New owner in South East England

[Furball 3 Standard]

Hey everyone,

I have had a few small quadcopters and have spent a lot of time looking at Youtube videos and reading threads on here and have finally bit the bullet and bought myself a Phantom 3 Standard (name gives it away I guess...)

Just picked it up today so, weather permitting, will hopefully being having my first go with a proper drone this weekend

Ian.

 

[msinger]

Welcome to Phantom Pilots!

 

[dirkclod]

Welcome to the forum .
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching .

 

[klongx]

Bit windy in the South East today ! have fun hope your first flight goes well

 

[Alan-G]

Hi Ian, welcome to the forum. Where abouts are you in Kent ? I am in Heathfield, E/Sussex. I've had a P3S since late last year and just recently got a s/h P3P.
Best advice I can give you is read the instructions until you eyes bleed, and then go and have some fun.

 

[Furball 3 Standard]

Thanks chaps! Hopefully the wind will behave at the weekend!

 

[deltamike]

Welcome to the forum Ian ,

If you have not already done so, check the CAA rules for flying UAV's.

Flying drones | UK Civil Aviation Authority

To protect yourself in the case of an accident, insurance is a good idea. e.g. (BMFA) British Model Flying Association (UK). It costs £33 at the time of writing. Click on the link to view their web site :-

Members Insurance

You can also insure your UAV against damage : -

Drone Insurance - Phantom Flight School

The next thing to do is join a flying club to learn the ropes. Its more than likely there will be members only too glad to help out with advice or find someone near you who has a Phantom. The golden rule :- Always get permission from the landowner to take off and land.

After some time, something to aim for is :-

Multi-Rotor –

You might like to try the following apps. The first one shows UK airspace and includes NOTAMS.

UK AirspaceAVOID for Pilots – Android Apps on Google Play and :- No Fly Drones

One item that I have found to be of great help is a clear coloured strobe. I affixed mine to the rear of my P3 and it is easily seen in daylight for some distance. It helps greatly to determine orientation.

STROBON Cree® Standalone - Flytron

In my opinion, a video standard to achieve might be like this :-

Dundas Aqueduct near Bath by drone - YouTube

This was made by another member on the forum.

If you have any questions try doing a search first by clicking the magnifying glass top right. You might find your question has already been asked and it will save you a lot of time. If you can’t find an answer, then just post the question. We are only to happy to help.



Enjoy the forum.

 

[Furball 3 Standard]

Thanks everyone, lots of useful info to look at.

Alan, I'm in the Ashford area

 

[Furball 3 Standard]

First flight done

Only used about half the battery before I started burning... way too hot for me today.