Search Results for: Cessna 172

Owners offer their top tips for making that special purchase—and share some regrets.

Agency is considering allowing heavier and faster aircraft into popular classification.

If the NPRM transitions to an official rule, several of the aircraft that currently make up the training fleet could be legally flown with a sport pilot certificate.

It’s important to verbally communicate the responsibilities before a flight.

May 1, 2023, Batesville, Miss. Cessna 182D Skylane At about 1345 Central time, the airplane sustained substantial damage when it departed the runway while landing. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. Nearing the destination, the pilot was experiencing moderate to heavy chop. The first approach was too high, so he conducted […]

Tom Turner’s “Trapped Into VFR” article (May 2023) was excellent.  Now many years ago, flying a Cessna 172 on an IFR flight plan in VMC over North Dakota, South Dakota and into Nebraska, with three family members as passengers, I saw that the far horizon was obscured in haze, not unusual for summertime in the […]

Each month, we sort through scores of recent NTSB preliminary accident reports to develop our Accident Briefs feature, which begins on page 19 this month. We don’t use all of them—there’s never enough space—so many prelims don’t make the cut. It might be helpful for readers if we explain how we decide which ones to […]

Microsoft Flight Simulator excursion tackles backwoods strips in Yellowstone country.

The creators weigh in on designing the world of virtual aviation.

New carbon propeller allows pitch changes on the ground and is designed to boost performance.