Hi Grey Arrows Community,
Having spent quite a lot of time over the last month or so poring over YouTube videos of superb drone footage, and forecasts of the next latest and greatest drone just about to be released, I took the plunge and bought a DJI Mini 2 last week. With decent weather today, I nervously took to the air and performed three short flights in some nice open land. Apart from the schoolboy error of forgetting to press the video record button first time out, I had a great time and still have a working drone!
An awful lot to learn, but I think I am hooked. I was surprised (and a bit concerned) at the speed this little drone reached even in Normal mode, particularly when it shot up into the sky when I enabled Return to Home with an ultra-cautious RTH altitude of 100m set. As I said, a lot to learn.
I plan to glean as much intelligence as possible from this website, so please bear with me if my name pops up with some typical newbie questions.
Cheers
David
Hi @A4DJL and welcome to Grey Arrows 
Well done on the first flight, it’s usually the hardest one, slowly slowly catchy monkey
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 
We’re a well established club with many knowledgeable 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:
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 
Welcome once again!
Hi David welcome to gadc
Hi David and welcome to GADC 