I've taught some people how to fly using tripod mode. One downside is that they get used to giving it "full stick" on all inputs before the Mavic responds and when we switch back to normal or beginner mode they get rattled by the amount of response they get. It takes almost as long to get them used to flying than if I had just skipped tripod mode My suggestions would be to just start on beginner and get used to letting go of the sticks and relying on GPS mode to keep the bird from flying into anything if you find yourself getting out of depth.