diff --git a/conf/conf.xml.example b/conf/conf.xml.example
index 5ba76d762e..a9b4cd6263 100644
--- a/conf/conf.xml.example
+++ b/conf/conf.xml.example
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
   <aircraft
    name="HITL"
-   ac_id="7"
+   ac_id="77"
    airframe="airframes/tiny_hitl.xml"
    radio="radios/cockpitSX.xml"
    telemetry="telemetry/hitl.xml"