## 1 Ancient City Aerial Photography Vincent Brennan 310 Porpoise Point Drive St. Augustine , Florida 32084 ancientcityaerial@gmail.com November 1 9 , 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 t he 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 ele ctronic data collection c 

## and aerial photography for the c ommercial 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 w ithin 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 contr olled 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.” S ection 333(c) of the Reform Act.

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### Aerial Data Collection” which includes any remote sensing and measuring by an instrument(s) aboard the UA. Examples i nclude 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

## 2 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 i n 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 sUAS s do not create a hazard to users of the NAS or t he public or pose a threat to national security in light of the following: • The s UAS’s size, weight, speed, and operational capability; • Operation of the s UAS in close proximity to airports and populated areas • Operation of the s UAS 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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### Applicant interprets this provision to place the duty on the Administrator to not only process applications for exemptions under sect ion 333, but for the Administrator to craft conditions for the safe operation of the s UAS, if it should be determined that the conditions set forth herein do not fulfill the statutory requirements for approval.

## 3 The Federal Aviation Act expressly grants th e 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 airworth iness 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 Exhi bit 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 t he s UASs 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 t he proposed operations, and the significant public benefit, including enhanced safety, reduction in environmental impacts, including reduced emissions associated with allowing s UASs 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 rep resent a safety enhancement to the already safe commercial video filming operations conducted with conventional aircraft.

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## Reform Act Section 333 (b).

## 4 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 2 0 minute limit.

4. Flights will be operated at a n 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 s UAS 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 wil l 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 Distr ict 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 Ac tivities 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 s UAS generally and received up to - date information on the particular s UAS 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 s UAS will have capabili ty 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)

## 5 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 aircraf t 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 s UAS. In all cases, an analysis of these criteria demonstrates that the s UAS 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 aircra ft, 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 o f 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 great er 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 s UAS, 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 tho ugh the s UAS will have no airworthiness certificate, an exemption may be needed as the s UAS 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

## 6 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 worki ng with the sUAV will see the identification of the s UAS 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 Limita tions: Pilot in Command. Sections 61.113 (a) & (b) limit private pilots to non - commercial operations. Because the s UAS will not carry a pilot or passengers, the proposed operations can achieve the equivalent level of safety of current operations by requir ing the PIC operating the aircraft to have a private pilot’s license rather than a commercial pilot’s license to operate this small s UAS. Unlike a conventional aircraft that carries the pilot and passengers, the sUAS is remotely controlled with no living t hing 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 o perate 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 Manu al 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.

## 7 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 req uires 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 91.1 03 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 ful ly 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 numb er 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 ai rcraft. 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 heli copter 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 platf orm from which filming is planned, an exemption may be needed to allow such operations. As set forth herein the s UAS will never operate at higher than 400 AGL. It will however be operated in a

## 8 restricted area with security perimeter, where buildings and pe ople 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 s UAS as well as the location where it is operated. No flight will be taken without the permissi on 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 fligh t 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 low altitude 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 n ot 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 o n 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 forecas t 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 t he sUAS provides approximately 2 5 minutes of powered flight. To meet the 30 minute reserve requirement in 14 CFR §91.151, sUAS flights wou ld be limited to approximately 2 0 minutes in length. Given the limitations on the s UAS’s proposed f light 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 pri or exemptions. See Exemption 10673 (allowing Lockheed Martin Corporation to operate without compliance with FAR 91.151 (a)). Operating the small s UAS, in a tightly controlled area where only people and property owners or official representatives who have s igned 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 s UAS. Additionally, limiting sUAS flights to 2 0 minutes wou ld greatly reduce the utility for which the exemption will be granted.

## 9 Applicant believes that an equivalent level of safety can be achieved by limiting flights to 2 0 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): Carryin g 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 cert ificate. . . . (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 leg ible to passengers or crew. The s UAS 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 l evel 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 regulat ion. 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 a ccomplished 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 s UASs 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 s UAS can land

## 10 immediately and will be operating from no higher than 400 feet AGL. As provided in the Manual, the operator will ensure that the s UAS 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 rule s: 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 co mmercially 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 s UASs, 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 operatio ns. 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.

s UASs 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 take off and return. Should the pilot’s control lose signal with the s UAS

## Privacy or manually request a return , the sUAS will return to the starting 

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## video production industry pursuant to the Manual appended hereto.

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## VIncent Brennan

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# Appendix A: N o - 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 n ot 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 r equired 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), a s 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 flexibilit y as exemptions 11153 and 11195 for acquiring agreement with the airports' management should operations fall within 5 nautical miles of an airport.

## 13 Appendix B: Safety Manual A. Maintenance a. The s UAS 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 s UAS must pass a flight test with both a pilot and a manufa cturer 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 s UAS 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. Befo re 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

## 14 8. At least 5 nautical miles from the nearest airport or helipad. D. Pre - Flight Checklist a. Take Off Location/ “Home” i. The s UAS will mark its take off location as a safe area to return to should the s UAS lose signal with the control or if the pilot signals the craft t o 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 s UAS will take off and land in the same location. 3. GPS Altimeter will be marked as 0’ elevation b. Flig ht 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 s UAS 7. Any precipitation 8. Heavy bird presence in the area that could cause a mid - air collision. 9. Any defects or damage found during prefligh t exam c. Physical Inspection i. Before each flight the s UAS 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 gimb al will be inspected to ensure it is fully attached and operating. 4. s UAS will be checked for any damage that may have taken place in transit. 5. The s UAS will be tested at a low altitude to ensure all controls are responding correctly. 6. Battery checked for dama ge that could affect its charge ii. If any party of the inspecting shows a damaged part or parts, the s UAS is deemed non - usable and must be inspected by a factory trained technician./ d. Post Flight Inspections/Checklist i. After each flight, the the s UAS will be t horoughly inspected for any damage that occurred in flight. 1. Body inspected for any damage

## 15 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. 10 m/s ii. Decent 1. 4 m/s iii. Flight Speed 1. The s UAS is never to exceed 10m/s b. Altitude i. The s UAS is never to exceed 400ft c. Emergency i. If it appears that the s UAS, any property or humans are at risk, the s UAS will be grounded immediately to a safe location. d. Sight i. The pilot must keep the s UAS 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 s UAS will consent to maintain a safe distance of at least 30 ft during the filming. G. Pilot/Spotter Traini ng a. Before flying, both the Pilot and spotter will receive updated information on the s UAS and its firmware. i. The controller allows for a simulator training, both the pilot and spotter are allowed to run through the simulator training

## 16 Appendix C

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

### We 1ecorrmmd lhal yoo waleh allluiOJial videos on lle o i Hcial DJ I websHe Md 1ead llle Disclaine1 be l ore you 

### tty . Prepare l or your 1.-slllighl byreviewilg the PhMbm 3 Pro l essbnal Quick S!ar1 

### Guide Md 

### reler b 

### t he 

### User Maust br fl"''e delailecf 

### ilbrrnatkrl. 

## V i deo Tuto ri als Please watch t he tuto rial videos at t he Iii<. bebw. "flictl dril'nooslrates 

### h::lw to use Phantan3 Pto l essk:rlal 

### sa ! ely: hi I!? 

### : 1/.vw.v

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### i
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## Down l oad the DJI P il ot a pp D:::lwnbadancf ilslallthe OJ I PiiOI app 

### be l ae using he 

### a t aa lt Scan t he OR code b he right b dc:l'.vnbad t he laSs! versk:rl
. The 

### Android versk:rl a l tha OJ I Pibl 

### app is oompalib1e 

### with Android 4 .12 

## or later. The iOS versbn a lt ha OJ I Pibl 

### app is oompatib1e wilh iOS 8
. 0 

## a later
.

## 19 

# Contents Us i ng th i s manua l Legends 

## 2 Read Be f ore the First Fligh t 

## 2 Video TuiOf• a iS 

## 2 Download the O J I Pilot 

# a w 2 Product Profil e l ntro::luction 

## 6 Fe aiU re Highlights 

## 6 Preparing lha 

### Aircr aft 

## 7 Aircr aft D iagram 

## 8 Remote Con t roller D iagram 

## 8
A i rcraft**FN~ t**  

### Con troller 

## 11**Fli~ t**  

### Mod e 

## 11**FN~ t**  

### Status I ndicator 

## 11 Retum · to-Home (RTH) 

## 12 Smart RTH 

## 12 LOw Battery RTH 

## 13 Fafts af e RTH 

## 14 Vision PosiUoning System 

## 14**Fli~ t**  

### Reoorder 

## 16 Allaching and Detach i ng the Propellers 

## 16 OJ I I ntelligent**Fli~ t**  

### Battery 

### 17
R e mot e Contro ll e r 

### Remote Con t roller Prof il e 23 USing the Remote Con t roller 

### 23 Remote Con t roller Status L ED 

## 27 Un k"m g the Remote Controller 

## 28 Remote Con t roller Compliance versio n 29

## 20 camera and Gl mba l C am e ra P rofile 3 1 

### G

irrt> al 

### 32
OJI PilotApp 

### C cwn era 

### 35 OiledOf 

### 38 StOftl 

### 38 OISCOY8fY 

### 38 F l ight Fight EnviiOII,..nt 

# "*'""""""'"' 4:) 

### Fight U rrits 

### and No-Fly Z01»s 4:) 

### Pr efl ig ht C h ecl<ls t 

### 44 C ar b ra ting t h e

**Co~oss** 

### 44 A ut o T a keo ll an d Au t o l.on dlng 

### 45 Fligh t Tos t 

### 4 6 S ! a.tt .in g / S I OA)ing ! h e M O I CWS 

### 46 Troubleshooting ( FAQ ) 

### Appencl x Speafrcaoms 

### 51 lntelgent Ori.,tatonCon o ol ( IOC ) 

### 55 FCC Corrc>toance 

### 57



# •

## 21 

# Product Profile This section introduces the Phantom 3 Professional and lists the compooents of the aircraft and remote controller.

## 22 

# Product Profile lnlrodud i on The 

### Phan!om 3 Prolessk:rla lrepreSM ts the nex1 generatbn o l OJ I quadoo pters
. 11 is capable o l capturilg 4K 

### video and lrMsmiltilg MHO video signal out o l the 

### box
. The bu il t- in camera has M 

### il teg.ratecf ginbal to maxinize slabiiHy "fl ile miliniz:ilg 

### both weight and size
. 

### EVM "flen no 

### GPS signal is available. 

### the V i9oo Positioo ilg SystEill alb.vs 

### the a i'crah to 

### hover aco.Jtalety in place
.

Camer a 

### and Gimba l: WH h he Phantom 3 Pro l essbnal, you 're dlootilg 4K**~deo** at up to 

### 3:1 l ranes 

### per seooncf and caplurilg 1 2 mega pixel photos that b(f(. 

### aisper and cleaner tha n ever . An ertlancecf SMSO' ghes 

### you greaJer clarily. bwer noise
. Md belter pictures tha n any pre\oious 

### lty ilgcMlera . HD V Ideo Down lirf<: The b.\'-la!Mcy k:rlg r ange HO dowfllir'f(. is pcM'9 red 

### by M ertaanoed veraoo o l OJ I L 

### iglllb< iclge
. 0 J I In19 1 1igen t 

### Flight 

### Battery : The 4480 mAh OJ I l n!ellige.lt Flighl Battery l eatures upg.raded ballery cells 

### and a n 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 lligh l ax.perience
. A newly i'npkrnMJed lligh l recader sto res crilical data I ran eac:flllighl 

### ttncf he Visk:rl Posilb nilg Sysle m ertloooes h::lvering precisk:rl 'o\flen tty ilg ilck:lorsor il enviroomenls " flare GPS is 

### unavailable
.

## 23 Prepar i ng the A ir craft R emoving G imba l C lamp P Nn t om 3**ro e.u.ion** **l** U ser**M~nu~l em:::~ve**  he 

### ginbal ciMlp 

### by sliding H b he right (when la cilg he nose o ll he ai'cra ll ). assha.vn bebw
.

# ---**~** A na ching the 

### P rope l le r s : 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 I a seoorilg tablet or**m:::~bile** device
. Tih the mobile device h::llder b the 

### desired posHbn. l hM adjust he antMnasso hey are la cing outward
. 1. Press the bul!oo on l he lop right side o l 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 o l the cable inlo he**m:::~bile** device. and the other end into the USB pal on the back o l the refl"K))e cootroller
.

## 24 P Nn t om 3**ro euiotw~l**  U s.er**M~ nu** **~l** 

## A i rcraft D i agram


# .-------- ( •1 (81 

# --- -ff"t-' ii" (71 --- -# -.iilii 

## (6 1 --- -ft--..

Remote Contro ll e r D i agram

(81 (71 

### (81 

## ,...- If. 

# \.

# ~~

oo M 

## ../ I' I (2 1

(3 1 

### t• l (5 1 

### ( 1 ) GPS (2 ) P lopeller 

### (3 ) MOIOl (4 ) Froo tlED hdica la 

### (5 ) L Mdilg geru (6 ) G i'nbaiMdC<'tn<va 

### (7 ) camera Sta!us l nclic ab r 

### (B ) A i'ora ll M ioro 4 

### USB Pat 

### (9 ) A i'ora ll S!a!us l nclic ab r ( 1 0 ) ln" ll9enl Fl;gh l Bal">v 

### ( 11 ) Visb n Positb n il g Salsas ( 1 2 )Anle m as ( 1 3

] came,a M iaoS D Crud Sbi ( 1 4)C.mela M iclo-US B 

### Pon ( 1 5) L ii< Bulb n



### 1 1 1 Antennas R elays a i' cr a ll oon trol a nd v i deo signal. 

### 1 2 1 Mob ie Oe\t ce H olde r Securety moun ts you r mobile device b !he rEillO!e cootroller
. 

### ( 3 ] Con• d St ;co Con t rols t he orientation a nd movernen! o l t he aircrah
. 1 4) 

### Re! t.l'n H OI'1le (RT H) S Ul t on P ress a nd hold !he button to il iliale R elum to Herne ( R TH)
.

## 25 I S] Baltery**Lev ~**  L E Ds Displays the baltery level o l the remo te cootrollet. ] 6) S!a! us L E D Displays he**rem:::~** Ia coolroller's syslem status
. 

## 1 71 Pow er Button Used b tum the**rem:::~ te**  oonlrollar on Md oi l. ] 8] RTH L E D Ciroolar LED around the 

### RTH buf!on displays RTHSia!US.

19] Came r a Sel in gs 

### Dial Tutn the dial to adjust camera seHings
. (Only l t.flctbns 'o'oflM t he remote oonlroller is coonected to a mobile device rumilg t he OJ I 

### Piblapp
. ) ]1 0] P layback B u llen Playback the captured mages 

## a videos
. (Only l t.flctbns \\flen t he remote oonlrollar is coonected to a mobile device rumilg t he OJ I 

### Piblapp
. ) 111 ] S hu tt er BUI1on Press to ta ke a photo
. 

### 11 burst mode is selected. the set ntmber o l photos will be ta<.e n wilh one press . ]1 2] Figh Mode SMlch Switch between P 4 mode. 

### A 4 mode. and**F~de .**  J1 3] Video Record ing BUiton Pless to start recading video
. Pless agail to stop reoording
. 11 7] C 1 BUI'O n Cusbmiz.ab1e through t he OJ I Pibl app . J1 8] 

### C2 BUI'O n Cusbmiz.ab1e through t he OJ I Pibl app . 11 9] Power P or1 Connect to the OJ I Phantom 3 Charger to cflarge he baf!eryo l the remote cootrollet. PN n t om 3**Pro e.u.ion~l**  U ser**M~nu~l**

{151 { 161

]1 4] Gmba 1 [); a1 Use this dial b CCI'IIrolthe 

### tih o lt he ginbal. 11 5] Mi'cto-- USB Por1 Co m ecl b a SO card reader to 

### upgrade the twm.vare
. ]1 6) USB 

### Pon

{ 181

{ 19j Co m ect to mobile device or b a USB pex1 br hrmware 

### upgrade
.

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## 26 

# Aircraft This section inuoduces the features 

## ol the Fti!jlt Cootroller. llls100 PosttiOI'Itng 

## System. and the tntelltgent Fltght Battery

10

## 27 

# Aircraft F li ght Contro ll e r The PhMbm 3 Prolessk:rlal's llighl cootroller l eatures several 

### inpa la nl upg.rades. inckJding a ne.v llighl mode
. Sa ! ely modes 

### ilclude Failsa l e and Retu m·b·l-brne
. These leatures enaJte he sa l e relurn o l yow ai'crah i l lle coo trol signal is bsL The llighl conlroller eM also save 

### aiticallligh l data lro m 

### each lligh l to t he al·board staage**de~oe .**  The new !ligh t oonlroller also provides increased stabiiHy and a ne.v 

### air bltll.ilg l ea!ure
. 

## F li ght Mode Three lligh l modes are available
. The details o l eac:flllighl mode are l ouncf beb.v :**P~de** (PosHbning) :**P~ode V~'CX'ks**  best "flen GPS sg.at is strong
. There are three dr l lerenl states o l**P~de.** \'dlich will be autanaticalty selected 

### by t he Phan to m 3 Pro l essiooal 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 l or posHkrlilg
. P-OPT I: Visbn PosHbnilg is available but he GPS signal slrengfl is oo t su l hciM t. The ai'crah is using onty 

### the Visbn Positiooilg SystEm 

### I a positbning
. P-ATT I: 

### Neifler GPS 

### oor Visbn PosHbning is available
. The airaall is using 

### ally 

### ils baroflleter l or posHkrlilg. so 

### ally allilude eM be stabilized
.**~ode** (AI Iilu de) : GPS and Visk:rl PosHkrlingSystern are oo t used br slabiliz:.albn
. The ai'aa lt only uses Hs baroflleter. The ai'crall can still aubf"'laticalty relum to he heme point**~** t he caltrol signal is bst Md t he 1-bflle 

### Por.t was reoordedsuocess l ulty
.**F~ode** (Fooctbn) : I ntelligent OriMtatbn Control ( I CC) is activated in t his fl"'de
. Fa mae in l o(l"'l;}tkrl about I CC. re l er to the I CC sec Ibn in t he Appendix
.**~** 

### Use the Fligh t Conlrollar mode switch to cflMge the lligh l mode o ll he ai'crall. reler b the ·Fii!;fl l Mo de Swilc:fl. on Page 261a fl"'re in l ama t krl
. 

## F li ght Status Ind i cato r The Phantan 3 Pto l essbnal has Ftal l LEOs and A i'aa ll Status hdicatas
. The posHbns o l these LEOs are sha.vn in the l que beb.v :

The Fral l LEOs sh:lw t he orientatial o l lhe 

### airor a iL The Fronl LEOs gbw solid reef when t he ai'crah is t umecf on b fldica le the I ron ! (or rose) o l t he airaa lt. The A i' ora ll Stalus hdicators OOfl"'lltXlicate the system staluso ll he llighl oonlrollar
. Rei er to he table bebw I a fl"'re in l amatbn about he A i'cra ll Stalus l ndicabrs : )> 

# .. 0

## ~

## 28 )> 

# .. 0

## ~ PN n tom 3**Profeuiotw~l** Us.er**M~nu~l** 

## Aircraft Status In dicator Des c ription NonnaJ

### · . .. Red. GreM MdYelbw Flash AtlemaUvety

### ~·**·· ··** **reen** and Yelbw Flash AllemaHvety

### ~·**·· ··** **GraM** FlashesSbwly 0 X2' " ' " Green FlaShes Twice

### ~·**·· ··Yelk>v**  FlashesSbwly 

### Waming 

# 0
. .. .. Fas tYe lbwFlashilg

### ~ .. •• .. Sbw 

### Red FlaShilg**tf!~** 

# .. .. . Fasl Re dFiamilg**~** .. .. ·R ed 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 A y (P.r1'0de 

### with GPS andVisk:rl PosHbnilg) Sa l e to Ay(P·IT'Ode wrth Visbn PoSi1bn ilg but wtlhlutGPS) Sale to**(A~ode** but No GPSand Visbn PosHbnilg)
Rell"'ie Caltroller's $jgnal Lost Low BatleryWaming OHical BaneryWa milg I MU Elror OHical Elror 

### Cc:mpa!i6 Calibtatbn Required

The RetJ m·b·l-brne ( RTH) looctk:rl bfilgs t he a tcr a!l bac;:f(. to he last reoorded 1-brne 

### Poflt There are t hree types ol RTH procedures : Smart RTH. Low Banery RTH. and Failsale RTH. This sectbn describes t hese 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 t

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

### by t he GPS icoo (**~~~~** )
. The a tcr a!l status inclicabr will bink rapidty\'d'IM t he h:lrne 

### poill is reoorded
.

Use 

### the RTH buttoo oo t he rem::rte oonlrollar (reler to "RTH button· on page 26 br mae ilb(l"'l;}l.bl) or tap t he RTH buf!oo il t he OJ I Pibt app Md lobv the oo.screen ilstructioos when GPS is availabJe b ilHiale 

### Smarl RTH. The a tcr alt will then aulanaticalty relurn b lhe last recaded 1-brne 

### Poll!. You may use t he rell"' te cootroller's cootrol sticks to control he aircrah's posHkrl to avoid a oollisk:rl durilg t he 

### Smarl RTH process . Press and h:llcf 

### the 

### Smart RTH butbn once b star! 

### the process. and press the Smart RTH bulbn 

### agail to term ilate he procedure and regail lu llcootrol olhe atora!l
.

## 29 P Nn t om 3**ro e.»ion** **l** U ser**M:ll'Ou l**  

## Low Batter}' RTH The bw baf!ery level l ailsale is t riggered 'o'oflM the OJI hlelligen! Flighl Ballery is depleted to a poiltlha! may a H ectthe sa l e retum o l he a i" aa lt Users are actvisedlo retum h::lrne 

## a land the a i" cra h ilYnedialety when prompted
. The OJ I Pibl app will displa y a notice when a bw baf!ery wami'lg is lriggered
. The ai"cra ll will aulana!icalty retum b he Herne 

### Poi'l! r l 

### oo actbn is ta<.e n a l ler a ten-seoo nd counk:lcmn
. The user can coooelthe RTH procedure by pressing the RTH buf!on on the rell"'ie oonlrollar
. The hresh::llds l or these wami'lgsare autornatica!ty delerminedbasedon the airorah's amen! allilude Mddislance I ran the 1-bne 

### Poi'l!
. The air ora 

### II will land autornaticalty i l 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" aa l l's orien!a!bn during the landing process . 

### The Bau ery L evel l lldica t or is displayed in t he OJ I Pilot app, aoo is described b ebw: Ctll<:d Lowb.'Ocirybvd SY'ie•a-ll b.'Ociry**w~mn91ft«~)** ICI'td(G<t!eifl)

Ball Q'y L evel

W a mi ng

Low ballery levelwami'lg

Cri1ica1Low bal l ery le-.el wam ing
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 

### airora 

### II rnuSIIMd iTrnediatety
. Esli"'naled rEI"'lai'ling light t:ased oo 

### ounMI 

### ban"'Y**~vel .**  

### Aircr aft SlaiU s I nd icator

A i"ora ll sta!us indicabr blir*s RED sb.,•fy
.

Ai rcr alt status indica la bJirf(.s RED quk:kly
.


### N/A 

### OJ I**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 l ligh l. 

### II 

### oo actioo is ta ken. the ai"orall will aubrnatica!ty 

### go heme and IMd a he r 

### 1 0 seoonds
. Rell"'ie oonlroller will sound M alarm
. The DJI Pibl app display will UaSh red and the a i"orah will Slarl t o deS:Md The refl"'Oe cCillrollar w II $:lund M alarm
.
N/A 

### Ffig hl l nsrucllons
Ftytheairora h bac;:f(.and IMd il 

## as. soon 

## as possible, hM stop the motors and replace the baf!ery
.
A lb w the <U"aa h b descend and land aulana!icalty.



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### 1 3 )> 

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## ~ PN n t om 3**Pro euiotw~l**  U s.er**M:ll'Ou l** **~** o WhM Oilical baf!ery level warnilg is triggered Md he ai'cra ll begins b IMd aubmaticalty. you ma y 

### push the hronle up.o. • ard b make he ai'cra ll hover a! 

### ils currMt altilude. gMng you M oppatunil y b navigate t o a m:He appropfiate landi'lg bcatbn
.
o The colored zones Md markers on the ba lt ery level indicator bar re l lecl the es l inated

remaililg llighl tine
. The y are automa t icalty adjus t ed acoording t o t

he ai'cra l l'scurrMt bcatbn and s t atus
. 

## Fa il safe RTH li the 1-bme 

### Pail! was suocess l ull y reoorded Md the can pass is l ooelkrlilg ncnnatty. Failsa l e R TH will be au t anaticalty aelivated r l he rEmote oonlroller signal is bs tl or fl"'re hM three secoods
. The R etJmt o41-bme prooess ma y be inlerrupled Md the operabr m ay regail cootrol o l lhe aircra ll**~** t he refl"'ie cootroller signal oomectioo is**re~ ablished** **.** 

### F ailsa f e I llustra t io n 1 R eoord 1-b'ne 

### Pa il! 2 Conlwmi'lg 1-bme Poin t 3 Re fl"'ie CCil troller Signal Lo s t

# ~ ""'Il"'" 

# ....,... ,.. . ,, n

# ~ 

# .. y Bhk.ingQoc:n

# ngQ**:** FtlstBirll.ing Yt'llbw 4 Signal Lo s t LaSis ( a l ler 3 se c . ) 5 RTH 

### (acju!;lable altiluct! ) 6 LMctlg( a l
.. 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 Aircra h camot return b !he 1-b'ne 

### Pail! when GPS signal is weak ( ( 

### ,.. r 1ll l ) displays gre y ) or una v ailable
.
o A i'cra ll aubmaticalty descMds and lands r l R TH is triggered 'o\flen he a i' cra ll llies wiflil a 2 0 meters (65 l eal) radius o l he 1-bme 

### Pail!
. A i'cra h will sbpascMdi'lg and ilYnecliatety rerum t o he Herne 

### Pail!**~you** fl"'ve the t hro t lle**stick~** he aircra h reaches 20 meters (65 leal) alliludes 

## a beyood durilg Failsa l e .
o The a i' aa ll camot avoid obstruelkrl durilg t he Failsale R TH. lhere l ae. il is i'npatMt t o set a suitable Failsale allilude be l ae each lligh l. L aunch he OJ I Pibl app and en!er "CMlera· and seleel 

### ·MODE 

### > Ad v MoedSetlings 

### > Failsa ! e mode· t o set he Failsale allitude
.

o 

### User coooo t cootrol he a i' cra ll "flile the aircra h is asoendi'lg b 

### ils l ailsale ahitude
. 1-bwewr he user can press Smar t R TH buf!oo b regail cootrol b cancel he ascending
. 

## V i s i on Pos i t i on i ng System The OJ I Viskrl Posilkrli'lg Sys t Em uses ultrasound and mage data b help the airora h rnaillail ils o.menl posilkrl
. W ill !he helpo l Viskrl Posilkrli'lg. your Phantan 3 Proles9c:nal can hover in place fl"''e precisely 

### and t ty indoors 

## a in oher MVircnnM!s \'dlere a GPS signal is oo t available
. The 

### f"'lail oompa19n1s o l the Visk:rl Posilkrli'lg Sys t Em are bcated on t he bot t an o l your Phantan 3 Pro l essbnal : t hey include ( 2 ) 

### t .,'O uhrasonic sensa sand ( 1 ) one fl"'o:x::ular camera .

## 31 UsClg V ision P osilio rWl g PNn t om 3**Pro e.»ion~l**  U ser**M:ll'Ou l** 

{ lj 

### {2 1

Vision Positiooing is activated automatically when the Phantom 

### 3 Pro l essbnal is tu med on .**~** lu rther actbn is required
. Vision PosHiooing is ly picalty used in indoor environments. \'dlere GPS is unavailable
. Using 

### the sensors that are buill into the Visbn PosHbning system. the PhMtom 

### 3 Pro l essbnal can hover precisely even wHhoul GPS
.

Fobv 

### the steps bebw to use Visk:rl PoStbning : 

# a

1. Toggle the lligh!**m:::~de** swHc:fl to**P-m:::~de .**  • 2. Place the ai"aa h oo a nat sur l ace .

### ~le hat he Visbn Positbning syslem camot "'Oif(. '

property on surlaceswitloul clear pattern variatioos
. 

### 3
. Tum on the aircra h. 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 li h o il Md 

### the ai"aa ll will h:lver in place
. 

## &, The per l amance o l yow Visk:rl Positbnilg System is a ll ecled 

### by the sur l ace over \\tlictl H is t tying
. The uHrasonic seJlSCX's may oot be able to acooratety measure distances whM operatilg above sound..absorbing materials
. I n addHion. the camera may not Ju nction correctl y in subopti'nal environnEII'lls
. The aircra ll will swHch l rom**P~ode** to**A~ode** autcmaticalty**~** neHher GPS nor Visk:rl PosHbning Syslem are available
. Operate the ai"aa ll with great cautioo in he l ob,•ingsHualbns : • A)4ing over**m:::~oocfucme** surlaces (e
. g . pure black. pure \'dlile. pure red. pure green)
. • A)4ing over a highty rellecHve sur l aces. • 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 l requentty 

## a drasticalty
. • A)4ing over ax'lrernety dalf(. (Ux 

### < 1 0) or bright (Ux 

### > 1 00,000) sur laces
. • A)4ing over surlaces that cM abscr"bsoUfld waves (e
. g . thick carpet)
. • A)4ing over sur l aceswilhoul clear patlemsor lexture
. • Ftyilg over surlaceswitl idEII'lticalrepeatilg panemsa leXIures(e
. g . tiles will the SMle design)
. • A)4ing over inclined sur l aces that will dellecl SOtXIdwavesaway l rom he air ora II. )> 

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## ~

## 32 )> 

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## ~ P Nn tom 3**ro fe** **uiotw~l** U s.er**M~nu~l** 

## :.\j; • Keep the sensors clean a1 an tines
. Di1 or ofler debt is may adversely a i led t he el l ecWeness o l the SMsas. • Visk:rl PosHkrlilg is oolye l leelive \\tiM he 

### airora II isal ahitudes o l 0
. 3 to 3 melers
. • The Viskrl PosHkrlilgSystErn f"'lay nOI I unctbn property when he ai'aa lt is l tyilg over waJer
. • The Visbn PosHkrlilg Syslem may oot be able b reoogniz:e panem on he ground 

### il bw Hgh!

oonciHbns 

### (less tha n 100 lux)
. • Do oot use Olher ultrasooic devices will lfequMcy o l 40KHz \\f'IM Visbn Posilbning syslem is



### il operatbn
. • Visioo PosHkrlilg System may no t be able to stabilize the a i' aa ll "tiM l tyilg close to the

g.rot.fld (bebw 

### 0
. 5 melers) al i as! speeds
.. 

# 0 Keep t he aninats a,,•ay I ran t he a i' aa ll 'o'oflM Visbn PosHkrlilg syslem is ac:Waled
. The sooar sensor emHs high l requency sounds thai are ooly audible to sane Minals
. 

## F li ght Recorde r Flighl dala is aulomatically recorded to the inlemal slorage o l the aircra lt. This includes l lighl tele metry. ai'cra ll status in l ormatbn. and Olher paramelers
. To access these dala. connect t he aircra ll to the 

### PC t hrough t he Micro 4 USB 

### pot! and launch the 

### OJ 1 Pibt app . 

## A11ach i ng and Detach i ng the P r 9Jle ll ers Use only OJ I approved propellers wHh your Phanlom 

### 3 Pto l essbnal. The gre y and black nuls on he propeller ildica!e "flere they should be allached and in which di'ectbn whey sh::lukf spil
. To a! ta ch t he propellers property. match t he nul cola with t he**m:::~tor** axis oobr. 

### Prope llers Figure Allac:fl On 

### BlaCk Dol
c: 

# .•. : 

# ...,**~1\otas** wrlh a gre y 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 t he inclica!eddirectbn to bosen Md rEmove
. 

### Anaching t he 

### P ropellers 1. 

### Be aue to**rem:::~ve** the wamilg slickers lrom t he mOias be l ae allac:flilg t he propellers
. 2. AI tac h the propellers will silver d:lts onto t he mOiorswifl silver axes Md spilthe propellerscbcf<.wise b seoore them 

### il place
. Afta c: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 be l a e llighl
.

## 33 PN n t om 3**Pro e.u.ion~l**  U ser**M~nu~l** 

# & · Ensureptopellers are a!lacfled to**Hsconespa~ding m:::~b's.**  oflEmvise lhe ai'ora lt**catn:~t** "*e oH
. • Wea r gbves \\flen handling ptopellars. • Hand t ighlen eacfl o lt he propellers on 

### the o:wespooding**m:::~tas** to Ms.ure His a!lachedhnnty
. 

### De t aching t he P ropellers 1-blcf he**m:::~ta** in place wilh ooe hMd. t hen spi'l 

### the propeller in he indicated tXIbckdi'ectioo
. 

# Lh. • Check hal he ptopetlers and**m:::~brs** are ins talle d oonectty and l wmtybe l ae everyllighl. • Ensure hal all propellers are r. good cooditbn bebre each lligtl l. DO NOT use aged. cflipped.

or btokM propellers
. • To 

### avoid injury. STAND CLI:AR o l alCf DO NOT buchptopemorm::llas\\flenthey ae sphning
. • ONLY use original OJ I propellers l ot a bel tar and sa l er llighl experience
. 

## [i5ji'i nte lli gent F li gh t Ba tt e ry The DJ I lnte lligenl Flight Batlery has a capaci ty o r 

### 4480 

### mAh. a vollage o r 1 5 .2 

## v. and a smart charge/ discharge UnctkrlaiHy
. It should ooty be cflarged using M apprOPfiale charger that has been approved 

### by 

### DJ I.



# & The ntelligent Flight Battery mus t be Ully charged be l ae using H l or the l i's t tine
. Reie r to 'Charging the htelligenl Flight Balter{ bt**m:::~re** inbrmatkrl
. 

## (i: Be aware t hai the output power o l the suppJied Phantom 3 Prolessk:rlal charger is 1 00W
. 

### D.Jtl n t elligen t F ligh t Ba n eoy Functions 1. Ballery level Display : t he LED indicabrs display t he currMl battery level
. 2. Ballery l r l e Display : the LEOs displa y 

### the ounenl ballery po.ver cycle
. 3. Aut<>Disctlarging Fooctkrl : To pte-.ent swelling. 

### the battery aubrnaticalty disctlarges to beb.v 65% o r blal power \\tiM His idle I a mae than te n 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. t he DJ I P1bt app . 4
. Ba iMced Charging : Aubrnaticaltybalanoes he vollage o r eacfl batlery oellwhen cflarging
. 5
. 0-.ercharge Ptotectioo : Charging autcmaticaltystops\\flen he battery is l ulty cflarged
. 6
. Temperature Detectkrl : The battery will onty charge when the tErllperalure is**be~.,'9en** O"C**(3~)** Md 

### <O'C ( 1 04"1')
. 7. 0-.er Cunenl Ptotectkrl : The batterystopschargingwhen high 

## an per 

### age**(m:::~re** tha n 8 A) is detected
. 8
. 0-.er Discharge Ptotectioo : To pre-.ent oveHiischarge dM'lage, dischargingaubrnaticall ystops \\tiM he batteryvollage reaches 12 

## v . 9. 

### Sh:lrt Ci'ouil Ptotectbn : Au!Cilla!icalty outs he po\\'9r supply \\tiM a sha t cirouil is detected
. )> 

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## ~

## 34 P Nn t om 3**ro euiotw~l**  U s.er**M~nu~l** 

### 1 0
. Battery Cell Dal"'lage Protectkrl : The OJ I Pibl app displays a wamilg message when a damaged baf!ery oell is deJected
. 11. BatJery Elror Hisbry : B ro"'Se t he batlery en

## a history il he OJ I Pibl app . 12. S1eep**~<'ode :**  

### To save po.ver. he baf!eryen!erssleep mode a he r 20 miluJeso l ilactM ty. 1 3
. Canmunicatbn :**lnb~tkrl** 

### pertaililg to 

### the batlery's voltage. capacity. cuuErlt. etc
. is IJansmilled to t he ai'crah'smail oontroller
. 

## ,& R e i er to Phanlcm 3 Professional I Advanced kUeNigent Rigl'll Bauery Safety Guidelines 

### bebre use . Users lake l ull respctlsibiiH y l or all operatbns Md usage . 

## 1;: Us ing1he Ban eoy 0

## ~

01


### T

uming ON/OFF T uming O n : Press 

### the Power Buflo n once. hen press agail Md hold br 2 seconds b !urn on . The Po.ver LEDwilllum red Mdlhe Baflery Lew I hdicalas will displa y the ounen! battery level. T uming O ff : Press 

### the Power Buflo n once. hen press agail Md hold br 2 seconds b !urn o il. The

battery power LED will Uash when powerilg o llt he Phantan b albw autanaticalty sbppilg o l a recading durilg 

### the even! recading wasn1 stopped
. 

### L ew T empera tur e N c:tioe : 1. Batlerycapacity is**sign~teantlyreducedwhen** 

### l tyilg in bw lemperature 

### ( < O"C) 

### environll"'EEI'lts
. 2. It 

### is not reoof"'YT''endecf that he batlery be used in ax'lrernety bw ternpe ra!ure 

### ( < - 1 0"C) Erl v ironnErlts
. Battery vohage should reach t he appropriate level .,.,.,Erl operatilg Erl v ironrnent 

### will lempera!ures belweErl - 1 0"C and 5"C
. 3
. End 

### t he llight assooo 

## as he OJ I Pibl app displays 

### the "low Battery Leve i Wa milg· il b.v te mpera!ure Erl v iroornen!s
. 4
. Keep t he ballery ildoas to warm H be l ae l tyilg il bw lemperature environnErlts
. 5
. To ensure opti'nalper l amMce o l the battery. keep the baltery temperature above 20"C
. 6
. The cflarger will stop cflarging he baf!ery**~** 

### t he battery oeU's lemperature is no t wilhil the opera!ilg 

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

# & I n cold enviroornen!s. inserl t he battery inb he baf!ery oomparlrnen! and albw t he ai'crah br approxi'naJety 1 -2 milutes b warm up be l ore**t~ ilgo** **ll.** 

### Olecking t he 

### Bane ry L evel The Baf!ery Leve l l nclicatas displa y h:lw much power remails
. When the batlery is lurned o H
. press he Po.''9r Bufloo once . The Battery Level lndicatas will light up b display t he currErlt battery level. 

### See bebw br 

### delails
.

## 35 PN n t om 3**Pro e.u.ion~l**  U ser**M~nu~l** 

# ffi The Balte r y Level l ndica!ots will also show the current baltery level during charging and disctlargilg
. The ilclic abrsare dehned bebw
. 

# 0 : LED$on

. i(I: LED$IIash ilg
. 

# 0 : LED$o ll. Battery Lew l L ED1 L ED2 L ED3 L ED4 

### llotklry l.Bvet



# 0 0 0 0 87
. 5%- 1 00% 

## 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 1 2
. 5%-25% 

# n: ; 

## : 

# 0 0 0 0%- 1 2
. 5% 

# 0 0 0 0 :0% Batt e ry**t~ e**  Bal!ery me re l ers 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 o i l. press and h::llcf 

### the Po.ver Bulloo br 5 secoods b cfleck 

### the ballery lile
. The Bal!ery Level l ndicabrs will light up 

### andla bJink bt**~.,'0** secoods. asshcMn bebw :
Bat1e ry Lile L ED1 L ED2 L ED3 

### LED4 Balleryure



# 0 0 0 0 90%- 1 00% 

# 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 li l e reaches 0%. il can no 

### k:rlgar be used
. 

# E13 For m:He in btl"'labl aboul the ballery. latXIcfl he OJ I 

### Pibl app and check 

### the in l omabl thai**~** listed under he ballery 

### lab
. )> 

# .. n

## ~

## 36 )> 

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## ~ PNn t om 3**Pro euiotw~l**  U s.er**M~nu~l** 

### Char ging1he t n t elligm t Fligh t Ba n eoy 1. Cooneel he Battery Charger b a po.ver source ( 1 00·240 V 00/00 Hz)
. 2. Open 

### the Proteelkrl 

# cap and cooneel he l ntelligMt Flight Battery b he Battery Charger
. 11 he battery

level is above 95%. lum on he batterybe l ae charging
. 3. The Battery Level hdicala will displa y he O.J((ent baltery lew I asH is cflarging
. 4
. The ntelligent Flight Battery is tu ltycharged \'dlen the Battery leve l hdicalas are all o H. 5
. A i' ·ooolthe l n!elligMI Flight Battery a l ter eacflllighl
. A lbw Hs temperature to drop broom temperature be l ae sbr ing H br M extended perbd
.

o We 

### do not recof"'YllMd charging 

### the l n!elligent Flight Battery and rEmote cootroller 

### with the

standard cflargar at 

### the same l i'ne. oflerwise 

### the charger**~"!lay** overheat
.
o 

### At.vays rum o H he battery bebre in serting H or rEmoving H Iran 

### the Phantan 3 Pro l essk:rlal
.

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


## 0 

# =,._1

-------**-~~x:>=tl iiillO?'<$** **-o8**

Ba tt ery**ev~** 

### Indicators Whie Charging 

### LEDt LED2 LEOO LE04 Battery L evel


# ' 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 B a tt ery P rotec t ion 

### L ED D isplay The 

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

### B attery Lew l klcicabrs 

### wtie Charging 

### L

ED I LED2 LEOO 

### L ED4 Blintdng Pa n em Ba n ery Prolaction 1 19m 

# 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 i ll' lED4 blir*s t.vioe per secood Charg in g tErnpe ralure is too bw 

# 0 0 

# 0 

# Jl
.. lED4 blinks three li'neS 

### per seoond Charging t Ernperalure is t oo high 

### 20 20t;OJ AJ**AICj1 i~**  

# ..

## 37 PN n t om 3**Pro e.u.ion~l**  Use r**M~ nu** **~l** Alle r t hese issues a re resol\ed , press l he Powe r Butto n lo lur n oH he Battery Level l nclic ab r . UnpJug 

### the l ntelligen! Fligh t Ba!lery Iran l he charger Md 

### pJug H back 

### il lo resune cflarging
.**~Ia** l ha t you 00 not need lo unpJug Md pJug il l he cflarger in 

### the even! o l a room I Eillperature err

## a: the cflarger w ill resume chargilg \\ flen 

### the le mpera!u re is w ilhil 

### the albwab1e range. 

# & OJ I does not ta ke My responsibil ity 

### I a dal"'lage caused by lhird-pa rty chargers
. 

# 'Kj How 

### 10 <isch arge**~r** 

### Intelligent 

### Flight Batklry : Slow: Place he l n!elligwat Fligh! Ballery ilb !he Phantom 3 P ro l essbnal's BatteryCo mpanrnern a nd tu rn H on . Leave H ct1 until !here is less l han 8% o l po.ver lell. 

## a un!il 

### the ballery c a n oo boger be lu mecf on . Lau nc:fl 

### the OJ I Pibl app to check battery levels
. 

### Rapid : F ty he P han to m 3 P ro l essbnal oulcbors un!illlere is less l han 8% o l 

### po.''EH leh. or ootil 

### the batlery can oo 

### k:rlger be lu med oo . )> 

# .. 0

## ~

## 38 

# Remote Controller This section describes the features of the remote controller and includes instructions for controlling the aircraft and the camera.

## 39 

# Remote Controller Remole Cont r o ll e r P r of il e The P hanbm 3 P ro l essk:rlal rerro te conlroller is a muhi- l unctbn w ireles s cof"'Yllunic at krl device t h at il!egrates the video do't'otllirf<. sys!Eill Md a i'a a ll rEillote coo t rol systEm
. T he video OOwnlirf<. a nd &rcr ah rEmote coo trol sys!Eill operate a! 2
. 4 GHz:
. T he rerrole oonlroller l ea!ures a ntmber o l caller a oontrol h.J nc t bns
. such as ta kilg a nd previewilg ph::ltos a nd videos. as well as coo t roftilg gimbal mo t bn
. The rerrole conlrollar is po.vered 

### by a 2S recflargaab1e ballery
. T he batlery level is displayed \oia LED ilclic a!o rson t he I ron! pMel o l he rerrole oonlroller
. 

# H3 • Complia.noe Vers io n: The rerrole coo t roller is 

### canpJiOO I w ith bofl 

### C E and 

### FOC regula t krls
. 

## • OpGraung Mode: Control can be sal to Mode 1 

## a**~<'ode** 2. 

## a to a 

### cus t an m:xfe
. • Mode 1: The righ t stick serves as he thro tlle
. ·Mod e 2: The le h sticksetveS as 

### the hrotUe
. 

# &. To preV81tlransmissbn inler l erence . 

### do not operate mae thM three 

### a i'cra ll s in the sane area . 

## Us i ng the Remote Cont r o ll e r T

uming t he 

### R emoiB Con t roller 

### On and 

### Off The Ph a ntom 3 Prolessional rEmo te con!Joller is powered 

### by a 2S recharge a ble baltery t h ai has a capacilyo l 

### 0000 mAh
. The ballery level is 

### indicated via the Battery Leve l LEOs oo lhe I ron! 

### panel
. Folbw he sleps bebw b ru m on you r rEmote cootroller: 1. VlJ'hM the**rem:::~ te**  oontroller is ru med o H
. press the Po.v er Buflo n ooce . T he Ball er y Leve l LEOs will 

### display t he CUUM ! baf!ery level. 2
. P ress a nd hold 

### the Powe r Bulb n b ru m on 

### the**rem:::~ te**  oonlrollar
. 

### 3
. The**rem:::~ te**  cootroller w ill beep when 

### H is ru med on . The S!a!us LED will rapidty bJir* green . ilclic a lilg h al 

### the rEmote cootroller 

### is lirfl.ilg b 

### the a i'crah
. T he S!alus LEOs w illgbw 

### solid green \\tiM lirfl.ilg 

### is oomp1e te
. 4
. Repeal S!ep2 b tu m o il 

### the rEmote cootroller
.



### 0\ar g ing t he 

### R emo t e Con tr oller Charge he**rem:::~** Ia oonlrollar using the included charger. Re i er b he l que on nax'l 

### page bebw 

### I a mae del ails
.**~** 

### 23

## 40 PNn t om 3**Pro euiotw~l**  U s.er**M:ll'Ou l** 



### Con t rolling t he 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 Butto n oolhe rell"'ie coolroller
.

11 1 Camera Sel1 ings Dia l 

### 1 51 

### 1•1 

# ll 

# ,.. 

# ....**~** 

# -

'-- 

# •• Jl 

# -..,

# ~ r\

'-- 

## Il l 1 21 1 31

Tum the dial to adjust camera settings such as I SO. shu l!er speed. and aperture wilh:lulletling 

### go o l t he tEillOie oontroller.**~"eve** the dial b lell or right b scroll t hrough pictures and videos in playback ll"'de
. Ptessd:lwn on the dial b bgg.le**be~.veen** t hese settings
. 

### 1 21 P layback B u l1o n Pless to view 

### inages Md videos !hat have already baM captured
. 1 3] S hul ter 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
. 

## 1 5J Gmba l 

### o;;o

Use t his dial b coolrol t he tih o l the ginbal. 

### Con t rolling Aircra ft This seelbn ax.plains how to control !he orientatbn o l the aircrall t hrough !he remOie oonlroller. The Rell"'ie Cootrol issei to**~<'ode** 2 

### by delauh
.

## 41 PNn t om 3**Pro e.»ion~l**  U ser**M:ll'Ou l**  

# ffi Stick Neutrai,Mid-Poil! : Cootrol slicks are il the oen!er posHOl
.**~<'oving** 

### the Callrol Stick : The oonlrolslick is pushed away I ran he oen!er posHOl
. 

### RM>c<e Controlllr (Mode 

### 2) A<craft ( • I ndicates Nose 

### D i rection} 

### Remad<S Movilg the le ll stick up Md do.vn changes he a t aa l fs elevatbn
. Push he stick up to <lSCMd and dowfl to descend
. When both sticks are centered. the Phantom 3 Pto l essbnalwillhover il plaoe
. The mae t he stick is pushed a.,·ay Iran t he oen!er positbn. the l aster t he Phanbm 3 Pro l essbnal will cha-.ge elevatbn
. Always push the stick gently to prevent sudden and unexpected elevatbn changes
.**~<'oving** 

### the le ll stick to he le ll or right oonlrols the rudder and ro ta! Ol o l the aircrah
. Push t he sick le h to ro tate the a t cra ll cot.fltercbckwise. push the stick righ! to rotate he ai'cra ll cbckwise
. II t he stick is CM!ered. t he PhMbm 3 Pro l essbnalwiUmailtail Hs o.menl orienlalbn
. The mae t he stick is pushed a.,·ay Iran t he oen!er positbn. the l aster t he Phanbm 3 Pro l essbnal will rolale
. Moving he cighl slick up and down changes he a t aa l fs l award and bac:f<.ward pilc:fl
. Push t he stick up to l ty l orward and down to l ty bac:f<.ward
. Phantom 3 Pro l essbnal will hover in place 

### r ll he Slick iscM!ered
. 

### Push the Slick kJrher a.,.ay I ran the OM!er p::tSibl 

### br a 

### boger pi!cllange**(~~ )and**  

### l aslerll;glll
.**~<'oving** 

### t he righl stick oonlrolleh and right changes the a t cra l l's le ll Md right pilc:fl
. Push le ll to lly te ll and right to l ty righ t. The Phantom 3 Pto l essbnal will hover in plaoe**~** 

### the stick iscM!ered
. Gimbal Dial : Tum the dial to t he righl. and t he camera will shill to point upwards
. Turn t he dial to he le i I. Md the camera will shi h to poinl dowflwards
. The camera will rernail in Hs currMt positbn 'o\f'IM dial is static
.

0 <iO OJ AI 'h;ttsR ·...cl 

### 25

## 42 

# "**~** 

# 1l ;;;

# ~**~** PN n t om 3**Pro euiotw~l**  Us.er**M~nu~l** A djusing Con! roler St ick s Hold and t.vist the cootroller slicks cbd<.wise 

## a counter cbckwise to adjust t he IMglh o l the oontroller sticks
. A proper lengfl o l cootroller sticks cM 

### in prove fle cootrolling aco.mk:y
. 

### Fig.! Mode SNik:h Toggle t he swilch to select fle desired l lighl mode
. You f"'lay choose**be~.veM: P~ode.** **F~ode** Md A· 

### mode
.



### Fl>slUon Figure Ffighl M ode 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 t he GPS signal is slloog
. There are three di He rMI versbns o l**P~de.** \\flictl will be autanaticalty selected by t he 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: t he aircrah is using GPS br posilbning
. P-OPT I: ViSoo Positiooing is availab1e but a su l hcient GPSsignal is oot availab1e
. Ai'aall is using onty Visk:rl PosiiOling l or posiiOl holding
. P·ATI I: Neifler GPS nor Visk:rl Posilbning is availab1e. t he ai'orall is using onty ils baraneter l or posilbning, so ooly altitude is f"'lailtailed
.**A~ode** (Attitude): GPS and Visbn PosiiOling Syslem are no t used l or stabiliz:atbn
. The a t cra h uses only its barometer to stabilize
. The airora l! can autanatically return to t he 1-brne 

### Pail!**~** rell"'te cootroller signal is bst and the 1-bne 

### Pail! was reoordedsuocess tu tly
.**F~ode** (Functbn) : l n!elligent OriMtatbn Control ( I CC) is activated in his f'T'Ode
. Fa mae in l otl"'latOl about I CC. re l er to fle I CC sectbn in t he Appendix
. BydelauH.t he Flight**~1\odeSwilch** is bd<.ed b**P~de .**  Tounbd<.ofler llighlmodes. launch t he OJ I Pibt app. enter t he "CMlera· 

### page. Md tap ·Mode •. t hen activate ·Muttiple Flight Mode • . 

### RTH Buuon Pless Md hold he RTH but too to start he Ret um·b·l-brne ( RTH) procedure
. The LED ring arot.fld the RTH Bulb n 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 t he RT H procedure and regain cootrol o l the aircrah
.

## 43 PN n t om 3**Profe.u.ion~l** U ser**nu l**  Connecting Your Mobil e 

### Device Ti l he m:::lbile de..Ce 

### h::llder b the dasirecf positbn
. Press he bu t bn oo he Side o l the fl"'bile device holder t o release the clamp. MdlhM place 

### your fl"'t:ile de..Ce inb the cradle
. AdjuSI I he cbmp cbwfl b secure l he fl"'bile de..Ce
. To**o:t~nect** 

### yow mobile de..Ce t o l he rEr'role oonlroller us n g a 

### US B cable. 

### pJug one Mel o l the cab1eilb yourfl"'bila de..Ce Mel heofler Mel ilb l he 

### US B pcr1 on flebac:ko l flerell"'Oe oonlroller
.

Optimal T ransmissio n 

### Ra nge The lrMsmissbn sg.al**be .veen**  l he airora h Md l he remote cootroller is fl"'S t reliable wilhilthe area t hal is depicted in t he mage bebov :

Ensure t hat t he airora ll is l tyilg wilhilthe optinallrMsmissbn zone . To acflieve he bes tt rMsmissk:rl perlarnance. mailtailthe apptClp(iate relalk:rlship**be .veen**  t he opera!a and t he ai'cra lt. 

## Remote Cont r o ll e r Status LED The SJatus LED relk!Cis fle strength o l the oomectbn bel'o\'990 t he remote cootroller Md he ai'cra lt. The R TH L ED indicales he R elum· t o-1-b'ne status o l he airora l!. The t able bebw cootails fl"'re**inb~tk:rl** abou t t hese indicatas
. 

# l**~** O

# 1-**J-fi- RT>iLED** 

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### 2 7

## 44 PN n t om 3**Profeuiotw~l** U s.er**nu l**  S!atuslED Ala nn

### ~-So6c!Red f Ch<ne**~-Solic! <een**  

### f Ch<ne**~- ··** **Sk>v** B li"l<ilg Red 

### D-0.0 ··

### ~if!K{j R ed and G reM/ R ed Md NCile Yelbw A hernate B links RT H LED 

### So t.nd $-Solic!Whfte f Chme $ .. . . B lir*ing Whrte 

### D· $ · ·· · · B lir*ing While 

### DD ·· R EI'OO ! e Conlioller S!a!us The rell"'te oonlroller is disoomecled lfan l he aircra h. The rell"'te oonlroller is oomecled b he <U"a alt R EI'OO ! e oonlroller enor. H D OO w nli['f(. isdistup l ed
. R EI'OO !e Co nlioller S!a!us A.-a a ll is returning h::lrne
. Sending R etum ·b· l-k:lrne OOf"'"'"Mnd l o l he a i"craiL R elum· l o-1-b'ne procedure in progress . 

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

## Lin ki ng the Remote Cont r o ll e r The rell"'ie cootroller is linked b your a•cra ll be l ore delivery
. linking is oofy required when using a ne.v rEmote oonlroller l or the l ws ll i'ne
. Folbw 

### llese s t eps ! o link a ne.v rell"' ! e oonlroller : 1. Tum oo he rell"'ie conlroller Md oomecl ! o l he mobile device
. LatXlc:fllhe DJ I P1b l app . 2. Tum oo he l tllelligMI Fligtrt B atter y. 3
. Enter ·camera· Md lap oo**~i' .11ll**  and then lap "linking R C" butloo as 

# w .... n bebw
.
( n ::::r 1 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 d t'ORC.

## 45 PNntom 3**Profe.u.ion~l** U ser**M~nu~l** 4
. The**rem:::~** Ia oonlrollar is ready to link
. The**Rem:::~** Ia Callroller Sta!us l ndicabr bJinks bJue and a beep is

emil 

### ted.
( n ::::r 1 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=======** **~~~ ======** **he4 ~==J**  Cone
..
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 

### airora 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 displa y a 

### solid green oooe the rell"'le controller is sucoesstulty linkedlo the ai'cra lt.

Lonk.BtUon



# &
. The**rem:::~ te**  cootroller will un-lirf<. Hsell I ran M ai'aa ll r l a new**rem:::~** Ia oonlroller is lirf<.ed to the sane 

### airora II. 

## Remote Cont r o ll e r Comp li ance Ve r s i on The rEillO!e cootroller iscanpliOOI 

### will bO!h CE Md F0C requi'EillMIS
.

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## 46 

# Camera and Gimbal This section provides the technical specifications of the camera and explains the gimbal's operation modes.

## 47 

# Camera and Gimbal Came r a Pro f il e The on-board camera uses he 1 /2
. 3 inch CMOS SMSCK" b capture video (up to 4096x2 1 00p a! 24 1 ps or 4K 

### at up to 3l l pswitlthe Phan!om 3 Pto l essk:rlal) and 1 2 megapixelstills
. You may choose b recad the video in either**~<'IOV** 

## a MP4**b~l.** Ava i lab1e picture sh:IOiing**m:::~des** inckxle burs!. calliluous. Md tine-lapse**m:::~de .**  A live 

### prev i e.v o l \'dlal he caner a sees can be mooilored on the coonected**m:::~bile** device via the 

### OJ I Pibl 

### app . Camera Micro-S O Card Slo t To store your ph::ltos and videos. in sert the Micro-SO card in to the sbl. as shown bebw. be l ore turning on the PhMtom 3 Pro l essbnal. The PhMtom 3 Pro l essbnal oomes wilh a 1 6GB 

### 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 albw ilg you to save higtHesolutbn video data
.



# 0 D:::l nO! remove 

### the Miac>SD card l rom the 

### Phan!om 3 Pto l essbnat
.... flen H is tumecf on . 

### Camera D at a Po rt Tum on the PhMtan 3 Pto l essk:rlal and oonneel a USB cable to the camera Data 

### Port to da.vnbad phobsancfvideos b your computer
.



# -- -

& The ai'cra ll must be tumed oo be l ae attemp&lg b access 

### the hies on 

### the MioroSDcard
.

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### 3 1

## 48 PN n t om 3**Profeuiotw~l** Us.e r**M~nu~l** Camera Operatio n Use the Shul!er and Video R ecording buttons on the**rem:::~te** cootroller b sh::lot the mages 

## a videos through he OJ I Pilei app . Fa**m:::~re** in t amatbn aboul h::lw to use 

### llese bul!oos. re l et b ·Controttng the Camera Page 24 • . Camera L ED l lldicat>r CMlera LED l ndicalor lighls up alter the High! bal!ery is po"'-'9red on . ll provides fl l otl"'latbn on he wcr1<. flg status o l lhe camera . 

### CamEWa L ED lndicaiOr 0 Green Fasl Blir*(02soH.0 .1 soo) iQlGreErl B link Once (O
. SSo ll. 0
. 4Son) Q Green Bl ink 3 nnes(03so H.0.1s oo)

### ~Sbw Red B lir*( 1. 6son. O
. SSo ll )

### ~F**asl** Red Bl ilk( 0
. 5soii.02son)

### ~ D::lub1e Re d B link(0 .1 s oo. 0 .1 so ll
. 0 .1 s oo. 0 .1 so l 0

### ~Sotic!**ecl ~**  $G<een and Red 

### B lilk (O.Ssg<een 

### on. OBS<ecl 

### on) 

## Gimba l Gimbal Profil e 

### GamEWa SlaiUS Syslem iswarmr.gup
. Taking a single picture
. Taking 3 or 5 ph)tos 

### per shOI
. Aeoording
. SDcardena
. OvMlealed Camera Syslemerra
. fi'm,,•a re Upgrading

The 3--axis ginbal provides a steady plalbrm l or lhe altached camera. albw flg you b capture clear. stable mages and video
. The ginbal can t iH the cOOler a wilh fl a 12 o- range .



### . go• Use the ginbaldial oothe**rem:::~** Ia cootroller b oonlrollhe tiH**m:::~-.emenl** o l lhe camera .

## 49 PNn t om 3**Pro e.»ion~l**  U ser**M:ll'Ou l**  Gimbal Opera t ion 

### Modes**TV~'O** ginbal operatbn modes are availab1e
. Switch between !he dr l lerenl operatbn modes on t he camera seHilgs page o l the OJ I Pibl app .**~te** t hat your mobile device must be coonected to t he**rem:::~ te**  coolroller br cflanges to ta<.e e H ecl. R e i er to t he table beb.v 

### I a details :



# ' I FPV Mode The angle between ginbal's odentatbn and a i' cra ll's nose remails oonstMI at all tines
. The ginbal willsync:tuoniz:e wilh the**m:::~-.emenl** o lt he aircrah b provide a l ws t-pa-so n perspective l tyilg experience
. 

### ,&. • A ginbal mota error may ocour ilthese siluatbls : 

### ( 1 ) t he aircrah is placed on uneVM g.rot.fld 

## a t he gimbal's mo tb n is obsllucted 

### ( 2) he gimbal has been subjected to an excessive ex'lemal l aoe. such 

## as a collisbn
. Please take o H l rom na t. Opal ground and pro lee! he ginbal a1 all lines
. 

### • Ayilg i1 heavy l og 01 cloods may mal\e lhe gi'nbal wei. leadilg 10 1emp01a.y la ik11e
. Tlle

ginbal will recover lull Unctkrlalily a l ler H dries
.


### An ti · D rop K i t The**anti~op** kil helps keep the ginbal and canera oonnected to !he a i' aa h. 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 t he hole o l t he vibratbn absaber Md illo he cwater: hole o l Pari 

### (2). lhM bck hem togefler: assho.vn 

## ®
.**~<'ountilg** the antk:lrop kil pi'lsdiagonalty l rom eac:fl other isrecan!'1"1Mded
.

2

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### 33

## 50 

# DJI Pilot App This section introduces the four main functions of the DJI Pilot app.

## 51 

# DJI Pilot App The OJ I P1b l 

### app is 

## a mobile appJica t bn 

### des9lecf specdtealty br he Phantom 3 Pto l es9ooal
. Use his 

### app b 

### oonlrol he gin bal. 

### camera. Md ot her a t a all 

### l t.flctbns
. The app also 

### l ea!ures Map. 

### Academy. a nd User Caller. \'dl ich a re used b r oonhgurilg your 

### a i'a all Md sharilg your photos Md \oideos w ill others
. 

### ll is recanrnended h al you use a 

### l ablel l a l he bes t experiMoe
.



## Came r a 

# .......... M ountan V i ew

The CMlera page o:mtails a live HO video l eed I ran the Phanbm 3 Prolessbna l'scanera. You 

### can also coohgure varbus cMler a paraneters l rcm the camera page . 

### I' I (2 1 

### P I t •l 

### 1 5116 1 17 1 I'l l 

### 19 1

( 10)

{121 ( 11)

## 52 PN n t om 3**Pro euiotw~l**  U s.er**nu l**  

## I 1 

## I Flight Mode 

# 8 The t ext next t o this ioon ildicates he O.J((en!llighl f'T'Ode
. Tap t o oon l gure he MC (Mail Controller) Se t lilgs
. These senilgsalbw you t o modr ly llighllimils Md set he gail vakJes
. 

## :1) The a t aa ll is set b ·Beginner**~<'ode.** 

### by de l auh
. The aircra ft canoo t 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 >. . r i ll : This icon shows the cuuent s trength o l GPS signals
. GteErl bats indicate adequate GPS s trErlglh
. ( 3) I OC 

### Sellings**~** C L : This ioon displays he I OC senilg when 

### the aircta ft has Erltered F-m:xfe
. Tap b vie.v the I OC senilgsmErlu Md seleel the desi'ecf I OC senilg
. ( 4) Sysiem SlahlS So:IIIIIORtiGPS) : This ioon ildicates the ounenl aircra ft sy.; t em status MdGPS sg.al slrErlgh
. 

### ( 5) Bauecy LBVtll l ndk:alor



# - - o : The battery level indicabr provides a dynamic display o l t he battery level
. The cobtecf zones on t he batlery level indicata repreSErlt t he po"'-'9r levels needed t o carry out di H erErlt l ooCIOls
. ( 6) Remokl Controller 

### S9'aJ**i~** •I 

### Ill : This ioon shO.\'S l he s trength o l rell"'Oe cootroller's sg.al. 

### ( 7) HD Video Uri<**Si~aJ** 

### Strength**f]g]~** 

### .rill : This icct1 shO.\'S he strength o l l he HD video d:lwnlink cooneelbl**be .\'991'1**  

### the ataa ll Md 

### the**rem:::~** Ia coolroller. 

### 1 81 Bal1e ry Leve l 

# ft 1 00% : This ioon shO.\'S 

### the CUfrErlt battery level
. Tap t o view he battery in l arnatbn mErlu, 

### set he varbus ba tt er y wamilg thresholds, and view he batterywamilg hisbry
. 

### 1 9 ] Gene ral Sel1 ings :: : Tap t his ioon t o view 

### the General Settilgs page . Fran this 

### page, you cM setllighl parameters, reset 

### the camera. enable he quick view l eature, adjus t the gimbal roll value, and bggle he lligh! route displa y. 

### 1 10 1 Camera(\:leraion Bar ShUI1er and Recording 

### Selin gs 

## G:t : Tap b Erlter varbuscMlera value senilgs, including cobr space l ot he reootding, resolutkrl o l 

### the videos. image size and so on .

## 53 PNn t om 3**Pro e.»ion~l**  U ser**M:ll'Ou l** 

ShUiter 

# e : Tap t his buf!oo b lake a single phOio
. Pless and hold t his buf!on to seleel single sh::l l. 

### lrip1e shOI 

## or l i'ne-laps.ecf sh::IOiilgmodes
. 

### Record • : Tap once to starl recordilg video. t hen tap agaillo slop reoording
. You can also press 

### the Video Aeoording Bulb n a1 he**rem:::~** Ia coolroller. which has he SMle l t.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 o l he cMlera
. 

### 111 1 Vision 

### Po9 icril g 

# .g.: This icoo sh::lws the dis ! Moe between 

### the surlace and he Visbn Posilbnilg Syslem's SErlSO"S
.


### 11 21 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 t he aircrall is l acilg
. ( 2) Light twe and &rk twe areas indicate 

### pilc:fl
. (3) The angle o l 

### the boundary belwewa 

### the light bJue anddalf(. bJue areas indicales he roll angle
. (1 3) M"' Display the llighl pa!h o l lhe currwatlligh l. Tap to swHch 

### Iran t he CMlera GU ll o lhe Map GU I. 

# 0 

# •**~** 

# .. 

# J**~** (J 2"JI
. ... 

# 0 '--' 11 4) Dynamic 

### Heme Poinl ' : Press this bulbn b Mable 

### the dynMlic heme 

### poill l eature. t he heme 

### poill t hen will be reset b posilbn o lt he fl"'bile device
.

## 54 P Nn t om 3**ro euiotw~l**  U s.er**M:ll'Ou l**  11 5 ) Re turn t o H ome ( R T H ) 

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

### recaded hane 

### pofl l. 

## t 1 6 ) Au t o Takeoi 1A..ancing



# . ! .1 !. : Tap to iniliate auto

### t~eoll or landing
. 

## l 17 ) 

### lives t r ea m (:') : Uvestream icon indicates the cuuMI video l eed is broadcasting live on YouTube
. Be sure the fl"'bile data service is availab1e oothe fl"'bile de\oioe
. (1 8 ) B ack 

# "*" : Taplorelumblhef"'lainGU L


## D ir ecto r 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 sha t hfm thai can be shared i'T'r'nedialety
. 

## Sto r e Tap ·S!ae· b visH the o l hcial OJI Online S!ae to see the !ales! in l af"'latbn about OJ I products Md easity buy new products
. 

## D i scovery Sync pictures and videos b your mobile device. view llighllogs, and check 

### your OJ I acoounl slatus in ·oiscovery"
. 

### Use yow regis tere d OJI aocounl b bgin to ·oisoovery"
.

## 55 

# Flight This section describes safe flight practices arid ffight restrictiOI1S

.

39

## 56 

# Flight Once pre-lligtll preparatbn iscanp1ele. His recanmended hal 

### you use he llighl sif'nulalor 

### il he OJ I P1bl app b hooe your Ugh! skills Md practice 

### ttyilg salety
. Ensure that allllights are carried oul 

### il an opM 

## area .



## F li ght Env ir onment Requ ir ements 1. Do oot use t he ai'crall 

### in severe weather oonciHkrls
. These include wild speeds e)Ceecfing 1 0 m/s.



### sna.v. rain Md l og . 2. 

### <::nty tty il 

### opM areas . Tall structures Md 

### large metal 

### slructJtes f"'lay a i led he accuracy a l tha on

### board can pass 

### and GPSsys!Eill
. 3
. Avoid obstacles. orcM'Cis. high 

### vollage po.''EH lines. t rees. and bodies o l 

### waer. 4
. Mininiz:e il!erlerence 

### by avoidilg areas wilh high 

### levels o l**eleclran~elism.** 

### ilcluding 

### base slatkrls

and radb t rMsmissbn ta.,•E us . 

### 5
. Air 

### a all and bal!ery perlorrnance is subject to environmental ! actors such as air density and tEillpera!ure.Be 

### very care tu l \\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 l lectecf
.

### ~ 6
. The Phantan3 Pro l essbnal camOI operale wiflin t he polar areas . 

## F li ght Lim i ts and No - F l y Zones All urmooned aerial -.ehicle (UAV) operatas should abide 

### by an regula tbns set l orll 

### by govenYnMI and regulabry agencies including he I CAO and t he FAA For sa ! ely reasons. !lights are limited 

### by delaull. which helps users operaJe this produel sa ! ely ood legally
. Flight limila tbns ilclude heigh! limits. dis!Moe limils. ood**~Ry** Zales
. W hen operatilg 

### il P·m:::lde, height limils. dis ta nce limils. Md No-Fly Zones tu nctbn concunMily to manage l ligh! saJety
. I n**Ac.m:::~de.** only heightli'nils are in e H eCI. 'o\flich 

### by de l auh prevent he a i' aa ll ahiUde I ran exceeding 1 640 leal (000 m)
. 

### Maximum 

### fl igh t a ltit ude & 

### R a d ius Li mi ts Maxinum llight ahilude and radius limils ma y be chooged 

### il t he OJ I Pilei app . Be aware that the max.imtnl llighl allilude 

### camel exceed 1 640 l ee! (500 meters)
. I n aco:Hdance 

### with these seHilg:s. your Phantan3 Pro l essbnalwilllty in a res!Iic:Jed cylilder. 

## as showfl bebw :



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

## ..!IE,- --' ;1- ticgtt**<Jfo~,t<:r.tiiJ.** .,.,hcintllncid<n

## 57 PN n tom 3**Profe.»ion~l** U ser**M:ll'Ou l**  

### GPS S 9' aJ S•ong l)i;
...... Blifl(on g GreM FlighiUrnils 

### OJ I 

### PilO t 

# a w Max int.rn Flighl A •cra ll' sahrtude coooo t Waming : Heigh t A hrtude e x. oeed t he specil e d v alue
. lini1 reached
. Max Ra dius Flighl dislanoe must be within Waming : Distance t he f"'laX radius.


### GPS S 9' aJ Weak 

## J:l)i · · · · · • Bt

ifi(on g YellOw Flight Umils Max int.rn Fligh t A hrtude Max Ra dius Heigh t is res t ticled b 4 00 l ee !. ( 120 m) md 

### tXldel"
.**~** linils linil reached
.



### OJ I P i iO ta w Warning : Heigh l lini l reached
. 

### Aircr aft Status I ndicator None
. R apid red Uashing 

### b

.... .. \\tiM cbse t o t

he f"'laxracliuslimil
.



### Aircr aft Status I ndicator
None
.



### • II you tty out o l he linil. you can still coolrol he Phanbm 3. but coooo t lty il M y l ather. 

### li the 

# & Phantom 3 llies ou t o l lhe f"'lax radius in R eady t o Fty (oon--GPS) fl"'de, il will tty back within 

### rMge au t ana!icalty
. • 11 t he PhMtan 3 llies ou t o l he max radius in R eady b Ry (non-GPS) fl"'de. il will tty back wiflil range aubf"'laticalty
. 

### No- 

### Fly Zones All**~~ty** Zones are listed on he O JI o l hcial websile at hll p: //ltvsa ! e . d j i
. com.tlo·ltv
. No-Ry Zones are di'.ided ilb Airpol1s Md R esricted Areas
. Airpol1s ilclude maj:u 

### air pcx1s Md ltyilg helds where**~"~lamed** ai'cra ll operate at bw altitudes
. R eslticted Areas include border lines be t .veen counlties 

## a sensilive inslitule
. The details o l he**~~ty** Zones are ex.plailedas bbv : 

### A irp 0t1 ( 1 ) A.-pon**~..Fty** Zooe are oomprisecf o l Take-o il Aeslticled Zales and R eslticled Attilude Zooes
. Eac:fl zone l ealuresci'cles o l various sizes
. ( 2 ) R1 miles (value o l lhe R1 depends on t he size Md shape o l he a i' pol1) around !he a i' pol1 is a Take· o h res t ticled Zale. inside o l \\flictl lake o il is preV8lled
. (3) Fran R1 mile b R1 + 1 mile arotXld 

### the airpa t lhe llighl allilude is limiled t o a 1 5 degree ilclila!krl
. Stal1ing at65 lee! ( 2 0 meters) l rom 

### the edge o l 

### air pa t Md radia t ilg outward
. The llighl allilude is limiled b 1 640 l eet(500 meters) a t R1+1 mile (4) WhM he ai'aa ll en!erswifli1320 lee! ( 1 00 meters) o l**~..Fty** Zones. a warnilg message will appear on he OJ I Pibl app .

## 58 PN n t om 3**Pro euiotw~l**  U s.er**nu l** 



## 1 6 4 0 f ee t



# l Airport



# T 66feet 

# j:d - 1 

### mi le 

# ----;; 1- R1

## -~
Restr icted A r ea 

# • Ni)-llf-**fi~Jt~t~._, ll** **udo:II!,Jtii'V** ... \ \'loon"'JI\"'ll



### :!:! ( 1 ) R es l ricted Areas does oo l have llighl ahitude reslrictkrls
.

# ~ ( 2 ) R miles around 

### the des9'laled reSirictkrl area is a

# Ttll.e<~**h** R eslricled area . Airaa ll camo l lake o il wilhilllis %ale
. The value o l R varies based oo l he dehnilkrl o ll he restricted areas . (3) A ·wamilg %ale· has been se1 arotXIdlhe Aeslricled Area
. WhM lhe airora h approacfles wilhil 0
. 06 2 miles ( 100 m)o ll his zone. a wamilg message will appear on 

### the O JI Pibl app .**1- Rcstr~todArca** **-1**

## 59 PN n t om 3**Profe.»ion~l** User**M:ll'Ou~l** 

### GPS Signal Strong

### ~ · · · · ·· Ellifi<mg Green Aircr aft 

### Zone Aeslriclkrl OJ I P1bt App Ptompl StaiUS 

### I ndicator**~<'obrswill** oo t slart wa rning : You are in a No·lly za1e
. Take oil prohitm:!d
. 

### No-lly Zale lit he 

### airora II waters he 

# • restricted area 

### il**A~ode.** but is switched b**P~de.** he ai'orall Wam ilg : You are 

### il a n<>lty za1e
. will aubf"'lalicalty descend. 1M d. Au!anatic IMdinghas begLKI
. Md stop Hs fl"'!ors
. R1:Wa ming : Youare ila

## ~·**·** lit he ai'crall MIErS he restricled reslricted za1e
. Descwading to 

### Recl llashilg Reslr iC!ecJ. sa!ealtilude
. ahiUde lligtlt area in**A~ode.** bul is s.vilched R2:Wa ming : 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 t he allilude limil
. 20m Md oocrn . Ry cautbusty
.
war nilg mne**~** llighl restriclbn applies. bul War nilg : You are approachilg a here will be a waming
. res tricted 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 t he 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 lo r 5 secoods a! "flictl poinl H will &vilch back to bJirfl.ilg reef
.
o For sa!ely reasons. pJaase 

### do nOI I ty cbse to atports. higtr., •ays.**rai~.vay** sta!Ols.**cai~.vay** lines. cil y cenlers. or ofler sensHive areas . A y lhe a i' cra h onlywilhil your line ol sigtll
.

## 60 PNntom 3**Profeuiotw~l** U s.er**M~nu~l** 

## Pref li ght Chec kli st 1.**em:::~** Ia 

### controller. hlelligenl Flight Ba!lery. and mobile device are tulty cflarged
. 2. Propellers are moun!ed careclty and l wmty
. 3
. MioroSDcardha&beErl inserled.**~necessary .**  

### 4
. Ginbal is tunctkrlilg namalty
. 5
. Motors coo s1a11 and are l ooelkrlilg namall y. 6
. The OJ I Pibl app issuocess l ulty cooneeled to 

### the ai'cra iL 

## the Compass I MPORTANT : At.,·ays calibrale t he 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 per l amance 

### a llighl l ailure
. R egular calibra t krl isrequi'ed 

### I a oplinal per l amMoe
. 

# 0 o 

### ():)not calibrale your canpass \\flare t here is any possibility o l strong magnetic inlerlerence
. Sources o l potential inlerlerence include magnetite. pa11<.ing slluclures. and sublenaneM 

### :!:! rnelalslruelures

## ~ o 

### ():)not can y 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 P rooedures Cooose an oper1 area b carry out 

### the l ob,·i'lg ptooedures
. 1. Ensure hal he oompass is calibraJed
. 11 you did ool calibrate he oompass as pan o l your pre-lligh!

preparatbns. or i l you have**m:::~ved** 

### b a ne.v bcalbn Snce t he las! 

### calibra t krl. lap !he A i'cra h Status Ba r in lhe appandselecl OC<llibrale·. t hen blbwlhe oo..screen instruelbns
. 2. Hold he ai'crah haizon!alty Md rolale 300 degrees
. The Airorah Status hdicalas will display a solid

green ligh t

## 61 PNn t om 3**Pro e.»ion~l**  U ser**M:ll'Ou l**  

### 3
. Hold 

### he aircra h verticalty. will nose pofltilg da.\'flward. Md ro tate H 300 degrees arot.fld he oen!er

axis
. R ecalibrate 

### the oompass**~** 

### he Ai'aa ll Sta!us l nclicatorgb.vs 

### solid red
.



# & II t he Ai'crah S!alus lndicata bli*s red 

### and yebv a he r the calibratbl procedure. move yow a ta a ltl o a dr l leren!locatkrl Mdl.r y aga i'l
.**~~** 

### C<llibrate the can pass be l ate each t li ghl. Launch 

### the OJ I P i bl app Md blbw t he oo..screwa in slructbns b calibrate t he can pass . DO NOT calibrate he oompass near melal objeels suc:fl as a metal 

### bridge. cars. sea l bid ing
. 

### When t o R ecalibra t e 1. When oompassdata isaboamal and he Ai'cra ll Status l ndicabt is blirfl. i'lgg.r een Md yelbw
. 2.Whe n ltyilg in a new bcatbl or in a bcatbn !hal is dr l letMl l rom he**m:::~sl** 

### reoenlllighl
. 3
. When he mechanical or physical slructure o ll he PhMtan3 Pro l essbnal has bewa c:flMged
. 4
. When 

### severe dn ll ilg occurs in llighl. 

### i.e
. Phantan3 Pro l essbnal doesnotlty in straight line
. 

## Auto Takeo ff and Au t o Land i ng AubTtll.eo ll Use auto**l~eoll** 

### onty**~** 

### he Ai'crah Sta!us I ndicators are blirfl. i'lg grewa . Folla.v t he slaps bebw to use 

### the auto ta<.eollleature: 1. Launch 

### the OJ I 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 t hat coodHOlsare sale br lligh t Slide he icoo to coolrm Md \akeo H. 5
.**Ai'crallt~es** 

### o il and h::lversat ( 12 meters) above ground
.



# & Ai'aa ll Sta!us l nclicata bl inksrapidty 'o'oflM H is using 

### the ViSbn Positbn SystEm I a slabiliz.atkrl
. The ai"aall will autornalicalty hover bebw 3 meters
. II is recofl"'llMded b waH until there is su l hciMt GPS bck be l ae us ing the Auto**Take<~ lll** **eature .** 

## 62 P Nn t om 3**ro euiotw~l**  U s.er**M~nu~l** Aub 4 Landing Use aub-lancling oofy i l he Ai'cra ll Status l ndicabrs are bJirfl.i'lg green . Fobv !he slaps bebw b use the aulo-IMding l ea!ure : 1. Ensure he ai'ora ll is in P 4**m:::~de .**  

### 2. Check the landing area conciHbn be l ae lappr!g 

## · ;t ·. to begin IMding
. Then l otb.v the oo..screwa

instructkrls
. 

## Starl i 11Q/StoJ)I)ing the Motors Starting t he Mo t ors A Combinatbn Stick Canmand (CSC) is used to start t he mo tas. 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 t he Mo t ors There are two methods b stop the**m:::~brs .**  Melll:ld 1: When PhMlom 3 Pro l essbnal 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
. R elease bolh sticks once**m:::~brs** sbp
. Melh::ld 2: WhM he ai'cra ll has IMdecf.**pu~** and hold the lhro!Ue da.wa. The**m:::~tas** will stop a l ler t hree seoonds.



# & ():)not per l am a 

# esc 'o\flwa he a t aa ll is i'l mida i'
. otheru•ise the**m:::~brs** wiD suddentfy sbp
. 

## F li ght Test Takeolt'L.andirg Pr ocedures 1. Place the atcra ll in an opM. t lat area will t he baltery le-.el indicators l aci'lg towar ds you . 2. Tum a1 lhe rerrole conlroller and your f'T'K:Ibile de\oioe. hen tum on the l n!elligMl Flighl Ballery
. 3
. latXl c:flthe OJ I P1bt app Mden!er !he camera page . 4
. WaH tXItilthe A i'aa lll ndicabrs bJink grewa . This means the 1-brne POOl is reoorded Md H is now sa l e

to t

ty
. II !hey 1 \ash yebv. the 1-brne Poill has oot beM recadecf
. 5
. Push t he hro tUeupsbwty b ta keo ll or use Auto Ttll.eo ll. 6
. Sh::lot ph::lbsand videos using he OJ I Pibl app . 7. To land. h::lver over a level sur lace and genlfy pull 

### dowfl on lhe t hro tlle to desoencf
. 8
. Alle r landing. e)E!cute the CSCcof"'"''T\and or h::lldlhe lhro!Ue at Hs bwest posHbn until the**m:::~brsstop .**  9. Tum o ll lhe lnJelligenl Flight Battery I .-st. t hen he R Eillote Conlroller
.

## 63 PNn t om 3**Pro e.u.ion~l**  U ser**M~ nu** **~l** 

## &,
. \f\J'f'8lthe A icr aH Status l nclicalas bJI* )e l bw ,capi::lty d.Jti1g lighl. lle airaa ll has watered F a i t-a l e tT>:l< tl
. • A bw baf!ery level wa- nilg is ilclic a!e d 

### by he AiroraH Status l nclica brs bJirfl.ilg red sbwfy or

r apklly dudng ll;gh l. • Wat ch 

### our video tub rials I a mae lligh! il l ama!bn
. 

### Video Suggestions and T IPS 1. 

### G::l hrolJ!tlthe fu ll pre-lligh! cflecklis l bebre each lligtl l. 

### 2
. Seleel lhe desired 

### ginbal operatkrl mode in lhe OJ I Pibl 

### app . 3
. 

### <::nty sh:IOI 

### v ideo w hen l tyilg in**~ode .**  4
. 

### At.vays t ty in good wea flEr a nd a\O icf l tyilg il r a il or 

### he avy w ild
. 5
. Ch::Jose hecMlara setli1g; 

### hal sui! )Our needs
. Sellilg:s include ph:)lo l c:nna! Md ax.posure 

### o:rnpMsabt 6
. Per l ormllighllests to estabJish lligh l rou tes and preview scenes . 

### 7
. Push the oonlrolsticks genttylo keep the a i'cra l l's movernen! snooth Md stable
.

## 64 

# FAQ

## 65 

# Troubleshooting (FAQ) W hat 

### i s th e diff ere n ce bet we en th e Ph a nt o m 3 Pro f ess i o n a l a nd th e Ph a ri o m 3 A d va nced ? The biggest dr ll erenoe belwewa 

### the Phantom 3 Pro l essbnal and he 

### Phantan 3 Advanced is in the ca-nera . The Phantan 3 Pro l essbnal is 

### capable o l 

### sh:lotilg speclaoular 4K video at up to 3l l rarnes per 

### seo:r1d. and the Phan!an 

### 3 AdvMoed is 

### capable o l sh::lotilg a! 

### resoluticns up b 1 08:lp00
. Both**m:::~dals** shOO! 1 2 megapixel photos
. The other 

### f"'lail dr ll erence is the l n!elligMI Flight Baltery charger
. The Phootan3 AdvMoed oornes wilh a 57·wall cflarging unil and he Phantan 3 Pto l essbnal cernes wilh a 100·wall charger. he Iauer o l 'o\flich albws 

### I a sh::lr1er cflargng times
. C

a n I rem ove th e ca m era a nd a ttach m y ow n ?**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
. C

a n I c h a rg e m y R e mot e Controll er a nd Int e lligent Flight Batt e ry 

### at th e sa m e time ? 

### v.thile he Aell"'Oe Caltroller cflarger and lnJelligenl Fligh! Baflery charger ha-.e beM il leg.rated il b one unil I a 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
. W hat a r e th e butt o n s o n th e back o f m y R e mot e C o ntroll er f o r ? The 

### t.,'O bul!alS on the 

### back o l the Aem::rte Conlroller can be custaniz:ed and assigaecf to l unctbn as you ch::lose through the OJ I Pibl app . ReiEr to the manual I a m:He il l ormatbn
. H ow f a r ca n I fl y my Ph a nt o m 3? The signal transmissbn dislance will vary dependilg on enviroomenlal oonclitioos. but he PhMtan 3 series can reacfl diSianoeso l up to 1. 2 miles (2 kibrneters) away Iran he pibl. W hat a pp s h o uld I u se w ith m y Ph a nt o m 3? The Phantom3 iscanpatible 

### with the OJ I Pilei app br 

### iOS and Android. \\flich is already 

### used with the OJ I I nspire
. The app witt detect \\flictl a ir aall is oomectecf and autanalicalty adjust aco:r-dilgty
. W hi c h m o bil e d ev i ces a r e co mpatibl e w ith th e a pp ? The OJ I Pibl app isonty oompalib1e wilh de\oioes ruming 

### iOS 8
. 0 or la!Er or Android v4 .1. 2 a latEr
. The l olbo,•ilgdevioesare recCilYT'Iended : iOS : IPhale 5s. IPh:rle 6. IPhale 6 P\Js, iPad A ir
. tPad A ir Wi-Fi + CelkJiar. tPad mili 2. tPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + CeHular. tPad A ir 2. tPad A ir 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
.

## 66 P Nn t om 3**ro euiotw~l**  U s.er**M~ nu** **~l** How d o I use th e Dir ecto r a ut o m at i c v id eo e dit or'? D irecta is a n autcma tic video eclita buih into the OJ I P ibl app . Alter reoordingsever a l video clips
. simply tap "Director· l rom the app 's h::lfll9 screen . You coo hM select a t Empl ate a nd a specihed ntmber o l clips
. \\ flich are autcmat ical ty ccmbrlecl to cre ate a 

### sh:lrl l ikn that coo be shared i'rrnedialel y . How d o I c h a ng e th e co ntro l mod e o f m y Ph a nt o m 3? 

### By delaull. the Aell"'Oe Cootroller is set to 

### Mode 2
. This fl"'8ans tha t the righl oonlrol stick coo t rols the 

### f"''KMMllMI o l the airaa ll a nd the leh oonlrol stick oonlrols he lhrOille a nd aiMtatioo o l he a i'cra i L T hese oonlrols 

## coo be cflMged to**~'ode** 1 or sal to a oustcmimd ccnhgur at krl 

## r. the OJ I Pibl app . This is onty recc:rrrnended 

### I a ad\e nced 

### users. C

a n I u se a Ph a nt o m 2 R e mot e C ont ro ll er wi th th e Ph a nt o m 3?**.** The A'lanbm 2 Aell"'Oe Ccrltroller operates oo a dr l le rM t l requMcy
. T he Phantom2 Relllote Ccrltroller operates a! 5
. 8 

### GHz Md the ne w Phantcm 3 R EI'T'Oie Ccrllroller operalesat2
. 4 

### GHz
. C

a n I u se a Ph a nt o m 2 Int e lli ge nt Fli g ht Batt ery w ith the Ph a nt o m 3?

### ~**.** The A'IMbm 3 

### uses a ne .,·ty designed lnle lligenl Fligh t Batlery w ill g.realer pot\'91'
. The Phantcm 3 h as a 

### 4 oell ballery w ith a capacity o l 

### 4480 mAh alCf a voltage o l 1 5
. 2 

## v . My Ph a nt o m 3 d oes n o t tum o ff ri g ht <IW<l'f , i s so m et hin g wro n g? This is o:mnal
. A l ler you a!!e m pt to po.ver o il the l tllelligMt Flighl Battery. i t**~"flay** remain on 

### I a a l ew seoonds as any video data is 

### saved to the M icro SO c ard T his helps prewnl you r data If em being bst or oorrupted
. Do I h ave t o bu y th e R emo t e Co ntro l ler sepa r a t e l y?**~.** 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'a a l t. Does m y Ph a nt o m 3 s up port d u a l R emo t e Co ntro ll ers?**.** The i'lckJded R EI'T'Ote Ccrltroller can be used to cootrol both the aircrah Md the gimbal tih a1 the sane time
. W h at does th e 

### " P, A, F " sw it c h o n th e R emo t e Co ntro l ler do? Thiss wil cfl
. called the Fligh t**~'ode** Sw itch
. albws you b bgg.le dr l le rM t lligh t f"''KXXes :**P~.** or Posil krli'lg f'T'Ode. indic ates hat 

### both 

### GPS Md he Viskrl Posil krli'lg Sysle m are a c tive a nd your PhM!om3 w ill atle mp t to stabilim using both
. I n A-l"r'KXXe. or Anilude f'T'Ode. the a i'cra ll does oot use 

### GPS 

## a the Visb n Pos i t krli'lg Syste m . Onty the barometer is used 

### I a stabJliz.alkrl
. The airaah can stiU relur:n b the 

### 1-b'ne 

### Pe r.! 

## as k:rlgasa suH.ciM! 

### GPS signal is ava ilable
.**~ode .**  or Fooelbn f'T'Ode. a cn vates tnte ltigM t Orienlatioo Conlrol ( I CC) l unctiooality
. Reie r to the I CC sectbn i'lthe Ap perldixo l the 

### User Ma nual
. 

### By de l auh. ooty**P~** m ay be used
. Reie r b your user f"r'\Mual l or ins t ruc t krls on tXIIocldng he ot her mxle&

## 67 P Nn t om 3**ro e.u.ion** **l** U ser**M~nu~l** What i s th e 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 milu tes o l ooillerruptecf llighltine 

### \'dlM lulty cflargecf
. H ow ca n I r esto r e a video fil e if th e po'WBr i s turned o ff d urin g recoltling? ():) nOI tEI"'"CVe the Miao.SD card 

### I ran the camera . 

### 11 H has OOM 

### rem::1Ved. place H back il t he canera . Tum he Phootan3 oo and wail approxi'nalely 30 

### seoonds as he video 

### hie is resbtecf
. H ow ca n I e n s ure that my picture s a n d v i deos w ill be sy n c hro n ized to m y iOS a b um ? You f"'lay need to adjust the settings o l )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 t he OJ I 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 s h o ul d I do to l a n d m y Phantom 3 smoo thly as pos s ibl e? 1-bver he ai'crall 

### over a nat. lew 

### I surtaoe
. Sb.'·ty pull he t hro ttle slick 

### dc:l'.Wl ootilthe ai"aa h to ucfles the 

### 9f01Xld
. Why is th e disc h arge tim e o f th e battery n ot zero , eve n though I h ave n ever u sed it ? Every battery is teste d prbr b be ilg packaged and shipped
. Thisa ll ecls t he discflarge time o l a ne.v battery and is he reasoo that t he discharge time is 

### rot zero . The battery is sa l e b 

### use . Ca n th e mobil e device h older be u sed o n th e P h a nt om 2 se ri es Remot e Co ntro l ler'?**~.** 

### H**catn:~t.** H ow to safe l y operate th e a ircraft when enco unt er in g compass e rror? A oompass 

### etta may ocoor \\flen t he 

### aira all is lty ilg cbse to strong electric f"'lagnelic souroes(e
. g . power transmissk:rl lines)
. Ai'aall Status l ndicatas bl ink reef Md yelbw rapidty \\flen a oompass enor occurs and the OJ I Pibt app will display ooe o l he l olbwilg messages : • Canpassenor. calibtatkrl required

This warnilg message ild icates the ai'cra lt is receiving aboomal o:rnpassreacling;
. It isteoof"'Y''"'Mdecf to pot\'9t o llt he ai'crall and re<:alibratethe o:rnpassat a dr ll erentlocatkrl and hM resune t he !light
. • Canpassenor. exit P-GPS**~<'ode**

This wam ilg message ilclica!es t hat he airaall isdrr b ilg severety
. Bring the aircrall to a higher altilude to ga il eoough GPS sate Rile bcks \\flen t his wam ilg message is prompted
. The llight oontroller will autcmatically adjust the aienlatbn o l he airorah in t he midli' to miligale t he dti hs. The ai'aall willswilch back b P-GPS 

### f"r'KXXe \\tiM t he autcmatic adjustrnent iscanp1eted
. H ow to troubl es h oot a i rcraft initi a l izat ion e rror? 

### 11 you observe he l olbwilg sympbms. H ilclicates t he ai'aall has t a i led to il ilializecf : 

### • The ai'crall stalus inclicata**dis~ay** 1\a!tlilg reef. yelbw Md greM
. Ewn he aircrall is statiCiled on the

1\at sur l aoe . • The SyslemSta!us Bar in the app pranpts · t nilializ.a!bn 

### Elra·
. •**~resistance drive~**  l eh on he ginbal
. 0 <iO OJ AI 'h;ttsR ·...cl 

### 5 1

## 68 PNn t om 3**Pro euiotw~l**  U s.er**M~nu~l** Varb.Js l ac las oonlribute to 

### the airora ll initializalbn err

## a. lryresotve t he issue 

### bf l olbwilg t he suggeslbns lisledbeb.v : • SMSCX" per l af"''\Moe degraded
. This f"'lay be due to t he excessive 

### bias detected ! rom t he I MU 

## a the canpass reading is in!erlered Try res lar1 ilg Mdcalibla t ilg t he I MU 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'aa ll is res tarted. H indicates t he SWtSOr is oot wol1<.ilg nomalty
. lJsErs sh:lulcf retum he <lira a ll to OJ I 

### I a repairing
. • Mioor \'ib'a!krl is detected during airorah inilializalkrl
. Put the ai'cra ll on he Ill!! surlaoe. 

### po.''EII' on the

ai'aa ll and MSUre 

### the ai'cra ll is statkrled br fl"''e hM 5 seo:mls to resolve t he issue
. • SerOJs \'ibtatkrl is detected during airorah inilializ.albn
. This ils t Moe generalty oocurs 'o'oflen t he aircrah is beilg inilializalkrl oo t he v io!Ml m:;,ving sur l ace. I a ils!Mee. ships hal are on 

### the rough sea . ():)nO! af!Eillpl to 

### po.''EII' on t he ai'aa ll in thissoenarb
.

## 69 

# Appendix

## 70 

# Appendix Spec i f i cat i ons**rct al1**  We 

### ;gill 

### (Bane<y & Ptopellers l nckJded) Max
. Ascem Speed 

### Max
. Descen! Speed 

### Max
. Speed Max
. Flighl AHilucE Max
. Flighl rrne Operatilg TEillperalure 

### GPS Mode Gmbal Callrollable 

### Range Vision 

### Posi io ril g VebcilyRMge Aflrlude 

### R Mge Operalilg 

### Rooge Operating EnvirCilll"'M! Came r a 1 2!11 9


### 3mts 1 6 m/S(ATI I 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 

### > 1 5) 

### pai!Emecf s.ur l aces 

### Serlsot Sony EXMOR 1 12
. 3· E H ecHve pixeiS :1 2
. 4 M(blal pixelS : 1 2.76 M) L.Ms FOV 94° 20'ml(35rrr'n l ama! equivaBll) 1 12
. 8 ISC RMge 1 00.3200(;icleo) 1 00- 1 600(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 I ra-nasal 0.7EV Bias Ti'ne-lapse Suppaled SDC..dTypes
Video Recad in g**~!\odes** Max
. Brlrale 0 1 Video 

### Sbrage Suppa led File Fomats Operating TErnperalure 

### Range MiaoSD Max
. capacrty : 64GB
. Class 1 0 or UHS- 1 ratilg required UHD :**4096x2 00p2<125.3640>G!** **60p2412~** F HD :1 920x 1 0lll 

### p 2<125/30/48/50/00 HD : 1 2lllx7 20 p 2<125f30/48/50/00 60 Mbps 

### FAT32/exFAT 

### Pl101o : .PEG. DNG V<leo : MP<IMOV (MPEG4 AVCIH
. 264) 00Cto40"C

## 71 Remole Controler Operat ilg**Frequ~n: y**  Transmrlling DiSIMoe 

### Video Oul pul 

### Pcx1 Operalilg TEmpe rature 

### Range Baflery**~1\obile** Device !-bider Transmil!er Po.ver(E I RP) \f'brf(. ilg Vollage Charge< 

### Vol! 

### age PN n tom 3**Profe.u.ion~l** U ser**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 :1 6dtm 1.2A07 .4 V
1 7
.

4 

## v RatedPo'<''fiV 100W l nt e5 genl Righi BaUety ( 

### PH:l-44£(1 

### m A IH 52 V ) 

### Qapacny 4400 

### mAh 

### 1 52V Vol! 

### age BafleryType Ene<gy 

### Ne!We;glll Operalilg T Ernperalure Max
. Charging Po.''9' 

### lJPo 4$ 66Wh 

### 365g -10'C 

### <O'C 100W 

### Aircra ft S t a t us ln dica t or Des c ription
Normal**~** .. .... Red. Green Md Yelbw Flash Atler native ty**~** ...... Green md Yelbw Flash Allemalively

## · • · · ·G<eM FlashesSJa.,·ly 

## ({f

X2
. .. . · ·Green FlaShes Twice

### · · · · · Yelbw FlashesSibwly 

## Wam i'l g 

# .q; . .. .. . Fas ! Yelbw Aash ilg

### ··**Sia.v** R ed Aashilg

### ~ ..... . Fasl Red Aash ilg

### ~·**·· ed**  Flashilg Ah<maiWely

### ~-Sci<! Red Tur:n ilg on and**Seii-D~ostics** A •cr all Warmilg Up Sale 

### b Fty**(P~ode** will GPS and ViSbn Posilbn ilg ) Sate 

### b**Flf(P~** wlh ViSOl Posr!bni'lg 

### b.JI Wlh:lul GPS) Sale to A y**(A-m:::~de** bul No GPS and Visbn Posilb nilg)
REmote Controller Signal los! low Bal!ery Wam ilg Critical Bal!ery wa milg I MU EHa Critical Eua 

## :f/!JfiJ · · · . .. Red mdYelbw Rash Allemalivety Canpass Cal1bra!bn Aequ •ed

## 72

# ~**~ ~**  0. 

### ;; · PN n t om 3**Profeuiotw~l** Us.e r**M~nu~l** 

## lnle ll i genl Or i enlal i on Conlro l (IOC) I CC alb.vs users t o bck he oonlrol aiMtatbn o l the airora lt in dr ll erenl modes
. There are luee wol1<. ing modes I a IC C that can be selected in he OJ I Pibl app . I CC onty**V~'CX'ks Y~flM**  the airora lt is in F-IT'Ode. therebre the user mus t bgg.le the Ugh! mode swilc:fl t o activate I CC
. R e i er t o the ta ble 

### bebw : 

### Cou,.. Lo d<(C L)

Home Loci< (H L)"
Po ill o l l nJerest ( POl)" T he oose dM'ec tbl. at he tine th ai CL is set. w ill rErnailthe b t wa rd dM'ec tbl regardleS S o l h oo the orienlatbl Md poSrlbn o l the airorah c:fl anges . T his w ill remain h xed unlit )OU reset r1 or exrl CL fl"'de
. R ecad a 1-brne Po in t (H P) Md enJer H l mode
. The bru•ard and bad<.ward coovots will move the aircra h l arther ! rom and cbser t o the estabJished 1-brne Ponl. regardleSs o l h::lw he orientatbl and positioo o l the a i' cra lt changes
. Po ill o l I nterest. R ecad a point o l in!El'es t ( PO l )
. The <U"aah can hen circle a round the PO l Md lhe oose w ill a M-ays poills towar d 

### the PO l. 

## :J:j " 1-brne l ock and Poill o l l nJeres t lealure are ooming soon . 

### I OC R eq uire ments I OC isooty melable 

### U!ldar the blb.,·flg ooncilkrls : 

## Mocles iOC GPS enabled GPS oounts**~** 

## [);sla""" Umas Course l ock 

## No Nooe Nooe 1-brne lo cf<. 

## Yes ll.
... A •cr ah 

# """ 1-brne Po ill 

### PO l 

## Yes 

# ,. , .. A .-cra lt , sm - mn Po in t o l hJeres t U sCl g I OC Toggle the Flight**~<'ode** Switch**F~deand obv**  the inslructbls prcmplecf on the OJ I Pibtapp b select the desired IC C mode
.

## 73 FCC Comp li ance FCC Compliance P Nn t om 3**ro e.u.ion~l**  U ser**M~nu~l**

This device canpJieswifl par1 1 5 a l tha FCC Rules. Operatkrl is subject to t he l otb,•ilg**~.vo** oonclitbns : ( 1 ) This device may ool cause harmkJJ iller l erwaoe. 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 l or oompliance could void 

### the user'saulh:)(ily to operate 

### the equipment
. CanpJiMoe hbrma t krl 

### FCC Warning 

### Messa ge Any changes 

## a**f'T'Od~teatkrlsnot** ax.pressty approved 

### by the par1yresponsib1e l or compliance ooukfvoid t he user's oofla 

### ity b operate 

### the equipment
. This device complies 

### with part 1 5 o l he FCC Rules
. Operatbn is subject to 

### the l olbwilg two oonclilbns : ( 1 ) This device may not cause harmlul inter l erence. Md ( 2) t his device must accept any in!erlerenoe received. ilcluding ilter l erwaoe !hal may cause oodesired operatbn
. 

### FCC R a d ia t ion Exposu re Stat emen t This equipment canpJies will FCC radialbn ax.posure limils 

### set l orlh I a an uncoolrolled envirooment This equipment sh::Juld be ils ta lled and operated will milinum dis t Moe 20an bel'o\'9M t he radiabr& your body
. This tranS'lliller mus t oot be oo-bcated or operating 

### il coojlxlctbn will any ofler Mtwana or transmiller
. Note : This equipment has beM tesle d and l ound to can ply will t he limils l or a Class B digital device. pursuMI to part 1 5 o l 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 l requenc y energy Md. r l oot ilslalled Md used 

### il acoordance wilh he ils tructbns. f"'lay cause harm l ul iller l erwaoe to radb cc:rrrnt.flica tkrls. 1-b'o\'9\EH. t here is oo guarMiee thai ilter l erence will oot coeur 

### il a parlicular inslallatbn
. II !his equipment does cause harm 

### lu i inlerlerence to radb 

## a lelevisbn receptbn. which can be detenniled 

### by tuming he equipmMI o il and oo. t he user is encouraged to lry to oorrect t he inlerlerence 

### by one 

## a mae o lt he blbwing measures : -RecriMI 

## a rebcate !he receiving M!MM
. -nor ease lhe separatbn**be~.veen** t he equipment and receiver
. -Calnect he equipmMI ilb M oullel a1 a circuil dr l lerMl l rom hal b which t he receiver iscoonected
. -Calsuh he dealer 

## a M ax.perienced radbiTV tec trlic&l l a help
. 

### I C R SSwaming This device canpJies will lnduslry Cooada lioenoe«empl ASS standard (s)
. Operatbn is S.Jbjeel b 

### the l ob,•ilg two oonclilbns : ( 1 ) his device may not cause ilter l erwaoe. and ( 2) !his device mus t accept M y inlerlerwaoe. including inter l erwaoe thai may cause oodesired operatbn o l he device
. Le prltSErll areilesl oonbrrne auxCNR d' l nclustrie canada licab1es auxareilsradb exempts de licwaoe
. 

### l 'ax.pbiltllbn esl aubrisee aux deux cooditbnssuivantes : ( 1 ) l'areil ne doil 

### pas produire de brouillage. el ( 2) l'utilistlleur de l'areil d:lil accepter tout brouillage radioltleclrique subi. fl"'9me si le brouiUage est
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## 74 PN n t om 3**Pro euiotw~l**  Us.er**M~nu~l** susoeptib1e d'en oompraneltre le looel bul9rnen l. 

### I C R a d ia t io n Exposure Sta t e me n t This equipmMI canpJies wilh I C RF radialbn ax.posure limils 

### set lo rh lo r 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 ins ta lled and operated will mininum dis ! Moe 20an belwewa t he radiabr& your 

### body
. Any Changes or f'T'Oddcatbns not ax.pressty approved by t he pany responsible lo r oomp1Bloe oould void he user's auth:)(ity to operae he equipmwat 

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