# 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 

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### Please follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantoms 

# 0 Alway& tum on the Remote Controller prior 

### to turning on the Phantom. 

### @ Toggle 

### Sl, 52 to the top. 

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

# e When starting your training, be sure you are in a very large open area. Be aware ofyour 

### 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 Continuou& Green Flnhing). 

# 0 Never fly higher than 

### 400 feet. 

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

## €) When in doubt, gently pull down on the throttle &tick end land. 

# 0 DO NOT PANIC.

The aircraft nose should 

### face AWAY 

### from the pilot 

### before takeoff.

DO NOTfly the Phantom within a radius 

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### 2 meters.

DO 

### NOT touch the propellers after 

### the Phantom has 

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NO TOUCH

# Basic Flight Maneuvers (

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



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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 ( 

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Slowly fly forward/back/left/right with back of Phantom pointed at youraelf.

Fly forward to a $pot 

### 20M30 feet away. Then fly back keeping the battery pointed atyourself.

Mark a spot (8) 

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### lOftfiWBY from the Phantom's take off point. Hover and fly 

### toward& that •pot and land at tha spot**(8~** 

### Then go back 

### into a hover and bring tha Phantom back 

### to its original poaition (A) and land again.

# Basic Flight Maneuvers ( 

# *) D Fly left

### 3 meters away from your take-off point, then 

### fly right lOft from your take-off point all while keeping battery pointed atyourself.



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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 

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# Skilled Flight Maneuvers (

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El In a hover, starting with the battery pointed at yourself, 

### rotate 360 degrees clockwise.

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 

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# Skilled Flight Maneuvers (

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Starting with the battery pointed at yourself, go into a hover. Than rotate the Phantom 90 degrees facing right, and fly a 4 point square box formation going counter<lockwiaa. Ba sure to ba in control and atop and hover in place at each point before proceeding to the next point.

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With the battery pointed atyourself, fly a circle. Try 

### to keep the altitude and also the cirde as uniform as possible.

Hoverwith the aircraft nose pointed at yourself and try 

### to keep the Phantom in one place.

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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.

Fly a 4 point square box clockwise while keeping the aircraft 

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# Advanced Flight Maneuvers

# <* * * ) !] Fly a 4 point square box clockwise and rotate the phantom in the direction oftravel.



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# I] Fly a circle counter-clockwise and keep the aircraft nose pointed in the direction of travel. Ba sura to kaap the altitude the same and 

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# [I Fly a circle counter-clockwise 

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### ofthe circle. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

# Advanced Flight Maneuvers

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Fly a figure 8 without rotating the Phantom. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

Fly a Figure 8 with the aircraft nose ofthe Phantom pointed in the direction oftravel. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible. 

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# Emergency Situations 

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# El Retum 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 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 Retum 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 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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