Hello all, new to drone flying, am absolutely loving it. I have the Air 3 and have flown it a fair few times as I’m taking it to The Lofoten Islands in a month or so.
I have lots to learn but really enjoying it. I’m in the Portsmouth region.
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Hello Janette and welcome to Grey Arrows, hope you enjoy it as much as we do…
Sounds like an amazing adventure to visit the Lofoten Islands…
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Thank you very much. I have a few videos that I have put together but still have so much to learn.
My life is trying to travel as much as possible to photograph beautiful places so I had to get a drone and so pleased I did.
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Thank you
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I shall look forwards to seeing some of your video’s, why not share your YT channel - assuming you have one - in the Members YT channel thread
I can totally mpathise on the need to travel and capture beautiful places, the last 7 years we have been exploring Scotland, and the past 18 m0onths of that with the drone(s), there is something alsm ost spiritual about the beauty of the wilderness, and sharing with others may inspire them to undertake their own adventures… I hope you have an amzin trip and that the weather plays ball for you 
Kind Regards
Suzanne
Hey Janette, hello and welcome to the Grey Arrows forum from a fellow Pompey resident! 
I live in North End right next to Alexandra Park…so it’s easy for me to get flying. Yesterday, I was given an Air 3 for my birthday from my wife but I’ve been flying drone’s for about three to four years. Originally, I had a Mini 2 then progressed to the Mini 3 Pro as soon as it was released. Indeed, I have flown the Mini 3 Pro in Norway and Mexico (Cancun) and was lucky enough to have had great results in both countries.
There’s a few of us who live in this general area and, hopefully, once the weather improves we should all be able to get out and enjoy our hobby more often.
Andy 
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I do have a YouTube channel but set to private at the moment. What I’m struggling with is finding the right music (hopefully free) to go with the videos. So the music I found free was from pond 5 or something like that, but they want me to attribute them and I’m not sure how to do it.
So hopefully will get to post them one day
Scotland is a must so beautiful there. The Isle of Skye and Glencoe. We did the NC 500 in June last year but didn’t have my drone then.
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Hi Andy that’s great to know. I’m in Purbrook so just over the hill
I did take it to Portchester Castle the other day you can get some lovely footage from there.
The Air 3 is an amazing bit of technology absolutely love it. You will too
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I use free music, some from YT itself, some from Pixabay, some from Chosic, some from Eric Maytas…
To give them accreditation just post the link and titel / name of composer in the video notes, take a look at anything on my channel, it has the details of music in the notes…
Some mainstream music can also be used, such as Clannad, Enya, Moby, but if you moneitsee the channel then they will be the ones who will get the payment for video’s using their music…
Good luck
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Hey Janette, my sister lives in Purbrook…small world isn’t it!
Have a look a LightCut to help with making videos for your YouTube channel. It provides music as well as transitions etc. and I used it to create my first ( and so far only) video on my YouTube channel… CoastalDroneViews which I filmed early morning at Eastney last year.
Hope this helps
Andy
Welcome from sunny Bournemouth 
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Thank you very much for the information Suzanne I will definitely check it all out.
Kind regards
Janette
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Hi Andy thanks for the info I am using Davinic resolve the free version I must admit I am very impressed with it not sure if you have had a look at it but it’s worth a go.
Many thanks Janette
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Hello.
I’m new aswell also from Portsmouth.
Also have an Dji air 3 and a mini 2 se, flew them a couple of times so still getting the hang of it