diff --git a/flybody/tasks/task_utils.py b/flybody/tasks/task_utils.py
index f7e02894..d846360b 100755
--- a/flybody/tasks/task_utils.py
+++ b/flybody/tasks/task_utils.py
@@ -25,6 +25,36 @@ def observable_indices_in_tensor(
     return sorted_obs_dict
 
 
+def wing_qpos_to_conventional(model_wing_qpos: np.ndarray,
+                              body_pitch_angle: float = 47.5,
+                             ) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Transform model wing joint qpos to conventional wing kinematics definition.
+    
+    Args:
+        model_wing_qpos: Wing MjData.qpos in radians, shape (B, 6).
+            Order of joints: yaw, roll, pitch, yaw, roll, pitch.
+            Left-right order is arbitrary.
+        body_pitch_angle: Body pitch angle for initial flight pose, relative to
+            ground, degrees. 0: horizontal body position. Default value from
+            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1248955
+
+    Returns:
+        Wing angles transformed to conventional representation.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(model_wing_qpos, np.ndarray):
+        model_wing_qpos = np.array(model_wing_qpos)
+    conventional = np.zeros_like(model_wing_qpos)
+    body_pitch_angle = np.deg2rad(body_pitch_angle)
+    # Yaw, doesn't require transformation.
+    conventional[..., [0, 3]] = model_wing_qpos[..., [0, 3]].copy()
+    # Roll.
+    conventional[..., [1, 4]] = - model_wing_qpos[..., [1, 4]]
+    # Pitch.
+    conventional[..., [2, 5]] = (
+        np.pi / 2 - body_pitch_angle - model_wing_qpos[..., [2, 5]])
+    return conventional
+
+
 def get_random_policy(action_spec: 'dm_env.specs.BoundedArray',
                       minimum: float = -0.2,
                       maximum: float = 0.2) -> Callable[[Any], np.ndarray]: