Tello doesn’t take off if on an angle

[IronManTello]

i got into a bit of trouble flying. The Tello went over my roof and I couldn’t see it. So, I gave it the “land” command and ran around the house to find it. I was on the roof. Not a big deal, I can get it down, but I first tried to just take off. Well, I learned that it doesn’t take off if its not level, which sitting on my roof, it wasn’t. I kept trying and didnt know what was happening because the warning notice was so quick that I couldn’t read it. Eventually, it did take off and I didn’t have to get on the roof, but it would be nice to know if there’s a way to override that condition and force it to take off. Not sure why it eventually did take off, but was happy to have it back on the ground.

 

[Bonktastic]

If it's tilted too much I think it's software is telling it it's crashing and turns the motors off

 

[volate!lo]

Yes, beyond a certain amount of tilt you can not start using the autostart feature.
but I just tried the CSC and it works. That is you can use the sticks (both in & down) to arm motors and then takeoff using throttle. Normally armed motors stay idling for a minute or two but with Tello sitting at an angle they only spin for a few seconds so you have to be quick with the throttle