Tag Archives: Cessna 140
Don Pellegreno… A Pilot Who Loved Airplanes
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2019 issue In writing about Don Pellegreno, the question becomes one of including 60 years of flying and restoring aircraft into a story that is not a heavy book. Soloing an Aeronca Champ in … Continue reading
Posted in June/July 2019, People, Sections
Tagged Aeronca Champ, Cessna 140, Don Pellegreno, Fairchild XNQ-1, Midwest Flyer
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Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 Q: Recently, you said you think “book” retail figures on airplane prices are not always real accurate. Why is that? A: I have seen many owners look at “Aircraft Value … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Pete, Columns, Columns, June/July 2018
Tagged 1975 C-182 Skylane, Aircraft Value Reference, Cessna 140, J-3 Cub, Midwest Flyer, Pete Schoeninger
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Ask Pete!
by Pete Schoeninger Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue Q: Do pitch changes occur with power changes in an airplane with the engine mounted above the cabin like a Lake Amphibian? A: There are significant pitch changes with … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Pete, Aug/Sept 2017, Columns
Tagged Aeronca Champ, C172, Cessna 140, Cessna 170, Cessna 177 Cardinal, Lake Amphibian, Midwest Flyer, Pete Schoeninger, Piper Warrior
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DC-3… The Good Ol’ Days
by Richard J. (Dick) Reilly Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 In his poem “In The Droving Days,” Australian Poet Laureate, A.B. (Banjo) Paterson, refers to a drover’s lame and aging old war horse nostalgically as “One of the … Continue reading
