Soaring Magazine Index for 1981 organized by section

Soaring Magazine Index for 1981 organized by section

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Accent on Clubs, Covers, Executive Director's Report, Feature Articles, Homebuilder News, Letters, Looking Backward, Maintenance and Projects, Overseas News Briefs, SSA in Action, Safety Corner, Soaring to Win

Accent on Clubs
Michelle Silver, Celebration of 50 years of soaring, January, page 44
Bonnie House, Getting a crew in a hurry, January, page 44
Michelle Silver, Air Sailing Sports Class Contest, February, page 45
Michelle Silver, Regional Organizations and their raison d'etre, March, page 46
Michelle Silver, Central Oregon Soaring Society, "Loose" but off the ground, April, page 44
Michelle Silver, Soaring Safety, April, page 44
Michelle Silver, Soar Wenatchee, June, page 48
July, page 43
Michelle Silver, Give it the Old College Try, August, page 44
Siegfried E. Rupp, Soaring Club of Houston, Another Phoenix Rises From the Ashes, September, page 44
Andy Gordon, Safety Through Proficiency, September, page 47
Michelle Silver Selected as SSA's Promotions Manager, October, page 5
Michelle Silver, Towplane Efficiency, October, page 56
November, page 48
Michelle Silver, Willamette Valley Soaring Club, If At First You Don't Succeed, November, page 49
Michelle Silver, Metamorphosis, a new Regional organization, December, page 54
Michelle Silver, Fatigue, or too much of a good thing, December, page 54

Covers
Steve Zimmermann, Montana waterfall, January
Jack Olson, Altostratus I painting, February
Larry Sengbush, Minibat, March
John Lowe, Cover photo, April
George Uveges, Diamant 16.5 over foothills of White Mountains near Bishop, CA, May
AS-W 15 and Oscar Boesch, Palisades near Calistoga Soaring from Silent Sky, June
Ken Rogers, Centerspread of Caproni over the Mojave Desert, July
Wolfgang Obst, HP-18 and Duster, August
Keith Rosenthal, ASW 20 on final for landing at Calistoga Gliderport, September
Ned Jacoby, Contest start line at Minden, NV, October
George Uveges, Oldershaw O-3 at Homebuitders Workshop, November
Carol Deihl, Monarch Flying Wing by Jim Marske, December

Executive Director's Report
John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5
John Dezzutti, Sweepstakes Grand Prize drawing won by Ann Nielsen: SSA in Action, June, page 8
John Dezzutti, The FAA and the SSA, July, page 8
John Dezzutti, Motorglider Study, July, page 8
John Dezzutti, Hall of Fame inductees announced. Vic Saudek and Karl Striedieck, July, page 8
John Dezzutti, A Black Day in May, July, page 10
John Dezzutti, ELT's and Towplanes, August, page 9
J. Dezzutti, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5
John Dezzutti, FAA Proposes Controls on Hang Gliders and Ultralights, October, page 5
John Dezzutti, Special Directors Election, December, page 6
John Dezzutti, Commemorative Postal Stationery to be issued, December, page 6

Feature Articles
Bobbi Blankenship, Bill Kantz, and Steve Zimmermann, Soaring the Rockies' Great Divide, January, page 18
Paul Schweizer, Introducing the Sprite, January, page 23
Michelle Silver, The 1980 US National and Regional Champions, January, page 26
Gren Seibels, Guidance for Geriatric Glider Guiders, January, page 36
John McMasters, Flying the Altostratus I, Soaring to Win in the 21st Century, February, page 18
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Slingsby Vega, February, page 24
Mike Greenwald, Huit Jours D'Anger, February, page 30
Capt. Ralph Barnaby, Pruefling, How I was Launched by the Airship Los Angeles, February, page 34
Robert Buck, It's No Toy Lady! Buck, R., February, page 39
Britt Floden, Just Think of the Possibilities, February, page 40
Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16
Martin Simons, The Fafnir, March, page 32
Larry Haig, The Minibat, March, page 36
Don Santee, Soaring the Colorado Plateau, April, page 18
Joseph Elgin, Soaring the Smokies, April, page 30
F.P. Bundy, Soaring High and Wide in the Adirondacks and Berkshire, May, page 18
Karl Striedieck, The Year of the Prang, May, page 22
Eric Coleson, Flight Training, Soaring, and Safety, May, page 24
Peter Roemer, A Monerai Builder's First Flight Tips, May, page 25
Jack Greene, A Homebuilder's Introduction to Composite Technology, May, page 34
Harald Millgard, Mr. Grob's Twin II, June, page 3
Luis Fernandez, Filming the "Silent Sky", Adapted from Free Flight, June, page 20
E.J. Buchanan, The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft, June, page 22
Edward Williams, Abort at Amozoc, June, page 35
John Eisenhart, Soaring at the US Air Force Academy, June, page 38
Reimar Horten, Lift Distribution on Flying Wing Aircraft, June, page 40
Charles Lindsay, The Need for a Local Sounding at Your Soaring Site, July, page 21
Gottfried Ressel, The G.R.3 Project, July, page 24
Bill Kantz and H. Miltner, Katie and I, July, page 26
Richard H. Johnson, Performance Improvement Through Airfoil Shape Correction, July, page 33
Bob Fitch, The Blue Fly, July, page 36
Douglas Jacobs, Initiation Rites, July, page 40
Gren Seibels, The 13th Region 5 North Contest, August, page 20
Steve Smith, A Look Inside the Mechanical Variometer, August, page 24
David Bigelow, Hawaii's First Diamond, August, page 30
Richard Divelbiss, The 48th US National Open Class Championships, September, page 16
Dave Hughes, Soaring Coast-to-Coast Nonstop, September, page 22
Capt. Robert F. Behler, Soaring at a 2 to 1 L/D, September, page 28
Ned Jacoby, Sailplanes and Motorgliders at the Paris Air Show, September, page 30
Stan Hall, Structural Proof Testing, September, page 34
Eric Mozer, The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 14
Jim Foreman, The 16th National 1-26 Championships, November, page 14
Al Santilli, The 12th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships, November, page 18
Douglas Lamont, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilders Workshop, November, page 32
Gifford Bull, What Have You Done to My Caproni?, December, page 14
John Dezzutti, A California Yankee in the BGA's Court, December, page 18
Jim Marske, The Monarch, December, page 22
Steven Ptacek, From France to England Aboard the Solar Challenger, December, page 27
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Ventus A, December, page 34

Homebuilder News
Larry Haig, Minibat, February, page 12
Extremely Easy by Irv Culver, February, page 12
The Komet, December, page 13
The Stanford Canard, December, page 13
Floyd Sweet, A Scaled Down Ten Meter Racer, December, page 46

Letters
Erich Eberhard, Rx for Gear-Up Landings: A Swiss Bell-Ringer, Maybe?, January, page 2
Gunter Voltz, "Helping-the-Young" Soaring Stamp, January, page 3
Irv Soble, Soaring for the Disabled, February, page 2
Barrant Merrill, Motorglider Ground-Handling Hazard, February, page 3
Golden Glider Clarifications, February, page 4
David Lippincott, Blanik Canopy Emergency Release, March, page 2
Rusty Ruskiewicz, Type Tutoring, March, page 2
More on Gear Reminders, March, page 2
Jack Wilson, Safety Questions, March, page 3
Safety Questions, March, page 3
Jim Lincoln, A Budogram, March, page 3
Albert Jones, Safety Questions, March, page 3
Stephen DuPont, More on Gear Reminders, March, page 3
Bill Malpas, Come Race Around Europe! An Invitation to the 4th Transeuropean, April, page 2
Fred Hermanspann, Use of Aluminum/Graphite Structures, April, page 2
Summer Soaring Tour to Lasham?, April, page 4
Wylie Mullen, Museum Seeks Replacements for Arson - Destroyed Soaring Mags, April, page 4
Richard Benbough, Museum Seeks Replacements of Arson-Destroyed Soaring Mags, April, page 4
Joseph Kovacs, A Warning Missed, April, page 4
Bill Williams, Summer Soaring Tour to Lasham?, April, page 4
Ursula Hanlë, Hanlë Hands-Only Controls, April, page 4
Geri Silveira, Caveat Emptor (Check Out that Coyote), April, page 7
Greg Mecklenburg, Caveat Emptor (Check Out that Coyote), April, page 7
Lenny Padios, Getting to Know the Monerai, May, page 3
Rudy Allemann, For Tower Attention Say, Glider, May, page 4
Soaring History: Keeping it Straight, May, page 4
The Eaton Memorial Trophy, May, page 5
More On Computer X-C Simulation, May, page 5
Floyd Sweet, The Eaton Memorial Trophy, May, page 999
Peter Roemer, Second Impressions, June, page 3
(A Monerai Builder's First Flight Tips) Second Impressions, June, page 3
Steve Zimmermann, More on Computer X-C Simulation, June, page 5
Martin Simons, Danke Schön, Peter Riedel, June, page 6
E.G. Semadeni, The Mahrer Variable Geometry Flaps, July, page 2
Alex Strojnik, Use of Aluminum/Graphite Structures, July, page 3
Hope Howard, CFIG Requirements, July, page 3
Valny Jiri, Vivat, a Motor Blanik, July, page 3
Horten Flying Wing Aerodynamics, July, page 4
Jim Marske, Horten Flying Wing Aerodynamics, July, page 4
John Ogend, X-C Course Deviation, July, page 4
Robert M. Park, The FAR's on Dual and Solo Flight Instruction, July, page 5
The FAR's on Dual and Solo Flight Instruction, July, page 5
The Design Contest: Buildability vs Cost, July, page 6
Stuart Faber, The Design Contest: Buildability vs Cost, July, page 6
John Robinson, Motorgliders Offer Adjustable L/D, August, page 2
Winch Launch Briefing, August, page 3
John Lowe, Winch Launch Briefing, August, page 3
J.C. Riddell, Winch Launch Briefing, August, page 3
Eric Greenwell, Modest Proposals, August, page 3
Tom Knauff, The Weak Link in Pilot Training, August, page 6
Bill Williams, A Lesson Learned: Seeing is Believing, August, page 6
Pat McGrath, An SSA Communications Network?, September, page 2
David L. Gibo, Monarch Watchers Sought, September, page 3
Eva Simo, Happy Birthday to Lulu, September, page 3
Gren Seibels, Tiedowns vs the Tornado, September, page 4
Gren Seibels, A New Award: The Joe Giltner Memorial Trophy,, October, page 2
Jan Scott, The Ultimate Leech Deterrent a la Schempp-Hirth,, October, page 3
Floyd Sweet, The Person Who Made History on August 1929, October, page 3
Mike Greenwald, Soaring in the Midnight Sun, November, page 2
Hoskuldur Frimannson, Soaring in the Midnight Sun, November, page 2
Jack Greene, "Junk Machines" and Soaring Advertising, November, page 3
A Happy Homebuilder (Monerai), November, page 3
Allan MacNicol, How About a Winch Newsletter?, November, page 4
How About a Winch Newsletter?, November, page 4
Bill Rodenburg, Old Birds Never Die (Franklin PS-2), November, page 4
Bernt Hall, A Thank You and Invitation from Sweden,, December, page 2
Alex Strojnik, A Thank You and Invitation From Sweden, December, page 2
Emil Pohorille, The Fafnir's Roots, December, page 3
John Joss, Tiedowns vs the Tornado,, December, page 3
Easier Ground Handling System, December, page 3
Sharon E. Schwindt, Pilot's Inner Ear Disease Survey, December, page 3
M.M. Stern, The Fafnir's Roots,, December, page 3
Tiedowns vs the Tornado, December, page 3
Ake Pettersson, Stick Forward on Winch Launch? Not Necessarily, December, page 5
Wylie Mullen, A Solution for the Team Fund "Problem"?, December, page 5

Looking Backward
Frank Kelsey, Soaring Sites of 40 years ago, April, page 17
Floyd Sweet, The Person Who Made History on August 1929, October, page 3

Maintenance and Projects
Les Sebald, Expanded-Scale Battery Voltmeter, May, page 44
Les Sebald, A Total-Energy/VHP Radio Antenna System, June, page 46
Les Sebald, Wing Stands Anybody?, July, page 44
Les Sebald, Reconditioning a Radair 10 Transceiver, September, page 49
Les Sebald, Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation, November, page 46

Overseas News Briefs
Hannes Linke, AS-W 22 first flight reported, December, page 11

SSA in Action
John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5
1981 World Gliding Championships Report, January, page 5
Internationals - the Early Days, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, January, page 6
Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, January, page 6
Kolstad Youth Scholarship and Century Award, January, page 10
Bob Storck, VSA News Vintage Sailplane Registration, Construction drawings, January, page 10
Cindy Brickner, State Record Month Drawing, January, page 10
John McMasters, Technical Soaring published, January, page 11
Bob Storck, Construction Drawings, VSA News, January, page 11
John Joss, "In Search of World Records," by George Worthington, January, page 12
Segelflug Bildkalender, January, page 13
Roy McMasters, "Glider Basics from First Flight to Solo," by Thomas Knauff, January, page 14
Paul MacCready, Jr., Challenger: Solar Power Self-Launch, January, page 15
Richard H. Johnson, Internationals - The Post-war Years, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, February, page 6
1981 World Gliding Championships Report, February, page 6
Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, February, page 6
John Dezzutti, Executive Director's Report, February, page 6
Standard Cirrus, Manufacturer's A.D, February, page 9
Bob Lamson, Alcor Update, February, page 9
Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives Nimbus 2, Manufacturer's A.D, February, page 9
VSA News, February, page 10
FCC Refunds, February, page 10
Instructor's Clinic, February, page 10
SSA History at NSM, February, page 11
Extremely Easy by Irv Culver, February, page 12
Larry Haig, Minibat, February, page 12
Goldwing Kits in Production, February, page 15
Bruce Carmichael, Rhöngeist II, The Volkssegler - Carmichael's Engineering Study, February, page 16
Frank Kelsey, Southern California Soaring Contest circa 1930, February, page 17
John Dezzutti, Homebuilders Association, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5
John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations Adopted, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5
John Dezzutti, Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5
Bob Storck, VSA News, March, page 6
John Dezzutti, Board of Directors Meeting, Executive Director's Report, March, page 6
Phoenix '81 Convention Report, March, pages 5,8
Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award given to David Marsden, Convention Report, March, page 8
Hal Lattimore Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
Exceptional Achievement awarded to Nelson Shapter, Convention Report, March, page 8
Erwin Reeves Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy awarded to Doug and Lianna Lamont, Convention Report, March, page 8
Wally Scott Awarded Barringer Memorial Trophy, Convention Report, March, page 8
Stan Hall Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
Convention Report, March, page 8
Charlie Spratt Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
David Marsden Awarded Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
Douglas and Lianna Receive Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy, Convention Report, March, page 8
Paul MacCready, Jr., Solar Challenger News, March, page 9
Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, March, page 10
1981 World Gliding Championships Report, March, page 10
SSA Homebuilder Sailplane Entries, March, page 11
Bernald Smith, SSA Insurance Committee Report of 1980 Accidents, March, page 13
Grosse Sets New Distance/Speed Record, March, page 13
Susan Turner, Don Jacob - in Memoriam, March, page 14
New FAI Light Sailplane Category, March, page 14
John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations, Executive Director's Report, April, page 8
Santa Monica Airport Action, Executive Director's Report, April, page 8
GENAVAC Meeting, Executive Director's Report, April, page 8
John Dezzutti, Sectional Chart Changes, Executive Director's Report, April, page 9
Determining "Acceptability" for Contest Design Guidance, Homebuilder News, April, page 11
T.E. Sharp, April, page 16
Frank Kelsey, Soaring Sites of 40 years ago, April, page 17
John Dezzutti, Licensing Experimental Sailplanes, May, page 7
John Dezzutti, Jon Mead Appointed Director-at-Large, May, page 7
First Nimbus 3 Flight, May, page 8
Ross MacIntyre, New Zealand Championships, May, page 10
Mid Kolstad, SSA to Run Kolstad Memorial Scholarship, May, page 11
Paul MacCready, Jr., "The Gossamer Condor and Albatross: A Case Study in Aircraft Design" by J.D. Burke, May, page 12
Bruce Carmichael, "Stuttgarter Profilkatalog 1" by Dr. Dieter Althaus and Dr. Fanz Xaver, May, page 12
Bruce Carmichael, "Profilpolaren für den Modellflug" by Dr. Dieter Althaus, May, page 12
Robert Grey, Grob Opens US Facility, May, page 12
Flight Research Institute Formed, May, page 16
Somers Kendall, in Memoriam - Jim Rhine, May, page 17
Tornado Fails to Halt Contest, June, page 9
CIVV Report, June, page 9
Jonathan (Jon) Mead, Hands-Only Soaring Developments, June, page 12
Jim Short, "Flying Sailplanes," by Helmut Reichmann, June, page 13
Ren Rezshe, Walter Hardie in Memoriam, June, page 14
Jim Maupin, Sailplane Homebuilder Newsletter, Homebuilder News, June, page 16
John Dezzutti, Motorglider Study, July, page 8
John Dezzutti, Hall of Fame inductees announced. Vic Saudek and Karl Striedieck, July, page 8
John Dezzutti, The FAA and the SSA, July, page 8
John Dezzutti, Elected to Soaring Halt of Fame, Executive Director's Report, July, page 9
John Dezzutti, A Black Day in May, July, page 10
Bernald Smith, SSA Insurance Plans, July, page 10
Gunter Rochelt, A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race?, July, page 14
Freddie To, A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race?, July, page 14
Paul MacCready, Jr., A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race?, July, page 14
A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race?, July, page 14
Harry Wander, Gary Grant in Memoriam, July, page 15
Karl Striedieck, "Ridge Soaring the Bald Eagle Ridge" by Tom Knauff, July, page 15
Survey Results, Homebuilder News, July, page 16
New Editor for Homebuilt Newsletter, Homebuilder News, July, page 20
John Dezzutti, ELT's and Towplanes, August, page 9
Gunter Rochelt, Solair I, August, page 11
Ken Orchard, FCC Nixes License Transfers, August, page 12
VSA Archives: Preserving Paint for Posterity, August, page 12
New Motorglider Begins Testing, August, page 13
Frank Kelsey, Looking Back Forty Years Plus, August, page 14
Laura Campbell, "Go Fly a Sailplane: An Introduction to Soaring", by Linda and Ray Morrow, August, page 14
P. Yarnall, "A Practical Guide to Airplane Performance and Design" by Donald Crawford, August, page 15
Justin Wills, Book Review of "A Practical Guide to Airplane Performance and Design" by Donald Crawford, August, page 15
More Information on the Nimbus 3, August, page 16
Jose Caubet, Region 11 Contest, 1981, August, page 17
Howard Johnson, in Memoriam, August, page 19
Shirley Sliwa, First Soaring Landmark Plaque Dedicated, August, page 19
Steve Hopkins, in Memoriam - Dick Cofrin, August, page 19
Sterling Starr, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5
Richard (Dick) Schreder, New Officers Elected, September, page 5
Marion Barritt, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5
Jonathan (Jon) Mead, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5
John Dezzutti, Utley Resigns as Regional Director, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5
John Dezzutti, Sailplane Homebuilder Association Activities, September, page 5
John Dezzutti, New Officers Elected, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5
John Dezzutti, ICAO-VFR Rules, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5
John Dezzutti, Hammond Heads Flight Training and Safety Board, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5
John Dezzutti, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5
John Dezzutti, Convention Guidelines, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5
John Dezzutti, Academy of Model Aeronautics Award Approved, September, page 5
J. Dezzutti, Utley Resigns as Regional Director, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5
Ed Sessions, New Officers Elected, September, page 5
E.V. Langworthy, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5
Carl Herold, New Officers Elected, September, page 5
J. Dezzutti, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5
Woody Woodward, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5
T.E. Sharp, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5
World Championships Report, September, page 6
Nationals Results at a Glance, September, page 6
Jim Foreman, Kolstad Award Winners, September, page 7
Wally Scott, Schweizer Corporation Honored by FAI Citation, September, page 8
Robert Buck, Region 1 Contest, 1981, September, page 8
Jack Wilson, Region 3 Contest, 1981, September, page 9
Misidentification of Hall of Fame picture, September, page 11
Luis Fernandez, Region 4 Contest, 1981, September, page 12
Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12
Jim Foreman, Region 9 East Contest, 1981, September, page 14
Michelle Silver Selected as SSA's Promotions Manager, October, page 5
John Dezzutti, FAA Proposes Controls on Hang Gliders and Ultralights, October, page 5
John Dezzutti, Oops, Executive Director's Report, October, page 8
Marion Barritt, Golden Anniversary Trophy Race, October, page 8
M. Barritt, Golden Anniversary Eastern Safaris, October, page 10
M. Barritt, Golden Anniversary Western Safaris, October, page 10
New Club Schleicher Announced, October, page 10
George Christian, The 1982 Convention - Plan Now, October, page 10
Stan Hall, In Memoriam - Sherb Klein, October, page 11
Geri Silveira, in Memoriam - Art Eck, October, page 11
M. Barritt, Technical Soaring, October, page 11
Jim Foreman, The Moni, Homebuilder News, October, page 12
The Zia, Homebuilder News, October, page 13
N. Satterfield, 1982 Directory of Soaring Sites and Organizations, November, page 6
Steven Ptacek, FRI Light Sailplane Under Way, (2nd FRI Newsletter), November, page 7
Women's Championships, November, page 7
Jim Foreman, Golden Anniversary Readers' Choice, November, page 7
Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7
Robert Grey, Region Five South Contest, 1981, November, page 8
John McMasters, Technical Soaring, November, page 8
James L. Butler, Region 6 Contest, 1981, November, page 10
Carol Deihl, Region 10 Contest, 1981, November, page 12
Siegfried E. Rupp, in Memoriam - George Tabery, November, page 13
Wally Scott, in Memoriam - John Muxworthy, November, page 13
Ed Frappier, in Memoriam - Richard Farley, November, page 13
Ken Eiker, in Memoriam - Al Cronig, November, page 13
John Dezzutti, Commemorative Postal Stationery to be issued, December, page 6
John Dezzutti, Special Directors Election, December, page 6
Used Sailplane For Sale, December, page 7
George Christian, Reagan Nominates CAB Chairman, December, page 7
Gene Hammond, 1981 Barnaby Lecture, December, page 8
Jonathan (Jon) Mead, Preliminary Schedule for East Coast Anniversary, December, page 8
Region 12 Contest, 1981, December, page 10
Region 9 West Contest, 1981, December, page 11

Safety Corner
Steve Powell, Stretch the Glide, Part II, January, page 40
R. Gaines, ed., High Altitude Hazards, February, page 47
Pat Martin, The Positive Control Check, March, page 49
Don't Tug the Tail, April, page 4
Ron Gillman, Don't Tug the Tail, April, page 42
Tom Knauff, Release from Aerotow, April, page 43
Richard H. Johnson, Dangers of Ground Launching Modern Sailplanes, May, page 42
Al Santilli, Lark I.S. 28-B2 Rear Stick Jamming, May, page 43
Accident Reports NTSB Preliminary Accident Report, June, page 44
Gil Parcell, Cover-up!, July, page 46
Bill Kantz, Oxygen - Boom, September, page 48
NTSB Accident Report, October, page 52
Barry Schiff, Crash Landings, December, page 52

Soaring to Win
Charlie Spratt, A Contest Support Kit, May, page 40

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