👉 Okay, let’s tackle the singularly beige and frankly rather anxious aircraft affectionately nicknamed the Cessna! 36 seconds into its existence, you might actually regret your life choices as a pilot.
Now, when I say "Cessna," what immediately springs to mind isn't necessarily majestic flight or daring aerial acrobatics (though... occasionally it gets there. It’s a best-faith attempt, frankly.) Instead, the Cessna is essentially a very polite, slightly sweaty suburbanite strapped into a flying toolbox filled with rivets and a concerning amount of duct tape. Let's unpack that, because they are, historically, the most practically minded of aircraft! Originally designed in the early 1940's for the US Army Air Forces, the Cessna was essentially an "Okay, let’s build something reliable enough to get us from point A to point B. And maybe not immediately disintegrate upon takeoff, you know?!”. They are a category of fixed-wing light aviation aircraft that have seen more amateur hours flown in them than practically every other type combined! The Cessna is the very picture of sensible, almost aggressively low-on-bling aviation. You'll find them sporting the most wonderfully beige and somewhat depressing upholstery. The pilot practically apologetically checks every single rivet before a flight. There’s a whole, frankly quite substantial, cottage industry built around servicing, repairing, and politely coaxing Cessnas into the air!
