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What Makes a Cessna 172 So Safe?
OK, so I was checking out the stats on the blog and I came across this search term. Someone had actually asked the question of Google or Bing or Yahoo, “What makes a Cessna 172 so safe?” What a great … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged airplanes, Cessna, Cessna 172P, Cessna 210 Centurion, Cessnas, Clyde Cessna, engine failures, flying, gross weight, inexperienced pilots, maneuvering speed, stall speed, the 100-series Cessnas, What Makes a Cessna 172 So Safe?
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The Cessna 172
Yesterday’s blog was about the Cessna 170. Today’s blog deals with the 170’s younger sibling, the Cessna 172. The Cessna 172 literally was born almost right after the 170. There were a couple of Cessna 171s, but they were of … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying
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Tagged afternoon cross country, Cessna 171, easy to fly, Garmin G-1000, glass panels, maneuvering speed, normal cruising speed, performance envelope, round tail, safest airplane, sound performance and safety for the buck, square tail, The Cessna 172, “anyone could fly”
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