Question about Offboard Mode for Fixed Wing Vehicles in PX4 and ROS2 for Multi-Vehicle Tracking

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Hello,

I am working on a multi-vehicle setup using PX4 and ROS2, where my goal is for one fixed wing aircraft to follow another. I have been using the trajectory setpoint message type to achieve this.

However, during my research, I came across the statement:
“Offboard mode is not supported by Fixed Wing vehicles. It is supported for Copter and VTOL vehicles.”

I would like to confirm the validity of this statement. Is it accurate that Fixed Wing vehicles cannot use Offboard mode in PX4?

If this is incorrect, could you please guide me on how to achieve the tracking scenario I am aiming for, where one fixed wing aircraft can autonomously follow another in a multi-vehicle setup?

Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

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@Bugra_Atasayar Where did you find the statement? You can check offboard support for FW here: Offboard Mode (Generic/All Frames) | PX4 Guide (main)

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Offboard · px4-user-guide in this website. I am not sure if this statement is valid