System and method for integrated aircraft command

An integrated aircraft control system for a VTOL aircraft having fixed rotors and no tilt rotor, comprising:

• a pilot inceptor providing at least four degrees of freedom of movement, the pilot inceptor configured to output signals indicating pitch movement, roll movement, yaw movement and scroll movement;
• at least one processor connected to a memory storing instructions, the stored instructions causing the at least one processor to transform the at least four degrees of freedom of movement of the pilot inceptor into corresponding control outputs at least in part in response to flight phase of the VTOL aircraft, wherein the stored instructions causing the at least one processor to perform operations comprising transforming roll movement of the pilot inceptor into lateral translation during a hover flight phase, transforming roll movement into coordinate turn in a forward flight phase, and transform roll movement into change of heading and reduction of ground speed in on-ground operation of the VTOL aircraft;
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• at least one actuator that controls the VTOL aircraft in response to the control outputs without requiring aircraft configuration changes for changing flight phase of the VTOL aircraft.