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Videos: My Metal Mistress

By General Aviation News Staff · November 12, 2017 ·

Our friends at FunPlacesToFly.com recently posted a couple of videos about Mike Laney’s restored 1956 Cessna 172 that he calls “My Metal Mistress.”

The first documents an early morning flight, while the second gives an indoor tour of the classic airplane.

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