Ferry pilot Tom Lopes successfully flew a new Cessna 172 nonstop for 2,521 miles over 18 hours from Merced, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii. The marathon flight required special preparation, including ...

I love being a private pilot. One of the things I've been doing since receiving my pilots license is challenging myself by ...

The Cessna 172 is one of the most iconic planes in aviation history. This four-seat, single-engine plane was introduced in 1956 and has become the go-to for recreational pilots around the world. Known ...

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, ...