diff --git a/aircraft/Short_S23/reset01.xml b/aircraft/Short_S23/reset01.xml
index cae989a61d..b1009948a7 100644
--- a/aircraft/Short_S23/reset01.xml
+++ b/aircraft/Short_S23/reset01.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <latitude unit="DEG">   37.86  </latitude>
   <longitude unit="DEG">-122.34  </longitude>
   <phi unit="DEG">         0.0   </phi>
-  <theta unit="DEG">      -1.0   </theta>
+  <theta unit="DEG">      -1.5   </theta>
   <psi unit="DEG">       180.0   </psi>
   <altitude unit="FT">  3000.0   </altitude>
 </initialize>
diff --git a/aircraft/Short_S23/reset02.xml b/aircraft/Short_S23/reset02.xml
index 4c3710bd36..93e49547c2 100644
--- a/aircraft/Short_S23/reset02.xml
+++ b/aircraft/Short_S23/reset02.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <latitude unit="DEG">   37.86  </latitude>
   <longitude unit="DEG">-122.34  </longitude>
   <phi unit="DEG">         0.0   </phi>
-  <theta unit="DEG">      -1.0   </theta>
+  <theta unit="DEG">      -2.0   </theta>
   <psi unit="DEG">       180.0   </psi>
   <altitude unit="FT">  5500.0   </altitude>
 </initialize>