diff --git a/Aircraft/c172-set.xml b/Aircraft/c172-set.xml
index f2844754e..bbeb475e9 100644
--- a/Aircraft/c172-set.xml
+++ b/Aircraft/c172-set.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ October 23 2001 John Check, fgpanels@rockfish.net
    <path>Aircraft/c172/Models/c172-dpm.xml</path>
   </model>
 
+  <current-view>
+   <pitch-offset-deg>-8</pitch-offset-deg>
+  </current-view>
+
  </sim>
   
  <autopilot>
diff --git a/Aircraft/c172p-set.xml b/Aircraft/c172p-set.xml
index 86c67260c..5185a09fc 100644
--- a/Aircraft/c172p-set.xml
+++ b/Aircraft/c172p-set.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ October 23 2001 John Check, fgpanels@rockfish.net
   </view>
 
   <current-view>
-   <pitch-offset-deg>-5</pitch-offset-deg>
+   <pitch-offset-deg>-8</pitch-offset-deg>
   </current-view>
 
  </sim>
diff --git a/Aircraft/c310-set.xml b/Aircraft/c310-set.xml
index 826209a54..b6a759366 100644
--- a/Aircraft/c310-set.xml
+++ b/Aircraft/c310-set.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ October 23 2001 John Check, fgpanels@rockfish.net
    </dg>
   </instrument-options> 
 
+  <current-view>
+   <pitch-offset-deg>-5</pitch-offset-deg>
+  </current-view>
+
  </sim>
 
  <autopilot>
diff --git a/Aircraft/dc3-yasim-set.xml b/Aircraft/dc3-yasim-set.xml
index 32489f324..4693bc0ea 100644
--- a/Aircraft/dc3-yasim-set.xml
+++ b/Aircraft/dc3-yasim-set.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ October 23 2001 John Check, fgpanels@rockfish.net
    </config>
   </view>
 
+  <current-view>
+   <pitch-offset-deg>-5</pitch-offset-deg>
+  </current-view>
+
  </sim>
 
  <controls>