The ZOHD Kopilot Lite is a miniaturized, lightweight flight controller designed to give peace of

mind to any RC pilot. Supports the following features:

• One-click Return to Home (RTH), Fence Mode (RAD) and Stabilization Mode.
• Can be implemented on any type of fixed-wing RC plane, from conventional T-tail planes and
Flying Wings / Delta layouts to V-tail.
• Extremely light weight (main unit weights 12 grams and the GPS module weights 8 grams), can
be installed without affecting the flying characteristics of your plane in a non-intrusive way.

Package Contents
Kopilot main board 1 pc
NOTE: Don’t forget to check
Mounting support 1 pc
our NEW All-In-One camera,
GPS 1 pc
Full Scale Protection
for the RC Pilot:
the VC400 (400mW in 5.8G).
Adjustment board 1 pc
Warbirds, EDF’s, Twins, Gliders, you name it; Matched with KOPILOT Lite, will
KOPILOT Lite will be there when things get Double side tape 1 pc
give you a full FPV experience!
ugly, bringing your plane HOME! Screw driver 1pc

User Manual: V1.0

T-Tail Connecting the airplane to Kopilot Connecting the radio receiver to Kopilot
Flying Wing V-Tail SBUS and PWM can be used but not both at the same time.
AUX: This will be CH6 when you’re using SBUS
mode, for example, you can use a pan servo.
THR THR

RUD
THR
ELE
AIL
SBUS connection PWM connection
①—AIL
②—ELE
③—THR
AIL AIL ④—RUD
SBUS/PPM input ⑤—MODE
AIL AIL
AIL ELE ELE ① ② ③ ④ ⑤
RUD RUD
THR ELE
THR
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！ Be sure to have no

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mixes on your radio and

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set a 3-way switch on
channel 5 which will be
LED2 used for changing the
Setup LED1 flight mode.
GPS
The main LED section, will show the
current flight mode and also the type
of plane selected. When the plane LED Configuration Reference GPS LED Status Table
type needs to be adjusted, first use Selected type of
LED1 LED2 plane GPS GPS Status
the remote control to switch the
flying mode until the LED 1 or LED 2 Constant on Constant off V-Tail Constant off GPS not connected
are lit, at this time long press the SET
Constant off Constant on T-Tail Blink GPS not fixed Installation : Set the arrow aiming to
button on the adjustment board to Adjustment Board
Flying Wing / Adjustment board connection the nose of the plane Check the adjustment
switch the plane type. Constant on Constant on Delta Wing Constant on GPS fixed details next
 Flight Mode Settings
Control Surface Feedback Fence Mode (RAD) Setting
The ZOHD Kopilot Lite supports 5 different flight modes. The flight mode is determined by the mode switch, GPS status, RTH / RAD knob together, regarding knob Check And Sensitivity And Return To Home
status, please check the “Fence mode (RAD) setting and return to home (RTH) setting” on the right side. After configure the radio mode switch, you can configure Adjustment SET button (RTH) Setting
the preferred flight mode according to the table below.

RTH/RAD
LED GPS status mode Mode description
Knob position

Balance Radio will control the plane roll and pitch, also throttle, when the joystick go back to neutral,
Constant on
mode plane will keep level flying Aileron gain adjustment Elevator gain adjustment Fence/Home Mode Setting Knob △
! The position of RAD/RTH knob
determines whether to use RTH
Manual In this mode the Kopilot is just a mixer, it doesn’t take part in the control, just like normal mode or fence mode and adjusts
Constant off △
! Enter stabilizing mode using the
mode manual flying the radius of the fence mode.
3-position switch until the mode
Not positioned Self maintains altitude, throttle controlled by manual, plane will automatically climb if it is lower light is constant on, in this status
Keep
Blink or than 35m, when joystick go back to neutral, plane will keep balance flying and keep the current the Kopilot is in balance mode
not connected
altitude
height • When the knob is between ○
1

One click return home, the plane will return home automatically when it was out of RTH range, and ○
2 position, the Fence
The gain adjustment knob can adjust the amount of feedback on the
this mode can be used for assist hand-launch, you can switch to this mode on ground, pull the Mode will be set.
already Return to control surface and feedback direction, when the knob is neutral (12
Blink
positioned
RTH position
home
throttle to 80%-100%, in this moment the throttle is not activated, when the plane flying speed
is >4m/s, the throttle will be activated, you can hand-launch the plane and it will automatically
o’clock) will be no feedback, adjust the knob left or right-hand, then • When the knob is between ○
2
the feedback volume will increase, but the feedback direction is
climb to 35m height and auto-hovering in a circle and ○
3 position, the RTH
reversed. The amount of gain affects the stability of the plane,
excessive gain may lead to continuous shaking during the flight and Mode will be set.
already This E-Fence mode is suitable for beginners, the plane will return home automatically when it may lead to a crash, so use it with care.
Blink RAD position Fence mode
positioned reach the E-fence, plane will climb automatically when it’s lower than the E-fence height
RTH Mode: Under this mode, the return circle fence is centered on the take-off
point, 100 meters for the radius, the height is more than 35 meters range, if the
Kopilot Neutral Calibration plane is not in this range, it will return, enter the return circle with a radius of
100 meters around the take-off point and circling.

In order to maintain a leveled attitude during flight, a stabilized calibration is required, the calibration MODE1 MODE2
Fence Mode: under this mode, to take-off point as the center, radius 100-300
steps are as follows: meters (according to the knob position, right-hand fence radius will be increased,
1) Put your plane level, power the plane; left-handed will be reduced. If the altitude is more than 35 meters and hit the
2) Wait for Kopilot to complete the start-up, set flight mode to the stabilized mode; fence limit, the plane will return and circle above home point, then the pilot can
decide what to do.
3) Move the sticks of the radio to match the right figure state, waiting for 5s, until the mode indicators 1
and 2 and GPS indicators flash at the same time;
4) Wait until the flashing stops, re-power the plane, calibration completed;

Radio Calibration
Please switch the flight mode to balance mode, throttle at the lowest position, the △
！ During the manual flight mode, the plane may need trim
other joystick on neutral position, then long press the SET button on the tuning board from the radio, this may cause the plane fly to one side
for more than 3 seconds, do not move the radio and wait for few seconds, the aileron during balance mode, so you need to re-do the Radio
will move for two times, then the calibration finished. Calibration.
As shown above, when the As shown, when the plane nose
plane is tilted to the left, the is pointing up, the feedback on
feedback on the control surface the control surface should be
should be shown as the image shown as the image above.
FAQ above. Repeat the process for
the right side, expecting oppo-
Repeat the process when
pointing down the plane,
site results expecting opposite results
Q：I connected the GPS, but the throttle only work on manual mode, it doesn’t work on other flight mode.
A：GPS not fixed, please keep checking the GPS LED status, when it constant on, the throttle will be working.
PS: during RTH/RAD mode the throttle will be controlled by the Kopilot.
Q：I powered on the plane, after the Kopilot working, shortly the motor is working by itself (or the motor keep beeping), what is the reason?
A：The throttle range is not calibrated, please switch to manual mode, process the throttle range calibration according to the ESC manual.
Remote Control And Control Surface Feedback

△
！ Before flying, please check the control surfaces are
MODE1 MODE2 MODE1 MODE2
reacting as they should to your radio inputs and when
Kopilot is engaged, to the movement of the plane. Most
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