| Tuesday, February 12 | |||
| 8:00AM | 6:00PM | CFI Revalidation Clinic Bob Wander |
Convention Center Acoma |
| Wednesday, February 13 | |||
| 8:00AM | 5:00PM | CFI Revalidation Clinic Bob Wander |
Convention Center Acoma |
| 8:30AM | 5:30PM | Soaring Software and Product Training Paul Remde 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM NK ClearNav Preview - Chip Garner 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM LX Navigation LX8000, Colibri, etc. |
Convention Center Navajo |
| 8:30AM | 5:30PM | Soaring Software and Product Training Roy McMaster/Andrej Kolar SeeYou Software and Mobile Software |
Convention Center Isleta |
| 8:30AM | 5:30PM | Soaring Software and Product Training Richard Pfiffner Craggy Aero 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM Winpilot |
Convention Center Nambe |
| 8:30AM | 5:30PM | Soaring Software and Product Training Lee Kuhlke StrePla |
Convention Center Jemez |
| 8:30AM | 5:30PM | 1:00 PM - SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger "Don't Take Off Without It" 1:30 PM - StrePla "Powerful Cross-Country Planning Software" |
Convention Center Jemez |
| 8:30AM | 5:30PM | 2:30 PM - Pocket*StrePla "The Best In-Flight Software" 3:30 PM - StrePla Questions and Training |
Convention Center Jemez |
| 10:00AM | 5:00PM | Convention Registration | Convention Center NW and SW Halls |
| 4:00PM | 5:30PM | FLARM/ADS-B in the USA - a Meeting of Minds. | Convention Center Picuris, Sandia, Santa Ana |
| 6:00PM | 8:30PM | Convention Registration | DoubleTree Hotel Lobby/Bar |
| 6:00PM | 8:00PM | Soaring Safety Foundation Seminar | Convention Center Cochiti |
| Thursday, February 14 | |||
| 6:30AM | 9:30AM | NEW EVENT! Visit the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum. Experience a tethered balloon ride provided by the AAAA Balloon Club (weather permitting), and tour the award-winning facility. Hot drinks provided. All for $10. | Pickup outside Doubletree Hotel (Transportation Provided) |
| 7:00AM | 5:00PM | Convention Registration | Convention Center NW and SW Halls |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Aerobatic Pilots Breakfast | Convention Center Nambe |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | SSA Instructors and Towpilots Breakfast | Convention Center Santo Domingo |
| 8:55AM | 9:00AM | Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | Convention Center NW and SW Halls |
| 9:00AM | 5:00PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Convention Center NW and SW Halls |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Junior WGC Rieti, Italy Kathy Fosha (with Richard Maleady) |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Extreme Performance Jim Hendrix (with Sumon Sinha) |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 9:00AM | 12:00PM | Soaring Safety Foundation Trustees Meeting |
Convention Center Zuni |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | The DuckHawk Sailplane - An Insight into a New Sailplane Greg Cole |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Affordable Flight Simulation - A Key to Improving Glider Flight Instruction Scott Manley (with Trace Lewis) |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | World Glider Aerobatic Championships 2007 Jason Stephens |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Buying Your First Glider Ted Beckwith |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Getting Kids Into Soaring (Winch Roundtable) - Randy Rothe | Convention Center Tesuque |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | S.C.U.M. Luncheon | Convention Center Isleta |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | Experimental Soaring Association Sailplane Homebuilders Association Luncheon | Convention Center Nambe |
| 1:00PM | 3:00PM | Stephen Northcraft / FAA / LBA | Convention Center Santa Ana |
| 1:00PM | 4:00PM | National Soaring Museum Board Meeting | Convention Center Estancia |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | The Good, the bad, the ugly, the state of soaring in 2008 Bob Wander |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | Aircraft Inspection: What to Look For Robert Mudd |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 2:30PM | 3:15PM | 2007 Hilton Cup Camp Richard Kellerman |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 2:30PM | 3:15PM | Soaring With Pixels: Aviation Photography Chad Slattery |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 3:30PM | 4:15PM | Safe Ground Launching Dean Carswell |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 3:30PM | 4:15PM | Progress in Jet Engines in Sailplanes Bob Carlton |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 4:00PM | 8:30PM | SSA Executive Committee Meeting Open to General Membership |
Convention Center Enchantment I |
| 4:30PM | 5:15PM | Tidewater Soaring Society: A Club's Cinderella Story Frauke Elber |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 4:30PM | 5:15PM | What the NTSB Will Never Say About Causes of Recent Glider Accidents Cindy Brickner |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 5:30PM | 10:00PM | US Southwest Museum Tour (Dress warmly) |
Pickup outside Doubletree Hotel (Transportation Provided) |
| Friday, February 15 | |||
| 7:00AM | 5:00PM | Convention Registration | Convention Center NW and SW Halls |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Women Soaring Pilots Association Breakfast | Convention Center Apache |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Old Timers Breakfast | Convention Center Nambe |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Competition Pilots Breakfast | Convention Center Isleta and Jemez |
| 8:00AM | 12:00PM | SSA Board of Directors Meeting Open to General Membership |
Convention Center Enchantment I & II |
| 9:00AM | 11:00AM | Director's Meeting of Vintage Sailplane Association | Convention Center Zuni |
| 9:00AM | 5:00PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Convention Center NW and SW Halls |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | DG & LS High Performance Sailplane New Development Volker Halbe |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Analyzing Cross-Country Flights Using Soaring Software Lee Kuhlke |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Yes! You Can Soar in Western Oregon Dick VanGrunsven |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | I'm Here with the FAA and Here to Help: Being Prepared for a Ramp Check Bob Carlton |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Sailplane Insurance for Individuals, Clubs and FBOs in 2008 Pat Costello |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Keeping your Head in the Game - Using Flight Simulation to Maintain Proficiency and Learn New Skills Trace Lewis (with Scott Manley) |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | 1-26 Association Luncheon | Convention Center Santo Domingo |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | Commercial Operators and Business Members Luncheon | Convention Center Apache |
| 12:00PM | 1:15PM | Vintage Sailplane Association Luncheon | Convention Center Isleta and Jemez |
| 12:00PM | 2:15PM | Focus on Clubs Luncheon Club Round Table Meetings | Convention Center Navajo |
| 1:00PM | 3:30PM | U.S. Soaring Team Committee Meeting | Convention Center Zuni |
| 1:00PM | 3:00PM | NEW EVENT! Enjoy a docent-led tour of the Balloon Museum for $5. Space is limited. | Pickup outside Doubletree Hotel (Transportation Provided) |
| 1:30PM | 4:30PM | SSA Foundation Trustees Meeting | Convention Center Estancia |
| 1:30PM | 5:00PM | Focus on Clubs 1:30PM Growing and Retaining Instructors in Clubs - Bob Wander 2:30PM Promoting Soaring - Anne Mongiovi 3:30PM SSA Restructuring: Clubs and Chapters - Dave Pixton |
Convention Center Navajo |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | How to Prepare For and Fly Your First Contest Hank Nixon |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 1:30PM | 2:15PM | Performance Limits of the Open Class Al Bowers |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 2:30PM | 3:15PM | SSA Online Contest (SSA-OLC) Reiner Rose and Doug Haluza |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 2:30PM | 3:15PM | Soaring into Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Schools Mike Hall |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 3:00PM | 6:00PM | U.S. Soaring Team Meeting | Convention Center Zuni |
| 3:30PM | 4:15PM | Improvement of Sailplane Climb Performance by Airfoil Design Prof. Loek Boermans |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 3:30PM | 4:15PM | Unlocking the Secrets to Faster Flying Garret Willat |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 4:30PM | 5:15PM | One Approach to High Definition Video Kempton Izuno |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 4:30PM | 5:15PM | Survivable Loads on the Pilot and the Crashworthiness of Glider Cockpits Dr. Tony Segal |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 5:30PM | 6:15PM | SSA General Membership Meeting Open Meeting |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 7:15PM | 10:00PM | Friday Night Event A Taste of the Southwest |
Convention Center Ballroom A |
| Saturday, February 16 | |||
| 7:00AM | 3:00PM | Convention Registration | Convention Center NW and SW Halls |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | Auxiliary-Powered Sailplane Association Breakfast | Convention Center Laguna |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | World Class Pilots Association Breakfast | Convention Center Isleta |
| 7:30AM | 8:45AM | State Governors and Record Keepers Breakfast | Convention Center Nambe |
| 8:30AM | 12:00PM | SSA Board of Directors Meeting Open to General Membership |
Convention Center Enchantment I & II |
| 9:00AM | 5:00PM | Exhibit Hall Open | Convention Center NW and SW Halls |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Type Certification of Lighthawk Microlift Sailplane Danny Howell |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 9:00AM | 9:45AM | Soaring Instruments and Software Market Update Paul Remde |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | Leaving the Nest Lee Kuhlke |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 10:00AM | 10:45AM | JS-1 Revelation Aerodynamics Attie Jonker |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Healing the Sick: Rejuvenating an LS-4 Amelia Adams |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 11:00AM | 12:00PM | Focus on Clubs SSA State Governors' Roundtable - Chapters & Clubs, Issues & Resources |
Convention Center Navajo |
| 11:00AM | 11:45AM | Collision Avoidance in VFR, Four Years of Experience with FLARM Collision Warning Devices Urs Rothacher |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 12:00PM | 12:45PM | So You Want to Buy a Pre-Owned Fiberglass Sailplane? Aland Adams |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 12:00PM | 12:45PM | Breakthroughs in Winch Technology - a Three Year Update Bill Daniels |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 1:00PM | 1:45PM | The Perlan Project Einar Enevoldson |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 1:00PM | 1:45PM | Vintage Restoration Bob Gaines |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 1:30PM | 5:00PM | Focus on Clubs 1:30PM Tucson Soaring Club - Bob Perry 2:30PM What to do When the Auditor Comes - Laurie Carlton 3:30PM Clubs & Chapters Committee Meeting |
Convention Center Navajo |
| 2:00PM | 2:45PM | SSA Civil Air Patrol Joint Committee Meeting | Convention Center Tesuque |
| 2:00PM | 2:45PM | The Three Essentials of Good Judgment Russell Holtz |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 2:00PM | 2:45PM | Motorgliding in the USA - How Low Can You Go? Stephen Dee |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 3:00PM | 3:45PM | Laister's Legacy: 70 Years and Counting Cam Martin |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 3:00PM | 3:45PM | Aerotow Safety Rich Carlson |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 4:00PM | 4:45PM | Current Issues in General Aviation Shelly deZevallos |
Convention Center Cochiti |
| 4:00PM | 4:45PM | Winch Launching - Is It Safe? Bernald Smith |
Convention Center Picuris |
| 6:00PM | 7:00PM | Pre-Banquet Reception | Convention Center Ballroom A Foyer |
| 7:00PM | 10:00PM | SSA Annual Awards Banquet | Convention Center Ballroom A |