diff --git a/msg/VehicleConstraints.msg b/msg/VehicleConstraints.msg
index aa3a491b12..fd0031fab2 100644
--- a/msg/VehicleConstraints.msg
+++ b/msg/VehicleConstraints.msg
@@ -6,4 +6,12 @@ uint64 timestamp # time since system start (microseconds)
 float32 speed_up # in meters/sec
 float32 speed_down # in meters/sec
 
+bool apply_brake
+bool stopped
+bool stick_input
+bool terrain_hold
+bool too_fast
+float32 dist_to_bottom
+float32 dist_to_ground_lock
+
 bool want_takeoff # tell the controller to initiate takeoff when idling (ignored during flight)
diff --git a/src/modules/flight_mode_manager/tasks/ManualAltitude/FlightTaskManualAltitude.cpp b/src/modules/flight_mode_manager/tasks/ManualAltitude/FlightTaskManualAltitude.cpp
index 2f27fd1aed..99e9598441 100644
--- a/src/modules/flight_mode_manager/tasks/ManualAltitude/FlightTaskManualAltitude.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/flight_mode_manager/tasks/ManualAltitude/FlightTaskManualAltitude.cpp
@@ -102,9 +102,13 @@ void FlightTaskManualAltitude::_updateAltitudeLock()
 
 	// Check if user wants to break
 	const bool apply_brake = fabsf(_sticks.getPositionExpo()(2)) <= FLT_EPSILON;
+	printf("apply_brake: %d ", apply_brake);
+	_constraints.apply_brake = apply_brake;
 
 	// Check if vehicle has stopped
 	const bool stopped = (_param_mpc_hold_max_z.get() < FLT_EPSILON || fabsf(_velocity(2)) < _param_mpc_hold_max_z.get());
+	printf("stopped: %d ", stopped);
+	_constraints.stopped = stopped;
 
 	// Manage transition between use of distance to ground and distance to local origin
 	// when terrain hold behaviour has been selected.
@@ -115,9 +119,12 @@ void FlightTaskManualAltitude::_updateAltitudeLock()
 		// Use presence of horizontal stick inputs as a transition criteria
 		float stick_xy = Vector2f(_sticks.getPitchRollExpo()).length();
 		bool stick_input = stick_xy > 0.001f;
+		printf("stick_input: %d ", stick_input);
+		_constraints.stick_input = stick_input;
 
 		if (_terrain_hold) {
 			bool too_fast = spd_xy > _param_mpc_hold_max_xy.get();
+			_constraints.too_fast = too_fast;
 
 			if (stick_input || too_fast || !PX4_ISFINITE(_dist_to_bottom)) {
 				// Stop using distance to ground
@@ -184,7 +191,15 @@ void FlightTaskManualAltitude::_updateAltitudeLock()
 		}
 	}
 
+	_constraints.terrain_hold = _terrain_hold;
+	_constraints.dist_to_bottom = _dist_to_bottom;
+	_constraints.dist_to_ground_lock = _dist_to_ground_lock;
+
+	printf("_dist_to_bottom: %.3f ", (double)_dist_to_bottom);
+	printf("_dist_to_ground_lock: %.3f ", (double)_dist_to_ground_lock);
+
 	_respectMaxAltitude();
+	printf("\n");
 }
 
 void FlightTaskManualAltitude::_respectMinAltitude()
diff --git a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp
index 30ac027d6f..d620ee9625 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp
@@ -660,13 +660,16 @@ void Sih::publish_ground_truth(const hrt_abstime &time_now_us)
 		_local_position_ground_truth_pub.publish(local_position);
 	}
 
+	static float rise_counter = 0.f;
+
 	{
 		// publish global position groundtruth
 		vehicle_global_position_s global_position{};
 		global_position.timestamp_sample = time_now_us;
 		global_position.lat = _lla.latitude_deg();
 		global_position.lon = _lla.longitude_deg();
-		global_position.alt = _lla.altitude();
+		global_position.alt = _lla.altitude() + rise_counter;
+		rise_counter += 0.0001f;
 		global_position.alt_ellipsoid = global_position.alt;
 		global_position.terrain_alt = -_lpos(2);
 		global_position.timestamp = hrt_absolute_time();