# PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE 

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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 thei r flight skills as an advanced level pilot ( 

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

# G Always turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom. 

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# 8 Be sure there are no distractions when you· reflying . 

# e When starting your training, be SUI'e you are in a very large open area. Be aware of your surroundings. Always fl y in a reas vo id of obstacles and away from traffic and people.



### ~ Before actually taking off. be sure you hav e calibrated the compa ss and you h ave full GPS satellite reception (Slow Continuous Green Fla shing) .



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# 6 During training, st ay behind yoLir imaginary barrier and never fly behind yourself. 

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

# 0 DO NOT PANIC. 

### The aircraft nose should face AWAY from the pilot before takeoff. 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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# *) II Take off and land with battery facing you.


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Hover in one spot keeping battery facing you, make sure to control Left/Right/ Forward/Back mo ve ment

Rotate left, rotat e right but try to keep the battery pointed at yourself,

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

Fly forward to a sp ot 20 -30 feet away. Then fly back keeping the battery pointed at yourself

Mark a spot (B) on the gmund lOft away from the Phantom's take o ff point Hove1· and fly towards t hat spot and land at the spo t (B) . Then go back into a hover and bring the Phantom back to its original pos i t ion (A) and land ag ain .

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# * ) II 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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### & 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. Tur-n 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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### & 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 poir1t. Turn off the Remote Controller·. T he Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return-To-Home Mod e . When the Phantom is returning home, you can intercept RTH Mode by switching the 

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