Draganfly DraganFlyer V Ti, Manual

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Flying with Self Leveling

Flying the Draganflyer with the Self Leveling feature enabled is extremely easy. If you get disori-
ented or otherwise lose control, simply center the pitch, roll, and yaw controls, and reduce(or
increase) the throttle to a point where the Draganflyer is hovering. The Self Leveling will automat-
ically bring the Draganflyer back to a level and stable position. You may now either take back con-
trol, or land by simply slowly reducing the throttle.  If the Draganflyer acts erratic or appears to be
hunting for a level position, this may be a sign that the calibration process was unsuccessful. Turn
off the Draganflyer and reattempt calibration. If it still acts erratic, disable the Self Leveling feature
and if the problem persists, refer to the Troubleshooting section in the Draganflyer manual.

When the battery begins to get low, the Draganflyer will slowly reduce the maximum allowable
throttle over a 10 second time frame. This is intended to allow a smooth descent before the batter-
ies are completely empty. If you notice this occurring, allow the Draganflyer to land and recharge
the batteries before you fly again. Taking off with batteries that are almost empty may cause the
Draganflyer to act erraticly.

The Draganflyer 5SL 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
in trim.

Please remember:

• Self Leveling does not compensate for wind
• Proper calibration is crucial for correct operation

• Self Leveling does not work when flying indoors

• Self Leveling cannot fly for you; You are responsible for maintaining control
• You are still required to trim the Draganflyer out , even with the Self Leveling feature enabled

Precautions

• Automatic landing is a fail-safe feature only! We do not recommend 'testing' this feature!
• Avoid flying near sources of heat, over asphalt, or large bodies of water. The temperature dif-

ference may confuse the self levelling feature and cause erratic flight.

• Self Leveling is designed for flight stabilization only. 

It cannot fly for you!

• Keep the 4 sensor windows on top clean using alcohol 
• Perform an infrared calibration at the beginning of each flying session.
• You are still required to trim the Draganflyer out, even with the Self Leveling feature enabled

• Always hold the Draganflyer a safe distance away from your face and eyes, and do not

operate the Draganflyer in any way which endangers  yourself or others!

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