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First, the AirSim is not expecting a geometry/twist msg but rather a airsim_ros_pkgs/VelCmd. The message types must match between a publisher and subscriber. So you need to import this message type into your script. Also, it’s not a good idea to define a publisher inside a callback. Either create a Class or define it in your main setup.

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