Combination between copter and fixed wing

ArduPlane
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Hi,

I am working in a project where I will build a fixed wing aircraft that will perform vertical takeoff and landing

Is ardupilot autopilot good ?
Regarding the software, Which one should I use ? and is there any coding involved ?

Regards,
Ahmad

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Yes of course it is, we invent most things around here :wink:

You will need a Pixhawk and to read this http://ardupilot.org/plane/docs/quadplane-support.html

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Dear Gary_Mortimer

Thank you very much
The article you provided will be very helpful

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Dear Gary_Mortimer

I would like to thank you for the article

So after reading the article I have seen that there is no coding involved. It’s done by the GUI software. Am I right ?
and I am confused which one to use mission planner or APM planner ( I will use pixhawk autopilot) ?

I am new here and don’t have any previous experience in this field so I am sorry for any annoyance.

Regards,
Ahmad

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Hi Ahmad

Its going to be a steep learning curve. Might I suggest you get a Bixler 3 and learn how to fly it and then modify it to be an SLT

Mission Planner is the GCS you want.

Spend plenty of hours with the wiki, its a lot cheaper than noob crashes!

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Hi Gary
Thanks alot for your time and thanks for your help