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

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

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

Denise Layton with her Award

Jerzy Szemplinski from Windpath Corporation and Bill Elliott from Soaring Cafe

Exhbition Hall

Exhibiton Hall closing for the night

DuckHawk by Windward Performance

Mechelle Radcliff, SSA Editorial Assistant/Advertising Manager

Planes and booths have left the Convention Hall

John Good

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

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

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

Ka-6

Michael Tomazin, Aeronautical & Industrial Resources USA, Lambada Motorglider

Exhibition Hall

AMS-USA

Front going through Lake Tahoe

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

John Lubon and Patric Lubon

JS1 Revelation

Inspecting the Panel

Lake Tahoe

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

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

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

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

Rachel Conklin, the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award Recipient

Dr. Loek Boermans, OSTIV

Ken Sorenson

Jay McDaniel and ?

George and Lisa Applebay, Southwest Soaring Museum, NM

Model Glider Display from American Modelers Assosication (AMA)

Duane Cole and Lew Klunk examining the wings of a DuckHawk

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

Ray Poquette, Thermotec USA

"Perkoz" is going home

in the middle Roman Wrosz, "Romans Design"

And the Party beginns, SSA Staff from Hobbs, NM

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

Wave Over Lake Tahoe

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

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

John Murry, Eastern Sailplane, ASG Dealer

Through the cabin of the motorglider

Trailers leaving into the night

Erazem Polutnyk and Uros Krasovic, LX NAV

Diamont Peak with Lake Tahoe

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

Sean and Tiffany Fidler toast to a succsesfull Convention

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

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

"Perkoz", Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporation

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

View through the trailer on one of the Exhibitions booths

Exhibition Hall

Last consultations, Tilo Hollighaus and Monty Sullivan

Peter Pfortner and Leo Buckley

Wine and Cheese party sponsors

Bernald Smith, OSTIV

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

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

Richard Pfiffner, Craggy Aero LLC getting full attention

Ken Sorenson, Denise Layton, Al Tyler

Inside the trailer

Lee Kuhlke,Flarm USA, Butterfly USA

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

Another day at the Exhibition

DG1001M, Chris ? from Pacific Aerosport

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

Perlan Projekt Display

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

Jonkers booth closing up

Thomas Prohazka and Ray Leonard, US Hang Gliding

JS1 Revelation, Jonkers Sailplanes

Kasia Milewska, USHPA

Denise Layton, SSA Chief Administrative Officer

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

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

Cheri Long with Bud Copeland from SSA

DG1001M tail, Pacific Aerosport

End of the Convention, Jerzy takes dwon his signs

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

View on the Skylaunch booth from the inside of a trailer

Visitor interested in LAK glider from Lithuania

Exhibition Hall

DG1001M cabin

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

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

Kasia Milewska,USHPA demonstrates the ropes of a paraglider

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

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

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

Neva Cole from Windward Performance

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

Kasia Milewska, USHPA, her paraglider is her wings

Chip Garner and Tim Welles

Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporatiorn,"Perkoz" Dealer

Greg Cole, Windward Performance, Perlan Project

Winch by "Romans Design", Roman Wrosz

Lake Tahoe Beach

Impressive wing of the DG1001M Sailplane

Rhonda Tyler, Michelle Sorenson, Hank Nixon

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

Rachel Conklin, the recipient of the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award

DG1001M Self-Launcher Engine

Kasia Milewska, showing the USHPA equipment

Ian E. Oldaker from Canada

Al Tyler and Dianne Black-Nixon with her Chairmans Award

Steve Pachura with a visitor, "Romans Design"

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

Renee Remde, Cumulus Soaring

Tilo Holighaus and Ken Sorenson

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

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

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

Greg Cole with a group of Windward Representatives, Perlan Project

Birdseyeview on DG1001M

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

Schleicher Ka-6E getting ready to go home