Rhonda Tyler, Michelle Sorenson, Hank Nixon

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

Bernald Smith, OSTIV

Al Tyler and Dianne Black-Nixon with her Chairmans Award

Neva Cole from Windward Performance

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

DG1001M Self-Launcher Engine

Jay McDaniel and ?

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

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

Tilo Holighaus and Ken Sorenson

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

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

Jerzy Szemplinski from Windpath Corporation and Bill Elliott from Soaring Cafe

View through the trailer on one of the Exhibitions booths

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

"Perkoz", Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporation

Kasia Milewska,USHPA demonstrates the ropes of a paraglider

Exhibition Hall

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

JS1 Revelation

Wave Over Lake Tahoe

DG1001M tail, Pacific Aerosport

Greg Cole, Windward Performance, Perlan Project

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

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

Kasia Milewska, USHPA

JS1 Revelation, Jonkers Sailplanes

Through the cabin of the motorglider

Erazem Polutnyk and Uros Krasovic, LX NAV

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

AMS-USA

in the middle Roman Wrosz, "Romans Design"

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

Richard Pfiffner, Craggy Aero LLC getting full attention

Lake Tahoe Beach

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

Visitor interested in LAK glider from Lithuania

Chip Garner and Tim Welles

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

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

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

Kasia Milewska, showing the USHPA equipment

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

Perlan Projekt Display

End of the Convention, Jerzy takes dwon his signs

Birdseyeview on DG1001M

Sean and Tiffany Fidler toast to a succsesfull Convention

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

DuckHawk by Windward Performance

Exhibition Hall

Mechelle Radcliff, SSA Editorial Assistant/Advertising Manager

John Lubon and Patric Lubon

DG1001M, Chris ? from Pacific Aerosport

Trailers leaving into the night

"Perkoz" is going home

DG1001M cabin

Planes and booths have left the Convention Hall

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

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

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

Schleicher Ka-6E getting ready to go home

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

Duane Cole and Lew Klunk examining the wings of a DuckHawk

Inside the trailer

Al Tyler, SSA Chairman

Last consultations, Tilo Hollighaus and Monty Sullivan

Model Glider Display from American Modelers Assosication (AMA)

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

Denise Layton, SSA Chief Administrative Officer

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

Ken Sorenson

Ken Sorenson, Denise Layton, Al Tyler

Ray Poquette, Thermotec USA

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

Cheri Long with Bud Copeland from SSA

Exhibition Hall

And the Party beginns, SSA Staff from Hobbs, NM

John Murry, Eastern Sailplane, ASG Dealer

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

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

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

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

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

Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporatiorn,"Perkoz" Dealer

Dr. Loek Boermans, OSTIV

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

Rachel Conklin, the recipient of the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award

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

Impressive wing of the DG1001M Sailplane

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

Renee Remde, Cumulus Soaring

Winch by "Romans Design", Roman Wrosz

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

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

Jonkers booth closing up

Greg Cole with a group of Windward Representatives, Perlan Project

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

Thomas Prohazka and Ray Leonard, US Hang Gliding

Front going through Lake Tahoe

Wine and Cheese party sponsors

Exhibiton Hall closing for the night

Lake Tahoe

John Good

George and Lisa Applebay, Southwest Soaring Museum, NM

View on the Skylaunch booth from the inside of a trailer

Steve Pachura with a visitor, "Romans Design"

Inspecting the Panel

Ka-6

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

Peter Pfortner and Leo Buckley

Michael Tomazin, Aeronautical & Industrial Resources USA, Lambada Motorglider

Rachel Conklin, the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award Recipient

Exhbition Hall

Diamont Peak with Lake Tahoe

Another day at the Exhibition

Kasia Milewska, USHPA, her paraglider is her wings

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

Denise Layton with her Award

Ian E. Oldaker from Canada