Ruko F11 Mini Drone User Guide

: June 4, 2024
: Ruko

Table of Contents

Ruko F11 Mini Drone
Charge the Batteries
Unfold the 4 arms of the Aircraft
Unfold the transmitter
Select an Open Flight
Pair the Transmitter with the Aircraft
Connect to Wi-Fi
Calibrate the Compass
Calibrate the Gyroscope
Start the Motors
Take off
Landing
Common Problems and Solutions
Documents / Resources

Ruko F11 Mini Drone

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Charge the Batteries

Unfold the 4 arms of the Aircraft

Unfold the transmitter

Select an Open Flight

Pair the Transmitter with the Aircraft

Short press and then long press the button until the aircraft plays start-up sound.
Press to power on the transmitter, the indicator light will ﬂashes.
Push up the left stick and the transmitter plays sound “di”.
Push down the left stick and the transmitter plays another sound “di”.
Once successfully paired, the transmitter indicator light will stay on.

Connect to Wi-Fi

Please refer to user manual (page 32) for more details.

Calibrate the Compass

Rotate the aircraft horizontally 360°until you hear a “beep” sound. ( About 3 turns )
Rotate the aircraft vertically 360°until you hear a “beep” sound. ( About 3 turns ) Please hold the aircraft ﬂat when rotating it horizontally, otherwise it will increase the number of turns to complete this step.

Calibrate the Gyroscope

Tap icon on the App.

Start the Motors

Push up the left stick.

Take off

Push up the left stick or press the “Auto Takeoff” button.

Landing

Short-press the button to land the aircraft if it doesn’t ﬂy far. (Distance≤32.8ft)
Short-press the button to make the aircraft return and land if it ﬂies far.(Distance>32.8ft)

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Common Problems and Solutions

Question	Reason	Solutions
The motors cannot be started	****

Without GPS signal or weak GPS signal

| Turn on the aircraft in an open area with strong GPS signal, because the aircraft will not be able to search for enough GPS signals When it is indoors or in a sheltered place
The red light flashes| The aircraft has low battery. Please charge the battery in time
The yellow light flashes| The compass is not calibrated. Please refer to the “Calibration Before Flight” section of the user manual
Doesn’t switch to the indoor mode when flying indoors| Switch to the indoor mode when flying indoors
The positions of left and right joystick are not correct| Push the left and right joysticks simultaneously to 5 o’clock and 7 o’clock for 2 seconds
Or push up the left joystick to unlock the motor
Unstable flight| Flying too low, affected by aircraft airflow| Please fly the aircraft above 9.84ft(3 meters)
The gyroscope is not calibrated| Place the aircraft on a horizontal surface and conduct gyroscope/horizontal calibration. Please refer to the “Gyroscope Calibration ” section of the user manual
The propellers become deformed and incomplete| Replace the propellers with new ones
GPS signal is unstable. Flying near buildings and in obstructed places| Please fly the aircraft in an open area free of obstacles within the circle of radius 32.81 ft(10 meters)

Can’t fly far or can only fly within a distance of 98ft ( 30 meters)

| The beginner mode isn’t turned off| Enter the APP setting interface turn off the beginner mode to set the flight distance and altitude, and save the settings
Aircraft low battery| Charge the battery in time because it can only fly within a range of 98ft (30 meters) when the aircraft returns from low power
The aircraft will roll over or fail to take off after changing the propellers| 4 propellers are installed backwards or a wrong propeller is installed| When installing the propeller, install it according to the corresponding mark

Out of control, spinning around on its own, abnormal sound

| The transmitter signal is interfered or the aircraft exceeds the range of remote control| Please fly the aircraft outdoors without interference, and ensure that it is within a controllable range
Compass interference| Please manually land the aircraft in time and calibrate the compass. Please make sure to fly away from the buildings, trees, power lines, and signal towers
The propellers become deformed and incomplete| Replace the propellers with new ones

SD card cannot store photos or videos

| The SD card is full| Delete SD card contents
Incorrect storage file format settings| When formatting the SD card, select the FAT32 file format
Problem of SD card| Try to format the SD card or replace the SD card

No photo or video storage on your phone

| Album storage permission is not turned on| Please set it correctly when popping up album permissions
After the SD card is installed, the phone does not store photos and videos, they are all stored on the SD card| Connect to aircraft WiFi to download video from APP to mobile phone
Video freezes, image transmission distance is short| The aircraft is out of Wi-Fi range| Fly the aircraft within the range of the

Wi-Fi

WiFi image transmission signal interference| Fly the aircraft in an unobstructed open area free of buildings, high-voltage wires and signal towers
The transmitter and the mobile phone are not pointed at the direction of the aircraft| Point the transmitter and the mobile device at the flying direction of the aircraft to maintain the strongest signal connection
Phone performance freezes| Close unused apps running in the background to maintain the best performance of the phone

App does not display the interface

| The phone is not connected to Wi-Fi| Connect your mobile device to the Wi-Fi : Ruko_F11_Mini_5G-**
The phone version is too low| Android 6.0 and above, IOS 10.02 and above
When connecting to the aircraft’s WiFi, the network is not set or set incorrectly| Set the Wi-Fi correctly
**| Turn the phone to airplane mode
The reason why the iPhone can connect to WiFi, but cannot see the image is that the network permission popped up by the APP is not set to allow| Reinstall the APP and select allow when the network permission pops up
VPN switch is turned on| Turn off the VPN switch
APP crash or its functions are abnormal| Wrong app downloaded| Download the correct APP
The phone version is old and not compatible with the APP| Give us your mobile phone version model and we will give you a corresponding solution
Phone cannot connect to Wi-Fi| It is the first time to connect your phone to the Wi-Fi| Try connecting a few more times or restart the phone
The WiFi name is not displayed in the list| The phone is a single band phone| Use the dual band devices that support both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz/5.8 GHz
WiFi has not been activated| Wait for about 30 seconds after turning on the aircraft and keep refreshing the Wi-Fi list while the Wi-Fi is activated
GPS signal is weak| Turning on the aircraft indoors| GPS signals cannot be found indoors. Please search for GPS signals in an open place outdoors
Under the tree, next to the building, in an obstructed place| Please stay away from obstacles for more than 32.81 feet(10 meters), and search for GPS signals in an open area
The aircraft automatically flies upwards when pressing one key return home| Set safe return altitude| When the flight altitude is less than 65.6ft (20 meters), the aircraft will automatically rise to the height of 65.6ft (20 meters) before returning home
The aircraft cannot be paired with the transmitter| Doesn’t push up and down the left joystick to pair the transmitter with aircraft| Turn on the aircraft and transmitter, push up the left joystick to 12 o’clock and then pull down to 6 o’clock position to pair transmitter with aircraft
Cannot charge battery/Cannot fully charge battery| Using inferior charger or charging on the computer with unstable voltage output| Use a mobile USB charger that ensures constant stable voltage output(5V) and amperage output(2-3A)
Using inferior charging cables| Please use the original factory charging cable to charge
Short battery life| Flying in windy weather| Flying in windy weather will accelerate power loss
The battery is not fully charged| Please use a charger with 5V/3A to charge it
Flying in cold weather| In low temperatures, the chemical reaction of the lithium battery is slowed down and the energy cannot be fully released
The product has slight marks| We tested all aircraft before shipping| In order to give you the best experience, we tested functions of all aircraft before shipping. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be slight traces. However, it can be guaranteed that all aircraft are 100% brand new**