New to the club with a Potensic Atom

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I bought the Atom fly pack with a good discount just days before the release of the Atom 2, which explains the discount!
Nevertheless I’m new to drone piloting and it does everything I want so happy with the purchase at the price.
I have crashed it several times, twice in water (fresh water thankfully, but fully submerged for several minutes before I found it), three times in trees (once when the battery got too low and it automatically ascended). But despite a broken arm which superglue and insulation tape seems to have sorted, it has resurrected each time and I haven’t lost one blade yet. Remarkably robust which I hope to improve in flying to reduce the ‘testing’ of its construction. Still battling through the flying nerves, but a short flight as often as possible is good learning .

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Hi @DMM - welcome to GADC :+1: :+1: :+1:

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Welcome along @DMM hope you enjoy :+1:

More lives than a cat hey ! :joy_cat:

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Hi @DMM and welcome to GADC :+1: :+1:

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hi and welcome to the forum @DMM
When you buy your next one maybe get the care package always worth the money i find.

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Hi from sunny Blackpool

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@DMM where you from we have meets all the time may be pop to the next nr you

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Welcome! I used to have an Atom, it’s a good, reliable drone.

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Hi @DMM and welcome aboard the GADC community

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Welcome :grimacing:

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Thanks for all the welcome notes, though I wasn’t quite as new as I came across. Nevertheless, I’m in Highland: a beautiful place to fly and yet terrifying every time I take it near water, cliffs, forests… At least I don’t have too many crowds or residential areas to worry about!

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Hi @DMM and welcome to the GADC

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