Newbie from Slough (Berkshire)

Hi all,

My name’s Khawer and I’m from Slough.

My little one who is 7 has been bugging me about drones which I have been “managing” but I feel it’s time to get clued it especially as he has joined scouts and there are other kids talking about it as well.

Any pointers for myself so via a meet up / resources online / chat would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Khawer

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Hi @KT123 and welcome to GADC :+1: :+1:

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Welcome along @KT123 from just down the M 4 west a little bit - enjoy :+1:

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Hi @KT123 - welcome to GADC :+1: :+1: :+1:

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Hi there and welcome.:+1::+1:

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Hi there @KT123 and welcome to the GADC. You have come to the right place for any questions you have.

Depending on your budget, DJI is a great place to start, the Mini series are fantastic. Mini 3 Pro (@Foley and myself both own one of these), and the Mini 4 pro are both highly reccomended, with a flymore kit (recommended), which is the charging hub, extra batteries, spare propellors. Also, a screen remote controller is preferable (to us anyway), rather than connecting a smart phone or tablet, it’s quicker to load, you can still use your phone, and the screen visuals are much better.

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And less likely to drop your phone and damage it.

Wait…

I did drop my phone.

Oh… and I dropped the controller and smashd the screen.

We still prefer the screen controller but we can land the drone better then the controller.

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Welcome :waving_hand: @KT123

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Hi from sunny Blackpool

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wttf

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