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Cessna 172 still manufactured?

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Lionheart

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Hey all,

I was out at the airport today (KDVT) and was talking with a pilot out at Westwind and heard that Cessna still makes the 172. Is this so?

I had thought the 182 took over its assembly line, and that the 172 was long since gone. This would be pretty cool to hear that the 172 is still available.

The 182 is called a performance aircraft now. I can see why. I was massively impressed by how it flew. I have never been pressed back in a seat before from accelleration, making a move from 120 Knots to 145 Knots.


Bill
 
It's still being manufactured, though the interior is almost unrecognizable. It's got a full G1000 setup and everything nowadays. Last year I saw a brand new one. Around 10 hours on it. Beautiful is an understatement.
 
I don't know if they are still making it today...but as of 2006, they sure did! I took a quick spin in an all glass 06 which only had 50 hrs on it! I had to be very gentle since her engine was so new (couldn't take her above 5,000 feet, no xwind landings, no shortfields, etc....she was only allowed to be used for x-countries) It's weird being inside a new 172...cuz most of the ones you can rent are made in the 70s and 80s w/ steam gauges. Seeing glass in a 172 is pretty amazing...

I think the demand for 172s are extremely high so Cessna will keep making it till that falls.

-feng
 
Kiwikat said:
It's still being manufactured, though the interior is almost unrecognizable. It's got a full G1000 setup and everything nowadays. Last year I saw a brand new one. Around 10 hours on it. Beautiful is an understatement.
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FengZ said:
I don't know if they are still making it today...but as of 2006, they sure did! I took a quick spin in an all glass 06 which only had 50 hrs on it!

-feng
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this makes it all the more to my bafflement why carenado puts the bare bones systems in all their models. that's why i didn't purchase their latest 172.
 
cheezyflier said:
this makes it all the more to my bafflement why carenado puts the bare bones systems in all their models. that's why i didn't purchase their latest 172.
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Because it's nowhere near as much work for them. They can make more money that way. :engel016:
 
cheezyflier said:
this makes it all the more to my bafflement why carenado puts the bare bones systems in all their models. that's why i didn't purchase their latest 172.
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They probably do not have a Garmin gauge set and no one will work with them. Its an elaborate grouping of code, I am here to tell you... :kilroy:
 
A well maintained 172 will last almost forever, so many, if not all 172's I work on are older steam gauged models. Newest plane I have worked are a Cirrus SR22 (about 2006) and a 182 (about 2002).
Glass cockpits just makes planes more expensive than they already are.
 
This is the inside of the sales brochure for the "New" 1974 Cessna Skyhawk II.

Check out the pricing and financing. :)

FAC

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Lionheart said:
Hey all,

I was out at the airport today (KDVT) and was talking with a pilot out at Westwind and heard that Cessna still makes the 172.

Bill
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Yep, the 172 is still in production, and it's almost a night and day difference compared to older models. I currently instruct in new 172's and they're really nice from a comfort and performance standpoint.

New 172's come standard with a fuel injected 180HP Lycoming, a G1000, seatbelt airbags, Rosen sun visors (which are worth their weight in gold), and an incredibly comfortable interior that doesn't result in a numb butt after a half hour.

They're not cheap (between $265 and $297,000), but the price is pretty close to the Piper Warrior, which has a much less capable avionics suite, 20 fewer HP, and a far less comfortable interior.
 
azflyboy said:
Yep, the 172 is still in production, and it's almost a night and day difference compared to older models. I currently instruct in new 172's and they're really nice from a comfort and performance standpoint.

New 172's come standard with a fuel injected 180HP Lycoming, a G1000, seatbelt airbags, Rosen sun visors (which are worth their weight in gold), and an incredibly comfortable interior that doesn't result in a numb butt after a half hour.

They're not cheap (between $265 and $297,000), but the price is pretty close to the Piper Warrior, which has a much less capable avionics suite, 20 fewer HP, and a far less comfortable interior.
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Thanks for the headsup AzFlyBoy,

Good to know. (You must have been typing this when I was typing mine above).

What airfield do you train out of?



Bill
 
I got to fly a brand new C172 G1000. They are awesome! (but still 172s)
 
I did my primary training at Tucson International (in 1970's 172s), but I did my instrument through CFII training at the University of North Dakota, and I also work for UND as an instructor.
 
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