Williams Soaring Center, from left: Nick Mayes, Noelle Mayes, Richard Kellerman, Ben Meyes, Erik Knight, and ?
Erazem Polutnyk and Uros Krasovic, LX NAV
Planes and booths have left the Convention Hall
Renee, wife of Paul Remde from Cumulus Soaring and Christine, his Assistant
Denise Layton with her Award
from left: Roger Harris, towpilot, Diane Horn, groundcrew, Dick Horn, President, Air Sailing, Inc.
Tilo Holighaus and Ken Sorenson
Vitek Siroky, President of Blanik America, Inc and Vytautas Maciulis, Director of Lak Factory in Pociunai, LT preparing their booth.
Winch by "Romans Design", Roman Wrosz
View through the trailer on one of the Exhibitions booths
in the middle Roman Wrosz, "Romans Design"
Butterfly like look at "Stemme" USA presented by Alexander Papenberg
Another day at the Exhibition
DG1001M Self-Launcher Engine
Rachel Conklin, the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award Recipient
Josh Knerr and Simine Short, Vintage Sailplane Association, Simine presenting their Magazine "Bungee Cord"
Ray Poquette, Thermotec USA
Al Tyler hands in the Chairmans Award to Dianne Black-Nixon
Front going through Lake Tahoe
Al Tyler and Dianne Black-Nixon with her Chairmans Award
Peter Salisbury, Janet Pitt and Adam Greaves, Skylaunch Ltd.
Trailers leaving into the night
Gordon Boettger with wife Melissa Boettger and daughter Sierra Boettger. Gordon set a distance record in northern Hemisphere in a Kestrel sailplane.
Neva Cole from Windward Performance
Greg Cole, Windward Performance, Perlan Project
Rachel Conklin, the recipient of the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award
Diamont Peak with Lake Tahoe
Young cadetes trying the "Perkoz", Windpath Corporation, a perfect trainer, aerobatics and cross country in one
Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporatiorn,"Perkoz" Dealer
John Lubon and Patric Lubon
Steve Pachura with a visitor, "Romans Design"
LAK 17B(Fes)BT presented by Vitek Siroky and Lak Factor Director Vytautas Maciulis
Sean and Tiffany Fidler toast to a succsesfull Convention
Exhibiton Hall closing for the night
Renee Remde, Cumulus Soaring
End of the Convention, Jerzy takes dwon his signs
Model Glider Display from American Modelers Assosication (AMA)
Duane Cole and Lew Klunk examining the wings of a DuckHawk
And the Party beginns, SSA Staff from Hobbs, NM
Schleicher Ka-6E getting ready to go home
Impressive wing of the DG1001M Sailplane
Exhibition Hall, in the middle "Perkoz", Windpath Corporation
Lee Kuhlke,Flarm USA, Butterfly USA
Sierra Boettger proudly holds her fathers U.S.Champion Award
Leo Benetti-Longhini, Jonker Sailplanes, JS1 Revelation, South Africa
Einar Enevoldson and Bertha M.Ryan, author of the "Soaring Beyond the Clouds"
Cheri Long with Bud Copeland from SSA
DuckHawk by Windward Performance
Exhibition Hall, on the left a well supplied "Cumulus Soaring" stand
Visitor interested in LAK glider from Lithuania
DG1001M, Chris ? from Pacific Aerosport
Al Tyler congratulates Rachel Conklin, the recipient of the Kolstad Junior Scholarship Award
Kasia Milewska,USHPA demonstrates the ropes of a paraglider
from left: Tilo Holighaus and "Biggo" Berger from Schempp-Hirth, Heinz Weissenbuehler and Monty Sullivan from M&H Research and Development
Tim Welles, Richard Kellerman, Chip Garner, Gary Kammerer of ClearNav
Michael Tomazin, Aeronautical & Industrial Resources USA, Lambada Motorglider
"Biggo" Berger from Schempp-Hirth helps a visitor to get into "Arcus"
DG1001M tail, Pacific Aerosport
Trailers in front of Atlantis Hotel, home of the 2012 SSA Convention
View on the Skylaunch booth from the inside of a trailer
Greg Cole with a group of Windward Representatives, Perlan Project
Michael I Green, PH.D and Frauke Elber at WSPA booth
Wine and Cheese party sponsors
George and Lisa Applebay, Southwest Soaring Museum, NM
Rhonda Tyler, Michelle Sorenson, Hank Nixon
Thomas Prohazka and Ray Leonard, US Hang Gliding
Last consultations, Tilo Hollighaus and Monty Sullivan
Mechelle Radcliff, SSA Editorial Assistant/Advertising Manager
Young Windward Performance Reps interested in "Perkoz", Windpath Corporation"
JS1 Revelation, Jonkers Sailplanes
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
Roman Wrosz and Steve Pachura,discussing their winch by "Romans Design"
Richard Pfiffner, Craggy Aero LLC getting full attention
Ralph Kolstad and Marge Flemings, Soaring Youth and Kolstad Programs, representing the Kolstad Youth Scholarship Award of $5,000
Ken Sorenson, Denise Layton, Al Tyler
Peter Pfortner and Leo Buckley
Through the cabin of the motorglider
Wine and Cheese Event before the official opening day sponsored by a couple of soaring friends
Chip Garner and Tim Welles
Kasia Milewska, showing the USHPA equipment
John Kulbeth, Aeronautical and Industrial Resources USA, Lambada Motorglider, pilot who took Maria on the most amazing flight over Lake Tahoe.
Josh Knerr, Jim Short and Simine Short from Vintage Sailplane Association
Ian E. Oldaker from Canada
Kasia Milewska demonstrates how to of paragliding to the visitor, USHPA
Kasia Milewska, USHPA, her paraglider is her wings
Jennifer Benetti-Longhini makes a signature jump for JS1 Revelation, Jonker Sailplanes
Exhibition Hall, at the front "Perkoz", Windpath Corporation
Jerzy Szemplinski from Windpath Corporation and Bill Elliott from Soaring Cafe
"Perkoz", Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporation
Andreea Alexandrescu, Seminole Lake Gliderport and Jerzy Szemplinski, Windpath Corporation from Canada
from left: Jennifer Benetti-Longhini, Leo Benetti-Longhini, Stan Palmer, Iain Baker, Uys Jonker, Jonker Sailplanes, South Africa
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
Jonkers Sailplanes group presenting "JS1 Revelation": Jennifer Benetti-Longhini, Stan Palmer, Iain Baker Leo Benetti-Longhini, Uys Jonker
Denise Layton, SSA Chief Administrative Officer
John Murry, Eastern Sailplane, ASG Dealer
Vytautas Maciulis, Director of Lak Factory and Vitek Siroky, President of Blanik America, Inc.
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