ArduPilot / ArduPilot/MissionPlanner
Missions: draw loiter tangent exits from loiter radius instead of center
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Description
When drawing a mission with a loiter point that has the tangent exit flag set, it would be nice to actually draw the tangent exit path!
Video explanation of the problem in my landing talk:
https://youtu.be/XuSl9Io93aQ?t=1709
Here's an image from that talk showing tangent exists in the sim where the planned mission looks very different from the actual flown mission.

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Research direction
No source file or test is named in the issue. Start by reproducing a mission with a loiter point and tangent-exit flag in Mission Planner, then compare the planned path with the behavior shown in the linked video and image. Done means the drawn tangent exit path begins from the loiter radius and matches the actual flown path rather than being drawn from the center.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100