Can it really be almost 50 years since Cessna introduced the first C-172? In a word, yes. Next year, the Wichita, Kan., company will …
February 2005
Seneca In The Fifth Generation
Old home week, I reminisced, as I sat in the left front seat of the 2005 Seneca V. Well, perhaps …
Across Down Under
There are a few airplanes that deserve better than they got, and I’ve always felt the Shrike Commander is …
Patience Is A Virtue
When it comes to figuring out what caused an airplane to crash, the first and most obvious clues often lead …
Smarter Than A Tow Bar?
What’s the tennis ball for?â asked one of my students. Almost every one of them ask the same old …
The 10 Commandments Of Aviation Safety
Safety has always been a tough sell. Ask Bruce Landsburg of the AOPA Air Safety Foundation. Landsburg has been in …
Revisiting Stick & Rudder
Feel your butt. Center the ball. Control torque, precession and P-factor. Check the nose attitude. Watch the runway numbers …
Why Every Pilot Should Take Acro
You may wonder about the benefits of aerobatics to general-aviation pilots, especially when most pilots’ main mission primarily consists …
2005 New Piper Seneca V
2005 New Piper Seneca V Base price: $643,500 Engine make/model:Continental L/TSIO-360-RBHorsepower to 19,000 …
1958 Cessna 172 Skyhawk
1958 Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Base/used Price:
$24,000
Engine make/model:
Continental O-300A
Horsepower@altitude:
145@SL
Horsepower …