Soaring Magazine Index for 1966 organized by section

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Book Reviews, Cover, Feature Article, Letters, News Notes, Obituaries, Safety Corner, World News

Book Reviews
H. Selvidge, Aviation Weather, by US Gov't. Printing Office, January, page 23
H. Selvidge, The Gliding Book, by various authors, September, page 29

Cover
Don Downie, Bowlus Super Albatross at Torrey Pines, January
George Uveges, Harold Hutchinson and Prue 215 complete contest task at '58 Nationals, February
A.C. Williams, Ted Chandler flying his Libelle over San Antonio, March
George Uveges, Paul Bikle soaring an Austria SHK with San Gabriel Mountains in background, April
Linn Emrich, Cecil Craig soaring his LK-10A near Mount Ranier, May
Don Dornan, Holiday Soaring School 2-32, June
John Altberg, K-6 soaring at McCook, Nebraska, July
Soaring International Photo, One of Three Fokas flying in U. S. flown by owner Hugo Taskovich, August
Paul Crowell, K-6E in flight near Miami, September, page 9
Soaring International, Herman Stiglmeier soaring the Finnish Vasama over Inyokern, October
George Uveges, Jack Jordan soaring LP-49 over hills east of Lake Elsinore, November
T. Heimgartner, Swiss Diamant with pilot Rene Comte, December

Feature Article
Peter Riedel, last survivor of the Rhoen, January, page 8
L.M. Licher, One way to Yucca, January, page 12
M. Dreher, Powered Gliders Aloft with a set jet, January, page 18
W.B. Cleary, Three diamonds in a 1-26, February, page 10
W.N. Slater, Three years in the life of the Dart, February, page 18
J.C. "Red" Wright, Travels with Red Dog, February, page 22
R.W. Mozer, Introducing the AS-12, March, page 12
P. Riedel, Flying the Motorsegler, March, page 13
G.B. Moffat, Jr., More Modern Sailplanes, March, page 20
D.F. Farrar, Jr., One for the birds, April, page 16
K. Chamberlin, The cloud, April, page 20
D.H. Owens, Thermal soaring - Southwest style, May, page 10
Schweizer Aircraft Corp. - report for 1965, May, page 14
G. Kern, The sailplanes of Egon Scheibe, May, page 22
F.X. Wortmann, Drag reduction in sailplanes, June, page 10
R.H. Johnson, Epitaph to an Austria, June, page 14
Auto tow. Kern County Soaring Society, June, page 21
S.V. Colton, Jack Laister revisited, July, page 10
F.X. Wortmann, Drag reduction in sailplanes, part II, July, page 20
S. Hall, On the use of polyurethane foam, July, page 25
S.V. Colton and D. Lamont, The historic 33rd National, August, page 10
D. Stevenson and I. Ebentheuer, The German National Championships, September, page 10
R.M. Licher, A she-gull's eye view, September, page 16
R.S. Barnaby, A thirty-year backward look, September, page 19
F.G. Irving, Variable-geometry gliders, September, page 22
A. Anttila, UTU - Finnish fiberglass sailplane, October, page 14
Moucheron, We awta towed it diffrunt, October, page 18
H. Lasch and E. Haenle, The high road to tomorrow, November, page 10
D. Bradley, What can possibly go wrong with a simple retrieve? (from Sailplane and Gliding), November, page 18
R. Delafield, Diamant test pilot report, December, page 12
H.M. Claybourn, Second annual 1-26 championships, December, page 15
G.B. Moffat, Jr., Reno retrospective, December, page 20

Letters
F. Matteson, More Practical Articles, January, page 6
J.M. Segarra, Safety Helmets, January, page 6
M.A. DeKnock, Oops, January, page 6
J.R. Murphy, Keep it Simple, February, page 8
R. Morauski, Bravo for Bowers, February, page 8
S. DuPont, Sailplane Simplicity, February, page 8
T.J. Chandler, Help!, February, page 8
V.A. Budachs, Canadian Consternation, February, page 8
C.A. Moeller, Opie Blanchard Passes, March, page 8
D. Downie, Caveat Aviator, March, page 8
G.A. Kern, Safety and Training, March, page 8
State Soaring Records, March, page 8
D. Showalter, Tern Plans, April, page 8
G.E. Coder, Brickbats to the Editor, April, page 8
H. Shaman, And Still More, April, page 8
J. Baird, More Brickbats, April, page 8
J.M. Segarra, And Still …, April, page 8
L.G. Abels, Pairs Flying, April, page 8
F.G. Irving, Speeds in rough air, May, page 8
M.C. Cruce, How many towplanes?, May, page 8
J.D. Ryan, Clarifications, May, page 31
S. DuPont, Voice of Dissent, May, page 31
J.C. Lincoln, Who Flew First?, May, page 32
W. Mooney, Winch Warning, May, page 32
A.J. Yund, Noblesse Oblige, June, page 8
C.R. Rhoades, Dragonfly vs. Motor Spatz, June, page 8
E McClanahan, Destruction Testing, June, page 8
J.A. Struthers, Long Flights, June, page 8
R. Smith, Advisory Advice, June, page 8
T. Jones, A Point Made, June, page 8
W.E. Clark, Jr, A Pointed Protest, June, page 8
J.C. "Red Dog" Wright, Red Dog's Rebuttal, July, page 8
J.C. Lincoln, Vacations & Vandalism, July, page 8
R.H. Johnson, Austria addendum, July, page 8
A. MacNicol, LK Correction, August, page 8
B. Scheurer, Greetings!, August, page 8
C. Gelinsky, Long Flights, August, page 8
F. Dachille, Spin Recovery, August, page 8
F. Matteson, Sailplane Standards, August, page 8
H.G. Hayes, More Spin Recovery, August, page 8
P. Kolstad, Ah, Youth!, August, page 8
G. Parcell, Sour Grapes, September, page 8
K. Loudon, Oops!, September, page 8
M. Laajanen, Pen Pal Anybody!, September, page 8
M.C. Dion, Oops Again, September, page 8
R.C. Graham, Overseas Sites, September, page 8
C.D. Glattly, Glattly's Report, October, page 8
F.G. Irving, Sigma Progress, October, page 8
R.H. Wentorf, Jr. and J.C. "Red" Wright, Parcell Post, October, page 8
W.M. Foley, A.H. Uhalt, and M. Claybourn, Nationals Coverage, October, page 8
B. Placek, Thanks, November, page 8
C. Lesher, More Parcell Post, November, page 8
E. Katinszky, Unfair Competition, November, page 8
J. Firth, Life with Fodder, November, page 8
K. Hill, D-8 Evaluation, November, page 8
L.A. "Pete" Bonotaux, Looking Backwards, November, page 8
M. Laird, Sailplane Fleet, November, page 8
S. DuPont, Winter Wind Warning, November, page 8
P. Hardy, Soaring's Weakness, December, page 8
R. and Y. Chivre, Welcome to France, December, page 8
R. Kerr, Welcome to New Zealand, December, page 8
Hear, Hear!, December, page 8

News Notes
S.A. Hall, Men at work, January, page 24
Another Miracle Material, January, page 24
Men and Ships, January, page 24
Model Matters, January, page 24
Random Notes, January, page 25
Air Museum, February, page 29
Club News, February, page 29
More Auguries, More Anticipation, February, page 29
Revival at China Lake, February, page 29
Convection, March, page 29
More Zap at CAP, March, page 29
News from Abroad, March, page 29
SSA Cross Section, March, page 29
The Optimum Circling Polar, March, page 29
British Championships, June, page 30
Men at work, June, page 30
Random Gusts, June, page 30
The Final Solution, June, page 30
The not so new news dept., June, page 30
Cape Cod Capers, July, page 30
Fiberglass Fandango, July, page 30
Project Sigma, July, page 30
Sic Itur Ad Astra, July, page 30
Improved Technology, September, page 29
Outward Bound, September, page 29
First-Class Thinking, October, page 27
Hear it Now!, October, page 27
Low-altitude Orbit, October, page 27
Random Notes, October, page 27
Roll Your Own, October, page 27
Stop!, October, page 27
Battle of the Giants, December, page 25
Faster, Faster, Faster, December, page 25
New Fire for an Old Feud, December, page 25
There's Fiberglass in your Future, December, page 25
Thermal Detection, December, page 25

Obituaries
E.J. Seagars, In Memoriam Carl V. Brinkman, Sr., November, page 3

Safety Corner
M. Coverdale, March, page 28
M. Coverdale, May, page 30
M. Coverdale, November, page 26
M. Coverdale, January, page 21
M. Coverdale, February, page 28
M. Coverdale, April, page 29
M. Coverdale, July, page 27
M. Coverdale, September, page 28
M. Coverdale, October, page 24
M. Coverdale, December, page 17

World News
Communist China, July, page 16
England, July, page 16
France, July, page 16
Germany, July, page 16
G. Banak, translator, Poland, July, page 17
Ireland (Dublin), July, page 17
Italy, July, page 17


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