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

John Good

Renee Remde, Cumulus Soaring

"Perkoz" is going home

Lake Tahoe

Exhibition Hall

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

Trailers leaving into the night

DG1001M tail, Pacific Aerosport

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

Inspecting the Panel

Diamont Peak with Lake Tahoe

JS1 Revelation

Michael Tomazin, Aeronautical & Industrial Resources USA, Lambada Motorglider

Erazem Polutnyk and Uros Krasovic, LX NAV

Ken Sorenson

Kasia Milewska, USHPA

Ian E. Oldaker from Canada

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

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

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

Greg Cole with a group of Windward Representatives, Perlan Project

Ka-6

Another day at the Exhibition

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

Wave Over Lake Tahoe

Exhibiton Hall closing for the night

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

Tilo Holighaus and Ken Sorenson

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

Al Tyler and Dianne Black-Nixon with her Chairmans Award

Richard Pfiffner, Craggy Aero LLC getting full attention

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

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

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

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

Exhibition Hall

Rachel Conklin, the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award Recipient

Mechelle Radcliff, SSA Editorial Assistant/Advertising Manager

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

Model Glider Display from American Modelers Assosication (AMA)

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

Birdseyeview on DG1001M

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

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

End of the Convention, Jerzy takes dwon his signs

Chip Garner and Tim Welles

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

Denise Layton with her Award

Duane Cole and Lew Klunk examining the wings of a DuckHawk

Thomas Prohazka and Ray Leonard, US Hang Gliding

Rhonda Tyler, Michelle Sorenson, Hank Nixon

Kasia Milewska,USHPA demonstrates the ropes of a paraglider

Bernald Smith, OSTIV

Jay McDaniel and ?

Exhibition Hall

Visitor interested in LAK glider from Lithuania

Denise Layton, SSA Chief Administrative Officer

Rachel Conklin, the recipient of the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award

Lake Tahoe Beach

Impressive wing of the DG1001M Sailplane

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

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

Sean and Tiffany Fidler toast to a succsesfull Convention

Perlan Projekt Display

Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporatiorn,"Perkoz" Dealer

View on the Skylaunch booth from the inside of a trailer

Lee Kuhlke,Flarm USA, Butterfly USA

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

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

Peter Pfortner and Leo Buckley

DG1001M, Chris ? from Pacific Aerosport

JS1 Revelation, Jonkers Sailplanes

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

Cheri Long with Bud Copeland from SSA

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

Wine and Cheese party sponsors

Winch by "Romans Design", Roman Wrosz

AMS-USA

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

Kasia Milewska, USHPA, her paraglider is her wings

DuckHawk by Windward Performance

John Murry, Eastern Sailplane, ASG Dealer

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

Ken Sorenson, Denise Layton, Al Tyler

Schleicher Ka-6E getting ready to go home

Exhbition Hall

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

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

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

in the middle Roman Wrosz, "Romans Design"

Greg Cole, Windward Performance, Perlan Project

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

Kasia Milewska, showing the USHPA equipment

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

Planes and booths have left the Convention Hall

"Perkoz", Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporation

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

Neva Cole from Windward Performance

DG1001M Self-Launcher Engine

Jerzy Szemplinski from Windpath Corporation and Bill Elliott from Soaring Cafe

DG1001M cabin

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

Jonkers booth closing up

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

Front going through Lake Tahoe

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

And the Party beginns, SSA Staff from Hobbs, NM

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

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

Dr. Loek Boermans, OSTIV

Ray Poquette, Thermotec USA

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

Last consultations, Tilo Hollighaus and Monty Sullivan

Through the cabin of the motorglider

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

John Lubon and Patric Lubon

View through the trailer on one of the Exhibitions booths

Steve Pachura with a visitor, "Romans Design"

Inside the trailer