Mar 24, 2012 · retman, I couldn't imagine flying a 172 in 40-50 knots at runway elevation. I live in the Appalachians and it is often very windy here in these hills as well. I'm definitely going to have to learn this stuff. To be brutally honest, I don't think I want to fly solo until I feel confident in greater wind conditions than I was in today.

Dec 27, 2008 · My mission is to fly and not concerned about total cost per mile per seat. Seems like most people on this forum consider airplanes as business tools but not me. Surprising early Cessna 172's sell for little more than a early Cessna 150. The 172 I believe has the best fatal safety record in GA aircraft followed by the 150 and then 182.

May 8, 2015 · The Air Plains manual says static runup should be 2250-2350 rpm (mine is a shade under 2300). The other day a fellow over on the Cessna 172 Club board said he has the same engine under the Penn Yan STC, and gets 2400 rpm static, so I assume that's more a climb prop (I don't know what Penn Yan's manual says about static rpm).

Mar 19, 2017 · 172 is great for training or short trips with 2 people maybe 3 depending on weight. 177 is a terrific plane if it has the 160 or better 180hp engine. It handles better then 172, but it hasn’t been built since the 70’s and some parts can be challenging to obtain. 182 is the winner of the 3 for range, useful load, speed, interior room.

Mar 28, 2009 · The older 172's may have the nose drop if slipped with full flaps. The thought is the nose drop would get you in a bind if it happened at low level. Supposedly the later 172's had larger horizontal stabilizers which eleminated the nose drop problem. I haven't measured horizontal stabilizers to see if there is any truth to the story.

Apr 1, 2016 · Cessna publishes a couple of different maintenance schedules for their airplanes. They have the typical 50-100-50-200 hour cycle, and the progressive care inspection that has four phases. The first will be a 50-hour where the oil and filter get changed, some stuff inspected on the engine, and the fuselage equipment, for example.

Feb 24, 2010 · I have picked up ice several times on my 172. The worst was clear ice about 1/4-3/8" thick. The plane was at max gross weight and flew like a pig with the ice on it. The stall warning was going off in level flight and full power. To keep it flying I …

Jan 16, 2012 · Level in cruise the # 3 temp will drop to 410-415. the others around 350-360. I am replacing baffle seals on Monday. Do you guys have any experience with the exhaust fairing that is STC'd for the 172 (I think from Maple Leaf). They claim a 20 deg reduction in CHT temps. That is on schedule if the baffle seal replacement fails... Any advice? Charlie

May 3, 2019 · So I am looking at a C-172 at the moment and it has 25,1XX hours on it. It is a 1982 P model with Penn Yan 180HP and 2550 GW increase, along with heaps of other good STC's that elimiate some AD's, or reduce or remove periodic inspections of some stuff. it does have Cessna SID's done in 2012 (made mandatory in Australia).

Jan 15, 2012 · I flew a Cessna 172S G1000 a few months ago and then I got into a Cirrus SR22 just recently in a flight club. Both conditions were perfect with viz greater than 20 miles. In my opinion, I didn't like the way Cirrus has the joystick on the left side like that, it just feels awkward. I …