Thursday, Sep 19, 2024
One of America's Great Newspapers ~ Toledo, Ohio

A&E

Toledo Magazine: Flying High

Don-coburn

Flight student Don Coburn of Sylvania takes off in a Cessna 182 during instrument flight rating training with Suburban Aviation Inc.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
Buy This Image

flight-coburn-zink

Mr. Coburn, left, and Suburban Aviation Inc. flight instructor Nick Zink go over their flight plan.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
Buy This Image

flight-cessna

A Cessna 182 is pulled out of the hangar for a flight lesson.

The Blade/ Amy E. Voigt
Buy This Image

flight-coburn-zink-plan

Mr. Coburn, left, and Suburban Aviation Inc. flight instructor Nick Zink go over their flight plan before proceeding with Instrument flight rules training.

The blade/ Amy E. Voigt
Buy This Image

flight-coburn-safety

Mr. Coburn goes through a safety inspection of the Cessna 182.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
Buy This Image

flight-coburn-propeller

Mr. Coburn goes through a safety inspection routine before a training flight.

Toledo Blade/ Amy E. Voigt

flight-coburn-preflight-check

Mr. Coburn performs preflight inspections on a Cessna 182. He received his pilot's license about four years ago and now flies for business and pleasure.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
Buy This Image

flight-foggles

Mr. Coburn wears a pair of 'foggles,' which are glasses that are designed to limit the pilot's field of vision so that he will rely on the flight instruments rather than vision.

The Blade/Amy E. Voigt
Buy This Image

Click to comment

Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem?

Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum necessitatibus saepe eveniet.

Copyright © 2024 Toledo Blade

To Top

Fetching stories…