diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1040_standard_vtol b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1040_standard_vtol
index 32c9fdb4b9..eab595b36d 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1040_standard_vtol
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1040_standard_vtol
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ param set-default FW_T_CLMB_MAX 8
 param set-default FW_T_SINK_MAX 2.7
 param set-default FW_T_SINK_MIN 2.2
 
+param set-default MC_AIRMODE 1
 param set-default MC_ROLLRATE_P 0.3
 param set-default MC_YAW_P 1.6
 
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1041_tailsitter b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1041_tailsitter
index 359b50d784..d72ea64da2 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1041_tailsitter
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1041_tailsitter
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ param set-default FW_T_SINK_MAX 2.7
 param set-default FW_T_SINK_MIN 2.2
 param set-default FW_T_TAS_TC 2
 
+param set-default MC_AIRMODE 1
 param set-default MC_ROLLRATE_P 0.3
 
 param set-default MPC_ACC_HOR_MAX 2
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1042_tiltrotor b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1042_tiltrotor
index 9abb00762f..a684d42675 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1042_tiltrotor
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1042_tiltrotor
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ param set-default FW_T_CLMB_MAX 8
 param set-default FW_T_SINK_MAX 2.7
 param set-default FW_T_SINK_MIN 2.2
 
+param set-default MC_AIRMODE 1
 param set-default MC_YAWRATE_P 0.3
 param set-default MC_YAWRATE_I 0.3