Today’s Top Pick is a 1976 Cessna 177B Cardinal. During the mid-1960s, after selling the 172 Skyhawk for 10 years or so, Cessna started looking into a successor to its popular all-around four ...

It is hard for many pilots to believe that the Cessna Cardinal was largely rejected by the GA market following its late-1960s debut. One has to remember, though, that this airplane was meant to ...

Cessna attempted to replace the Skyhawk with the Cessna Cardinal in 1968, but the program was canceled due to resistance from flight schools and dealers. The Cessna Cardinal, with improved ...