diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectobject.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectobject.cpp
index 6f8053c4b..e04141968 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectobject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectobject.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             m_partsAsSent = dd;
         }
 
+        bool CSimConnectObject::isSameAsSent(const SIMCONNECT_DATA_INITPOSITION &position) const
+        {
+            return std::tie(m_positionAsSent.Airspeed, m_positionAsSent.Altitude, m_positionAsSent.Bank, m_positionAsSent.Heading, m_positionAsSent.Latitude, m_positionAsSent.Longitude, m_positionAsSent.Pitch, m_positionAsSent.OnGround) ==
+                   std::tie(position.Airspeed, position.Altitude, position.Bank, position.Heading, position.Latitude, position.Longitude, position.Pitch, position.OnGround);
+        }
+
+        void CSimConnectObject::invalidatePositionAsSent()
+        {
+            m_positionAsSent.Airspeed = 0;
+            m_positionAsSent.Altitude = -1;
+            m_positionAsSent.Bank = -1;
+            m_positionAsSent.Heading = -1;
+            m_positionAsSent.Latitude = -1;
+            m_positionAsSent.Longitude = -1;
+            m_positionAsSent.OnGround = 0;
+            m_positionAsSent.Pitch = -1;
+        }
+
         void CSimConnectObject::setObjectId(DWORD id)
         {
             m_objectId = id;
@@ -104,12 +122,13 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             m_confirmedAdded = false;
             m_currentLightsInSim = CAircraftLights();
             m_lightsAsSent = CAircraftLights();
-            m_partsAsSent = DataDefinitionRemoteAircraftPartsWithoutLights {}; // init with 0s
             m_requestId = -1;
             m_objectId = -1;
             m_lightsRequestedAt = -1;
             m_validRequestId = false;
             m_validObjectId = false;
+            this->invalidatePartsAsSent();
+            this->invalidatePositionAsSent();
         }
 
         bool CSimConnectObject::hasValidRequestAndObjectId() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectobject.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectobject.h
index aade8ab50..1b58461d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectobject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simconnectobject.h
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! Invalidate parts as sent
             void invalidatePartsAsSent();
 
+            //! Parts as sent to simulator
+            const SIMCONNECT_DATA_INITPOSITION &getPositionAsSent() const { return m_positionAsSent; }
+
+            //! Position as sent
+            void setPositionAsSent(const SIMCONNECT_DATA_INITPOSITION &position) { m_positionAsSent = position; }
+
+            //! Same as sent
+            bool isSameAsSent(const SIMCONNECT_DATA_INITPOSITION &position) const;
+
+            //! Invalidate position as sent;
+            void invalidatePositionAsSent();
+
             //! Lights as sent to simulator
             const BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftLights &getLightsAsSent() const { return m_lightsAsSent; }
 
@@ -172,6 +184,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             bool m_pendingRemoved = false;
             int m_lightsRequestedAt = -1;
             DataDefinitionRemoteAircraftPartsWithoutLights m_partsAsSent {};          //!< parts as sent
+            SIMCONNECT_DATA_INITPOSITION m_positionAsSent {};                         //!< position as sent
             BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftLights m_currentLightsInSim { nullptr };    //!< current lights to know state for toggling
             BlackMisc::Aviation::CAircraftLights m_lightsAsSent { nullptr };          //!< lights as sent to simulator
             SIMCONNECT_PERIOD m_requestSimDataPeriod = SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_NEVER;       //!< how often do we query ground elevation