Just before the new year, Cessna delivered the first Model 162 SkyCatcher to Rose Pelton, the wife of Cessna President and CEO Jack Pelton. Rose planned to use her new 162 to — what else?

Cessna’s 162 skycatcher is vastly different from its ... which means a three-hour leg is easily doable and plenty safe. The aircraft gets off the runway quickly (needing only 640 feet, according ...