All you need is a bit of decent hand eye coordination, any gaming experience is usually good for this, but really anyone can fly one
As for recommends, depends on what you want to spend.
I’m not far away from you, there are lots of members in the area and we often meet up if that might be your thing, join @group-yorkshumber and keep an eye on the meetups section for details of events happening near you
I was out your way earlier in the week