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APOLLO A1
QUADCOPTER OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Vertical Calibration and Saving Calibration Settings:
The quadcopter should be sitting on a flat level surface with the front of the quadcopter pointing away from you when
you finished the horizontal calibration process. Now continue with the vertical calibration process.
2) Grasp the vertical rudder on the back of the quadcopter and lift
the tail of the quadcopter up so that the quadcopter is in a vertical
position with the bottom of the quadcopter facing toward you.
Next, carefully rotate the quadcopter
clockwise along its vertical
axis
for three complete 360º rotations, while watching the LED
Condition Indicator throughout the entire process. Make sure to
keep the quadcopter vertical throughout the entire process.
If the quadcopter does not stay level while you’re rotating it,
the LED Condition Indicator will go out. If this occurs, stop
and jiggle the quadcopter in the vertical position until the LED
turns solid Green again, then continue rotating it until you finish three complete 360º rotations.
3) After rotating the quadcopter for three complete 360º rotations, you should be holding the quadcopter vertical
and the bottom of the quadcopter should be facing toward you like when you started. While still holding the
quadcopter in this position, use your other hand to cycle the Flight Mode Switch from the Manual Mode (1) position
to the Return to Home (3) position and back to the Manual Mode (1) position three times quickly in a row. The LED
Condition Indicator will continue to illuminate solid Green.
4) Carefully pivot the quadcopter down and set it in the same position you started in and wait for the calibration
settings to be saved. The LED Condition Indicator will continue to illuminate solid Green.
It can take up to 1 minute
or more for the settings to be saved. Do not move the quadcopter or make any adjustments to the transmitter
during this time!
When the calibration settings are saved, the LED Condition Indicator will go out, then flash Red
and Green (No GPS lock) or flash Green (GPS lock), indicating the quadcopter is ready for flight.
The LED Condition Indicator should illuminate solid Green when you set the quadcopter back down,
indicating the settings are being saved. If the LED Condition Indicator goes out when you lower the quadcopter
back down, this indicates the quadcopter is still in calibration mode. If this happens, repeat the vertical calibration
process starting at step 2.
If the calibration process should fail for any reason, for example, if the LED Condition Indicator is constantly
flashing, unplug the LiPo battery, turn off the transmitter, then repeat the calibration steps from the beginning.
Rotate
360º x 3
1) Cycle the Flight Mode Switch from the Manual Mode (1) position to the Return to Home (3)
position and back to the Manual Mode (1)
position three times quickly in a row. The
LED Condition Indicator on the bottom of
the quadcopter will turn solid Green.
x 3
CALibRATiNg THE COMPASS, CONTiNUED....
PREPARiNg fOR fLigHT
After calibrating the compass, your quadcopter is now ready for flight. Follow the steps in this section to arm the
motors and fly your quadcopter using Manual Mode.
We strongly recommend flying your quadcopter in Manual Mode for at least the first few flights before attempting
to use the GPS Mode or the Return to Home function. This will allow you become familiar with not only how to set
up the quadcopter and prepare it for flight, it will allow you to become familiar with the quadcopter’s flight
characteristics, since the majority of flying is done in Manual Mode.
PROPELLER SAfETy
The quadcopter’s propellers are thin, stiff and very sharp. The material they are made from is carbon fiber.
This material makes the propellers very strong and enhances the flight performance of the quadcopter.
Be
careful! Do not allow your fingers, hands or other body parts to come into contact with the spinning propeller
blades or serious injury will result!
fLyiNg THE APOLLO A1 QUADCOPTER
