Brand new to everything, got my first drone today, a DJI Lito 1.
I have a few questions,
Any essential accessories to go out and buy?
Best Apps to download for drone maps etc?
Best free photo & video editing software?
Looking forward to hearing from you all!
Welcome to the money pit lol, I lasted about a week before caving on spare batteries. The editing side sorted itself out later once I actually had footage worth cutting.
@Sherwood_Drone
Hello and welcome to drone Hubđź‘‹
I presume you have your Operator Id and Flyer Id from the CAA?
It’s helpful to have at least a spare battery for your drone as flight time will deplete your batteries.
Having a landing matt is essential.
ND filters.
Using TheDroneMap.com this is a fantastic free web based drone airspace and flight safety map designed for drone pilots and downloadable to your phone/ Tablet etc. This will tell you where you are permitted and also where you are not permitted to fly your drone.
Welcome to the fourm, a pretty friendly and helpful lot.
Cant really recommend photo software as I use the software that came with my Nikon camera
Also a take off and landing mat is useful in helping reduce any dust n grit getting blown up and into the drones precision motors
I got my ID’s sorted this morning while waiting for the batteries to charge and now its raining so haven’t been able to fly yet!!!
I just couldn’t decide on which “map app” is the best/most reliable
Thanks for replying!!
I shall have a look into landing pads, Thanks for the suggestion!
@Sherwood_Drone
You are most welcome
I hope the weather improves for you so you may get some practicing on your Lito 1.
Do check out the TheDroneMap.com it’s a fantastic piece of kit.
A big welcome to the site I’m slightly late to the party. Just posted a massive reply to a topic regarding who has the authority to ask for ID.
I kind of got carried away and I’ve mentioned quite a few things, so if you wouldn’t mind taking a visit there?
In short in addition to other suggestions of course I would recommend leaflets and a cheap body cam. Reasons in the post.
Don’t take that as reasons to be nervous flying - it’s your hobby and you’ve done the right thing in asking advice, but those are 2 handy things to have, as people may approach you and they definitely avoid confrontation. Nobody is saying that you will be confronted lol, but whether you are shy and retiring, or a bit bolshy (?) , imho they are good to have.
Have fun flying
Dont forget to check for the diameter, pending on you drone, you more than likely to find the cheaper ones to small, and when you do start to use it , dont forget to lean the pins outwards, since from experience, if our off centre landing , your blades are more than likely to get damaged by the pins…
This reads like an AI spam bot.
Replied to the first non-OP comment btw, not sure if I screwed up or it’s not so clear on a mobile. 
I learned the hard way after my first flight that a landing pad is an absolute essential if you’re going to take off and land on any areas that are grassy or leafy,
In addition to the landing pad, I recommend getting a propeller guard. I have a Lito X1 and found that when you put the drone in its carrying bag that it comes with the propellers can get stuck or be forced into weird positions. A propeller guard keeps them secure and in place.
Depending on the weather conditions and what you are filming or taking photos of, the horizon might look a bit hazy and reflections can look too strong. A polarising filter for the camera can help with this. Bear in mind however that polarising filters also darken the image that the camera is receiving, and the camera will have to adjust the settings to compensate for that to maintain proper exposure, this might mean increasing the ISO or decreasing the shutter speed.
Extra batteries are essential, in particular if you don’t have the increased capacity battery. The battery will run out of juice quicker than you’d think, especially if there is wind.
I also got a lanyard for the remote controller. It just means you don’t need to be constantly holding the controller and can free your hands for whatever might be necessary or more easily pose for photos.
Software wise, DaVinci Resolve has a free version and that seems to be the gold standard for free video editing. I’m still getting used to it. It has a lot of features but with that also comes a lot of complexity that can be daunting for beginners, but on the flip side there are lots of tutorials online. For photo editing and grading I haven’t really used any free software that I truly enjoyed, in my case I felt that it was worth just getting an Adobe Lightroom subscription since I also do photography outside of drone photography.
I also got a printed version of my drone flyer ID, there are some websites that print them for fairly cheap.
For maps, in the UK the Drone Map from FPV is the best out there right now I’d say. For other countries it will really depend on the country.