# PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE Earning Your Stripes Vl.l

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This p r oduct i s not suitable for people un d er the age of 18. Please ca r efully rea d the "Quick Start Guide", " U ser Manual", "Disclaimer", and fu l ly wa t ch the tu t or i a l videos before using t h e P HANTOM. Users sho ul d make every effort to f ly r egularly in order to i mprove th ei r f l ight skills as an adva n ced level p ilot ( 

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### Please follow these guidelines prio r to flying your Phantom : 

# 0 Always turn on the Remote Cont r oller prior t o t urning on the Phantom. @Togg le Sl, S2 to t h e top. 

# 8 Be sure there are no distracti ons when you 're flyi n g. 

# e Whe n starting your training, be sure you are i n a ve ry la rge open area. Be awa r e of your surroundings. Always f ly i n areas void o f obstacles and away from traffic and people . @Before actually taking off , be sure you have ca l ibrated the compass and you have full GPS satell i te reception (S low Cont i nuous G r een Flashing}. 

## @ Never fly higher than 4 00 feet. • During training, st ay beh i nd your imag i nary barrier and never fly behind yourself. @ When in do u bt, gently pul l down on the throttle stick and land. 

# 0 DO NOT PAN I C.

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# * ) D T ake off and land with battery f acing you.



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II Hover in one sp o t kee p ing batt e ry fa c ing yo u. make sure to control Left/ R ight/Fo rward/Back movement.

Rotate left , rotate right but t r y to keep the battery pointed at yourself.

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Slowly fly forwa r d/back/left/ righ t wi th back of Pha ntom p ointed at yourself.

Fly fo rwa r d to a spo t 20-3 0 f e et away. T hen f ly back keeping the b att e ry pointed at yo u rse l f .

Mark a spot (B) o n th e groun d lOft away f ro m the Phantom's take off point. Hover and fly t owards that s p ot and land at the spot (B). Then go back into a hover and br ing the Phant om back to its original p osition (A) and l an d a g ain.

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# * ) fJ Fl y left 3 m eters away f r om your take-off point , then f l y r ight lOft f rom your t ake - off point al l whi le keep in g battery pointed at yourself.



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Then, while keeping the aircraft nose pointed fo r ward, f l y a 4 poin t square box formation going cl o c kwise. Be sure to be i n co ntro l and stop and hover in p l ace at each point before p ro ceeding to t h e next 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 at least SOft away from your take off point. Turn off the Remote Controller. The Phantom will enter it's failsafe Return- T o · Home Mode. Le t the Phantom finish it · s rout ine and land itself within 2 meters of the take off point.



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### Inter cept in g Re t urn Home & L an d M o de Be sure you are in a la rge open area. Before you take off, m ake s ure yo u have a good GPS lock by ensuring your LED in d i cators are f l ash i ng Green. F l y the Phantom SOft away from your take off point. Turn off the Remote Controller. The Phantom will enter it's fa i lsafe Return · To - Home Mode. When the Phantom i s retu rn in g home, you can intercept RTH Mode by swi t ch ing t he Sl Switch from the top position to the middle or lower pos ition, then cont inue flying the Phantom.



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