3) controlled as to access and 4) would provide safety 

enhancements to the already safe operations in the aerial filming and monitoring industry 

presently using conventional aircraft. Approval of this exemption would thereby enhance safety 

and fulfill the Secretary of Transportation’s (the FAA Administrator’s) responsibilities to 

“...establish requirements for the safe operation of such aircraft systems in the national 

airspace system.” Section 333(c) of the Reform Act.

c Aerial Data Collection” which includes any remote sensing and measuring by an instrument(s) aboard the 

UA. Examples include imagery (photography, video, infrared, etc.), electronic measurement (precision surveying, RF

analysis, etc.), chemical measurement (particulate measurement, etc.), or any other gathering of data by instruments 

aboard the UA
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The name and address of the applicant is:

Ancient City Aerial Photography

Vincent Brennan

Ph: 904-392-7115

Email: ancientcityaerial@gmail.com

Address: 310 Porpoise Point Drive, St. Augustine, Florida, 32084

Regulations from which the exemption is requested:

14 CFR Part 21

14 C.F.R. 45.23(b)

14 CFR 61.113 (a) & (b)

14 C.F.R. 91.7 (a)

14 CFR 91.9 (b) (2)

14 C.F.R. 91.103

14 C.F.R. 91.109

14 C.F. R. 91.119

14 C.F.R. 91.121

14 CFR 91.151 (a)

14 CFR 91.203 (a) & (b)

14 CFR 91.405 (a)

14 CFR 407 (a) (1)

14 CFR 409 (a) (2)

14 CFR 417 (a) & (b)

This exemption application is expressly submitted to fulfill Congress’ goal in passing Section 

333(a) through (c) of the Reform Act. This law directs the Secretary of Transportation to 

consider whether certain unmanned aircraft systems may operate safely in the national 

airspace system (NAS) before completion of the rulemaking required under Section 332 of the 

Reform Act. In making this determination, the Secretary is required to determine which types of 

sUASs do not create a hazard to users of the NAS or the public or pose a threat to national 

security in light of the following:

• The sUAS’s size, weight, speed, and operational capability;

• Operation of the sUAS in close proximity to airports and populated areas

• Operation of the sUAS within visual line of sight of the operator.

Reform Act § 333 (a). Lastly, if the Secretary determines that such vehicles “may operate 

safely in the national airspace system, the Secretary shall establish requirements for the safe 

operation of such aircraft in the national airspace system.” Id. §333(c) (emphasis added) A

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A Applicant interprets this provision to place the duty on the Administrator to not only process applications for 

exemptions under section 333, but for the Administrator to craft conditions for the safe operation of the sUAS, if it 

should be determined that the conditions set forth herein do not fulfill the statutory requirements for approval.
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The Federal Aviation Act expressly grants the FAA the authority to issue exemptions. This 

statutory authority by its terms includes exempting civil aircraft, as the term is defined under 

§40101 of the Act, that includes sUASs, from the requirement that all civil aircraft must have a 

current airworthiness certificate.

The Administrator may grant an exemption from a requirement of a regulation prescribed 

under subsection (a) or (b) of this section or any sections 44702-44716 of this title if the 

Administrator finds the exemption in the public interest. 49 U.S.C. §44701(f) See also 49 USC 

§44711(a); 49 USC §44704; 14 CFR §91.203 (a) (1).

Ancient City Aerial Photography’s sUASs are rotorcraft, weighting 55 or fewer lbs. including 

payload. They operate, under normal conditions at a speed of no more than 50 knots and have 

the capability to hover, and move in the vertical and horizontal plane simultaneously. They will 

operate only in line of sight and will operate only within the sterile area described in the Flight 

Safety Manual, attached as Exhibit B (hereinafter “the Manual”). Such operations will insure 

that the sUAS will “not create a hazard to users of the national airspace system or the public.” B

Given the small size of the sUASs involved and the restricted sterile environment within which

they will operate, the applicant falls squarely within that zone of safety (an equivalent level of 

safety) in which Congress envisioned that the FAA must, by exemption, allow commercial 

operations of UASs to commence immediately. Also due to the size of the sUASs and the 

restricted areas in which the relevant sUASs will operate, approval of the application presents 

no national security issue. Given the clear direction in Section 333 of the Reform Act, the 

authority contained in the Federal Aviation Act, as amended; the strong equivalent level of 

safety surrounding the proposed operations, and the significant public benefit, including 

enhanced safety, reduction in environmental impacts, including reduced emissions associated 

with allowing sUASs for commercial video operations, the grant of the requested exemptions is 

in the public interest. Accordingly, the applicant respectfully requests that the FAA grant the 

requested exemption without delay.

AIRCRAFT AND EQUIVALENT LEVEL OF SAFETY

The applicant proposes that the exemption requested herein apply to civil aircraft that 

have the characteristics and that operate with the limitations listed herein. These limitations 

provide for at least an equivalent or even higher level of safety to operations under the current 

regulatory structure because the proposed operations represent a safety enhancement to the 

already safe commercial video filming operations conducted with conventional aircraft.

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B Reform Act Section 333 (b).
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These limitations and conditions to which Ancient City Aerial Photography agrees to be bound 

when conducting commercial operations under an FAA issued exemption include:

1. The sUAS will weigh less than 55 lbs.

2. Flights will be operated within line of sight of a pilot and/or observer.

3. Maximum total flight time for each operational flight will be 20 minutes. Flights will be 

terminated at 25% battery power reserve should that occur prior to the 20 minute limit.

4. Flights will be operated at an altitude of no more than 400 feet AGL or, not more than 200 

feet above an elevated platform from which filming is planned.

5. Minimum crew for each operation will consist of the sUAS Pilot, the Visual Observer, and 

the Camera Operator.

6. sUAS pilot will be an FAA licensed airman with at least a sport or recreational certificate 

and a valid driver’s license. The observer will also hold a valid driver’s license.

7. sUAS Pilot will be Pilot in Command (PIC). If a pilot certificate holder other than the sUAS

Pilot, who possess the necessary PIC qualifications, is also present on set (i.e. the Aerial 

Coordinator), that person can also be designated as PIC.

8. The sUAS will only operate within a confined “Sterile Area” as defined in the Manual. 

Section C of the Manual requires the establishment of a “Security Perimeter” for the flight 

operations area.

9. A briefing will be conducted in regard to the planned sUAS operations prior to each day’s 

production activities. It will be mandatory that all personnel who will be performing duties within 

the boundaries of the safety perimeter be present for this briefing.

10. The operator will file a FAA Form 7711-1, or its equivalent, as modified in light of the 

requested exemption, with the appropriate Flight Standards District Office.

11. The operator will obtain the consent of all persons involved in the filming and ensure that 

only consenting persons will be allowed within 100 feet of the flight operation, and this radius 

may be reduced to 30 feet based upon an equivalent level of safety determination, as required 

by Section F of the Manual. With the advanced permission of the relevant FSDO, operations at 

closer range can be approved. (See Section B in the Manual Appendix B)

12. The operator will submit a written Plan of Activities to the local FSDO with jurisdiction over 

the area of proposed filming. The three-day notification may be waived with the concurrence of 

the FSDO.

13. Pilot and observer will have been trained in operation of sUAS generally and received upto-date information on the particular sUAS to be operated as required.

14. Observer and pilot will at all times be able to communicate by voice.

15. Written and/or oral permission from the relevant property holders will be obtained.

16. All required permissions and permits will be obtained from territorial, state, county or city 

jurisdictions, including local law enforcement, fire, or other appropriate governmental agencies.

17. If the sUAS loses communications or loses its GPS signal, the sUAS will have capability to 

return to a pre-determined location within the Security Perimeter and land.

18. The sUAS will have the capability to abort a flight in case of unpredicted obstacles or 

emergencies.

14 C.F.R. Part 21, Subpart H: Airworthiness Certificates 14 C.F.R. §91.203 (a) (1)
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Subpart H, entitled Airworthiness Certificates, establishes the procedural requirements for the 

issuance of airworthiness certificates as required by FAR §91.203 (a) (1). Given the size and 

limited operating area associated with the aircraft to be utilized by the Applicant, an exemption 

from Part 21 Subpart H meets the requirements of an equivalent level of safety under Part 11 

and Section 333 of the Reform Act. The Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C.§44701 (f)) and 

Section 333 of the Reform Act both authorize the FAA to exempt aircraft from the requirement 

for an airworthiness certificate, upon consideration of the size, weight, speed, operational 

capability, and proximity to airports and populated areas of the particular sUAS. In all cases, an 

analysis of these criteria demonstrates that the sUAS operated without an airworthiness 

certificate, in the restricted environment and under the conditions proposed will be at least as 

safe, or safer, than a conventional aircraft (fixed wing or rotorcraft) operating with an 

airworthiness certificate without the restrictions and conditions proposed.

The sUAS to be operated hereunder is less than 55 lbs. fully loaded, carries neither a pilot nor 

passenger, carries no explosive materials or flammable liquid fuels, and operates exclusively 

within a secured area as set out in the Manual. Unlike other civil aircraft, operations under this 

exemption will be tightly controlled and monitored by both the operator, pursuant to the 

Manual’s requirements, and under the requirements and in compliance with local public safety 

requirements, to provide security for the area of operation as is now done with conventional 

filming. The FAA will have advance notice of all operations. These safety enhancements, which 

already apply to civil aircraft operated in connection with motion picture and television 

production, provide a greater degree of safety to the public and property owners than 

conventional operations conducted with airworthiness certificates issued under 14 C.F.R. Part 

21, Subpart H. Lastly, application of these same criteria demonstrates that there is no credible 

threat to national security posed by the sUAS, due to its size, speed of operation, location of 

operation, lack of explosive materials or flammable liquid fuels, and inability to carry a 

substantial external load.

14 C.F.R. § 45.23 (b). Marking of the Aircraft

The regulation requires:

When marks include only the Roman capital letter "N" and the registration 

number is displayed on limited, restricted or light-sport category aircraft or 

experimental or provisionally certificated aircraft, the operator must also display 

on that aircraft near each entrance to the cabin, cockpit, or pilot station, in letters 

not less than 2 inches nor more than 6 inches high, the words "limited," 

"restricted," "light-sport," "experimental," or "provisional," as applicable.

Even though the sUAS will have no airworthiness certificate, an exemption may be 

needed as the sUAS will have no entrance to the cabin, cockpit or pilot station on which the 

word “Experimental” can be placed. Given the size of the sUAV, two-inch lettering will be 
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impossible. The word “Experimental” will be placed on the fuselage in compliance with §45.29 

(f).

The equivalent level of safety will be provided by having the sUAV marked on its 

fuselage as required by §45.29 (f) where the pilot, observer and others working with the sUAV 

will see the identification of the sUAS as “Experimental.” The FAA has issued the following 

exemptions to this regulation to Exemptions Nos. 10700, 8738, 10167 and 10167A.

14 C.F.R. § 61.113 (a) & (b): Private Pilot Privileges and Limitations: Pilot in Command.

Sections 61.113 (a) & (b) limit private pilots to non-commercial operations. Because the sUAS 

will not carry a pilot or passengers, the proposed operations can achieve the equivalent level of 

safety of current operations by requiring the PIC operating the aircraft to have a private pilot’s 

license rather than a commercial pilot’s license to operate this small sUAS. Unlike a 

conventional aircraft that carries the pilot and passengers, the sUAS is remotely controlled with 

no living thing on board. The area of operation is controlled and restricted, and all flights are 

planned and coordinated in advance as set forth in the Manual. The level of safety provided by 

the requirements included in the Manual exceeds that provided by a single individual holding a 

commercial pilot’s certificate operating a conventional aircraft. The risks associated with the 

operation of the sUAS are so diminished from the level of risk associated with commercial 

operations contemplated by Part 61 when drafted, that allowing operations of the sUAS as 

requested with a private pilot as the PIC exceeds the present level of safety achieved by 14 

C.F.R. §61.113 (a) & (b).

14 C.F.R. §91.7(a): Civil aircraft airworthiness.

The regulation requires that no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it is in airworthy 

condition. As there will be no airworthiness certificate issued for the aircraft, should this 

exemption be granted, no FAA regulatory standard will exist for determining airworthiness. 

Given the size of the aircraft and the requirements contained in the Manual for maintenance 

and use of safety check lists prior to each flight, as set forth in Sections C & D, an equivalent 

level of safety will be provided.

14 C.F.R. § 91.9 (b) (2): Civil Aircraft Flight Manual in the Aircraft.

Section 91.9 (b) (2) provides:

No person may operate a U.S.-registered civil aircraft ...

(2) For which an Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual is not required by §21.5 of this 

chapter, unless there is available in the aircraft a current approved airplane or 

Rotorcraft Flight Manual, approved manual material, markings, and placards, or any 

combination thereof.
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The sUAS, given its size and configuration has no ability or place to carry such a flight manual 

on the aircraft, not only because there is no pilot on board, but because there is no room or 

capacity to carry such an item on the aircraft.

The equivalent level of safety will be maintained by keeping the flight manual at the ground 

control point where the pilot flying the sUAS will have immediate access to it. The FAA has 

issued the following exemptions to this regulation: Exemption Nos. 8607, 8737, 8738, 9299, 

9299A, 9565, 9565B, 10167, 10167A, 10602, 32827, and 10700.

14 C.F.R. § 91.103: Preflight action

This regulation requires each pilot in command to take certain actions before flight to insure 

the safety of flight. As FAA approved rotorcraft flight manuals will not be provided for the 

aircraft an exemption will be needed. An equivalent level of safety will be provided as set forth 

in the Manual. The PIC will take all actions including reviewing weather, flight battery 

requirements, landing and takeoff distances and aircraft performance data before initiation of 

flight.

14 C.F.R. §91.109: Flight instruction:

Section 91.103 provides that no person may operate a civil aircraft (except a manned free 

balloon) that is being used for flight instruction unless that aircraft has fully functioning dual 

controls.

sUASs and remotely piloted aircraft, by their design do not have fully functional dual controls. 

Flight control is accomplished through the use of a control box that communicates with the 

aircraft via radio communications. The FAA has approved exemptions for flight training without 

fully functional dual controls for a number of aircraft and for flight instruction in experimental 

aircraft. See Exemption Nos.5778K & 9862A. The equivalent level of safety provided by the 

fact that neither a pilot nor passengers will be carried in the aircraft and by the size and speed 

of the aircraft.

Safe simulation and practice flight will be carried out in controlled environments. All 

simulations will be carried out on a computer using the drone controls. Any practice flying will 

take place in a safe environment, with no risk to human life below.

14 C.F.R. §91.119: Minimum safe altitudes

Section 91.119 establishes safe altitudes for operation of civil aircraft. Section 91.119 (d) 

allows helicopters to be operated at less than the minimums prescribed, provided the person 

operating the helicopter complies with any route or altitudes prescribed for helicopters by the 

FAA. As this exemption is for a sUAS that is a helicopter and the exemption requests authority 

to operate at altitudes up to 400 AGL, or not more than 200 above an elevated platform from 

which filming is planned, an exemption may be needed to allow such operations. As set forth 

herein the sUAS will never operate at higher than 400 AGL. It will however be operated in a 
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restricted area with security perimeter, where buildings and people will not be exposed to 

operations without their pre-obtained consent.

The equivalent level of safety will be achieved given the size, weight, speed of the sUAS as 

well as the location where it is operated. No flight will be taken without the permission of the 

property owner or local officials. Because of the advance notice to the property owner and 

participants in the filming activity, all affected individuals will be aware of the planned flight 

operations as set forth in the Manual. Compared to flight operations with aircraft or rotorcraft 

weighting far more than the maximum 55lbs. proposed herein and the lack of flammable fuel, 

any risk associated with these operations is far less than those presently presented with 

conventional aircraft operating at or below 500 AGL in the movie industry. In addition, the lowaltitude operations of the sUAS will ensure separation between these small-UAS operations 

and the operations of conventional aircraft that must comply with Section 91.119.

14 C.F.R. §91.121 Altimeter Settings

This regulation requires each person operating an aircraft to maintain cruising altitude by 

reference to an altimeter that is set “...to the elevation of the departure airport or an appropriate 

altimeter setting available before departure.” As the sUAS may not have a barometric altimeter, 

but instead a GPS altitude read out, an exemption may be needed. An equivalent level of 

safety will be achieved by the operator, pursuant to the Manual and Safety Checklist, 

confirming the altitude of the launch site shown on the GPS altitude indicator before flight.

14 C.F.R. § 91.151(a): Fuel Requirements for Flight in VFR Conditions

Section 91.151 (a) prohibits an individual from beginning “a flight in an airplane under VFR 

conditions unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough fuel to fly 

to the first point of intended landing, and, assuming normal cruising speed – (1) During the day, 

to fly after that for at least 30 minutes; or (2) At night, to fly after that for at least 45 minutes.”

The battery powering the sUAS provides approximately 25 minutes of powered flight. To meet 

the 30 minute reserve requirement in 14 CFR §91.151, sUAS flights would be limited to 

approximately 20 minutes in length. Given the limitations on the sUAS’s proposed flight area 

and the location of its proposed operations within a predetermined area, a longer time frame for 

flight in daylight or night VFR conditions is reasonable.

Applicant believes that an exemption from 14 CFR §91.151(a) falls within the scope of prior 

exemptions. See Exemption 10673 (allowing Lockheed Martin Corporation to operate without 

compliance with FAR 91.151 (a)). Operating the small sUAS, in a tightly controlled area where 

only people and property owners or official representatives who have signed waivers will be 

allowed, with less than 30 minutes of reserve fuel, does not engender the type of risks that 

Section 91.151(a) was intended to alleviate given the size and speed of the small sUAS. 

Additionally, limiting sUAS flights to 20 minutes would greatly reduce the utility for which the 

exemption will be granted.
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Applicant believes that an equivalent level of safety can be achieved by limiting flights to 20

minutes or 25% of battery power whichever happens first. This restriction would be more than 

adequate to return the sUAS to its planned landing zone from anywhere in its limited operating 

area.

Similar exemptions have been granted to other operations, including Exemptions 2689F, 

5745, 10673, and 10808.

14 C.F.R. §91.203 (a) and (b): Carrying Civil Aircraft Certification and Registration

The regulation provides in pertinent part:

(a) Except as provided in § 91.715, no person may operate a civil aircraft unless it 

has within it the following:

(1) An appropriate and current airworthiness certificate. . . .

(b) No person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness certificate 

required by paragraph (a) of this section or a special flight authorization issued 

under §91.715 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is legible 

to passengers or crew.

The sUAS fully loaded weighs no more than 55 lbs and is operated without an onboard pilot. 

As such, there is no ability or place to carry certification and registration documents or to 

display them on the sUAS.

An equivalent level of safety will be achieved by keeping these documents at the ground 

control point where the pilot flying the sUAS will have immediate access to them, to the extent 

they are applicable to the sUAS. The FAA has issued numerous exemptions to this regulation. 

A representative sample of other exceptions includes Exemption Nos. 9565, 9665, 9789, 

9789A, 9797, 9797A, 9816A, and 10700.

14 C.F.R. §91.405 (a); 407 (a) (1); 409 (a) (2); 417(a) & (b): Maintenance Inspections

These regulations require that an aircraft operator or owner “shall have that aircraft inspected 

as prescribed in subpart E of this part and shall between required inspections, except as 

provided in paragraph (c) of this section, have discrepancies repaired as prescribed in part 43 

of this chapter...,” and others shall inspect or maintain the aircraft in compliance with Part 43.

Given that these section and Part 43 apply only to aircraft with an airworthiness certificate, 

these sections will not apply to the applicant. Maintenance will be accomplished by the 

operator pursuant to the flight manual and operating handbook as referenced in the 

Manual.(See Sections B, D and G) An equivalent level of safety will be achieved because 

these small sUASs are very limited in size and will carry a small payload and operate only in 

restricted areas for limited periods of time. If mechanical issues arise the sUAS can land 
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immediately and will be operating from no higher than 400 feet AGL. As provided in the 

Manual, the operator will ensure that the sUAS is in working order prior to initiating flight, 

perform required maintenance, and keep a log of any maintenance performed. Moreover, the 

operator is the person most familiar with the aircraft and best suited to maintain the aircraft in 

an airworthy condition to provide the equivalent level of safety.

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 11, the following summary is provided for publication in the Federal 

Register, should it be determined that publication is needed:

Applicant seeks an exemption from the following rules:

14 C.F.R. §21, subpart H; 14 C.F.R 45.23(b);14 C.F.R. §§ 61.113( a) 

& (b);91.7 (a); 91.9 (b) (2);91.103(b);91.109; 91.119; 91.121; 

91.151(a);91.203(a) and (b); 91.405 (a); 91.407 (a) (1); 91.409 (a) (2); 

91.409 (a) (2) and 91.417 (a) & (b) to operate commercially a small 

unmanned vehicle (55lbs or less) in motion picture and television 

operations.

Approval of exemptions allowing commercial operations of sUASs in the film industry will 

enhance safety by reducing risk. Conventional film operations, using jet or piston power 

aircraft, operate at extremely low altitudes just feet from the subject being filmed and in 

extreme proximity to people and structures; and present the risks associated with vehicles that 

weigh in the neighborhood of 4,000lbs., carrying large amounts of jet A or other fuel. Such 

aircraft must fly to and from the film location. In contrast, a sUAS weighing fewer than 55 lbs. 

and powered by batteries eliminates virtually all of that risk given the reduced mass and lack of 

combustible fuel carried on board. The sUAS is carried to the film set and not flown. The sUAS 

will carry no passengers or crew and, therefore, will not expose them to the risks associated 

with manned aircraft flights.

The operation of small sUASs, weighting less than 55 lbs., conducted in the strict conditions 

outlined above, will provide an equivalent level of safety supporting the grant of the exemptions 

requested herein, including exempting the applicant from the requirements of Part 21 and 

allowing commercial operations. These lightweight aircraft operate at slow speeds, close to the 

ground, and in a sterile environment and, as a result, are far safer than conventional operations 

conducted with turbine helicopters operating in close proximity to the ground and people.

sUASs Details: See Appendix C

Safety Features:

● Emergency “Return-To-Home”

○ At the beginning of each flight a home point is set. This home 

point is set in accordance with the manual to allow for a safe takeoff and return. Should the pilot’s control lose signal with the sUAS 
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or manually request a return, the sUAS will return to the starting 

point. 

All flights will occur over private or controlled access property with the property O'M"'er's prior 

consent and knowledge. Filming will be of people who have also consented to being filmed or 

otherwise have agreed to be in the area where filming wiH take place. 

Satisfaction of the aiteria provided in Section 333 of the Reform Act of 2012-size, weight, 

speed, operating capabilities, proximity to airports and populated areas and operation within 

visual line of sight and national security - provide more than adequate justifiCation for the grant 

of the requested exemptions allowilg commercial operation of applicant's sUAS in the 

commercial video production industry pursuant to the Manual appended hereto. 

Ancient City Aerial 

Photography 

VIncent Brennan 

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Appendix A: No-Fly Zones

Ancient City Aerial Photography’s Pilots will not be operating within 5 nautical miles of any 

airport.

As a safety precaution, Ancient City Aerial Photography’s pilots will not be operating within 5 

nautical miles of any airport similar to the permission granted in Exemption No. 11153 -

Regulatory Docket No. FAA20140519, page 25, "20. The UA may not operate within 5 nautical 

miles of an airport reference point as denoted on a current FAA-published aeronautical chart 

unless a letter of agreement with that airports management is obtained, and the operation is 

conducted in accordance with a NOTAM as required by the operators COA. The letter of 

agreement with the airport management must be made available to the Administrator upon 

request."

As well as in Exemption No. 11195 - Regulatory Docket No. FAA20140884, page 12, "19. The 

UA may not operate within 5 nautical miles of an airport reference point as denoted on a 

current FAA-published aeronautical chart unless a letter of agreement with that airports 

management is obtained, and the operation is conducted in accordance with a Notice to 

Airmen (NOTAM), as required by the operators Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA). 

The letter of agreement with the airport management must be made available to the 

Administrator upon request."

Ancient City Aerial Photography requests the same flexibility as exemptions 11153 and 11195 

for acquiring agreement with the airports' management should operations fall within 5 nautical 

miles of an airport. 
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Appendix B: Safety Manual

A. Maintenance 

a. The sUAS must be inspected by a factory trained technician every 10 flight 

hours. All maintenance records will be maintained for inspection as set forth in 

Section B. 

b. If any maintenance is undergone, the sUAS must pass a flight test with both a 

pilot and a manufacturer trained technician before flight. 

B. Record Keeping

a. A digital record will be kept for all flights, flight times, and maintenance records. 

C. Securing Flight Site

a. FSDO Submissions

i. The sUAS operator will file a FAA Form 7711-1, or its equivalent, as 

modified in light of the requested exemption, with the appropriate Flight 

Standards District Office.

b. Safety Parameter

i. Before filming occurs, a 100 yard perimeter from the planned flight path 

will be identified in order to set a “sterile” environment for the operation.

1. Ancient City Aerial Photography must obtain written or oral 

permission from all landowners in sterile environment. 

2. 48 hours before filming, all residents or businesses within 100 

yards of the filming will be notified with printed flyers.

a. Flyers will contain date of flight, time of flight, and contact 

information.

3. Streets and sidewalks that cross into the sterile environment will 

be marked with “Warning Low flying Aircraft - Stay Back 150ft” 

signs to warn the public.

4. At all times Ancient City Aerial Photography will carry $1mm in 

general liability insurance in case of any damage to property or 

persons within the safety parameter

c. Identify potential obstacles 

i. Before each flight, an inventory will be taken for all potential obstacles 

that must be avoided while in flight. Including:

1. Powerlines

2. Cell Phone Towers

3. Trees

4. Flocks of birds that may take flight

5. Heavily traveled roadways

6. Utility wires

7. Elevated structures
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8. At least 5 nautical miles from the nearest airport or helipad.

D. Pre-Flight Checklist

a. Take Off Location/ “Home”

i. The sUAS will mark its take off location as a safe area to return to should 

the sUAS lose signal with the control or if the pilot signals the craft to 

return to its “home” location.

1. Take off location will be in an area with a 25ft radius with no 

obstructions, maintaining said radius vertically 200ft.

2. The sUAS will take off and land in the same location.

3. GPS Altimeter will be marked as 0’ elevation

b. Flight Canceling Events

i. All flights will be cancelled for a minimum of 2 hours if any of the below 

occur:

1. Police activity in the area

2. Low flying aircraft in the area

3. Medical/News Helicopters active in the area

4. Wind exceeding 10 mph

5. Any emergency requiring emergency services occurs within the 

sterile environment

6. PIC is unable to complete flight without losing visual of the sUAS

7. Any precipitation 

8. Heavy bird presence in the area that could cause a mid-air 

collision.

9. Any defects or damage found during preflight exam

c. Physical Inspection

i. Before each flight the sUAS will be checked to ensure that it is safe for 

flight.

1. Battery voltage will be checked to ensure it is >75%

2. Blades will be inspected to ensure they are tightened and free of 

damage

3. Camera mount and gimbal will be inspected to ensure it is fully 

attached and operating.

4. sUAS will be checked for any damage that may have taken place 

in transit.

5. The sUAS will be tested at a low altitude to ensure all controls are 

responding correctly.

6. Battery checked for damage that could affect its charge

ii. If any party of the inspecting shows a damaged part or parts, the sUAS is 

deemed non-usable and must be inspected by a factory trained 

technician./ 

d. Post Flight Inspections/Checklist

i. After each flight, the the sUAS will be thoroughly inspected for any 

damage that occurred in flight. 

1. Body inspected for any damage
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2. Blades visually checked for any damage at all

3. Battery checked for damage

E. Mid-Air Safety Protocol

a. Max Speed

i. Accent

1. 10m/s

ii. Decent

1. 4m/s

iii. Flight Speed

1. The sUAS is never to exceed 10m/s

b. Altitude

i. The sUAS is never to exceed 400ft

c. Emergency

i. If it appears that the sUAS, any property or humans are at risk, the sUAS 

will be grounded immediately to a safe location.

d. Sight

i. The pilot must keep the sUAS within eyesight at all times unassisted by 

any technology. 

F. Participation by non-pilot staff

a. All staff involved in the production or filming using the sUAS will consent to 

maintain a safe distance of at least 30 ft during the filming.

G. Pilot/Spotter Training

a. Before flying, both the Pilot and spotter will receive updated information on the 

sUAS and its firmware. 

i. The controller allows for a simulator training, both the pilot and spotter are 

allowed to run through the simulator training 
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Appendix C 

sUAS: DJI 

See Appendix D for user manual

Model: Phantom III Professional

S/N: P77DCF29017057
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Appendix D: User Manual 

PHANTOtv13 

( PHOFESSIUNAL I 

User Manual @ 
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Using this manual 

Legends 

0 Wamilg (): Hin!sand Tips ill Relerence 

Read Before the First Flight 

Read the blbwilg doooments belae using the Phan!om 3 Ptolessk:rlal: 

1. fnlheBox 

2 Phanlom 3 Professional USer Manual 

3 Phanlom 3 Professional Ouick. Star/ Guide 

4. Phan/cm 3 Professional I Advanced Safety Guldeknes and DiSclaimer 

5. Phan/an 3 Professional I Advanced fnlel.'igenl Righi Bauery Safety Guidelines 

We 1ecorrmmd lhal yoo waleh allluiOJial videos on lle oiHcial DJI websHe Md 1ead llle Disclaine1 

belore you tty. Prepare lor your 1.-slllighl byreviewilg the PhMbm 3 Prolessbnal Quick S!ar1 Guide Md 

reler b the User Maust br fl"''e delailecf ilbrrnatkrl. 

Video Tutorials 

Please watch the tutorial videos at the Iii<. bebw. "flictl dril'nooslrates h::lw to use Phantan3 Ptolessk:rlal 

sa! ely: 

hi I!? :1/.vw.v .d j i.can/f.)l oduc llp hantom-3/Video 

Download the DJI Pilot app 

D:::lwnbadancf ilslallthe OJI PiiOI app belae using he ataalt Scan the OR code b he right 

b dc:l'.vnbad the laSs! versk:rl. 

The Android versk:rl a l tha OJI Pibl app is oompalib1e with Android 4.12 or later. 

The iOS versbn a ltha OJI Pibl app is oompatib1e wilh iOS 8.0 a later. 
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Contents 

Using this manual 

Legends 2 

Read Before the First Flight 2 

Video TuiOf•aiS 2 

Download the OJI Pilot aw 2 

Product Profile 

lntro::luction 6 

FeaiUre Highlights 6 

Preparing lha Aircraft 7 

Aircraft Diagram 8 

Remote Controller Diagram 8 

Aircraft 

FN~t Controller 11 

Fli~ t Mode 11 

FN~t Status Indicator 11 

Retum·to-Home (RTH) 12 

Smart RTH 12 

LOw Battery RTH 13 

Faftsafe RTH 14 

Vision PosiUoning System 14 

Fli~ t Reoorder 16 

Allaching and Detaching the Propellers 16 

OJI Intelligent Fli~ t Battery 17 

Remote Controller 

Remote Controller Profile 23 

USing the Remote Controller 23 

Remote Controller Status LED 27 

Unk"mg the Remote Controller 28 

Remote Controller Compliance version 29 
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camera and Gl mbal 

Camera Profile 31 

Girrt>al 32 

OJI PilotApp 

Ccwnera 35 

OiledOf 38 

StOftl 38 

OISCOY8fY 38 

Flight 

Fight EnviiOII,..nt "*'""""""'"' 4:) 

Fight Urrits and No-Fly Z01»s 4:) 

Preflight Checl<lst 44 

Carbrating the Co~oss 44 

Auto Takeoll and Auto l.ondlng 45 

Flight Tost 46 

S!a.tt.ing/SIOA)ing !he MOICWS 46 

Troubleshooting (FAQ) 

Appenclx 

Speafrcaoms 51 

lntelgent Ori.,tatonConool (IOC) 55 

FCC Corrc>toance 57 

• 
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Product Profile 

This section introduces the Phantom 3 

Professional and lists the compooents of 

the aircraft and remote controller. 
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Product Profile 

lnlrodudion 

The Phan!om 3 Prolessk:rlalrepreSMts the nex1 generatbn o l OJI quadoopters. 11 is capable ol capturilg 

4K video and lrMsmiltilg MHO video signal out ol the box. The built-in camera has M ilteg.ratecf ginbal 

to maxinize slabiiHy "flile miliniz:ilg both weight and size. EVM "flen no GPS signal is available. the 

Vi9oo Positiooilg SystEill alb.vs the a i'crah to hover aco.Jtalety in place. 

Camera and Gimbal: WHh he Phantom 3 Prolessbnal, you're dlootilg 4K ~deo at up to 3:1 lranes per 

seooncf and caplurilg 12 mega pixel photos that b(f(. aisper and cleaner than ever. An ertlancecf SMSO' 

ghes you greaJer clarily. bwer noise. Md belter pictures than any pre\oious ltyilgcMlera. 

HD VIdeo Downlirf<: The b.\'-la!Mcy k:rlg range HO dowfllir'f(. is pcM'9red by M ertaanoed veraoo ol OJI 

L iglllb< iclge. 

0 JI In1911igent Flight Battery: The 4480 mAh OJI ln!ellige.lt Flighl Battery leatures upg.raded ballery cells 

and an adwnoed po"'-'9' f"'lanagemwat syslem. 

F1~t ContrOller: The nexl-gMeratkrlllighl cootroller h as been updated to provide a sc~J!e . f'T'Ore reliable 

llighl ax.perience. A newly i'npkrnMJed llighl recader stores crilical data Iran eac:flllighl ttncf he Visk:rl 

Posilbnilg Syslem ertloooes h::lvering precisk:rl 'o\flen ttyilg ilck:lorsor il enviroomenls " flare GPS is 

unavailable. 
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Preparing the Aircraft 

Removing Gimbal Clamp 

PNnt om 3 ro e.u.ion l User M~nu~l 

em:::~ve he ginbal ciMlp by sliding H b he right (when lacilg he nose o llhe ai'crall). assha.vn bebw. 

--- ~ Anaching the Propellers: 

Moun! the propellers will black dots on lo fl"K))ors with black axes Md spi'l counter~bckwise b secure. 

Moun! the propellers will sliver dots on b m:::~las will sliver axes and spi'l cbckwise b seoore. Be sure 

all propellers are securety in place. 

&, Place all propellers oob the o:weel m:::~brs Mdlighten by hand to bck thErnil posHOl. 

Preparilg lhe Rem:::~te Callroller: 

The m:::~bile device holder is des9led Ia seoorilg tablet or m:::~bile device. Tih the mobile device h::llder b 

the desired posHbn. lhM adjust he antMnasso hey are lacing outward. 

1. Press the bul!oo on lhe lop right side ol the mobile device h::llder lo release he ciOOlp. then adjust the 

clamp b Iii he size o l your m:::~bile device. 

2. Secure your m:::~bile device il he ciOOlp by pressing do't'otl, Md oonneel your m:::~bile device to the 

rEmote oontrollerusing a USB cable. 

3. PkJg one end ol the cable inlo he m:::~bile device. and the other end into the USB pal on the back ol 

the refl"K))e cootroller. 
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PNnt om 3 ro euiotw~l Us.er M~nu ~l 

Aircraft Diagram 

.--------(•1 

(81 ----ff"t-'ii" 

(71 ----#-.iilii 

(61----ft--.. 

Remote Controller Diagram 

(81 

(71 

(81 

,...-If. 

\. 

~~ ooM 

../ 

I' I 

(21 

(31 

t•l 

(51 

(1) GPS 

(2) Plopeller 

(3) MOIOl 

(4) FrootlED hdicala 

(5) LMdilg geru 

(6) Gi'nbaiMdC<'tn<va 

(7) camera Sta!us lnclicabr 

(B) Ai'orall Mioro4 USB Pat 

(9) Ai'orall S!a!us lnclicabr 

(10) ln"ll9enl Fl;ghl Bal">v 

(11) Visbn Positbnilg Salsas 

(12)Anlem as 

(13] came,a MiaoSD Crud Sbi 

(14)C.mela Miclo-USB Pon 

(15) Lii< Bulbn 

111 Antennas 

Relays ai'crall oontrol and 

video signal. 

121 Mobie Oe\tce Holder 

Securety mounts your mobile 

device b !he rEillO!e cootroller. 

(3] Con•d St;co 

Controls the orientation and 

movernen! ol the aircrah. 

14) Re!t.l'n HOI'1le (RTH) SUlton 

Press and hold !he button to 

ililiale Relum to Herne (RTH). 
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IS] Baltery Lev~ LE Ds 

Displays the baltery level o l the remote 

cootrollet. 

]6) S!a!us LED 

Displays he rem:::~ Ia coolroller's syslem status. 

171 Power Button 

Used b tum the rem:::~ te oonlrollar on Md oil. 

]8] RTH LED 

Ciroolar LED around the RTH buf!on displays 

RTHSia!US. 

19] Camera Selings Dial 

Tutn the dial to adjust camera seHings. 

(Only lt.flctbns 'o'oflM the remote oonlroller is 

coonected to a mobile device rumilg the OJI 

Piblapp. ) 

]10] P layback Bullen 

Playback the captured mages a videos. 

(Only lt.flctbns \\flen the remote oonlrollar is 

coonected to a mobile device rumilg the OJI 

Piblapp.) 

111 ] Shutter BUI1on 

Press to take a photo . 11 burst mode is 

selected. the set ntmber ol photos will be 

ta<.en wilh one press. 

]12] Figh Mode SMlch 

Switch between P4 mode. A4 mode. and 

F~de. 

J13] Video Recording BUiton 

Pless to start recading video. Pless agail to 

stop reoording. 

117] C 1 BUI'On 

Cusbmiz.ab1e through the OJI Pibl app. 

J18] C2 BUI'On 

Cusbmiz.ab1e through the OJI Pibl app. 

119] Power Por1 

Connect to the OJI Phantom 3 Charger to 

cflarge he baf!eryol the remote cootrollet. 

PNnt om 3 Pro e.u.ion~l User M~nu~l 

{151 { 161 

]14] Gmba1[);a1 

Use this dial b CCI'IIrolthe tih o lthe ginbal. 

115] Mi'cto--USB Por1 

Com ecl b a SO card reader to upgrade the 

twm.vare. 

]16) USB Pon 

{ 181 

{19j 

Com ect to mobile device or b a USB pex1 br 

hrmware upgrade. 

~G "' ~ J! { 171 

'-. .. o 0 
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Aircraft 

This section inuoduces the features ol 

the Fti!jlt Cootroller. llls100 PosttiOI'Itng 

System. and the tntelltgent Fltght Battery 

10 
27

Aircraft 

Flight Controller 

The PhMbm 3 Prolessk:rlal's llighl cootroller leatures several inpalanl upg.rades. inckJding a ne.v llighl 

mode. Sa!ely modes ilclude Failsale and Retum·b·l-brne. These leatures enaJte he sale relurn o l yow 

ai'crah il lle cootrol signal is bsL The llighl conlroller eM also save aiticalllighl data lrom each llighl 

to the al·board staage de~oe. The new !light oonlroller also provides increased stabiiHy and a ne.v air 

bltll.ilg lea!ure. 

Flight Mode 

Three llighl modes are available. The details ol eac:flllighl mode are louncf beb.v: 

P~de (PosHbning) : P~ode V~'CX'ks best "flen GPS sg.at is strong. There are three drllerenl states 

ol P~de. \'dlich will be autanaticalty selected by the Phantom 3 Prolessiooal depending on signal 

slrength o l GPS andVisk:rl PosHkrling SMsas : 

P-GPS: GPS Md Visk:rl PosHkrlilg boll are availab1e. The ai'cralt is using GPS lor posHkrlilg. 

P-OPTI: Visbn PosHbnilg is available but he GPS signal slrengfl is oot sulhciMt. The ai'crah is 

using onty the Visbn Positiooilg SystEm Ia positbning. 

P-ATTI: Neifler GPS oor Visbn PosHbning is available. The airaall is using ally ils baroflleter lor 

posHkrlilg. so ally allilude eM be stabilized. 

~ode (AIIilude): GPS and Visk:rl PosHkrlingSystern are oot used br slabiliz:.albn. The ai'aalt only uses 

Hs baroflleter. The ai'crall can still aubf"'laticalty relum to he heme point ~ the caltrol signal is bst Md 

the 1-bflle Por.t was reoordedsuocesslulty. 

F~ode (Fooctbn): Intelligent OriMtatbn Control (ICC) is activated in this fl"'de. Fa mae inlo(l"'l;}tkrl 

about ICC. reler to the ICC sec Ibn in the Appendix. 

~ Use the Flight Conlrollar mode switch to cflMge the llighl mode ollhe ai'crall. reler b the ·Fii!;fll 

Mode Swilc:fl. on Page 261a fl"'re inlamatkrl. 

Flight Status Indicator 

The Phantan 3 Ptolessbnal has Ftall LEOs and Ai'aall Status hdicatas. The posHbns ol these LEOs 

are sha.vn in the lque beb.v: 

The Frall LEOs sh:lw the orientatial ol lhe air or aiL The Fronl LEOs gbw solid reef when the ai'crah is 

tumecf on b fldicale the Iron! (or rose) ol the airaalt. The Ai'orall Stalus hdicators OOfl"'lltXlicate the 

system stalusollhe llighl oonlrollar. Reier to he table bebw Ia fl"'re inlamatbn about he Ai'crall Stalus 

lndicabrs: 

)> 

.. 

0 

~ 
28

)> 

.. 

0 

~ 

PNntom 3 Profeuiotw~l Us.er M~nu~l 

Aircraft Status Indicator Description 

NonnaJ 

· ... Red. GreM MdYelbw Flash 

AtlemaUvety 

~··· ·· reen and Yelbw Flash AllemaHvety 

~· ·· ·· GraM FlashesSbwly 

0 X2' " ' " Green FlaShes Twice 

~· ·· ··Yelk>v FlashesSbwly 

Waming 

0 ..... FastYelbwFlashilg 

~ .. •• .. Sbw Red FlaShilg 

tf!~ .... . Fasl RedFiamilg 

~ .... ·Red Flashing AllemaJwaly 

rf/t-Sol<l Red 

:fi!ft!h ······Red andYelbw Fla!tl Aflemathety 

Retum-to-Home (RTH) 

TumingOnMdSell OiagoosticTestilg 

Warmilg Up 

Sale to Ay (P.r1'0de with GPS andVisk:rl 

PosHbnilg) 

Sale to Ay(P·IT'Ode wrth Visbn PoSi1bnilg but 

wtlhlutGPS) 

Sale to (A~ode but No GPSand Visbn 

PosHbnilg) 

Rell"'ie Caltroller's $jgnal Lost 

Low BatleryWaming 

OHical BaneryWamilg 

IMU Elror 

OHical Elror 

Cc:mpa!i6 Calibtatbn Required 

The RetJm·b·l-brne (RTH) looctk:rl bfilgs the a tcra!l bac;:f(. to he last reoorded 1-brne Poflt There are 

three types ol RTH procedures: Smart RTH. Low Banery RTH. and Failsale RTH. This sectbn describes 

these three scMarbs 11 delail 

CD 

1-bne Pail! 

Smart RTH 

GPS Descnptierl 

II a Slrong GPS signal was acquired bebre takeoll. he Herne Pail! 

is the bcatbn Iran \'dlictl he atorah was lalxlc:fled. The GPS signal 

strengh is ilclicated by the GPS icoo ( ~~~~ ). The a tcra!l status 

inclicabr will bink rapidty\'d'IM the h:lrne poill is reoorded. 

Use the RTH buttoo oo the rem::rte oonlrollar (reler to "RTH button· on page 26 br mae ilb(l"'l;}l.bl) or 

tap the RTH buf!oo il the OJI Pibt app Md lobv the oo.screen ilstructioos when GPS is availabJe b 

ilHiale Smarl RTH. The a tcralt will then aulanaticalty relurn b lhe last recaded 1-brne Poll!. You may use 

the rell"'te cootroller's cootrol sticks to control he aircrah's posHkrl to avoid a oollisk:rl durilg the Smarl 

RTH process. Press and h:llcf the Smart RTH butbn once b star! the process. and press the Smart RTH 

bulbn agail to termilate he procedure and regail lullcootrol olhe atora!l. 
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PNnt om 3 ro e.»ion l User M:ll'Ou l 

Low Batter}' RTH 

The bw baf!ery level lailsale is triggered 'o'oflM the OJI hlelligen! Flighl Ballery is depleted to a poiltlha! 

may a Hectthe sale retum ol he a i"aalt Users are actvisedlo retum h::lrne a land the a i"crah ilYnedialety 

when prompted. The OJI Pibl app will display a notice when a bw baf!ery wami'lg is lriggered. The 

ai"crall will aulana!icalty retum b he Herne Poi'l! rl oo actbn is ta<.en a ller a ten-seoond counk:lcmn. The 

user can coooelthe RTH procedure by pressing the RTH buf!on on the rell"'ie oonlrollar. The hresh::llds 

lor these wami'lgsare autornatica!ty delerminedbasedon the airorah's amen! allilude Mddislance Iran 

the 1-bne Poi'l!. 

The air ora II will land autornaticalty il the curren! ba!lery level can onty supporlthe aircrall bng MOugh 

to descend lrom ils o.mMt altitude. The user can still use the rEmote oontroller to a her !he a i"aall's 

orien!a!bn during the landing process. 

The Bauery Level llldicator is displayed in the OJI Pilot app, aoo is described bebw: 

Ctll<:d Lowb.'Ocirybvd SY'ie•a-ll b.'Ociry 

w~mn91ft«~) ICI'td(G<t!eifl) 

BallQ'y Level 

Waming 

Low ballery 

levelwami'lg 

Cri1ica1Low 

ballery le-.el 

waming 

Eslina!ed 

rErnai"li'lg 

llighlline 

j__~O*_.,._""_w_:_"f,_'_•_~_~_; flgtumc ~'a'tt!QUft$ 

The baltery 

pot\'9r is lo.v. 

Please land he 

aircrah. 

The air ora II 

rnuSIIMd 

iTrnediatety. 

Esli"'naled 

rEI"'lai'ling light 

t:ased oo ounMI 

ban"'Y ~vel. 

Aircraft SlaiUs 

Indicator 

Ai"orall sta!us 

indicabr blir*s 

RED sb.,•fy. 

Aircralt status 

indicala bJirf(.s 

RED quk:kly. 

N/A 

OJI iiO ~p 

Tap ·Go-h::lrne • to have !he 

ai"orall retum to !he 1-bme 

pont Mel IMd autanaticalty, 

a ·CMcel" to resune oorrnal 

llighl. II oo actioo is taken. 

the ai"orall will aubrnatica!ty 

go heme and IMd a her 10 

seoonds. Rell"'ie oonlroller 

will sound M alarm. 

The DJI Pibl app display will 

UaSh red and the a i"orah will 

Slarl to deS:Md The refl"'Oe 

cCillrollar w II $:lund M alarm. 

N/A 

Ffighl lnsrucllons 

Ftytheairorah 

bac;:f(.and IMd 

il as. soon as 

possible, hM 

stop the motors 

and replace the 

baf!ery. 

Albw the <U"aah b 

descend and land 

aulana!icalty. 

N/A 

0 <iO OJ AI 'h;ttsR ·...cl 13 

)> 

.. 

0 

~ 
30

)> 

.. 

0 

~ 

PNnt om 3 Pro euiotw~l Us.er M:ll'Ou l 

~ o WhM Oilical baf!ery level warnilg is triggered Md he ai'crall begins b IMd aubmaticalty. 

you may push the hronle up.o.•ard b make he ai'crall hover a! ils currMt altilude. gMng you M 

oppatunily b navigate to a m:He appropfiate landi'lg bcatbn. 

o The colored zones Md markers on the baltery level indicator bar rellecl the eslinated 

remaililg llighl tine. They are automaticalty adjusted acoording to the ai'crall'scurrMt bcatbn 

and status. 

Failsafe RTH 

li the 1-bme Pail! was suocesslully reoorded Md the can pass is looelkrlilg ncnnatty. Failsale RTH will 

be autanaticalty aelivated rl he rEmote oonlroller signal is bstlor fl"'re hM three secoods. The RetJmto41-bme prooess may be inlerrupled Md the operabr m ay regail cootrol o l lhe aircrall ~ the refl"'ie 

cootroller signal oomectioo is re~ ablished. 

Failsafe Illustration 

1 Reoord 1-b'ne Pail! 2 Conlwmi'lg 1-bme Point 3 Refl"'ie CCiltroller Signal Lost 

~ ""'Il"'" 

....,...,...,,n 

~ .. y 

Bhk.ingQoc:n ngQ: FtlstBirll.ing Yt'llbw 

4 Signal Lost LaSis(aller 3 sec.) 5 RTH (acju!;lable altiluct!) 6 LMctlg(al .. hove<hg 1o< 5 secs) 

- y ~~;::;~ .. ;!" T 

~ ~ ~ ; 

8 ~ ~··"'"'"" ;o, 8 

Fast Bhk.ing Yt'li<M' Fast81nk.i1g Ydi<M' FtlstBirll.ing Yt'llbw 

,& o Aircrah camot return b !he 1-b'ne Pail! when GPS signal is weak ( ( ,..r1lll ) displays grey) or 

unavailable. 

o Ai'crall aubmaticalty descMds and lands rl RTH is triggered 'o\flen he a i'crall llies wiflil a 20 

meters (65 leal) radius ol he 1-bme Pail!. Ai'crah will sbpascMdi'lg and ilYnecliatety rerum to 

he Herne Pail! ~you fl"'ve the throtlle stick~ he aircrah reaches 20 meters (65 leal) alliludes 

a beyood durilg Failsale. 

o The a i'aall camot avoid obstruelkrl durilg the Failsale RTH. lherelae. il is i'npatMt to set a 

suitable Failsale allilude belae each llighl. Launch he OJI Pibl app and en!er "CMlera· and 

seleel ·MODE > AdvMoedSetlings > Failsa!e mode· to set he Failsale allitude. 

o User coooot cootrol he a i'crall "flile the aircrah is asoendi'lg b ils lailsale ahitude. 1-bwewr 

he user can press Smart RTH buf!oo b regail cootrol b cancel he ascending. 

Vision Positioning System 

The OJI Viskrl Posilkrli'lg SystEm uses ultrasound and mage data b help the airorah rnaillail ils o.menl 

posilkrl. Will !he helpol Viskrl Posilkrli'lg. your Phantan 3 Proles9c:nal can hover in place fl"''e precisely 

and tty indoors a in oher MVircnnM!s \'dlere a GPS signal is oot available. The f"'lail oompa19n1s ol the 

Visk:rl Posilkrli'lg SystEm are bcated on the bot tan o l your Phantan 3 Prolessbnal: they include (2) t.,'O 

uhrasonic sensa sand (1) one fl"'o:x::ular camera. 
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UsClg Vision PosiliorWlg 

PNnt om 3 Pro e.»ion~l User M:ll'Ou l 

{lj 

{21 

Vision Positiooing is activated automatically when the Phantom 3 Prolessbnal is tumed on. ~ 

lurther actbn is required. Vision PosHiooing is lypicalty used in indoor environments. \'dlere GPS 

is unavailable. Using the sensors that are buill into the Visbn PosHbning system. the PhMtom 3 

Prolessbnal can hover precisely even wHhoul GPS. 

Fobv 

1. Toggle 

the steps 

the lligh! 

bebw 

m:::~de 

to use 

swHc:fl 

Visk:rl 

to P-m:::~de

PoStbning

. 

: a • 

2. Place the ai"aah oo a nat surlace. ~le hat he Visbn Positbning syslem camot "'Oif(. ' 

property on surlaceswitloul clear pattern variatioos. 

3. Tum on the aircrah. The aircrah slatus ilclicabr will nash green t"'O tines. "flich hdicates the Visbn PosHk:rlilg system is ready. Gentty push the hro!Ue up to lih oil Md the ai"aall will 

h:lver in place. 

&, The perlamance o l yow Visk:rl Positbnilg System is allecled by the surlace over \\tlictl H is 

ttying. The uHrasonic seJlSCX's may oot be able to acooratety measure distances whM operatilg 

above sound..absorbing materials. In addHion. the camera may not Junction correctly in 

subopti'nal environnEII'lls. The aircrall will swHch lrom P~ode to A~ode autcmaticalty ~ neHher 

GPS nor Visk:rl PosHbning Syslem are available. Operate the ai"aall with great cautioo in he 

lob,•ingsHualbns: 

• A)4ing over m:::~oocfucme surlaces (e.g . pure black. pure \'dlile. pure red. pure green). 

• A)4ing over a highty rellecHve surlaces . 

• A)4ing at high speeds(over 8 m/sat 2 meters or over 4 m/sat 1 meter). 

• A)4ing over water or tr MSpat'EII'll sur laces . 

• A)4ing over m:::~ving sur laces or objeels . 

• A)4ing in an area \\flare he ligtltilg cflMges lrequentty a drasticalty. 

• A)4ing over ax'lrernety dalf(. (Ux < 10) or bright (Ux > 100,000) sur laces . 

• A)4ing over surlaces that cM abscr"bsoUfld waves (e.g . thick carpet). 

• A)4ing over surlaceswilhoul clear patlemsor lexture . 

• Ftyilg over surlaceswitl idEII'lticalrepeatilg panemsa leXIures(e.g . tiles will the SMle design). 

• A)4ing over inclined surlaces that will dellecl SOtXIdwavesaway lrom he air ora II. 

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:.\j; • Keep the sensors clean a1 an tines. Di1 or ofler debt is may adversely ailed the ellecWeness 

ol the SMsas. 

• Visk:rl PosHkrlilg is oolyelleelive \\tiM he air ora II isal ahitudes ol 0.3 to 3 melers . 

• The Viskrl PosHkrlilgSystErn f"'lay nOI Iunctbn property when he ai'aalt is ltyilg over waJer . 

• The Visbn PosHkrlilg Syslem may oot be able b reoogniz:e panem on he ground il bw Hgh! 

oonciHbns (less than 100 lux) . 

• Do oot use Olher ultrasooic devices will lfequMcy ol 40KHz \\f'IM Visbn Posilbning syslem is 

il operatbn . 

• Visioo PosHkrlilg System may not be able to stabilize the a i'aall "tiM ltyilg close to the 

g.rot.fld (bebw 0.5 melers) al ias! speeds .. 

0 Keep the aninats a,,•ay Iran the a i'aall 'o'oflM Visbn PosHkrlilg syslem is ac:Waled. The sooar 

sensor emHs high lrequency sounds thai are ooly audible to sane Minals. 

Flight Recorder 

Flighl dala is aulomatically recorded to the inlemal slorage o l the aircralt. This includes llighl 

telemetry. ai'crall status inlormatbn. and Olher paramelers. To access these dala. connect the 

aircrall to the PC through the Micro4 USB pot! and launch the OJ 1 Pibt app. 

A11aching and Detaching the Pr9Jlellers 

Use only OJI approved propellers wHh your Phanlom 3 Ptolessbnal. The grey and black nuls on 

he propeller ildica!e "flere they should be allached and in which di'ectbn whey sh::lukf spil. To 

a! tach the propellers property. match the nul cola with the m:::~tor axis oobr. 

Propellers 

Figure 

Allac:fl On 

BlaCk Dol 

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~1\otas wrlh a grey axes ~1\otas wrlh a black axes 

tn Lock : Tum lhe propellers in the indicated direelbn b m:::~unl and tigh!M. 

'b~ l.klbck : Turn he propellers in the inclica!eddirectbn to bosen Md rEmove. 

Anaching the Propellers 

1. Be aue to rem:::~ve the wamilg slickers lrom the mOias belae allac:flilg the propellers. 

2. AI tach the propellers will silver d:lts onto the mOiorswifl silver axes Md spilthe propellerscbcf<.wise 

b seoore them il place. Aftac:flthe propellers will bJackOOts oolo he m:::~tas with black axes and spil 

lhe propellers OOt.f'IJer<:bcf<.wise to secure lhErn in place. Be sure to lighlM each propeller by hMd 

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& · Ensureptopellers are a!lacfled to Hsconespa~ding m:::~b's. oflEmvise lhe ai'oralt catn:~t "*e oH . 

• Wear gbves \\flen handling ptopellars. 

• Hand tighlen eacfl o lthe propellers on the o:wespooding m:::~tas to Ms.ure His a!lachedhnnty. 

Detaching the Propellers 

1-blcf he m:::~ta in place wilh ooe hMd. then spi'l the propeller in he indicated tXIbckdi'ectioo. 

Lh. • Check hal he ptopetlers and m:::~brs are installed oonectty and lwmtybelae everyllighl. 

• Ensure hal all propellers are r. good cooditbn bebre each lligtll. DO NOT use aged. cflipped. 

or btokM propellers. 

• To avoid injury. STAND CLI:AR ol alCf DO NOT buchptopemorm::llas\\flenthey ae sphning. 

• ONLY use original OJI propellers lot a bel tar and saler llighl experience. 

[i5ji'intelligent Flight Battery 

The DJI lntelligenl Flight Batlery has a capacity or 4480 mAh. a vollage or 15.2 v. and a smart charge/ 

discharge UnctkrlaiHy. It should ooty be cflarged using M apprOPfiale charger that has been approved 

by DJI. 

& The ntelligent Flight Battery must be Ully charged belae using H lor the li'st tine. Reier to 

'Charging the htelligenl Flight Balter{ bt m:::~re inbrmatkrl. 

(i: Be aware thai the output power ol the suppJied Phantom 3 Prolessk:rlal charger is 100W. 

D.Jtlntelligent Flight Baneoy Functions 

1. Ballery level Display: the LED indicabrs display the currMl battery level. 

2. Ballery l rle Display: the LEOs display the ounenl ballery po.ver cycle. 

3. Aut<>Disctlarging Fooctkrl: To pte-.ent swelling. the battery aubrnaticalty disctlarges to beb.v 65% or 

blal power \\tiM His idle Ia mae than ten days. It lakes around t.vo days b disctlarge the battery b 

65%. It is oormal to leel m:::~derate heal bei'lg Erllilled II'Cill the battery dwi'lg he disctlarge process. 

Disctlarge threW Ids can be setr. the DJI P1bt app. 

4. BaiMced Charging: Aubrnaticaltybalanoes he vollage or eacfl batlery oellwhen cflarging. 

5. 0-.ercharge Ptotectioo: Charging autcmaticaltystops\\flen he battery is lulty cflarged. 

6. Temperature Detectkrl: The battery will onty charge when the tErllperalure is be~.,'9en O"C (3~) Md 

<O'C ( 104"1'). 

7. 0-.er Cunenl Ptotectkrl: The batterystopschargingwhen high an per age (m:::~re than 8 A) is detected. 

8. 0-.er Discharge Ptotectioo: To pre-.ent oveHiischarge dM'lage, dischargingaubrnaticallystops \\tiM 

he batteryvollage reaches 12 v. 

9. Sh:lrt Ci'ouil Ptotectbn: Au!Cilla!icalty outs he po\\'9r supply \\tiM a shat cirouil is detected. 

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10. Battery Cell Dal"'lage Protectkrl: The OJI Pibl app displays a wamilg message when a damaged 

baf!ery oell is deJected. 

11. BatJery Elror Hisbry: Bro"'Se the batlery en a history il he OJI Pibl app. 

12. S1eep ~<'ode: To save po.ver. he baf!eryen!erssleep mode a her 20 miluJesol ilactMty. 

13. Canmunicatbn: lnb~tkrl pertaililg to the batlery's voltage. capacity. cuuErlt. etc. is IJansmilled to 

the ai'crah'smail oontroller. 

,& Reier to Phanlcm 3 Professional I Advanced kUeNigent Rigl'll Bauery Safety Guidelines bebre 

use. Users lake lull respctlsibiiHy lor all operatbns Md usage. 

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Tuming On: Press the Power Buflon once. hen press agail Md hold br 2 seconds b !urn on. The 

Po.ver LEDwilllum red Mdlhe Baflery Lew I hdicalas will display the ounen! battery level. 

Tuming Off: Press the Power Buflon once. hen press agail Md hold br 2 seconds b !urn oil. The 

battery power LED will Uash when powerilg ollthe Phantan b albw autanaticalty sbppilg 

ol a recading durilg the even! recading wasn1 stopped. 

Lew Temperature Nc:tioe: 

1. Batlerycapacity is sign~teantlyreducedwhen ltyilg in bw lemperature (< O"C) environll"'EEI'lts. 

2. It is not reoof"'YT''endecf that he batlery be used in ax'lrernety bw ternpera!ure (< -10"C) ErlvironnErlts. 

Battery vohage should reach the appropriate level .,.,.,Erl operatilg Erlvironrnent will lempera!ures 

belweErl -10"C and 5"C. 

3. End the llight assooo as he OJI Pibl app displays the "low Battery LeveiWamilg· il b.v tempera!ure 

Erlviroornen!s. 

4. Keep the ballery ildoas to warm H belae ltyilg il bw lemperature environnErlts. 

5. To ensure opti'nalperlamMce ol the battery. keep the baltery temperature above 20"C. 

6. The cflarger will stop cflarging he baf!ery ~ the battery oeU's lemperature is not wilhil the opera!ilg 

rMge (O'C- <O'C ). 

& In cold enviroornen!s. inserl the battery inb he baf!ery oomparlrnen! and albw the ai'crah br 

approxi'naJety 1-2 milutes b warm up belore t~ilgo ll. 

Olecking the Banery Level 

The Baf!ery Level lnclicatas display h:lw much power remails. When the batlery is lurned oH. press 

he Po.''9r Bufloo once. The Battery Level lndicatas will light up b display the currErlt battery level. See 

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ffi The Baltery Level lndica!ots will also show the current baltery level during charging and 

disctlargilg. The ilclicabrsare dehned bebw. 

0 : LED$on. i(I: LED$IIashilg. 

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Battery Lewl 

LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 llotklry l.Bvet 

0 0 0 0 87.5%- 100% 

0 0 0 n 75%-87.5% 

0 0 0 0 62.5%-75% 

0 0 (l 0 50%-62.5% 

0 0 0 0 37.5%-50% 

0 rr 0 0 25%-37.5% 

0 0 0 0 12.5%-25% 

; n: : 0 0 0 0%- 12.5% 

0 0 0 0 :0% 

Battery t~e 

Bal!ery me relers to h::lw mMy m:He li'nes the bal!ery coo be discharged and recharged bebte H must 

be replaced. WhM he ballery is lumed oil. press and h::llcf the Po.ver Bulloo br 5 secoods b cfleck the 

ballery lile. The Bal!ery Level lndicabrs will light up andla bJink bt ~.,'0 secoods. asshcMn bebw: 

Bat1ery Lile 

LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Balleryure 

0 0 0 0 90%- 100% 

0 0 0 II lll%-00% 

Q Q a 0 70%-lll% 

0 0 II 0 00%-70% 

0 0 0 0 50%-00% 

0 $ 0 0 40%-50% 

0 0 0 0 30%-40% 

u .. 0 0 0 20%-30% 

0 0 0 0 bebw20% 

& When bal!ery lile reaches 0%. il can no k:rlgar be used. 

E13 For m:He inbtl"'labl aboul the ballery. latXIcfl he OJI Pibl app and check the inlomabl thai ~ 

listed under he ballery lab. 

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Charging1he tntelligmt Flight Baneoy 

1. Cooneel he Battery Charger b a po.ver source ( 100·240 V 00/00 Hz). 

2. Open the Proteelkrl cap and cooneel he lntelligMt Flight Battery b he Battery Charger. 11 he battery 

level is above 95%. lum on he batterybelae charging. 

3. The Battery Level hdicala will display he O.J((ent baltery lew I asH is cflarging. 

4. The ntelligent Flight Battery is tultycharged \'dlen the Battery level hdicalas are all o H. 

5 . Ai'·ooolthe ln!elligMI Flight Battery alter eacflllighl. Albw Hs temperature to drop broom temperature 

belae sbring H br M extended perbd. 

o We do not recof"'YllMd charging the ln!elligent Flight Battery and rEmote cootroller with the 

standard cflargar at the same li'ne. oflerwise the charger ~"!lay overheat. 

o At.vays rum o H he battery bebre inserting H or rEmoving H Iran the Phantan 3 Prolessk:rlal. 

Never ilserl or rEmove a baltery 'o'oflM H is turned oo. 

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Battery ev~ Indicators Whie Charging 

LEDt LED2 LEOO LE04 Battery Level 

'D 0 0 Q 0%-25% 

n ·n 0 0 25%-50% 

n I} ! I} ! 0 50%-75% 

n ·n ·n ·n 75%-100% 

0 0 0 0 F\JIIy Cllarged 

Battery Protection LED Display 

The lab1e bebw shCM'S battery protectioo mechanisms and caresponcling LED patterns. 

Battery Lewl klcicabrs wtie Charging 

LED I LED2 LEOO LED4 Blintdng Panem Banery Prolaction 119m 

0 0 0 0 lED2 blir*s t.vioe per secood Over cunenl detected 

0 (I 0 0 lED2 blinkS three li'neS per seoond Sha 1 c •oort deteeled 

0 0 !I) 0 lEOO blir*s t.vioe per secood Overcharge detected 

0 0 11 .. 0 lEOO blinks three li'neS per seoond Ovet·vollage charger detected 

0 0 0 ill' lED4 blir*s t.vioe per secood Charging tErnperalure is too bw 

0 0 0 .. Jl lED4 blinks three li'neS per seoond Charging tErnperalure is too high 

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Aller these issues are resol\ed, press lhe Power Button lo lurn oH he Battery Level lnclicabr. UnpJug the 

lntelligen! Flight Ba!lery Iran lhe charger Md pJug H back il lo resune cflarging. ~Ia lhat you 00 not 

need lo unpJug Md pJug il lhe cflarger in the even! ol a room IEillperature err a: the cflarger will resume 

chargilg \\flen the lempera!ure is wilhil the albwab1e range. 

& OJI does not take My responsibility Ia dal"'lage caused by lhird-party chargers. 

'Kj How 10 <ischarge ~r Intelligent Flight Batklry: 

Slow: Place he ln!elligwat Fligh! Ballery ilb !he Phantom 3 Prolessbnal's BatteryCompanrnern 

and turn H on. Leave H ct1 until !here is less lhan 8% ol po.ver lell. a un!il the ballery c an oo 

boger be lumecf on. Launc:fl the OJI Pibl app to check battery levels. 

Rapid : Fty he Phantom 3 Prolessbnal oulcbors un!illlere is less lhan 8% ol po.''EH leh. or ootil 

the batlery can oo k:rlger be lumed oo. 

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This section describes the features 

of the remote controller and includes 

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Remole Controller Profile 

The Phanbm 3 Prolessk:rlal rerrote conlroller is a muhi-lunctbn wireless cof"'Yllunicatkrl device th at 

il!egrates the video do't'otllirf<. sys!Eill Md a i'aall rEillote cootrol systEm. The video OOwnlirf<. and &rcrah 

rEmote cootrol sys!Eill operate a! 2.4 GHz:. The rerrole oonlroller lea!ures a ntmber o l caller a oontrol 

h.Jnctbns. such as takilg and previewilg ph::ltos and videos. as well as cootroftilg gimbal motbn. 

The rerrole conlrollar is po.vered by a 2S recflargaab1e ballery. The batlery level is displayed \oia LED 

ilclica!orson the Iron! pMel ol he rerrole oonlroller. 

H3 • Complia.noe Version: The rerrole coo troller is canpJiOOI with bofl CE and FOC regulatkrls . 

• OpGraung Mode: Control can be sal to Mode 1 a ~<'ode 2. a to a custan m:xfe . 

• Mode 1: The right stick serves as he throtlle. 

·Mode 2: The leh sticksetveS as the hrotUe. 

&. To preV81tlransmissbn inlerlerence. do not operate mae thM three ai'cralls in the sane area. 

Using the Remote Controller 

Tuming the RemoiB Controller On and Off 

The Phantom 3 Prolessional rEmote con!Joller is powered by a 2S rechargeable baltery th ai has a 

capacilyol 0000 mAh. The ballery level is indicated via the Battery Level LEOs oo lhe Iron! panel. Folbw 

he sleps bebw b rum on your rEmote cootroller: 

1. VlJ'hM the rem:::~ te oontroller is rumed o H. press the Po.ver Buflon ooce. The Ballery Level LEOs will 

display the CUUM! baf!ery level. 

2. Press and hold the Power Bulbn b rum on the rem:::~ te oonlrollar. 

3. The rem:::~ te cootroller will beep when H is rumed on. The S!a!us LED will rapidty bJir* green. ilclicalilg 

h al the rEmote cootroller is lirfl.ilg b the a i'crah. The S!alus LEOs willgbw solid green \\tiM lirfl.ilg is 

oomp1ete. 

4. Repeal S!ep2 b tum oil the rEmote cootroller. 

0\arging the Remote Controller 

Charge he rem:::~ Ia oonlrollar using the included charger. Reier b he lque on nax'l page bebw Ia mae 

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Controlling the camera 

ShoO! videoslpiclures. ~e.v recaded mages. and adjuSI canera seHilg:s via he Shul!er Butloo. CMlera 

Settilgs Dial. Playback But too. Md Video Aeoording Button oolhe rell"'ie coolroller. 

111 Camera Sel1ings Dial 

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Tum the dial to adjust camera settings such as ISO. shul!er speed. and aperture wilh:lulletling go ol 

the tEillOie oontroller. ~"eve the dial b lell or right b scroll through pictures and videos in playback 

ll"'de. Ptessd:lwn on the dial b bgg.le be~.veen these settings. 

121 Playback Bul1on 

Pless to view inages Md videos !hat have already baM captured. 

13] Shulter Blllt>n 

Pless to t~e a ph:) b . II burst mode is activated. rnutlip1e phOios will be t~e n with a single press. 

{4) Video Recoding Blllt>n 

Press once to start recading video. lhM ptess again to sbp recording. 

15J Gmbal o;;o 

Use this dial b coolrol the tih o l the ginbal. 

Controlling Aircraft 

This seelbn ax.plains how to control !he orientatbn o l the aircrall through !he remOie oonlroller. The 

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ffi Stick Neutrai,Mid-Poil!: Cootrol slicks are il the oen!er posHOl. 

~<'oving the Callrol Stick: The oonlrolslick is pushed away Iran he oen!er posHOl. 

RM>c<e Controlllr 

(Mode 2) 

A<craft 

( • Indicates Nose Direction} Remad<S 

Movilg the lell stick up Md do.vn changes he 

a taalfs elevatbn. 

Push he stick up to <lSCMd and dowfl to descend. 

When both sticks are centered. the Phantom 3 

Ptolessbnalwillhover il plaoe. 

The mae the stick is pushed a.,·ay Iran the oen!er 

positbn. the laster the Phanbm 3 Prolessbnal will 

cha-.ge elevatbn. Always push the stick gently 

to prevent sudden and unexpected elevatbn 

changes. 

~<'oving the lell stick to he lell or right oonlrols the 

rudder and rota!Ol ol the aircrah. 

Push the sick leh to rotate the a t crall cot.fltercbckwise. push the stick righ! to rotate he ai'crall 

cbckwise. II the stick is CM!ered. the PhMbm 3 

ProlessbnalwiUmailtail Hs o.menl orienlalbn. 

The mae the stick is pushed a.,·ay Iran the oen!er 

positbn. the laster the Phanbm 3 Prolessbnal will 

rolale. 

Moving he cighl slick up and down changes he 

a taalfs laward and bac:f<.ward pilc:fl. 

Push the stick up to lty lorward and down to lty 

bac:f<.ward. Phantom 3 Pro lessbnal will hover in 

place rllhe Slick iscM!ered. 

Push the Slick kJrher a.,.ay Iran the OM!er p::tSibl br 

a boger pi!cllange (~~)and laslerll;glll. 

~<'oving the righl stick oonlrolleh and right changes 

the a tcrall's lell Md right pilc:fl. 

Push le ll to lly tell and right to l ty right. The 

Phantom 3 Ptolessbnal will hover in plaoe ~ the 

stick iscM!ered. 

Gimbal Dial: Tum the dial to the righl. and the 

camera will shill to point upwards. Turn the 

dial to he lei I. Md the camera will shih to poinl 

dowflwards. The camera will rernail in Hs currMt 

positbn 'o\f'IM dial is static. 

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Adjusing Con!roler Sticks 

Hold and t.vist the cootroller slicks cbd<.wise a counter cbckwise to adjust 

the IMglh ol the oontroller sticks. A proper lengfl ol cootroller sticks cM 

in prove fle cootrolling aco.mk:y. 

Fig.! Mode SNik:h 

Toggle the swilch to select fle desired llighl mode. 

You f"'lay choose be~.veM: P~ode. F~ode Md A· 

mode. 

Fl>slUon Figure Ffighl Mode 

Posilbn 1 ~ F-mocle 

PoSrl012 &, A.m:lde 

Posi1013 dJ, P~ode 

PoS!bn ~ 

Posilbn2~ 

PoS!bn3 c:;{J;, 

~ P~ode (Posiliooing): P-ll"'de works best \'dlen the GPS signal is slloog. There are three diHerMI 

versbns ol P~de. \\flictl will be autanaticalty selected by the Phan!an 3 Ptolessk:rlal depending oo 

GPS signal strMglh and the Visk:rl PosiiOling sensors: 

P.GPS: GPS and Visk:rl PosiiOling both are availab1e: the aircrah is using GPS br posilbning. 

P-OPTI: ViSoo Positiooing is availab1e but a sulhcient GPSsignal is oot availab1e. Ai'aall is using 

onty Visk:rl PosiiOling lor posiiOl holding. 

P·ATII: Neifler GPS nor Visk:rl Posilbning is availab1e. the ai'orall is using onty ils baraneter lor 

posilbning, so ooly altitude is f"'lailtailed. 

A~ode (Attitude): GPS and Visbn PosiiOling Syslem are not used lor stabiliz:atbn. The a tcrah uses 

only its barometer to stabilize. The air oral! can autanatically return to the 1-brne Pail! ~ rell"'te cootroller 

signal is bst and the 1-bne Pail! was reoordedsuocesstutly. 

F~ode (Functbn): ln!elligent OriMtatbn Control (ICC) is activated in his f'T'Ode. Fa mae inlotl"'latOl 

about ICC. reler to fle ICC sectbn in the Appendix. 

BydelauH.the Flight ~1\odeSwilch is bd<.ed b P~de. Tounbd<.ofler llighlmodes. launch the OJI Pibt 

app. enter the "CMlera· page. Md tap ·Mode •. then activate ·Muttiple Flight Mode •. 

RTH Buuon 

Pless Md hold he RTH but too to start he Retum·b·l-brne (RTH) procedure. The LED ring arot.fld the RTH 

Bulbn will bJirf<. while to indicate flat the aircrah is entering RTH f'T'Ode. The aircrall will then tatum to the 

last reoorded 1-bne Pail!. Press this butbn again to cancel the RTH procedure and regain cootrol ol the 

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Connecting Your Mobile Device 

Til he m:::lbile de..Ce h::llder b the dasirecf positbn. Press he butbn oo he Side ol the fl"'bile device holder 

to release the clamp. MdlhM place your fl"'t:ile de..Ce inb the cradle. AdjuSI Ihe cbmp cbwfl b secure lhe 

fl"'bile de..Ce. To o:t~nect yow mobile de..Ce to lhe rEr'role oonlroller usn g a USB cable. pJug one Mel ol 

the cab1eilb yourfl"'bila de..Ce Mel heofler Mel ilb lhe USB pcr1 on flebac:kol flerell"'Oe oonlroller. 

Optimal Transmission Range 

The lrMsmissbn sg.al be .veen lhe airorah Md lhe remote cootroller is fl"'St reliable wilhilthe area thal 

is depicted in the mage bebov: 

Ensure that the airorall is ltyilg wilhilthe optinallrMsmissbn zone. To acflieve he besttrMsmissk:rl 

perlarnance. mailtailthe apptClp(iate relalk:rlship be .veen the opera!a and the ai'cralt. 

Remote Controller Status LED 

The SJatus LED relk!Cis fle strength ol the oomectbn bel'o\'990 the remote cootroller Md he ai'cralt. The 

RTH LED indicales he Relum·to-1-b'ne status ol he air oral!. The table bebw cootails fl"'re inb~tk:rl 

about these indicatas. l ~ O 1-J-fi- RT>iLED 

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S!atuslED Alann 

~-So6c!Red f Ch<ne 

~-Solic! <een f Ch<ne 

~-·· Sk>v Bli"l<ilg Red D-0.0·· 

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Red and GreM/ Red Md NCile 

YelbwAhernate Blinks 

RTH LED Sot.nd 

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$ .... Blir*ing Whrte D· 

$ ····· Blir*ing While DD·· 

REI'OO!e Conlioller S!a!us 

The rell"'te oonlroller is disoomecled lfan lhe aircrah. 

The rell"'te oonlroller is oomecled b he <U"aalt 

REI'OO!e oonlroller enor. 

HD OOwnli['f(. isdistupled. 

REI'OO!e Conlioller S!a!us 

A.-a all is returning h::lrne. 

Sending Retum·b·l-k:lrne OOf"'"'"Mnd lo lhe a i"craiL 

Relum·lo-1-b'ne procedure in progress. 

Lh The Aem::lle Sta!us lnclicabrwill bklkred and sound an alar!, \'dlenthe ballery level isailicaty bw. 

Linking the Remote Controller 

The rell"'ie cootroller is linked b your a•crall belore delivery. linking is oofy required when using a ne.v 

rEmote oonlroller lor the lwslli'ne. Folbw llese steps !o link a ne.v rell"'!e oonlroller: 

1. Tum oo he rell"'ie conlroller Md oomecl !o lhe mobile device. LatXlc:fllhe DJI P1bl app. 

2. Tum oo he ltllelligMI Fligtrt Battery. 

3 . Enter ·camera· Md lap oo ~i' .11ll and then lap "linking RC" butloo as w .... n bebw. 

( n ::::r1 J :;..- ,~ X 

> 

> 

OQf.tiJt #ldlmcdo!sto!oclriZ-~stltk IT'IXIriS altotSd"o~ ~toaltU~ ~:; a:wvdb:l 

()) rw:l ~ U'/<1$ t.:.mll¥ v.llh yt:/41 rl"fflmockt.. 

C1 Ll __ N:.:;¢1= 0ofi ,:;in«< = --' C2 Ll _ _:.: N¢1= 0ofi :::.="<d--' 

You CAn o.aJ:WTttod"o c 1 .n:1 a b..clior'<S CW'Id"o back 

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4. The rem:::~ Ia oonlrollar is ready to link. The Rem:::~ Ia Callroller Sta!us lndicabr bJinks bJue and a beep is 

emil ted. 

( n ::::r1 J :;..- ,~ X 

Ol:t.tl.lt#ldlmcdolst'!' 

001YJ~u"fQ1Gt 

St/tll~totalfontt~y. 

ll~hS4-"* 

Ftn;ss lh:lllrllt"9 bl..clicw'l CW'IIh:l Mel oft aoiHI d'lsronccoCIOf'O'dli:lr 

> 

> 

Cl (== t=======~~~ Cone .. ====== he4~==J 

You e.:o C:t.aJ:WTttolh:l c 1 ..-.:1 a b..ciJ:Ir'<S CW'IIh:l b1dl 

d t"ORC. 

5 . Locale he lirfl.ilg bultoo oo he side o l the air ora II. as sha.vn in he hgure bebw. Press the link bultoo 

to slal1 lilkilg. The Rem:::~te Cootroller S!a!us hdicala LED will display a solid green oooe the rell"'le 

controller is sucoesstulty linkedlo the ai'cralt. 

Lonk.BtUon 

& . The rem:::~ te cootroller will un-lirf<. Hsell Iran M ai'aall rl a new rem:::~ Ia oonlroller is lirf<.ed to the 

sane air ora II. 

Remote Controller Compliance Version 

The rEillO!e cootroller iscanpliOOI will bO!h CE Md F0C requi'EillMIS. 

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Camera and Gimbal 

This section provides the technical 

specifications of the camera and 

explains the gimbal's operation modes. 
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Camera and Gimbal 

Camera Profile 

The on-board camera uses he 1/2.3 inch CMOS SMSCK" b capture video (up to 4096x2100p a! 241ps or 

4K at up to 3llpswitlthe Phan!om 3 Ptolessk:rlal) and 12 megapixelstills. You may choose b recad 

the video in either ~<'IOV a MP4 b~l. Availab1e picture sh:IOiing m:::~des inckxle burs!. calliluous. Md 

tine-lapse m:::~de. A live previe.v ol \'dlal he caner a sees can be mooilored on the coonected m:::~bile 

device via the OJI Pibl app. 

Camera Micro-SO Card Slot 

To store your ph::ltos and videos. insert the Micro-SO card into the sbl. as shown bebw. belore 

turning on the PhMtom 3 Prolessbnal. The PhMtom 3 Prolessbnal oomes wilh a 16GB Miao.SD 

card and supports Micro-SO cards up to 64 GB. A UHS- 1 Micrc>SD card is recanmencfed due to 

thei' last read Md write speeds albwilg you to save higtHesolutbn video data. 

0 D:::l nO! remove the Miac>SD card lrom the Phan!om 3 Ptolessbnat .... flen H is tumecf on. 

Camera Data Port 

Tum on the PhMtan 3 Ptolessk:rlal and oonneel a USB cable to the camera Data Port to da.vnbad 

phobsancfvideos b your computer. 

-- -

& The ai'crall must be tumed oo belae attemp&lg b access the hies on the MioroSDcard. 

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Camera Operation 

Use the Shul!er and Video Recording buttons on the rem:::~te cootroller b sh::lot the mages a videos 

through he OJI Pilei app. Fa m:::~re intamatbn aboul h::lw to use llese bul!oos. relet b ·Controttng the 

Camera Page 24 •. 

Camera LED llldicat>r 

CMlera LED lndicalor lighls up alter the High! bal!ery is po"'-'9red on. ll provides fllotl"'latbn on he 

wcr1<.flg status ol lhe camera. 

CamEWa LED lndicaiOr 

0 Green Fasl Blir*(02soH.0.1soo) 

iQlGreErl Blink Once (O.SSoll. 0.4Son) 

Q Green Blink 3 nnes(03soH.0.1s oo) 

~Sbw Red Blir*(1.6son. O.SSoll ) 

~Fasl Red Blilk(0.5soii.02son) 

~ D::lub1e Red Blink(0.1s oo. 0 .1soll. 0.1s oo. 0 .1sol0 

~Sotic! ecl 

~ $G<een and Red Blilk (O.Ssg<een on. OBS<ecl on) 

Gimbal 

Gimbal Profile 

GamEWa SlaiUS 

Syslem iswarmr.gup. 

Taking a single picture. 

Taking 3 or 5 ph)tos per shOI. 

Aeoording. 

SDcardena. 

OvMlealed Camera 

Syslemerra. 

fi'm,,•are Upgrading 

The 3--axis ginbal provides a steady plalbrm lor lhe altached camera. albwflg you b capture clear. 

stable mages and video. The ginbal can tiH the cOOler a wilhfl a 12o- range . 

. go• 

Use the ginbaldial oothe rem:::~ Ia cootroller b oonlrollhe tiH m:::~-.emenl ol lhe camera. 
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Gimbal Operation Modes 

TV~'O ginbal operatbn modes are availab1e. Switch between !he drllerenl operatbn modes on the camera 

seHilgs page ol the OJI Pibl app. ~te that your mobile device must be coonected to the rem:::~ te 

coolroller br cflanges to ta<.e eHecl. Reier to the table beb.v Ia details: 

'I FPV Mode 

The angle between ginbal's odentatbn and ai'crall's nose remails 

oonstMI at all tines. 

The ginbal willsync:tuoniz:e wilh the m:::~-.emenl olthe aircrah b provide a 

lwst-pa-son perspective ltyilg experience. 

,&. • A ginbal mota error may ocour ilthese siluatbls: ( 1) the aircrah is placed on uneVM g.rot.fld 

a the gimbal's motbn is obsllucted (2) he gimbal has been subjected to an excessive 

ex'lemal laoe. such as a collisbn. Please take oH lrom nat. Opal ground and pro lee! he ginbal 

a1 all lines. 

• Ayilg i1 heavy log 01 cloods may mal\e lhe gi'nbal wei. leadilg 10 1emp01a.y laik11e. Tlle 

ginbal will recover lull Unctkrlalily aller H dries. 

Anti·Drop Kit 

The anti~op kil helps keep the ginbal and canera oonnected to !he ai'aah. Two pins have been 

mounted prbr b shippi'lg. II ne.v or adclilbnal pins are required. see !he diagr<':rn belo.v. Press Pari 

(j) through the hole ol the vibratbn absaber Md illo he cwater: hole ol Pari (2). lhM bck hem togefler: 

assho.vn ® . ~<'ountilg the antk:lrop kil pi'lsdiagonalty lrom eac:fl other isrecan!'1"1Mded. 

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DJI Pilot App 

This section introduces the four main 

functions of the DJI Pilot app. 
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DJI Pilot App 

The OJI P1bl app is a mobile appJicatbn des9lecf specdtealty br he Phantom 3 Ptoles9ooal. Use his 

app b oonlrol he gin bal. camera. Md other ata all lt.flctbns. The app also lea!ures Map. Academy. 

a nd User Caller. \'dlich a re used b r oonhgurilg your ai'aall Md sharilg your photos Md \oideos will 

others. ll is recanrnended h al you use a lablel la lhe best experiMoe . 

Camera 

.......... 

Mountan View 

The CMlera page o:mtails a live HO video leed Iran the Phanbm 3 Prolessbnal'scanera. You can also 

coohgure varbuscMlera paraneters lrcm the camera page. 

I' I (21 PI t•l 151161 171 I'll 

191 

( 10) 

{121 (11) 
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I 1 I Flight Mode 

8 The text next to this ioon ildicates he O.J((en!llighl f'T'Ode. 

Tap to oonlgure he MC (Mail Controller) Setlilgs. These senilgsalbw you to modrly llighllimils Md 

set he gail vakJes. 

:1) The a taall is set b ·Beginner ~<'ode. by delauh. The aircraft canoot lty 30 meters (98 leet) higher 

Md beyood the reootdecf Herne Poilt under beginner mode. Disable his mode il the MODE 

salting page. 

(2) GPS S9'aJ S•ength 

>..rill: This icon shows the cuuent strength o l GPS signals. GteErl bats indicate adequate GPS 

strErlglh. 

(3) IOC Sellings 

~ CL : This ioon displays he IOC senilg when the airctaft has Erltered F-m:xfe. Tap b vie.v the IOC 

senilgsmErlu Md seleel the desi'ecf IOC senilg. 

(4) Sysiem SlahlS 

So:IIIIIORtiGPS) : This ioon ildicates the ounenl aircraft sy.;tem status MdGPS sg.al slrErlgh. 

(5) Bauecy LBVtll lndk:alor 

- - o : The battery level indicabr provides a dynamic display o l the battery level. The cobtecf 

zones on the batlery level indicata repreSErlt the po"'-'9r levels needed to carry out diHerErlt looCIOls. 

(6) Remokl Controller S9'aJ 

i~ •I Ill : This ioon shO.\'S lhe strength o l rell"'Oe cootroller's sg.al. 

(7) HD Video Uri< Si~aJ Strength 

f]g]~ .rill : This icct1 shO.\'S he strength ol lhe HD video d:lwnlink cooneelbl be .\'991'1 the ataall Md 

the rem:::~ Ia coolroller. 

181 Bal1ery Level 

ft 100%: This ioon shO.\'S the CUfrErlt battery level. 

Tap to view he battery inlarnatbn mErlu, set he varbus battery wamilg thresholds, and view he 

batterywamilg hisbry. 

19] General Sel1ings 

::: Tap this ioon to view the General Settilgs page. Fran this page, you cM setllighl parameters, 

reset the camera. enable he quick view leature, adjust the gimbal roll value, and bggle he lligh! 

route display. 

1101 Camera(\:leraion Bar 

ShUI1er and Recording Selings 

G:t : Tap b Erlter varbuscMlera value senilgs, including cobr space lot he reootding, resolutkrl ol 

the videos. image size and so on. 
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ShUiter 

e: Tap this buf!oo b lake a single phOio. Pless and hold this buf!on to seleel single sh::ll. lrip1e shOI 

or li'ne-laps.ecf sh::IOiilgmodes. 

Record 

• : Tap once to starl recordilg video. then tap agaillo slop reoording. You can also press the 

Video Aeoording Bulbn a1 he rem:::~ Ia coolroller. which has he SMle lt.flelblality. 

PI0)1>ack 

0 : Tap b water the playback page. You eM preview ph::l!os and videos as soon as hey are 

captured. 

camera Settings 

~= Tap to set ISO. shuf!er and auto ax.pos.ure values ol he cMlera. 

1111 Vision Po9icrilg 

.g.: This icoo sh::lws the dis!Moe between the surlace and he Visbn Posilbnilg Syslem's SErlSO"S. 

1121 Rq>l Telemeuy 

The Visbn PosHbnilg Slatus ioon is highlighted when he Visbn Posilbnilg is in operalbn. 

Fligh! anHude is indicated by he llight a!liUde icoo. 

( 1) The red arrow sm .... -s .,.,flich directbn the aircrall is lacilg. 

(2) Light twe and &rk twe areas indicate pilc:fl. 

(3) The angle ol the boundary belwewa the light bJue anddalf(. bJue areas indicales he roll angle. 

(13) M"' 

Display the llighl pa!h ol lhe currwatllighl. Tap to swHch Iran the CMlera GUllo lhe Map GUI. 

0 • ~ 

.. ~ (J 

'--' 

2"JI . ... 0 J 

114) Dynamic Heme Poinl 

' : Press this bulbn b Mable the dynMlic heme poill leature. the heme poill then will be reset b 

posilbn olthe fl"'bile device. 
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115) Return to Home (RTH) 

£ : hiliale RTH hane procedure. Tap to have the aircrah return b he last recaded hane pofll. 

t 16) Auto Takeoi1A..ancing 

.! .1!. : Tap to iniliate auto t~eoll or landing. 

l 17) livestream 

(:') : Uvestream icon indicates the cuuMI video leed is broadcasting live on YouTube. Be sure the 

fl"'bile data service is availab1e oothe fl"'bile de\oioe. 

(18) Back 

"*" : Taplorelumblhef"'lainGUL 

Director 

Dtecla isM at.ebf"'latic video edHa buih into he OJI Pibl app. AHer recading several video clips. simply 

tap ·otecbr· lfom the app's h::lrne screwa. You can then select a template and a speed-ed nt.rnber o l 

clips. which are aubf"'laticaltycanbined b create a shat hfm thai can be shared i'T'r'nedialety. 

Store 

Tap ·S!ae· b visH the olhcial OJI Online S!ae to see the !ales! inlaf"'latbn about OJI products Md easity 

buy new products. 

Discovery 

Sync pictures and videos b your mobile device. view llighllogs, and check your OJI acoounl slatus in 

·oiscovery". Use yow registered OJI aocounl b bgin to ·oisoovery". 
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Flight 

This section describes safe flight 

practices arid ffight restrictiOI1S. 

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Flight 

Once pre-lligtll preparatbn iscanp1ele. His recanmended hal you use he llighl sif'nulalor il he OJI P1bl 

app b hooe your Ugh! skills Md practice ttyilg salety. Ensure that allllights are carried oul il an opM 

area. 

Flight Environment Requirements 

1. Do oot use the ai'crall in severe weather oonciHkrls. These include wild speeds e)Ceecfing 10 m/s. 

sna.v. rain Md log. 

2. <::nty tty il opM areas. Tall structures Md large metal slructJtes f"'lay ailed he accuracy al tha onboard can pass and GPSsys!Eill. 

3 . Avoid obstacles. orcM'Cis. high vollage po.''EH lines. trees. and bodies o l waer. 

4. Mininiz:e il!erlerence by avoidilg areas wilh high levels ol eleclran~elism. ilcluding base slatkrls 

and radb trMsmissbn ta.,•Eus. 

5. Air a all and bal!ery perlorrnance is subject to environmental !actors such as air density and 

tEillpera!ure.Be very caretul \\tiM ttyilg at alliludes greater han 19.685 leal (0000 meters) above sea 

:!:! level. as he perbtmMoe a l tha batlery Md &rcrah f"'lay be a llectecf. 

~ 6 . The Phantan3 Prolessbnal camOI operale wiflin the polar areas. 

Flight Limits and No-Fly Zones 

All urmooned aerial -.ehicle (UAV) operatas should abide by an regulatbns set lorll by govenYnMI and 

regulabry agencies including he ICAO and the FAA For sa!ely reasons. !lights are limited by delaull. 

which helps users operaJe this produel sa!ely ood legally. Flight limilatbns ilclude heigh! limits. dis!Moe 

limils. ood ~Ry Zales. 

When operatilg il P·m:::lde, height limils. distance limils. Md No-Fly Zones tunctbn concunMily to 

manage lligh! saJety. In Ac.m:::~de. only heightli'nils are in eHeCI. 'o\flich by delauh prevent he a i'aall 

ahiUde Iran exceeding 1640 leal (000 m) . 

Maximum flight altitude & Radius Limits 

Maxinum llight ahilude and radius limils may be chooged il the OJI Pilei app. Be aware that the 

max.imtnl llighl allilude camel exceed 1640 lee! (500 meters). In aco:Hdance with these seHilg:s. your 

Phantan3 Prolessbnalwilllty in a res!Iic:Jed cylilder. as showfl bebw: 

r--...;'"1-- H:lmePont 

..!IE,---';1- ticgtt <Jfo~,t<:r.tiiJ. .,.,hcintllncid<n 
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GPS S9'aJ S•ong l)i; ...... Blifl(ong GreM 

FlighiUrnils OJI PilOt aw 

Maxint.rn Flighl A•crall'sahrtude coooot Waming: Height 

Ahrtude ex.oeed the specile d value. lini1 reached. 

Max Radius Flighl dislanoe must be within Waming: Distance 

the f"'laX radius. 

GPS S9'aJ Weak J:l)i · · · · · • Btifi(ong YellOw 

Flight Umils 

Maxint.rn 

Flight 

Ahrtude 

Max Radius 

Height is restticled b 400 

lee!. ( 120m) md tXldel". 

~ linils 

linil reached. 

OJI PiiOtaw 

Warning: Heighl linil 

reached. 

Aircraft Status Indicator 

None. 

Rapid red Uashing b 

...... \\tiM cbse to the 

f"'laxracliuslimil. 

Aircraft Status Indicator 

None. 

• II you tty out ol he linil. you can still coolrol he Phanbm 3. but coooot lty il M y lather. li the 

& Phantom 3 llies out ol lhe f"'lax radius in Ready to Fty (oon--GPS) fl"'de, il will tty back within 

rMge autana!icalty . 

• 11 the PhMtan 3 llies out ol he max radius in Ready b Ry (non-GPS) fl"'de. il will tty back 

wiflil range aubf"'laticalty. 

No-Fly Zones 

All ~~ty Zones are listed on he OJI olhcial websile at hllp://ltvsa!e.d ji.com.tlo·ltv. No-Ry Zones are 

di'.ided ilb Airpol1s Md Resricted Areas. Airpol1s ilclude maj:u air pcx1s Md ltyilg helds where ~"~lamed 

ai'crall operate at bw altitudes. Reslticted Areas include border lines bet.veen counlties a sensilive 

inslitule. The details ol he ~~ty Zones are ex.plailedas bbv: 

Airp0t1 

( 1) A.-pon ~..Fty Zooe are oomprisecf ol Take-oil Aeslticled Zales and Reslticled Attilude Zooes. Eac:fl 

zone lealuresci'cles ol various sizes. 

( 2) R1 miles (value ol lhe R1 depends on the size Md shape ol he ai'pol1) around !he ai'pol1 is a Take· 

oh restticled Zale. inside ol \\flictl lake oil is preV8lled. 

(3) Fran R1 mile b R1 + 1 mile arotXld the airpat lhe llighl allilude is limiled to a 15 degree ilclila!krl. 

Stal1ing at65 lee! (20 meters) lrom the edge ol air pat Md radiatilg outward. The llighl allilude is 

limiled b 1640 leet(500 meters) at R1+1 mile 

(4) WhM he ai'aall en!erswifli1320 lee! ( 100 meters) ol ~..Fty Zones. a warnilg message will appear 

on he OJI Pibl app. 
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1640 

feet 

l 

Airport 

T 

66feet 

j:d- 1 mile ----;;1- R1 -~ 

Restricted A rea 

Ni)-llf- • fi~Jt~t~._,lludo:II!,Jtii'V ... \ \'loon"'JI\"'ll 

:!:! ( 1) Reslricted Areas does ool have llighl ahitude reslrictkrls. 

~ ( 2) R miles around the des9'laled reSirictkrl area is a Ttll.e<~ h Reslricled area. Airaall camol lake oil 

wilhilllis %ale. The value ol R varies based oo lhe dehnilkrl ollhe restricted areas. 

(3) A ·wamilg %ale· has been se1 arotXIdlhe Aeslricled Area. WhM lhe airorah approacfles wilhil 0.062 

miles ( 100 m)ollhis zone. a wamilg message will appear on the OJI Pibl app. 

1-Rcstr~todArca -1 
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GPS Signal Strong ~ ··· ··· Ellifi<mg Green 

Aircraft 

Zone Aeslriclkrl OJI P1bt App Ptompl StaiUS 

Indicator 

~<'obrswill oot slart wa rning: You are in a No·lly 

za1e. Take oil prohitm:!d. 

No-lly Zale lithe air ora II waters he 

• restricted area il A~ode. but is 

switched b P~de. he ai'orall Wamilg: You are il a n<>lty za1e. 

will aubf"'lalicalty descend. 1M d. Au!anatic IMdinghas begLKI. 

Md stop Hs fl"'!ors. 

R1:Waming:Youare ila ~· · lithe ai'crall MIErS he restricled reslricted za1e. Descwading to Recl llashilg 

ReslriC!ecJ. sa!ealtilude. 

ahiUde lligtlt area in A~ode. bul is s.vilched R2:Waming:Youare ila b P-ll"'de, H will descend b M 

za1e appropriate allilude and hover reslricted za1e. Max.i'ntnlllighl 

• allilude is reslriclecf to beto\'9M 

15 lee! bebov the allilude limil. 20m Md oocrn. Ry cautbusty. 

warnilg mne ~ llighl restriclbn applies. bul Warnilg: You are approachilg a 

here will be a waming . restricted za1e. Ry caulbusty. 

Free za1e ~ reslr iclkrls. Nale. None. 

EJ3 Semi-au!ana!ic descwal: All stick OOfl"'llMds are available except he lhrOIUe slick canmand 

during the descMl and landing process. MOiorswillstop autana!icalty alter landing. 

Lh o When ltying il a sately zone. the ai'cralt's sla!us ildicabr will bJink red rapidty and oontilue 

br 3 seoonds. hM swilc:fl b ilclica!e currwalltyilg slatus Md oontilue lor 5 secoods a! "flictl 

poinl H will &vilch back to bJirfl.ilg reef. 

o For sa!ely reasons. pJaase do nOI Ity cbse to atports. higtr.,•ays. rai~.vay sta!Ols. cai~.vay lines. 

cily cenlers. or ofler sensHive areas. Ay lhe ai'crah onlywilhil your line ol sigtll. 
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Preflight Checklist 

1. em:::~ Ia controller. hlelligenl Flight Ba!lery. and mobile device are tulty cflarged. 

2. Propellers are moun!ed careclty and lwmty. 

3. MioroSDcardha&beErl inserled. ~necessary. 

4. Ginbal is tunctkrlilg namalty. 

5. Motors coo s1a11 and are looelkrlilg namally. 

6. The OJI Pibl app issuocesslulty cooneeled to the ai'craiL 

the Compass 

IMPORT ANT: At.,·ays calibrale the oompass in every ne.v llighl bcatkrl. The can pass is very SEII'lsithe 

to electromagnetic i'llerlerence. "flich coo produce abootf'llal canpass data and lead to poor llighl 

perlamance a llighl lailure. Regular calibratkrl isrequi'ed Ia oplinal perlamMoe. 

0 o ():)not calibrale your canpass \\flare there is any possibility ol strong magnetic inlerlerence. 

Sources ol potential inlerlerence include magnetite. pa11<.ing slluclures. and sublenaneM 

:!:! rnelalslruelures 

~ o ():)not cany leuomagnelic materials with you during calibratbn such as keys a cellular 

phlnes. 

o ():)not calibrale ra direct prax.inity b large metal objects. 

o DO NOT calibrate n:k:las. 

Calibration Prooedures 

Cooose an oper1 area b carry out the lob,·i'lg ptooedures. 

1. Ensure hal he oompass is calibraJed. 11 you did ool calibrate he oompass as pan ol your pre-lligh! 

preparatbns. or il you have m:::~ved b a ne.v bcalbn Snce the las! calibratkrl. lap !he Ai'crah Status 

Bar in lhe appandselecl OC<llibrale·. then blbwlhe oo..screen instruelbns. 

2. Hold he ai'crah haizon!alty Md rolale 300 degrees. The Airorah Status hdicalas will display a solid 

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3. Hold he aircrah verticalty. will nose pofltilg da.\'flward. Md rotate H 300 degrees arot.fld he oen!er 

axis. Recalibrate the oompass ~ he Ai'aall Sta!us lnclicatorgb.vs solid red. 

& II the Ai'crah S!alus lndicata bli*s red and yebv a her the calibratbl procedure. move yow 

ataaltlo a drlleren!locatkrl Mdl.ry agai'l. 

~~ C<llibrate the can pass belate each tlighl. Launch the OJI Pibl app Md blbw the oo..screwa 

inslructbns b calibrate the can pass. DO NOT calibrate he oompass near melal objeels suc:fl 

as a metal bridge. cars. seal biding. 

When to Recalibrate 

1.When oompassdata isaboamal and he Ai'crall Status lndicabt is blirfl.i'lgg.reen Md yelbw. 

2.When ltyilg in a new bcatbl or in a bcatbn !hal is drlletMl lrom he m:::~sl reoenlllighl. 

3.When he mechanical or physical slructure ollhe PhMtan3 Prolessbnal has bewa c:flMged. 

4.When severe dnllilg occurs in llighl. i.e. Phantan3 Prolessbnal doesnotlty in straight line. 

Auto Takeoff and Auto Landing 

AubTtll.eoll 

Use auto l~eoll onty ~ he Ai'crah Sta!us Indicators are blirfl.i'lg grewa. Folla.v the slaps bebw to use the 

auto ta<.eollleature: 

1. Launch the OJI Piblapp.and water "CMlera· page. 

2. Ensure he atorall is in P- m:::~de. 

3. Complete all steps oo he pre-llighl c:fleddisl. 

4. rap·.!.·. Md oonhrm that coodHOlsare sale br llight Slide he icoo to coolrm Md \akeoH. 

5. Ai'crallt~es oil and h::lversat (12 meters) above ground. 

& Ai'aall Sta!us lnclicata blinksrapidty 'o'oflM H is using the ViSbn Positbn SystEm Ia slabiliz.atkrl. 

The ai"aall will autornalicalty hover bebw 3 meters. II is recofl"'llMded b waH until there is 

sulhciMt GPS bck belae using the Auto Take<~ lll eature. 
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Aub4 Landing 

Use aub-lancling oofy il he Ai'crall Status lndicabrs are bJirfl.i'lg green. Fobv !he slaps bebw b use the 

aulo-IMding lea!ure: 

1. Ensure he ai'orall is in P4 m:::~de. 

2. Check the landing area conciHbn belae lappr!g ·;t·. to begin IMding. Then lotb.v the oo..screwa 

instructkrls. 

Starli11Q/StoJ)I)ing the Motors 

Starting the Motors 

A Combinatbn Stick Canmand (CSC) is used to start the motas. Push both sticks to the bottom 

imer or outer comers to start the m:::~tas. Once !he motors have star led spr!ning. release both slicks 

simuhaneousfy. 

Sbppirg the Motors 

There are two methods b stop the m:::~brs. 

Melll:ld 1: When PhMlom 3 Prolessbnal has landed. push he lhro!Ue dow((!). then ooncluellhe same 

CSC hal was used b Slal11he m:::lbtS, as desaibed above®. ~'etas wiD slop irrrnediaJefy. Release bolh 

sticks once m:::~brs sbp. 

Melh::ld 2: WhM he ai'crall has IMdecf. pu~ and hold the lhro!Ue da.wa. The m:::~tas will stop aller three 

seoonds. 

& ():)not perlam a esc 'o\flwa he a taall is i'l midai'. otheru•ise the m:::~brs wiD suddentfy sbp. 

Flight Test 

Takeolt'L.andirg Procedures 

1. Place the atcrall in an opM. tlat area will the baltery le-.el indicators laci'lg towards you. 

2. Tum a1 lhe rerrole conlroller and your f'T'K:Ibile de\oioe. hen tum on the ln!elligMl Flighl Ballery. 

3. latXlc:flthe OJI P1bt app Mden!er !he camera page. 

4. WaH tXItilthe Ai'aalllndicabrs bJink grewa. This means the 1-brne POOl is reoorded Md H is now sale 

to tty. II !hey 1\ash yebv. the 1-brne Poill has oot beM recadecf. 

5 . Push the hrotUeupsbwty b takeoll or use Auto Ttll.eoll. 

6. Sh::lot ph::lbsand videos using he OJI Pibl app. 

7. To land. h::lver over a level sur lace and genlfy pull dowfl on lhe throtlle to desoencf. 

8. Aller landing. e)E!cute the CSCcof"'"''T\and or h::lldlhe lhro!Ue at Hs bwest posHbn until the m:::~brsstop. 

9. Tum oll lhe lnJelligenl Flight Battery I.-st. then he REillote Conlroller. 
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&, . \f\J'f'8lthe AicraH Status lnclicalas bJI* )elbw ,capi::lty d.Jti1g lighl. lle airaall has watered Fa it-ale 

tT>:l<tl . 

• A bw baf!ery level wa-nilg is ilclica!ed by he AiroraH Status lnclicabrs bJirfl.ilg red sbwfy or 

rapklly dudng ll;ghl. 

• Watch our video tubrials Ia mae lligh! illama!bn. 

Video Suggestions and TIPS 

1. G::l hrolJ!tlthe fu ll pre-lligh! cflecklisl bebre each lligtll. 

2. Seleel lhe desired ginbal operatkrl mode in lhe OJI Pibl app. 

3. <::nty sh:IOI video when ltyilg in ~ode. 

4. At.vays tty in goodweaflEr and a\Oicf ltyilg il rail or heavy wild. 

5. Ch::Jose hecMlara setli1g; hal sui! )Our needs.Sellilg:s include ph:)lo lc:nna! Md ax.posure o:rnpMsabt 

6. Perlormllighllests to estabJish llighl routes and preview scenes. 

7. Push the oonlrolsticks genttylo keep the a i'crall'smovernen! snooth Md stable. 
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FAQ 
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Troubleshooting (FAQ) 

What is the difference between the Phantom 3 Professional and the Phariom 3 Advanced? 

The biggest drllerenoe belwewa the Phantom 3 Prolessbnal and he Phantan 3 Advanced is in the 

ca-nera. The Phantan 3 Prolessbnal is capable ol sh:lotilg speclaoular 4K video at up to 3l lrarnes per 

seo:r1d. and the Phan!an 3 AdvMoed is capable ol sh::lotilg a! resoluticns up b 108:lp00. Both m:::~dals 

shOO! 12 megapixel photos. 

The other f"'lail drllerence is the ln!elligMI Flight Baltery charger. The Phootan3 AdvMoed oornes wilh a 

57·wall cflarging unil and he Phantan 3 Ptolessbnal cernes wilh a 100·wall charger. he Iauer ol 'o\flich 

albws Ia sh::lr1er cflargng times. 

Ca n I remove the camera and attach my own? 

The cMleras that oome with both models are perrnanentty a!lacfled. AI!Eillplilg to rei"''K1V'e. replace. or 

m:::~dr ylhe ca-nera f"'laydal"'lage the product and w ill void your wananly. 

Ca n I charge my Remote Controller and Intelligent Flight Battery at the same time? 

v.thile he Aell"'Oe Caltroller cflarger and lnJelligenl Fligh! Baflery charger ha-.e beM illeg.rated ilb one 

unil Ia your oonveniMoe. H is reo:rni"'"'Mded hal you onty cflarge ooe HEill at a tine. We reoof"'YT''end hal 

you ne-.er cflarge boll items using the SMle cflarger at the same time. 

What are the buttons on the back of my Remote Co ntroller for? 

The t.,'O bul!alS on the back o l the Aem::rte Conlroller can be custaniz:ed and assigaecf to lunctbn as you 

ch::lose through the OJI Pibl app. ReiEr to the manual Ia m:He illormatbn. 

How far can I fly my Phantom 3? 

The signal transmissbn dislance will vary dependilg on enviroomenlal oonclitioos. but he PhMtan 3 

series can reacfl diSianoesol up to 1.2 miles (2 kibrneters) away Iran he pibl. 

What app should I use w ith my Phantom 3? 

The Phantom3 iscanpatible with the OJI Pilei app br iOS and Android. \\flich is already used with the OJI 

Inspire. The app witt detect \\flictl a iraall is oomectecf and autanalicalty adjust aco:r-dilgty. 

Which mobile devices are compatible w ith the app? 

The OJI Pibl app isonty oompalib1e wilh de\oioes ruming iOS 8.0 or la!Er or Android v4.1.2 a latEr. 

The lolbo,•ilgdevioesare recCilYT'Iended: 

iOS: IPhale 5s. IPh:rle 6. IPhale 6 P\Js, iPad Air. tPad Air Wi-Fi + CelkJiar. tPad mili 2. tPad mini 2 Wi-Fi 

+ CeHular. tPad Air 2. tPad Air 2 Wt-R + CelkJiar. tPad mini 3. and iPad mili 3 Wi-Fi + CelkJiar. This app is 

optimized br IPh:lne 5s. IPh:lne 6. and IPh:rle 6 P\Js 

Android: SafllS.U!lQ S5. ~e 3. Saly Z3 EXPERIA. Google Nexus 7 II. G::logle Nexus 9. Mi3, Nubia Z7 mili 

Suppcr1 br ackiHOlal Android devices will beo:rne available as testilg and devebpt'I"'MI oonlilues. 
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How do I use the Director automatic video editor'? 

Directa is an autcmatic video eclita buih into the OJI Pibl app. Alter reoordingseveral video clips. simply 

tap "Director· lrom the app's h::lfll9 screen. You coo hM select a tEmplate and a specihed ntmber o l 

clips. \\flich are autcmaticaltyccmbrlecl to create a sh:lrl likn that coo be shared i'rrnedialely. 

How do I change the control mode of my Phantom 3? 

By delaull. the Aell"'Oe Cootroller is set to Mode 2. This fl"'8ans that the righl oonlrol stick cootrols the 

f"''KMMllMI o l the airaall and the leh oonlrol stick oonlrols he lhrOille and aiMtatioo ol he a i'craiL These 

oonlrols coo be cflMged to ~'ode 1 or sal to a oustcmimd ccnhguratkrl r. the OJI Pibl app. This is onty 

recc:rrrnended Ia ad\enced users. 

Can I use a Phantom 2 Remote Controller with the Phantom 3? 

. The A'lanbm 2 Aell"'Oe Ccrltroller operates oo a drllerMt lrequMcy. The Phantom2 Relllote Ccrltroller 

operates a! 5.8 GHz Mdthe new Phantcm 3 REI'T'Oie Ccrllroller operalesat2.4 GHz. 

Can I use a Phantom 2 Intelligent Flight Battery w ith the Phantom 3? 

~ . The A'IMbm 3 uses a ne.,·ty designed lnlelligenl Flight Batlery will g.realer pot\'91'. The Phantcm 3 h as 

a 4 oell ballery with a capacity ol 4480 mAh alCf a voltage ol 15.2 v. 

My Phantom 3 does not tum off right <IW<l'f, is something wrong? 

This is o:mnal. Aller you a!!empt to po.ver o il the ltllelligMt Flighl Battery. it ~"flay remain on Ia a lew 

seoonds as any video data is saved to the Micro SO c ard This helps prewnl your data If em being bst or 

oorrupted. 

Do I have to buy the Remote Controller separately? 

~. here is no need b b.Jy a separate Aell"'Oe Ccrltroller. Your Phantom3 o:rneswifl a Aell"'Oe Ccrltroller 

h al isakeacty IWI.ed to the a i'aalt. 

Does my Phantom 3 support dual Remote Controllers? 

. The i'lckJded REI'T'Ote Ccrltroller can be used to cootrol both the aircrah Mdthe gimbal tih a1 the sane 

time. 

What does the "P, A, F" switch on the Remote Controller do? 

Thisswilcfl. called the Flight ~'ode Switch. albws you b bgg.le drllerMt llight f"''KXXes: 

P~. or Posilkrli'lg f'T'Ode. indicates hat both GPS Md he Viskrl Posilkrli'lg Syslem are a ctive and 

your PhM!om3 w ill atlempt to stabilim using both. 

In A-l"r'KXXe. or Anilude f'T'Ode. the a i'crall does oot use GPS a the Visbn Positkrli'lg System. Onty the 

barometer is used Ia stabJliz.alkrl. The airaah can stiU relur:n b the 1-b'ne Per.! as k:rlgasa suH.ciM! GPS 

signal is available. 

~ode. or Fooelbn f'T'Ode. acnvates tnteltigMt Orienlatioo Conlrol (ICC) lunctiooality. Reier to the ICC 

sectbn i'lthe Apperldixol the User Manual. 

By delauh. ooty P~ m ay be used. Reier b your user f"r'\Mual lor instructkrls on tXIIocldng he other 

mxle& 
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What is the Phantom 3 flight time? 

Flighl tines will vary depMCiing on envirotYT'Ienlal <XrldHkrls Md usage pa!!ems. but the Intelligent Flighl 

Battery is designed to provide up to 23 milutes ol ooillerruptecf llighltine \'dlM lulty cflargecf. 

How can I restore a video file if the po'WBr is turned off during recoltling? 

():) nOI tEI"'"CVe the Miao.SD card Iran the camera. 11 H has OOM rem::1Ved. place H back il the canera. 

Tum he Phootan3 oo and wail approxi'nalely 30 seoonds as he video hie is resbtecf. 

How can I ensure that my pictures and videos w ill be synchronized to my iOS a b um? 

You f"'lay need to adjust the settings ol )Our fl"'bile device. 0pMthe SeHilg:s f"'"'MU. seleel he Privacy 

tab. seleel he Ph::ltos tab. and lf'lM bgg.le the swilc:fl nex1 to the OJI Pibt app icoo. li the Abt app hasnOI 

beM g.rantecf access to your albu'ns. he ph)bsand videos camel be sync:flrooizecf. 

What should I do to land my Phantom 3 smoothly as possible? 

1-bver he ai'crall over a nat. lew I surtaoe. Sb.'·ty pull he throttle slick dc:l'.Wl ootilthe ai"aah toucfles the 

9f01Xld. 

Why is the discharge time of the battery not zero, even though I have never used it? 

Every battery is tested prbr b beilg packaged and shipped. Thisallecls the discflarge time ol a ne.v 

battery and is he reasoo that the discharge time is rot zero. The battery is sale b use. 

Can the mobile device holder be used on the Phantom 2 series Remote Controller'? 

~. H catn:~t. 

How to safely operate the aircraft when encountering compass error? 

A oompass etta may ocoor \\flen the air a all is ltyilg cbse to strong electric f"'lagnelic souroes(e.g. 

power transmissk:rl lines). Ai'aall Status lndicatas blink reef Md yelbw rapidty \\flen a oompass enor 

occurs and the OJI Pibt app will display ooe ol he lolbwilg messages: 

• Canpassenor. calibtatkrl required 

This warnilg message ildicates the ai'cralt is receiving aboomal o:rnpassreacling;. It isteoof"'Y''"'Mdecf 

to pot\'9t ollthe ai'crall and re<:alibratethe o:rnpassat a drllerentlocatkrl and hM resune the !light. 

• Canpassenor. exit P-GPS ~<'ode 

This wamilg message ilclica!es that he airaall isdrrbilg severety. Bring the aircrall to a higher altilude 

to gail eoough GPS sate Rile bcks \\flen this wamilg message is prompted. The llight oontroller will 

autcmatically adjust the aienlatbn ol he airorah in the midli' to miligale the dtihs. The ai'aall willswilch 

back b P-GPS f"r'KXXe \\tiM the autcmatic adjustrnent iscanp1eted. 

How to troubleshoot aircraft initialization error? 

11 you observe he lolbwilg sympbms. H ilclicates the ai'aall has tailed to ililializecf: 

• The ai'crall stalus inclicata dis~ay 1\a!tlilg reef. yelbw Md greM. Ewn he aircrall is statiCiled on the 

1\at surlaoe. 

• The SyslemSta!us Bar in the app pranpts · tnilializ.a!bn Elra·. 

• ~resistance drive~ leh on he ginbal. 

0 <iO OJ AI 'h;ttsR ·...cl 51 
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Varb.Js lac las oonlribute to the airorall initializalbn err a. lryresotve the issue bf lolbwilg the suggeslbns 

lisledbeb.v: 

• SMSCX" perlaf"''\Moe degraded. This f"'lay be due to the excessive bias detected !rom the IMU a the 

canpass reading is in!erlered Try reslar1ilg Mdcaliblatilg the IMU Mel oompass b resolve his issue. 

• Sensa isdeleelive. li the SWtSOtS rErl'\ails uncflMged a! all tine Md he prob1Ern persist eVM "tiM the 

ai'aall is restarted. H indicates the SWtSOr is oot wol1<.ilg nomalty. lJsErs sh:lulcf retum he <lira all to OJI 

Ia repairing. 

• Mioor \'ib'a!krl is detected during airorah inilializalkrl. Put the ai'crall on he Ill!! surlaoe. po.''EII' on the 

ai'aall and MSUre the ai'crall is statkrled br fl"''e hM 5 seo:mls to resolve the issue. 

• SerOJs \'ibtatkrl is detected during airorah inilializ.albn. This ilstMoe generalty oocurs 'o'oflen the aircrah 

is beilg inilializalkrl oo the vio!Ml m:;,ving surlace. Ia ils!Mee. ships hal are on the rough sea. ():)nO! 

af!Eillpl to po.''EII' on the ai'aall in thissoenarb. 
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Appendix 
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Appendix 

Specifications 

rctal1 

We ;gill (Bane<y & 

Ptopellers lnckJded) 

Max. Ascem Speed 

Max. Descen! Speed 

Max. Speed 

Max. Flighl AHilucE 

Max. Flighl rrne 

Operatilg TEillperalure 

GPS Mode 

Gmbal 

Callrollable Range 

Vision Posiiorilg 

VebcilyRMge 

Aflrlude RMge 

Operalilg Rooge 

Operating EnvirCilll"'M! 

Camera 

12!11 9 

3mts 

16 m/S(ATII fl"'de, no wild) 

6CXXl m 

Apptax.i'nalety 23 minutes 

OOCto 40"C 

GPS.GLONASS 

PHcfl: • 9CJ<> to + 3CJ<> 

<a miS (2m above ground) 

30an-3Xlcm 

30an-3Xlcm 

Brighlty lrl (\Jx > 15) pai!Emecf s.urlaces 

Serlsot Sony EXMOR 112.3· EHecHve pixeiS:12.4 M(blal pixelS: 12.76 M) 

L.Ms FOV 94° 20'ml(35rrr'n lama! equivaBll) 112.8 

ISC RMge 100.3200(;icleo) 100-1600(ph:llo) 

ElectrCilic Shul!er Speed 8s-1/8Xl0s 

mage Max. Size 400l x300l 

Silgle ..,, 

Burs! sh:xlting: 3/5/7 lranes 

Still Photography ~"odes Auto E.x.p:lSUI'e Brac:ketilg(AEB): 3/5 

Bracketed Ira-nasal 0.7EV Bias 

Ti'ne-lapse 

Suppaled SDC..dTypes 

Video Recading ~!\odes 

Max. Brlrale 0 1 Video 

Sbrage 

Suppa led File Fomats 

Operating TErnperalure 

Range 

MiaoSD 

Max. capacrty: 64GB. Class 10 or UHS-1 ratilg required 

UHD : 4096x2 00p2<125.3640>G! 60p2412~ 

F HD:1920x 10lll p 2<125/30/48/50/00 

HD: 12lllx7 20 p 2<125f30/48/50/00 

60 Mbps 

FAT32/exFAT 

Pl101o: .PEG. DNG 

V<leo: MP<IMOV (MPEG4 AVCIH.264) 

00Cto40"C 
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Remole Controler 

Operatilg Frequ~n:y 

Transmrlling DiSIMoe 

Video Oul pul Pcx1 

Operalilg TEmperature Range 

Baflery 

~1\obile Device !-bider 

Transmil!er Po.ver(EIRP) 

\f'brf(.ilg Vollage 

Charge< 

Vol! age 

PNntom 3 Profe.u.ion~l User M~nu~l 

2.<00 GHz-2.483 GHz 

2000 m (Oulcloo< And UlobS,UCied) 

USB 

OOC-<O'C 

0000 mAh lJPo 2$ 

Tablelsand smarlph:lnes 

FCC: 20dbm:CE:16dtm 

1.2A07.4 V 

17.4 v 

RatedPo'<''fiV 100W 

lnte5genl Righi BaUety ( PH:l-44£(1 mAIH52 V ) 

Qapacny 4400 mAh 

Vol! age 152V 

BafleryType 

Ene<gy 

Ne!We;glll 

Operalilg T Ernperalure 

Max. Charging Po.''9' 

lJPo 4$ 

66Wh 

365g 

-10'C <O'C 

100W 

Aircraft Status lndicator Description 

Normal 

~ ...... Red. Green Md Yelbw Flash 

Atler native ty 

~ ...... Green md Yelbw Flash Allemalively 

· •·· ·G<eM FlashesSJa.,·ly 

({fX2 .... ··Green FlaShes Twice 

· · ·· · Yelbw FlashesSibwly 

Wami'lg 

.q; ...... Fas! Yelbw Aashilg 

·· Sia.v Red Aashilg 

~ ..... . Fasl Red Aashilg 

~··· ed Flashilg Ah<maiWely 

~-Sci<! Red 

Tur:nilgon and Seii-D~ostics 

A•crall Warmilg Up 

Sale b Fty (P~ode will GPS and ViSbn Posilbnilg) 

Sate b Flf(P~ wlh ViSOl Posr!bni'lg b.JI Wlh:lul GPS) 

Sale to Ay (A-m:::~de bul No GPS and Visbn Posilbnilg) 

REmote Controller Signal los! 

low Bal!ery Wamilg 

Critical Bal!ery wamilg 

IMU EHa 

Critical Eua 

:f/!JfiJ··· ... Red mdYelbw Rash Allemalivety Canpass Cal1bra!bn Aequ•ed 
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lnlell igenl Orienlalion Conlrol (IOC) 

ICC alb.vs users to bck he oonlrol aiMtatbn ol the airoralt in drllerenl modes. There are luee wol1<.ing 

modes Ia ICC that can be selected in he OJI Pibl app. ICC onty V~'CX'ks Y~flM the airoralt is in F-IT'Ode. 

therebre the user must bgg.le the Ugh! mode swilc:fl to activate ICC. Reier to the table bebw: 

Cou,.. Lod<(CL) 

Home Loci< (HL)" 

Poill ol lnJerest (POl)" 

The oose dM'ectbl. at he tine th ai CL is set. will rErnailthe b tward dM'ectbl 

regardleSS o l hoo the orienlatbl Md poSrlbn o l the airorah c:flanges. This will 

remain hxed unlit )OU reset r1 or exrl CL fl"'de. 

Recad a 1-brne Point (HP) Md enJer Hl mode. The bru•ard and bad<.ward 

coovots will move the aircrah larther !rom and cbser to the estabJished 1-brne 

Ponl. regardleSs ol h::lw he orientatbl and positioo o l the a i'cralt changes. 

Poill o l Interest. Recad a point ol in!El'est ( POl). The <U"aah can hen circle 

a round the POl Md lhe oose will a M-ays poills toward the POl. 

:J:j "1-brne l ock and Poill ol lnJerest lealure are ooming soon. 

IOC Requirements 

IOC isooty melable U!ldar the blb.,·flg ooncilkrls: 

MoclesiOC GPS enabled GPS oounts ~ [);sla""" Umas 

Course l ock No Nooe Nooe 

1-brne locf<. Yes ll. ... A•crah """ 1-brne Poill 

POl Yes ,., .. A.-cralt , sm-mn Point ol hJerest 

UsClg IOC 

Toggle the Flight ~<'ode Switch F~deand obv the inslructbls prcmplecf on the OJI Pibtapp b select 

the desired ICC mode. 
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FCC Compliance 

FCC Compliance 

PNnt om 3 ro e.u.ion~l User M~nu~l 

This device canpJieswifl par1 15 al tha FCC Rules. Operatkrl is subject to the lotb,•ilg ~.vo oonclitbns: 

( 1) This device may ool cause harmkJJ illerlerwaoe. and 

( 2) This device must accept any inlerlerwaoe received. inckJcling interlerwaoe !hal f"'lay cause undesired 

operatkrl. 

Changes a f'T'Od~.catkrls ool expressly approved by lhe party respoosib1e lor oompliance could void the 

user'saulh:)(ily to operate the equipment. 

CanpJiMoe hbrmatkrl 

FCC Warning Message 

Any changes a f'T'Od~teatkrlsnot ax.pressty approved by the par1yresponsib1e lor compliance ooukfvoid 

the user's oofla ity b operate the equipment. 

This device complies with part 15 ol he FCC Rules. Operatbn is subject to the lolbwilg two oonclilbns: 

( 1) This device may not cause harmlul interlerence. Md (2) this device must accept any in!erlerenoe 

received. ilcluding ilterlerwaoe !hal may cause oodesired operatbn. 

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement 

This equipment canpJies will FCC radialbn ax.posure limils set lorlh Ia an uncoolrolled envirooment 

This equipment sh::Juld be ilstalled and operated will milinum distMoe 20an bel'o\'9M the radiabr& 

your body. This tranS'lliller must oot be oo-bcated or operating il coojlxlctbn will any ofler Mtwana or 

transmiller. 

Note: This equipment has beM tesled and lound to can ply will the limils lor a Class B digital device. 

pursuMI to part 15 ol he FCC Rules. These limilsare designed to provide reasonable protectbn agailst 

harmtul in!erlerenoe in a residential ilslallatioo. This equipment generates uses Md can radiale radb 

lrequency energy Md. rl oot ilslalled Md used il acoordance wilh he ilstructbns. f"'lay cause harmlul 

illerlerwaoe to radb cc:rrrnt.flicatkrls. 1-b'o\'9\EH. there is oo guarMiee thai ilterlerence will oot coeur il 

a parlicular inslallatbn. II !his equipment does cause harm lui inlerlerence to radb a lelevisbn receptbn. 

which can be detenniled by tuming he equipmMI oil and oo. the user is encouraged to lry to oorrect 

the inlerlerence by one a mae olthe blbwing measures: 

-RecriMI a rebcate !he receiving M!MM. 

-nor ease lhe separatbn be~.veen the equipment and receiver. 

-Calnect he equipmMI ilb M oullel a1 a circuil drllerMl lrom hal b which the receiver iscoonected. 

-Calsuh he dealer a M ax.perienced radbiTV tectrlic&l la help. 

IC RSSwaming 

This device canpJies will lnduslry Cooada lioenoe«empl ASS standard (s). Operatbn is S.Jbjeel b the 

lob,•ilg two oonclilbns: ( 1) his device may not cause ilterlerwaoe. and ( 2) !his device must accept M y 

inlerlerwaoe. including interlerwaoe thai may cause oodesired operatbn ol he device. 

Le prltSErll areilesl oonbrrne auxCNR d'lnclustrie canada licab1es auxareilsradb exempts de licwaoe. 

l 'ax.pbiltllbn esl aubrisee aux deux cooditbnssuivantes: 

( 1) l'areil ne doil pas produire de brouillage. el 

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IC Radiation Exposure Statement 

This equipmMI canpJies wilh IC RF radialbn ax.posure limils set lorh lor an uncootrolled en\oiroornenl. 

This uansmil!er must not be OO·bcaed a operatilg in coojlxlelbn wilh any other anema or transmiller. 

This equipment sh:luld be installed and operated will mininum dis!Moe 20an belwewa the radiabr& 

your body. 

Any Changes or f'T'Oddcatbns not ax.pressty approved by the pany responsible lor oomp1Bloe oould 

void he user's auth:)(ity to operae he equipmwat 

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