diff --git a/src/pyutil/jsonutil.py b/src/pyutil/jsonutil.py
index b0ed38c2ef0a42d1e4279983ad0db3151f5e9236..dd391864afd43c34e78d3afcdbee45402dfea0fc 100644
--- a/src/pyutil/jsonutil.py
+++ b/src/pyutil/jsonutil.py
@@ -1323,14 +1323,14 @@ def json_leashing_pose(ns, posetopic, use_alias=False):
     cobj["children"].append(json_basic_joy_trigger(ns, "/op0/joy",enough=nuuid, pause=nuuid, cont=nuuid, abort=nuuid, use_alias=use_alias))
     return jobj
 
-def json_leashing_point(ns, pointtopic, leashing_uuid="", fly_near=False, use_alias=False, use_lock=False, in_air_goal=False, speed=3.0):
+def json_leashing_point(ns, pointtopic, leashing_uuid="", fly_near=False, use_alias=False, use_lock=False, in_air_goal=False, takeoff_height=15.0, speed=3.0):
     nuuid = leashing_uuid
     if nuuid == "":
         nuuid = str(uuid.uuid4())        
     jobj = json_basic_seq(ns, use_alias=use_alias)
 
     if in_air_goal:
-        jobj["children"].append(json_basic_in_air_goal(ns, use_alias=use_alias, use_lock=use_lock))
+        jobj["children"].append(json_basic_in_air_goal(ns, use_alias=use_alias, use_lock=use_lock, height=takeoff_height))
 
     if fly_near:
         jobj["children"].append(json_basic_fly_near_topic(ns, pointtopic, "", 5.0, speed, use_alias=use_alias))