diff --git a/src/uas/UASParameterCommsMgr.cc b/src/uas/UASParameterCommsMgr.cc
index a176114e92a538e996433e9e87ee0097cff5b538..d33eed747a74f7c40c35ffaace64cf096b5adcd8 100644
--- a/src/uas/UASParameterCommsMgr.cc
+++ b/src/uas/UASParameterCommsMgr.cc
@@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ void UASParameterCommsMgr::silenceTimerExpired()
 
     int totalElapsed = (int)(curTime - lastReceiveTime);
     if (totalElapsed > maxSilenceTimeout) {
-        qDebug() << "Max silence time exceeded: " + totalElapsed;
+        qDebug() << "maxSilenceTimeout exceeded: " << totalElapsed;
         int missingReads, missingWrites;
         clearRetransmissionLists(missingReads,missingWrites);
-        //TODO notify user!
+        setParameterStatusMsg(tr("TIMEOUT: Abandoning %1 reads %2 writes after %3 seconds").arg(missingReads).arg(missingWrites).arg(totalElapsed/1000));
     }
     else {
         resendReadWriteRequests();
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void UASParameterCommsMgr::updateSilenceTimer()
 
 
     if (missReadCount > 0 || missWriteCount > 0) {
-        silenceTimer.start(silenceTimeout); //TODO configurable silence timeout
+        silenceTimer.start(silenceTimeout);
         lastSilenceTimerReset = QGC::groundTimeMilliseconds();
     }
     else {
diff --git a/src/ui/QGCPX4VehicleConfig.cc b/src/ui/QGCPX4VehicleConfig.cc
index 09b3e17e373cc591da48ae9eacd7704aba24d2a3..30dd3e036bb7ea8645cbcc22ff214c5c56e68b54 100644
--- a/src/ui/QGCPX4VehicleConfig.cc
+++ b/src/ui/QGCPX4VehicleConfig.cc
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void QGCPX4VehicleConfig::detectChannelInversion(int aert_index)
 
     QStringList instructions;
     instructions << "ROLL: Move stick left";
-    instructions << "PITCH: Move stick up";
+    instructions << "PITCH: Move stick down";//matches the other sticks: should cause DECREASE in raw rc channel value when not reversed
     instructions << "YAW: Move stick left";
     instructions << "THROTTLE: Move stick down";
     instructions << "MODE SWITCH: Push down / towards you";