YUNEEC Q500 Typhoon Quick Manual

Yuneec Q500 Typhoon
Quick Guide
Valerio Capello – www.geody.com – 28 March 2017

Charge Batteries

Charge the batteries for both the drone and the remote control. Do it every time you use the drone.
See also page 8 of the user manual for further information.

Prepare the drone to flight

Install the four props over the motors (make sure that above each motor there's an O-ring, the prop
must be placed above such O-ring, not directly over the motor): there are two kinds of props, A and B
(they spin respectively clockwise and anticlockwise). Check the letter on the prop and put it above the
motor with the corresponding letter, then screw the prop over the motor following the clockwise or
anticlockwise direction marked on the prop with an arrow towards a locked padlock. Tighten the prop
well, but don't apply excessive force at the end. Use the motor holder tool to install props.
You can either install the props on the spot before to fly and then remove them when you've finished, or
mount the props at home. In this case make sure props are well tightened before to fly.
Insert the battery into the drone: press the top side of the door on the back and insert the battery in the
correct position. If the position is correct but the battery still doesn't enter, don't push: make sure
there's no wire which prevent the battery from sliding into the compartment. See also page 20 of the
user manual for further information.
Remove the cover lock from the gimbal/camera. If you forget to remove it when you turn on the drone,
the camera will not initialized properly, in this case turn off the drone, remove the cover lock from the
camera, and turn it on again.
Make sure there's a microSD card into the camera, otherwise you'll not be able to take pictures and
record videos (however in this case you'll see a warning on the screen of the remote control).
See also page 9 of the user manual for further information.

Turn on the drone

Place the drone on a flat surface with about 5 meters (about 15 feet) of free space around it, so that the
props will not hit anything during the take off. Keep yourself far from the props when they are spinning
because they are dangerous.
Check for possible obstacles in the nearby (buildings, poles, cables, trees, ...), and for people, animals,
cars, in the underlying area.
Set the Flight Mode switch (top right side of the remote control) to Angle. Turn on the remote control.
Turn on the drone, using the switch at the bottom.
Wait for GPS lock for both remote control (number of satellites are shown on the top side of the display)
and the drone (left side of the display, you'll read also "GPS Ready"), and that the output from the
camera is shown live on the display.
See also page 11 of the user manual for further information about the display.
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