diff --git a/A320-main.xml b/A320-main.xml
index 1b0741f7..9a98eeba 100644
--- a/A320-main.xml
+++ b/A320-main.xml
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@
 				<fault type="bool">false</fault>
 			</ir>
 			<onbat type="bool">false</onbat>
+			<skip userarchive="y" type="bool">0</skip>
 		</adirs>
 		<APU>
 			<fire-switch type="bool">0</fire-switch>
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@
 	
 	<options n="0">
 		<pfd n="0">
-			<sidestick-pos type="bool">0</sidestick-pos>
+			<sidestick-pos userarchive="y" type="bool">0</sidestick-pos>
 		</pfd>
 	</options>
 	
diff --git a/AircraftConfig/acconfig.nas b/AircraftConfig/acconfig.nas
index 644fc67b..6a5614f6 100644
--- a/AircraftConfig/acconfig.nas
+++ b/AircraftConfig/acconfig.nas
@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@ var fbw_dlg = gui.Dialog.new("sim/gui/dialogs/acconfig/fbw/dialog", "Aircraft/A3
 init_dlg.open();
 
 setlistener("/sim/signals/fdm-initialized", func {
-#	loadSettings();
 	init_dlg.close();
 	welcome_dlg.open();
 });
 
-#var loadSettings = func {
-#	var file = io.open(getprop("/sim/aircraft-dir")~"/AircraftConfig/settings.conf","r+");
-#	print(file);
-#}
+var saveSettings = func {
+	aircraft.data.add("/options/pfd/sidestick-pos", "/controls/adirs/skip");
+	aircraft.data.save();
+}
+
+saveSettings();
 
 var systemsReset = func {
 	systems.elec_init();
diff --git a/AircraftConfig/main.xml b/AircraftConfig/main.xml
index 0b9763e8..70b84101 100644
--- a/AircraftConfig/main.xml
+++ b/AircraftConfig/main.xml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 			<hrule/>
 			
 			<checkbox>
-				<label>Skip IRS Alignment</label>
+				<label>Skip ADIRS Alignment</label>
 				<halign>left</halign>
 				<property>/controls/adirs/skip</property>
 				<binding>
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@
 				<binding>
 					<command>dialog-apply</command>
 				</binding>
+				<binding>
+					<command>nasal</command>
+					<script>
+					acconfig.saveSettings();
+					</script>
+				</binding>
 				<live>true</live>
 			</checkbox>
 			
@@ -312,6 +318,12 @@
 				<binding>
 					<command>dialog-apply</command>
 				</binding>
+				<binding>
+					<command>nasal</command>
+					<script>
+					acconfig.saveSettings();
+					</script>
+				</binding>
 				<live>true</live>
 			</checkbox>
 			
diff --git a/AircraftConfig/settings.conf b/AircraftConfig/settings.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index d80701fb..00000000
--- a/AircraftConfig/settings.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-skipADIRS=0
-showPFDSideStick=0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Nasal/ADIRS.nas b/Nasal/ADIRS.nas
index 4738bd50..c3f4d981 100644
--- a/Nasal/ADIRS.nas
+++ b/Nasal/ADIRS.nas
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ setprop("/systems/electrical/bus/ac2", 0);
 setprop("/systems/electrical/bus/ac-ess", 0);
 
 var adirs_init = func {
-	setprop("controls/adirs/skip",0); #define this here, as we want this to be off on startup
 	setprop("/controls/adirs/mcducbtn",0);
 	adirs_timer.start();
 }
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ var ADIRSreset = func {
 	setprop("/controls/adirs/ir[1]/fault",0);
 	setprop("/controls/adirs/ir[2]/fault",0);
 	setprop("/controls/adirs/onbat",0);
-	setprop("/controls/adirs/skip",0);
 	setprop("/controls/adirs/mcducbtn",0);
 	adirs_init();
 }