This beautiful poster has been re-mastered from an advertising brochure for the 29th National Soaring Championship, held at El Mirage Dry Lake, in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California.
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 13"x19" format is an excellent image size that looks great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of 13"x19" frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online.
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
NATIONAL SOARING CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
The Soaring Society of America (SSA) was founded at the instigation of Warren E. Eaton to promote the sport of soaring in the USA and internationally. The first meeting was held in New York City in the McGraw-Hill building on February 20, 1932. Its first objective was to hold a national soaring competition every year, but other roles were quickly adopted. In 1954, the Society created the Soaring Hall of Fame. Today the SSA, with a nationwide membership of over 10,000, is headquartered in Hobbs, New Mexico. It is a 501(c)(3) charity organization.
The SSA is led by the 17 members on its board of directors and its executive committee, ten of whom are regionally elected by the general membership and serve for three years. The other seven at-large directors are elected annually by the other directors. In addition to the executive meetings of the board, full SSA Board meetings are held twice a year and are open to the general membership. A support staff administers the daily business of the society from the headquarters offices.
Advances in technology and a better understanding of nature’s atmospheric forces has made soaring a safe and enjoyable activity for estimated 150,000 glider pilots worldwide with a majority of these in Europe where the sport has national attention in many countries.
In the United States there are over 180 soaring clubs in the country with a club located near almost every large city in the country. Soaring clubs have between 20 and 200+ members and offer inexpensive access to the sport. Clubs normally own several gliders and towplanes for use by their members, offer rides and instruction often at very reasonable cost. Clubs provide a relaxed way to enjoy gliding for the nearly 40,000 licensed glider pilots in the United States. Over 5,000 sailplanes are registered nationally.
There are over 80 commercial soaring operations in the United States offering rides, flight training and rental services.
While there are many ways to enjoy soaring from a lazy summer afternoon of relaxing club flying around the home field to more energetic cross-country flying, it is competitive soaring that provides the ultimate test of pilot grit and skill. Competitive soaring is organized by this country’s national soaring organization, the Soaring Society of America (SSA). There are regional and national contests held each year with top pilots flying several events each season.
