Aircraft
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The Front LEDs show the orientation of the aircraft. The Front LEDs glow solid red when the aircraft is
turned on to indicate the front (or nose) of the aircraft. The Aircraft Status Indicators communicate the
system status of the ight controller. Refer to the table below for more information about the Aircraft Status
Indicators.
Aircraft
Flight Controller
The Phantom 3 SE’s ight controller features several important upgrades, including a new ight mode.
Safety modes include Failsafe and Return-to-Home. These features ensure the safe return of your aircraft
if the control signal is lost. The ight controller can also save critical ight data from each ight to the on-
board storage device. The new ight controller also provides increased stability and a new air braking
feature.
Flight Mode
Three ight modes are available. The details of each ight mode are found below:
P-mode (Positioning): P-mode works best when GPS signal is strong. There are three different states of
P-mode, which will be automatically selected by the Phantom 3 SE depending on
signal strength of GPS and Vision Positioning sensors :
P-GPS:
GPS and Vision Positioning both are available. The aircraft is using GPS
for positioning.
P-OPTI:
Vision Positioning is available but the GPS signal strength is not sufcient.
The aircraft is using only the Vision Positioning System for positioning.
P-ATTI:
Neither GPS nor Vision Positioning is available. The aircraft is using only its
barometer for positioning, so only altitude can be stabilized.
A-mode (Attitude): GPS and Vision Positioning System are not used for stabilization. The aircraft only
uses its barometer. The aircraft can still automatically return to the home point if the
control signal is lost and the Home Point was recorded successfully.
F-mode (Function): Intelligent Flight Mode is activated in this mode. Refer to the Appendix for more
information.
Use the S1 switch to change the ight mode of the aircraft. The Flight Mode is locked in P Mode
by default, regardless of switch position. To switch ight modes, go to Camera view in the DJI
GO app, tap and enable “Multiple Flight Modes”.
Flight Status Indicator
The Phantom 3 SE has Front LEDs and Aircraft Status Indicators. The positions of these LEDs are shown
in the gure below:
Front LED
Aircraft Status Indicator