# PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE Earning Your Stripes Vl.l

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This product is not suitable for people under the age of 

## 18. Please carefully read the "Quick Start Guide", "User Manual", "Disclaimer", and fully watch the tutorial videos before using the PHANTOM. Users should make every effort to fly regularly in order to improve their flight skills as an advanced level pilot (

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.Please fly safely and responsibly. 

### Please follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantom: 

# 0 Always turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom. @ Toggle Sl, S2 to the top. 

# 8 Be sure there are no distractions when you're flying. 

# 0 When starting your training, be sure you are in a very large open area. Be aware of your surroundings. Always fly in areas void of obstacles and away from traffic and people. @ Before actually taking off, be sure you have calibrated the compass and you have full GPS satellite reception (Slow Continuous Green Flashing}. 

## Q Never fly higher than 400 feet. 

# fl During training, stay behind your imaginary barrier and never fly behind yourself. 

### G) When in doubt, gently pull down on the throttle stick and land. 

# 0 DO NOT PANIC. 

# A Nose 

### The aircraft nose should face AWAY from the pilot before takeoff. CAUTION 

### DO NOT fly the Phantom within a

# ~ radius of2 meters. FORBIDDEN 

### DO NOT touch the propellers after Tail 

### the Phantom has been started. NO TOUCH

# Basic Flight Maneuvers (

# *) a Take off and land with battery facing you.



# El Hover in one spot keeping battery facing you, make sure to control Left/Right/Forward/Back movement.

Rotate left, rotate right but try to keep the battery pointed at yourself.

# Basic Flight Maneuvers<*> Slowly fly forward/back/left/right with back of Phantom pointed at your5elf.

Fly forward to a spot20M30 feet away. Then fly back 

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Fly left 3 meters away from your take-off point, then fly right lOft from your take-off point all while keeping battery pointed at yourself.



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## 3 meters I Then, while keeping the aircraft nose pointed forward, fly a 4 point square box formation going clockwise. Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in place at each point before proceeding to the next point.

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Do the same as above but fly the 4 point box formation counter-clockwise. Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in place at each point before proceeding to the next point.



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# Skilled Flight Maneuvers (

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In a hover, starting with the battery pointed at yourself, rotate 360 degrees counter-clockwise.

Starting with the battery pointed at yourself, go into a hover. Then rotate the Phantom 90 degrees facing left, and fly a 4 point square box formation going clockwise. Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in place at each point before proceeding to the next point.

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## ~ Starting with the battery pointed at yourself, go into a hover. Then rotate the Phantom 90 degrees facing right, and fly a 4 point square box formation going counter-clockwise. Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in place at each point before proceeding to the next point. 

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# El Fly a circle and keep the aircraft nose pointed towards you. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.



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# <***) IJ Fly a 4 point square box clockwise and rotate the phantom in the direction of travel.



# B Fly a circle counter-clockwise and keep the aircraft nose pointed in the direction of travel. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.



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# <***) D Fly a figure 8 without rotating the Phantom. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible
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-------- Fly a Figure 8 with the aircraft nose of the Phantom pointed in the direction of travel. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

Fly Figure 8 patterns while experimenting with different orientations. For example, aircraft nose always pointed in a given direction or opposite/left/right the direction of travel, etc. Be sure to keep the altitude thesame and the circle as uniform as possible.

# Emergency Situations 

# D Return Home 

## & Land Mode Be sure you are in a large open area. Before you take off, make sure you have a good GPS lock by ensuring your LED indicators are flashing Green. Fly the Phantom at least 50ft away from your take off point. Turn offthe Remote Controller. The Phantom will enteritIs failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. Let the Phantom finish it Is routine and land itselfwithin 2 meters of the take off point.



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Intercepting Return Home 

## & Land Mode Be sure you are in a large open area. Before you take off, make sure you have a good GPS lock by ensuring your LED indicators are flashing Green. Fly the Phantom 50ft away from your take off point. Turn off the Remote Controller. The Phantom will enter it Is failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. When the Phantom is returning home, you can intercept RTH Mode by switching the Sl Switch from the top position to the middle or lower position, then continue flying the Phantom.

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