Hello from East Grinstead, West Sussex

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Totally new to drones. Just purchased a DJI Mini Pro 4. Flown it around my local park a few times. Amazed at how easy it is to fly and the quality of imaging. My ability is limited to up/down, left/right and RTH. Need to work on banking and faster flight. I live in West Sussex about 10 miles from Gatwick Airport. I am surrounded by Ashdown Forest and lots of parks. Willing to meet up with anyone local for learning. Just took my CAA test and now have a Flyer and Operator ID.

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Welcome, I am down in Burgess Hill. Be careful in Ashdown forest as Drones are banned, but there are lots of other local places to fly. Check out Drone scene

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Good morning @AstroTog welcome along & a great choice of drone :+1:

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Hi @AstroTog and welcome to Grey Arrows :wave:t2:

Looking for recommendations of places to fly? Check out our interactive map on Drone Scene and please feel free to add locations of your own too :smiley:

Wondering whether you can fly a particular model of drone under particular circumstances? Check out Good 2 Go where you’ll soon find the answer :blush:

Have you seen our Members Map? You may find some pilots living near you. Feel free to add yourself to the members map too :+1:t2:

We’re a well established club with many knowledgeable members so it’s very likely that any issues you come across will have been discussed here before. Our discussion forum has very powerful search features which should help you find what you need but if you get stuck you can post a new question in the Questions & Answers category.

And finally, if you are new to drones and wondering what it’s all about, have a look at Resources for a beginner.

Welcome once again!

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Welcome to G A D C… great choice of drone.

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Hi Robbo @AstroTog and welcome to GADC :+1: :+1:

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Thank you. I am just discovering things. Had a look at NOTAMS and registered with them. It seems there are more places you can’t fly than there are places you can! Very frustrating but I think it’s just a case of looking harder.

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It will not take long to find some places to fly. Keep an eye on the meets section for meets near you and also if you are up for an amazing weekend check out the big meet.

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Welcome @AstroTog :wave:

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@AstroTog Welcome to the club :slight_smile:

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Welcome from a fellow newbie, to the site anyway.

I own a Mini 3 Pro and Air 3S. Thoroughly enjoyed improving my skills since March 2023 and love getting out whenever the poor UK weather allows.

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Hi @Markta, it looks as though you’re quite new here :wave:t2:

Why not nip over to the Introductions page, and say hello properly and tell us a bit about yourself. :+1:t2:

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I thought I was on the hello page.?

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@AstroTog re read, he’s tagged the user above prompting him to do the same as you and create his own introduction post because he’s new here too :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hi Robbo @AstroTog - welcome to GADC :+1: :+1: :+1:

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Definitely. The places you can fly outweigh the places you can’t by an order of about 1,000,000 :blush:

Especially with a sub-250g drone, the world’s your oyster.

Keep an eye on the Meetups category for things happening near you, and / or organise a meet-up of your own :smiley:

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Hi, from just up the road near Redhill welcome to the club

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