# New VTOL airframe. Getting started?

**URL:** <https://discuss.px4.io/t/new-vtol-airframe-getting-started/4502>\
**Category:** PX4 Autopilot\
**Created:** [September 25, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/new-vtol-airframe-getting-started/4502 "2017-09-25T21:15:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![tylerdrone](https://discuss.px4.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tylerdrone](https://discuss.px4.io/u/tylerdrone)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/new-vtol-airframe-getting-started/4502/1 "2017-09-25T21:15:50Z")

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I’m a bit of a novice when it comes to software development.

I’m in the process of building a tail-sitting VTOL-capable aircraft. It has two motors, each motor can be tilted in both X and Y directions to provide roll/pitch/yaw.

But what I’m really asking is about the process for creating a new airframe configuration. It sounds like I will need to have a Mac/Linux laptop so that I can build PX4 and develop the new config? Is it just a matter of changing the mixer file to map the roll/pitch/yaw commands to servo/throttle control, or is there more to do on the software end?

Sorry for the basic questions, any help is much appreciated.