2012 Events

Open Hangar Day - Second Saturday of Each Month
Mountain Valley Airport (L94) Tehachapi, CA. Come and see vintage sailplanes and projects shown in their hangars by their owners. For information contact Josh Knerr (661) 912 2102 or VSANews@gmail.com. Tows and flying operations provided by: Skylark North 661-822-5267.

May 24 – 27 (Memorial Day Weekend),
Eastern & Southern Vintage / Classic Regatta
Chilhowee Gliderport, P. O. Box 53, Benton, TN 37307. Tows and flying information provided by Chilhowee Gliderport. For information or location visit http://chilhowee.com or call Sarah Kelly Arnold at 423 338 2000 or cell: 423 506 9015.

May 25 - 28 (Memorial Day Weekend)
Western Vintage / Classic Regatta
Mountain Valley Airport (L94) Tehachapi, CA. Tows and flying operations provided by Skylark North 661-822-5267. Camping available through Skylark North. For regatta information contact Josh Knerr (661) 912 2102 or VSANews@gmail.com.

June 14 – 17 (Fathers Day Weekend)
16th Annual Midwest Vintage / Classic Regatta
Lawrenceville-Vincennes Airport (KLWV), Lawrenceville, IL. Hosted by the Wabash Valley Soaring Association (WVSA).. Contact Dave Schuur at (618) 584 3328 or dschuur@frtci.net. Camping on the field; motels and lodging nearby; hangars available by prior arrangement. Insurance requirements stipulate that tows are available only to members of an SSA chapter (or WVSA) unless prior arrangements have been agreed.

June 30 – July 7 (Including 4th of July Weekend)
5th International Vintage Sailplane Meet (IVSM)
Hosted by the National Soaring Museum, Harris Hill Soaring Corporation and VSA at the world-famous Harris Hill Gliderport, Elmira, NY adjacent the NSM. Contact National Soaring Museum at (607) 734 3128 or www.soaringmuseum.org for updates, information (particularly for international visitors), registration and information regarding accommodations. Reserve rooms early because hotels always fill up quickly during holiday weekends. Early registration is urged. Tows and flying operations by Harris Hill Soaring Corporation.

July 4
VSA Annual Meeting at IVSM 2012
Tentative Time 8 AM for catered breakfast at Harris Hill, NSM Community Room, followed by official meeting. Exact time and location subject to change.

September 1 – 3
Experimental Sailplane Association Homebuilders Weekend and Vintage Sailplane Meet
Mountain Valley Airport (L94), Tehachapi, CA. Tows and flying operations provided by Skylark North 661-822-5267. Camping available through Skylark North. For regatta information contact Josh Knerr (661) 912 2102 or VSANews@gmail.com.

September 27 – 30
The 7th Great Plains Vintage / Classic Sailplane Regatta
Wichita Gliderport. 2 miles east of Jabara Airport in Wichita. Hotels and restaurants nearby. Saturday features Vintage topics colloquium. Contact Neal Pfeiffer at nealpfeiffer@sbcglobal.net or Tony Condon at abcondon@gmail.com.

2013 Events

July 4–7, 2013
Northwestern Vintage/Classic Sailplane Regatta
Siskiyou County Airport, Montague, CA. Hangars and tie-downs available at gliderport. Hotels nearby, Contact Dean Gradwell at (541) 944-6446.