The development of additional and unique hardware and software systems, both on the aircraft and in a ground station are often required. Further, many aircraft to drone conversions also require the development of new or modified aircraft control laws. These controls laws, or algorithms, are part of the additional hardware/software systems on board the drone and are used to govern the drone operations. Due primarily to the aforementioned modifications, aircraft to drone conversions often become expensive and technically complex. For this reason, each aircraft to drone conversion has typically been a relatively unique development effort.