diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index d430315ce..aded2df9d 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,27 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
   <current-view>
     <field-of-view type="double">55.0</field-of-view>
   </current-view>
+  <view n="1">
+    <name>Chase View</name>
+    <type>lookat</type>
+    <config>
+      <from-model type="bool">false</from-model>
+      <from-model-idx type="int">0</from-model-idx>
+      <eye-lat-deg-path>/position/latitude-deg</eye-lat-deg-path>
+      <eye-lon-deg-path>/position/longitude-deg</eye-lon-deg-path>
+      <eye-alt-ft-path>/position/altitude-ft</eye-alt-ft-path>
+      <eye-heading-deg-path>/orientation/heading-deg</eye-heading-deg-path>
+
+      <at-model type="bool">true</at-model>
+      <at-model-idx type="int">0</at-model-idx>
+
+      <ground-level-nearplane-m type="double">0.5f</ground-level-nearplane-m>
+
+      <x-offset-m type="double">0</x-offset-m>
+      <y-offset-m type="double">0</y-offset-m>
+      <z-offset-m type="double">-25</z-offset-m>
+    </config>
+  </view>
   <panel>
    <path>Aircraft/c172/Panels/c172-vfr-panel.xml</path>
    <visibility type="bool">false</visibility>