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PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE Earning Your Stripes Vl.l

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# 18 + Q WARNING! 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 (** *). Please fly safely and responsibly. Please follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantom: Q Always turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom. ® Toggle Sl, S2 to the top. ® Be sure there are no distractions when you're flying. ® 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. 

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# ~ ~ . \ CAUTION Left 4D Right DO NOT fly the Phantom within a radius of 2 meters. 

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

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# a Return Home & Land Mode Be sure you are in a large open area. Before you take off, make sure you have a good GPS Iock by ensuring your LED indicators are flashing Green. Fly the Phantorn at least 50ft away from your take off point. Turn off the Remote Controller. The Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. Let the Phantom finish it's routine and land itself within 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's failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. When the Phantom is returnirig 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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