# 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 tum on the Remota Controller prior to turning on the Phantom. 

### t} Toggle Sl, S2 to the top.**~** Ba 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 ob5tecles and ewey from traffic and people.**Before** actually taking off, be sure you have calibrated the compass and you have full GPS aetellite reception (Slow Continuous Green Flashing). 

### (!l Neverfly higher than 

### 400 feet. 

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

### (D When in doubt. gently pull down on the throttle stick and land. 

## 0 DO NOT PANIC.



### The aircraft non should face AWAY 

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### takeoff.

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### fly the Phantom within a radius of 2 

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DO NOT touch 

### the propellers after the Phantom has 

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# Basic Flight Maneuvers ( 

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



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El Hover in one spot 

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### Rotate left, rotate right but try to 

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# Basic Flight Maneuvers ( 

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

Fly forward to a spot 20•30 feet away. Then fly back keeping the battery pointed atyourself.

Mark a spot (B) on the ground lOft &wtl'f from the Phantcm•s take off point. Hover and fly towards that spot and land at the spot (8). Than go back into a hover and bring**th~J** Phantom back to its original position (A) and land again.

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Fly left 3 meters away from your take-off point, then 

### fly right 10ft from your take-off point all while keeping battery pointed at yourself.



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Then, while keeping the aircraft nose pointed forward, fly a 

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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 4 point square box formation going clockwise. Be aura to be in control and stop and hover in place at each point before proceeding to the next poinl



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Starting with the battery pointed at yourself, go into a hover. Then**r~te** the Phantom 90 degree. facing right, and fly a 4 point square box formation going counter·cloekwil!e. Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in place at eaeh point before proceeding to the next point. 

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

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Hover with the aircraft nose pointed at yourself and 

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# EJ 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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# lJ 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 unifonn as 

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# ll 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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### the Phantom pointed in the direction oftravel. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform a& pos&ible.

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 unifonn as possible.

# Emergency Situations 

# D R•turn HolM 

### & und Mod• Be sure you are in a large open area. Before you take off, make sure you nave a good GPS lock by ensuring your 

### LED indicetors are flashing Green. Fly the Phentom at leest 50ft away from your take off point. Turn off the Remote Controller. The Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. Let tile Phantom finish it 's routine and land itselfwithin 

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### & und 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 ere flashing Green. Fly the Phantom 50ft awey from your teke 

### off point. Turn off the Remote Controller. The Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return-To-Home Mode. 

### When the Phantom is returning nome, you can intercept RTH Mode by switching the 

### 51 Switch from the top position to the middle or lower position, then continue flying the Phantom.



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