diff --git a/Aircraft/c172p/c172p-set.xml b/Aircraft/c172p/c172p-set.xml
index 04350ddfd..e1fb5b920 100644
--- a/Aircraft/c172p/c172p-set.xml
+++ b/Aircraft/c172p/c172p-set.xml
@@ -141,5 +141,36 @@ Started October 23 2001 by John Check, fgpanels@rockfish.net
    </script>
   </kap140>
  </nasal>
-
+ <payload>
+  <weight>
+   <name type="string">Pilot</name>
+   <weight-lb alias="/fdm/jsbsim/inertia/pointmass-weight-lbs[0]"/>
+   <min-lb type="double">0.0</min-lb>
+   <max-lb type="double">300.0</max-lb>
+  </weight>
+  <weight>
+   <name type="string">Co-Pilot</name>
+   <weight-lb alias="/fdm/jsbsim/inertia/pointmass-weight-lbs[1]"/>
+   <min-lb type="double">0.0</min-lb>
+   <max-lb type="double">300.0</max-lb>
+  </weight>
+  <weight>
+   <name type="string">Left Passenger</name>
+   <weight-lb alias="/fdm/jsbsim/inertia/pointmass-weight-lbs[2]"/>
+   <min-lb type="double">0.0</min-lb>
+   <max-lb type="double">300.0</max-lb>
+  </weight>
+  <weight>
+   <name type="string">Right Passenger</name>
+   <weight-lb alias="/fdm/jsbsim/inertia/pointmass-weight-lbs[3]"/>
+   <min-lb type="double">0.0</min-lb>
+   <max-lb type="double">300.0</max-lb>
+  </weight>
+  <weight>
+   <name type="string">Baggage</name>
+   <weight-lb alias="/fdm/jsbsim/inertia/pointmass-weight-lbs[4]"/>
+   <min-lb type="double">0.0</min-lb>
+   <max-lb type="double">150.0</max-lb> <!-- WARNING: Max baggage "by the book" is 120lbs or less! -->
+  </weight>
+ </payload>  
 </PropertyList>
diff --git a/Aircraft/c172p/c172p.xml b/Aircraft/c172p/c172p.xml
index c02bf7e57..76bb0b58c 100644
--- a/Aircraft/c172p/c172p.xml
+++ b/Aircraft/c172p/c172p.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             <y> 0 </y>
             <z> 36.5 </z>
         </location>
-        <pointmass name="name">
+        <pointmass name="Pilot">
             <weight unit="LBS"> 180 </weight>
             <location name="POINTMASS" unit="IN">
                 <x> 36 </x>
@@ -57,6 +57,38 @@
                 <z> 24 </z>
             </location>
         </pointmass>
+        <pointmass name="Co-Pilot">
+            <weight unit="LBS"> 0 </weight>
+            <location name="POINTMASS" unit="IN">
+                <x> 36 </x>
+                <y> 14 </y>
+                <z> 24 </z>
+            </location>
+        </pointmass>
+        <pointmass name="Left Passenger">
+            <weight unit="LBS"> 0 </weight>
+            <location name="POINTMASS" unit="IN">
+                <x> 70 </x>
+                <y> -14 </y>
+                <z> 24 </z>
+            </location>
+        </pointmass>
+        <pointmass name="Right Passenger">
+            <weight unit="LBS"> 0 </weight>
+            <location name="POINTMASS" unit="IN">
+                <x> 70 </x>
+                <y> 14 </y>
+                <z> 24 </z>
+            </location>
+        </pointmass>
+        <pointmass name="Baggage">
+            <weight unit="LBS"> 0 </weight>
+            <location name="POINTMASS" unit="IN">
+                <x> 95 </x>
+                <y>  0 </y>
+                <z> 24 </z>
+            </location>
+        </pointmass>
     </mass_balance>
 
     <ground_reactions>