diff --git a/boards/px4/fts-auto/init/rc.board_defaults b/boards/px4/fts-auto/init/rc.board_defaults
index 26f410d..5c9f4b7 100644
--- a/boards/px4/fts-auto/init/rc.board_defaults
+++ b/boards/px4/fts-auto/init/rc.board_defaults
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 # board specific defaults
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# AFTS AIRFRAME
 param set-default SYS_AUTOSTART 2
 
+# Always use Mavlink version 2
 param set-default MAV_PROTO_VER 2
 
-#param set-default FTS_TYPE 2
-#param set-default FTS_SIM_MODE 0
+# Log from boot until shutdown
+param set-default SDLOG_MODE 2
 
 param set-default SYS_USE_IO 1
 param set-default SENS_IMU_MODE 0
diff --git a/boards/px4/fts-can/init/rc.board_defaults b/boards/px4/fts-can/init/rc.board_defaults
index 5cff62d..98a1e6a 100644
--- a/boards/px4/fts-can/init/rc.board_defaults
+++ b/boards/px4/fts-can/init/rc.board_defaults
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 # board specific defaults
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# MFTS AIRFRAME
 param set-default SYS_AUTOSTART 1
 
+# Always use Mavlink version 2
 param set-default MAV_PROTO_VER 2
 
-param set-default FTS_TYPE 1
-param set-default FTS_SIM_MODE 0
+# Log from boot until shutdown
+param set-default SDLOG_MODE 2
 
 param set-default SYS_USE_IO 0
 param set-default SENS_IMU_MODE 0