by Pete Schoeninger Q) To be on my friend’s Cessna 206 insurance policy as a named pilot, their underwriter is requiring me to get 10 hours of dual instruction including…
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$500.00 For An Oil Change?
Blame It On Technology! by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue Q) A guy told me it might be…
Things To Consider When It’s Time To Overhaul Or Replace Your Engine
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue Q) Why would anyone consider buying a used engine? How do they…
Don’t Be Fuelish!
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue Q) A friend swears he once saw a B-17 (World War II…
Nickel & Dime, Or A Long-Term Relationship?
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Q) I intend to purchase a Cessna 182, and have been warned…
Landing On Ice & Snow-Covered Runways
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Q) How thick should ice be on a frozen lake before it…
Tachs, Dumb Stuff & Setting Your Selling Price!
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue Q: I have read that mechanical tachometers can have errors. Is that…
Cubs & Carbon Cubs & The Difference Between Landing & Takeoff Distances
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Q) What do your spies tell you about the current used airplane…
One Float At A Time & Bonanza Aerobatics
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue Q) Occasionally I see floatplanes lift one float a few seconds before…
A Bad Rap, A Nudge… Whatever You Do, Don’t Do It!
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue Q) I’ve always loved the Cessna 177 Cardinal and wonder why Cessna…
Which End of A Grass Airstrip To Build A Hangar… Upslope or Downslope?
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Q) What is FAR Part 134? A) Part 134 of the Federal…
I got ethanol in my gas… why?
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue Q) When I test car gas (my airplane has a car…
Safety In The Skies–The Airlines vs. GA
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue Q) What do you hear about the current aircraft market? A) As…
Engine Upgrades, Rag Bags & Clones
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue Q) My 1976 Cessna 182P with a 230 hp Continental 0-470 engine…
Portable Radios, Carb Heat, Backseat Drivers & More!
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue Q: What do you hear about the current airplane market? A: My…