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# PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE 

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# & CAUTION · Basic Flight Maneuvers ( 

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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 effo rt to fly regularly in order to improve their f light skills as an advanced level pilot ( 

# *** ) . Please fly safely and responsibly . Please follow these guidelines prior to flying your Phantom : 

## Q Always turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom. @ Toggle Sl, S2 to the top. 

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

# G 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.

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### Before actually taking off, be sure you have calibrated the compass and you have full GPS satellite reception (Slow Continuous Green Flashing).

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### Never fly higher than 400 feet. 

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

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

# 0 DO NOT PANIC. T he aircraft nose sho uld face AWAY fro m t h e pilot before takeoff. DO NOT fly the Phantom w ithin a rad i us of 2 meters . DO NOT to u c h the propellers after the Phantom has been sta rted. Nose CAUTION
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# a Take off and land w ith 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.

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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 at yourself.

Mark a spot ( B) on the ground 10ft away from the Phantom's take off point. Hover and fly towards that spot and land at the spot (B). Then go back into a hover and bring the Phantom back to its original position (A) and land again. 

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# II F ly a figure 8 without rotating the Phantom. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possible.

Fl y a F igure 8 with the airc ra ft nose of the Phantom po i n ted i n the d i rection of trav el. Be sure to keep the altitude the same and the circle as uniform as possib l e.

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### & Land Mode B e s ure you are in a large open area. Before yo u take off, ma ke sure you have a good GPS lock by ensuring y our LED i ndicators are flashing Green. F ly the P ha nto m at lea st SOft away f rom yo ur take off po int. Turn off the Remote Contro lle r . The Phantom wi ll enter i t ' s failsafe Return-To-Hom e Mode. Let t he Phantom finish it ' s routine and lan d itse lf within 2 meters of the take off point.



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### In t erceptin g Return Home 

### & Land M ode Be sure you are i n a large open area. Before you take o ff , make sure you have a good GPS lock by ensuring you r LED i nd icators are flash ing Green. Fly the Phan t om SOft away from yo ur take off point. Turn off the Remote Contro ll er . The Phantom will enter it's f ailsafe Return-To-Home Mode . W hen the Phantom is returning home, you can intercept RTH M ode by switching the Sl Switch fro m the top position to the middle o r lowe r pos iti o n , then continue flying the Phantom .



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