Hello! from Southampton

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Hi! newbiew here :slight_smile:

I’m Jose, spaniard living in the UK since 2013.
I have been playing with cheapo toy drones a bit, but now I’d like to get a little more serious.

My new DJI Mini 3 is arriving this Saturday and I am looking for a nice spot to go on Sunday.

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Hi Jose @joseasen and welcome to GADC :+1: :+1:

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

:wave: from Eastleigh, for me. :+1:

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2013 or 2023?

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Good evening @joseasen welcome along is that the year all ready

:rofl:

Only joking welcome :+1:

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Yeah I couldn’t find the edit button lol
2013. It’s been a few years now.

Thanks for the welcome guys

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Edited for you. :+1:

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Thanks

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Welcome to the group. Hope you enjoy it here and hope you enjoy the new drone. They are so good compared to the cheap ones. You will not regret it.

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Hi Jose @joseasen - welcome to GADC :+1: :+1: :+1: - Buenos días

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Hola, mi amigo! ¿Cómo estás? I flew my drone recently at St Mary’s Stadium, which is close to Southampton Airport—of course, I got the required flight permission for that, although the stadium was just outside of the (FRZ). How about Royal Vitoria Country Park?. Do you use Drone Assist to check where you’re allowed to fly at places, with Southampton Airport covers quote a bit if central Southampton, best checking where? Chao, Lorenzo.

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Hola!

Thanks for the tips. I installed Drone Assist.
My plan is going somewhere at the countryside, not sure where. I am looking into that now.

Any other useful apps I should know about?

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Welcome Husky

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Why ?

Check out Dronescene lots of good
Places to fly :+1:

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Hi Jose. Welcome to GADC :wave: :slight_smile:

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Because other user mentioned it.
It seems that I can cope with Drone Scene?

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Dronescene is very easy to use once you know how & it is all quite straightforward, also the other good thing it has some very good flying spots( locations ) that have been added by the members here themselves, I’ve just put in Southampton on dronescene for reference so when you click on the link( map ) you’ll be able to see places that’s been flown & places where there are FRZ’s or hazards etc,

It’s all there under one umbrella however anything your not sure of or if you want advice just ask & myself or anyone else that picks up on it will do our best to help you out it’s no problem we all try to help each other out here :+1:

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The Royal Victoria Country Park has byelaws and it also has a no drone flying sign at the entrance. TOAL from the waterfront by the Netley Sailing Club and it’s ok there.

Who did you go through, Drone Assist? If so did they charge you for this approval?

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Can always fly from public, as long as there’s no flight restrictions albeit, can go through Drone Assist and request to fly. sub 250g drones, obviously. No charge for recreational flying. Complete the form from the Drone Assist link. Hope this helps.

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Thanks but I was just curious, but I don’t Intend to use Drone Assist for any flight approvals. I’d prefer to go directly for the required permissions. :+1: