Draganfly DraganFlyer V Ti, Manual

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Draganflyer V Ti Familiarization

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Never fly this aircraft where damage to property or injury to persons may result if loss of con-
trol occurs. Never leave the Draganflyer V Ti unattended with the battery connected to it.
Always disconnect the battery when not flying. Always turn the Draganflyer V Ti off before
turning off the transmitter. Failure to do so could cause the Draganflyer V Ti to become air-
borne and out of control resulting in injury or damage. We cannot stress this enough! Always
be sure to either enable or disable the thermal intelligence before each flight. Thermal
intelligence should only be enabled for outdoor use

Start-up Procedure (thermal intelligence enabled)

1)

Follow the steps 1 thru 5 on previous page.

2)

Each time you fly the Draganflyer V Ti with the thermal intelligence enable, you must
first teach the sensors the difference between sky and ground. While outside hold the
Draganflyer V Ti by the baseplate, positioning the led 'eyes' straight up and away from
yourself. Before arming look at the green eyes, one of three things will occur. (Always
hold the Draganflyer a safe distance from your face and eyes.)

• If both eyes are lit, the Draganflyer is receiving a strong reading between the earth

and the sky. Automatic levelling will work well.

• If only one eye is lit, the difference between sky  and earth is blurry. Automatic

levelling will work but the Draganflyer may not be as stable.

• If neither of the eyes are lit, conditions are not suitable for automatic levelling and

you should either turn this feature off (see below) or fly when conditions are
improved.

3)

To calibrate simply press the arming button while
the led 'eyes' are point up. Be sure to hold the
Draganflyer by the baseplate so the sensors do not
get confused by your body heat. 

See photo

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4)

To disable this feature hold the left stick down
and to the left while you push the arming button

5)

To improve the accuracy of self-leveling, teach
the Draganflyer where level is by placing the
Draganflyer on a level surface. Stand back 10-15
feet and hold the left stick full down and right. The red light on top will blink to confirm
that the level position has been saved. This must be reprogrammed if there is a drastic
change in temperature or flying conditions.

6)

Turn the Draganflyer V Ti and transmitter off, and disconnect the flight battery. Refer to
the Flight Training section so you can begin learning how to fly your Draganflyer V Ti.

The Draganflyer V Ti also includes an advanced automatic land feature in case of loss of signal from
the transmitter. To program the Draganflyer to use this feature, you must first fly the Draganflyer
and adjust the trims so that it is stable and has no tendency to drift in any direction. Land, and while
holding the rudder full left, press the arming button on the Draganflyer to save the trim settings. If
the trim changes(such as after crash repairs), this feature must be reprogrammed to save the changes

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