Against the advice of my dad, I bought the newly named Toledo Suburban Airport, formerly known as Wagon Wheel, in July of 1984. General aviation was on its back in 1984 and proceeded to get worse when we joined Cessna Aircraft in 1986 as a Cessna Pilot Center or CPC. I remember well the new Cessna Skyhawk taxing up with an energetic young man ready to give us all of the virtues of becoming a CPC. It would be the last time we were to see him as Cessna pulled back and laid off much of their workforce, similar to today. Cessna continued to support the CPC network through all of the tough times, a testimony to their commitment to pilot starts that are so critical to our industry and to their well being as an aircraft manufacturer. After many years as a CPC, we grabbed the opportunity to become a Cessna Service Station offering factory service, with hopes of an opportunity to sell new Cessna aircraft someday. Tort reform was achieved and Cessna committed to a new start of Single Engine production. We were quick to throw our hat into the ring and become a Cessna Team Authorized Representative or CSTAR in late 1996. It has been a real treat to be a part of the Cessna team as Single Engine production and marketing was built from scratch with a new plant in in IndependenceKS, new designs and a new marketing and distribution plan. Today, Suburban Aviation is the forth largest Cessna dealer in the world. In 2008 we delivered our 200th new Cessna, becoming the forth dealer to achieve such a distinction. With new designs and light sport aircraft, we are excited and committed to Cessna Aircraft, our partner since 1986. Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.