Modifying Tello as FPV Drone

nickhil · Jun 17, 2022

Hey Folks,

I flying Tello since last 6 months. Now, I want to modify my Tello as FPV drone. Did someone already modify as such? If yes then how we do it?

Nilla008 · Jun 18, 2022

nickhil said:
Hey Folks,

I flying Tello since last 6 months. Now, I want to modify my Tello as FPV drone. Did someone already modify as such? If yes then how we do it?

You go to the iOS App Store or the Google play store and make a small purchase for tello FPV. Just type in Tello and keep scrolling because there’s so many third-party apps that you’ll enjoy but that one was made by someone who frequents this for him and he’s a whiz. Just make the purchase download and follow the instructions. If you need help come back to this forum he will most likely help you if he hasn’t already. I think you can type in his handle and they will bring up his apps, all of them for purchase. He goes by Volatello.

nickhil · Jun 18, 2022

Nilla008 said:
You go to the iOS App Store or the Google play store and make a small purchase for tello FPV. Just type in Tello and keep scrolling because there’s so many third-party apps that you’ll enjoy but that one was made by someone who frequents this for him and he’s a whiz. Just make the purchase download and follow the instructions. If you need help come back to this forum he will most likely help you if he hasn’t already. I think you can type in his handle and they will bring up his apps, all of them for purchase. He goes by Volatello.

So with that TelloFPV App and any FPV Goggle, I can have real FPV experience?

Nilla008 · Jun 18, 2022

nickhil said:
So with that TelloFPV App and any FPV Goggle, I can have real FPV experience?

Definitely not the same as my $600 DJIFPV goggles that go along with it’s thousand dollar drone and batteries, but certainly bang for the buck.

volate!lo · Jun 19, 2022

nickhil said:
So with that TelloFPV App and any FPV Goggle, I can have real FPV experience?

Not exactly - Tello does not have any standard FPV gear onboard so can't transmit to normal FPV goggles.
For that you have to add your own FPV camera.

But you can add a suported (wired / wireless) gamepad style controller for this and put the phone into cheap VR goggles. As many people already have some supported gamepad they only need to purchase VR goggles (starting around $10 in china or on craigslist)

The original Ryze app already has that feature built in. Sadly it's crippled as you will only be able to see both images if your pupil-distance, your phone's display size and the VR goggles used are a perfect match which is highly unlikely. Actually impossible with today's large phones so the Ryze app simply can't work for the vast majority of people.

TelloFpv on the other hand allows you to configure the screen to match your eyes & VR goggles.

nickhil · Jun 25, 2022

volate!lo said:
Not exactly - Tello does not have any standard FPV gear onboard so can't transmit to normal FPV goggles.
For that you have to add your own FPV camera.

But you can add a suported (wired / wireless) gamepad style controller for this and put the phone into cheap VR goggles. As many people already have some supported gamepad they only need to purchase VR goggles (starting around $10 in china or on craigslist)

The original Ryze app already has that feature built in. Sadly it's crippled as you will only be able to see both images if your pupil-distance, your phone's display size and the VR goggles used are a perfect match which is highly unlikely. Actually impossible with today's large phones so the Ryze app simply can't work for the vast majority of people.

TelloFpv on the other hand allows you to configure the screen to match your eyes & VR goggles.

Thanks for detailed explanation! That goes straight into my brain!