Soaring Magazine Index for 1976 organized by subject

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A, C, D, E, F, H, I, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, U, X, Y, None

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Aerobatics

Lawrence M. Lansburgh, The filming of dawn flight, June, page 14

Aerodynamics

P. Lert, translator, The FS-29, a telescoplng-wing sailplane, January, page 21

Sink speed: teaching soaring, March, page 38

Stan Hall, Puzzling polars, April, page 3

J. McMasters, Seminar sailplanes, August, page 2

Yaw string, August, page 3

Stan Hall, The Liebeck airfoil, August, page 21

Increasing airspeed on final; wind gradient vs ground turbulence, December, page 3

Flutter: Sumner Davis and R.W. Whelan, Flutter - a case history, March, page 34

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs

Summary of club data, January, page 43

Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, January, page 43

New clubs formed in Mississippi, February, page 10

Geof Steele, Vintage sailplanes, March, page 22

Gunther Voltz, Soaring's next generation, March, page 33

Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, March, page 40

Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, May, page 17

Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, August, page 44

The Philadelphia glider council, August, page 44

Soaring sites - a club that bought its owl, September, page 49

Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, September, page 49

Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, November, page 48

Winter activities, November, page 48

Airports

F.B. Compton, Airport use by sailplanes:, January, page 6

Archives and Museums

Soaring stamps, February, page 8

Aircraft museum tax exemption: Potomac Pipeline, December, page 33

Awards

Badges

1 Percent Rule
Permissible launch altitude: figuring it the easy way, February, page 5

Barringer
Barringer trophy awarded to Wallace A. Scott, Sr., April, page 6

Barringer Memorial Trophy
Winner of Lewin B. Barringer Trophy, April, page 6

Eaton
Joseph C. Lincoln Posthumously awarded Eaton Trophy, April, page 6

Eaton trophy awarded posthumously to Joseph C. Lincoln, April, page 6

Exceptional Achievement
Babbs Nutt Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Exceptional Service
Receives Exceptional Service Award, April, page 6

Exceptional Service Award
Douglas Lamont Receives Exceptional Service Award, April, page 6

Exeptional Achievement Award
Ernest Schweizer, Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Exeptional Service Award
Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Edward G. Minghelli, Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Richare H. Ball Receives Exceptional Achievement award, April, page 6

Hall of Fame
Tom Page Receives Soaring Hall of Fame Award, September, page 9

Kolstad Award
1975 Kolstad award winner, February, page 12

Lincoln
Lincoln award announced, February, page 11

Lincoln Award
The Lincoln Prize, September, page 9

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Clubs

New Jersey
New Jersey Soaring Council formed, November, page 48

Competitions

George Moffat, Something wrong with the system?, January, page 3

J.Emott Caldwell, Good finish, 404, January, page 19

1975 US National and Regional Champions, January, pages 34,35

A seeding alternative, March, page 3

The seeding controversy, May, page 3

Contest rules additions, June, page 9

Gren Seibels, The five days of Chester, July, page 16

Sportsman competition and handicapping, July, page 39

Sportsman contests, August, page 4

Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby, August, page 13

Sportsman Class contest, November, page 46

David Sliwa, Diamonds of the future, December, page 28

Tabulation of contest results, December, page 42

1-26: Gren Seibels, North American 1-26 Championships, September, page 12

Classes

Club Class
Club class definition, October, page 3

Lower cost, the real reason for a club class, December, page 5

National: B. Mohr, 7th national standard class soaring championships, Hutchinson, Kansas, October, page 16; Richard Farley, 1st US national 15-meter soaring championships, Bryan, Ohio, November, page 16; J. George, 43rd US national unlimited class soaring championships, El Mirage, CA, December, page 14

Region 6: Joe Emons, Richard Divelbiss, Winner, region six contest, Ionia, Michigan!, December, page 35

Regional: C. McNay, North region ten contest, January, page 10; Region one championships, Warren, Vermont, August, page 7; Judith R. Hutchinson, Region four contest, Frederick, Maryland, August, page 8; ?. Ferguson, Region eight contest, Ephrata, Washington, August, page 9; Region eleven contest, September, page 13; Region seven contest, September, page 15; Connie Linke, Region twelve contest, California City Airport, CA, October, page 12; Lloyd Hunter, Region three championships, Dansvllle, NY, October, page 13; A. Knypstra, 1976 Western region sports class contest. El Mirage, CA, December, page 36

Smirnoff: Wally Scott ,Winner, Smirnoff derby, July, page 11

World: Team fund - world championships, March, page 8; What's a world championship with no defending champion?, April, page 2; George Lee and Ingo Renner win at Finland, August, page 7; Tom Page, 15th World Gliding Championships, Rayskala,, September, page 17

Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings

5th annual SSA soaring convention, Denver, Colorado, April, page 6

Tucson, Arizona: SSA Convention; 1977, Tucson, Arizona, November, page 7

Construction

Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part four, June, page 35

Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part five, July, page 20

John Luttrell, Fiberglass repair problems, August, page 3

Sailplanes: Richard Schreder, Building the HP-18, part I, March, page 12; Larry Haig, American Eaglet, March, page 16; Norm Gillmore, Diary of a sailplane, March, page 30; Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part two, April, page 33; Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part six, August, page 26; Sailplane weight estimation in design, November, page 32

Costs

The cost of soaring: another look, January, page 4

John Luttrell, Fiberglass repair problems, August, page 3

Cover

George Uveges, January, cover

Woodson K. Woods, February, cover

HP-18, March, Cover

Don Knypstra, Salto, Bishop, California, May, Cover

2-33, July, cover

George Lee and Ingo Renner, August, Cover

Harry Miltner, September, cover

1-35, October, cover

X24-B, November, cover

2-33's, December, Cover

Covers

1-26
Dawn Flight, June, Cover

Open Class
Open Class, October, Cover

Sailplanes

K-8
K-8, April, Cover

Cross-Country Soaring

Steven Sliwa, Techniques; A computer simulation of cross-country soaring, January, page 36

Bill Williams, L/D isn't everything, January, page 38

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Design

New two-place sailplane, September, page 10

Wanted: a design handbook, November, page 4

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Economics

Bankers are human, July, page 6

Glider loan help, July, page 6

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FAI

SSAr to head C.I.V.L., February, page 12

W.S. Ivans, CIVV report, May, page 20

Per Weishaupt, CIVV motorgliding report, August, page 11

15th OSTIV Congress, September, page 26

Federal Aviation Agency

Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

Enforcing FAR's; whose ox is gored?, February, page 3

First FAA bienniel operations review conference: Potomac Pipeline, March, page 9

Action required for Kestral, March, page 9

Actions required for: SF-26A, M-100, ASW17, June, page 9

Action required on: Rhonlerche II and Schweizer 2-33, September, page 8

Airworthiness directives Action required: Caproni A-21, December, page 33

FAA medical waivers: Potomac Pipeline, December, page 34

Flight Reviews

Guidelines: Biennial flight reviews, February, page 13

Flights

391 miles in a 1-26, August, page 6

Flutter

Flutter with mass balance, May, page 3

Libelle rudder flutter fix, May, page 3

Wing and trailer resonant "flutter"?, June, page 5

Flutter; checks and fixes, July, page 5

Duster's demise - a flutter case history, October, page 4

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Hang Gliders

Foot-launch freedom November 1976, November, pages 4,5

George D. Worthington, A soaring pilot tries hang gliding, November, page 28

History

E.E. Rusting, "The Butusov Glider"; The contribution of Augustus Herring, September, page 39

Soaring: P. Riedel, Robert Kronfeld and the first variometer, May, page 25; Eugene E. Hasting, The contribution of Augustus Herring, September, page 37

Homebuilding

A foot-launched ultralight motorglider, January, page 30

C.W.A. Oyens, From the Netherlands, January, page 40

Refinishing metal surfaces, February, page 30

Pilatus B-4 wings available, February, page 31

Stability and control, March, page 4

Richard Schreder, Building the HP-18, part I, March, page 12

Larry Haig, American Eaglet, March, page 16

Norm Gillmore, Diary of a sailplane, March, page 30

Homebuilding in a factory, April, page 7

Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part two, April, page 33

Richard Schreder, Building the HP-18, part three, May, pages 31,10,11,19

Stephen Du Pont, Flexible Braunschweig tube attachment, July, pages 3,,

Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part five, July, page 20

Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part six, August, page 26

Sailplane weight estimation in design, November, page 32

Human-Powered Flight

Taras Kiceniuk, Jr., Photographs of MPA designed, January, page 32

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Instruments

Sink speed: teaching soaring, March, page 38

Jack Lambie, The B-5, an uncompromised sailplane, April, page 23

Stephen Du Pont, Flexible Braunschweig tube attachment, July, pages 3,,

O.W. Nicks, A simple total energy sensor, September, page 30

Instruments - Transponders Solar cells to power glider transponders?, November, page 5

Variometer: Vector I status report, February, page 32

Variometers: Netto vario in circling climb, February, page 6; P. Riedel, Robert Kronfeld and the first variometer, May, page 25

Insurance

Bernald S. Smith, New insurance benefits, May, page 8

Life: Insurance, February, page 6; B.S. Smith, Insurance answer, February, page 6

Sailplane: Bernald S. Smith, Do something about insurance, April, page 8

International

Canada
Canadian motorgliding regulations, April, page 5

Finland
Tom Page, 15th World Gliding Championships, Rayskala,, September, page 17

Mathews Walker, Mission: improbable, November, page 24

Netherlands
C.W.A. Oyens, From the Netherlands, January, page 40

Sweden
Mathews Walker, Mission: improbable, November, page 24

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Lee Waves

P. Lert, translator, The FS-29, a telescoplng-wing sailplane, January, page 21

Legislation

National Transportation Safety Board expansion: Potomac Pipeline, June, page 11

Licenses

Motorgliders
Canadian motorgliding regulations, April, page 5

Sailplane
Club Libelle ATC'd, January, page 8

DG-100 ATC'd, October, page 10

Literature

R. Buck, "A gaggle of one", by Gren Seibels, January, page 8

Robert N.[H.?] Buck, Flying know-how, January, page 8

P. Halacy Maines, With wings as eagles, April, page 10

James L. Nash-Webber, "Technical Soaring" resumes publication, May, page 10

J. Ryan, H. Drew, and Bernald S. Smith, American Soaring Handbook, Chapter VIII, May, page 12

J. Firth, Beginning gliding, by Derek Piggott, June, page 10

Phil Thorndyke, The silver sea scrolls, September, page 46

Soarsierra, Joss, J. and J. George, eds., December, page 35

Flying, America's soaring book, G. Seibels, ed., December, page 35

Handbooks: "Soaring meteorology for forecasters" now available, August, page 7

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Meteorology

On centering thermals, February, page 3

Peter Lester and Stanley Dalbec, Preliminary climatology of lee waves for the island of Oahu, Hawaii, February, page 16

Emil Kissel, Woody's Oahu wahoo wave, February, page 20

James Walker, Storms Caught in the soup, February, page 24

Wanted: soaring site climatologies: Using the Weather, February, page 36

Charles V. Lindsay, February, page 36

John Aldrich, February, page 36

"Aviation Weather" revision available, February, page 37

Charles V. Lindsay, March, page 42

Forecasters' Handbook #3 available: Using the Weather, March, page 42

John Aldrich, March, page 42

A forefather of meteorology?, April, page 5

Harry V. Senn, Florida soaring weather, April, page 27

Waving it! Teaching Soaring, April, page 41

In thermaling, low is no!, April, page 44

P. Reichert, Get high - stay high, May, page 22

Peter Riedel, Get high - stay high, May, page 22

Mountain wave: pre-frontal or post-frontal: Using the Weather, May, page 45

John Aldrich, May, page 45

Charles V. Lindsay, May, page 45

John Aldrich, June, page 40

Charles V. Lindsay, June, page 40

"Soaring meteorology for forecasters" now available, August, page 7

Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby, August, page 13

Tom Page, 15th World Gliding Championships, Rayskala,, September, page 17

B. Mohr, 7th national standard class soaring championships, Hutchinson, Kansas, October, page 16

Karl Striedieck, One grand flight, October, pages 25,,,

Richard Farley, 1st US national 15-meter soaring championships, Bryan, Ohio, November, page 16

Charles V. Lindsay, November, page 43

Cyclones, dust devils, thermals: Using the Weather tornadoes, November, page 43

John Aldrich, November, page 43

J. George, 43rd US national unlimited class soaring championships, El Mirage, CA, December, page 14

Thermal Soaring: Satellite photo details soaring area: Using the Weather, June, page 40

Wave Soaring: Satellite photo details soaring area: Using the Weather, June, page 40

Motorgliders

Per Weishaupt, CIVV motorgliding report, August, page 11

Larry Haig, Eaglet self-launch update, September, page 4

Icarus II: Icarus motorglider follow-up, March, page 3

Mountain Soaring

A computer conquest of Mt. McKinley?, May, page 5

Tom Elmore, Region five, south, contest, November, page 8

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Obituaries

J.C. Wright, Farewell to a good friend, May, page 4

Alexander Lippisch, May, page 26

S. Starr, July, page 14

Orbiter

Terry White, Gliding the Orbiter, February, page 21

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People

Rudy Allemann
?. Ferguson, Region eight contest, Ephrata, Washington, August, page 9

Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby, August, page 13

Denis Arndt
Lawrence M. Lansburgh, The filming of dawn flight, June, page 14

Richard H. Ball
Richare H. Ball Receives Exceptional Achievement award, April, page 6

Pat Beatty
Jack Lambie, The B-5, an uncompromised sailplane, April, page 23

Paul Bikle
Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby, August, page 13

Ross Briegleb
Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby, August, page 13

Woody Brown
Emil Kissel, Woody's Oahu wahoo wave, February, page 20

Richard Butler
Gren Seibels, The five days of Chester, July, page 16

Ed Butts
Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby, August, page 13

Ed Byars
Judith R. Hutchinson, Region four contest, Frederick, Maryland, August, page 8

Octave Chanute
Eugene E. Hasting, The contribution of Augustus Herring, September, page 37

William B. Cleary
Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby, August, page 13

John Daniell
Region one championships, Warren, Vermont, August, page 7

Richard Divelbiss
Joe Emons, Richard Divelbiss, Winner, region six contest, Ionia, Michigan!, December, page 35

Hannah Duncan
Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Jake Van Dyke
Region seven contest winner, September, page 15

Joe Emons
C. McNay, North region ten contest, January, page 10

Richard Farley, 1st US national 15-meter soaring championships, Bryan, Ohio, November, page 16

William C. Feldbaumer
Lloyd Hunter, Region three championships, Dansvllle, NY, October, page 13

Hugo Fischer
Region eleven contest winner, September, page 13

Marian Fleming
May, page 17

Steve Foreman
1975 Kolstad award winner, February, page 12

The Lincoln Prize, September, page 9

J. George, 43rd US national unlimited class soaring championships, El Mirage, CA, December, page 14

Sam Francis
Region one championships, Warren, Vermont, August, page 7

Kai Gertsen
Lloyd Hunter, Region three championships, Dansvllle, NY, October, page 13

John Gill
L. Licher, 15-meter record claim, October, page 10

John R. Gill
?. Ferguson, Region eight contest, Ephrata, Washington, August, page 9

Ray Gimmey
B. Mohr, 7th national standard class soaring championships, Hutchinson, Kansas, October, page 16

John B. Gravance
Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Ray Gray
C. McNay, North region ten contest, January, page 10

Gary Hagemeister
R.[E.?] Divelbiss, Region six contest, Ionia, Michigan, December, page 35

James Herman
Region one championships, Warren, Vermont, August, page 7

Carl Herold
Region eleven contest winner, September, page 13

A. Knypstra, 1976 Western region sports class contest. El Mirage, CA, December, page 36

Augustus Herring
Eugene E. Hasting, The contribution of Augustus Herring, September, page 37

Bob Hupe
Region seven contest winner, September, page 15

Thomas M. Farr, Jr.
M. Barritt, Foxtrot Zulu, where are you?, July, page 30

?. Ferguson, Region eight contest, Ephrata, Washington, August, page 9

Benjamin S. Kelsey
A. Knypstra, 1976 Western region sports class contest. El Mirage, CA, December, page 36

Robert Kronfeld
P. Riedel, Robert Kronfeld and the first variometer, May, page 25

Jack Laister
Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Douglas Lamont
Douglas Lamont Receives Exceptional Service Award, April, page 6

George Lee
George Lee and Ingo Renner, August, Cover

Tom Page, 15th World Gliding Championships, Rayskala,, September, page 17

Al Leffler
Connie Linke, Region twelve contest, California City Airport, CA, October, page 12

J. George, 43rd US national unlimited class soaring championships, El Mirage, CA, December, page 14

Lloyd M. Licher
SSA executive director resigns, October, page 8

Bennett M. Rogers, The ultimate volunteer, October, page 9

Bob Liebeck
Stan Hall, The Liebeck airfoil, August, page 21

Joseph C. Lincoln
Joseph C. Lincoln Posthumously awarded Eaton Trophy, April, page 6

Eaton trophy awarded posthumously to Joseph C. Lincoln, April, page 6

Edward G. Minghelli
Edward G. Minghelli, Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Moazagotl
A forefather of meteorology?, April, page 5

Robert L. Moore
R.[E.?] Divelbiss, Region six contest, Ionia, Michigan, December, page 35

Babbs Nutt
Babbs Nutt Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Russell Owens
Connie Linke, Region twelve contest, California City Airport, CA, October, page 12

Tom Page
Tom Page Receives Soaring Hall of Fame Award, September, page 9

Dan Pierson
Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby, August, page 13

Derek Piggott
J. Firth, Beginning gliding, by Derek Piggott, June, page 10

Dam Poynter
SSAr to head C.I.V.L., February, page 12

Helmut Reichmann
What's a world championship with no defending champion?, April, page 2

P. Riedel, Robert Kronfeld and the first variometer, May, page 25

Ingo Renner
George Lee and Ingo Renner, August, Cover

Tom Page, 15th World Gliding Championships, Rayskala,, September, page 17

Clive Roberson
Tom Elmore, Region five, south, contest, November, page 8

Robert Root
Dore J. Montes, Thar's gold in them thar hills, March, page 26

Ernest Schweizer
Ernest Schweizer, Receives Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 6

Wally Scott
Wally Scott ,Winner, Smirnoff derby, July, page 11

Charles Shaw
New 1-26 distance flight! SSA to action, November, page 8

James Smiley
Gren Seibels, The five days of Chester, July, page 16

Bernald S. Smith
Receives Exceptional Service Award, April, page 6

Earl Smith
Connie Linke, Region twelve contest, California City Airport, CA, October, page 12

Ted Smith
New two-place sailplane, September, page 10

Ken Sorenson
Gren Seibels, The five days of Chester, July, page 16

Wallace A. Scott, Sr.
Barringer trophy awarded to Wallace A. Scott, Sr., April, page 6

Karl Striedieck
Claims out and return record, May, page 7

A 1015-mile O&r, July, pages 10,

Sunny Vegso
Sunny Vegso, Director of Development, July, page 10

Cal Walker
Judith R. Hutchinson, Region four contest, Frederick, Maryland, August, page 8

David Welles
Lloyd Hunter, Region three championships, Dansvllle, NY, October, page 13

John Williams
S. Starr, July, page 14

Woody Woodward
Region seven contest winner, September, page 15

Tom Elmore, Region five, south, contest, November, page 8

Performance Calculations

Paul B. MacCready, Jr., Developments in ultralight gliding, June, page 23

Photography

Lawrence M. Lansburgh, The filming of dawn flight, June, page 14

Physiology

William O. Bank, That common cold, March, page 36

FAA medical waivers: Potomac Pipeline, December, page 34

Marijuana and soaring, December, page 41

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Records

Out and return: SSA to action, May, page 7

A 1015-mile O&r, July, pages 10,

L. Licher, 15-meter record claim, October, page 10

Feminine: US national feminine multiplace 100-km speed triangle: SSA to action, August, page 6

Flights: Karl Striedieck, One grand flight, October, pages 25,,,; New 1-26 distance flight! SSA to action, November, page 8

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Safety

Safety on the ridge, January, page 5

J.Emott Caldwell, Good finish, 404, January, page 19

NTSB accident report, January, page 44

Wayne Krebs, Entering thermals, January, page 45

Mid-air collisions: Potomac Pipeline, February, page 14

Richard Schreder, How to enjoy accident-free soaring:, February, page 34

William O. Bank, That common cold, March, page 36

Stephen Du Pont, SSA safety committee chairman, March, page 37

SSA Safety Committee, March, page 37

In thermaling, low is no!, April, page 44

Club safety awareness, May, page 17

Duane Russell, Safety seminar report:, May, pages 43,

Stephen Du Pont, Safety monograph: . Smith, B. S, June, page 9

Bernald S. Smith, Safety monograph, June, page 9

Paul B. MacCready, Jr., Developments in ultralight gliding, June, page 23

Stephen Du Pont, A philosophy of safety, June, page 43

M. Barritt, Foxtrot Zulu, where are you?, July, page 30

Gustav Scheurer, Lessons to be learned, July, page 42

S. DuPont, Landing out in sailplanes, September, page 52

Duster's demise - a flutter case history, October, page 4

Takeoff Advantages of a fixed tail wheel, November, page 3

Solar cells to power glider transponders?, November, page 5

Stephen Du Pont, Landing patterns and right-of-way, November, page 39

Legislation: Robert J. George, Hidden killers, April, page 12

Sailplanes

Vector I status report, February, page 32

A new US 15-meter racer, April, page 9

J. McMasters, Seminar sailplanes, August, page 2

MPA update, October, page 2

A-21: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

AS-K13: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

AS-W 17: M. Barritt, Foxtrot Zulu, where are you?, July, page 30; Karl Striedieck, One grand flight, October, pages 25,,,

B-5: Jack Lambie, The B-5, an uncompromised sailplane, April, page 23

Blanik: Bill Williams, L/D isn't everything, January, page 38

Butusov: E.E. Rusting, "The Butusov Glider"; The contribution of Augustus Herring, September, page 39

C-70: Homebuilding in a factory, April, page 7

Caproni A-21: Airworthiness directives Action required: Caproni A-21, December, page 33

Cirrus B: Richard H. Johnson, Flight test evaluation of the Standard Cirrus B, March, page 20

Classes

Robert N.[H.?] Buck, Defining the club class, September, page 3

Club Class: Needed: a better club class definition, July, page 3

Concept 70: Sumner Davis and R.W. Whelan, Flutter - a case history, March, page 34

Construction: Richard Schreder, Building the HP-18, part three, May, pages 31,10,11,19

DG-100: DG-100 ATC'd, October, page 10

Duster: Duster's demise - a flutter case history, October, page 4

FS-29: P. Lert, translator, The FS-29, a telescoplng-wing sailplane, January, page 21

Glasflugel 604: Richard H. Johnson, Flight test evaluation of the Glasflugel 604, October, page 40

HP-18: HP-18, March, Cover; Richard Schreder, Building the HP-18, part I, March, page 12; Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part two, April, page 33; Richard Schreder, Building the HP-18, part three, May, pages 31,10,11,19; Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part four, June, page 35; Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part five, July, page 20; Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part six, August, page 26

Javelin: Javelin in production, March, page 11

KA-6: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

KA-6B: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

KA-6BB: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

KA-6C: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

KA-6CR: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

KA-7: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

KA-8: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

Kestrel: Action required for Kestral, March, page 9

Libelle: Club Libelle ATC'd, January, page 8; Sumner Davis and R.W. Whelan, Flutter - a case history, March, page 34; Libelle rudder flutter fix, May, page 3

LibelleStandard Class: Ray Gimmey, The Standard Libelle, December, page 30

M-100S: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

M-200: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

Minimoa: How the Minimoa got its name, January, page 2

Monarch: Jim Marske, News of the Monarch, June, page 3

Mosquito: Mosquito debut, May, page 9; Robert H. Buck, Flat & Scat, September, page 34

Phoebus: P. Reichert, Get high - stay high, May, page 22; Peter Riedel, Get high - stay high, May, page 22

Pik-20: R.H. Johnson, Slight test evaluation of the PIK-20, September, page 42

Pilatus B-4: Pilatus B-4 wings available, February, page 31

Pioneer: Gus Briegleb, Pioneer lifting-body glider, December, page 3

Rhonbussard: Vintage sailplanes, March, page 22

Rhonlerche II: Action required on: Rhonlerche II and Schweizer 2-33, September, page 8

Salto: Don Knypstra, Salto, Bishop, California, May, Cover

Schemp-Hirth

Nimbus II
Richard H. Johnson, Flight test evaluation of the Nimbus II, April, page 20

Schleicher

AS-W 17
A 1015-mile O&r, July, pages 10,

AS-W 17Test Flying
Richard H. Johnson, A flight test evaluation of the AS-W 17, June, page 30

AS-W 19
First test flight photo, February, page 14

Schweizer

SGS 1-26
Harry V. Senn, Is the 1-26 a diamond sailplane?, February, page 29

Dore J. Montes, Thar's gold in them thar hills, March, page 26

Dawn Flight, June, Cover

Lawrence M. Lansburgh, The filming of dawn flight, June, page 14

391 miles in a 1-26, August, page 6

SGS 1-35
1-35, October, cover

SGS 2-33
2-33, July, cover

Action required on: Rhonlerche II and Schweizer 2-33, September, page 8

2-33's, December, Cover

SF-27A: Actions required for: KA-2B, January, page 7

Soaring Star: New two-place sailplane, September, page 10

Zanonia: Paul Gibson, The Zanonia, December, page 2; Paul Gibson, The Zanonia, December, page 24

Simulation

Einar Enevoldson and Gerard O'Neill, Spot landing from space; the Enterprise, November, pages 12,13

Sites

George D. Worthington, A soaring pilot tries hang gliding, November, page 28

Bishop, California: High Sierra Soaring, Bishop, California open again, April, page 7

Bryan, Ohio: Richard Farley, 1st US national 15-meter soaring championships, Bryan, Ohio, November, page 16

California: P. Reichert, Get high - stay high, May, page 22; Peter Riedel, Get high - stay high, May, page 22

California City, California: Connie Linke, Region twelve contest, California City Airport, CA, October, page 12

Chester, South Carolina: Gren Seibels, The five days of Chester, July, page 16

Dansville, New York: Lloyd Hunter, Region three championships, Dansvllle, NY, October, page 13

El Mirage: Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby, August, page 13

El Mirage, California: J. George, 43rd US national unlimited class soaring championships, El Mirage, CA, December, page 14; A. Knypstra, 1976 Western region sports class contest. El Mirage, CA, December, page 36

Fairfield, Delaware: Soaring sites - Fairfield, Delaware, September, page 49

Florida: Harry V. Senn, Florida soaring weather, April, page 27

Hawaii: Peter Lester and Stanley Dalbec, Preliminary climatology of lee waves for the island of Oahu, Hawaii, February, page 16; Emil Kissel, Woody's Oahu wahoo wave, February, page 20

Hutchinsin, Kansas: B. Mohr, 7th national standard class soaring championships, Hutchinson, Kansas, October, page 16

Warren, Vermont: Region one championships, Warren, Vermont, August, page 7

Soaring Society of America

Bequest bidding results, February, page 11

Lloyd M. Licher, SSA executive director's report, April, page 15

James L. Nash-Webber, "Technical Soaring" resumes publication, May, page 10

John Ryan elected director, June, page 10

Sunny Vegso, Director of Development, July, page 10

SSA 1976 Soaring Directory, September, page 7

SSA executive director resigns, October, page 8

Lloyd M. Licher, SSA executive director's report, October, page 35

Growth of Society membership, October, page 47

SSA symbol revision? The Sunny side, November, page 37

Lawrence Wood, State of the Society, December, page 8

Tom Page, The numbered preferential ballot, December, page 13

S. Vegso, Emblem change: the Sunny side, December, page 38

Directors: Hew Soaring Society directors, February, page 9

Space Flight

Terry White, Gliding the Orbiter, February, page 21

Einar Enevoldson and Gerard O'Neill, Spot landing from space; the Enterprise, November, pages 12,13

Stamps

Soaring stamps, February, page 8

For a US soaring stamp; write!, May, page 4

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Techniques

Mountain Soaring
J. McMasters, Seminar sailplanes, August, page 2

Ridge Soaring
Safety on the ridge, January, page 5

Wave Soaring
Waving it! Teaching Soaring, April, page 41

Placement for best wave lift, June, page 3

Tom Knauff, Stalls Aileron drag: teaching soaring, June, page 44

Towplane performance, July, page 40

Takeoff Advantages of a fixed tail wheel, November, page 3

Test Flying

Gerhard Waibel, Flight testing sailplanes, January, page 14

Richard H. Johnson, Flight test evaluation of the Standard Cirrus B, March, page 20

Richard H. Johnson, Flight test evaluation of the Nimbus II, April, page 20

Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part six, August, page 26

Flight sessions group, September, page 8

O.W. Nicks, A simple total energy sensor, September, page 30

Richard H. Johnson, Flight test evaluation of the Glasflugel 604, October, page 40

Einar Enevoldson and Gerard O'Neill, Spot landing from space; the Enterprise, November, pages 12,13

Trailers

Wing and trailer resonant "flutter"?, June, page 5

Training

C.F. Harms, "Instructors have fun too!" Teaching soaring, January, page 41

Stephen A. Wallis, Real-time experience: the only teacher, February, page 7

Mike Moore, Being a student again: Teaching Soaring, February, page 35

The joy of soaring, March, page 2

Flight training in a rigid wing ultralight, March, pages 5,

Waving it! Teaching Soaring, April, page 41

Paul B. MacCready, Jr., Developments in ultralight gliding, June, page 23

George D. Worthington, A soaring pilot tries hang gliding, November, page 28

Stephen Du Pont, Landing patterns and right-of-way, November, page 39

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Ultralights

Ultralight flying wing, January, page 2

Flight training in a rigid wing ultralight, March, pages 5,

Larry Haig, American Eaglet, March, page 16

Ultralight flying wing, June, page 2

John Luttrell, Developments in ultralight gliding, June, page 23

Paul B. MacCready, Jr., Developments in ultralight gliding, June, page 23

George D. Worthington, A soaring pilot tries hang gliding, November, page 28

Icarus II: A foot-launched ultralight motorglider, January, page 30

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X-24B

Einar Enevoldson and Gerard O'Neill, Spot landing from space; the Enterprise, November, pages 12,13

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Youth

Gunther Voltz, Soaring's next generation, March, page 33

Helping young people, success story, December, page 5

David Sliwa, Diamonds of the future, December, page 28

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No subject

Dan Halacy, With wings as eagles, April, page 10

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