FACTORY CORROSION PROOFING IMPROVED SEAT-RAIL SYSTEM BLADES SET AT A DIFFERENT PITCH IMPROVED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 26-G SEATS 1997 REDESIGNED FUEL SYSTEM FUEL-INJECTED ENGINE VS. FIRST OF THE NEW The Cessna 172 learned a lot of new tricks when production resumed in 1996 (for the 1997 model year). But is it all that much better than the less expensive 1986 172P that marked the end of the old production run? The 1997 model year now costs roughly double the cost of a 1986 model. Is it worth it? www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 71http://www.aopa.org/pilot