diff --git a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx index 8f122720a..81be29a5b 100644 --- a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx +++ b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx @@ -979,6 +979,10 @@ fgInitNav () bool fgInitPosition() { bool set_pos = false; + // Default to starting on the ground unless one of the other + // conditions implies an in-air start. + fgSetBool("/sim/presets/onground", true); + // If glideslope is specified, then calculate offset-distance or // altitude relative to glide slope if either of those was not // specified.