diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simconnect_datadefinition.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simconnect_datadefinition.cpp
index 39267d873..ae019791d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simconnect_datadefinition.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simconnect_datadefinition.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
         {
             HRESULT hr = S_OK;
             hr = initOwnAircraft(hSimConnect);
-            hr = initAircraftPosition(hSimConnect);
+            hr = initRemoteAircraftSituation(hSimConnect);
             hr = initAircraftConfiguration(hSimConnect);
             return hr;
         }
@@ -44,15 +44,10 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             return hr;
         }
 
-        HRESULT CSimConnectDataDefinition::initAircraftPosition(const HANDLE hSimConnect)
+        HRESULT CSimConnectDataDefinition::initRemoteAircraftSituation(const HANDLE hSimConnect)
         {
             HRESULT hr = S_OK;
-            hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataAircraftPosition, "Plane Latitude", "Degrees");
-            hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataAircraftPosition, "Plane Longitude", "Degrees");
-            hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataAircraftPosition, "Plane Altitude", "Feet");
-            hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataAircraftPosition, "Plane Heading Degrees True", "Degrees");
-            hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataAircraftPosition, "Plane Pitch Degrees", "Degrees");
-            hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataAircraftPosition, "Plane Bank Degrees", "Degrees");
+            hr = SimConnect_AddToDataDefinition(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataDefinitionRemoteAircraftSituation, "Initial Position", "", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE_INITPOSITION);
             return hr;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simconnect_datadefinition.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simconnect_datadefinition.h
index d466a33a6..b6323fdd4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simconnect_datadefinition.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simconnect_datadefinition.h
@@ -34,14 +34,9 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
         };
 
         //! \brief Data struct of aircraft position
-        struct DataDefinitionAircraftPosition
+        struct DataDefinitionRemoteAircraftSituation
         {
-            double latitude;        //!< Latitude
-            double longitude;       //!< Longitude
-            double altitude;        //!< Altitude
-            double trueHeading;     //!< True heading
-            double pitch;           //!< Pitch
-            double bank;            //!< Bank
+            SIMCONNECT_DATA_INITPOSITION position;  //!< Position struct
         };
 
         //! \brief Data struct of aircraft position
@@ -62,7 +57,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             //! \brief SimConnect definiton ID's
             enum DataDefiniton {
                 DataOwnAircraft,
-                DataAircraftPosition,
+                DataDefinitionRemoteAircraftSituation,
                 DataAircraftConfiguration
             };
 
@@ -93,7 +88,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
              * \param hSimConnect
              * \return
              */
-            static HRESULT initAircraftPosition(const HANDLE hSimConnect);
+            static HRESULT initRemoteAircraftSituation(const HANDLE hSimConnect);
 
             /*!
              * \brief Initialize data definition for remote aircraft configuration
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp
index 78c846000..e1c774b86 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsx/simulator_fsx.cpp
@@ -350,15 +350,20 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             {
                 if (simObj.m_interpolator.hasEnoughAircraftSituations())
                 {
-                    DataDefinitionAircraftPosition position;
-                    CAircraftSituation situation = simObj.m_interpolator.getCurrentSituation();
-                    position.latitude = situation.latitude().value();
-                    position.longitude = situation.longitude().value();
-                    position.altitude = situation.getAltitude().value(CLengthUnit::ft());
-                    position.pitch = situation.getPitch().value();
-                    position.bank = situation.getBank().value();
-                    position.trueHeading = situation.getHeading().value(CAngleUnit::deg());
 
+                    SIMCONNECT_DATA_INITPOSITION position;
+                    CAircraftSituation situation = simObj.m_interpolator.getCurrentSituation();
+                    position.Latitude = situation.latitude().value();
+                    position.Longitude = situation.longitude().value();
+                    position.Altitude = situation.getAltitude().value(CLengthUnit::ft());
+                    position.Pitch = situation.getPitch().value();
+                    position.Bank = situation.getBank().value();
+                    position.Heading = situation.getHeading().value(CAngleUnit::deg());
+                    position.Airspeed = situation.getGroundSpeed().value(CSpeedUnit::kts());
+                    position.OnGround = position.Airspeed < 30 ? 1 : 0;
+
+                    DataDefinitionRemoteAircraftSituation ddAircraftSituation;
+                    ddAircraftSituation.position = position;
                     DataDefinitionAircraftConfiguration configuration;
                     configuration.gearCenter = 100.0;
                     configuration.gearLeft = 100.0;
@@ -368,7 +373,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 
                     if (simObj.m_objectId != 0)
                     {
-                        SimConnect_SetDataOnSimObject(m_hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataAircraftPosition, simObj.m_objectId, SIMCONNECT_DATA_SET_FLAG_DEFAULT, 0, sizeof(DataDefinitionAircraftPosition), &position);
+                        SimConnect_SetDataOnSimObject(m_hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataDefinitionRemoteAircraftSituation, simObj.m_objectId, SIMCONNECT_DATA_SET_FLAG_DEFAULT, 0, sizeof(ddAircraftSituation), &ddAircraftSituation);
 
                         // With the following SimConnect call all aircrafts loose their red tag. No idea why though.
                         SimConnect_SetDataOnSimObject(m_hSimConnect, CSimConnectDataDefinition::DataAircraftConfiguration, simObj.m_objectId, SIMCONNECT_DATA_SET_FLAG_DEFAULT, 0, sizeof(DataDefinitionAircraftConfiguration), &configuration);