diff --git a/Translations/en/menu.xml b/Translations/en/menu.xml
index 2a35edf2e..218e19d9d 100644
--- a/Translations/en/menu.xml
+++ b/Translations/en/menu.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 	<!-- File menu -->
 	<file>File</file>
-	<reset>Reset</reset>
-	<snap-shot>Screenshot  </snap-shot>
+	<reset>Reset                              </reset>
+	<load-tape>Load Flight Recorder Tape</load-tape>
+	<save-tape>Save Flight Recorder Tape</save-tape>
+	<snap-shot>Screenshot                      </snap-shot>
 	<snap-shot-dir>Screenshot Directory</snap-shot-dir>
 	<sound-config>Sound Configuration</sound-config>
-	<exit>Quit          </exit>
+	<exit>Quit                               </exit>
 
 	<!-- View menu -->
 	<view>View</view>
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/flight-recorder-load.xml b/gui/dialogs/flight-recorder-load.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c59c9a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/dialogs/flight-recorder-load.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<PropertyList>
+    <name>flight-recorder-load</name>
+    <layout>vbox</layout>
+    <resizable>true</resizable>
+	<default-padding>3</default-padding>
+
+	<nasal>
+		<open><![CDATA[
+			var DialogController = {
+				new : func( dlgRoot ) {
+					var obj = { parents: [DialogController] };
+					obj.dlgRoot = dlgRoot;
+					obj.updateCombo();
+					return obj;
+				},
+				updateCombo : func {
+					fgcommand("load-tape", props.Node.new({"tape": "",
+							  "same-aircraft": getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/show-matching-aircraft-only")}));
+
+					var combo = gui.findElementByName( me.dlgRoot, "selected-tape" );
+					combo.removeChildren("value");
+
+					var i = 0;
+					var name = 1;
+					while (name != nil)
+					{
+						var name = getprop("/sim/replay/tape-list/tape[" ~ i ~ "]");
+						if (name != nil)
+						{
+							combo.getNode("value[" ~ i ~ "]", 1).setValue(name);
+							if (i==0)
+							{
+								setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/selected-tape", name);
+							}
+						}
+						i += 1;
+					}
+					if (i == 1)
+					{
+						setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/selected-tape", "No tapes in selected directory!");
+						me.haveData = 0;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						me.haveData = 1;
+					}
+					me.preview();
+				},
+				preview: func {
+					var tape = getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/selected-tape");
+					setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/aircraft-description", "");
+					setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/version/flightgear", "");
+					setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/user-data/description", "");
+					setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/tape-duration-str", "");
+					setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/aircraft-version", "");
+					setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/aircraft-type", "");
+					setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/closest-airport-id", "");
+					setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/author-name", "");
+					setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/warning", "");
+					if (!me.haveData)
+						tape = "";
+					fgcommand("load-tape", props.Node.new({"tape": tape, "preview": 1} ) );
+					var actype = getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/aircraft-type");
+					if ((actype != "")and(actype != getprop("/sim/aircraft")))
+					{
+						setprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/warning",
+								"Tape was recorded for another aircraft (" ~ actype ~ "). It may not work (properly). Good luck! :)");
+					}
+				},
+				close: func {},
+				redraw: func{gui.dialog_update("flight-recorder-load", "selected-tape");},
+			};
+			var setdefault = func (prop, value) { if (getprop(prop) == nil) setprop(prop, value);}
+			setdefault("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/show-matching-aircraft-only", 1);
+			var controller = DialogController.new( cmdarg() );
+		]]></open>
+	</nasal>
+<!--
+
+-->
+
+    <!-- titlebar -->
+    <group>
+        <layout>hbox</layout>
+        <empty><stretch>1</stretch></empty>
+
+        <text>
+            <label>Load Flight Recorder Tape</label>
+        </text>
+
+        <empty><stretch>1</stretch></empty>
+
+        <button>
+            <pref-width>16</pref-width>
+            <pref-height>16</pref-height>
+            <legend></legend>
+            <keynum>27</keynum>
+            <border>2</border>
+            <binding>
+                <command>dialog-close</command>
+            </binding>
+        </button>
+    </group>
+    <hrule/>
+
+    <!-- main dialog area -->
+
+    <group>
+        <layout>table</layout>
+
+        <text>
+            <row>0</row><col>0</col>
+            <label>Tape Directory:</label>
+            <halign>left</halign>
+			<valign>top</valign>
+        </text>
+		<text>
+			<row>0</row><col>1</col>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<valign>top</valign>
+			<label>MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM</label>
+			<stretch>1</stretch>
+			<format>%s</format>
+			<property>/sim/replay/tape-directory</property>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<color>
+				<red>0.7</red>
+				<green>0.7</green>
+				<blue>0.7</blue>
+				<alpha>1</alpha>
+			</color>
+        </text>
+        <button>
+			<equal>false</equal>
+            <row>0</row><col>2</col>
+            <legend>Change</legend>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<valign>top</valign>
+            <binding>
+                <command>nasal</command>
+				<script><![CDATA[
+					var set_tapedir_sel = gui.DirSelector.new(
+								func(result) { setprop("/sim/replay/tape-directory", result.getValue());
+									controller.updateCombo();controller.redraw();
+								},
+								"Select Tape Directory", "Ok", getprop("/sim/replay/tape-directory"));
+					set_tapedir_sel.open();
+				]]></script>
+            </binding>
+        </button>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>1</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Hide Mismatching Tapes:</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+		<checkbox>
+			<row>1</row><col>1</col>
+			<name>matching-aircraft</name>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/show-matching-aircraft-only</property>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<binding>
+				<command>dialog-apply</command>
+				<object-name>matching-aircraft</object-name>
+			</binding>
+            <binding>
+                <command>nasal</command>
+				<script>controller.updateCombo();controller.redraw();</script>
+            </binding>
+			<label>(Don't show tapes from other aircraft)</label>
+		</checkbox>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>2</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Selected Tape:</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+        <combo>
+            <name>selected-tape</name>
+            <halign>left</halign>
+            <row>2</row><col>1</col>
+            <pref-width>300</pref-width>
+            <property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/selected-tape</property>
+            <editable>false</editable>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<binding>
+				<command>dialog-apply</command>
+				<object-name>selected-tape</object-name>
+			</binding>
+            <binding>
+                <command>nasal</command>
+				<script>controller.preview();controller.redraw();</script>
+            </binding>
+        </combo>
+
+	    <hrule><row>3</row><col>0</col><colspan>3</colspan></hrule>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>5</row><col>0</col><colspan>3</colspan>
+			<label>Tape Recording Details</label>
+			<halign>center</halign>
+		</text>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>6</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Author/Pilot:</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+		<text>
+			<row>6</row><col>1</col>
+			<format>%s</format>
+			<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/user-data/author-name</property>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<color>
+				<red>0.8</red>
+				<green>0.8</green>
+				<blue>0.0</blue>
+				<alpha>1</alpha>
+			</color>
+		</text>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>8</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Aircraft:</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+		<text>
+			<row>8</row><col>1</col>
+			<format>%s</format>
+			<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/aircraft-description</property>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<color>
+				<red>0.8</red>
+				<green>0.8</green>
+				<blue>0.0</blue>
+				<alpha>1</alpha>
+			</color>
+		</text>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>10</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Aircraft Version:</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+		<text>
+			<row>10</row><col>1</col>
+			<format>%s</format>
+			<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/aircraft-version</property>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<color>
+				<red>0.8</red>
+				<green>0.8</green>
+				<blue>0.0</blue>
+				<alpha>1</alpha>
+			</color>
+		</text>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>14</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Airport (nearby):</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+		<text>
+			<row>14</row><col>1</col>
+			<format>%s</format>
+			<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/closest-airport-id</property>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<color>
+				<red>0.8</red>
+				<green>0.8</green>
+				<blue>0.0</blue>
+				<alpha>1</alpha>
+			</color>
+		</text>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>18</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Tape Duration:</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+		<text>
+			<row>18</row><col>1</col>
+			<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/tape-duration-str</property>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<color>
+				<red>0.8</red>
+				<green>0.8</green>
+				<blue>0.0</blue>
+				<alpha>1</alpha>
+			</color>
+		</text>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>22</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>FG Version (recorder):</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+		<text>
+			<row>22</row><col>1</col>
+			<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/version/flightgear</property>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<color>
+				<red>0.8</red>
+				<green>0.8</green>
+				<blue>0.0</blue>
+				<alpha>1</alpha>
+			</color>
+		</text>
+
+        <text>
+            <row>25</row>
+            <col>0</col>
+			<colspan>3</colspan>
+            <label>Description:</label>
+            <halign>left</halign>
+            <valign>top</valign>
+        </text>
+	</group>
+
+	<group>
+		<layout>vbox</layout>
+		<stretch>10</stretch>
+		<halign>fill</halign>
+		<valign>fill</valign>
+		<textbox>
+			<wrap>false</wrap>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<name>description-string</name>
+			<halign>fill</halign>
+			<valign>fill</valign>
+			<stretch>1</stretch>
+			<pref-width>550</pref-width>
+			<pref-height>150</pref-height>
+			<editable>false</editable>
+			<top-line>1</top-line>
+			<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/preview/user-data/description</property>
+			<binding>
+				<command>dialog-apply</command>
+				<object-name>description-string</object-name>
+			</binding>
+		</textbox>
+		<text>
+			<valign>top</valign>
+			<stretch>true</stretch>
+			<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/warning</property>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<color>
+				<red>1.0</red>
+				<green>0.4</green>
+				<blue>0.4</blue>
+				<alpha>1</alpha>
+			</color>
+		</text>
+    </group>
+
+	<!-- button area -->
+	<hrule/>
+	<group>
+		<layout>hbox</layout>
+		<default-padding>10</default-padding>
+		<empty><stretch>true</stretch></empty>
+
+		<button>
+			<legend>Load</legend>
+			<equal>true</equal>
+			<binding>
+				<command>dialog-apply</command>
+			</binding>
+			<binding>
+				<command>nasal</command>
+				<script>
+				# close old replay dialog and delay loading - until current replay was properly stopped
+				fgcommand("dialog-close", props.Node.new({ "dialog-name": "replay" }));
+				setprop("/sim/replay/disable", 0);
+				settimer(func {
+					var Config = props.Node.new({
+						"tape": getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/selected-tape", ""),
+						"same-aircraft": 0
+						});
+					if (fgcommand("load-tape", Config))
+						gui.showDialog("replay");
+				}, 0.2);
+				</script>
+			</binding>
+			<binding>
+				<command>dialog-close</command>
+			</binding>
+        </button>
+
+        <button>
+          <legend>Cancel</legend>
+          <default>true</default>
+          <equal>true</equal>
+          <binding>
+            <command>dialog-close</command>
+          </binding>
+        </button>
+
+        <empty><stretch>true</stretch></empty>
+    </group>
+
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/flight-recorder-save.xml b/gui/dialogs/flight-recorder-save.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d97be0627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/dialogs/flight-recorder-save.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<PropertyList>
+    <name>flight-recorder-save</name>
+    <layout>vbox</layout>
+    <resizable>true</resizable>
+	<default-padding>3</default-padding>
+	<nasal>
+		<open><![CDATA[
+		var setdefault = func (prop, value) { if (getprop(prop) == nil) setprop(prop, value);}
+		setdefault("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/start-time", "00:00:00");
+		setdefault("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/stop-time", "99:00:00");
+		setdefault("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/save-all", 1);
+		setdefault("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/author-name", "");
+		props.globals.getNode("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/author-name", 1).setAttribute("userarchive", 1);
+		]]></open>
+	</nasal>
+    <!-- titlebar -->
+    <group>
+        <layout>hbox</layout>
+        <empty><stretch>1</stretch></empty>
+
+        <text>
+            <label>Save Flight Recorder Tape</label>
+        </text>
+
+        <empty><stretch>1</stretch></empty>
+
+        <button>
+            <pref-width>16</pref-width>
+            <pref-height>16</pref-height>
+            <legend></legend>
+            <keynum>27</keynum>
+            <border>2</border>
+            <binding>
+                <command>dialog-close</command>
+            </binding>
+        </button>
+    </group>
+    <hrule/>
+
+    <!-- main dialog area -->
+
+    <group>
+        <layout>table</layout>
+
+        <text>
+            <row>0</row><col>0</col>
+            <label>Tape Directory:</label>
+            <halign>left</halign>
+			<valign>top</valign>
+        </text>
+		<text>
+			<row>0</row><col>1</col>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<valign>top</valign>
+			<label>MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM</label>
+			<stretch>1</stretch>
+			<format>%s</format>
+			<property>/sim/replay/tape-directory</property>
+			<live>true</live>
+			<color>
+				<red>0.7</red>
+				<green>0.7</green>
+				<blue>0.7</blue>
+				<alpha>1</alpha>
+			</color>
+        </text>
+        <button>
+			<equal>false</equal>
+            <row>0</row><col>2</col>
+            <legend>Change</legend>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+			<valign>top</valign>
+            <binding>
+                <command>nasal</command>
+				<script>
+					#var set_tapedir_sel = nil;
+					#var set_tapedir = func {
+						#if (set_tapedir_sel == nil)
+					var set_tapedir_sel = gui.DirSelector.new(
+								func(result) { setprop("/sim/replay/tape-directory", result.getValue()); },
+								"Select Tape Directory", "Ok", getprop("/sim/replay/tape-directory"));
+					set_tapedir_sel.open();
+					#}
+				</script>
+            </binding>
+        </button>
+		<text>
+			<row>1</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Author/Pilot:</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+		<input>
+            <row>1</row><col>1</col>
+			<halign>fill</halign>
+			<length>30</length>
+			<width>200</width>
+			<stretch>true</stretch>
+            <property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/author-name</property>
+		</input>
+
+<!--
+		<text>
+			<row>1</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Quality:</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+        <combo>
+            <name>quality</name>
+            <halign>left</halign>
+            <row>1</row><col>1</col>
+            <pref-width>100</pref-width>
+            <property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/quality</property>
+            <editable>false</editable>
+            <value>maximum</value>
+            <value>medium</value>
+            <value>low</value>
+        </combo>
+
+		<text>
+			<row>2</row><col>0</col>
+			<label>Time Range:</label>
+			<halign>left</halign>
+		</text>
+
+		<group>
+			<row>2</row><col>1</col><colspan>2</colspan>
+			<layout>hbox</layout>
+			<checkbox>
+		        <row>4</row><col>0</col>
+				<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/save-all</property>
+				<label>All</label>
+				<name>save-all</name>
+				<binding>
+					<command>dialog-apply</command>
+					<object-name>save-all</object-name>
+				</binding>
+			</checkbox>
+			<text>
+				<label>From:</label>
+				<halign>right</halign>
+				<enable>
+					<not>
+						<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/save-all</property>
+					</not>
+				</enable>
+			</text>
+			<input>
+				<halign>left</halign>
+				<width>50</width>
+				<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/start-time</property>
+				<enable>
+					<not>
+						<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/save-all</property>
+					</not>
+				</enable>
+			</input>
+			<text>
+				<label>To:</label>
+				<halign>right</halign>
+				<enable>
+					<not>
+						<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/save-all</property>
+					</not>
+				</enable>
+			</text>
+			<input>
+				<halign>left</halign>
+				<width>50</width>
+				<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/stop-time</property>
+				<enable>
+					<not>
+						<property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/save-all</property>
+					</not>
+				</enable>
+			</input>
+			<empty><stretch>1</stretch></empty>
+		</group>
+-->
+        <text>
+            <row>5</row>
+            <col>0</col>
+			<colspan>3</colspan>
+            <label>Description:</label>
+            <halign>left</halign>
+            <valign>top</valign>
+        </text>
+	</group>
+
+	<group>
+        <layout>vbox</layout>
+		<stretch>10</stretch>
+		<halign>fill</halign>
+		<valign>fill</valign>
+		<textbox>
+		    <wrap>false</wrap>
+		    <live>false</live>
+		    <name>description-string</name>
+			<halign>fill</halign>
+			<valign>fill</valign>
+		    <stretch>1</stretch>
+		    <pref-width>550</pref-width>
+		    <pref-height>200</pref-height>
+		    <editable>true</editable>
+			<top-line>1</top-line>
+		    <property>/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/description-string</property>
+		    <binding>
+		      <command>dialog-apply</command>
+		      <object-name>description-string</object-name>
+		    </binding>
+		  </textbox>
+    </group>
+
+	<!-- button area -->
+	<hrule/>
+	<group>
+		<layout>hbox</layout>
+		<default-padding>10</default-padding>
+		<empty><stretch>true</stretch></empty>
+
+		<button>
+			<legend>Save</legend>
+			<equal>true</equal>
+			<binding>
+				<command>dialog-apply</command>
+			</binding>
+			<binding>
+				<command>nasal</command>
+				<script>
+					var descr     = getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/description-string");
+					var author    = getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/author-name");
+					var quality   = getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/quality");
+					var rangeall  = getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/save-all");
+					var starttime = getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/start-time");
+					var stoptime  = getprop("/sim/gui/dialogs/flightrecorder/stop-time");
+					if (rangeall)
+					{
+						starttime="";stoptime="";
+					}
+					var Config = props.Node.new({
+						"user-data":{ "description": descr, "author-name": author },
+						"tape-data": { "quality": quality, "start": starttime, "stop": stoptime }
+						});
+					fgcommand("save-tape", Config);
+				</script>
+			</binding>
+			<binding>
+				<command>dialog-close</command>
+			</binding>
+        </button>
+
+        <button>
+          <legend>Cancel</legend>
+          <default>true</default>
+          <equal>true</equal>
+          <binding>
+            <command>dialog-close</command>
+          </binding>
+        </button>
+
+        <empty><stretch>true</stretch></empty>
+    </group>
+
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/gui/menubar.xml b/gui/menubar.xml
index c3c1852f4..11a547618 100644
--- a/gui/menubar.xml
+++ b/gui/menubar.xml
@@ -3,25 +3,7 @@
 
 	<menu>
 		<name>file</name>
-<!--
-		<item>
-			<label>Load Flight</label>
-			<key>Shift-F1</key>
-			<binding>
-				<command>nasal</command>
-				<script>gui.load_flight()</script>
-			</binding>
-		</item>
 
-		<item>
-			<label>Save Flight</label>
-			<key>Shift-F2</key>
-			<binding>
-				<command>nasal</command>
-				<script>gui.save_flight()</script>
-			</binding>
-		</item>
--->
 		<item>
 			<name>reset</name>
 			<key>Shift-Esc</key>
@@ -29,15 +11,25 @@
 				<command>reset</command>
 			</binding>
 		</item>
-<!--
+
 		<item>
-			<label>High-Res Snapshot</label>
-			<enabled>false</enabled>
+			<name>load-tape</name>
+			<key>Shift-F1</key>
 			<binding>
-				<command>hires-screen-capture</command>
+				<command>dialog-show</command>
+				<dialog-name>flight-recorder-load</dialog-name>
 			</binding>
 		</item>
--->
+
+		<item>
+			<name>save-tape</name>
+			<key>Shift-F2</key>
+			<binding>
+				<command>dialog-show</command>
+				<dialog-name>flight-recorder-save</dialog-name>
+			</binding>
+		</item>
+
 		<item>
 			<name>snap-shot</name>
 			<key>F3</key>
diff --git a/keyboard.xml b/keyboard.xml
index f15aafb52..0d577059e 100644
--- a/keyboard.xml
+++ b/keyboard.xml
@@ -1098,25 +1098,27 @@ top down before the key bindings are parsed.
   </binding>
  </key>
 
- <!--<key n="257">
+ <key n="257">
   <name>F1</name>
   <mod-shift>
-   <desc>Load flight</desc>
+   <desc>Load flight recorder tape</desc>
    <binding>
-    <command>load</command>
+    <command>dialog-show</command>
+    <dialog-name>flight-recorder-load</dialog-name>
    </binding>
   </mod-shift>
  </key>
 
  <key n="258">
+  <name>F2</name>
   <mod-shift>
-   <desc>Save flight</desc>
+   <desc>Save flight recorder tape</desc>
    <binding>
-    <command>save</command>
-    <write-all>false</write-all>
+    <command>dialog-show</command>
+    <dialog-name>flight-recorder-save</dialog-name>
    </binding>
   </mod-shift>
- </key>-->
+ </key>
 
  <key n="259">
   <name>F3</name>
diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index e8f6c8af6..bd0c852f5 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
 				<low-res-sample-dt type="double">5.0</low-res-sample-dt>
 				<low-res-time type="double">3600.0</low-res-time><!-- 1 h -->
 			</buffer>
+			<tape-directory type="string" userarchive="y"></tape-directory>
 		</replay>
 
 		<airport>