diff --git a/ArduPlane/commands.cpp b/ArduPlane/commands.cpp
index 785509eb91..59b93ec5a0 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/commands.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/commands.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ void Plane::init_home()
     Log_Write_Home_And_Origin();
     GCS_MAVLINK::send_home_all(gps.location());
 
-    gcs_send_text_fmt(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO, "GPS alt: %lu", (unsigned long)home.alt);
-
     // Save Home to EEPROM
     mission.write_home_to_storage();
 
diff --git a/ArduPlane/commands_logic.cpp b/ArduPlane/commands_logic.cpp
index 6b4b8b0b6f..8df203eb99 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/commands_logic.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/commands_logic.cpp
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ bool Plane::verify_RTL()
     update_loiter(abs(g.rtl_radius));
 	if (auto_state.wp_distance <= (uint32_t)MAX(g.waypoint_radius,0) || 
         reached_loiter_target()) {
-			gcs_send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO,"Reached HOME");
+			gcs_send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO,"Reached RTL location");
 			return true;
     } else {
         return false;
diff --git a/ArduPlane/system.cpp b/ArduPlane/system.cpp
index 72b0de1f9b..83f0dedddf 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/system.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/system.cpp
@@ -275,11 +275,11 @@ void Plane::startup_ground(void)
 {
     set_mode(INITIALISING, MODE_REASON_UNKNOWN);
 
-    gcs_send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO,"<startup_ground> Ground start");
-
 #if (GROUND_START_DELAY > 0)
-    gcs_send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_NOTICE,"<startup_ground> With delay");
+    gcs_send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_NOTICE,"Ground start with delay");
     delay(GROUND_START_DELAY * 1000);
+#else
+    gcs_send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO,"Ground start");
 #endif
 
     //INS ground start
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void Plane::startup_ground(void)
     ins.set_raw_logging(should_log(MASK_LOG_IMU_RAW));
     ins.set_dataflash(&DataFlash);
 
-    gcs_send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO,"Ready to fly");
+    gcs_send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO,"Ground start complete");
 }
 
 enum FlightMode Plane::get_previous_mode() {