Airplaneheads often gripe that mass-media stories always glorify airframes and ignore powerplants. This story deserves that gripe. The story is actually about

Airplaneheads often gripe that mass-media stories always glorify airframes and ignore powerplants. This story deserves that gripe. The story is actually about Cessna and Lycoming. The Skyhawk airframe makes the machine easy to fly and land. The Lycoming engine makes unplanned landings very rare. Both are very important! It really is an amazing airplane. In really cold weather in a 40 knot headwind I've gotten negative groundspeed in stable flight. It takes real work to stall the airframe, and it recovers immediately if you let go of the controls.