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Cessna 172 Flight From California To Hawaii Sparks Social Media Buzz

AV Web

A Cessna 172 has gone viral on social media this week as it completed a ferry flight from California to Hawaii. The flight was more than three times the range of the 2018 Cessna 172 Skyhawk SP, making it an impressive feat. The aircraft was cruising at 130 knots with a peak of 155 knots toward the end of the flight.

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Russian investigators blame faulty sensor for Superjet crash 

Aerotime

The aircraft, which was operating a ferry flight between Tretyakovo Airport (ICAO: UUMT), where it had been undergoing maintenance, and Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), crashed in a forested area in the Kolomensky district near the Russian capital, causing the death of the three crew members onboard.