diff --git a/backend/core/src/commands.cpp b/backend/core/src/commands.cpp
index 377ed71f..e7579d05 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/commands.cpp
+++ b/backend/core/src/commands.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ string SpawnAircrafts::getString()
             << "lng = " << spawnOptions[i].location.lng << ", "
             << "alt = " << spawnOptions[i].location.alt << ", "
             << "loadout = \"" << spawnOptions[i].loadout << "\"" << ", "
+            << "skill =  \"" << spawnOptions[i].skill << "\"" << ", "
             << "liveryID = " << "\"" << spawnOptions[i].liveryID << "\"" << " }, ";
     }
 
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ string SpawnHelicopters::getString()
             << "lng = " << spawnOptions[i].location.lng << ", "
             << "alt = " << spawnOptions[i].location.alt << ", "
             << "loadout = \"" << spawnOptions[i].loadout << "\"" << ", "
+            << "skill =  \"" << spawnOptions[i].skill << "\"" << ", "
             << "liveryID = " << "\"" << spawnOptions[i].liveryID << "\"" << " }, ";
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/core/src/scheduler.cpp b/backend/core/src/scheduler.cpp
index 42dca980..d121c00d 100644
--- a/backend/core/src/scheduler.cpp
+++ b/backend/core/src/scheduler.cpp
@@ -203,9 +203,10 @@ void Scheduler::handleRequest(string key, json::value value, string username, js
 			double alt = unit[L"altitude"].as_double();
 			Coords location; location.lat = lat; location.lng = lng; location.alt = alt;
 			string loadout = to_string(unit[L"loadout"]);
+			string skill = to_string(unit[L"skill"]);
 			string liveryID = to_string(unit[L"liveryID"]);
 
-			spawnOptions.push_back({unitType, location, loadout, liveryID});
+			spawnOptions.push_back({unitType, location, loadout, skill, liveryID});
 			log(username + " spawned a " + coalition + " " + unitType, true);
 		}
 
diff --git a/scripts/lua/backend/OlympusCommand.lua b/scripts/lua/backend/OlympusCommand.lua
index 45b366bb..e7da4ce3 100644
--- a/scripts/lua/backend/OlympusCommand.lua
+++ b/scripts/lua/backend/OlympusCommand.lua
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ function Olympus.spawnUnits(spawnTable)
 end
 
 -- Generates unit table for air units 
-function Olympus.generateAirUnitsTable(units)
+function Olympus.generateAirUnitsTable(units, skill)
 	local unitsTable = {}
 	for idx, unit in pairs(units) do
 		local loadout = unit.loadout			-- loadout: a string, one of the names defined in unitPayloads.lua. Must be compatible with the unitType
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ function Olympus.generateAirUnitsTable(units)
 			["y"] = spawnLocation.z,
 			["alt"] = unit.alt,
 			["alt_type"] = "BARO",
-			["skill"] = "Excellent",
+			["skill"] = skill,
 			["payload"] = payload, 
 			["heading"] = unit.heading,
 			["callsign"] = { [1] = 1, [2] = 1, [3] = 1, ["name"] = "Olympus" .. Olympus.unitCounter.. "-" .. #unitsTable + 1 },