PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE 

Earning Your Stripes 

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& CAUTION 

This product is not suitable for people under the age of 18. Please carefully read the ~Quick 

Start Guide", *User Guide~, disclaimer, and fully watch the ~Quick Start 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 Aiways turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom. 

6 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). 

0 Never fly over 400 feet. 

f) During training, stay behind your imaginary barrier and never fly behind yourself. 

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

0 DO NOT PANIC. 

The aircraft camera should face AWAY from the pilot before takeoff. 

CAUTION 

DO NOT fly the Phantom within a radius of 2 meters. 

FORBIDDEN 

DO NOT touch the propellers after the Phantom hu been started. @ 

NO TOUCH 
Basic Flight Maneuvers ( *) 

o Take off and land with battery facing you. 

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Hover in one spot keeping b8ttefy fec:ing 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 ( *) 

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 at yourself. 

Marie a spot (8} on the ground lOft. &Wf!IY from ltle Phantom' a 

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

the !SpOt {8). Then go ba<:k into a hover end bringltl~ Phantom 

back to its original poaition (A) and land again. 
Basic Flight Maneuvers ( *) 

n Fly left 10ft away from your take-off point, then fly right 

U 10ft from your take-off point all while keeping battery 

pointed at yourself. 

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3 meters 3 meters 

Then, while keeping the camera pointed forward, 

fly a 4 point square box formation going clockwise. 

Be sure to be in control and atop 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 

to the next point. 

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Skilled Flight Maneuvers ( * * ) 

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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 c:ounter·cloc:kwise. 

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 atop and hover in place at each point before 

proceeding to the next point. 
Skilled Flight Maneuvers ( * * ) 

Starting with the battery pointed at yourself, go into a hover. 

Then rotate the Phantom 90 degrees feeing right. and fly a 4 

point square box formation going counter-clockwis~. 

Be sure to be in control and stop and hover in plac:e at eac:h 

point before proceeding to the next point. 

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With the battery pointed at yourself, fly a c:irc:le. Try to 

keep the altitude and also the c:irc:le as unifonn as pouible. 

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Hover with the camera pointed at yourself and try to keep 

the Phantom in one place.