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

An apparatus comprising 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, the virtual corridor extending from a landing zone of the environment;
• and
• cause rendering of a user interface comprising at least one visualization interface depicting at least the virtual corridor together with a transition point,
• wherein the transition point is associated with a point at which the aerial vehicle is to transition between a forward-flying operational mode and a vertical-flying operational mode.

An apparatus comprising 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, the virtual corridor extending from a landing zone of the environment;
• 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 landing is to commence is indicated,
• wherein the user interface comprises a line depicting a flight path of the aerial vehicle operating in a forward-flying operational mode, and wherein the transition point is positioned on the flight path.