ArduPilot / ArduPilot/MissionPlanner

Change VTOL Avatar from Quadcopter to Plane or new VTOL graphic

Open
#1,742 3 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
Dominant language
C#
Stars
2.4k
Forks
2.9k
Avg merge
19h 16m
Merged PRs (30d)
4

Description

When MP identifies the aircraft as a VTOL it uses the Quadcopter graphic. Most VTOL aircraft look more like airplanes, spend most of their time as a Plane, and are based off the Arduplane code. The graphic should ideally be a new VTOL type, but in the meantime its better to display a plane.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/4913946/35466396-947179b0-02a7-11e8-95aa-64ae0a6bcefc.png)

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

Research direction

Start by locating the Mission Planner code that selects the VTOL avatar and the existing Quadcopter and Plane graphics. Confirm how aircraft type is identified, then make VTOL display the Plane graphic or add the proposed VTOL graphic; done means the correct avatar appears for VTOL aircraft.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
design, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.