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Is there a way to make ArduCopter SITL (with MAVProxy, DroneKit API, and APMPlanner 2.0) initialize somewhere else in the world besides Canberra model airport?

Yes, just modify location.txt and add your own name with Lat, Long, Alt, Heading. Then call with -L “your own name”.

http://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/using-sitl-for-ardupilot-testing.html
https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/blob/master/Tools/autotest/locations.txt

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