The 180 hp 172S, referred to by Cessna as the 172-SP, goes for $307,500; the 160 hp 172R sells for $274,900. Newer models still aren’t cheap. You may ask, how much is a new Cessna 172 today?

In 1958, two pilots set a world record in the Cessna 172 for the longest ever flight without landing, flying for 64 days, 22 hours, and 19 minutes. ... per aviation site SP's Aviation.

PITTSTON TWP. – Marywood University unveiled its newest classroom Friday at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport – a $290,000 Cessna-172 SP airplane that will help students learn to ...

172S Skyhawk SP debuted in 1998 with a more powerful engine.The Cessna 172 has been in continuous production since 1956, with over 44,000 units built. It is the most-produced general aviation ...

Cessna has updated the model regularly with more powerful engines and improved avionics—the current 172S features a 180-hp Lycoming engine and a Garmin G1000 cockpit—but save for the swept fin ...

Cessna's classic 172 Skyhawk can fly at about 143 mph and cover around 736 miles in ideal conditions with zero wind. ... The Cessna 172 is one of the most iconic planes in aviation history.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Photo: Textron Aviation. ... the university’s new fleet of Cessna Skyhawk 172s will be equipped with the next-generation Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck.

Florida Memorial University, a historically black college founded 137 years ago, has received certification as a Cessna Pilot Center, the 1st HBCU to do so.

Trio Avionics is developing a Supplemental Type Certificate for its Pro Pilot Autopilot in the Cessna 172 and 182 with more models to follow.