diff --git a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftCompactDelegate.qml b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftCompactDelegate.qml
index 503ceded7..afa61fe70 100644
--- a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftCompactDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftCompactDelegate.qml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Item {
             width: parent.width
             text: root.__showAlternateText ? root.alternateText()
                                            : model.description
+            font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
             maximumLineCount: 3
             wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
             elide: Text.ElideRight
diff --git a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftDetailsView.qml b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftDetailsView.qml
index 2241ca9b8..3f85a1a24 100644
--- a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftDetailsView.qml
+++ b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftDetailsView.qml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Rectangle {
                             width: parent.width
                             wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
                             visible: aircraft.description != ""
-                            font.pixelSize: 14
+                            font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
                         }
 
                         Text {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Rectangle {
                             anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                             wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
                             visible: (aircraft.authors != undefined)
-
+                            font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ Rectangle {
                     Text {
                         id: ratingsLabel
                         text: qsTr("Ratings:")
+                        font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
                     }
 
 
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ Rectangle {
                     width: parent.width
                     wrapMode: Text.WrapAtWordBoundaryOrAnywhere
                     visible: aircraft.pathOnDisk != undefined
+                    font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
                 }
 
             } // main layout column
diff --git a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftDownloadPanel.qml b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftDownloadPanel.qml
index 54dc49300..e488b9c5a 100644
--- a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftDownloadPanel.qml
+++ b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftDownloadPanel.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import FlightGear.Launcher 1.0
+import "." // -> forces the qmldir to be loaded
 
 Item {
     id: root
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ Item {
         anchors.leftMargin: 6
         anchors.verticalCenter: button.verticalCenter
         text: "Size: " + (root.packageSize / 0x100000).toFixed(1) + "MB"
+        font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
     }
 
     Column {
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ Item {
             visible: false
             text: (compact ? "" : "Downloaded ") + (root.downloadedBytes / 0x100000).toFixed(1) +
                   "MB of " + (root.packageSize / 0x100000).toFixed(1) + "MB";
+            font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
         }
     } // item container for progress bar and text
 }
diff --git a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftRating.qml b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftRating.qml
index e04487d68..08ec59d68 100644
--- a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftRating.qml
+++ b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftRating.qml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Item {
 
         horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignRight
         text: root.title + ":"
+        font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
     }
 
     Row {
diff --git a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftVariantChoice.qml b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftVariantChoice.qml
index 5ad5f4e08..9a11453cc 100644
--- a/src/GUI/qml/AircraftVariantChoice.qml
+++ b/src/GUI/qml/AircraftVariantChoice.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import QtQuick.Window 2.0
+import "." // -> forces the qmldir to be loaded
 
 import FlightGear.Launcher 1.0
 
@@ -37,8 +38,9 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.rightMargin: 4
 
         horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-        font.pixelSize: 24
+        font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize * 2
         text: aircraftInfo.name
+        fontSizeMode: Text.Fit
 
         elide: Text.ElideRight
         maximumLineCount: 1
diff --git a/src/GUI/qml/Button.qml b/src/GUI/qml/Button.qml
index 4733c7434..97679b75a 100644
--- a/src/GUI/qml/Button.qml
+++ b/src/GUI/qml/Button.qml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.centerIn: parent
         color: "white"
         text: (mouse.containsMouse && hoverText != "") ? root.hoverText : root.text
+        font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
     }
 
     MouseArea {
diff --git a/src/GUI/qml/Slider.qml b/src/GUI/qml/Slider.qml
index 9bfd3f4b1..901f37f74 100644
--- a/src/GUI/qml/Slider.qml
+++ b/src/GUI/qml/Slider.qml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Item {
         id: labelText
         width: parent.width - (emptyTrack.width + Style.margin)
         horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignRight
+        font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
     }
 
     Rectangle {
diff --git a/src/GUI/qml/Style.qml b/src/GUI/qml/Style.qml
index 26f117031..05f075d2d 100644
--- a/src/GUI/qml/Style.qml
+++ b/src/GUI/qml/Style.qml
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ QtObject
     readonly property string inactiveThemeColor: "#9f9f9f"
 
     readonly property string baseTextColor: "#3f3f3f"
+
+    readonly property int baseFontPixelSize: 12
 }
 
diff --git a/src/GUI/qml/ToggleSwitch.qml b/src/GUI/qml/ToggleSwitch.qml
index e47ff317a..2eb45c43b 100644
--- a/src/GUI/qml/ToggleSwitch.qml
+++ b/src/GUI/qml/ToggleSwitch.qml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Item {
         anchors.left: track.right
         anchors.leftMargin: Style.margin
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        font.pixelSize: Style.baseFontPixelSize
     }
 
     MouseArea {