Controls got easy, batteries got good. Computer-controlling a fixed-wing plane requires a lot of sensors, and a lot of math, and a lot of space, and forward ai

Controls got easy, batteries got good. Computer-controlling a fixed-wing plane requires a lot of sensors, and a lot of math, and a lot of space, and forward airspeed. Computer-controlling a quadcopter requires a lot of sensors, and a lot of math, and a lot of power. Arduplane exists alongside arducopter, and it's easy enough to build both, but I can't fly a fixed-wing model in my backyard. I can fly a quadcopter just fine.