Ever wondered why a humble high-wing trainer outsells every other aircraft in history and still reigns supreme over modern flight decks? Beneath that unassuming aluminum skin lies a design so simple ...

I get back into the cockpit of a 172 to keep my skills up to par in that platform. But this flight does not go as planned. The plane was different from other 172s I've flown in and the winds were ...

She was flying a Cessna 172 as part of a multi-city training flight out of Laurel ahead of getting her private pilot’s license. She was supposed to return to Laurel on Tuesday afternoon ...

Scotia Seaplanes is operated from Prestwick Flight Centre in Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. Their Cessna 172 is a 1969 FR172F Reims Rocket Floatplane, adapted by substituting Wipline 2350-A ...

I have at times warned of uncharted terrain and at others admitted fear, but now I must convey an existential cultural ...

The Cessna 172 is one of the most iconic planes in aviation history. This four-seat, single-engine plane was introduced in 1956 and has become the go-to for recreational pilots around the world.

will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Cessna 172 Skyhawk single-engine training aircraft in 2025. The type, first introduced in its most simple form in 1955, has come a long way since then, with ...

A Cessna 172 holds the record for the longest endurance flight in history: 64 days, 22 hours, and 19 minutes from 4 December 1958 to 23 January 1959. Flying over Nevada and California, pilots Robert ...

He further briefed that unlike in the Microsoft simulator, we'll be flying an Old Cessna 172 without the glass cockpit ("with steam gauges" in his own words). After the briefing, it was time to head ...

A student pilot takes off in a Cessna 172 while another 172 sits on the ramp of a flight school awaiting a preflight inspection. Photography courtesy of Nicole Lund. The Cessna 172 and Piper Cherokee ...

The Cessna 172 was an instant success, with over 4,195 produced in its first five years. The Cessna Skyhawk underwent various upgrades in the 60s to improve features and performance. Production of the ...