diff --git a/posix-configs/SITL/init/ekf2/tailsitter b/posix-configs/SITL/init/ekf2/tailsitter
index 6c841e6fa49a0b7e33f4fe38ea36c262459860e8..7132f6d4fe1a2dd83e5165187552387f69be78f1 100644
--- a/posix-configs/SITL/init/ekf2/tailsitter
+++ b/posix-configs/SITL/init/ekf2/tailsitter
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ param set SYS_AUTOSTART 4010
 param set SYS_MC_EST_GROUP 2
 param set SYS_RESTART_TYPE 2
 param set VT_TYPE 0
+param set VT_F_TRANS_DUR 1.5
+param set VT_F_TRANS_THR 0.7
 replay tryapplyparams
 simulator start -s
 tone_alarm start