Hello from Strensall

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Awaiting arrival of DJI Mini 2. Have operator id and am ready to start learning to fly.

Never flown a drone before, so, 63 years old with a lot to learn. Based in Strensall just outside the beautiful city of York.

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Hi and welcome to GADC , you will enjoy flying and hopefully meet like minded people?

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Hi Shaun - welcome the GADC :+1: :+1: :+1:

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Thanks. Looking forward to learning and sharing experiences :+1:

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Hi Shaun and welcome to GADC.

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Hi Shaun and welcome to GADC. There’s a fair few of us ‘mature’ gents on here that have picked up this hobby a little late in life :smiley:

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Welcome Shaun.

Best bit of advice, watch/look at the drone, not the screen!

John

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Hi @skb558 and welcome to Grey Arrows :wave:t2:

Lots of us in the area, myself included. Watch out for our local meets its always good to get out and meet new people, learn new skills and get to play with other toys

Have you seen our members map? (Click the burger-menu in the top right) 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 knowledgable 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-and-answers category.

Looking for recommendations of places to fly? Check out our interactive map on Drone Scene - be sure to log in to gain access to the full suite of features and map layers:

Where To Fly Your Drone in the UK

Find places to fly your Drone (UAV) in the UK and share your favourite flying locations with other hobbyists pilots.

And please feel free to add locations of your own too.

Please also take a moment to look at the Membership Levels section on our FAQ as we’re quite different to other clubs and you’ll be eligible for some rather exclusive club discounts as your membership level increases :blush:

Welcome once again!

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skb558
Welcome to the group, great set of guys, I am also from Strensall, and I have just got my first drone, Holystone HS720E, I havent had chance to fly it at all yet, I am 67, I use to fly RC Helicopters, and I am sure a drone will be totaly different so like you I am just learning.

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