diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps
index 265364fac8..7fe494fad1 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.vtol_apps
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ mc_att_control start
 mc_pos_control start
 fw_att_control start
 fw_pos_control_l1 start
+
+#
+# Start Land Detector
+# Fixed wing for now until we have something for VTOL
+#
+land_detector start fixedwing