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

Kasia Milewska, showing the USHPA equipment

Jerzy Szemplinski from Windpath Corporation and Bill Elliott from Soaring Cafe

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

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

Through the cabin of the motorglider

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

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

Inside the trailer

"Perkoz" is going home

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

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

Exhibition Hall

Exhibition Hall

Rachel Conklin, the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award Recipient

Exhibiton Hall closing for the night

Mechelle Radcliff, SSA Editorial Assistant/Advertising Manager

Ian E. Oldaker from Canada

Greg Cole, Windward Performance, Perlan Project

in the middle Roman Wrosz, "Romans Design"

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

Tilo Holighaus and Ken Sorenson

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

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

Ray Poquette, Thermotec USA

Rhonda Tyler, Michelle Sorenson, Hank Nixon

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

"Perkoz", Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporation

DG1001M tail, Pacific Aerosport

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

Denise Layton, SSA Chief Administrative Officer

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

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

Another day at the Exhibition

Impressive wing of the DG1001M Sailplane

Sean and Tiffany Fidler toast to a succsesfull Convention

JS1 Revelation, Jonkers Sailplanes

Lake Tahoe Beach

Wine and Cheese party sponsors

DuckHawk by Windward Performance

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

Kasia Milewska, USHPA

DG1001M cabin

Ken Sorenson, Denise Layton, Al Tyler

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

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

Rachel Conklin, the recipient of the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award

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

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

Kasia Milewska, USHPA, her paraglider is her wings

Visitor interested in LAK glider from Lithuania

Neva Cole from Windward Performance

Cheri Long with Bud Copeland from SSA

Thomas Prohazka and Ray Leonard, US Hang Gliding

Jay McDaniel and ?

End of the Convention, Jerzy takes dwon his signs

Exhibition Hall

Bernald Smith, OSTIV

Lee Kuhlke,Flarm USA, Butterfly USA

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

Duane Cole and Lew Klunk examining the wings of a DuckHawk

View on the Skylaunch booth from the inside of a trailer

Perlan Projekt Display

Wave Over Lake Tahoe

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

Inspecting the Panel

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

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

Jonkers booth closing up

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

Schleicher Ka-6E getting ready to go home

George and Lisa Applebay, Southwest Soaring Museum, NM

Dr. Loek Boermans, OSTIV

Exhbition Hall

Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporatiorn,"Perkoz" Dealer

John Murry, Eastern Sailplane, ASG Dealer

Erazem Polutnyk and Uros Krasovic, LX NAV

Steve Pachura with a visitor, "Romans Design"

DG1001M, Chris ? from Pacific Aerosport

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

Planes and booths have left the Convention Hall

John Lubon and Patric Lubon

Richard Pfiffner, Craggy Aero LLC getting full attention

Winch by "Romans Design", Roman Wrosz

Kasia Milewska,USHPA demonstrates the ropes of a paraglider

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

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

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

Trailers leaving into the night

Birdseyeview on DG1001M

Al Tyler and Dianne Black-Nixon with her Chairmans Award

And the Party beginns, SSA Staff from Hobbs, NM

Renee Remde, Cumulus Soaring

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

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

John Good

Lake Tahoe

Denise Layton with her Award

DG1001M Self-Launcher Engine

View through the trailer on one of the Exhibitions booths

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

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

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

Peter Pfortner and Leo Buckley

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

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

Front going through Lake Tahoe

Last consultations, Tilo Hollighaus and Monty Sullivan

Greg Cole with a group of Windward Representatives, Perlan Project

Ken Sorenson

Model Glider Display from American Modelers Assosication (AMA)

Chip Garner and Tim Welles

Ka-6

JS1 Revelation

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

AMS-USA

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

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

Diamont Peak with Lake Tahoe

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