 Wilbur invited Coffyn to Dayton, Ohio where he began flight instruction in May 1910.Coffyn flew with the Wright Exhibition Team until December 1910 where he trained pilots in Dayton, Ohio and he delivered aircraft to the United States Army in Texas.In 1912 he was hired by Russell A. Alger, Jr. (1873–1930) of Detroit, Michigan to fly a Wright Flyer Model B over New York City.