User Manual

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FlightRecorder
Phoenixfeaturesapowerfulandfull‐featuredflightrecorderwhichletsyourecordaflight(orseriesofflights),and
thensave theseto disktosharewithother Phoenixusers oranalyseatalatertime.Theflight recorderwillrecord
yourmodelandflyingsitechangeswhenactive,andwhenyouplaytherecordingbackthesewillautomaticallytake
effect.
Clicking the Open menu will open the Flight Recorder display. This can then be repositioned around the screen as
you wish. Clicking the Close menu or the red close button (marked with an “X”) on the flight recorder display will
closetheFlightRecord er,stoppingthecurrentplaybackorrecording.
The final menuoptionis the Minimise/Maximise  menu. Clicking this will cause the Flight Recorder to change to a
smallerprofilesothatittakesuplessspaceonthemainview.Wheninthismode,onlythemainfunctionsarevisible
– play, stop and record. When minimised,  the display will automatically hide when the mouse is not moved for a
shorttime.Theflightrecordercanalsobeminimise dusingtheblueminimisebuttonontherecordertitle‐bar.
Recordingaflight
Torecordaflightyouwishtosave,opentheFlightRecorderbypressing theFlightrecorder>openmenu.Thiswill
bringuptherecorderdisplayinitsdefault,idlemode.
Whenyouareready,presstheRecordbutton(seebelowformoreinformation)oncetobegintherecordingprocess.
The status bar will begin to read “REC” and show the time you have recorded so far. Fly around the flying site,
changeflyingsitesorchangemodel,andallwillberecordedforyoutoplaybacklater.
Once you have finished with your recording, press the “Stop” button or the “Record” button again to end the
recording process. You can now either play back the recording (see below) or save the recording by pressing the
Savebutton(seeSavebuttonbelowformoredetails).
Playingapreviouslyrecordedflight
Ifyouhavejustrecordedaflightitwillstayinmemoryuntilyourecordanother,andcanbequicklyplayedbackby
pressing the Play button once (see the Play button below for more de tails). You can also load a previously saved
recordingbypressingtheLoadbutton(seetheLoadbuttonbelowformoredetails).
Once your recording is in memory, press the Play button to start playback. Depending on your currently selected
ViewMode(seeViewModesbelow),therecordedmodelwillappearonitsownoralongsideyourcurrentlyselecte d
model,allowingyoutoflyalongsidetheplayback.
Whenplaying,theflightrecordermaychangetoadifferentflyingsitedependingonthecontentsoftherecordedfile
itis currentlyplaying.WhenyouareinSpectateViewMode (seebelow),you willalsobeabletosee therecorded
controllermovementsif youhavetheonscreencontrollervisible(seetheView>Displays>Controllermenuabove
formoredetails).
Viewmode
Theleft‐mostbuttonistheViewmodecontrol.Thishasthreemodes:
• Fly with recording – In this mode, the currently loaded recording will play alongside the model you are 
currentlyflyingsothatyoucanflywithyourrecordings.
• Spectate recording – In this mode, your model will not appear on the screen, and the camera will
automatically track your currently playing recording. You will also be able to see the  recorded controller