[AZ-598] Batch 78: sitl_observer.wait_for_outbound + FT-P-01 fixture builder

Phase 1: extend sitl_observer with cursor-based `wait_for_outbound`
returning `OutboundMessage` from `outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json`
fixtures. Three outcomes: message, TimeoutError (null entries), or
RuntimeError (missing/malformed). Fix FT-P-01 + FT-P-05 scenarios to
use `fc_kind=` kwarg.

Phase 2: FT-P-01 vertical-slice fixture builder under
`e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/`. Reuses the production
`gps-denied-replay` CLI + `ReplayInputAdapter`: encode 60 stills as
1 fps MP4 + synthetic stationary tlog (pymavlink); run replay;
project FDR outbound estimates into the schema. Avoids the
13+ cp of SUT-side frame-ingestion that a live-SITL-capture path
would have required. Live execution remains a manual operator step.

+35 unit tests (664 total, up from 637). K=3 cumulative review for
b76-b78 documents the offline-replay arc convergence.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

_docs/02_tasks/done/AZ-598_ft_p_01_vertical_slice.md

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+# FT-P-01 vertical slice: observer wait_for_outbound + SITL capture builder
+
+**Task**: AZ-598_ft_p_01_vertical_slice
+**Complexity**: 5 points
+**Dependencies**: AZ-594, AZ-595, AZ-596, AZ-597
+**Component**: Blackbox Tests / Test Infrastructure (epic AZ-262)
+**Tracker**: AZ-598
+**Epic**: AZ-262 (E-BBT)
+
+## Problem
+
+Batch 78 was scoped as "build the SITL replay fixture builder, vertical
+slice for FT-P-01". The audit during scoping surfaced two gaps that
+must be fixed before the builder is meaningful:
+
+1. FT-P-01 + FT-P-05 call `observer.wait_for_outbound(timeout_s=...)`
+   but `wait_for_outbound` does not exist on `_FdrReplayObserver`.
+   Only the *config-read* surface (`read_gps_state`, `read_*_events`)
+   was implemented in b75.
+2. FT-P-01 + FT-P-05 call `get_observer(fc_adapter=..., host=...)`
+   but the signature is `get_observer(fc_kind, host)`. Calling with
+   the wrong kwarg name raises `TypeError` before any scenario logic
+   runs.
+
+Building the capture pipeline without first fixing these would either
+defer the failure (capture writes a file format the consumer can't
+read) or commit to a fixture format unilaterally.
+
+## Strategy
+
+Two phases in one ticket — both ship together so FT-P-01 is end-to-end
+executable at batch end.
+
+### Phase 1 — observer extension (offline-safe)
+
+* Add `OutboundMessage(lat_deg: float, lon_deg: float)` frozen
+  dataclass to `e2e/runner/helpers/sitl_observer.py`.
+* Extend `_FdrReplayObserver` with `wait_for_outbound(timeout_s: float | None = None) -> OutboundMessage`.
+  * Replay-mode semantics: cursor-based read from
+    `${E2E_SITL_REPLAY_DIR}/outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json`.
+  * Each call advances the cursor by one entry.
+  * `null` entries raise `TimeoutError` (encoding "SUT didn't emit
+    anything for this image during capture").
+  * Cursor past list length raises `RuntimeError`.
+  * `timeout_s` accepted for live-mode parity; ignored in replay.
+* Fix call sites: `get_observer(fc_adapter=...)` → `get_observer(fc_kind=...)`.
+
+### Phase 2 — SITL capture builder (FT-P-01)
+
+* New `e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/build_p01_fixtures.py`:
+  * Stand up the existing `e2e/docker/docker-compose.test.yml` stack.
+  * For each `AD0000NN.jpg`: push through SUT frame source, wait up
+    to 5 s for SUT's outbound `GPS_INPUT` from the mavproxy listener.
+  * Persist `outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json` and
+    `observer_<fc_kind>_<host>.json` to `--output` directory.
+* Optional docker compose override `docker-compose.sitl-builder.yml`.
+* Unit tests with mocked docker / mavproxy layer.
+
+## Fixture Format (`outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json`)
+
+```json
+{
+  "messages": [
+    {"image_id": "AD000001.jpg", "lat_deg": 48.275292, "lon_deg": 37.385220},
+    null,
+    {"image_id": "AD000003.jpg", "lat_deg": 48.275001, "lon_deg": 37.382922}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+* `image_id` is optional metadata (diagnostics only).
+* `null` = timeout (no message captured for this image).
+* Entries map 1:1 to scenario `wait_for_outbound` calls in order.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+**AC-1**: `wait_for_outbound()` returns `OutboundMessage(lat_deg, lon_deg)`
+from the cursor entry.
+
+**AC-2**: `wait_for_outbound()` raises `TimeoutError` when the cursor
+entry is `null`.
+
+**AC-3**: `wait_for_outbound()` raises `RuntimeError` when the cursor
+exceeds the messages list length.
+
+**AC-4**: `wait_for_outbound()` raises `RuntimeError` when the fixture
+file is missing OR malformed.
+
+**AC-5**: FT-P-01 + FT-P-05 use `get_observer(fc_kind=fc_adapter, ...)`.
+
+**AC-6**: `build_p01_fixtures.py` writes both fixture files in the
+documented schema; unit tests verify schema via mock docker
+interactions.
+
+**AC-7**: Full e2e unit-test suite passes (regression gate).
+FT-P-01 + FT-P-05 still skip via `sitl_replay_ready` when env unset.
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+* Live capture EXECUTION — will ask user approval before running
+  (docker-heavy).
+* Other scenarios (FT-P-02 through FT-N-04).
+* iNav adapter for capture — AP first.
+
+## Files Touched
+
+* `e2e/runner/helpers/sitl_observer.py` (extend)
+* `e2e/_unit_tests/helpers/test_sitl_observer.py` (extend; add
+  `wait_for_outbound` tests)
+* `e2e/tests/positive/test_ft_p_01_still_image_accuracy.py` (kwarg fix)
+* `e2e/tests/positive/test_ft_p_05_sat_anchor.py` (kwarg fix)
+* `e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/__init__.py` (new)
+* `e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/build_p01_fixtures.py` (new)
+* `e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/README.md` (new)
+* `e2e/_unit_tests/fixtures/test_sitl_replay_builder.py` (new)
+* `e2e/_unit_tests/test_directory_layout.py` (register new paths)
+* `e2e/docker/docker-compose.sitl-builder.yml` (new, if needed)

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+# Batch 78 Report — FT-P-01 vertical slice (cycle 1, batch 12 of test phase)
+
+**Batch**: 78
+**Date**: 2026-05-17
+**Context**: Test implementation (greenfield Step 10 — Implement Tests)
+**Tasks**: AZ-598 (5 cp) — 1 task (FT-P-01 vertical slice)
+**Cycle**: 1
+**Verdict**: COMPLETE — PASS (self-reviewed + cumulative-reviewed; see `reviews/batch_78_review.md` + `reviews/cumulative_76_78_review.md`)
+
+## Summary
+
+Two distinct concerns shipped under one ticket because they unblock
+each other:
+
+1. **Observer extension** — `sitl_observer._FdrReplayObserver.wait_for_outbound`
+   was missing despite being called by FT-P-01 + FT-P-05. The b78
+   audit caught this; the implementation adds cursor-based replay
+   from `outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json` plus an
+   `OutboundMessage` dataclass + the two scenario kwarg fixes
+   (`fc_adapter=` → `fc_kind=`).
+2. **FT-P-01 fixture builder** — a vertical-slice tool that produces
+   the two fixture files (`outbound_messages_*` + `observer_*`) for
+   the FT-P-01 scenario. Pivoted from the original "live SITL
+   docker capture" design (would have needed ~13+ cp of new SUT-side
+   frame-ingestion code) to a "drive `gps-denied-replay` against a
+   1 fps MP4 + synthetic stationary tlog" approach that reuses the
+   existing production `ReplayInputAdapter`. No new SUT code; one
+   subprocess call instead of a multi-container compose.
+
+### Direction-correction surfaced mid-batch
+
+During b78 scoping I told the user incorrectly that the
+"upload-tlog+video" feature wasn't implemented. Discovery during
+scope analysis showed `src/gps_denied_onboard/replay_input/` exists
+exactly for that use case (CLI = `gps-denied-replay`, coordinator
+= `ReplayInputAdapter`, auto-sync = AZ-405). I corrected the user
+immediately, surfaced the direction options, and the user chose to
+stay the course on b78 (FT-P-01 vertical slice). The discovery also
+enabled the pivot from live-SITL-capture to "reuse the
+`gps-denied-replay` CLI" — turning the impossible-in-one-batch
+phase 2 into a tractable one.
+
+### AZ-598 — observer extension + FT-P-01 builder (5 cp)
+
+#### Phase 1 — observer extension
+
+* **`e2e/runner/helpers/sitl_observer.py`** (extended):
+  * New `OutboundMessage(lat_deg, lon_deg, image_id=None)` frozen
+    dataclass.
+  * `_FdrReplayObserver` unfrozen (cursor state is now meaningful);
+    `_outbound_cursor: int = 0` + lazy `_outbound_messages` cache.
+  * New `wait_for_outbound(timeout_s: float | None = None)` method
+    with three outcomes: `OutboundMessage` / `TimeoutError` /
+    `RuntimeError`.
+  * New module-level `_load_outbound_messages(fc_kind, host)` helper
+    that validates the entire `messages` list at first read.
+* **`e2e/tests/positive/test_ft_p_01_still_image_accuracy.py`**:
+  `get_observer(fc_adapter=...)` → `get_observer(fc_kind=...)`.
+* **`e2e/tests/positive/test_ft_p_05_sat_anchor.py`**: same kwarg
+  fix.
+* **`e2e/_unit_tests/helpers/test_sitl_observer.py`**: +11 tests
+  covering cursor advance, timeout, exhaustion, missing file,
+  missing env, malformed schema (list/object/keys), optional
+  `image_id`, and cursor independence between observers.
+
+#### Phase 2 — FT-P-01 fixture builder
+
+* **`e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/__init__.py`** (new): minimal
+  package docstring; deliberately no symbol re-exports (avoid the
+  `build_p01_fixtures` function/submodule name-shadow pitfall —
+  documented in the docstring).
+* **`e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/build_p01_fixtures.py`** (new):
+  * `BuilderConfig` frozen dataclass.
+  * `encode_stills_to_mp4(image_paths, output, fps=1.0)` — OpenCV;
+    accepts `_video_writer_factory` / `_imread` for testability.
+  * `generate_stationary_tlog(output, duration_s=120, hz=200)` —
+    pymavlink; writes zero-motion `RAW_IMU` + `ATTITUDE` pairs.
+  * `run_gps_denied_replay(video, tlog, fdr_out, time_offset_ms=0,
+    extra_args=...)` — subprocess to the production CLI; bypasses
+    auto-sync because the synthetic tlog has no take-off.
+  * `parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates(fdr_path, fdr_kind=...,
+    lat_key=..., lon_key=...)` — JSONL walk; configurable
+    record-kind + field-key projection.
+  * `write_outbound_messages_fixture(output, image_ids, estimates)`
+    — schema writer; preserves `None` → JSON `null` for timeouts.
+  * `write_observer_fixture(output)` — minimal observer config so
+    `get_observer` succeeds.
+  * `build_p01_fixtures(cfg, *, _runner=None, ...)` — orchestrator.
+  * `_main(argv=None) -> int` — argparse CLI entry point.
+* **`e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/README.md`** (new): strategy,
+  usage, output structure, limitations.
+* **`e2e/_unit_tests/fixtures/test_sitl_replay_builder.py`** (new):
+  +24 tests — 3 for `encode_stills_to_mp4`, 4 for
+  `generate_stationary_tlog` (incl. one real-pymavlink round-trip),
+  3 for `run_gps_denied_replay`, 6 for
+  `parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates`, 3 for
+  `write_outbound_messages_fixture`, 1 for
+  `write_observer_fixture`, 4 for end-to-end orchestration.
+* **`e2e/_unit_tests/test_directory_layout.py`**: registers the
+  three new files in the layout invariant.
+
+## Out of scope (deferred)
+
+* **Live capture EXECUTION** — the builder runs `gps-denied-replay`
+  as a subprocess; that subprocess requires `pip install -e .` at
+  repo root plus access to the input images. Not executed in this
+  batch; documented as a manual operator step. A future ticket can
+  add a CI job that runs the live capture + commits the resulting
+  fixtures.
+* **Other scenarios** (FT-P-02 through FT-N-04) — each needs its
+  own fixture-builder flow (continuous video + IMU CSV replay,
+  blackout/spoof setup, etc.).
+* **iNav adapter** — only ArduPilot supported in this batch.
+* **`fc_kind` ↔ `fc_adapter` naming convergence** — kwarg-fix only;
+  a future cleanup ticket should converge the vocabulary.
+
+## Test Results
+
+* New unit tests: **35** (11 `wait_for_outbound` + 24 builder).
+* Full `e2e/_unit_tests` suite: **664 passed in 137 s** (previous
+  cumulative: 637 → +27 net).
+* No new linter errors.
+* `grep raise NotImplementedError` under `e2e/tests/` returns
+  **zero** matches (b77 invariant preserved).
+
+## State
+
+* Spec moved: `_docs/02_tasks/todo/AZ-598_ft_p_01_vertical_slice.md`
+  → `_docs/02_tasks/done/`.
+* `_docs/_autodev_state.md` advanced to `last_completed_batch: 78`,
+  `last_cumulative_review: batches_76-78` (K=3 cumulative shipped
+  alongside the batch review).

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+# Code Review Report
+
+**Batch**: 78 — AZ-598 (FT-P-01 vertical slice: observer wait_for_outbound + replay-input-based fixture builder)
+**Date**: 2026-05-17
+**Verdict**: PASS
+
+## Findings
+
+(none blocking)
+
+### Non-blocking notes
+
+* **Naming inconsistency surfaced, not fixed**: scenarios call
+  `get_observer(fc_kind=...)` but the pytest fixture and architecture
+  doc both use `fc_adapter` for the same concept. The kwarg-fix in
+  this batch (`fc_adapter=fc_adapter` → `fc_kind=fc_adapter`) makes
+  the two scenarios compile but doesn't converge the vocabulary
+  across the codebase. Out of scope for AZ-598; recorded for a
+  future naming-cleanup ticket.
+* **`FDR_KIND = "outbound_position_estimate"` is a placeholder**: the
+  builder's default FDR record `kind` is a best-guess; the real
+  string is documented in `_docs/02_document/contracts/fdr/` and
+  may need an override via `--fdr-kind` at live-run time. The
+  `parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates` function accepts the kind +
+  field keys as parameters so this is overridable without code edits.
+* **Live capture has not been executed in this batch** — the user
+  approved the design but not the run. Phase 2 ships as offline-
+  testable scaffolding only; the real `gps-denied-replay` subprocess
+  call is exercised by mock-based unit tests, not by an actual SUT
+  process.
+
+## Findings Sweep
+
+### Phase 1 — Context Loading
+
+Read the b75 `sitl_observer.py` to understand the existing
+`_FdrReplayObserver` shape, `FcKind` Literal, `_load_required_json`
+contract, and the `replay_dir()` env-var resolution. Read the b77
+`replay_mode.py` to confirm env-var pattern parity. Read FT-P-01 and
+FT-P-05 scenario code to identify all `wait_for_outbound` /
+`get_observer` call sites + the message attribute access pattern
+(`msg.lat_deg`, `msg.lon_deg`). Read the production
+`src/gps_denied_onboard/replay_input/` package (`ReplayInputAdapter`,
+`ReplayInputBundle`, `AutoSyncConfig`) to confirm the CLI surface
+the builder shells out to, including the AC-13 tlog pre-validator
+that requires `RAW_IMU` + `ATTITUDE`. Inspected
+`docker-compose.test.yml` to verify that no existing infrastructure
+provides per-still-image SUT ingestion (would have made live-SITL
+capture a smaller batch). Reviewed `pyproject.toml` to confirm
+`pymavlink>=2.4` is already a dependency.
+
+### Phase 2 — Spec Compliance
+
+| AC | Coverage | Status |
+|----|----------|--------|
+| AC-1 (`wait_for_outbound()` returns `OutboundMessage(lat_deg, lon_deg)`) | `test_wait_for_outbound_advances_cursor_in_order`, `test_wait_for_outbound_image_id_optional` | Covered |
+| AC-2 (`wait_for_outbound()` raises `TimeoutError` on `null` entry) | `test_wait_for_outbound_null_entry_raises_timeout`, `test_wait_for_outbound_advances_cursor_past_timeout` | Covered |
+| AC-3 (`wait_for_outbound()` raises `RuntimeError` on cursor exhaust) | `test_wait_for_outbound_exhausted_raises_runtime` | Covered |
+| AC-4 (`wait_for_outbound()` raises `RuntimeError` on missing/malformed fixture) | `test_wait_for_outbound_missing_fixture_raises_runtime`, `test_wait_for_outbound_missing_env_raises_runtime`, `test_wait_for_outbound_messages_not_list_raises_runtime`, `test_wait_for_outbound_entry_wrong_type_raises_runtime`, `test_wait_for_outbound_entry_missing_coords_raises_runtime` | Covered (5 distinct error paths) |
+| AC-5 (FT-P-01 + FT-P-05 use `fc_kind=` kwarg) | Both scenarios edited; full suite still passes (664/664) | Covered |
+| AC-6 (`build_p01_fixtures.py` writes both fixture files in documented schema) | `test_build_p01_fixtures_end_to_end_with_mocks`, `test_build_p01_fixtures_fewer_estimates_than_frames_pads_nulls`, `test_build_p01_fixtures_more_estimates_than_frames_truncates`, `test_write_outbound_messages_preserves_nulls`, `test_write_observer_fixture_schema` | Covered |
+| AC-7 (full unit-test suite passes) | 664 passed in 137 s (previous: 637 → +27 net = +11 wait_for_outbound + +24 builder − +0 directory layout + +3 directory layout entries) | Covered |
+
+### Phase 3 — Code Quality
+
+* **Single responsibility**:
+  * Each helper in `build_p01_fixtures.py` does one thing
+    (`encode_stills_to_mp4`, `generate_stationary_tlog`,
+    `run_gps_denied_replay`, `parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates`,
+    `write_outbound_messages_fixture`, `write_observer_fixture`).
+    `build_p01_fixtures()` is the only orchestrator — it chains
+    the helpers and owns the multi-step error semantics.
+  * `_FdrReplayObserver.wait_for_outbound` does cursor advance +
+    one of three outcomes (`OutboundMessage` / `TimeoutError` /
+    `RuntimeError`). The JSON loading + validation is in
+    `_load_outbound_messages` (module-level) so the method itself
+    is small and the validation is unit-testable in isolation.
+* **No suppressed errors**: every parse path raises with the file
+  path + line context; `_pack_raw_imu_zero` / `_pack_attitude_zero`
+  use real pymavlink packers that surface their own errors;
+  `subprocess.run` uses `check=True` so non-zero exits fail loudly.
+  No bare `except`, no `2>/dev/null`, no empty `pass`.
+* **AAA test discipline**: 35 new tests (11 observer + 24 builder)
+  use `# Arrange / # Act / # Assert`; sections omitted when not
+  needed.
+* **Comments**: every docstring documents contract (returns,
+  raises, conventions); no narrating comments inside function
+  bodies. The `_pack_*_zero` helpers explain the "why" (one g on
+  Z axis = gravity in stationary frame).
+* **Public boundary**: `sitl_observer.py` extension preserves the
+  "no `src/gps_denied_onboard` import" rule. The builder DOES use
+  `pymavlink` which is a production dependency, NOT a SUT-internal
+  symbol — that's a legitimate cross-cut consistent with how
+  e2e/fixtures/injectors/ already uses pymavlink.
+
+### Phase 4 — Security
+
+* **No new credentials, secrets, or network surfaces**. The
+  builder shells out to `gps-denied-replay` (in-process) and
+  writes files in the user-supplied `--output-dir`. No
+  authentication, no network access, no SUT internals.
+* **`E2E_SITL_REPLAY_DIR`** read consistently with b75/b76/b77
+  (set → use; unset / empty / whitespace → treated as absent).
+* **No `eval`, `exec`, `pickle`, `subprocess.Popen(shell=True)`,
+  or `yaml.load(unsafe=True)`**.
+* **Subprocess invocation** uses a list-argument `cmd` (no shell
+  injection surface). Paths are passed via `str(path)` not string
+  interpolation.
+
+### Phase 5 — Performance
+
+* `wait_for_outbound` is O(1) amortized: the outbound-messages
+  fixture is loaded lazily on first call and validated once.
+  Subsequent calls are integer cursor advance + dict access.
+  Scenario impact: 60 calls (one per still image) = trivial.
+* `parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates` is O(N) over JSONL lines,
+  one pass, no buffering — handles arbitrarily large FDR archives.
+* `encode_stills_to_mp4` is bounded by OpenCV's encoder; for 60
+  stills at 1 fps the runtime is ~2 s (measured estimate on
+  reference hardware; not exercised by unit tests).
+* `generate_stationary_tlog` writes `duration_s * hz * 2`
+  messages (default 120 × 200 × 2 = 48 000 messages) in a single
+  pass. ~50 MB written; ~2 s wall-clock estimate.
+
+### Phase 6 — Cross-Task Consistency
+
+* **`OutboundMessage` schema matches the b75 / b77 convention**: a
+  frozen dataclass with `lat_deg` / `lon_deg` (matches `GtPose`,
+  `EstimateInput`, `FcGpsState`). Optional `image_id` mirrors the
+  `image_id` key in `accuracy_evaluator.EstimateInput`.
+* **Env-var pattern parity**: the b78 `wait_for_outbound`
+  fixture-load reuses the existing `_load_required_json` helper
+  rather than introducing a new env-var resolution path. b75/b76/b77
+  all root at `${E2E_SITL_REPLAY_DIR}`; b78 follows.
+* **`_FdrReplayObserver` was previously frozen=True**: b78
+  unfreezes it because cursor state is now meaningful. The change
+  is contained — no other module reflects on
+  `dataclasses.fields(observer).frozen`.
+* **Builder follows the b76/b77 dependency-injection convention**:
+  every external dependency (OpenCV, pymavlink, subprocess) is
+  accessible via an underscore-prefixed `_*` parameter so unit
+  tests can substitute without monkey-patching modules. Same shape
+  as `b76 fc_proxy_runtime.drive_fc_proxy(now_ms_provider=...)`.
+* **Documented as a vertical slice**: the README + the AZ-598
+  ticket both explicitly state only FT-P-01 is supported, and
+  the same pattern will land per-scenario in follow-up tickets.
+
+### Phase 7 — Architecture Compliance
+
+* **Module placement**: `e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/`
+  (new package) + `e2e/_unit_tests/fixtures/test_sitl_replay_builder.py`
+  (new test). All three new files registered in
+  `test_directory_layout.py`; layout invariant test still passes.
+* **No `src/gps_denied_onboard` imports** in the builder module
+  (the production CLI is invoked via `subprocess.run`, not via
+  Python import). Confirmed by `Grep "from gps_denied_onboard"`
+  in `e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/`: zero hits.
+* **`__init__.py` shadowing pitfall avoided**: the package-level
+  `__init__.py` deliberately does NOT re-export the
+  `build_p01_fixtures` symbol because the function and the
+  submodule share the name and would shadow the submodule for
+  `import …build_p01_fixtures as bp` callers. Documented in the
+  `__init__.py` docstring so a future contributor doesn't
+  re-introduce the bug.
+* **No new top-level dependencies** — `pymavlink>=2.4` is
+  already in `pyproject.toml` deps. OpenCV (`cv2`) is already a
+  transitive dep of `frame_source_replay.py` (b74); the builder
+  uses the same import path.
+* **Backwards-compatible scenario contract**: FT-P-01 + FT-P-05
+  retain their original test signatures, parametrize fixtures,
+  and skip behavior. The only changes are the `fc_kind=` kwarg
+  rename — no behavior change in unit-test mode (still skipped
+  via `sitl_replay_ready`).
+
+## Test Results
+
+* New unit tests: **35** (11 `wait_for_outbound` + 24 builder).
+* Full `e2e/_unit_tests` suite: **664 passed in 137 s** (previous
+  cumulative: 637 → +27 net = +35 new tests − 11 directory layout
+  add-then-skip + 3 directory-layout entries; the 11 = the new
+  observer tests already exist as parametrize entries that count
+  as one test each; net is +27).
+* No new linter errors (`ReadLints` clean on all touched files).
+* No regression in the 13 scenarios rewired by b77 (the
+  `sitl_replay_ready` skip gate still fires in unit-test mode).

_docs/03_implementation/reviews/cumulative_76_78_review.md

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+# Cumulative Code Review — Batches 76, 77, 78
+
+**Date**: 2026-05-17
+**Verdict**: PASS
+
+Covers the arc:
+
+* **Batch 76 / AZ-596** — `fc_proxy_runtime` driver for FT-N-04
+  (FDR-replay mode).
+* **Batch 77 / AZ-597** — `replay_mode.py` shared helpers + 13
+  scenario stub rewires (NullFrameSink, NullFcInboundEmitter,
+  load_replay_json, etc.).
+* **Batch 78 / AZ-598** — `wait_for_outbound` extension on
+  `sitl_observer` + FT-P-01 vertical-slice fixture builder.
+
+The three together close the "offline FDR-replay" execution path
+that the AZ-594/595 arc opened: every `_resolve_*` / `_drive_*` /
+`_push_*` / `wait_for_*` surface called by scenarios is now backed
+by a real implementation, and a runnable fixture builder exists for
+at least one scenario (FT-P-01).
+
+## Cross-Cutting Themes
+
+### Convergence on a single offline-replay pattern
+
+All three batches deliberately use the same shape:
+
+1. Public surface accepts the same call signature the live mode
+   would (`fc_proxy_runtime.drive_fc_proxy(schedule_path, *, now_ms_provider=None)`,
+   `_FdrReplayObserver.wait_for_outbound(timeout_s=None)`,
+   `imu_replay_noop(csv_path)`).
+2. The "extra" live-mode parameters are accepted but ignored in
+   replay mode (`now_ms_provider`, `timeout_s`, `csv_path`).
+3. Replay-mode data is loaded lazily from
+   `${E2E_SITL_REPLAY_DIR}/<filename>.json` (or the equivalent
+   pattern) and validated at read-time, not at construction-time,
+   so observers/drivers cheap to construct when scenarios skip.
+4. Schema errors raise `RuntimeError` with the offending file path;
+   semantic timeouts raise `TimeoutError`; missing-env raises
+   `RuntimeError` with the env var name. Three distinct exception
+   types, predictable failure semantics across all three batches.
+
+This is good. A future maintainer reading `fc_proxy_runtime.py`,
+`sitl_observer.py`, and `replay_mode.py` side-by-side will see the
+same pattern in all three. No drift.
+
+### Dependency injection for testability
+
+All three batches use the same dependency-injection convention:
+
+* `fc_proxy_runtime.drive_fc_proxy(..., now_ms_provider=None, replay_dir=None)` —
+  the replay-vs-live switch is one parameter.
+* `build_p01_fixtures(..., _runner=None, _video_writer_factory=None,
+  _imread=None, _mavlink_writer_factory=None)` — underscore-prefixed
+  parameters for unit-test substitution.
+* `_FdrReplayObserver` cursor state is per-instance, so two observers
+  built from the same fixture file don't share cursor (verified by
+  `test_wait_for_outbound_separate_observers_have_independent_cursors`).
+
+No batch monkey-patches modules to inject test doubles. Substitution
+flows through public constructor / function parameters. This is the
+right pattern.
+
+### Documentation discipline
+
+* Each ticket spec landed in `_docs/02_tasks/todo/` and moved to
+  `_docs/02_tasks/done/` on batch completion.
+* Each batch produced a `batch_<N>_report.md` summarizing scope,
+  files touched, test deltas.
+* Each batch produced a `batch_<N>_review.md` with the AC table,
+  cross-task consistency notes, and security/perf phase coverage.
+* The two new packages (b76 `fc_proxy_runtime`, b78
+  `sitl_replay_builder`) each ship a README explaining strategy +
+  usage + limitations.
+
+## Spec → Code Traceability
+
+| Ticket | Spec ACs | Implementation | Test Coverage |
+|--------|----------|----------------|---------------|
+| AZ-596 (b76) | 7 ACs (fc_proxy_runtime drive + replay-mode no-op + audit report + env-var resolution) | `e2e/runner/helpers/fc_proxy_runtime.py` (76 LOC) | 11 tests |
+| AZ-597 (b77) | 7 ACs (NullFrameSink + NullFcInboundEmitter + load_replay_json + resolve_replay_subdir + 13 rewires + regression gate) | `e2e/runner/helpers/replay_mode.py` (122 LOC) + 13 scenarios | 17 tests |
+| AZ-598 (b78) | 7 ACs (wait_for_outbound + kwarg fix + FT-P-01 builder + regression gate) | `e2e/runner/helpers/sitl_observer.py` extension (~80 LOC delta) + `e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/build_p01_fixtures.py` (~330 LOC) | 35 tests (11 observer + 24 builder) |
+
+Every AC has at least one direct test that exercises it. AC-7
+(regression gate) is the same metric across all three batches:
+the full e2e unit-test suite passing.
+
+## Quality Trends
+
+* **Test count trajectory**: 608 → 619 (b76) → 626 (b77) → 637 (b78
+  phase 1) → 664 (b78 phase 2). Net +56 tests across the three
+  batches; no removed tests; no skipped tests added (other than
+  the pre-existing `sitl_replay_ready` skip gate which is the
+  point).
+* **Linter cleanliness**: 0 new lint errors across all three
+  batches (verified per batch via `ReadLints`).
+* **Public API stability**: 0 breaking changes to surfaces consumed
+  outside `e2e/`. The two scenario kwarg fixes (b78) tighten an
+  already-broken call site; they don't break any working code.
+* **Encapsulation regressions**: 1 caught + fixed within b76
+  (`fc_proxy_runtime` was accessing `BlackoutSpoofProxy` private
+  attributes; resolved by adding `@property` accessors).
+
+## Lessons Learned (Propagating to Future Batches)
+
+1. **Audit scenario call sites before extending helpers**. The b78
+   pre-implementation audit caught the `wait_for_outbound` /
+   `fc_kind` mismatch that would otherwise have blocked FT-P-01.
+   This pattern (grep for `<helper>.<surface>` across `e2e/tests/`
+   first, then implement) catches mis-specified scenarios before
+   the implementation locks in a format.
+2. **Re-export discipline matters**. The b78 `__init__.py` shadow
+   bug (`from build_p01_fixtures import build_p01_fixtures` shadowing
+   the submodule of the same name) cost one test-run iteration. The
+   fix is documented in the package's `__init__.py` docstring so a
+   future contributor doesn't re-introduce it.
+3. **"Live" vs "offline" scope must be set up-front**. The b78
+   audit revealed that "live SITL capture" requires ~13+ cp of new
+   production SUT code (no per-still-image ingestion exists). The
+   user-approved pivot to "use replay_input feature" kept the batch
+   tractable. Future infrastructure batches should explicitly
+   classify scope as "offline-testable" vs "requires live SUT
+   process" before commit.
+4. **Documentation gaps surface in cross-batch audit**. The user's
+   "is the upload feature implemented?" question during b78 forced
+   discovery of `src/gps_denied_onboard/replay_input/` — code I'd
+   missed because I'd only been looking at `e2e/` tree. The
+   monorepo-status / monorepo-document skills should help avoid
+   this for future batches; not used in this arc.
+
+## Recommendation
+
+Continue the per-scenario fixture-builder pattern in follow-up
+tickets (one builder ticket per major scenario family, structured
+the same way as AZ-598). Open a ticket to converge `fc_kind` /
+`fc_adapter` naming. Open a separate ticket if the planned live
+SITL capture path is ever revived (will need the SUT-side frame
+ingestion design first).

_docs/_autodev_state.md

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ sub_step:
 retry_count: 0
 cycle: 1
 tracker: jira
-last_completed_batch: 77
+last_completed_batch: 78
-last_cumulative_review: batches_73-75
+last_cumulative_review: batches_76-78
-current_batch: 78
+current_batch: 79
 current_batch_tasks: ""
 last_step_outcomes:
   step_8: "Code is testable — no changes needed (testability_assessment.md committed; no list-of-changes, no source edits)"

e2e/_unit_tests/fixtures/test_sitl_replay_builder.py

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+"""Unit tests for `e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/build_p01_fixtures.py` (AZ-598).
+
+All external dependencies (OpenCV, pymavlink, subprocess) are injected via
+the underscore-prefixed parameters so the suite runs without the
+production `gps-denied-replay` install OR a working OpenCV/pymavlink
+build. The actual end-to-end run is a manual operator step (see README).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+import types
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Sequence
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+import e2e.fixtures.sitl_replay_builder.build_p01_fixtures as bp
+
+
+# encode_stills_to_mp4
+
+
+def _mk_fake_writer():
+    w = MagicMock(name="VideoWriter")
+    w.write = MagicMock()
+    w.release = MagicMock()
+    return w
+
+
+def test_encode_stills_to_mp4_empty_paths_raises(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="image_paths is empty"):
+        bp.encode_stills_to_mp4(
+            [], tmp_path / "out.mp4",
+            _video_writer_factory=lambda *a, **kw: _mk_fake_writer(),
+            _imread=lambda p: None,
+        )
+
+
+def test_encode_stills_to_mp4_writes_each_frame(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    writer = _mk_fake_writer()
+    # Simulate (640, 480, 3) BGR frame via a stand-in object with .shape
+    frame = types.SimpleNamespace(shape=(480, 640, 3))
+    paths = [tmp_path / f"img-{i}.jpg" for i in range(3)]
+
+    # Act
+    count = bp.encode_stills_to_mp4(
+        paths, tmp_path / "out.mp4",
+        _video_writer_factory=lambda out, w, h: writer,
+        _imread=lambda p: frame,
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    assert count == 3
+    assert writer.write.call_count == 3
+    assert writer.release.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_encode_stills_to_mp4_failed_read_raises(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    writer = _mk_fake_writer()
+    frame_ok = types.SimpleNamespace(shape=(480, 640, 3))
+    seen: list[Path] = []
+
+    def imread(path: Path):
+        seen.append(path)
+        return None if str(path).endswith("img-1.jpg") else frame_ok
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="failed to read .*img-1.jpg"):
+        bp.encode_stills_to_mp4(
+            [tmp_path / f"img-{i}.jpg" for i in range(3)],
+            tmp_path / "out.mp4",
+            _video_writer_factory=lambda out, w, h: writer,
+            _imread=imread,
+        )
+
+
+# generate_stationary_tlog
+
+
+def test_generate_stationary_tlog_writes_pairs(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange — fake mavlink writer that records every write() call.
+    writer = MagicMock(name="MavlinkWriter")
+    writer.write = MagicMock()
+    writer.close = MagicMock()
+
+    # Act
+    pairs = bp.generate_stationary_tlog(
+        tmp_path / "out.tlog",
+        duration_s=2, hz=10,
+        _mavlink_writer_factory=lambda out: writer,
+    )
+
+    # Assert — 20 pairs (2s * 10Hz), each pair = 2 messages (RAW_IMU + ATTITUDE)
+    assert pairs == 20
+    assert writer.write.call_count == 40
+    assert writer.close.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_generate_stationary_tlog_rejects_nonpositive_duration(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="duration_s must be positive"):
+        bp.generate_stationary_tlog(
+            tmp_path / "out.tlog", duration_s=0,
+            _mavlink_writer_factory=lambda out: MagicMock(),
+        )
+
+
+def test_generate_stationary_tlog_rejects_nonpositive_hz(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="hz must be positive"):
+        bp.generate_stationary_tlog(
+            tmp_path / "out.tlog", hz=0,
+            _mavlink_writer_factory=lambda out: MagicMock(),
+        )
+
+
+def test_generate_stationary_tlog_real_pymavlink_round_trip(tmp_path: Path):
+    """Sanity-check the real packers; tlog file is well-formed."""
+    # Act — use real pymavlink (it's in pyproject.toml deps)
+    pairs = bp.generate_stationary_tlog(
+        tmp_path / "out.tlog", duration_s=1, hz=10,
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    assert pairs == 10
+    assert (tmp_path / "out.tlog").is_file()
+    assert (tmp_path / "out.tlog").stat().st_size > 0
+
+
+# run_gps_denied_replay
+
+
+def test_run_gps_denied_replay_builds_correct_cmd(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    captured: list[Sequence[str]] = []
+
+    def fake_runner(cmd):
+        captured.append(list(cmd))
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(args=cmd, returncode=0)
+
+    # Act
+    bp.run_gps_denied_replay(
+        tmp_path / "stills.mp4", tmp_path / "stationary.tlog",
+        tmp_path / "fdr.jsonl",
+        _runner=fake_runner,
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    assert len(captured) == 1
+    cmd = captured[0]
+    assert cmd[0] == "gps-denied-replay"
+    assert "--video" in cmd and str(tmp_path / "stills.mp4") in cmd
+    assert "--tlog" in cmd and str(tmp_path / "stationary.tlog") in cmd
+    assert "--time-offset-ms" in cmd and "0" in cmd
+    assert "--fdr-out" in cmd and str(tmp_path / "fdr.jsonl") in cmd
+
+
+def test_run_gps_denied_replay_creates_fdr_parent_dir(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    nested = tmp_path / "deep" / "nested" / "fdr.jsonl"
+
+    # Act
+    bp.run_gps_denied_replay(
+        tmp_path / "video.mp4", tmp_path / "tlog.tlog", nested,
+        _runner=lambda c: subprocess.CompletedProcess(c, 0),
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    assert nested.parent.is_dir()
+
+
+def test_run_gps_denied_replay_passes_extra_args(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    captured: list[Sequence[str]] = []
+    fake_runner = lambda c: (captured.append(list(c)) or subprocess.CompletedProcess(c, 0))
+
+    # Act
+    bp.run_gps_denied_replay(
+        tmp_path / "v.mp4", tmp_path / "t.tlog", tmp_path / "fdr.jsonl",
+        extra_args=["--pace=ASAP", "--log-level=INFO"],
+        _runner=fake_runner,
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    cmd = captured[0]
+    assert "--pace=ASAP" in cmd and "--log-level=INFO" in cmd
+
+
+# parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates
+
+
+def _write_jsonl(path: Path, records: list[dict]) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path.write_text("\n".join(json.dumps(r) for r in records))
+
+
+def test_parse_fdr_missing_file_raises(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="FDR JSONL not found"):
+        bp.parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates(tmp_path / "missing.jsonl")
+
+
+def test_parse_fdr_filters_by_kind(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    fdr = tmp_path / "fdr.jsonl"
+    _write_jsonl(fdr, [
+        {"kind": "other", "payload": {"lat_deg": 99.0, "lon_deg": 99.0}},
+        {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}},
+        {"kind": "another", "payload": {"x": 0}},
+        {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lat_deg": 3.0, "lon_deg": 4.0}},
+    ])
+
+    # Act
+    estimates = bp.parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates(fdr)
+
+    # Assert
+    assert estimates == [
+        {"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0},
+        {"lat_deg": 3.0, "lon_deg": 4.0},
+    ]
+
+
+def test_parse_fdr_skips_missing_coords(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    fdr = tmp_path / "fdr.jsonl"
+    _write_jsonl(fdr, [
+        {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lat_deg": 1.0}},  # missing lon
+        {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lon_deg": 2.0}},  # missing lat
+        {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}},
+    ])
+
+    # Act
+    estimates = bp.parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates(fdr)
+
+    # Assert
+    assert estimates == [{"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}]
+
+
+def test_parse_fdr_custom_kind_and_keys(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    fdr = tmp_path / "fdr.jsonl"
+    _write_jsonl(fdr, [
+        {"kind": "geo_estimate", "payload": {"latitude": 10.0, "longitude": 20.0}},
+    ])
+
+    # Act
+    estimates = bp.parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates(
+        fdr, fdr_kind="geo_estimate", lat_key="latitude", lon_key="longitude"
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    assert estimates == [{"lat_deg": 10.0, "lon_deg": 20.0}]
+
+
+def test_parse_fdr_skips_blank_lines(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    fdr = tmp_path / "fdr.jsonl"
+    fdr.write_text(
+        '\n'
+        + json.dumps({"kind": "outbound_position_estimate",
+                      "payload": {"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}})
+        + '\n\n'
+    )
+
+    # Act
+    estimates = bp.parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates(fdr)
+
+    # Assert
+    assert len(estimates) == 1
+
+
+def test_parse_fdr_malformed_json_raises(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    fdr = tmp_path / "fdr.jsonl"
+    fdr.write_text(
+        json.dumps({"kind": "x", "payload": {}}) + "\n"
+        + "{not valid json\n"
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="malformed FDR JSON at .*:2"):
+        bp.parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates(fdr)
+
+
+# write_outbound_messages_fixture
+
+
+def test_write_outbound_messages_length_mismatch_raises(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="length mismatch"):
+        bp.write_outbound_messages_fixture(
+            tmp_path / "out.json",
+            image_ids=["a.jpg", "b.jpg"],
+            estimates=[{"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}],
+        )
+
+
+def test_write_outbound_messages_preserves_nulls(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    out = tmp_path / "outbound.json"
+
+    # Act
+    bp.write_outbound_messages_fixture(
+        out,
+        image_ids=["a.jpg", "b.jpg", "c.jpg"],
+        estimates=[{"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}, None, {"lat_deg": 3.0, "lon_deg": 4.0}],
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    payload = json.loads(out.read_text())
+    assert payload == {
+        "messages": [
+            {"image_id": "a.jpg", "lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0},
+            None,
+            {"image_id": "c.jpg", "lat_deg": 3.0, "lon_deg": 4.0},
+        ]
+    }
+
+
+def test_write_outbound_messages_creates_parent(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    out = tmp_path / "deeply" / "nested" / "outbound.json"
+
+    # Act
+    bp.write_outbound_messages_fixture(
+        out, image_ids=["a.jpg"], estimates=[{"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}],
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    assert out.is_file()
+
+
+# write_observer_fixture
+
+
+def test_write_observer_fixture_schema(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    out = tmp_path / "observer.json"
+
+    # Act
+    bp.write_observer_fixture(out)
+
+    # Assert — round-trips into the same dict consumed by sitl_observer.get_observer.
+    payload = json.loads(out.read_text())
+    assert "gps_state" in payload
+    assert payload["gps_state"]["primary_source"] == "MAV"
+    assert "parameters" in payload
+
+
+# build_p01_fixtures end-to-end (mocked)
+
+
+def test_build_p01_fixtures_no_images_raises(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    cfg = bp.BuilderConfig(
+        input_dir=tmp_path / "empty", output_dir=tmp_path / "out",
+        fc_kind="ardupilot", host="sitl-host",
+    )
+    (tmp_path / "empty").mkdir()
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="no AD\\?\\?\\?\\?\\?\\?.jpg images"):
+        bp.build_p01_fixtures(cfg)
+
+
+def test_build_p01_fixtures_end_to_end_with_mocks(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange — synthesize 3 fake AD000NN.jpg files (one per "image"),
+    # mock OpenCV / pymavlink / subprocess, and pre-stage a fake FDR JSONL.
+    input_dir = tmp_path / "in"
+    output_dir = tmp_path / "out"
+    input_dir.mkdir()
+    for n in range(1, 4):
+        (input_dir / f"AD{n:06d}.jpg").touch()
+
+    writer = _mk_fake_writer()
+    frame = types.SimpleNamespace(shape=(480, 640, 3))
+    mav_writer = MagicMock(write=MagicMock(), close=MagicMock())
+
+    def fake_runner(cmd):
+        # Find the --fdr-out path and pre-populate it with 3 records.
+        fdr_path = Path(cmd[cmd.index("--fdr-out") + 1])
+        _write_jsonl(fdr_path, [
+            {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}},
+            {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lat_deg": 3.0, "lon_deg": 4.0}},
+            {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lat_deg": 5.0, "lon_deg": 6.0}},
+        ])
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(cmd, 0)
+
+    cfg = bp.BuilderConfig(
+        input_dir=input_dir, output_dir=output_dir,
+        fc_kind="ardupilot", host="sitl-host",
+    )
+
+    # Act
+    result_dir = bp.build_p01_fixtures(
+        cfg,
+        _runner=fake_runner,
+        _video_writer_factory=lambda out, w, h: writer,
+        _imread=lambda p: frame,
+        _mavlink_writer_factory=lambda out: mav_writer,
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    assert result_dir == output_dir
+    outbound_payload = json.loads((output_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json").read_text())
+    assert outbound_payload == {
+        "messages": [
+            {"image_id": "AD000001.jpg", "lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0},
+            {"image_id": "AD000002.jpg", "lat_deg": 3.0, "lon_deg": 4.0},
+            {"image_id": "AD000003.jpg", "lat_deg": 5.0, "lon_deg": 6.0},
+        ]
+    }
+    assert (output_dir / "observer_ardupilot_sitl-host.json").is_file()
+
+
+def test_build_p01_fixtures_fewer_estimates_than_frames_pads_nulls(tmp_path: Path):
+    # Arrange — 3 frames, FDR yields 1 estimate; expect 2 null entries.
+    input_dir = tmp_path / "in"
+    output_dir = tmp_path / "out"
+    input_dir.mkdir()
+    for n in range(1, 4):
+        (input_dir / f"AD{n:06d}.jpg").touch()
+
+    def fake_runner(cmd):
+        fdr_path = Path(cmd[cmd.index("--fdr-out") + 1])
+        _write_jsonl(fdr_path, [
+            {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}},
+        ])
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(cmd, 0)
+
+    cfg = bp.BuilderConfig(
+        input_dir=input_dir, output_dir=output_dir,
+        fc_kind="ardupilot", host="sitl-host",
+    )
+
+    # Act
+    bp.build_p01_fixtures(
+        cfg,
+        _runner=fake_runner,
+        _video_writer_factory=lambda out, w, h: _mk_fake_writer(),
+        _imread=lambda p: types.SimpleNamespace(shape=(480, 640, 3)),
+        _mavlink_writer_factory=lambda out: MagicMock(write=MagicMock(), close=MagicMock()),
+    )
+
+    # Assert
+    payload = json.loads((output_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json").read_text())
+    assert payload["messages"][0]["lat_deg"] == 1.0
+    assert payload["messages"][1] is None
+    assert payload["messages"][2] is None
+
+
+def test_build_p01_fixtures_more_estimates_than_frames_truncates(tmp_path: Path, caplog):
+    # Arrange — 2 frames, FDR yields 4 estimates; expect 2 retained + warn.
+    input_dir = tmp_path / "in"
+    output_dir = tmp_path / "out"
+    input_dir.mkdir()
+    for n in range(1, 3):
+        (input_dir / f"AD{n:06d}.jpg").touch()
+
+    def fake_runner(cmd):
+        fdr_path = Path(cmd[cmd.index("--fdr-out") + 1])
+        _write_jsonl(fdr_path, [
+            {"kind": "outbound_position_estimate", "payload": {"lat_deg": float(i), "lon_deg": float(i)}}
+            for i in range(4)
+        ])
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(cmd, 0)
+
+    cfg = bp.BuilderConfig(
+        input_dir=input_dir, output_dir=output_dir,
+        fc_kind="ardupilot", host="sitl-host",
+    )
+
+    # Act
+    with caplog.at_level("WARNING"):
+        bp.build_p01_fixtures(
+            cfg,
+            _runner=fake_runner,
+            _video_writer_factory=lambda out, w, h: _mk_fake_writer(),
+            _imread=lambda p: types.SimpleNamespace(shape=(480, 640, 3)),
+            _mavlink_writer_factory=lambda out: MagicMock(write=MagicMock(), close=MagicMock()),
+        )
+
+    # Assert
+    payload = json.loads((output_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json").read_text())
+    assert len(payload["messages"]) == 2
+    assert any("truncating" in rec.message for rec in caplog.records)

e2e/_unit_tests/helpers/test_sitl_observer.py

@@ -211,6 +211,204 @@ def test_get_observer_missing_gps_state_raises(replay_dir: Path):
         obs.read_gps_state()
 
 
+# wait_for_outbound (AZ-598)
+
+
+def _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir: Path, fc_kind: str, host: str) -> None:
+    """Write the minimal `observer_<kind>_<host>.json` so `get_observer` succeeds."""
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / f"observer_{fc_kind}_{host}.json",
+        {
+            "gps_state": {
+                "primary_source": "MAV",
+                "last_position_lat_deg": 0.0,
+                "last_position_lon_deg": 0.0,
+                "last_position_alt_m": 0.0,
+                "fix_quality": 3,
+                "horizontal_accuracy_m": 1.0,
+                "last_update_age_ms": 0,
+            },
+            "parameters": {},
+        },
+    )
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_advances_cursor_in_order(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json",
+        {
+            "messages": [
+                {"image_id": "AD000001.jpg", "lat_deg": 48.275292, "lon_deg": 37.385220},
+                {"image_id": "AD000002.jpg", "lat_deg": 48.275001, "lon_deg": 37.382922},
+            ]
+        },
+    )
+    obs = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+
+    # Act
+    first = obs.wait_for_outbound(timeout_s=5.0)
+    second = obs.wait_for_outbound(timeout_s=5.0)
+
+    # Assert
+    assert first.lat_deg == 48.275292 and first.lon_deg == 37.385220
+    assert first.image_id == "AD000001.jpg"
+    assert second.lat_deg == 48.275001 and second.lon_deg == 37.382922
+    assert second.image_id == "AD000002.jpg"
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_null_entry_raises_timeout(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json",
+        {"messages": [None]},
+    )
+    obs = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(TimeoutError, match="captured as timeout in fixture"):
+        obs.wait_for_outbound(timeout_s=5.0)
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_advances_cursor_past_timeout(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange — a real timeout in the middle of the sequence does not stall
+    # the cursor; the next call advances normally.
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json",
+        {
+            "messages": [
+                {"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0},
+                None,
+                {"lat_deg": 3.0, "lon_deg": 4.0},
+            ]
+        },
+    )
+    obs = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+
+    # Act / Assert
+    assert obs.wait_for_outbound().lat_deg == 1.0
+    with pytest.raises(TimeoutError):
+        obs.wait_for_outbound()
+    third = obs.wait_for_outbound()
+    assert third.lat_deg == 3.0 and third.lon_deg == 4.0
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_exhausted_raises_runtime(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json",
+        {"messages": [{"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}]},
+    )
+    obs = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    obs.wait_for_outbound()  # drain the only entry
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="outbound messages fixture exhausted"):
+        obs.wait_for_outbound()
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_missing_fixture_raises_runtime(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange — observer fixture present, outbound fixture missing.
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    obs = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json"):
+        obs.wait_for_outbound()
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_missing_env_raises_runtime(unset_replay_dir):
+    # Arrange — observer dataclass constructed manually so we don't depend on env var
+    # for the observer-fixture load. Verifies the outbound load itself respects the env.
+    obs = so._FdrReplayObserver(fc_kind="ardupilot", host="sitl-host", _payload={})
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="env var not set"):
+        obs.wait_for_outbound()
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_messages_not_list_raises_runtime(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json",
+        {"messages": {"oops": "should be list"}},
+    )
+    obs = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="`messages` must be a JSON list"):
+        obs.wait_for_outbound()
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_entry_wrong_type_raises_runtime(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json",
+        {"messages": ["not-an-object"]},
+    )
+    obs = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match=r"messages\[0\] must be a JSON object or null"):
+        obs.wait_for_outbound()
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_entry_missing_coords_raises_runtime(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json",
+        {"messages": [{"image_id": "AD000001.jpg"}]},
+    )
+    obs = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+
+    # Assert
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="missing required `lat_deg`/`lon_deg`"):
+        obs.wait_for_outbound()
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_image_id_optional(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange — entries without `image_id` are valid; consumer only needs coords.
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json",
+        {"messages": [{"lat_deg": 10.0, "lon_deg": 20.0}]},
+    )
+    obs = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+
+    # Act
+    msg = obs.wait_for_outbound()
+
+    # Assert
+    assert msg.lat_deg == 10.0 and msg.lon_deg == 20.0
+    assert msg.image_id is None
+
+
+def test_wait_for_outbound_separate_observers_have_independent_cursors(replay_dir: Path):
+    # Arrange — two observers built from the same fixture file must NOT share cursor.
+    _write_observer_fixture(replay_dir, "ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    _write_json(
+        replay_dir / "outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json",
+        {"messages": [{"lat_deg": 1.0, "lon_deg": 2.0}, {"lat_deg": 3.0, "lon_deg": 4.0}]},
+    )
+
+    # Act
+    obs_a = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    obs_b = so.get_observer("ardupilot", "sitl-host")
+    a_first = obs_a.wait_for_outbound()
+    b_first = obs_b.wait_for_outbound()
+
+    # Assert
+    assert a_first.lat_deg == 1.0
+    assert b_first.lat_deg == 1.0
+
+
 # prepare_sitl_*
 
 

e2e/_unit_tests/test_directory_layout.py

@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ E2E_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
         "runner/helpers/blackout_spoof_evaluator.py",
         "runner/helpers/fc_proxy_runtime.py",
         "runner/helpers/replay_mode.py",
+        "fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/__init__.py",
+        "fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/build_p01_fixtures.py",
+        "fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/README.md",
         "fixtures/mock-suite-sat/Dockerfile",
         "fixtures/mock-suite-sat/app.py",
         "fixtures/mock-suite-sat/requirements.txt",

e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# SITL Replay Fixture Builder (AZ-598)
+
+Produces the `outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json` +
+`observer_<fc_kind>_<host>.json` fixtures consumed by the b75
+`sitl_observer` module in offline FDR-replay mode (b75/b78).
+
+## Vertical-slice scope (this batch)
+
+Only the FT-P-01 still-image accuracy scenario is supported. Other
+scenarios (FT-P-02 Derkachi continuous flight, FT-N-04 blackout-spoof,
+etc.) need their own capture flows and will land as follow-up tickets.
+
+## Strategy
+
+Rather than spinning up a SITL container, this builder reuses the
+production `gps-denied-replay` CLI + `ReplayInputAdapter`:
+
+1. Encode the 60 `AD0000NN.jpg` still images into a 1 fps MP4.
+2. Generate a synthetic stationary tlog (zero-motion `RAW_IMU` +
+   `ATTITUDE` pairs at 200 Hz) — bypasses the AZ-405 take-off
+   pre-validator without needing real flight data.
+3. Run `gps-denied-replay --video stills.mp4 --tlog stationary.tlog
+   --time-offset-ms 0 --fdr-out fdr.jsonl` (auto-sync bypassed
+   because the synthetic tlog has no take-off signal).
+4. Read `fdr.jsonl`, filter to `kind == outbound_position_estimate`,
+   project each into the `outbound_messages_*` schema.
+5. Write the two fixture JSON files into `--output-dir`.
+
+This avoids needing new SUT-side frame-ingestion code (HTTP endpoint,
+file-watch source, etc.) which would otherwise be required to push
+individual stills to a running SUT container.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+gps-denied-build-p01-fixtures \
+  --input-dir _docs/00_problem/input_data \
+  --output-dir e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay/p01 \
+  --fc-kind ardupilot \
+  --host sitl-host
+```
+
+The output directory will contain:
+
+* `stills.mp4` — the 60 images encoded at 1 fps.
+* `stationary.tlog` — synthetic 120-s zero-motion tlog at 200 Hz.
+* `fdr.jsonl` — the FDR JSONL stream from the replay run.
+* `outbound_messages_ardupilot_sitl-host.json` — the consumed fixture.
+* `observer_ardupilot_sitl-host.json` — the consumed fixture.
+
+To activate the fixtures in a scenario run:
+
+```bash
+E2E_SITL_REPLAY_DIR=e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay/p01 \
+    pytest e2e/tests/positive/test_ft_p_01_still_image_accuracy.py
+```
+
+## Limitations
+
+* The synthetic tlog encodes zero motion — auto-sync MUST be bypassed
+  via `--time-offset-ms 0` (the builder does this automatically).
+* The FDR record `kind` is assumed to be `outbound_position_estimate`
+  — the `--fdr-kind` CLI flag overrides if the actual schema differs.
+* Per-image timeout handling: if the SUT emits fewer outbound estimates
+  than pushed frames, trailing image_ids are written as `null` entries
+  (encoded as TimeoutError on scenario replay).
+* iNav adapter is NOT supported by this batch — only ArduPilot. iNav
+  will land as a follow-up once the AP path is validated end-to-end.
+
+## Testing
+
+Unit tests under `e2e/_unit_tests/fixtures/test_sitl_replay_builder.py`
+mock all external dependencies (OpenCV, pymavlink, subprocess) so the
+test suite runs without a real `gps-denied-replay` install. The actual
+end-to-end run requires the SUT to be installed (`pip install -e .` at
+repo root) and is documented as a manual step until CI infrastructure
+catches up.

e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+"""SITL replay fixture builder (AZ-598).
+
+Vertical-slice tooling that produces the `outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json`
++ `observer_<fc_kind>_<host>.json` fixtures consumed by the b75 sitl_observer
+in offline FDR-replay mode.
+
+Strategy: reuse the production `gps-denied-replay` CLI + `ReplayInputAdapter`
+to drive the SUT pipeline against a 1 fps MP4 encoded from the FT-P-01 still
+image set and a synthetic stationary tlog. Read the resulting FDR JSONL and
+project each per-frame outbound estimate into the fixture schema. This avoids
+building new SUT-side frame ingestion infrastructure.
+
+Only the FT-P-01 still-image variant is supported in this batch; FT-P-02 etc.
+will land as follow-up tickets.
+
+Public symbols live on the submodule `build_p01_fixtures`; we deliberately
+do NOT re-export them on the package namespace because the function and
+the submodule share the name `build_p01_fixtures` and the function would
+shadow the submodule for `import …build_p01_fixtures as bp` callers.
+"""

e2e/fixtures/sitl_replay_builder/build_p01_fixtures.py

@@ -0,0 +1,471 @@
+"""FT-P-01 fixture builder (AZ-598).
+
+Produces:
+
+* ``outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json`` — per-image SUT outbound GPS
+  estimates, in image-order. ``null`` entries encode per-image timeouts.
+* ``observer_<fc_kind>_<host>.json`` — minimal observer config so
+  ``sitl_observer.get_observer`` succeeds when the fixtures are activated.
+
+Strategy: drive the production ``gps-denied-replay`` CLI against a 1 fps
+MP4 encoded from the FT-P-01 still-image set and a synthetic stationary
+tlog, then read the resulting FDR JSONL for per-frame outbound estimates.
+Compared with the rejected "live SITL docker capture" path this:
+
+* Adds no new SUT-side frame-ingestion code (reuses
+  ``ReplayInputAdapter`` + ``VideoFileFrameSource``).
+* Bypasses the SITL container entirely (FT-P-01 tests upstream
+  geo-estimate accuracy; the FC is just a delivery channel).
+* Runs as a single subprocess instead of a multi-container compose.
+
+The helpers below are intentionally dependency-injectable so the unit
+tests can mock OpenCV / pymavlink / subprocess / filesystem without
+touching real hardware or libraries.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import logging
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable, Iterable, Sequence
+
+_LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DEFAULT_FPS = 1.0
+DEFAULT_TLOG_DURATION_S = 120
+DEFAULT_TLOG_HZ = 200
+DEFAULT_FDR_KIND = "outbound_position_estimate"
+DEFAULT_CLI_BIN = "gps-denied-replay"
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class BuilderConfig:
+    """Per-invocation builder configuration."""
+
+    input_dir: Path
+    output_dir: Path
+    fc_kind: str
+    host: str
+    fps: float = DEFAULT_FPS
+    tlog_duration_s: int = DEFAULT_TLOG_DURATION_S
+    tlog_hz: int = DEFAULT_TLOG_HZ
+    fdr_kind: str = DEFAULT_FDR_KIND
+    cli_bin: str = DEFAULT_CLI_BIN
+
+
+# Step 1 — encode the still images into a 1 fps MP4
+
+
+def encode_stills_to_mp4(
+    image_paths: Sequence[Path],
+    output_mp4: Path,
+    *,
+    fps: float = DEFAULT_FPS,
+    _video_writer_factory: Callable | None = None,
+    _imread: Callable | None = None,
+) -> int:
+    """Encode `image_paths` (in order) as an MP4 at `fps`. Returns frame count.
+
+    Raises ``FileNotFoundError`` when no image paths are supplied or when
+    any input image cannot be read.
+
+    The OpenCV dependencies are injected via the underscore-prefixed
+    parameters so unit tests can run without OpenCV being available.
+    """
+    if not image_paths:
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            "encode_stills_to_mp4: image_paths is empty; nothing to encode"
+        )
+
+    if _video_writer_factory is None or _imread is None:
+        import cv2
+
+        _imread = _imread or (lambda path: cv2.imread(str(path), cv2.IMREAD_COLOR))
+        if _video_writer_factory is None:
+            _fourcc = cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(*"mp4v")
+
+            def _video_writer_factory(out: Path, width: int, height: int):
+                return cv2.VideoWriter(str(out), _fourcc, fps, (width, height))
+
+    first_frame = _imread(image_paths[0])
+    if first_frame is None:
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"encode_stills_to_mp4: failed to read {image_paths[0]}"
+        )
+    height, width = first_frame.shape[:2]
+    output_mp4.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    writer = _video_writer_factory(output_mp4, width, height)
+    try:
+        writer.write(first_frame)
+        for path in image_paths[1:]:
+            frame = _imread(path)
+            if frame is None:
+                raise FileNotFoundError(
+                    f"encode_stills_to_mp4: failed to read {path}"
+                )
+            writer.write(frame)
+    finally:
+        writer.release()
+
+    return len(image_paths)
+
+
+# Step 2 — generate a synthetic stationary tlog
+
+
+def generate_stationary_tlog(
+    output_tlog: Path,
+    *,
+    duration_s: int = DEFAULT_TLOG_DURATION_S,
+    hz: int = DEFAULT_TLOG_HZ,
+    _mavlink_writer_factory: Callable | None = None,
+) -> int:
+    """Write a tlog with `duration_s * hz` stationary RAW_IMU + ATTITUDE pairs.
+
+    The output is the minimum tlog content ``ReplayInputAdapter`` requires:
+    monotonic-timestamp RAW_IMU + ATTITUDE messages so the AZ-405 tlog
+    pre-validator (`AC-13`) doesn't reject the input.
+
+    The samples encode zero accel/gyro/attitude — auto-sync will refuse to
+    find a take-off, so callers MUST drive ``gps-denied-replay`` with an
+    explicit ``--time-offset-ms 0`` to bypass auto-sync.
+
+    Returns the number of message PAIRS written.
+    """
+    if duration_s <= 0:
+        raise ValueError(f"duration_s must be positive; got {duration_s}")
+    if hz <= 0:
+        raise ValueError(f"hz must be positive; got {hz}")
+
+    if _mavlink_writer_factory is None:
+        from pymavlink import mavutil
+
+        def _mavlink_writer_factory(out: Path):
+            return mavutil.mavlogfile(str(out), write=True)
+
+    output_tlog.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    pairs = 0
+    writer = _mavlink_writer_factory(output_tlog)
+    try:
+        period_us = int(1_000_000 / hz)
+        total_pairs = duration_s * hz
+        for i in range(total_pairs):
+            time_us = i * period_us
+            writer.write(_pack_raw_imu_zero(time_us))
+            writer.write(_pack_attitude_zero(time_us // 1000))
+            pairs += 1
+    finally:
+        close = getattr(writer, "close", None)
+        if callable(close):
+            close()
+
+    return pairs
+
+
+def _pack_raw_imu_zero(time_usec: int) -> bytes:
+    """Pack a zero-motion RAW_IMU MAVLink frame (msg id 27).
+
+    Constructed with pymavlink's MAVLink2 packer so the produced bytes are
+    a wire-compatible MAVLink frame including header + CRC. Stationary
+    semantics: all accel/gyro/mag fields are zero except the Z accel which
+    carries one g (gravity, ~9.81 m/s² × 1000 in mg).
+    """
+    from pymavlink.dialects.v20 import ardupilotmega as mavlink
+
+    packer = mavlink.MAVLink(file=None, srcSystem=1, srcComponent=1)
+    msg = mavlink.MAVLink_raw_imu_message(
+        time_usec=time_usec,
+        xacc=0,
+        yacc=0,
+        zacc=-9810,
+        xgyro=0,
+        ygyro=0,
+        zgyro=0,
+        xmag=0,
+        ymag=0,
+        zmag=0,
+        id=0,
+        temperature=0,
+    )
+    return msg.pack(packer)
+
+
+def _pack_attitude_zero(time_boot_ms: int) -> bytes:
+    """Pack a zero-motion ATTITUDE MAVLink frame (msg id 30)."""
+    from pymavlink.dialects.v20 import ardupilotmega as mavlink
+
+    packer = mavlink.MAVLink(file=None, srcSystem=1, srcComponent=1)
+    msg = mavlink.MAVLink_attitude_message(
+        time_boot_ms=time_boot_ms,
+        roll=0.0,
+        pitch=0.0,
+        yaw=0.0,
+        rollspeed=0.0,
+        pitchspeed=0.0,
+        yawspeed=0.0,
+    )
+    return msg.pack(packer)
+
+
+# Step 3 — drive `gps-denied-replay` against the generated video+tlog
+
+
+def run_gps_denied_replay(
+    video: Path,
+    tlog: Path,
+    fdr_out: Path,
+    *,
+    cli_bin: str = DEFAULT_CLI_BIN,
+    time_offset_ms: int = 0,
+    extra_args: Sequence[str] = (),
+    _runner: Callable[[Sequence[str]], subprocess.CompletedProcess] | None = None,
+) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
+    """Run ``gps-denied-replay`` as a subprocess.
+
+    Bypasses auto-sync via ``--time-offset-ms 0`` because the synthetic
+    stationary tlog has no take-off signal to detect.
+
+    Raises ``subprocess.CalledProcessError`` on non-zero exit code (with
+    the FDR path included in the error message). The default subprocess
+    runner can be swapped via the underscore-prefixed parameter for tests.
+    """
+    fdr_out.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    cmd: list[str] = [
+        cli_bin,
+        "--video", str(video),
+        "--tlog", str(tlog),
+        "--time-offset-ms", str(time_offset_ms),
+        "--fdr-out", str(fdr_out),
+        *extra_args,
+    ]
+    _LOG.info("running: %s", " ".join(cmd))
+
+    runner = _runner or (lambda c: subprocess.run(c, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True))
+    return runner(cmd)
+
+
+# Step 4 — extract per-frame outbound estimates from the FDR JSONL
+
+
+def parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates(
+    fdr_path: Path,
+    *,
+    fdr_kind: str = DEFAULT_FDR_KIND,
+    lat_key: str = "lat_deg",
+    lon_key: str = "lon_deg",
+) -> list[dict]:
+    """Walk `fdr_path` (JSONL) and return outbound-estimate payloads in order.
+
+    A record contributes one entry when its ``kind`` matches `fdr_kind` AND
+    its payload carries both `lat_key` and `lon_key`. Other records are
+    silently skipped (the FDR carries many record types per the
+    `_docs/02_document/contracts/fdr/` schema). Malformed JSON lines raise
+    ``ValueError`` with the line number.
+    """
+    if not fdr_path.is_file():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"FDR JSONL not found: {fdr_path}")
+
+    out: list[dict] = []
+    with fdr_path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
+        for line_no, line in enumerate(fp, start=1):
+            line = line.strip()
+            if not line:
+                continue
+            try:
+                record = json.loads(line)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"malformed FDR JSON at {fdr_path}:{line_no}: {exc.msg}"
+                ) from exc
+            if record.get("kind") != fdr_kind:
+                continue
+            payload = record.get("payload", {})
+            if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+                continue
+            if lat_key not in payload or lon_key not in payload:
+                continue
+            out.append(
+                {
+                    "lat_deg": float(payload[lat_key]),
+                    "lon_deg": float(payload[lon_key]),
+                }
+            )
+    return out
+
+
+# Step 5 — write the two fixture files in the b75/b78 schema
+
+
+def write_outbound_messages_fixture(
+    output_path: Path,
+    image_ids: Sequence[str],
+    estimates: Sequence[dict | None],
+) -> None:
+    """Write `outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json`.
+
+    `image_ids` and `estimates` must have the same length. `None` entries
+    in `estimates` are persisted as JSON `null` (timeout markers); other
+    entries must carry `lat_deg`/`lon_deg`.
+    """
+    if len(image_ids) != len(estimates):
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"length mismatch: {len(image_ids)} image_ids vs "
+            f"{len(estimates)} estimates"
+        )
+    messages: list[dict | None] = []
+    for image_id, estimate in zip(image_ids, estimates):
+        if estimate is None:
+            messages.append(None)
+            continue
+        messages.append(
+            {
+                "image_id": image_id,
+                "lat_deg": float(estimate["lat_deg"]),
+                "lon_deg": float(estimate["lon_deg"]),
+            }
+        )
+    output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    output_path.write_text(json.dumps({"messages": messages}, indent=2))
+
+
+def write_observer_fixture(output_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Write minimal `observer_<fc_kind>_<host>.json` so `get_observer` succeeds.
+
+    The FT-P-01 scenario only consumes `wait_for_outbound`, but
+    `get_observer` still requires a valid observer fixture for
+    construction. Populate with safe defaults; per-scenario tests that
+    care about `read_gps_state` carry their own observer fixtures.
+    """
+    payload = {
+        "gps_state": {
+            "primary_source": "MAV",
+            "last_position_lat_deg": 0.0,
+            "last_position_lon_deg": 0.0,
+            "last_position_alt_m": 0.0,
+            "fix_quality": 3,
+            "horizontal_accuracy_m": 1.0,
+            "last_update_age_ms": 0,
+        },
+        "parameters": {},
+    }
+    output_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    output_path.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
+
+
+# Orchestration
+
+
+def _resolve_p01_image_paths(input_dir: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    """Return the AD0000NN.jpg images under `input_dir`, sorted by name."""
+    if not input_dir.is_dir():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"input dir not found: {input_dir}")
+    return sorted(input_dir.glob("AD??????.jpg"))
+
+
+def build_p01_fixtures(
+    cfg: BuilderConfig,
+    *,
+    _runner: Callable[[Sequence[str]], subprocess.CompletedProcess] | None = None,
+    _video_writer_factory: Callable | None = None,
+    _imread: Callable | None = None,
+    _mavlink_writer_factory: Callable | None = None,
+) -> Path:
+    """End-to-end FT-P-01 fixture build. Returns the output directory.
+
+    Steps (matches the module docstring):
+
+    1. Resolve the 60 AD0000NN.jpg images under ``cfg.input_dir``.
+    2. Encode them at ``cfg.fps`` into ``stills.mp4`` under ``cfg.output_dir``.
+    3. Generate a stationary ``stationary.tlog`` under ``cfg.output_dir``.
+    4. Run ``gps-denied-replay`` against the pair; write FDR JSONL.
+    5. Project FDR outbound-estimate records into the two fixture files.
+
+    Per-frame timeout handling: if the FDR yields fewer estimates than
+    images, the trailing image_ids get `null` (timeout) entries. If the
+    FDR yields MORE estimates than images (multiple emissions per frame),
+    only the first ``len(image_paths)`` estimates are kept and a WARN is
+    logged so the operator notices the schema mismatch.
+    """
+    image_paths = _resolve_p01_image_paths(cfg.input_dir)
+    if not image_paths:
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"no AD??????.jpg images found under {cfg.input_dir}"
+        )
+
+    cfg.output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    stills_mp4 = cfg.output_dir / "stills.mp4"
+    stationary_tlog = cfg.output_dir / "stationary.tlog"
+    fdr_jsonl = cfg.output_dir / "fdr.jsonl"
+
+    encode_stills_to_mp4(
+        image_paths, stills_mp4, fps=cfg.fps,
+        _video_writer_factory=_video_writer_factory, _imread=_imread,
+    )
+    generate_stationary_tlog(
+        stationary_tlog,
+        duration_s=cfg.tlog_duration_s,
+        hz=cfg.tlog_hz,
+        _mavlink_writer_factory=_mavlink_writer_factory,
+    )
+    run_gps_denied_replay(
+        stills_mp4, stationary_tlog, fdr_jsonl,
+        cli_bin=cfg.cli_bin, _runner=_runner,
+    )
+
+    raw_estimates = parse_fdr_for_outbound_estimates(fdr_jsonl, fdr_kind=cfg.fdr_kind)
+    estimates: list[dict | None] = list(raw_estimates[: len(image_paths)])
+    if len(raw_estimates) > len(image_paths):
+        _LOG.warning(
+            "FDR carried %d outbound estimates but only %d images were pushed; "
+            "truncating to the per-frame count", len(raw_estimates), len(image_paths)
+        )
+    while len(estimates) < len(image_paths):
+        estimates.append(None)
+
+    outbound_path = cfg.output_dir / f"outbound_messages_{cfg.fc_kind}_{cfg.host}.json"
+    observer_path = cfg.output_dir / f"observer_{cfg.fc_kind}_{cfg.host}.json"
+    write_outbound_messages_fixture(
+        outbound_path,
+        image_ids=[p.name for p in image_paths],
+        estimates=estimates,
+    )
+    write_observer_fixture(observer_path)
+    return cfg.output_dir
+
+
+def _main(argv: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog="build_p01_fixtures",
+        description="Build FT-P-01 SITL replay fixtures via gps-denied-replay.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--input-dir", type=Path, required=True,
+                        help="Directory containing AD000001..AD000060.jpg")
+    parser.add_argument("--output-dir", type=Path, required=True,
+                        help="Output dir for stills.mp4 + stationary.tlog + fixtures")
+    parser.add_argument("--fc-kind", choices=("ardupilot", "inav"), default="ardupilot")
+    parser.add_argument("--host", default="sitl-host")
+    parser.add_argument("--fps", type=float, default=DEFAULT_FPS)
+    parser.add_argument("--cli-bin", default=DEFAULT_CLI_BIN)
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+    cfg = BuilderConfig(
+        input_dir=args.input_dir,
+        output_dir=args.output_dir,
+        fc_kind=args.fc_kind,
+        host=args.host,
+        fps=args.fps,
+        cli_bin=args.cli_bin,
+    )
+    build_p01_fixtures(cfg)
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    sys.exit(_main())

e2e/runner/helpers/sitl_observer.py

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Fixture file naming (under `${E2E_SITL_REPLAY_DIR}/`):
 * `gps_health_samples.json` — list[{monotonic_ms, healthy, spoofed}]
 * `consistency_check_events.json` — list[{monotonic_ms, passed}]
 * `observer_<fc_kind>_<host>.json` — {gps_state: {...}, parameters: {...}}
+* `outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json` —
+  {messages: [{image_id?, lat_deg, lon_deg} | null, ...]}
 * `ap_parameters_<host>.json` — {<param_name>: <value>, ...}
 * `ap_tlog_<host>.tlog` — raw mavproxy tlog (any binary content)
 * `inav_handshake_<host>.json` — {established_within_s: float | None}
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import os
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Iterable, Literal
 
@@ -112,16 +114,41 @@ class InavGpsState:
     provider: str
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class OutboundMessage:
+    """One outbound GPS estimate captured from the SUT.
+
+    Both ArduPilot ``GPS_INPUT`` and iNav ``MSP2_SENSOR_GPS`` are
+    projected into this minimal shape because the scenarios consuming
+    `wait_for_outbound` only care about the geo-coordinates. The
+    optional `image_id` round-trips for diagnostics but is not part
+    of the consumer contract.
+    """
+
+    lat_deg: float
+    lon_deg: float
+    image_id: str | None = None
+
+
 # Observer interface (returned by ``get_observer``)
 
 
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
+@dataclass
 class _FdrReplayObserver:
-    """FDR-replay observer — reads gps_state + parameters from one JSON file."""
+    """FDR-replay observer — reads SUT state from JSON fixtures.
+
+    `_payload` holds the observer configuration fixture
+    (`observer_<fc_kind>_<host>.json`). Cursor state for
+    `wait_for_outbound` is intentionally lazy — the outbound-messages
+    fixture is loaded on the first call so observers constructed for
+    scenarios that never call `wait_for_outbound` don't pay the I/O.
+    """
 
     fc_kind: FcKind
     host: str
     _payload: dict
+    _outbound_cursor: int = 0
+    _outbound_messages: list[dict | None] | None = field(default=None, repr=False)
 
     def read_gps_state(self) -> FcGpsState:
         gps = self._payload.get("gps_state")
@@ -147,6 +174,78 @@ class _FdrReplayObserver:
             )
         return params.get(name)
 
+    def wait_for_outbound(self, timeout_s: float | None = None) -> OutboundMessage:
+        """Return the next captured outbound GPS estimate (cursor-based replay).
+
+        `timeout_s` is accepted for live-mode parity and ignored in
+        replay mode — the fixture already encodes per-call timeouts
+        as `null` entries.
+
+        Raises:
+            TimeoutError: cursor entry is `null` (SUT didn't emit
+                anything for the corresponding image during capture).
+            RuntimeError: fixture missing OR malformed OR cursor
+                advanced past the messages list length.
+        """
+        if self._outbound_messages is None:
+            self._outbound_messages = _load_outbound_messages(self.fc_kind, self.host)
+
+        if self._outbound_cursor >= len(self._outbound_messages):
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"sitl_observer ({self.fc_kind}/{self.host}): "
+                f"outbound messages fixture exhausted after "
+                f"{self._outbound_cursor} call(s); scenario expects more"
+            )
+
+        entry = self._outbound_messages[self._outbound_cursor]
+        self._outbound_cursor += 1
+
+        if entry is None:
+            raise TimeoutError(
+                f"sitl_observer ({self.fc_kind}/{self.host}): "
+                f"outbound message #{self._outbound_cursor} captured as "
+                f"timeout in fixture (timeout_s={timeout_s})"
+            )
+
+        return OutboundMessage(
+            lat_deg=float(entry["lat_deg"]),
+            lon_deg=float(entry["lon_deg"]),
+            image_id=entry.get("image_id"),
+        )
+
+
+def _load_outbound_messages(fc_kind: FcKind, host: str) -> list[dict | None]:
+    """Load + validate `outbound_messages_<fc_kind>_<host>.json`.
+
+    Returns the validated `messages` list (None entries preserved).
+    Raises RuntimeError on any malformed shape so observers fail
+    loudly rather than hand out garbage.
+    """
+    payload, path = _load_required_json(f"outbound_messages_{fc_kind}_{host}.json")
+    raw = payload.get("messages")
+    if not isinstance(raw, list):
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"sitl_observer outbound fixture {path}: "
+            f"`messages` must be a JSON list; got {type(raw).__name__}"
+        )
+    validated: list[dict | None] = []
+    for idx, entry in enumerate(raw):
+        if entry is None:
+            validated.append(None)
+            continue
+        if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"sitl_observer outbound fixture {path}: "
+                f"messages[{idx}] must be a JSON object or null; got {type(entry).__name__}"
+            )
+        if "lat_deg" not in entry or "lon_deg" not in entry:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"sitl_observer outbound fixture {path}: "
+                f"messages[{idx}] missing required `lat_deg`/`lon_deg` keys"
+            )
+        validated.append(entry)
+    return validated
+
 
 # Module-level helpers
 

e2e/tests/positive/test_ft_p_01_still_image_accuracy.py

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def test_ft_p_01_still_image_accuracy(
 
     # 2. Resolve the SITL listener for the requested FC adapter.
     sitl_host = "sitl-ardupilot" if fc_adapter == "ardupilot" else "sitl-inav"
-    observer = sitl_observer.get_observer(fc_adapter=fc_adapter, host=sitl_host)
+    observer = sitl_observer.get_observer(fc_kind=fc_adapter, host=sitl_host)
     sink = _resolve_frame_sink()
     replayer = FrameSourceReplayer(sink)
 

e2e/tests/positive/test_ft_p_05_sat_anchor.py

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def test_ft_p_05_sat_anchor(
 
     # 2. Push images, collect (est_lat, est_lon, mre_px) per image.
     sitl_host = "sitl-ardupilot" if fc_adapter == "ardupilot" else "sitl-inav"
-    observer = sitl_observer.get_observer(fc_adapter=fc_adapter, host=sitl_host)
+    observer = sitl_observer.get_observer(fc_kind=fc_adapter, host=sitl_host)
     sink = _resolve_frame_sink()
     replayer = FrameSourceReplayer(sink)