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 their flight skills as an advanced level pilot (***) . Please fly safely and

responsibly.

Please follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantom:

0Always turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom.

@ Toggle Sl, 52 to the top.

8Be 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 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).

9Never fly higher than 400 feet.

fjDuringtraining, stay behindyour imaginary barrier and neverfly behindyourself.

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

0DO 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.

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Basic Flight Maneuvers (*)

D Take off and land with battery facing you.

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.

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Basic Flight Maneuvers (*)

Slowly fly forward/back/left/right with back of 

Phantom pointed at your!elf.

Fly forward to a spot 20 30 feet away.

Then fly back keeping the battery pointed atyourself.

Mark aspot (B)onthegroundlOftawrryfromthe Phantom'a

take off point. Hover and fly towards that spot and land at

thespot(8Then go back intoa hover and bring thePhantom

back to iu original p0$ition (A) and land again.
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Basic Flight Maneuvers (*)

1!'11 Fly left 3meters away from your take-off point, then fly right

UlOftfrom your take-off point all while keeping battery

pointed at yourself.

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Then, while keeping the aircraft nose pointed forward,

flya4pointsquareboxformation goingclockwise.

Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in place

at each point before proceeding tothe next point.

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counter-clockwise. Be sureto 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 (**)

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 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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Skilled Flight Maneuvers (**)

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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With the battery pointed at yourself, fly a circle. Try to

keepthealtitudeandalsothecircleasuniformaspossible.

Hover with the aircraft nose pointed at yourself and try

to keep the Phantom in one place.
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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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nose facing in your direction.

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Fly a 4 point square box counter-clockwise while keeping

the aircraft nose facing in your direction.
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Fly a 4 point square box clockwise and rotate the

phantom in the direction of travel.

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Fly a circle counter-clockwise and keep the aircraft

nose pointed in the direction of travel. Be sure to keep

thealtitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

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mFlya circle counter-clockwise with the aircraft nose

pointed at the center of the circle. Be sure to keep

the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as

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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

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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 off the Remote Controller. 

The Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return-To-Home Mode.

LetthePhantomfinishit'sroutineandlanditselfwithin2meters

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 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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