The FAA's new Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule significantly expands sport pilot privileges and the scope of light sport aircraft (LSA). Key changes include allowing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Take a look at the Cessna 172, the 'old school' trainer plane that's the best-selling civil aircraft in history The Cessna 172 is ...

The article's "Today’s Top Pick" is a 1956 Cessna 172 Skyhawk, celebrated as a historic aircraft that introduced significant handling ease to general aviation with its tricycle-gear design. The Cessna ...

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In 1956, Cessna started building the 172 training plane - and more than 60 years on, it’s still in production. Why has it been so popular? It can seat four people, in a squeeze, and weighs a little ...

In December of 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made history with their bi-plane contraption that managed to do the seemingly impossible: it gave man the ability to fly. The concept was so unearthly, ...

As anyone who has downloaded Microsoft Flight Simulator X or X-Plane knows, piloting an aircraft using a keyboard and mouse just doesn’t work. If you’re going to get in to the world of flight ...

An unexpected collision occurred at Lime Rock Park on Saturday afternoon, when a small plane, a Cessna 172, was forced to make an emergency landing at the Connecticut road course. Lime Rock Park was ...

The Cessna 172 is the most popular trainer aircraft in the world. The plane is manufactured by Kansas-based company Cessna. It belongs to the trainer class of aircraft, which means it's built ...