New member form Carlisle

Introductions
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Hi everybody,
Interested in getting into flying Drones. I never thought I would have the skill to fly one but having read a number of items on Drone flying I am willing to give it a try.
I am very much into photographing landscapes and wanting to expand into aerial shots. As yet I have not purchased a drone but have registered with the CAA. I look forward to reading other members topics on this subject and taking advice on the subject.
Regards
Chris

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Hi @Chris15 and welcome to Grey Arrows :wave:t2:

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Welcome once again,

How did you find us ?

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Welcome :wave:

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Hi Chris @Chris15 and welcome to GADC :+1: :+1:

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Thanks milkmanchris for your welcome and the notifications from dronescene.co.uk. I found about Grey Arrows on the internet doing my research.
Regards
Chris

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Thanks for the welcome dudesuper.
Chris

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Thanks Onanist for the welcome
Chris

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Welcome Chris to the madhouse, we are all crazy here. But you’ll never find a better group of people who will help you every step of the way.

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Welcome to GADC @Chris15 :wave:

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Thanks for the welcome and invitation to join you some time,
Chris

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Thanks BusyBee, good to join the madhouse team and look forward to talking to all.
Chris

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Thanks Mikeboro for the welcome.
Chris

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Well Chris you should look forward to flying your drone when you choose one i didn’t think i would be able to fly drones but now i really enjoy filming with drones to add to my passion for filming wildlife
you can check me out on You Tube go to Dave Hodgkiss and see what i have managed to capture and if you want to subscribe and follow what we film good luck i know you will love to film with a drone.

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Hi Dave, Thanks for your post, you give me hope that I will do what you have achieved. I checked out your YouTube videos, amazing, excellent footage of the wildlife, if I ever get to your standard I will be highly chuffed.
Regards
Chris

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You will get there and you will be surprised as to what you can achieve
Thanks for your kind comments re my YouTube channel there are a lot of videos using the drone so enjoy them and I hope it will inspire you so good luck regards Dave

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Welcome to the group, hope you enjoy it when you do purchase a drone, you won’t look back

Well mainly up tbh :rofl:

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Thanks Raider, :joy:I think I could be looking more towards the ground, looking for the drone​:see_no_evil::roll_eyes::joy:
Regards
Chris

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I was unsure about drones years ago after being awake during the shopping channel and buying some of the bad cheaper drones. Recently started buying and flying DJI and never looked back.
Welcome aboard to this great forum. You will be meeting a lot of great people here and if there is any help you need. Just shout out. Someone here will give you a hand.

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Thanks Foley for the welcome aboard, DJI are at the top of my list so far. Looking forward to receiving all the advice from the members. Thanks again.
Regards
Chris

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Hi, Welcome to the club. I got my drone last September so am fairly new to the hobby, and like you I am into photographing landscapes and wanted to get an aerial perspective.

Before deciding which drone to buy I watched loads of utube clips (there is advice on practically all things drone) and founds these really helpful when weighing up pros and cons. I also recommend you get onto the CAA’s drone rules website which clearly spells out the dos and don’t. If you go for a sub 250g drone, you won’t have to comply with a few of these rules.

I chose a DJI Mini 3 (not Pro), as for me that hit the sweet spot between capability and cost. If you can afford it, I’d go for the all-in-one DJI RC controller and get the flymore combo (which is good value).

I hope this helps, have fun!

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