Cessna 172 - a plane for everyone
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- Опубликовано: 19 июл 2024
- A video about the greate plane and a little story about me, trying to fly it)
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a single-engine piston aircraft developed by Cessna Aircraft in the early 1950s. Thanks to its simplicity, cheapness and flight performance, it became the most popular in the world, produced in quantities of more than 44,000 units. Production continues.
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00:00 - The Cessna 172
01:01 - History
05:34 - Cessna 172 in Russia
06:27 - The aircraft description
09:27 - A diesel engine
11:48 - A flying bicycle
16:37 - An extreme record 
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First hour of flight instruction? Congratulations! Welcome to the club :)
An awesome experience)
Thank you for the post. This is the plane that a lot of people learned to fly in North America. It is a very forgiving plane. It is comfortable. It can take a lot. It feels safe.
Those doors are so flimsy. I used to fly Cessnas and now fly Pipers. The 172s doors are so flimsy and their hinges suck. It could be that the planes at my flight school were garbage but the Warriors I flew at another school had significantly more sturdy feeling doors with 2 latches so the door wouldnt flap around in the wind like the 172 I flew
@@MrZebra-og2bk I forgot about the doors but yes. LOL
I just love the smell of the cabin... It's somehow a perfect mix of wood, aluminum and electronics. Reminds me of riding along with my Uncle on Civil Air Patrol.
Wood? There’s no wood in a 172. There’s wood effect plastic like a shitty 1982 Chevrolet, but no wood.
@@mzaite haha yeah I suppose I had a false memory of it being real wood
You missed the key factor of why Cessna ceased production in 86. Every crashof a 172 would result in a lawsuit which would invariably involve Cessna themselves in Court. Cessna only went back into production when given guarantees in legislation from the US Federal Government indemnifying the company from litigation, a legislation which also applies to firearms manufacturers.
Not every crash. The limitation of liability legislation was not specifically for Cessna or even for just the aviation industry. There are no guarantees of immunity, rather limitations of manufacturers liability for incidents involving their products.
I remember four of us exiting a Cessna 172 as our first, static line, parachute jump in the Summer of 1979. One of my own more memorable days . Thank you for posting. Great memories for me.
I am happy that you got to fly this plane and did a good job. An enthusiast in his element. I am sure you will enjoy further flights.
Thank you for covering the Cessna 172. I grew up in Wichita, Kansas where this plane was produced back in the 1950 and 1960's. This plane helped my hometown prosper and remain competitive in the world of aviation.
Took my first flights up to solo in a C150 but later would take the rest of my training and checkride in my Dad's C-172. After 2 years of having my PPL. I Finally took that 172 on a long solo Xcountry flight from Vermont to Virgina and back in March. Perfect airplane for sightseeing and fun trips.
2024 Cyber Truck, 2024 BMW 5 Series, 2024 Monarch Motorhome, 2024 Jeep Rubicon…the ultimate flexes for people who don’t get that some of the most genuine recognition to be garnered is for people who understand and appreciate what it is simply to be able to fly. Sure a Cessna is far from flashy, but when’s the last time someone got their Mercedes airborne and safely arrived at their destination without traffic, road conditions…or needing to file an insurance claim for getting their Mercedes airborne in the first place?
While most of my flying was in a 172, I preferred the two seat 152. It flies at the same takeoff, cruise and approach speeds as the 172. It just felt...cozier when I was solo.
I think there were two points you missed - the tricycle landing gear makes landing easier and prevents ground loops since the front wheel can keep the plane pointed in the right direction once on the ground. Diesel engines can run on Jet-A fuel which is more readily available than 100LL AvGas required for the usual engines in the 172. Regular automotive gasoline is not recommended for those engines.
I've flown a dozen different planes, but my favorites are the newer 152s and the older and newer 172s (I like the 172s with mechanical flaps, and those with flaps 40). The 152 is like a sports car you strap on your butt; great for solo flying. The 172 is for everything else. They are fun, easy to fly, forgiving, yet very much an aviator's aircraft.
The 172 is a great invention, guess i have about 500 hrs. in this creature as an instructor here in Norway. They have Fowler flaps and are very forgiving in the low speed segment. When i have collected twin time and airliner time i was about to go home and retire - but then was offered a job living in Vladivostok flying Lears for Hong Kong people - Came back to Norway and bought a Cessna 185 - a real macho - just love their taildraggers. I am so sorry for not being able to visit my nice Russian friends in Vladivostok at the moment. Great channel u have!
Great to see a genuine lover of aviation like yourself get a chance to go behind the yoke and fly!
oh, this is a treat! I really have no idea why, but I love learning about planes even though I'm too scared to ever fly on them and I love content about small planes! you are such a wonderful storyteller and I enjoy your work, bud!
I had my first ride in a Cessna 150 & 152 in 2016. It was a great joy for me to go flying again. A friend who is a private pilot took me up. Loved it every time.
Thank you! I have spent many happy (and a few challenging) hours in 172s.😎
That was cool! My first lesson was in an actual airplane; an 'introduction flight'. I thought I was just going to be an observer, but then the instructor had me take the controls!!
The 1960s control yokes and 21st century glass panels was quite a contrast--and yes, it's far easier to fly when you relax your grip a bit. 😉
The reason production was stopped in the 1980s was because product liability laws in the US were relaxed, making liability suits against aircraft manufacturers very easy--and ruinously expensive for manufacturers. When laws were tightened to protect makers from frivolous suits, production was restarted.
Interesting information
@@flyerkiller5073 Yeah; personal injury lawyers making manufacturers pay for pilot errors.
I learnt in a 152 and then went exploring in a 172. These were old aircraft at th time but performed well. I really like having the landing gear attached to the fuselage rather than the wing. Better arrangement when you are learning and perhaps having more heavy landings..
I started flight lessons in the 1980s, starting out with the Cessna 150 152 series. After getting my license I flew the Cessna 172, what a great aeroplane. It would seem that the only difference between now and then is the glass cockpit and FADEX. Who would have thought.....
I took a few lessons in a 172 back in the 80s, yes, it's an easy plane to fly!
I did the vast majority of my IFR training in 172. Thanks for the video.
It's not without reason that these are among the most popular aircraft models among so-called bush pilots. They fly these things into remote and awkward places everywhere, be it in the vasteness of northern Canada, the jungles of Africa or Indonesia, or whereever... Like you said in the video, it's like a Volkswagen Beetle with wings; it just works.
Thank you. This is beautiful.
I like those tough old instructors. It's like you're flying with Clint Eastwood
Great video, as usual... and congrats for your flight !
I learned to fly in one... N383TC, and I did my private pilot checkride in her. She still flies in Texas, and I fly in Germany in another 172. Simply the best light airplane made until now... she will even come out of a spin by herself in 3 turns if she has enough altitude available. ❣❣
My first plane from years ago. Ahhh🥰
Small aircraft inside as a passenger,but real flying at it's best,flying around the mountains in Queenstown New Zealand,I loved every moment of this experience even though I'm scared of heights,it's truly the only way to fly to me now,in a basic Small aircraft with the real flying experience,pure flying,love it!
My favorite plane! Everything you need and more!
Great video on the Cessna 172!
Also, I'd love to see more general aviation aircraft from Cessna, Cirrus, Piper and whatnot covered in the channel one day.^^
This aircraft needed some video love, what a legend, thanks.
Also, you look like you had a lot of fun.
Brilliant! Well done!
The Cessna 172 is what an airplane should be. I did the bulk of my flight training in PA28 Cherokees but have flown 172s as well.
Nice to see the diesel engine. 👍
You should do a video on the Piper PA-28 family, probably the 2nd most popular single-engine trainer and low-wing competitor to the Cessna. With 32,000+ airframes built (and counting) it's not too far behind the 172, but its not as common outside the US.
Good job flying Sky! BTW, a new 2025 example w/full glass cockpit will run you $600k - $800k USD depending on options now! BTW, you should also consider a video on the Piper Cub, another very popular trainer, and the newest version the Carbon Cub. The most popular back country, and generally popular planes today! Soft landings to you, --gary 8)
600k for basic 172? 😮
@@BobSaintbasic is 350k. 600 is for glass cockpit.
Saw one last summer headed for a flight school in AK, all Garmin glass, ~650k. They won't use Dynon or Avidyne for some reason? A less $$ option. 8(
Love the video Sky!
I have over 1000 hours in 172s (Ns to SPs) from when I was a student, instructor, and designated examiner. I've considered buying one in recent years, but the price has gotten insane for a new one. Add in hangar, insurance, fuel, maintenance, annual, etc...couple that with the fairly slow speed and the drive to/from the airport....the numbers just don't pencil out. I have no interest in a relic from the Nixon era. I get my flying fix in a Falcon these days. I like your instructor!
Well done, sir! Very fun and informative, as usual. Love this channel.
the plane that is shaped like a friend. Can't see one without feeling warm inside.
Awesome experience!
Nice, great video!
2nd airplane I ever flew was a 172 that was built in 1974. They're probably the greatest civil training plane ever produced.
You can always tell a Cessna pilot by the diamond tattoos on the forehead.
Sky, next stop Airventure?
The 172 was almost replaced by the 177. It is a better plane by every metric. But the pilots of the time pushed back and instead we got 50 years of the 172.
One day I’ll visit the Airventure)
@@SkyshipsEng If you can get a visa and a flight this year I could help you with the rest. 😉
Great video on the 172. I learned how to fly the 172 in Central Florida, very different from your location.. 😂 😁
Great job!
During my first flight in this type as a student pilot, I failed to keep an eye on carburator temperature as I flew over water. It suddenly froze up and left the engine wind milling. That's how I learned this type is prone to that failure, and my instructing math teacher learned that I'm less nervous than he is. It took about a thousand feet to get it running again.
This occurred in an area where you can't throw up a hat without it showing up on some radar, and both Rotterdam and Ostende ATC had us on screen and saw us drop, but we weren't talking to them through this event, so Ostende ATC played me a bit on the way in. Telling a 172 to mind imaginary traffic overhead is a sure way to get it to rock its wings. I passed the test. There is worse things to waste fuel on than doing a mandatory 360 over Ostende on a sunny day. Lesson learned:, mind the carburator temperature when flying into colder air in a Cessna.
Great landing, way to go!
Great comments for this video!
The first airplane I ever flew with an instructor, of course. But I got fly from takeoff to landing...when I was 14.
A classic !
Nice.
I actually started out in a Cessna 152, but spent a lot of time in a 172. Great planes! Truly loved flying in a Cessna 172 RG Cutlass. (I would rent it to fly hours to go visit my girlfriend at the time in Atlanta) Looking at the plane you were flying, the old yokes, but that instrument cluster!! I feel like I was flying a stone-age plane in comparison! All steam gauges! And don't get me started on trying to use an NDB... (Non-Directional-Beacon). Hope to get back to flying in not too much longer... now that the kids have started moving out. :)
Lovely airplane! I really do love the "common man" plane that is general aviation. Hope you go through all the Pipers too!
I started in the 152 also, much preferred the 172, and I was less crap in it. It was about 15% more expensive per hour, and less available than the 152.
The 152's not a good idea for two tall guys.
@twentyrothmans7308 tell me about it! I'm 6'1". Although I rented a 152 to fly to Indianapolis airport for some night landings at a controlled field (basically a check box for my commercial ticket) and it felt like a go cart after flying so many hours in a Seneca and larger aircraft.
imagine flying a cessna for two months!
You are holding the yoke in a deathgrip with two hands...takes away subtle control and your hand is away from the throttle, you should hold the yoke with basically fingertips for most stuff, this way you will feel the air going through them much easier.
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Make a part about beechcraft bonanza plz
Ahh hello pilot colleague. :-) So how is it with Flying clubs in your country ? I ve been thinking of some new rating and east world starting to look more and more interesting. Your air spaces seem fairly decent unlike the spider webs in here.
How is the Diesel? vibrations? sluggish throttle response? Maintenance? It is a wonderful idea to run on Jet fuel....
A plane so ubiquitous that it’s frustrating. But you know, easy transportation is most accessible transportation.
Can you still get parts in Russia?
Flying a Cessna is good. But, when will we see you flying a Su-30??
I have more hours in that plane. I will miss it when I move on to the bigger boys!
So- with diesel, no magnetos?
Yep. FADEC handles everything, including the mixture. It runs on JetA, which is readily available worldwide.
PLUS, no carb heat!
Hey i fly this one. :D
How is diesel with altitude/temperature? Do the tanks have heaters for the diesel fuel?
the feed to the high-pressure fuel pump returns excess fuel to the tank heating it in the process. There are obviously limits to the quality of diesel fuel that can be flown under arctic conditions.
I'd advise to always fly "arctic grade" diesel fuel.
at 14:22 the compass is pointed east with heading 6 on the right? at 14:32 it has heading 15 on the right of south? Is it reversed or am I mistaken?
When you read that style of compass you are looking at the back of it, not the top, so the numbers are reversed. It's exactly as confusing as you think.
Yes and no. It simulates looking at the back of a horizontally rotating disk. If you turn left, the tick marks will scroll left. This is different from the display you'd see on a digital PFD or HUD, which simulate looking at the top/front of the compass, which would be impossible to see on a real physical compass unless looking down on it from above.
cheap? not these days! You need a second mortgage to get one!
Cheap for the aircraft
first flew a 172 in 76 or so. bigger than a 150. 470K new? i don't think so.
1692y
it only costs 360k for a new one :D
Maybe they should buy 88,000 mufflers for them?
Toyota corolla
Boeing needs reorganization and a new city. Why don't they start with the Cessna factory in Kansas City.
172: Good enough, but not great for anything. And $300,000 because it still lacks real automated manufacturing.
Terrible machine (yes, I fly it). Obsolete, unconvenient, slow, fuel gobbling... but cheap and immortal. Like terrible unusable in real life cars used in driving schools just because trainee break them much more rare. May be not Beetle, its too old with its pre-WWII design, but its close relative Soviet Moskvich from 1950s, used for driver training even well after USSR collapsed.
cheap lol