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Flight Guidelines and Warnings

• Always inspect the model before ﬂ ight.

• Always keep aircraft in sight and under control.

• Always keep people and pets at least 35 feet (10 meters) away when the

battery is connected.

• Keep children out of the vicinity of this product at all times.

• Always use fully charged batteries.

• Always keep transmitter powered on while aircraft is powered.

• Always remove batteries before disassembly.

• Always keep moving parts clean.

• Always keep parts dry.

• Always let parts cool after use before touching.

• Always remove batteries after use.

• Never operate aircraft with damaged wiring.

• Never touch moving parts.

• Always follow the most up to date AMA National Model Aircraft Safety Code.

Preparing the 350 QX3 For Flight

CAUTION: When the home location is set (step 6), the 350 QX3 must be approximately 16 feet (5 meters) from where the pilot will stand during ﬂ ight, point-

ing away from the pilot. If the aircraft is pointed in any other direction, the SAFE Circle feature will not function as expected and may result in personal injury

or damage to property. Once the aircraft’s motors are started, do not change your position.

1. Power on the transmitter with the ﬂ ight mode set to

Smart Mode.

2. Remove the battery hatch. Install a fully charged

battery pack, connect the blue EC3

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battery connector

and reinstall the hatch.

3. With the quad on a level surface, turn on the power

switch and allow the 350 QX3 to initialize.

If the GPS is enabled, wait for the GPS signal to be

acquired (solid green LED).

IMPORTANT: While in Smart Mode, the motors will not

start if a GPS signal has not been acquired.

4. Move the aircraft to the desired home location and

orient the aircraft pointed away from the pilot.

5. Step back approximately 16 feet (5 meters) from the

home location.

6. To start the motors, move both sticks into the bottom

inside corners, then back to center.

7. The props will begin to spin. The home position for GPS

functions is set and your aircraft is ready to ﬂ y.

Lower the throttle stick fully and hold the bind button to

stop the motors after ﬂ ight.

16 feet (5 meters)

350 QX3 home location

Pilot location

Smart Mode Flying

Front

LED

Flying the 350 QX3

Takeoff

The throttle control for the 350 QX3 changes the altitude

of the quadcopter by moving the throttle stick above or

below half throttle. As you move the throttle stick above

half, the quadcopter will climb. As you move the throttle

stick below half, the quadcopter will descend. The farther

away from half you move the throttle stick, the faster the

quadcopter will climb or descend.

To takeoff, slowly advance the throttle to slightly above

half. The 350 QX3 will slowly climb. When the quadcopter

reaches the desired height, ease the throttle back to half

to hold that altitude.

Explore the ﬂ ight envelope of the 350 QX2 AP in

Smart Mode without fear of losing orientation. See

the diagrams in the Flight Modes Explained section for

more details on the aircraft’s function in Smart Mode.

In Smart Mode, the direction the aircraft is pointing

does not affect the control, and the aircraft’s response

relative to you (the pilot location) does not change with

orientation. AP Mode operates more like a conventional

RC helicopter or multicopter.

Throttle stick

Climb

Descend

NOTICE: If you begin to lose control, release the control

sticks and the model will self-level.

Pay close attention to the LED while ﬂ ying. If at any time

the LED indicates the ﬂ ight battery voltage is low (below

10.6V), as shown In the LED code section, land the 350

QX3 immediately and charge the ﬂ ight battery.

SAFE Circle

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