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Aircraft
Phantom 3 Advanced
User Manual
Aircraft Status Indicator Description
Normal
Red, Green and Yellow Flash
Alternatively
Power on and self-check
Green and Yellow Flash Alternatively
Aircraft warming up
Green Flashes Slowly
Safe to Fly (P-mode with GPS and Vision
Positioning)
X2
Green Flashes Twice
Safe to Fly (P-mode with Vision Positioning but
without GPS)
Yellow Flashes Slowly
Safe to Fly (A-mode but No GPS and Vision
Positioning)
Warning
Fast Yellow Flashing
Remote Controller Signal Lost
Slow Red Flashing
Low Battery Warning
Fast Red Flashing
Critical Low Battery Warning
Red Flashing Alternatively
IMU Error
— Solid Red
Critical Error
Red and Yellow Flash Alternatively
Compass Calibration Required
Return to Home (RTH)
The Return to Home (RTH) brings the aircraft back to the last recorded Home Point. There are three cases
that will trigger RTH procedure; Smart RTH, Low Battery RTH and Failsafe RTH. This section describes
these three scenarios in detail.
GPS
Description
Home Point
If a strong GPS signal was acquired before takeoff, the Home Point
is the location from which the aircraft was launched. The GPS signal
strength is indicated by the GPS icon (
). The aircraft status
indicator will blink rapidly when the home point is recorded.
Smart RTH
Use the RTH button on the remote controller (refer to “RTH button” on page 26 for more information) or
tap the RTH button in the DJI Pilot app when GPS is available to initiate Smart RTH. The aircraft will then
automatically return to the last recorded Home Point. You may use the remote controller’s control sticks to
control the aircraft’s position to avoid a collision during the Smart RTH process. Press and hold the Smart
RTH button once to start the process, and press the Smart RTH button again to terminate the procedure
and regain full control of the aircraft.
