diff --git a/Python/src/xpc.py b/Python/src/xpc.py
index c19bbdb..e2b5c5e 100644
--- a/Python/src/xpc.py
+++ b/Python/src/xpc.py
@@ -143,7 +143,29 @@ class XPlaneConnect(object):
             buffer += struct.pack("<I8f", *row)
         self.sendUDP(buffer)
 
-    # Position
+    # Position    
+    def getPOSI(self, ac = 0):
+        '''Gets position information for the specified aircraft.
+
+        Args:
+          ac: The aircraft to set the control surfaces of. 0 is the main/player aircraft.
+        '''
+        # Send request
+        buffer = struct.pack("<4sxB", "GETP", ac)
+        self.sendUDP(buffer)
+
+        # Read response
+        resultBuf = self.readUDP()
+        if len(resultBuf) != 34:
+            raise ValueError("Unexpected response length.")
+
+        result = struct.unpack("<4sxBfffffff", resultBuf)
+        if result[0] != "POSI":
+            raise ValueError("Unexpected header: " + result[0])
+
+        # Drop the header & ac from the return value
+        return result[2:]
+
     def sendPOSI(self, values, ac = 0):
         '''Sets position information on the specified aircraft.
 
@@ -155,8 +177,8 @@ class XPlaneConnect(object):
                   * Latitude (deg)
                   * Longitude (deg)
                   * Altitude (m above MSL)
-                  * Roll (deg)
                   * Pitch (deg)
+                  * Roll (deg)
                   * True Heading (deg)
                   * Gear (0=up, 1=down)
               ac: The aircraft to set the control surfaces of. 0 is the main/player aircraft.
@@ -179,6 +201,29 @@ class XPlaneConnect(object):
         self.sendUDP(buffer)
 
     # Controls
+    def getCTRL(self, ac = 0):
+        '''Gets the control surface information for the specified aircraft.
+
+        Args:
+          ac: The aircraft to set the control surfaces of. 0 is the main/player aircraft.
+        '''
+        # Send request
+        buffer = struct.pack("<4sxB", "GETC", ac)
+        self.sendUDP(buffer)
+
+        # Read response
+        resultBuf = self.readUDP()
+        if len(resultBuf) != 31:
+            raise ValueError("Unexpected response length.")
+
+        result = struct.unpack("<4sxffffbfBf", resultBuf)
+        if result[0] != "CTRL":
+            raise ValueError("Unexpected header: " + result[0])
+
+        # Drop the header from the return value
+        result =result[1:7] + result[8:]
+        return result
+
     def sendCTRL(self, values, ac = 0):
         '''Sets control surface information on the specified aircraft.
 
diff --git a/TestScripts/Python Tests/Tests.py b/TestScripts/Python Tests/Tests.py
index 2cdc825..8a88d32 100644
--- a/TestScripts/Python Tests/Tests.py	
+++ b/TestScripts/Python Tests/Tests.py	
@@ -202,6 +202,29 @@ class XPCTests(unittest.TestCase):
         expected = 0.0
         do_test()
 
+    def test_getCTRL(self):
+        values = None
+        ac = 0
+        expected = None
+        def do_test():
+            with xpc.XPlaneConnect() as client:
+                # Execute
+                client.sendCTRL(values, ac)
+                result = client.getCTRL(ac)
+
+                # Test
+                self.assertEqual(len(result), len(expected))
+                for a, e in zip(result, expected):
+                    self.assertAlmostEqual(a, e, 4)
+                    
+        values = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.8, 1.0, 0.5, -1.5]
+        expected = values
+        ac = 0
+        do_test()
+
+        ac = 3
+        do_test()
+
         
     def test_sendCTRL(self):
         # Setup
@@ -270,6 +293,31 @@ class XPCTests(unittest.TestCase):
         ctrl[6] = 0.0
         do_test()
 
+    def test_getPOSI(self):
+        values = None
+        ac = 0
+        expected = None
+        def do_test():
+            with xpc.XPlaneConnect() as client:
+                # Execute
+                client.pauseSim(True)
+                client.sendPOSI(values, ac)
+                result = client.getPOSI(ac)
+                client.pauseSim(False)
+
+                # Test
+                self.assertEqual(len(result), len(expected))
+                for a, e in zip(result, expected):
+                    self.assertAlmostEqual(a, e, 4)
+                    
+        values = [ 37.524, -122.06899, 2500, 45, -45, 15, 1 ]
+        expected = values
+        ac = 0
+        do_test()
+
+        ac = 3
+        do_test()
+
     def test_sendPOSI(self):
         # Setup
         drefs = ["sim/flightmodel/position/latitude",\