Duluth, MN

The annual COPA (Cirrus Owners & Pilots Association) Migration is the most-attended event of the year for those who own and operate Cirrus aircraft.

This year's Migration "Fly-in" will be held in Duluth, Minnesota at the Duluth airport. And best of all, you don't have to be a Cirrus owner to attend!

The event will feature factory tours, seminars with featured speakers and trade show exhibits. For pilots who register early, there will be free "rust removal" flights (space available on a first come, first served basis). This program pairs Cirrus instructors with pilots and provides the opportunity to practice takeoffs, landings, stalls, IFR techniques and just about anything else a pilot may wish to brush up on! And for non-fliers, there will be seminars on video presentations on exotic destinations visited by Cirrus owners.

The annual Migration tends to attract Cirrus aircraft owners from all over the world (including more than a few celebrity owners). You'll meet interesting people at the COPA social events, including the opening COPA Cabana party at the delightful Inn on Lake Superior on July 10 and the Friday night Social at the Great Lakes Aquarium. There will also be a closing night banquet at the DECC (Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center).

Special lodging rates have been arranged for attendees at Fitger's Inn and the Canal Park Lodge in Duluth. While you're in town, take in a concert event at the DECC, visit the Duluth Railroad Museum or have dinner at Midi Restaurant in Fitger's lower level. You may even want to set aside a day or two for the trip east to Madeline Island and Bayfield, Wisconsin!

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Duluth, Minnesota is the home of Cirrus Design, a corporation that manufactures the popular Cirrus SR Series of private aviation aircraft.

The Cirrus aircraft is best known for its CAPS (Cirrus Aircraft Parachute System), which is a ballistic parachute system that is capable of returning the aircraft safely to the ground in an emergency situation. Cirrus pioneered the system in the mid-1980s.

In addition to its unique parachute system, Cirrus aircraft offer other innovative features not found elsewhere. The Cirrus uses no retractable landing gear system, unlike other similar aircraft. Retractable landing gear failures are common and the Cirrus has eliminated that problem. Cirrus aircraft are all electric and no vacuum systems are employed.

Cirrus has recently released its new private jet aircraft, with a futuristic design and remarkably comfortable cockpit that many private pilots agree is perhaps the best available today. The company has received around four hundred orders for the new jet, which is priced at just under one million dollars per aircraft.

[Take a look at the Cirrus jet website http://www.the-jet.com/infobase.html and you'll be hooked! It only takes $100,000 to reserve one of these..]

The presence of Cirrus Design in Duluth has been a boon to the city and to Saint Louis County. The company employs around 900 workers in the Duluth area and plans to expand, adding one hundred jobs by 2011 and another hundred by 2014. The company also employs about 375 workers in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Cirrus is currently the second largest manufacturer of single-engine, general aviation aircraft in the world, behind Cessna.

Not all real estate answers can be found on Google.

Let us help you gather the information you need to achieve your real estate goals. Contact Wayzata Lakes Realty today at 612.670.2539.

Eric Kodner is a luxury property specialist and real estate educator in the Minneapolis & Saint Paul area with a unique perspective on the Twin Cities real estate market. Wayzata Lakes Realty LLC is a member of the LuxuryRealEstate.com broker network.

© Copyright 2007-2008 Eric Kodner & Wayzata Lakes Realty