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Like so many I entered various categories each year in the Ephotozine Christmas draw - and always looked on enviously, but happily, at the annual list of winners which never included my name (except for the Pro membership for a month)..
Imagine the thrill and delight at receiving an email from Nikita Morris telling me I had won a prize in the 2022 draw - a drone!
Long story short, MPB sent me the DJI Mini 3 Pro and it's an amazing piece of kit.
Not much of a chance to learn the ropes yet, time (work) and weather (in winter) dictate when drone flying can be done, but I did manage to do a couple of trips around Preston to see what the drone, and a total novice can do...
Thanks once again to both EPZ and MPB - a wonderful partnership!
I have added the videos below - I hope you take a few minutes to watch them and enjoy my early efforts. Remember to set YouTube to 4K in the cog to view them at the highest quality.
Inaugural Flight
2nd attempt
Paul.
Imagine the thrill and delight at receiving an email from Nikita Morris telling me I had won a prize in the 2022 draw - a drone!
Long story short, MPB sent me the DJI Mini 3 Pro and it's an amazing piece of kit.
Not much of a chance to learn the ropes yet, time (work) and weather (in winter) dictate when drone flying can be done, but I did manage to do a couple of trips around Preston to see what the drone, and a total novice can do...
Thanks once again to both EPZ and MPB - a wonderful partnership!
I have added the videos below - I hope you take a few minutes to watch them and enjoy my early efforts. Remember to set YouTube to 4K in the cog to view them at the highest quality.
Inaugural Flight
2nd attempt
Paul.
I have considered getting a drone (we live in the country and hubby would find it useful for his work), but have been put off because I thought you had to have a licence to fly one. Are licences easy to get? What is involved? Would love to know more! 
KarenFB visit the civil aviation website for details of how to get a drone licence and rules for flying a drone. The licence is very cheap and the online exam is easy if you read the rules beforehand
Steve
Steve
Quote:I have considered getting a drone (we live in the country and hubby would find it useful for his work), but have been put off because I thought you had to have a licence to fly one. Are licences easy to get? What is involved? Would love to know more!
The test is 40 questions - all very logical especially if you go through the prep beforehand - and the pass score is just 30 out of 40.
The license costs £10 for 5 years.
You can get a Flyer ID and an Operator ID from the CAA at the link below:
https://register-drones.caa.co.uk/individual
Quote:Like so many I entered various categories each year in the Ephotozine Christmas draw - and always looked on enviously, but happily, at the annual list of winners which never included my name (except for the Pro membership for a month)..
Imagine the thrill and delight at receiving an email from Nikita Morris telling me I had won a prize in the 2022 draw - a drone!
Long story short, MPB sent me the DJI Mini 3 Pro and it's an amazing piece of kit.
Not much of a chance to learn the ropes yet, time (work) and weather (in winter) dictate when drone flying can be done, but I did manage to do a couple of trips around Preston to see what the drone, and a total novice can do...
Thanks once again to both EPZ and MPB - a wonderful partnership!
Paul.
Many congrats Paul and thanks for your feedback - I’ll share your comments with MPB too
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Quote:Like so many I entered various categories each year in the Ephotozine Christmas draw - and always looked on enviously, but happily, at the annual list of winners which never included my name (except for the Pro membership for a month)..
Imagine the thrill and delight at receiving an email from Nikita Morris telling me I had won a prize in the 2022 draw - a drone!
Long story short, MPB sent me the DJI Mini 3 Pro and it's an amazing piece of kit.
Not much of a chance to learn the ropes yet, time (work) and weather (in winter) dictate when drone flying can be done, but I did manage to do a couple of trips around Preston to see what the drone, and a total novice can do...
Thanks once again to both EPZ and MPB - a wonderful partnership!
Paul.
Many congrats Paul and thanks for your feedback - I’ll share your comments with MPB too
Thanks TJ.
This is the 3rd flight - I've got a little bit better than the first 2 efforts I think, but loads of room for improvement still...
Paul.
