Soaring Magazine Index for 1983 organized by subject

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Aerodynamics

Wil Schuemann, Aerodynamic Design A New Wing Planform with Improved Low-Speed Performance, February, page 16

B. Selen, Wing Planform and Flow Control, March, page 3

Mil Schuemann, Reply to Wing Planform and Flow Control, March, page 3

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the AS-W 22, April, page 22

How Can a Few Pounds Bend Your Bird?, October, page 6

Flight Tests: Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Grob 103 Twin II, February, page 36; Wil Schuemann, The Johnson Flight Test Evaluations, March, page 2; Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the AS-W 22, April, page 22; Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the AS-W 22 (wingtip installation), April, page 30

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs

Michelle Silver, Mid-Georgia Soaring Association Octoberfest, January, page 51

Michelle Silver, Outlanding at Caesar Creek, January, page 51

Michelle Silver, Recognizing Volunteers, February, page 49

Michelle Silver, The Bluenose Soaring Club's Astir, February, page 49

Michelle Silver, Bernoulli Soaring Association Cross country Flying, February, page 49

Michelle Silver, 18th World Soaring Championships Sweepstakes Club fund-raising, March, page 42

Marty Hollman, New officers elected. Condor Motorglider, Freedom in Spirit Design, SHAp Talk, Freedom Falcon, Homebuilders Workshop, April, page 11

Michelle Silver, Denver Soaring Council Budget, April, page 40

Michelle Silver, North Florida Soaring Society Maintenance of Club Aircraft, April, page 41

Michelle Silver, Clubs Entering World Soaring Championships Sweepstakes, April, page 43

Michelle Silver, New Clubs: Kent State University Flying Club, North Carolina State University Soaring Club, The Western Carolina Soaring Club, May, page 49

Michelle Silver, 18th World Soaring Championship fund donations, Texas Soaring Association. Chicago Glider Club, Caesar Creek Soaring Club, Northern Colorado Soaring Club, May, page 49

Michelle Silver, Owning your Own Gliderport, June, page 42

Michelle Silver, Higher Performance Club Ships, June, page 42

Michelle Silver, Long Island Soaring Association Student Training Program, July, page 52

Michelle Silver, Caesar Creek Soaring Club's Annual Wright Memorial Glider Meet, July, page 52

Michelle Silver, Blackhawk Soaring Club announces Trans-Iowa Trophy, July, page 52

Michelle Silver, Region 12 Soaring Council organization, July, page 52

Michelle Silver, Colorado Regional Soaring Groups Meeting, August, page 50

Michelle Silver, Aero Club Albatross 1-26 Mini-Contest, August, page 50

Michelle Silver, Colorado Soaring Association Sets Season Goals, August, page 50

Michelle Silver, SSA Recruitment Safari Results, August, page 50

Michelle Silver, Membership Recruitment, October, page 44

Michelle Silver, Octoberfests, etc., October, page 44

Michelle Silver, Welcome to New SSA Chapters, October, page 44

Michelle Silver, National Soaring Week Revisited, October, page 44

Michelle Silver, Taos Soaring Festival, October, page 45

Vintage Sailplane Association: W.L. Graham, Old Designs: Bring 'Em Back to Life, May, page 2; VSA News, August, page 6

Aircraft

Solitaire Plans and Distributors, August, page 10

Flying Wing: Marske Pioneer, February, page 14; J. Bell, Callisto, SSA/AIAA Design Contest Winner from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, March, page 17

Homebuilt/Kits: Donald Moore's Un-Named design, January, page 14; Centauri design by Richard Harrington, January, page 14; Komet design by Kevin Renshaw, January, page 14; Freedom in Spirit design revisions, Freedom in Spirit, homebuilt design by David Reece, January, page 15; Salute, homebuilt design by Richard Winkel, January, page 15; Excelsior, Homebuilt design by Chad Wille, January, page 15; Extremely Easy, Irv Culver self-launched sailplane design, January, page 16; Blue Wren, Australian homebuilt design, January, page 16; Solitaire, design contest winner, update, January, page 16; Rob Sjostedt's un-named high performance design, January, page 16; George Applebay, Arrow,Foot-launched sailplane design, Homebuilders News, January, page 17; Otto Zauner's Homebuilt Sailplane, April, page 15; Solitaire (Rutan) plans developments, May, page 15; Hollman Condor Production Plans Put Off, May, page 15; Windrose design features, May, page 16; Blue Wren, Australian Homebuilt Nears Completion, May, pages 18-19; S.J. Winckler and F.P. Bundy, Rensselaer's "Homebuilt" RP-2, June, page 26; George Moffat, Marske Monarch update, Homebuidler News, July, page 19; Blue Wren Progress, August, page 10; J. Bright, The Freedom Falcon, September, page 48

Human-Powered: German Man-Powered ship first flight, June, page 14

Self-Launched: Kenny Danielson, Going Bananas, March, page 32; Freedom Falcon, homebuilt self-launch sailplane, described, April, page 12; Windrose design features, May, page 16

Ultralights: W.F. Kelsey, Thermite, Australian ultralight, December, page 14

Applebay

James Foreman, Zia: A Place in the Sun, July, page 20

Awards

L. Lutton, The Model Award Message: The Real Thing is Even Better, February, page 3

Region 12 Diamond Banquet, September, page 8

Joann B. Shaw, Records Galore!, December, page 12

Badges: John Dezzutti, SSA Bronze Badge Announced, March, page 8

Barringer: The Lewin B. Barringer Memorial Trophy presented to Wallace A. Scott and William H. Seed, Jr., May, page 9

Barron Hilton: Connie Linke, How to Make Dreams Come True, December, page 22

Barron Hilton Cup: Gunter Voltz, Distance Prize: A Soaring Vacation in Nevada, June, page 10

Eaton: The Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy presented to Gustave Schuerer, May, page 7

FAI

Badges
Badges - Badge List, February, page 45

Kolostad: Accepts Kolstad Junior Soaring Award Contribution, January, page 12

Lincoln: Archer Martin, Nominate Someone for the Lincoln Award, March, page 18; Robert Gannon, Account of Record Flight Wins Lincoln Award, July, page 8

Records and Record Flights: 1000 km Across the Alps, July, page 11

Regional: New Region Eight 300km Trophy Race, June, page 9

Tuntland: The Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award presented to George J. Vakkur, May, page 9

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Birds

Dr. Scott Jenkins, A Gull on the Wing, August, page 20

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Certification

Aircraft
FAA Circular Certification and Operation of Amateur-Built Aircraft, July, page 12

Commercial Operators

Michelle Silver, International Figures at SSA CFI Clinic, March, page 14

Competition

15-Meter Class
Bill St. Clair, The Learning Season, March, page 20

Competitions

John Dezzutti, Contest Numbers Again, December, page 7

William C. Feldbaumer, Let the Fastest Pilot Win!, December, page 30

1-26: G. Edwards, 1-26 Championship, October, cover; Jack Greene, The 1983 1-26 National Championship, October, page 20

Motorgliders: T. Willson, Motorglider Competition Rules, February, page 3

National: The 1982 U.S. National and Regional Champions, January, page 22; 1984 Nationals Site Sought, June, page 11; Bob Phillips, Striedieck Wins 15-Meter Nationals, July, page 24; Robert Grey, Cordele 9, Gnats 0 at Standard Class Nationals, August, page 26; L. Gardner, P. Williams, and S. Hodd, Nimbus 3's Dominate '83 Open Nationals, August, page 34

Regional: The 1982 U.S. National and Regional Champions, January, page 22; New Region Eight 300km Trophy Race, June, page 9; Gren Selbels, Region Five: Booming Lift, Bitter Cold, July, page 46; Region Eight Contest, August, page 12; Region Eleven South Contest, August, page 14; Region Nine Contest, August, page 17; B. Weathers, Region Eleven North Contest, September, page 11; Gene Hammond, Region Seven Contest, September, page 15; G. Kemp, The Perils of Parochialism, October, page 2; J. Harvey, Region One Contest, October, page 12; J. Brennan, Region Four Contest, October, page 15; S. Colton, Region Twelve North Contest, October, page 16; Bob Grey, Region Five South Contest, October, page 40; B. Leonard, Region Ten North Contest, October, page 40; J. Sinclair, Region Eleven Sports Contest, December, page 14; J.L. Butler, Region Six Contest, December, page 16; J. Holbrook, Region Four South Contest, December, page 20; J. Reinhardt and R. Schuetzeberg, Region Ten South Contest, December, page 20; James Foreman, 26th Annual Rocky Mountain Contest, December, page 38

Seeding: Top Pilots Seeded, February, page 9; Category One Pilots, December, page 10

World: W.F. Kelsey, Internationals fund contribution, January, page 2; January, page 8; 18th World Soaring Championships, Sweepstakes, January, page 9; Buck-a-Mile fundraising, January, page 9; U.S. Team Member Eric Mozer, January, page 11; News from Hobbs, February, page 9; A. Leffler, International Team Selection, March, page 6; John Dezzutti, World Championships News, March, page 8; Already in the Worlds, April, page 4; Michelle Silver, Meet the Team - Tom Beltz, April, page 6; Meet the Team - Ray Gimmey, May, page 12; 18th World Soaring Championships Sweep stakes Winner, June, page 6; Hobbs Update: Contestants Galore!, June, page 7; Meet the Team - George Moffat, June, page 7; Meet the Team - Karl Striedieck, June, page 7; Douglas Lamont, Hobbs: A Preview, July, page 30; J. Bell, A Look at the International Contest Pilots, July, page 37; Hobbs Bulletin, August, page 6; Douglas Lamont, 18th World Soaring Championships, September, page 18; Ann Welch, Stewards and the International Jury, September, page 32; F. Mennitto, Sky at 1983 World Championships, November, cover

Computers and the Internet

Reg Deconti, Skyrace (At My Place!), October, page 38

Conferences and Conventions

Bernald S. Smith, 1983 International Soaring Convention Schedule, Reno, March, page 12

Michelle Silver, International Figures at SSA CFI Clinic, March, page 14

The 1983 SSA International Soaring Convention, May, page 6

Coaches Conference at the 1983 SSA International Soaring Convention, May, page 10

CIVV Meeting at the 1983 SSA International Soaring Convention, May, page 10

Call for Papers, October, page 10

OSTIV: XVIIIth OSTIV Congress Call for Papers, February, page 11; The Soaring Symposium is Back, April, page 4; Bernald S. Smith, Reno '83: Thank You All, June, page 19; 1984 SSA Flight Instructors Revalidation Clinic, December, page 8

Construction & How-To

Cockpit Computers, January, page 5

Homebuilding: Peschges VP2C Variometer, January, page 5; B. Wells, Thermal Finding Instruments, June, page 4; Richard H. Johnson, At Last: an Instrument That Reads Drag!, October, page 28; Stephen DuPont, Variometers Misbehaving?, October, page 41; P. Newgard, Watch Out When Adjusting Varies, December, page 3

Construction and How-To

C.D. Norman, A Thermalling Turn Indicator, March, page 30

Les Sebald, Variometer Systems - Some Checks, April, page 36

Homebuilding: Les Sebald, How to Protect Your Gold and Diamonds, July, page 50; G. Speight, A Bi-Polar MacCready Ring?, September, page 2; E. Replogle, Don't Grope Around Inside!, September, page 3

Crewing

Les Sebald, Radios A Beam Antenna - for the Crew, March, page 39

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Design

Callisto
Dick Butler, Flying Wing Design, Winner of SSA/AIAA Design Contest, with 3-view, March, page 17

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FAI

Badges
Badges - Badge List, January, page 50

Badges - Badge List, March, page 49

V. Barrett and J. Bell, Badge and Record Paperwork: You Must Mind the Rules, April, page 46

Badges - Badge List, April, page 47

Badges - Badge List, May, page 40

Badges - Badge List, June, page 46

Badges - Badge List, July, page 54

J.C. Stiles, The One-Percent Rule: It's Alive and Well!, July, page 999

Badges - Badge List, August, page 46

Badges - Badge List, September, page 60

Badges - Badge List, October, page 46

Badges - Badge List, December, page 44

Federal Aviation Administration

Motor Gliders and Pilot Certification, January, page 8

T. Page, The Triumph of Procedure over Function, February, page 3

No Medicals Required, February, page 8

Les Sebald, Annual Inspections, February, page 46

John Dezzutti, Attention: FAR's Revisited, April, page 4

Licensing Experimental Aircraft, June, page 6

John Dezzutti, Pilot Proficiency Program, July, page 4

SIB: Airworthiness Directives An AD on the Standard Cirrus, October, page 10

Big Changes in Aeronautical Charts?, October, page 11

John Dezzutti, Airspace Going, Going, December, page 7

Flight Stories

Bill St. Clair, The Learning Season, March, page 20

J.T. Bent, Badge Flights Move Over, Karl; Move Over, George!, June, page 36

Frank Conner, After 16 Years!, September, page 4

Flight Technique

C.D. Norman, A Thermalling Turn Indicator, March, page 30

L. Zink, Pow! She Let Loose, June, page 3

Mike MacHat, Rigged!, June, page 40

Aerobatics, Anyone?, July, page 7

To What Depths Should You Sink?, August, page 7

How Much Angle Do You Have in the Bank, August, page 9

J.L. Butler, What's With All This Wig-Wagging?, September, page 4

How Many Ways Can the Start be Stopped?, September, page 6

V.M. Saudek, Some Pattern Wisdom from a Veteran, October, page 2

Defeating The Wind When you Want To, October, page 6

Cross-Country: Pat Valdata, Going For It!, September, page 42; Reg Deconti, Skyrace (At My Place!), October, page 38; Jack Benedict, A Bite-Size Cross Country, December, page 36

Safety: Gren Seibels, Out for a Spin, March, page 43; B. Youngblood, Catching A Florida Wave, May, page 25; B. Said, "Stalls, Spins and Safety" by Sammy Mason, June, page 16; W. Torke, Teach Them To Be Adaptable, June, page 46; J. Angenieux, All Right, Students, For Today's Exercise..., July, page 2; Gene Hammond, How Close To The Ground Do You Want To Be Found, December, page 11; When You Hang Out The Trash and Garbage, What Does It Actually Do?, December, page 11; Stephen DuPont, Remember, Pilots: It May Spin You, Unknown, page 999

Freedom in Spirit

Homebuilt design by David Reece, January, page 15

Homebuilt aircraft design revisions, April, page 11

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History

W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

R. Gannon, Harth/Hirth Confusion, April, page 3

M.K. Chen and J.H. McMasters, From Paleoaeronautics to Altostratus - A Technical History of Soaring (Part I), May, page 30

M.K. Chen and J.H. McMasters, (Part I) From Paleoaeronautics to Altostratus - A Technical History of Soaring (Part II), June, page 30

Homebuilders

Harold Huber, Buying a homebuilt, January, page 2

Harold Huber, Attention, Lost Monerai Builders!, December, page 14

Harold Huber, 1983 East and West Coast Homebuilders Workshops, December, page 14

Homebuilt/Kits

Monerai Wing Spar Safety Notification, July, page 12

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Illustration

Harold Huber, Flying Seminole Ranch, Florida, January, page 30

Instruction

R.G. Allemann, Is Cross-Country Soaring a "Right-Hemisphere" Mode of Flying?, January, page 46

Bill St. Clair, The Learning Season, March, page 20

W. Torke, Teach Them To Be Adaptable, June, page 46

J. Angenieux, All Right, Students, For Today's Exercise..., July, page 2

Instruments

John McMasters, Measuring High L/D's-Like Verifying the Holy Ghost?, February, page 6

Les Sebald, Variometer Systems - Some Checks, April, page 36

Richard H. Johnson, At Last: an Instrument That Reads Drag!, October, page 28

Insurance

Bernald S. Smith, An Insurance Alert, January, page 9

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Legislation

E. Wiik, Getting Glider Tax Down, March, page 6

John Dezzutti, Airspace Going, Going, December, page 7

Literature

Segelflug Bildkalendar 1983, calendar description, January, page 17

"The Story of Cowley" by Ursula Burton, January, page 18

Archer Martin, Nominate Someone for the Lincoln Award, March, page 18

N. Faulkner, "Practical Wave Flying" by Mark Palmer, March, page 37

Gren Seibels, Up on the Tip, April, page 32

Harry's Handy Hardware, June, page 15

B. Said, "Stalls, Spins and Safety" by Sammy Mason, June, page 16

Connie Linke, Account of Record Flight Wins Lincoln Award: Lamonts Honored by Harris Hill Resolution, July, page 8

"Composite Aircraft Design", by Marty Hollman, July, page 12

David W. Harris, An Ordinary Day at the Field, August, page 22

C. O'Mahony, Wisdom Recollected in Tranqulllty, September, page 4

James Foreman, A Parable: He Who Complaineth..., October, page 34

Bruce Carmichael, Book Review "Low Power Laminar Aircraft Design", by Alex Strojnik, December, page 14

Gary L. Stokes, The Christmas Cloud, December, page 26

Humor: Jack Lambie, Caught Short in the Shearllne, February, page 27

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Medical

Medical Certificates and Experimental Aircraft, January, page 8

B. Zirkle, Safety Corner: Hypoxia, January, page 48

No Medicals Required, February, page 8

C. Valdez, Physiological Training, April, page 5

Meteorology

Harry Higgins, The Nitty-Gritty on Dusty Thermals, February, page 2

V.M. Saudek, Spontaneous Upwelling is A Lot Better Than Sink, April, page 3

Harry Higgins, It's a Devil of a Hot Issue, May, page 2

B. Youngblood, Catching A Florida Wave, May, page 25

Wave Soaring into the Stratosphere, June, page 8

N. Pocock, Anybody Seen a Smoke Ring thermal, August, page 4

H. Damron, Another Smoke Ring Sighted, December, page 4

Safety: January, page 6

Motorgliders

Motorgliders and Pilot Certification, February, page 8

Condor: Marty Hollman, Condor Motorglider Crashes, April, page 11; Hollman Condor Production Plans Put Off, May, page 15

Dimona: Jan Scott, Shopping for Motorgliders, May, page 20

Fournier/Sportavia SFS-31: A. Brooks, A Call for Exchange of Inside Scoop, May, page 4

Grob G-109: Jan Scott, Shopping for Motorgliders, May, page 20; Safety Notes from Here And There, October, page 5

Scheibe SF-36: Jan Scott, Shopping for Motorgliders, May, page 20

Schweizer

SGM 2-37
Schweizer SGM 2-37 motorglider test flight, January, page 10

Museums

National Soaring Museum
Soaring Monument Snaffled, December, page 10

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Obituaries

T. Claude Ryan, in Memoriam, January, page 13

Kevan Corder, in Memoriam, February, page 13

Carle Conway, in Memoriam, February, page 13

V.M. Saudek, Harold Huber, in Memoriam, March, page 38

P.A. Petmecky, in Memoriam, Thomas W. Heywood, July, page 11

V.M. Saudek, David A. Matlin, 1906-1983, December, page 12

OSTIV

The 1983 SSA International Soaring Convention, May, page 6

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People

Larry Barrett
SSA Directors Election Results, February, page 8

Tom Beltz
Michelle Silver, Meet the Team - Tom Beltz, April, page 6

John T. Bent
Move over George!, Move over Karl, June, page 36

Bob Blaine
Bob Blaine Elected Secretary/Treasurer SHA, April, page 11

Dick Butler
Meet the Team - Dick Butler, February, page 10

Robert W. Driscoll
SSA Directors Election Results, February, page 8

Richard C. Du Pont
R. Boulware, Virginia Honors du Pont Flight, December, page 3

George

Homebuilt/Kits
James Foreman, Zia: A Place in the Sun, July, page 20

Ray Gimmey
Meet the Team - Ray Gimmey, May, page 12

Richard Hall
Accepts Kolstad Junior Soaring Award Contribution, January, page 12

Thomas W. Heywood
P.A. Petmecky, in Memoriam, Thomas W. Heywood, July, page 11

Harold Huber
Harold Huber, January, page 14

W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

V.M. Saudek, Harold Huber, in Memoriam, March, page 38

Harold Huber, Homebuilt Distance Badge Flights on the Rise, May, page 19

Harold Huber, 1983 Sailplane Homebuilders Workshop, July, page 7

Harold Huber, SSA Homebuilt Design Contest to be an Annual Event, July, page 12

Harold Huber, Sailplanes Homebuilder's Workshop Update, August, page 12

J. Bright, The Freedom Falcon, September, page 48

Volmer Jensen
Howard E. Burr, The Aircraft of Volmer Jensen, March, page 26

Richard H. Johnson
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

Paul MacCready, Jr.
G. Speight, A Bi-Polar MacCready Ring?, September, page 2

W.F. Kelsey
Christopher Woods, Kestrel 17 and AS-W 22 over Nevada, December, cover

Dewey Kemp
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

Bud Kimball
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

Doug Lamont
Wow! What a Job! Doug and Lianna Lamont, April, page 5

Wallace A. Scott, It's Bouquet Time, June, page 2

Lamonts Honored by Harris Hill Resolution, July, page 8

Lianna Lamont
Wow! What a Job! Doug and Lianna Lamont, April, page 5

Wallace A. Scott, It's Bouquet Time, June, page 2

Lamonts Honored by Harris Hill Resolution, July, page 8

Joe Lincoln
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

David A. Matlin
V.M. Saudek, David A. Matlin, 1906-1983, December, page 12

Jim McCulloch
Jim McCulloch Elected Regional Vice President SHA, April, page 11

Don Minghelli
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

Don Mitchell
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

George Moffat
Meet the Team - George Moffat, June, page 7

Eric Mozer
U.S. Team Member Eric Mozer, January, page 11

Vernon Oldershaw
Vernon Oldershaw Elected Regional Vice President, SHA, April, page 11

Willis and Lynn Orgill
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

Peter Riedel
R. Gannon, Harth/Hirth Confusion, April, page 3

Harland Ross
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

T. Claude Ryan
T. Claude Ryan, in Memoriam, January, page 13

Dick Schreder
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

Dick Schreder Elected President of SHA, April, page 11

Wil Schuemann
Alex Strojnik, The Schuemann View on Spanwise Flow, April, page 2

W. Hinote, The Schuemann View on Spanwise Flow, April, page 2

Gustave Schuerer
The Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy presented to Gustave Schuerer, May, page 7

Burton Solomon
New SSA Governor for Maryland, October, page 5

Karl Striedieck
Meet the Team - Karl Striedieck, June, page 7

Bob Phillips, Striedieck Wins 15-Meter Nationals, July, page 24

Oliver Suddard
New State Governor, December, page 7

Bob Symons
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

Paul Tuntland
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

WoodyBrown
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

George Worthington
remembrance, January, page 2

Performance

Evaluations
Jan Scott, Sailplanes on the Test Track, April, page 16

C. Coury, Can Zoom Data Measure Climb Performance?, May, page 2

W. Catto, Whatever Happened to Standard Class?, October, page 2

Richard H. Johnson, At Last: an Instrument That Reads Drag!, October, page 28

Publications

1984 SSA Calendar photo submissions, January, page 12

Northeast Monerai Newsletter started, February, page 14

J. Bell, SSA Sailplane Directory planned, March, page 10

1983 Sailplane Directory Planned, May, page 12

Directory of U.S. Soaring Sites and Organizations, May, page 12

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Records and Record Flights

Tom Knauff, The World's Longest Record Flight?, July, page 44

B. Brose, A Little Clarification, August, page 3

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Safety

Color for Visibility, January, page 2

Aerotow Emergency Signals, January, page 6

Barry Schiff, Stall/Spin Awareness, February, page 33

J. Angenieux, The Tail Waggle's Meaning - More Than Meets the Eye, March, page 4

T. Elmore, More on Safety Color Marking, March, page 6

D. Lowy, Accident Reports Accident Reports, March, page 6

John Dezzutti, Let's Be Careful Out There: Executive Director's Report, March, page 8

C.D. Norman, A Thermalling Turn Indicator, March, page 30

Les Sebald, Radios A Beam Antenna - for the Crew, March, page 39

Gren Seibels, Out for a Spin, March, page 43

R. Clark, Watch for Brass Wire!, April, page 2

S. Davies, It's the Breaks, The Brakes, That Is, April, page 45

What Puts Us At Risk: Flying or Pilots?, May, page 23

T. Copper, Altimeter Setting: MSL or Zero?, May, page 44

Tom Knauff, Fan That Rudder, May, page 44

T. Pratt, How Rugged is Broken?, June, page 2

B. Helvie, Strobe Light for Cloudy Gaggles, June, page 3

L. Zink, Pow! She Let Loose, June, page 3

Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives AS-W 15 AD Note, June, page 8

On Approaching A Safe Arrival, June, page 11

James Foreman, The Accident That Nearly Happened, June, page 22

Mike MacHat, Rigged!, June, page 40

Les Sebald, Hotellier Control Rod Coupling Safety Link, June, page 44

Les Sebald, What About Safety?, June, page 44

J. Angenieux, All Right, Students, For Today's Exercise..., July, page 2

John Dezzutti, Pilot Proficiency Program, July, page 4

How Can You Determine Whether the Center of Gravity is Within Limits?, July, page 12

Stephen DuPont, I Know What It Says, but What Does It Mean?, July, page 53

John Joss, An Appeal from the Heart, August, page 2

I. Prue, A Short Note of Wisdom, August, page 4

To What Depths Should You Sink?, August, page 7

How Much Angle Do You Have in the Bank, August, page 9

T. Williams, Schweizer 1-34s - Hard Landings Can be Costly, August, page 44

J.L. Butler, What's With All This Wig-Wagging?, September, page 4

P. Williams, More Suggestions on Accident Prevention, September, page 4

How Much Speed Do you Need to Succeed?, September, page 6

How Many Ways Can The Start Be Stopped?, September, page 8

Hal Lawrence, Remember the Summer of '86?, September, page 52

Tom Knauff, Accidents - We Can Do Something, September, page 52

Safety - No Shortage of Ideas, September, page 52

V.M. Saudek, Some Pattern Wisdom from a Veteran, October, page 2

E. Whitehead, Training Safety Means Learning To Do It Right!, October, page 3

Safety Notes from Here And There, October, page 5

Defeating The Wind When you Want To, October, page 6

How Can a Few Pounds Bend Your Bird?, October, page 6

Practice Makes Perfect, October, page 9

V. Frye, A Plea for Accident Reports, December, page 2

H. Nixon, Off-Field Landings Can't be Forbidden, December, page 3

Karl Striedieck, Collisions: Paint Won't Help the View, December, page 3

Richard H. Johnson, If You Learn in a Trainer That Won't, Neither Can You, December, page 42

T. Elmore, More on Identification, Unknown, page 59

Homebuilding: Cockpit Computers, January, page 5

Sailplanes

Blanik
S. Connor, Avoiding Inadvertant Blanik Outlandings, February, page 5

Sailplane Design

Solitaire, design contest winner, update, January, page 16

David Shapiro, Let's Hear It for Repairmen, February, page 2

Wil Schuemann, A New Wing Planform with Improved Low Speed Performance, February, page 16

J. Bell, SSA/AIAA Design Contest, March, page 16

Les Sebald, What About Safety?, June, page 44

SSA Homebuilt Sailplane Design Contest to be an Annual Event, July, page 12

Les Sebald, How to Protect Your Gold and Diamonds, July, page 50

Frank E. Connor, A High-Altitude High, September, page 8

Les Sebald, A Potpourri of Special Tips, September, page 56

Homebuilt Sailplane Design Contest, October, page 9

Homebuilder News: Almost Constant-Speed Prop, January, page 15; New power plant under development, April, page 11; When Will the Dragon Fly?, August, page 12

Materials: Strength vs. Age in Composites, January, page 5; Carbon Fiber Repairs, February, page 12; H.Y. Loken, More on Kevlar, May, page 2; S.J. Winckler and F.P. Bundy, Rensselaer's "Homebuilt" RP-2, June, page 26

Sailplanes

Bowlus Baby Albatross
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

Sailplanes

Applebay

Zia
Zia Production to begin, Homebullder News, February, pages 14-22

James Foreman, Zia: A Place in the Sun, July, page 20

Baby Albatross
W.L. Graham, Old Designs: Bring 'Em Back to Life, May, page 2

Blanik
Mike MacHat, Rigged!, June, page 40

Centauri
Centauri design by Richard Harrington, January, page 14

Design
Les Sebald, Annual Inspections, February, page 46

Engineering
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the AS-W 22 (wingtip installation), April, page 30

DG-300
Reg Deconti, New DG-300 Announced, January, page 13

August, page 28

Excelsior
Excelsior, Homebuilt design by Chad Wille, January, page 15

Glasflugel 402
Ray Gimmey, in the Interest of Accuracy, August, page 6

Glasflugel 404
Peter Selinger, Glasflugel 404, June, cover

Grob

Twin Astir
Safety Notes from Here And There, October, page 5

Grob 103 Twin II
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Grob 103 Twin II, February, page 36

Kestrel 17
Christopher Woods, Kestrel 17 and AS-W 22 over Nevada, December, cover

Komet
Tom Knauff, Homebuilt design by Kevin Renshaw, January, page 14

Lark I.S.-28b2
R. Clark, Watch for Brass Wire!, April, page 2

Marske Pioneer II
Mike MacHat, Built by P. and R. Chevalier, February, page 14

Monerai
Monerai Wing Spar Safety Notification, July, page 12

Harold Huber, Attention, Lost Monerai Builders!, December, page 14

RP-2
S.J. Winckler and F.P. Bundy, Rensselaer's "Homebuilt" RP-2, June, page 26

Schempp-Hirth

Nimbus
W.F. Kelsey, The Bowlus Baby Albatross, January, pages 34-36

David Shapiro, Hunting the Wild Turkey, January, page 41

Nimbus 3
John McMasters, Measuring High L/D's-Like Verifying the Holy Ghost?, February, page 6

Kenny Danielson, Going Bananas, March, page 32

L. Gardner, P. Williams, and S. Hodd, Nimbus 3's Dominate '83 Open Nationals, August, page 34

Standard Cirrus
Burton Solomon, An AD on the Standard Cirrus, October, page 10

Ventus Turbo
Kenny Danielson, Going Bananas, March, page 32

Schleicher

ASW 12
Wil Schuemann, A New Wing Planform with Improved Low Speed Performance, February, page 16

ASW 15
Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives AS-W 15 AD Note, June, page 8

ASW 22
Christopher Woods, AS-W 22's over Arizona, April, cover

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the AS-W 22, April, page 22

Christopher Woods, Kestrel 17 and AS-W 22 over Nevada, December, cover

ASW-12
W. Schuemann and A. Aldott, ASW-12, February, cover

ASW-19
Gary Sauer, AS-W 19 above the Grand Tetons, January, cover

Schweizer

1-26
Jack Greene, The 1983 1-26 National Championship, October, page 20

1-36 Sprite
James Foreman, The Accident That Nearly Happened, June, page 22

2-32
Laszlo Horvath, Schweizer 2-32 over Sedona, Arizona, August, cover

SGS 1-26
G. Edwards, 1-26 Championship, October, cover

Solitaire
Testing continued on SSA Homebuilt Sailplane Design Contest Winner, March, page 19

Solitaire (Rutan) plans developments, May, page 15

Vickers-Slingsby Kestrel
Safety Notes from Here And There, October, page 5

Vickers-Slingsby Vega
Safety Notes from Here And There, October, page 5

Zia
George Applebay, Zia Production to Begin, February, page 14

Salute

Homebuilt Design by Richard Winkel, Homebullder News, January, page 15

Scoring

William C. Feldbaumer, Let the Fastest Pilot Win!, December, page 30

Seeding

A. Leffler, International Team Selection, March, page 6

Self-Launched Aircraft

James Foreman, Zia: A Place in the Sun, July, page 20

Sites

Bill Kilborn, Florida"s Flying Seminole Ranch, January, page 32

Richard H. Johnson, The Trials and Tribulation of Starting a X-C School, February, page 4

C. O'Mahoney, Southwest Pennsylvania is Beautiful, Too, March, page 2

A Verbose Miasma, March, page 4

R. Voltz, Mimi, Nous t'aimons, March, page 5

Michelle Silver, International Figures at SSA CFI Clinic, March, page 14

Michelle Silver, El Tiro Gliderport, Tucson, Hilltown, Philadelphia, Richmond Airport, Michigan, June, page 42

Douglas Lamont, Hobbs: A Preview, July, page 30

Hemet, CA: George Uvegas, Springtime Takeoff at Hemet, May, cover

Instruction: Frank E. Conner, Better Cross-Country Training for Soaring Pilots Should Start Early, May, page 38

Soaring Sites

Barry Schiff, Stall/Spin Awareness, February, page 33

L. Neyland, And What Is The Ship-Du-Jour?, August, page 3

P. Teunisse, To See Our Sites as Others See Us, September, page 2

L. Stephens, Who'd Like to Swap for New Zealand Soaring?, December, page 2

Commercial Operators: Glider Camp Solos 22 CAP Cadets in Hawaii, December, page 10

Soaring Society of America

Michelle Silver, Taking a Friend to Launch-Join the SSA Recruitment Safari, March, page 16

SSA Membership Recruitment Safari, April, page 8

1983 SSA Women's Cross-Country Soaring Seminar, April, page 10

Fifth Annual SSA Sailplane Homebuilders Workshop, April, page 12

M. McFarland, Is Soaring Already Too Big?, May, page 3

SSA Membership Recruitment Safari, May, page 12

Working Together - SSA and Business Members, June, page 8

Use of SSA Membership List, June, page 9

SSA Membership Recruitment Safari, June, page 11

SSA Membership Recruitment Safari, July, page 9

SSA Membership Recruitment Safari, August, page 6

Free Recruitment Poster, August, page 10

Now Hear This: Everybody Check Your Listing, September, page 6

John Dezzutti, Executive Director's Report, October, page 4

SSA Membership at a Record High, December, page 8

Directors: SSA Directors Election Results, February, page 8; Regional Directors Elections, October, page 4; Board of Directors Summer Meeting, October, page 4

Employees: Executive Director Resigns, December, page 6

Governors: New SSA Governor for Maryland, October, page 5; New State Governor, December, page 7

Soaring Magazine: B. Mouton, How to Get More Technical Coverage, March, page 6; Douglas Lamont, Editorial Changes, March, page 10; J. Bryan, Soaring's Subject Mix: Another View, April, page 3; Wow! What a Job! Doug and Lianna Lamont, April, page 5; Don't Be Surprised, October, page 10; Advertising News, October, page 11

Solitaire

SSA design contest winner, update, January, page 16

Homebuilt/Kits: Solitaire Plans and Distributors, August, page 10

Stamps

J. Vach, Soviet Soaring Stamps, July, page 3

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Techniques

January, page 6

S. Connor, Avoiding Inadvertant Blanik Outlandings, February, page 5

J. Angenieux, The Tail Waggle's Meaning - More Than Meets the Eye, March, page 4

Bill St. Clair, The Learning Season, March, page 20

How Much Speed Do you Need to Succeed?, September, page 6

Cross-Country

Norm Daike, Heber Jeepers, January, page 20

Richard H. Johnson, The Trials and Tribulation of Starting a X-C School, February, page 4

Helen Georgeson, The Westerlies Are On!, February, page 30

Safety: John Williamson, Go For The Gold, August, page 32

Flight: Tom Knauff, Fan That Rudder, May, page 44

Ridge Soaring: Tom Knauff, The World's Longest Record Flight?, July, page 44

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Ultralight

Extremely Easy
Extremely Easy, Irv Culver self-launched sailplane design, January, page 16

Ultralights

Arrow
George Applebay, Arrow,Foot-launched sailplane design, Homebuilders News, January, page 17

Blue Wren
Blue Wren, Australian homebuilt design, January, page 16

Blue Wren, Australian Homebuilt Nears Completion, May, pages 18-19

Blue Wren Progress, August, page 10

Monarch
George Moffat, Marske Monarch update, Homebuidler News, July, page 19

Sunfun
Oliver Suddard, NASA Tests Volmer Jensen's VJ24W Sunfun, July, page 16

Thermite
W.F. Kelsey, Thermite, Australian ultralight, December, page 14

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Vintage Aircraft