Wave Over Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Beach

Diamont Peak with Lake Tahoe

Front going through Lake Tahoe

Vitek Siroky, President of Blanik America, Inc and Vytautas Maciulis, Director of Lak Factory in Pociunai, LT preparing their booth.

Wine and Cheese Event before the official opening day sponsored by a couple of soaring friends

Wine and Cheese party sponsors

Vytautas Maciulis, Director of Lak Factory and Vitek Siroky, President of Blanik America, Inc.

Andreea Alexandrescu, Seminole Lake Gliderport and Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporation from Canada

Thomas Prohazka and Ray Leonard, US Hang Gliding

Greg Cole with a group of Windward Representatives, Perlan Project

Ray Poquette, Thermotec USA

Renee, wife of Paul Remde from Cumulus Soaring and Christine, his Assistant

from left: Tilo Holighaus and "Biggo" Berger from Schempp-Hirth, Heinz Weissenbuehler and Monty Sullivan from M&H Research and Development

Denise Layton, SSA Chief Administrative Officer

Williams Soaring Center, from left: Nick Mayes, Noelle Mayes, Richard Kellerman, Ben Meyes, Erik Knight, and ?

Winch by "Romans Design", Roman Wrosz

Impressive wing of the DG1001M Sailplane

DG1001M cabin

DG1001M Self-Launcher Engine

SZD 54-2 "Perkoz" a brand new 2-seater, so called 3 in 1, because its a basic trainer, full aerobatics and cross country glider, dealer Jerzy Szemplinski from Windpath Corporation

Model Glider Display from American Modelers Assosication (AMA)

Exhibition Hall

Inspecting the Panel

Neva Cole from Windward Performance

Duane Cole and Lew Klunk examining the wings of a DuckHawk

Exhibition Hall

"Biggo" Berger from Schempp-Hirth helps a visitor to get into "Arcus"

View through the trailer on one of the Exhibitions booths

View on the Skylaunch booth from the inside of a trailer

Jerzy Szemplinski from Windpath Corporation and Bill Elliott from Soaring Cafe

George and Lisa Applebay, Southwest Soaring Museum, NM

Michael Tomazin, Aeronautical & Industrial Resources USA, Lambada Motorglider

Tilo Holighaus and Ken Sorenson

Ken Sorenson

Bernald Smith, OSTIV

Ralph Kolstad and Marge Flemings, Soaring Youth and Kolstad Programs, representing the Kolstad Youth Scholarship Award of $5,000

Josh Knerr, Jim Short and Simine Short from Vintage Sailplane Association

from left: Roger Harris, towpilot, Diane Horn, groundcrew, Dick Horn, President, Air Sailing, Inc.

Michael I Green, PH.D and Frauke Elber at WSPA booth

Butterfly like look at "Stemme" USA presented by Alexander Papenberg

DG1001M, Chris ? from Pacific Aerosport

DG1001M tail, Pacific Aerosport

Ka-6

Visitor interested in LAK glider from Lithuania

LAK 17B(Fes)BT presented by Vitek Siroky and Lak Factor Director Vytautas Maciulis

Exhibition Hall

Exhibiton Hall closing for the night

Another day at the Exhibition

AMS-USA

Through the cabin of the motorglider

DuckHawk by Windward Performance

Perlan Projekt Display

John Murry, Eastern Sailplane, ASG Dealer

Peter Salisbury, Janet Pitt and Adam Greaves, Skylaunch Ltd.

Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporatiorn,"Perkoz" Dealer

in the middle Roman Wrosz, "Romans Design"

Steve Pachura with a visitor, "Romans Design"

Roman Wrosz and Steve Pachura,discussing their winch by "Romans Design"

Leo Benetti-Longhini, Jonker Sailplanes, JS1 Revelation, South Africa

Exhibition Hall, in the middle "Perkoz", Windpath Corporation

Exhibition Hall, at the front "Perkoz", Windpath Corporation

Birdseyeview on DG1001M

Exhbition Hall

Exhibition Hall, on the left a well supplied "Cumulus Soaring" stand

from left: Jennifer Benetti-Longhini, Leo Benetti-Longhini, Stan Palmer, Iain Baker, Uys Jonker, Jonker Sailplanes, South Africa

Jonkers Sailplanes group presenting "JS1 Revelation": Jennifer Benetti-Longhini, Stan Palmer, Iain Baker Leo Benetti-Longhini, Uys Jonker

Jennifer Benetti-Longhini makes a signature jump for JS1 Revelation, Jonker Sailplanes

Mechelle Radcliff, SSA Editorial Assistant/Advertising Manager

Ian E. Oldaker from Canada

Gordon Boettger with wife Melissa Boettger and daughter Sierra Boettger. Gordon set a distance record in northern Hemisphere in a Kestrel sailplane.

Peter Pfortner and Leo Buckley

Erazem Polutnyk and Uros Krasovic, LX NAV

Richard Pfiffner, Craggy Aero LLC getting full attention

Lee Kuhlke,Flarm USA, Butterfly USA

Renee Remde, Cumulus Soaring

Einar Enevoldson and Bertha M.Ryan, author of the "Soaring Beyond the Clouds"

Dr. Loek Boermans, OSTIV

Kasia Milewska, USHPA

Kasia Milewska demonstrates how to of paragliding to the visitor, USHPA

Kasia Milewska, showing the USHPA equipment

John Lubon and Patric Lubon

Tim Welles, Richard Kellerman, Chip Garner, Gary Kammerer of ClearNav

John Good

JS1 Revelation

JS1 Revelation, Jonkers Sailplanes

Young cadetes trying the "Perkoz", Windpath Corporation, a perfect trainer, aerobatics and cross country in one

Kasia Milewska,USHPA demonstrates the ropes of a paraglider

Kasia Milewska, USHPA, her paraglider is her wings

Young Windward Performance Reps interested in "Perkoz", Windpath Corporation"

"Perkoz", Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporation

End of the Convention, Jerzy takes dwon his signs

Schleicher Ka-6E getting ready to go home

Planes and booths have left the Convention Hall

Jonkers booth closing up

Last consultations, Tilo Hollighaus and Monty Sullivan

Trailers leaving into the night

Inside the trailer

"Perkoz" is going home

Trailers in front of Atlantis Hotel, home of the 2012 SSA Convention

And the Party beginns, SSA Staff from Hobbs, NM

Sean and Tiffany Fidler toast to a succsesfull Convention

Rhonda Tyler, Michelle Sorenson, Hank Nixon

Rachel Conklin, the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award Recipient

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

Jay McDaniel and ?

Ken Sorenson, Denise Layton, Al Tyler

Al Tyler hands in the Chairmans Award to Dianne Black-Nixon

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

Al Tyler and Dianne Black-Nixon with her Chairmans Award

Denise Layton with her Award

Sierra Boettger proudly holds her fathers U.S.Champion Award

Al Tyler congratulates Rachel Conklin, the recipient of the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award

Rachel Conklin, the recipient of the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award

John Kulbeth, Aeronautical and Industrial Resources USA, Lambada Motorglider, pilot who took Maria on the most amazing flight over Lake Tahoe.

Greg Cole, Windward Performance, Perlan Project

SZD 54-2 "Perkoz",a brand new 2-seater, a basic trainer, full asrobatics and cross country, all in one glider, dealer Jerzy Szemplinski from Windpath Corporation

Chip Garner and Tim Welles

Josh Knerr and Simine Short, Vintage Sailplane Association, Simine presenting their Magazine "Bungee Cord"

Cheri Long with Bud Copeland from SSA