ArduPilot / ArduPilot/MissionPlanner
WayPoint Glide Slope Angle Calculations are Wrong Sometimes
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Description
#### Issue details
The calculated "Angle" in the flight planing table is wrong some times. This is critical for Fixed wing landing plans.
This occurs when I have distance and altitude units configured for feet, I believe this issue is likely related to unit conversion.
The screenshot below shows a glide slope of three degrees with a 400Ft descent over 2300 ft. The angle should report -9.8 degrees here

#### Version
1.3.58
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Mission Planner 1.3.58 with distance and altitude configured in feet, using a 400 ft descent over 2300 ft in a fixed-wing landing plan. Trace the waypoint glide-slope angle calculation and its unit conversion; done means the example reports -9.8 degrees and equivalent configurations remain correct.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
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- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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