{"id":5524,"date":"2025-09-03T13:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/continental.aero\/?p=5524"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:52:31","slug":"toni-eggerts-continental-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/continental.aero\/toni-eggerts-continental-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Toni Eggert&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5524\" class=\"elementor elementor-5524\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c637fac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c637fac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d36f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03d36f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/continental.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tonis-Picture-scaled-e1756907081676-1024x655.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5525\" alt=\"Toni Eggert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/continental.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tonis-Picture-scaled-e1756907081676-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/continental.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tonis-Picture-scaled-e1756907081676-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/continental.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tonis-Picture-scaled-e1756907081676-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/continental.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tonis-Picture-scaled-e1756907081676.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed9b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ed9b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toni eggert's continental story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb464e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acb464e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both of my Continental engines, the IO-520s in my previous Cessna 303 and now the CD-155 diesel in my Cessna 172, have given me the confidence to live life to the fullest, both in the air and on the ground. Whether I\u2019m flying IFR across the Alps, landing on a short island strip in the North Sea, or taking my girlfriend on an adventure through 13 countries in 11 days, the power, reliability, and fuel flexibility of Continental engines make it all possible.<\/p><p>As a professional athlete and Olympian, I know what it means to rely on precision and performance, and I find the same trust in my aircraft\u2019s engine every time I take off. Flying has always been a part of who I am. Continental has helped keep that passion alive by making aviation practical, sustainable, and enjoyable, even in parts of Europe where finding Avgas is challenging. Thank you for building engines that allow us to safely explore the skies, connect with others, and experience the world from above. Aviation enriches my life, and Continental helps make it all possible.<\/p><p>\u2013 <strong>Toni Eggert<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toni eggert&#8217;s continental story Both of my Continental engines, the IO-520s in my previous Cessna 303 and now the CD-155 diesel in my Cessna 172, have given me the confidence to live life to the fullest, both in the air and on the ground. 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