diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9f83df0f5..d1124d23b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ fgfs-base-tar:
 	FlightGear/Scenery/w130n30/w123n37 \
 	FlightGear/Scenery/w130n30/w122n37 \
 	FlightGear/Sounds \
-	FlightGear/Textures \
-	FlightGear/T[A-Za-df-z]* \
-	FlightGear/[U-W]* FlightGear/[c-m]*)
+	FlightGear/[T-Za]* FlightGear/[c-z]*)
 
 fgfs-base-zip:
 	(cd $(HOME); \
@@ -44,9 +42,7 @@ fgfs-base-zip:
 	FlightGear/Scenery/w130n30/w123n37 \
 	FlightGear/Scenery/w130n30/w122n37 \
 	FlightGear/Sounds \
-	FlightGear/Textures \
-	FlightGear/T[A-Za-df-z]* \
-	FlightGear/[U-W]* FlightGear/[c-z]* \
+	FlightGear/[T-Za]* FlightGear/[c-z]* \
 	-x '*/CVS/*' )
 
 fgfs-base-patch:
@@ -57,9 +53,7 @@ fgfs-base-patch:
 	FlightGear/Scenery/w130n30/w123n37 \
 	FlightGear/Scenery/w130n30/w122n37 \
 	FlightGear/Sounds \
-	FlightGear/Textures \
-	FlightGear/T[A-Za-df-z]* \
-	FlightGear/[U-W]* FlightGear/[c-m]*)
+	FlightGear/[T-Za]* FlightGear/[c-z]*)
 
 fgfs-textures-high:
 	(cd $(HOME); \
diff --git a/src/GUI/gui.cxx b/src/GUI/gui.cxx
index 0b2843bd4..9521d276b 100644
--- a/src/GUI/gui.cxx
+++ b/src/GUI/gui.cxx
@@ -354,6 +354,28 @@ void BusyCursor( int restore )
     }
 }
 
+
+// Center the view offsets
+void CenterView( void ) {
+    if( mouse_mode = MOUSE_VIEW ) {
+	mouse_mode = MOUSE_POINTER;
+	_savedX = globals->get_options()->get_xsize()/2;
+	_savedY = globals->get_options()->get_ysize()/2;
+	_mVtoggle = 0;
+	Quat0();
+	build_rotmatrix(quat_mat, curquat);
+	glutSetCursor(GLUT_CURSOR_INHERIT);
+
+	// Is this necessary ??
+	if( !menu_on )   TurnCursorOff();
+
+	glutWarpPointer( _savedX, _savedY );
+    }
+    globals->get_current_view()->set_goal_view_offset(0.0);
+    globals->get_current_view()->set_view_offset(0.0);
+}
+
+
 int guiGetMouseButton(void)
 {
     return last_buttons;
diff --git a/src/GUI/gui.h b/src/GUI/gui.h
index e33d61717..133a5b4da 100644
--- a/src/GUI/gui.h
+++ b/src/GUI/gui.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ extern void guiMotionFunc ( int x, int y );
 extern void guiMouseFunc(int button, int updown, int x, int y);
 extern void maybeToggleMouse( void );
 extern void BusyCursor( int restore );
+extern void CenterView( void );
 
 extern void guiToggleMenu(void);
 extern void mkDialog(const char *txt);
diff --git a/src/Main/keyboard.cxx b/src/Main/keyboard.cxx
index f983144ea..531f910de 100644
--- a/src/Main/keyboard.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/keyboard.cxx
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ void GLUTkey(unsigned char k, int x, int y) {
 	    fgUpdateSkyAndLightingParams();
 	    return;
 	case 118: // v key
+	    // handles GUI state as well as Viewer LookAt Direction
+	    CenterView();
 	    globals->set_current_view( globals->get_viewmgr()->next_view() );
 	    fgReshape( globals->get_options()->get_xsize(),
 		       globals->get_options()->get_ysize() );