About Our Fleet
If you’re going to start with just one airplane, you really can’t do much better than a Cessna 172, the most manufactured airplane in history – and it’s still being produced. That’s right, more 172s have been built (50,000+ since it was first introduced in 1956) than any other aircraft of any type – civilian or military. That qualifies as a proven design.
While technological advances have brought amazing changes to the instrument panel, structurally, very little has changed over the years. Many consider the 172 to be the best trainer ever built.
5286L rolled off the line in 2002. In airplane years, that makes it on the newer side. Given the meticulous maintenance requirements, airplanes can safely fly for decades.
5286L also qualifies as a Technically Advanced Airplane (TAA) per FAR §61.129(j). This allows us to use it for both commercial and CFI training.
2002 Cessna 172SP
N5286L
- Lycoming IO-360-L2A (180 BHP at 2700 RPM)
- 76″ McCauley Fixed Pitch Propeller
- 53 gallons usable fuel
Empty Weight: 1700 lbs
- MTOW: 2550 lbs
- Useful Load: 850 lbs
- Useful Load with Full Fuel: 532 lbs
V Speeds
Desc
KTS
X-WIND
Max Dem
15
Vr
Rotation
55
Vy
Best Rate
74
Vx
Best Angle
62
Vso
Stall w/ Flaps
40
Vs
Stall w/o Flaps
48
Best Glide
1900 LBS
59
Best Glide
Max Gross
68
Va
Abrupt 1900 LBS
90
Va
Abrupt Full Gross
105
Vno
Max Structural
129
Vne
Never Exceed
163
Vfe
10º Flaps
110
Vfe
Full Flaps
85
Panel
- Airspeed Indicator
- Altimeter
- Vertical Speed Indicator
- Turn Coordinator
- Garmin GNS 430-WAAS
- Garmin GTX330 Transponder with TIS-A
- Garmin MX20 MFD
- BendixKing 155A Nav/Com (Radio #2)
- PMA7000BT Audio Panel
- Garmin GFC 500 Auto Pilot
- Garmin G5 Primary Attitude Display
- Garmin G5 HSI
- Garmin GDL-88 Dual-link Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) ADS-B “In” and “Out”
- Garmin Flightstream 210 Bluetooth Link to iPad
- Attitude Indicator (gyro, backup)
1972 Cessna 150L - N861TW
Full Restoration 2019
Rate: $107/hour (including fuel)
1972 Cessna 150L
N16152
- Continental O-200-A (100 BHP at 2750 RPM)
- 69″ Fixed Pitch Propeller
- 22.5 gallons usable fuel
Empty Weight: 1097 lbs
- Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW): 1600 lbs
- Useful Load: 503 lbs
- Useful Load with Full Fuel: 368 lbs
Panel
- Airspeed Indicator
- Altimeter
- Vertical Speed Indicator
- Attitude Indicator
- Heading Indicator
- Turn Coordinator
- BendixKing KX155 Nav/Com
- CDI
- Sigtronics Intercom
- Stratus ESG ADS-B Out Transponder
- Panel-Mounted iPad Mini
- Stratus USB Charging Port
