diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/config/configairframewidget.cpp b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/config/configairframewidget.cpp
index f7b40e72f..e5684b3fd 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/config/configairframewidget.cpp
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/config/configairframewidget.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void ConfigAirframeWidget::resetFwMixer()
 {
     UAVDataObject* obj = dynamic_cast<UAVDataObject*>(getObjectManager()->getObject(QString("MixerSettings")));
     UAVObjectField* field = obj->getField(QString("ThrottleCurve1"));
-    resetMixer(m_aircraft->fixedWingThrottle, field->getNumElements());
+    resetMixer(m_aircraft->fixedWingThrottle, field->getNumElements(),1);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void ConfigAirframeWidget::resetMrMixer()
 {
     UAVDataObject* obj = dynamic_cast<UAVDataObject*>(getObjectManager()->getObject(QString("MixerSettings")));
     UAVObjectField* field = obj->getField(QString("ThrottleCurve1"));
-    resetMixer(m_aircraft->multiThrottleCurve, field->getNumElements());
+    resetMixer(m_aircraft->multiThrottleCurve, field->getNumElements(),0.95);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void ConfigAirframeWidget::resetCt1Mixer()
 {
     UAVDataObject* obj = dynamic_cast<UAVDataObject*>(getObjectManager()->getObject(QString("MixerSettings")));
     UAVObjectField* field = obj->getField(QString("ThrottleCurve1"));
-    resetMixer(m_aircraft->customThrottle1Curve, field->getNumElements());
+    resetMixer(m_aircraft->customThrottle1Curve, field->getNumElements(),1);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -388,18 +388,18 @@ void ConfigAirframeWidget::resetCt2Mixer()
 {
     UAVDataObject* obj = dynamic_cast<UAVDataObject*>(getObjectManager()->getObject(QString("MixerSettings")));
     UAVObjectField* field = obj->getField(QString("ThrottleCurve2"));
-    resetMixer(m_aircraft->customThrottle2Curve, field->getNumElements());
+    resetMixer(m_aircraft->customThrottle2Curve, field->getNumElements(),1);
 }
 
 
 /**
   Resets a mixer curve
   */
-void ConfigAirframeWidget::resetMixer(MixerCurveWidget *mixer, int numElements)
+void ConfigAirframeWidget::resetMixer(MixerCurveWidget *mixer, int numElements, double maxvalue)
 {
     QList<double> curveValues;
     for (double i=0; i<numElements; i++) {
-        curveValues.append(i/(numElements-1));
+        curveValues.append(maxvalue*(i/(numElements-1)));
     }
     // Setup all Throttle1 curves for all types of airframes
     mixer->initCurve(curveValues);
@@ -469,19 +469,37 @@ void ConfigAirframeWidget::requestAircraftUpdate()
     QList<double> curveValues;
     // If the 1st element of the curve is <= -10, then the curve
     // is a straight line (that's how the mixer works on the mainboard):
+    double temp=0; //used to check if default value(all 0s) is being returned
     if (field->getValue(0).toInt() <= -10) {
         for (double i=0; i<field->getNumElements(); i++) {
             curveValues.append(i/(field->getNumElements()-1));
         }
     } else {
+        double value;
         for (unsigned int i=0; i < field->getNumElements(); i++) {
-            curveValues.append(field->getValue(i).toDouble());
+            value=field->getValue(i).toDouble();
+            temp+=value;
+            curveValues.append(value);
         }
     }
     // Setup all Throttle1 curves for all types of airframes
-    m_aircraft->fixedWingThrottle->initCurve(curveValues);
-    m_aircraft->multiThrottleCurve->initCurve(curveValues);
-
+    if(temp==0)
+    {   curveValues.clear();
+        for (double i=0; i<field->getNumElements(); i++) {
+            curveValues.append(0.95*(i/(field->getNumElements()-1)));
+        }
+        m_aircraft->multiThrottleCurve->initCurve(curveValues);
+        curveValues.clear();
+        for (double i=0; i<field->getNumElements(); i++) {
+            curveValues.append(i/(field->getNumElements()-1));
+        }
+        m_aircraft->fixedWingThrottle->initCurve(curveValues);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_aircraft->multiThrottleCurve->initCurve(curveValues);
+        m_aircraft->fixedWingThrottle->initCurve(curveValues);
+    }
     // Load the Settings for fixed wing frames:
     if (frameType.startsWith("FixedWing")) {
          // Then retrieve how channels are setup
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/config/configairframewidget.h b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/config/configairframewidget.h
index 37f6ef877..183b59494 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/config/configairframewidget.h
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/config/configairframewidget.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private:
     void setupMotors(QList<QString> motorList);
 
     void resetField(UAVObjectField * field);
-    void resetMixer (MixerCurveWidget *mixer, int numElements);
+    void resetMixer (MixerCurveWidget *mixer, int numElements, double maxvalue);
     void resetActuators();
     //void setMixerChannel(int channelNumber, bool channelIsMotor, QList<double> vector);
     void setupQuadMotor(int channel, double roll, double pitch, double yaw);
diff --git a/shared/uavobjectdefinition/mixersettings.xml b/shared/uavobjectdefinition/mixersettings.xml
index efe48d090..c8cf455c0 100644
--- a/shared/uavobjectdefinition/mixersettings.xml
+++ b/shared/uavobjectdefinition/mixersettings.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <field name="FeedForward" units="" type="float" elements="1" defaultvalue="0"/>
         <field name="AccelTime" units="ms" type="float" elements="1" defaultvalue="0"/>
         <field name="DecelTime" units="ms" type="float" elements="1" defaultvalue="0"/>
-        <field name="ThrottleCurve1" units="percent" type="float" elements="5" elementnames="0,25,50,75,100" defaultvalue="0,0.25,0.5,0.75,1"/>
+        <field name="ThrottleCurve1" units="percent" type="float" elements="5" elementnames="0,25,50,75,100" defaultvalue="0,0,0,0,0"/>
         <field name="ThrottleCurve2" units="percent" type="float" elements="5" elementnames="0,25,50,75,100" defaultvalue="0,0.25,0.5,0.75,1"/>
         <field name="Mixer1Type" units="" type="enum" elements="1" options="Disabled,Motor,Servo" defaultvalue="Disabled"/>
         <field name="Mixer1Vector" units="" type="int8" elements="5" elementnames="ThrottleCurve1,ThrottleCurve2,Roll,Pitch,Yaw" defaultvalue="0"/>