Hello!
I’m a 41 y/o woman based in Milton Keynes. I have a brand spanking new DJI Neo and looking forward to this new hobby.
I had a stroke last January, and my physical health hasn’t been great, so I’m looking forward to being able to fly 
Would love to chat to others in th MK area, and please do let me know if there’s any meet ups in the area too.
Hi @Laurajayne and welcome to Grey Arrows 
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Welcome once again!
Hello from sunny Blackpool
Hi Laura @Laurajayne and welcome to GADC 
Hi and welcome,
Do you drive? How far are you willing to travel?
Hello there @Laurajayne Laura welcome along …
I’m afraid I don’t drive anymore - turns out if you have a history of recent spicy naps, they don’t trust you to drive… can’t imagine why 
. (Epilepsy is another gift the stroke gave 
)
Thank you for the warm welcome everyone!
I am very lucky that my long suffering partner is very supportive and will help me travel a reasonable distance, so will definitely be looking at the maps to pick a few spots!
Partners driving is better.
Lets you have non spicy naps to and from 
Dronescene will point out some nice easy places for you. There are a couple of nice one’s in NW London i use.
If you post details on here you might get a few members to meet up.
Hi there,
Welcome to the group. Hope you enjoy it here. When you go flying maybe would consider taking a large take off and landing mat. Should you fall into any health problems which may reqire help from your partner they can just press the return to home button or a worse case scenario the drone will just hover and when the battery gets critical it will return to home itself. Sometimes return to home can be a little off by a foot or two so a large mat will help so it will come back.
I am sure there are other flyers in the MK area who will also come and join you on a meet. This club has some amazing members and there are some that go the extra mile.
Hope you get plenty of fun with your drone and hope that your health does not interfere.
Once again, welcome to the group. Hope you enjoy it here.
Hi @Laurajayne and welcome to the group.
If you are able to travel why not come to the BIg Meet in June, or September, or both. I believe it is around 20 miles from you. It’s a great weekend to have a whiz around with your drone. I have physical problems too, and love to fly my Mini 3 Pro as it allows me to see where I wouldn’t be able to walk to, so I totally get what you mean. @Foley (Russ, my hubby) recently won a DJI Neo on one of the GADC comps, and so he also purchace me one, however with the lovely UK weather we have not been able to fly them yet (well Russ has a couple of time for a few mins). Hope to see you around the forum, and maybe in person one day.
Hi Laura. Welcome aboard
Hi Laura @Laurajayne - welcome to GADC