wake turbulence

Was in the pattern this morning behind a 172, trailing a bit closer than I usually do, but not too closely. It seemed like I was either equal in altitude or a little higher. Twice I felt a kind of buffett over the wings (I was well above stall speed - ~98mph vs. 48mph stall), and eventually I...

The other day, I flew my Cessna 172S through a Boeing 737's wake turbulence at John Wayne/Orange Co. airport (KSNA/SNA).