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PHANTOM PILOT TRAINING GUIDE

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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 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:

OAlways turn on the Remote Controller prior to turning on the Phantom.

@ToggleSl,S2 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 ofyour

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).

Q Never fly higher than 400feet.

fjDuringtraining, stay behindyour imaginary barrier and neverfly behindyourself.

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

0DO NOT PANIC.

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Basic Flight Maneuvers (

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Rotate left, rotate right but try to keep the battery

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Basic Flight Maneuvers(*)

Then, while keeping the aircraft nose pointed forward,

fly a 4 point square box formation going clockwise.

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

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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 left, and fly a 4

point squa re 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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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.

Hover with the aircraft nose pointed at yourself and try

to keep the Phantom in one place.
Advanced Flight Maneuvers (

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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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phantom in the direction of travel.

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

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mFly a 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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Fly a figure 8 without rotating the Phantom. 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.

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Emergency Situations

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. 

LetthePhantom finish it'sroutineand landitselfwithin2meters

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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