# A newbie from Cornwall **URL:** \ **Category:** Introductions\ **Created:** [7 January 2025 11:30 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872 "2025-01-07T11:30:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/harley_bill/32/199340_2.png) [@Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/u/Harley_Bill)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 11:30 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/1 "2025-01-07T11:30:23Z")
Hello one all all, iโ€™m a newbie in all meaning of the word, Iโ€™m new to your Forums, & new to Drones. Thank you for allowing me in ๐Ÿ˜‰ For some crazy reason iโ€™m considering getting a drone at near 70 & mobility challenged ๐Ÿ˜„ Any help/advice is warmly welcomed Fly safe, keep safe, Bill ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 11:31 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/2 "2025-01-07T11:31:34Z")
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**Author:** ![Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/harley_bill/32/199340_2.png) [@Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/u/Harley_Bill)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 11:37 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/3 "2025-01-07T11:37:21Z")
Ah, thats awesome, my utmost thanks. Will certainly read the links, most grateful ๐Ÿ˜‰ As to drone, considering the perhaps obvious? Dji Mini 4 pro? I have secured insurance & also have Open A1 & A3 Any thoughts welcome. ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 11:40 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/4 "2025-01-07T11:40:08Z")
The Mini 4 Pro is probably the best sub-250g drone available on the market today, you wonโ€™t be disappointed ๐Ÿ™‚ There is also no sign of a Mini 5 on the horizon, so itโ€™s safe to buy. Thereโ€™s nothing worse than buying something today only to find a new model becomes available tomorrow ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Onanist](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/onanist/32/88334_2.png) [@Onanist](https://greyarro.ws/u/Onanist)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 11:42 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/5 "2025-01-07T11:42:28Z")
Hi Bill @Harley_Bill and welcome to GADC ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/harley_bill/32/199340_2.png) [@Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/u/Harley_Bill)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 11:45 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/6 "2025-01-07T11:45:48Z")
Thank you, i did wonder, although not heard about the 5, the little i have gleaned is Dji like to โ€˜updateโ€™ very regularly, in one video i believe they were alikended to iphones, which seemed a good analogy ๐Ÿ˜€ Do they have a usual new release season, Spring perhaps? I can still keep myself very busy in the meantime All the very best, Bill ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/harley_bill/32/199340_2.png) [@Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/u/Harley_Bill)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 11:51 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/7 "2025-01-07T11:51:06Z")
my apologies, i misread. That great news, so cool to move forward ๐Ÿ˜‰. @PingSpike @Onanist thank you for your kind welcome & advice, hugely appreciated ---
**Author:** ![yorkie9668](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/yorkie9668/32/215530_2.png) [@yorkie9668](https://greyarro.ws/u/yorkie9668)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 11:51 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/8 "2025-01-07T11:51:13Z")
I have another 13 plus years before I am 70, but I am mobility challenged too, I love flying my Air 3S but only on good days for me, I would fly a lot more if I didnโ€™t live inside 2 airport FRZโ€™s, Sherburn in Elmet and Church Fenton, so I have to rely on my wife driving me outside the FRZ to fly, but the fun is immense and well worth it, well once you are past the nervous first flights ๐Ÿ™‚ Good luck you will love it, as much as I love Cornwall, I lived in Devonport back in 2006 to 2008 ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 12:01 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/9 "2025-01-07T12:01:26Z")
> [@Harley\_Bill](#): > > Do they have a usual new release season, Spring perhaps? Typically April and November, but in 2024 all bets were off as they rushed out every possible product they could before their [impending USA ban](https://greyarro.ws/t/dji-drones-to-be-banned-in-the-usa-countering-ccp-drones-act-hr-2864/75370) kicked in. ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/harley_bill/32/199340_2.png) [@Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/u/Harley_Bill)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 12:04 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/10 "2025-01-07T12:04:59Z")
Thank you @yorkie9668 Wow, the Air 3S has a wonderful spec, the extra build size gives it a a lot of stability i imagine ๐Ÿ•ถ There are a few tenuous links there Marm. My wife lived near the Barbican for most of her youth [until we met] & our son i in the Navy, so was at HMS Raleigh for his training. Very good point about the air space, i have d/l Drone Assist app, still trying to get the most out of it13.5 miles & understanding the colour coding, but being near the coast & Culdrose some 13.5 miles away i need to get up to speed with the app. ---
**Author:** ![Seadog](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/seadog/32/241770_2.png) [@Seadog](https://greyarro.ws/u/Seadog)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 15:58 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/11 "2025-01-07T15:58:16Z")
Youโ€™re not alone there, I turned 70 just before Christmas . Welcome , from sunny Blackpool. ---
**Author:** ![Seadog](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/seadog/32/241770_2.png) [@Seadog](https://greyarro.ws/u/Seadog)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 16:00 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/12 "2025-01-07T16:00:09Z")
However if you time it right it could be considerably discounted. ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/harley_bill/32/199340_2.png) [@Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/u/Harley_Bill)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 16:49 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/13 "2025-01-07T16:49:03Z")
๐Ÿ˜„ Thanks Seadog, most appreciated ๐Ÿ˜‰ fraid i canโ€™t say itโ€™s much sunnier this end of the Country ๐ŸŒง ---
**Author:** ![Jhdee](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/jhdee/32/12763_2.png) [@Jhdee](https://greyarro.ws/u/Jhdee)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 17:37 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/14 "2025-01-07T17:37:22Z")
Hi Bill @Harley_Bill - welcome to GADC ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ---
**Author:** ![Raider](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/raider/32/240402_2.png) [@Raider](https://greyarro.ws/u/Raider)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 18:24 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/15 "2025-01-07T18:24:26Z")
![welcomemin](https://d1q8cepst0v8xp.cloudfront.net/original/3X/f/5/f5bbf17c1eaafbce82e75146f2d15a2feeff8f1b.gif) ---
**Author:** ![PitchFader](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pitchfader/32/241850_2.png) [@PitchFader](https://greyarro.ws/u/PitchFader)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 18:25 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/16 "2025-01-07T18:25:26Z")
Hello there @Harley_Bill welcome along enjoy ๐Ÿ‘ ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/harley_bill/32/199340_2.png) [@Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/u/Harley_Bill)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 19:26 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/17 "2025-01-07T19:26:20Z")
Thanks Jhdee ๐Ÿ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/harley_bill/32/199340_2.png) [@Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/u/Harley_Bill)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 19:26 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/18 "2025-01-07T19:26:59Z")
Thanks Kirky ๐Ÿ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/harley_bill/32/199340_2.png) [@Harley\_Bill](https://greyarro.ws/u/Harley_Bill)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 19:27 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/19 "2025-01-07T19:27:45Z")
Thanks Raider ๐Ÿ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Whisper71](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/whisper71/32/196753_2.png) [@Whisper71](https://greyarro.ws/u/Whisper71)\ **Post date:** [7 January 2025 20:18 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/a-newbie-from-cornwall/88872/20 "2025-01-07T20:18:58Z")
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