Mon, Nov 02, 2009
COPA Announces Annual Migration To The Birthplace Of
Flight
The Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association says that the eighth
annual Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association Migration will be in
the home of powered flight, Dayton, Ohio, June 17 to 20th, 2010.
Association President Curtis N. Sanford said in a letter e-mailed
to ANN Sunday that by hosting the event in new city, Migration will
provide a new dimension of learning and social experience.
"Why Dayton, Ohio?" Sanford writes. "In the past, we have
migrated to the birthplace of our wonderful Cirrus aircraft - a
place where two brothers brought a new generation of technically
advanced airplanes to aviation. In 2010, we will migrate to the
place where a different two brothers created the very first
airplane. Dayton is also centrally located, accessible to all COPA
members and has an enormous number of aviation-related attractions.
This will permit COPA members to not only learn about the
fascinating history of the invention of flight, but also experience
it."
Dayton is the location of the Aviation Heritage National Historic
Park, associated with the Wright Brothers invention of powered
flight, as well as the National Museum of the United States Air
Force, one of the biggest collections of military aircraft in the
world. The collection includes over 300 aircraft and missiles and
over 6,000 historical items that tell the story of military
aviation from the days of the Wright brothers to the latest in
stealth technology. Dayton is also the home of the National
Aviation Hall of Fame.
Along with the historical attractions, Dayton is home to
Wright Patterson Air Force Base - the headquarters for Aeronautical
Systems Command which manages all new Air Force technology and new
programs, and also the Aerospace Medicine Command, which includes
such centers of expertise as aviation human factors and aerospace
medicine. These functions provide opportunities for Cirrus to offer
Migration attendees unique world-class seminars. In addition,
Sanford writes, a large convention center is connected to the host
hotel facilities to make this an ideal location for the
Migration.
Sanford says there are a number of volunteers that will invest
untold hours on your behalf to make Migration 8 a very rich,
learning experience, an opportunity for fun for the entire family,
and a time to socialize with fellow COPA members. Their preliminary
work has already identified a need for bonus programs the day
before and after Migration which will include Dayton-specific
events, as well as Cirrus-specific programs. Dayton's cultural and
educational assets also will allow Cirrus to offer a rich and
rewarding Women's Program as well as continuing the exciting "Camp
COPA" for attendee's children and grandchildren.
Cirrus Aircraft has indicated their continuing full support for
Migration 8 and expects a full complement of aviation
exhibitors.
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