Owning a Skyhawk can be a rewarding experience, from fuel and maintenance to insurance and hangar fees, but it's important to execute a plan.

As anyone who has downloaded Microsoft Flight Simulator X or X-Plane knows, piloting an aircraft using a keyboard ... knows this and built a great Cessna 172 cockpit for his personal use.

The first-generation Cessna 172s with the sloped, “fastback” fuselage is a favorite among some Skyhawk enthusiasts.

Cessna started building the 172 training plane - and more than 60 years on, it’s still in production. Stephen Dowling looks at the reasons why it’s still so popular.

Textron Aviation is marking 70 years of the Cessna 172 Skyhawk by enhancing its Top Hawk flight training and aircraft supply ...