# Boeing 737 vs a Cessna 172

**URL:** <https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/boeing-737-vs-a-cessna-172/110823>\
**Category:** The water cooler\
**Created:** [November 11, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/boeing-737-vs-a-cessna-172/110823 "2026-11-11T18:55:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/payless/32/17422_2.png) [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/boeing-737-vs-a-cessna-172/110823/1 "2026-11-11T18:55:36Z")

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A flight instructor and a student were aboard the Cessna. If I was the student, would be looking for a different instructor.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/H3drIRi1JcU/maxresdefault.jpg "Video shows small plane getting flipped by jet blast at John Wayne Airport in Orange County") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3drIRi1JcU)

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**Author:** ![brobbs](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/brobbs/32/4993_2.png) [@brobbs](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/brobbs)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/boeing-737-vs-a-cessna-172/110823/2 "2026-11-11T20:32:25Z")

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When I was a GA pilot, I was never trained on this situation. I wouldn’t go blaming the instructor too quickly.

In my mind this is a shared responsibility between the Cessna instructor, the 737 captain, and the tower controller.

I don’t think airliner captains ought to be powering up like that before they are aligned with the runway. However, I have no idea if the 737 pilot knew the Cessna was back there.

I imagine there will be some changes in ATC protocols at John Wayne, and warnings issued to all parties in the future.