diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/1042_tiltrotor b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/1042_tiltrotor
index 3749ec2c03..3945feaaf9 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/1042_tiltrotor
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/1042_tiltrotor
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ then
 	param set NAV_ACC_RAD 5
 	param set NAV_LOITER_RAD 80
 
-	param set VT_F_TRANS_DUR 1.5
+	param set VT_F_TRANS_DUR 5.0
 	param set VT_F_TRANS_THR 0.75
 	param set VT_TILT_FW 3.1415
 	param set VT_TILT_TRANS 1.2