Flexrotor UAV autonomously launches and lands aboard unmanned skiff ... twice

In what Aerovel believes is a world first, a 20-kg (44-lb) Flexrotor UAV launched from a remotely-controlled, 4-m (13-ft) skiff, starting its flight as a helicopter before transitioning to wing-borne flight and capturing images of the skiff while flying at both low and high speeds. The aircraft then transitioned back to helicopter flight mode and descended before being autonomously retrieved aboard the skiff.

http://www.gizmag.com/aerovel-flexrotor-autonomous-flight-cycle/29521/