# PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE Earning Your Stripes Vl.l

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This prod u ct i s not suitable for people under the age of 18. Please caref ul ly read the "Quick Start Guide", "User Manual", "Discla i mer", and fu ll y watch the tutorial videos before using the PHANTOM. Users shou l d make every effort to fly regularly in order to i mprove the i r f li ght skills as an advanced l evel p ilot ( 

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. P l ease f ly safe ly and respons ib ly. P lease follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantom: 

# G A l ways turn on the Remote Contro l ler prior to turn ing on the Phantom. 

### f} Toggle Sl, S2 to t he t op. 

## @ Be sure there are no distract ions when you ' re f l ying
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### C) When start ing your tra in ing, be sure you are in a very l arge open area . Be aware of your surroundings. A l ways fly in areas void of obstacles and away from traffic and people
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### ~ Before actually tak ing off, be sure you have calibrated the compass and you have fu ll GPS sate ll i t e reception (Slow Continuous Green F l ashing)
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### @ Never fly higher than 

### 400 feet. 

## fJ Dur ing tra in ing, stay behind your imaginary barrier and never f l y beh ind yourself. 

### @} When in doubt, gently pu ll down on the throttle st i ck and l and. 

### f) DO NO T PAN IC
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The aircraft nose should face AWAY from the pilot before takeoff
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DO NOT fly the Phantom within a radius of 2 meters.
DO NOT touch the propellers after the Phantom has been started. Nose
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# Basic Flight Maneuvers ( 

# * ) D T ake off an d lan d with battery f ac ing you.



# El Hove r i n one spot kee p in g ba ttery fac i ng you, ma ke sure to contro l Left/Right/Forward/Back movemen t.

Ro ta te le ft, ro ta te r i ght bu t t ry to keep the battery po i nted at yourself.

# Basic Flight Maneuvers ( 

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Slow l y fly forward/back/left/ right witll back of Phan tom po in t ed at yourself
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F ly forward to a spot 20-30 feet away. Then fly b ac k keeping the ba ttery pointed at yourse l f.

M ark a spot (B) on the ground lOft away from the P han tom's take o ff po i nt. Hover and f l y towards that spot and land at the spot (B)
. Then go back into a h ove r and bring the P hantom back t o its or ig i n a l position (A) and l a n d again.

# Basic Flight Maneuvers ( 

# * ) D F ly left 3 meters away from your take -off point, t h en f ly right lO f t f rom your tak e -off point a ll while kee ping battery pointed at yourself.



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T hen, wh i le keeping th e aircraft nose pointed fo rwa rd, f l y a 4 po i nt square box for m at i on go i ng c l ockwise. B e sure to be i n control and stop and hove r i n p l ace at each po in t befo re p roceeding to t he next po in t.



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Do the same as above but fly the 4 point box formation counte r -c l oc kwis e . Be sure t o be in control and stop an d hover in p l ace at each point before p roc eed in g to the next po int.



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# El In a hover, start i ng with the battery po i nted at yourself, rotate 360 degrees c l oc kwise
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I n a hover, start i ng w i th t h e battery po in t ed at yourse l f, ro t ate 360 degrees counter-clockwise.

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Start i ng with the battery pointed at yourse lf , go in to a hover. Then rotate the Phantom 90 degrees fa c in g rig h t, a nd fl y a 4 point square box format i on going co u nter-c l ockw i se . Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in p l ace at each point before proceeding to the next point.

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## -------**-----------** W i th t he battery po i nted at yourself , f ly a c irc l e. Try to keep the altitude and a lso the circle as uniform as possib l e.

H over wi t h the aircraft nose pointed at you r self and try to keep the Phan t o m in one place.



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El F l y a c i rc l e and keep the a i rcraft nose pointed towards you. Be sure to keep the a l titude the same and the circle as unifo r m as possible.**-~-** 

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# Advanced Flight Maneuvers (

# * * * ) II Fl y a 4 point square box clockw i se and rotate the phantom in the direction of travel.



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# -®·**~~** F l y a circle counter- clockw i se and keep the aircraft nose po in ted in the direction of travel. Be sure to keep the a ltit ude the same and the c i rcle as uniform as poss i b l e.



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F ly a f i g ure 8 w i thout r o t ating the Phan t o m . B e s ure to keep t he al t i tude the same an d the c i rcle as u nifor m as possible.

Fly a F i gure 8 wi t h the a i rcraft nose of the Phantom po i nted i n t he direc t ion of travel. B e sure to k eep the a l t i tude the same and the circle as un i form as possible. 

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F ly F i g u re 8 pa t terns w h i l e experimen ti ng wit h diffe r e n t or i entations
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# Emergency Situations 

# D Return Home 

## & Land Mode Be sure you are i n a l arge open area. B efore you take off, make sure you have a good GPS loc k by ensuring your LED i nd i cators are flashing Green. Fl y the Phantom at l east 50ft away from your take off po i nt. Turn o f f the Remote Contro ll er. T he Phantom w i ll enter i t's failsafe Ret u rn -T o - Home Mode. Let the Phantom fin ish it's routine and land it se lf within 2 meters of the take off point.

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### Intercept i ng Return Home 

## & Land Mode Be sure you are in a l arge open area . Before you take off, make sure you have a good GPS l ock by ensuring your L ED ind i cators are flashing Green. Fl y the Phantom 50ft away from your take off point. T urn off the Remote Contro ll er. T he Phantom will enter it's failsafe Retu r n-To-Home Mode. When the Phantom is return i ng home, you can intercept RT H Mode by switching the S1 Sw i tch from the top pos i t i on to the m i dd l e or lower position, then cont i nue f l ying the Phantom.

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