# Take off to certain height

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**Created:** [July 26, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.droneblocks.io/t/take-off-to-certain-height/166 "2021-07-26T14:03:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![augmentedstartups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@augmentedstartups](https://community.droneblocks.io/u/augmentedstartups)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.droneblocks.io/t/take-off-to-certain-height/166/1 "2021-07-26T14:03:26Z")

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How do I get my tello to take off and rise to a certain height using Python?

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**Author:** ![dbaldwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dbaldwin](https://community.droneblocks.io/u/dbaldwin)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.droneblocks.io/t/take-off-to-certain-height/166/2 "2021-07-26T15:16:02Z")

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Unfortunately no. Takeoff altitude for Tello is hardcoded into the firmware. You can always takeoff and then adjust altitude with fly up or down.