Just a line to say thanks for the add to the site.
Bit of Background.
I live just outside of Braintree in Essex, Stisted to be precise, been here for 27 years. getting on a bit myself now in my 70s. Hobbies, Fishing, Photography, Drone flight, travel, films.
Been flying drones for the last 4 years, first one a little lightweight with 10 minutes battery life. That soon got upgraded to a Fimi x8 which I love. However now also using a DJI Mini 4k purchased a few days ago and it does all I want it to do, just looking for a decent screen to use with it.
My wife accepts that I am a gadget person and puts up with me, hence I have to take her travelling.
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Good evening @Magiceye john welcome to the club enjoy 
Hi John @Magiceye and welcome to GADC
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@Magiceye john are you familiar with Epping forest ? Do you remember the country club there ….
Hi John @Magiceye - welcome to GADC
Yes I used to live in Higham’s Park and visited the CC many times. One of my daily routines when I was a fit younger person was to get on my bike and ride through the forest from my house to Epping every day, if I tried it now I would get to about Higham’s park lake and flake out, age is a terrible thing when your brain is still in its twenties.
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Tell me about it,
The country club was one of my go too’s on a Friday night clubbing good old days,
Used to go to potters bar first then on to Hatfield then down to Epping when we’d picked everyone up, my brain says would love to do it all again but my body say’s the only hope you’ve got is Bob hope 
@Magiceye welcome 
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Hello, and welcome to the club.
A lot of great members are here to help when needed.
I am from Tiptree, not a million miles away, and also in my 70’s. and not as fit as I used to be.
I have been building and flying multirotors for many years.
If you want to have a meet-up and compare notes you are welcome.
Let me know.
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Welcome to you.
I’m in Chelmsford, but due to personal problems I have not been able to fly for a while. I’m hoping that will change soon.
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Welcome to the group
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Enjoy your stay
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Welcome @Magiceye John to the group
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Hi John @Magiceye and welcome aboards the GADC group
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Hello John.
This is what I use with my Mini 4 Pro.
The tablet is an iPad Air 2. and works flawlessly.
You can pick these up now at about £70. go for one with a cellular connection, as it has built in GPS tracking which helps your controller know your location. You won’t need a SIM card. A full harness and sun hood is also helpful to spread the weight and stabilise the controller.
I hope this helps.
Regards Dave
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Thank you for the info Dave, sorted now over the weekend, wife was away at friends so had all the time to myself to fit it all o my spec, thanks again.
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