So I ordered a Tello Boost Combo pack now that they became available in stock again, had a chance to use DJI Credit for a lofty discount on the price. Will see what it will be like to fly a drone. How are your experiences with Tello? Any good newbie tips? Have people managed to connect a Xbox Series X controller into it for controlling it?

Congrats HGDC84.  I hope you love it.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-8 00:30
Congrats HGDC84.  I hope you love it.

Thanks DAFlys, I'll see how it will be. It will be a new and interesting experience for sure.

HGDC84 Posted at 6-9 11:38
Thanks DAFlys, I'll see how it will be. It will be a new and interesting experience for sure.

Two tips for you.  first flight in a nice big open space away from water,  and take it slow.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-9 22:30
Two tips for you.  first flight in a nice big open space away from water,  and take it slow.

I decided to start indoors. While not as spacious as, say, something like a park would be, there at least is a smaller risk of strong air currents and certainly no risk of ending up into water.  And for my attempts so far, that has seemt to be a wise choice

And yes, certainly will take my time to adjust the settings best for me and to get used to controlling the Tello. Not certainly throwing my caution (and especially not my Tello) to the wind

Had some test runs now, and done some observations. Didn't get the feel of the official Tello app (at least yet), tested TelloFPV and seems to be a great option. Cost a little, but I do think it's worth it. Started by flying inside, and my flights have been a mixed bag. Have crashed quite many times, luckily not from that high and haven't broken anything. Seems to be quite prone to interference and air currents. Gave up with the Xbox Series X controller as the Bluetooth makes the interference worse and there was no way to connect with just the USB-C cable. Got myself an 8BitDo Pro 2 controller and that seems to fit the bill after some initial hassle. FPV flying feels quite hard. Would like to hone my skills more with it to get it perfected, but probably safer to fly with direct VLOS (and not even sure if FPV flying is allowed in Finland anywhere outside in public). One negative thing is that the Tello seems to have some overheating issues occasionally. But it could be my apartment, it is pretty hot inside here.

At least, if I make it accidentally crash and burn, then I at least haven't wasted that much money on it But the practising keeps on continuing, maybe I can master it one day