Uses include aerial surveying, such as monitoring pipelines, light cargo operations, such as
"feeding" cargo hubs, and passenger operations. Light aircraft are used for marketing purposes, such as banner towing and
skywriting, and
flight instruction. The majority of personal aircraft are light aircraft, the
most popular in history being the
Cessna 172, and most popular in modern history being the
Cirrus SR22 and
Robinson R44. Larger light aircraft, such as twin
turboprops and
very light jets, are often used as
business aircraft. Most
floatplanes also fall into the category of light aircraft. ==See also==