The poor old 172 usually cops a bucketful for being uninteresting, uninspiring, a poor performer (ok, fair cop - when it's 42°C it won't pull the skin off a rice custard), dull to fly and the epitome of the Wichita spam can
Yep, but it's like the demure secretary with glasses, capable of all sorts of surprising things, and a great fun little number to play with. I feel sorry for the pilots that don't realise it.