If you have the enviroment set up as the tutorial found here https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TP-kR2L8zDoeb2tTdHy4Co4Aqj2QQSS0wQGtv7M0Dlo this is what you got to do open three new terminals terminal1: roslaunch simulation_control posix_sitl.launch wait a little while terminal2: roslaunch simulation_control px4.launch fcu_url:="udp://:14550@127.0.0.1:14557" terminal3: roslaunch simulation_control simulation_control.launch ready to fly Start Rosserial with sensor controller rosrun rosserial_python serial_node.py -port:=/dev/USB0 rosbag /position_control/Pitchangle /position_control/Rollangle /Laser_Lidarlite /position_control/local_pse