diff --git a/Aircraft/c172-3d-set.xml b/Aircraft/c172-3d-set.xml
index 6d445b7ee..fb61ba8b5 100644
--- a/Aircraft/c172-3d-set.xml
+++ b/Aircraft/c172-3d-set.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ October 23 2001 John Check, fgpanels@rockfish.net
   <view>
    <internal archive="y">true</internal>
    <pilot>
+    <x-offset-m archive="y">0.5</x-offset-m>
     <y-offset-m archive="y">-0.03</y-offset-m>
     <z-offset-m archive="y">0.1</z-offset-m>
    </pilot>