US 12748422 B2 / Sep 29, 2026

Apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program product to assist aerial vehicle pilot for vertical landing and/or takeoff

An apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory having computer-coded instructions stored thereon that, in execution with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to receive flight sensor data associated with an aerial vehicle operating in an environment, generate a virtual environment based at least in part on the flight sensor data, generate, within the virtual environment, a virtual corridor defining a volume within which the aerial vehicle is safe to operate, and cause rendering of a user interface comprising at least one visualization interface depicting at least the virtual corridor together with a transition point at which a vertical takeoff or a vertical landing is to commence is indicated.