Soaring Magazine Index for 1986 organized by section

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Covers, Feature Articles, Letters, Maintenance and Improvements, SSA in Action, Safety Corner, Soaring Safety Foundation, Washington Report

Covers
Roc Cutri, Astir at El Tiro, Arizona, January

Tony Smallwood, Twin Astir Over New Zealand, February

Wolfgang Obst, Jantar Over Tehachapi Mountains, March

Cindy Brickner, Motorgliders Over Hemet, April

Judah Milgram, Winch Launch in West Germany, May

Chris and Dave Woods, Heading Home at Sunset, June

Peter F. Selinger, Banking Discus, July

Dennis Meyer, Grob G-103 Running the Ridge, August

Chris and Dave Woods, At the Hitachi Masters of Soaring, September

Harry McGrath, Pegasus Aloft Out West, October

Eric Greenwell, AS-W 20's in Pennsylvania, November

Les Horvath, Winter in Arizona, December
Feature Articles
Edward Williams, Across the Andes on Sunpower, January, page 6

Scott Ide, The Two of Us, January, page 24

Doug Jacobs, The LS-6; One Pilot's View, January, page 30

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Discus, February, page 14

Tom Irwin, The Swish II Motorglider, February, page 20

Ned Jacoby, A Visit to Centrair, February, page 30

SSA Staff, The Flight of the Deaf Hawk, February, page 34

Don Daniels, Tow Pilots Need Love, Too!, February, page 36

George Thelen, The Compleat Bumbler's Guide to Making a Weak Link, February, page 42

Harry McGrath, How to Fly Upside-Down and Learn to Love It, March, page 14

Francis Bundy, First Flight of the RP-2, March, page 18

George Watkins, One-Of-A-Kind Schleicher, March, page 28

Doug Lamont, Decision in Houston, April, page 22

George Thelen, The Mortality of Gel Coats, April, page 28

Vic Saudek, From Out of the Past Comes Aeolus!, April, page 38

Steven Dupont, Unraveling Those Maddening Polars, May, page 12

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Grob G-109B, May, page 14

SSA Staff, The 1986 SSA National Soaring Convention, May, page 22

Wally Scott and Guido Haymann, Andean Oddysey, Part 1, May, page 26

Dieter Reich, The ULF-1 Foot-Launched Sailplane, May, page 34

Gren Seibels, A Short Preachment, May, page 38

Wally Scott and Guido Haymann, Andean Odyssey, Part 2, June, page 18

Bruce Carter, How's Your Pseudoadiabat?, June, page 25

Wally Raisanen, Great Moments in Soaring, June, page 30

John Firth, Variometer Systems; An Update, June, page 32

Louis Stur, A Soaring Safari, June, page 35

Geza Szurovy, The Sailing Glider, June, page 38

George Thelen, How to Inflate Your Sailplane Tires Without Breaking Your Cheeks, June, page 42

George Thelen, Skin Care For Your Sailplane, July, page 28

Geza Szurovy, A Pilgramage to the Wasserkuppe, July, page 34

Bruce Carter, How to Plot a Sounding and Live, July, page 39

George Thelen, Tips on Tipskids, August, page 21

Peter Selinger, Supership Debut, August, page 24

Peter C. King, The Lamont Letter (True Story), August, page 30

Barrant Merrill, West By Taifun, August, page 36

Robert Grey, The 1986 Standard Class National Championships, August, page 42

Charlie Spratt, Charlie and the Cadet Clipper, September, page 10

Judy Lincoln, The Hitachi International Masters of Soaring, September, page 14

John Joss, The 1986 Open Class National Championships, September, page 22

Sharon Austin, The 1986 1-26 Championships, October, page 14

Al Santilli, The 2nd Annual Sports Class National Championships, October, page 37

Olexa-Myron Bilaniuk, The (In)Famous Downwind Turn, October, page 44

Francis Bundy, Flight Testing the RP-2, November, page 26

James T. Veligan, It Started Out As a Monerai, December, page 26

Bob Matheny, The Spirit of Santos-Dumont, December, page 48

Ned Jacoby, A Visit to Charles Les Eaux, December, page 54
Letters
Rod and Steve Hug, Depends on Spoilers, January, page 2

Dan Richards, Down with Anonymity!, January, page 2

Doug and Lianna Lamont, Love Those Cover!, January, page 2

John C. Stiles, Stationary Thermals, January, page 3

Robert Park, Economy Competition, January, page 3

Robert Penn, A Little Incentive, January, page 4

James Burgess, Soaring Beats Gambling!, January, page 40

John Campbell, Autow Addendum.., January, page 40

Steve DuPont, Put the Towplane in its Place!, January, page 40

John Gibson, ...Another Country Heard From, January, page 41

Jim Foreman, ARSA Spells It Out, February, page 2

Bernald Smith, a reaction to ARSA's, February, page 2

Mike McEwen, We're Here to Help, February, page 2

Frank Adamson, A Soaring Update, Emphasis on the UP, February, page 3

Fernando Rueda, All Right, Class, Now Pay Attention.., February, page 3

Bill Culbertson, Closing Up a Cherokee, February, page 3

Marion Cruce, Highs and Lows, February, page 3

Val Brain, The Changing Face of Cross-Country, February, page 7

H.V. Senn, Soaring Forecasts in Your Living Room.., March, page 2

George Young, Cloud Slope Soaring, March, page 2

Edward Crawley, We've Heard of Thermal Markers, but This.., March, page 2

David Howard, ...And Here's What One Looks Like!, March, page 3

Geoff Young, Another Auto-Release, March, page 3

John Gregory, On the SSA, Soaring, Training and Moving, March, page 3

Richard McIver, Sailplane Costs, March, page 4

Philip Petmecky, Give Your Towplane a Brake, March, page 6

George Lessard, End of a Perfect Day, March, page 6

John Good, It ain't broke, but we'll fix it anyway, April, page 2

Hal Loken, A Good Press, April, page 2

Jack Olson, Age Cannot Wither.., April, page 4

Eric Greenwell, Changing Times, April, page 4

John Chapman, Tow Plane Temps, April, page 6

Warren Dion, Wheeling It On, May, page 2

Hank Krejci, Look, Up in the Sky.., May, page 2

Robert Gaines, The Safety Corner Checks In, May, page 3

David Lippincott, In Search of Some Expertise, May, page 4

Donald Hobel, Is There Anyone Out There?, May, page 4

John Joss, Shall We Agree to Differ?, May, page 4

Tom Hardy, Eugene the Jeep?, May, page 4

Dave Luehring, A Response to some Rules of the Road, June, page 2

Bill Fraser, A Day in the life of a Young Man, June, page 2

Colin Pennycuick, Soaring Alongside Cumulus Clouds, June, page 3

Jim Payne, Point/Counterpoint, June, page 3

J.C. Kellet, Persistence Pays Off, June, page 4

Al Blackburn, 1986 Safety Start; Bad Try, July, page 2

James Crowe, Next Time You're in Hawaii, July, page 3

Taylor Boyer, Food For Thought?, July, page 3

Rolf Algotson, Foreign Soaring; a Diamond Factory in Sweden, March 1986, July, page 4

Donald D. Engen, FAA Administrator Keeps in Touch, July, page 6

Frank Kelsey, Shake, Rattle and Roll, July, page 6

Tom Knauff, Rules of the Air, August, page 2

Marion Griffith, Flatland Waves, August, page 2

Derek Johnson, Rules of the Air, August, page 2

Marcel Jaunin, Of Older Sailplanes and Brass Instrument Tubing, August, page 3

Michael Steckner, Crossfell, Crossed Wires, August, page 4

Erik Mann, The Soaring Tigers of Princeton University, August, page 6

Hank Nixon, Get Your Head Out!, August, page 35

Harvey Shaman, Reservations About the Use of Resin, September, page 2

Elizabeth Stark, Why We do It, September, page 2

Ned Wilson, If it ain't broken don't fix it, September, page 3

Alan Greer, This Has Got to Stop, October, page 2

Kenneth Jacobs, Objection, Please, October, page 3

Sharon Austin, 'Tweren't So, McGee!, October, page 34

Bert Bowe, For the Heavy Metal Crowd, October, page 34

Martha Jacobs, Time to Speak Up, October, page 35

C. Pikros, Is There a Greek Wave?, October, page 35

Kevin Cousineau, Battery Charging Revisited, November, page 2

Bernald Smith, Check Your Insurance, November, page 2

Dave Driese, Thanks, Friends, November, page 2

Elemer Katinsky, Point of Order, MrChairman!, December, page 2

Mitchell Deutsch, Good News in Georgia, December, page 3

James L. Hamilton, Turnpoint Cameras; is the sky falling?, December, page 4

John Kaplan, Downwind Turns Refuse to Die, December, page 6

Bill Stowers, Credit Where Credit is Due, December, page 6

Stephen Carmick, A Little Help is Needed, December, page 6

Ned Wilson, Downwind Turns Refuse to Die, December, page 6

Geo. Vakkur, Complaint Department, December, page 9
Maintenance and Improvements
Les Sebald, Flight Glasses, January, page 44

Les Sebald, The STS Model AV7600 VHF Radio, February, page 44

Les Sebald, Antennas Can Be Better!, March, page 42

Les Sebald, What About Transponders?, May, page 44

Kevin Cousineau, 14-Volt Glider Batteries, July, page 44

Peter C. King, A $2 Camera Mount, December, page 60

Peter C. King, Tipskids; 2 For 69 Cents, December, page 60
SSA in Action
SSA Directors Election Results, January, page 16

Practical Test Standards Update, January, page 17

On Winning the Bronze, January, page 17

Emergency AD on Libelles, January, page 17

Arise, Motorgliders!, January, page 17

Four New SSA State Governors Appointed, January, page 17

Gene Hammond, Pilot Decision-Making, Part Five; Stress-Good Or Bad?, January, page 18

Region Four South Championship, January, page 18

Valley Forge Convention; Don't Miss It!, January, page 18

The 1985 US. National and Regional Champions., January, page 22

George Thelen, Soaring Accidents for August 1985, January, page 116

George Thelen, Pilot Decision-Making, Part Five; Stress-Good Or Bad?, January, page 999

Spreading the Good Word, February, page 8

Alex Strojnik, Homebuilt Distance Badge Flights in 1985, February, page 8

George Thelen, Soaring Accidents for September 1985, February, page 8

Well, the engine was just sitting there, so we thought, why not?, February, page 9

DG-500 Approaching Delivery Date, February, page 10

Does Anybody Know What Year This Is?, February, page 12

Don't Pull on the Pins, February, page 24

Mary Meagher, Adventures of a Half-Baked Chicken-Hearted Granny Glider Pilot, February, page 24

Kolstadt Winner Comes Full Circle, February, page 25

ARSA's... Again!., February, page 26

Region Six Soaring Championships, February, page 28

SSA Headquarters Moving to Hobbs, New Mexico, March, page 8

Two SSA State Governors Announced, March, page 8

1986 Membership Handbook Delayed, March, page 9

A Centrair AD, March, page 9

Bulletin; Soaring An Olympic Sport, March, page 9

Call For Papers, March, page 9

Support Tourism! Travel Europe in a Sailplane, March, page 9

1-26 Association Officers for 1986, March, page 9

John Laister Delivers 1985 Barnaby Lecture, March, page 10

Anyone Care to Help?, March, page 10

In Memoriam; Bertha Godinat, March, page 10

In Memoriam; Roger Merrill, March, page 10

A Look at Developments in Germany, March, page 11

George Thelen, Off-Field Landing Accidents, March, page 12

Region Ten Championships, March, page 39

George Thelen, Soaring Accidents for October 1985, March, page 39

CIVV Meeting, March, page 999

Marvin Uphaus, a Milestone, April, page 6

Women Organize New Pilot Group, April, page 8

Nomination Invited For Joseph Lincoln Award, April, page 8

Museum Needs Help on Wright Glider Replica, April, page 8

Horvath Wins First US Aerobatic Title, April, page 8

Bad Day at Black Rock, and Peach State, and Crystal Airport.., April, page 9

Florida State Soaring Championship, April, page 9

George Thelen, The Soaring Safety Foundation, April, page 10

In Memoriam; Richard E. Fellner, April, page 10

Judy Lincoln, What's Wrong with This Log Book?, April, page 11

George Thelen, What's Wrong with This Log Book?, April, page 11

In Memoriam; William C. Coverdale, April, page 37

Nomination Invited For Joseph Lincoln Award, April, page 999

A Progress Report on the Sports Class from John Campbell, May, page 6

SSA Dues Increase, May, page 6

The Hitachi International Masters of Soaring, May, page 9

In Memoriam; Garland Pack, May, page 10

Gerard M. Devlin., Silent Wings, May, page 10

Glaser-Dirks Repair and Service Shop, May, page 10

Kolstadt Scholar Named, May, page 11

Solitaire Takes Wing, May, page 11

An Editorial Message, June, page 8

News From Germany: Busy Times For Schleicher and Scheibe, June, page 8

Region One Announces Memorial Trophy, June, page 8

Homebuilder News; Flying Wing Update, June, page 11

National Soaring Week, June 2-8 1986, June, page 12

1987 Sailplane Sweepstakes, June, page 14

CIVV Nominations Due By July 1, June, page 16

Nikon Announces Photo Contest, June, page 16

SSA News Service, June, page 16

New SSA Governor For Northern California, June, page 999

FAA Administrator Engen to fly in soaring contest, July, pages 1 1

Wright Brothers' 1922 Glider at National Soaring Museum Hall of Fame Weekend, July, page 9

Call For Nominations For SSA Board of Directors, July, page 10

FAA Administrator Engen to Fly in Soaring Contest, July, page 11

Carrying the flag to Oshkosh, July, page 11

World War II Glider Pilots Honored, July, page 11

Christopher Woods Wins 1985 Lincoln Award, July, page 11

Reno-Stead Announces New Wave Window, July, page 12

In Memoriam; Soaring Pioneer Ralph S. Barnaby., July, page 12

Renewals and Magazines, July, page 12

Reno-Steat Announces New Wave Window, July, page 12

Region Nine Championships, July, page 16

In Memoriam; Michael Gomez, July, page 16

In Memoriam; Mike Stevenson, July, page 16

Landing Gear Design For Light Aircraft, Vol 1., July, page 999

Report From the CIVV, August, page 8

Glider Assembly and Disassembly: This NPRM Need Your Support, August, page 8

Nikon Soaring Photo Contest, August, page 8

Region Four Soaring Championships, August, page 9

Next Yearl Next Yearl, August, page 9

Prisms, August, page 10

Central California Soaring Club Contest, August, page 11

Women Pilots Charter Meeting, August, page 12

Intercollegiate Soaring Contest, August, page 14

New Owners at Valentin Flugzeugbau, August, page 16

1-26 Association Announces New Perpetual Trophy, August, page 16

Floppy Disks Revisited, August, page 18

SSA Governor Elected, September, page 4

Are There Transponders in Our Future?, September, page 4

Region Six South Contest, September, page 6

Glaser Dirks Announces New 15-Meter Sailplane, September, page 6

News From Hanover, September, page 8

An AD on GROB G-103's, September, page 8

Region Eight Soaring Championships, September, page 8

And in Washington They'd Like to do More, September, page 9

They're at it Again!, September, page 9

George Thelen, An AD on G-109B Motorgliders, September, page 28

George Thelen, Towplane Onwers; An AD on Cessna 150's, September, page 28

Towplane Owners; An AD on Cessna 150's, September, page 28

In Memoriam; Paul Cherry, September, page 28

Voyager Crew Set to Speak at AOPA Convention, September, page 33

European Gliding Championships, September, page 33

George Thelen, Kestrel and Mosquito Owners Take Note, September, page 33

A Towplane AD, October, page 8

Al Blackburn Named to Top FAA Policy Post, October, page 8

Group Formed to Study Alternative Turnpoint Comeras and Film Formats, October, page 8

Soar Minden Hosts Second Western Motorglider Rally, October, page 8

George Thelen, An AD on GROB G-103 Airbrake Systems, October, page 8

Region Eleven Championships, October, page 10

SHA Western Workshop, October, page 24

George Moffat, in Memoriam; Robert Robertson, October, page 28

SSA Regional Directors Election, November, page 4

Board of Directors Meeting, November, page 9

Have You Seen the SSA Bulletin?, November, page 9

1987 Designated As Year of the Member, November, page 9

Akafleig Darmstadt Flies D- 40 Design with Variable Geometry Wings, November, page 10

Requests For Equipment, November, page 10

Region Ten West Soaring Championships, November, page 15

In Memoriam; Gustave Scheurer, November, page 35

Region Six Soaring Championahips, November, page 36

Contest Number Fees, November, page 39

Region 12 Contest, December, page 12

Safety Foundation Will Present Revalidation Clinics, December, page 12

Region 12 North Contest, December, page 13

In Memoriam; Tom Forsberg, December, page 16

Colorado High; 1987 Convention, December, page 47

Open and Sports Class Nationals Dates Changed,, December, page 999

George Thelen, Safety Foundation Will Present Revalidation Clinics, December, page 999
Safety Corner
Rod and Steve Hug, Depends on Spoilers, January, page 2

George Thelen, Wave Accident, January, page 42

George Thelen, Soaring Accidents for August 1985, January, page 116

George Thelen, Pilot Decision-Making, Part Five; Stress-Good Or Bad?, January, page 999

George Thelen, Soaring Accidents for September 1985, February, page 8

George Thelen, Off-Field Landing Accidents, March, page 12

George Thelen, Soaring Accidents for October 1985, March, page 39

Derek Johnson, The Way People Land, March, page 41

George Thelen, The Soaring Safety Foundation, April, page 10

George Thelen, What's Wrong with This Log Book?, April, page 11

Derek Johnson, Good Manners and Soaring Safety, April, page 17

Robert Gaines, The Safety Corner Checks In, May, page 3

Frank Wilson, No Margin For Error, May, page 42

Dave Luehring, A Response to some Rules of the Road, June, page 2

Jim Payne, Point/Counterpoint, June, page 3

Al Blackburn, 1986 Safety Start; Bad Try, July, page 2

Taylor Boyer, Food For Thought?, July, page 3

Derek Johnson, Rules of the Air, August, page 2

Tom Knauff, Rules of the Air, August, page 2

Hank Nixon, Get Your Head Out!, August, page 35

Harvey Shaman, Reservations About the Use of Resin, September, page 2

George Thelen, An AD on G-109B Motorgliders, September, page 28

George Thelen, Towplane Onwers; An AD on Cessna 150's, September, page 28

George Thelen, Kestrel and Mosquito Owners Take Note, September, page 33

George Thelen, People, Planes and Pandemonium, September, page 34

Mike McEwen, Moving Up to a 1-26, September, page 49

George Thelen, An AD on GROB G-103 Airbrake Systems, October, page 8

Martha Jacobs, Time to Speak Up, October, page 35

Howard Ebersole, The Step Down, December, page 62

George Thelen, Safety Foundation Will Present Revalidation Clinics, December, page 999
Soaring Safety Foundation
Safety in Cross-Country Flying and Competition, July, page 22

George Thelen, People, Planes and Pandemonium, September, page 34

Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Through Good Scanning Techniques and Defensive Airmanship, December, page 18
Washington Report
Are There Transponders in Our Future?, September, page 4

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