Hello from Invermoriston near Loch Ness

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Hi all .I am a total novice at flying drones and hopefully chose a relaxing hobby .
I brought a DJI Mini 3 from amazon after a lot of research but have not been able to fly it yet due the weather conditions , just desperate to get out and practice …

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Hi @colin3 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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Hi Colin @colin3 - welcome to GADC :+1: :+1: :+1:

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Good afternoon @colin3 Colin welcome along :+1:

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Hi Colin @colin3 and welcome to GADC :+1: :+1:

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Welcome aboard Colin, you’ve found the right place to get all the info you need, and live in the right place to get all the stunning photos/videos we want to see. Check out the members map, there are a few members not too far from you that you might be able to hook up with @BigGee85 just signed up as well. I’m in Inverness on Wednesday afternoon and might have some slack time from work if you fancied a possible meet?

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Welcome Husky

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Hi @colin3 Welcome to GACD
I’m also a complete novice with a mini pro 4. I’m not far away in Nairn.
I’m new to GACD too and have found the people in this group to be really friendly and helpful. :+1:

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Hi Joe Thanks for the welcome . I must admit its a shame not to explore the area i live in and a big enough area to practice in .
Thanks for offer of meeting up but not around Wednesday may be another time :+1:

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Hi Thanks for the welcome . I am desperate to get flying but weather not to great . I am just going to take it slowly and have enough space to fly it . Its a great place to explore .

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Hi Colin from Edinburgh and I am in the same boat as you except I don’t have a drone yet Did you get a good deal from Amazon??

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Hi Ian .Yes i got mini 3 fly more combo £579 .
after a lot of research it was the best one that i could afford and best value . I first brought used like new from amazon £ 540 but sent it back as it was damaged so sent it back and got a new one .The weather has not been good for my first test flight ,hopefully this week I am taking it all very slowly as not very good at multi tasking but looking forward to the experience and luckily have a big enough garden to fly in .
Hopefully it will be a big distraction from the routine of life .
I only decided to get a drone about 3 weeks ago its surprising how much information you can gather in 3 weeks :grin:
Have you got anwhere you can fly localy ?

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I can find spots locally but not so much in Edinburgh being close to the airport but lots of places in the borders east Lothian and beyond so I won’t be stuck for choice but once I become a full member there is access to dronescene UK which gives you lots of places to visit all over Scotland so the world is your oyster :joy::joy: Good luck on your first flight and don’t worry about the controls as there are a few videos on you tube for beginners to understand the controls so you will be OK and like I saw with a guy selling his drone etc etc he actually wrote on the controller what each joystick did so if that helps you then do what suits you :blush::video_game::ok_hand:

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:+1:That’s a good tip labelling the controller it’s got to be idot proof :grinning:.
Good luck

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The guy I saw just did it in black ink probably a sharpie or something similar :blush:

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Welcome to G A D C

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Welcome @colin3 , I’m just down the road in Fife and also have the Mini 3, I bought it last year.

You are surrounded by beautiful countryside but you will need to be aware of the giant flight restriction zone to your west. The Highlands are a great training location for the RAF. This thread has a lot of good info.

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Pedantic maybe. But is that not Class D, as in not an FRZ? It only becomes and FRZ under a NOTAM and is flyable with drone at all other times. Good to point it out though as it can be confusing. I switch Class D layer off in Dronescene and check for NOTAMs before flying,

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It’s not pedantry, it’s expertise :smile: TBF that’s why I linked the thread so I didn’t have to explain. Laziness on my part.

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Morning Paul . Thanks for the welcome .
I did not realise how much red there is up here until I looked at the map , i had already brought the drone by then . Luckily we are just outside the zone , although now and then the jets , helicopters and transporters pass over the house .
I still have not flown the mini 3 yet and managed to catch the flu Saturday so want to be alert for my first flight . Thanks for the thread