Soaring Magazine Index for 2002 organized by section

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Beginners' Corner

Bob Wander, Learning Plateaus, February, page 10

Bob Wander, Aerotowing, April, page 37

Bob Wander, Soaring-Related Information on the World Wide Web, June, page 10

Bob Wander, Boxing the Wake, August, page 12

Bob Wander, Towrope Slack, October, page 16

Bob Wander, Aerotow, November, page 20

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Competition Corner

Karl Striedieck, The Scoring Program, February, page 12

Karl Striedieck, The CD, June, page 14

Karl Striedieck, A Better Sniffer?, August, page 14

Karl Striedieck, Tasking, October, page 19

Karl Striedieck, Tweaking Time-Limited Tasks, November, page 22

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Cover

Nicole Crepaz, Mid Georgia Soaring Association, January

Ginger Gray, Discus Resting Against West Texas Sunset, February

John Sullivan, Soaring the Ridge in Pennsylvania, March

Jerry Sorin, Freedom's Wings' two place sailplane at Van Sant, April

Jan Scott and Steve Hines, SSA is 70 this Month, May

Richard Thornton, Homebuilders' Workshop at Tehachapi, June

Mickey Ball, Sailplane on Final, July

Bruce Lawler, Heavenly Valley Ski Resort and Lake Tahoe, August

John Latson, Schweizer 2-32, September

Orville Wright, Wilber Wright Flying Glider near Kitty Hawk, October

Jerry Sorin, Bill Sucher over Bucks County, PA, November

John Wolter, Scheibe Over Castle, December

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Feature Article

Charlie Spratt, 2001 15-Meter National Championships, January, pages 18,19,20,21

Fernando Silva, Lessons Learned at Uvalde, January, pages 22,23

Conrad Suechting, The Second World Air Games - Mañana Perhaps, January, page 24

Tony Segal, Six Point Harnesses in Gliders, January, page 28

Rick Sheppe, Winter Fling, January, pages 30,31,32,33

John Seaborn, The Robertson Trust, January, page 34

Andrew Ainslie, The Screw of the Tern: A Cautionary Tale, January, page 37

Susan McAllister, Motorglider Nationals Comes Into its Own, February, page 14

Katarina Nicole Arnoux-Connors, The Return to Turf Soaring, February, page 18

Bill Snead, Soaring Downwind, February, page 21

Jeff Byard, The Boy Who Flew With the Condors, February, page 24

Eric Greenwell, Transponders in Sailplanes, February, page 26

Robert Salvo, A Ballistic Recovery System for the Genesis 2, February, page 30

Jack Wyman, The Soaring Populatiry of...Golf?, February, page 32

Tom Kreyche, Soaring the Great Basin, March, page 18

Gavin Wills, Mountain Soaring Tips - Ridge Running, March, page 23

Timothy McAllister, Running on Rails with Golden Eagles, March, page 26

John Good, The 2001 World Gliding Championships, March, page 30

Eric Greenwell, Choosing, Installing and Using a Transponder, March, page 36

Richard Kellerman, Using Thermodynamic Diagrams, Part 2, April, page 12

Tom Bradbury, Evolution of Cumulus Cloud, April, page 17

The 2001 US National and Regional Champions, April, page 21

Jim Hays, Low Performance Fun, April, page 24

Janice Armstrong, The 2002 SSA Convention and Air Sports Expo, April, page 27

Dan Johnson, Rehydration - How to Stay Moist or Prunelike Pilots Soar Sloppily, April, page 32

Jim Short, FAA Releases Sport Pilot NRPM - SSA Member comments solicited, April, page 35

SSA Annual Awards, May, page 15

Ken Sorenson, Struck by Lightning, May, page 19

John Good, The Soaring Society of America is 70 this Month, May, page 22

Gavin Wills, Norm's Last Flight, May, page 26

Charlie Spratt, Rules on the Road, May, page 27

J.J. Sinclair, The Torch, May, page 32

John Good, The Positive Control Check and Critical Assembly Check, May, page 34

Ron Schwartz, Cliff House to Lickdale Ga, May, page 37

Tom Knauff, Canopy Open on Tow, June, page 15

Mark Maughmer, About Winglets, June, page 18

Karen Scheder Barbera, 10,000 feet and Climbing, June, page 24

Laurence Edgar, High Flight in a Mountain Lee Wave, June, page 26

Mike Abernathy, Tools for Soaring Skill Improvement, June, page 30

Chuck Lohre, A New Sailplane Designer, June, page 34

Gavin Wills, Mountain Thermals, Part One: Cloud Huggers and Rock Hoppers, June, page 38

Joe S. Hays and Robert Tidwell, The New Silent Wings Museum, July, page 18

Richard Duston, Remembering El Mirage, July, page 22

Eric Greenwell, Flying the SparrowHawk - a Pilot's Report, July, page 26

Jack Glendening, BLIPMAPs, July, page 30

Sergio Colacevich, My Thousands, July, page 35

Gavin Wills, Mountain Thermals, Part Two - Outsmarting the Sirens, August, page 16

Judy Ruprecht, The Future of Gliding & Airspace in the US, August, page 18

Tom Bradbury, Layer Clouds, August, page 22

Kevin Kochersberger and Ken Hyde, The 1901 Wright Glider, August, page 27

Bertha Ryan and Lloyd Licher, Mountain Wave Exploration: The Past Meets the Future, August, page 34

Charlie Spratt, Soaring on Display, August, page 38

Susan McAllister, No Experience Necessary - Learning to Race at Mifflin, September, page 16

Richard Duston, The Flight That Never Was, September, page 20

Charlie Spratt, 2002 Standard Class National Soaring Championships, September, page 24

Kempton Izuno, The Most Incredible Cross-Country School, September, page 29

George Moffat, Changes in Competition Soaring, October, page 22

John Cochrane, Safer Finishes, October, page 26

Eric Frere and Fred Looft, Importing a Used Glider to the United States, October, page 29

Kevin Kochersberger and Ken Hyde, The Wright 1902 Glider, October, page 30

Jim D. Burch, Confessions of a Pilot Examiner, November, page 22

Paddy Welles, Dune Revisited: the 2002 15-Meter National Championships, November, page 26

John Cochrane, Tonopah Notes, November, page 32

Eric Greenwell, Alaska Dreaming, November, page 34

Bob Dittert, National Championships at Reese, December, page 22

Chris Wood, The Song Remains the Same, December, page 28

George Moffat, Changes in Competition Soaring - Part 2, December, page 34

Alexis Glynn, The Elusive Silver Lining, December, page 38

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Hangar-Flying Project

Ed Byars, Divided, September, page 37

Ed Byars, Rattled, September, page 37

Ed Byars, The Hangar-Flying Project, September, page 37

John Good, Top Gun, September, page 38

The Codebreaker, September, page 38

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Instructors' Corner

Frank Reid, Membership Discounts for Active SSA Instructors, January, page 12

Frank Reid, Skids, March, page 12

Frank Reid, Coordinated Turns, May, page 12

Frank Reid, Uncoordinated Versus Cross-Controlled Flight, July, page 14

Frank Reid, Completing the Loop, September, page 12

Frank Reid, No Medical Required, November, page 23

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Milestones

Ivan Snell, First Solo on 14th Birthday, January, page 43

Laura Hansman, Soaring Essay, January, page 43

Ray Davis, High School Freshman Solos, January, page 43

Final Glide, January, page 43

Chris P. Hodges, Solo Flight at Age 14, February, page 43

John Hamm, Another Triumphant Flight, February, page 43

Michael Povinelli, More Utah Milestones, February, page 43

Steven P. Rhule, New Pilot in Pennsylvania, February, page 43

Final Glide, February, page 43

John Campbell, Teens Spread their Wings in Colorado, March, page 43

Michael Dare, First Cadet Solos in Squadron 11 Glider Program, March, page 43

Final Glide, March, page 43

Ron Leonard, A New Pilot in Missouri, April, page 47

Susan Christner, All Smiles, April, page 47

Final Glide, April, page 47

Martin Linex, Following in the Footsteps, May, page 48

Mick Westbrook, Busy Year, May, page 48

Tom Decker, Junior Towing Junior, May, page 48

Pete Sisoy, Seven Students Soloed, May, page 49

Final Glide, May, page 49

Cam Martin, New Duster Pilot, June, page 49

James Pitcher, First Solo, June, page 49

Lloyd Aronoff, Flying Together, June, page 49

Final Glide, June, page 49

Mark Rose, Coming Back, July, page 43

Final Glide, July, page 43

Ivan Snell, As Fate Would Have It, August, page 43

Paul Quinn, Young and Old, August, page 43

Peter Bacqué, New Glider License, August, page 43

Final Glide, August, page 43

Arleen Coleson, Silver Badge, September, page 43

Eugene F. Ruperto, Proud Father, September, page 43

Janie Burbank, What a 16th Birthday, September, page 43

Steven Sutnick, Big Step, September, page 43

Paul P. Akins, A Great Accomplishment, September, page 46

Final Glide, September

Tammie Carswell, TSA Youth Training Program, October, page 42

Final Glide, October, page 42

Jeffrey Hazlegrove, Another Lincoln Flies, October, page 43

Jim Vickery, Glider Chick Rules, October, page 43

A. McKinnon, CAP Glider Encampment, November, page 42

CCSC, First Solo Flight, November, page 42

Ed Byars, The Hangar-Flying Project, November, page 42

Geoff Weck, Happy CAP Cadets, November, page 42

Final Glide, November, page 42

Dave Carpenter, Soloed - More Work Ahead, December, page 48

Walt Klemperer, Oregon CAP Solo, December, page 48

Final Glide, December, page 48

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Motorgliding Corner

Pete Williams, Staying Proficient, March, page 15

Pete Williams, The New Light Self-Launching Sailplanes, July, page 12

Pete Williams, The Motorglider Checkout, October, page 20

Pete Williams, What's New, December, page 19

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President's Column

Larry Sanderson, SSA in Ontario California, that is, January, page 2

Larry Sanderson, SSA Members Step Up, February, page 2

Larry Sanderson, Developments in Ontario, March, page 2

Larry Sanderson, Where in the World is the SSA, April, page 2

Larry Sanderson, SSA is 70 Years Old this Month, May, page 2

Larry Sanderson, Airspace, Airspace and Airspace, June, page 2

Larry Sanderson, How's Our Society Doing Today?, August, page 2

Larry Sanderson, The Wright Brothers, Dayton and Gliders, September, page 2

Larry Sanderson, Our Extended Family, October, page 2

Larry Sanderson, Passing the Baton, November, page 2

Larry Sanderson, Why We Care ... and How You Can Help, December, page 2

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SSA & FAI Awards

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, January, page 40

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, February, page 40

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, March, page 41

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, April, page 38

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, May, page 46

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, June, page 40

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, July, page 40

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, August, page 40

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, September, page 39

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, October, page 39

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, November, page 40

Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, December, page 42

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SSA Mail

Charlie Spratt, Racing has Changed, January, page 3

Del Blomquist, Commendation, January, page 3

Eric Norris, BG Sailplanes, January, page 4

Mike Abernathy, Soaring Weather Reports Website, January, page 4

Mitch Hudson, Thank You, January, page 4

Norb Wethington, Looking for Pratt-Read Information, January, page 6

Peter Killmier, Seeking Information on Fledgling Primary Glider, January, page 6

Albert Thomas, Mistaken Identity, February, page 3

Frauke Elber, A Hangar for Tidewater Soaring, February, page 3

John Mathias, Crosswind Approaches, February, page 3

Mike Finegan, Great "Oldies" Article, February, page 3

R.R. Powell, Worth Saving, February, page 3

Jack Ryder, Tow Plane Engine Cooling, February, page 4

Art Rohsner, Low-Energy Landings, March, page 3

Chris Dabolt, Towing - Big is Better, March, page 3

Ed Grens, Contact for Soaring Flight Simulator, March, page 3

Frank Konesky, Dr. Francis Bundy, March, page 3

Tom Knauff, Pilots Identified, March, page 3

Bob Greenblatt, Author Replies - Low-Energy Landings, March, page 4

Mike Carlson, Low-Energy Landings, March, page 4

Helen Hayward, Club History on Internet, March, page 6

Ken Pruchnick, Helping to Promote the Sport, March, page 6

John Shelton, My Condor Story, April, page 3

Jules Gilpatrick, Tow Plane Engine Cooling, April, page 3

Mike Ely, Tow Plane Engine Cooling, April, page 3

Raul Blacksten, Lost Orders, April, page 3

Alexis I. DuPont, Transponders in a Group, April, page 4

Creig Glover, Thank You, George Thelen, May, page 3

Fred Robinson, The Right Choice, May, page 3

K.J. Strack, Tow Plane Engine Cooling, May, page 3

Stephen duPont, Book Material Available, May, page 3

Steve M. Hill, Thank You, Steve Northcraft, May, page 3

Eric Greenwell, Reply to Transponder Question, June, page 3

Frauke Elber, The Oldest Lineboy, June, page 3

Robert L. Hunter, Transponder Question, June, page 3

Dick Johnson, Thanks, Charlie, July, page 3

Harry Higgins, Super Albatross, July, page 3

Rod Hug, Sailplane Flight Simulator, July, page 3

Susan Steinmann, Youth Soaring Column, July, page 3

Colin Appleyrd, Pints and Pounds, July, page 4

Ed Yess, Cirrus Origins, July, page 4

Margaret Maupin, Windrose Caution, July, page 4

Betty McMillen Loufek, Soaring History, August, page 3

Jim Ross, Beware of Those Waves, August, page 3

Tony Way, Thanks for Saving My Canopy, August, page 3

Dot Koerner, Pints and Pounds - Again, September, page 3

John Joss, The Rope Break, September, page 3

John P. Dezzutti, Trailering Accident, September, page 3

A.E. Fountain, Sad News, October, page 3

Elmer Mooring, The Rope Break, October, page 3

Regis Tripier, Looking for Information, October, page 3

Stephen duPont, First Powered Device to Fly, October, page 3

Leonard Lacaze, Old, Bold Pilots, November, page 3

Tom Hardy, Thank You, Bob, November, page 3

William Kantz, The Flight That Never Was, November, page 3

Winfried Mroz, Great Article, November, page 3

Al Bowers, Great Pioneers, December, page 3

Robert Lee Moore, Charlie Bigelow - An Update and Correction, December, page 3

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Safety Corner

George Thelen, Wake Turbulence or Canopy?, February, page 46

George Thelen, Youthful Indescretions, March, page 46

George Thelen, A Call From Mom, May, page 44

George Thelen, Mail, June, page 46

George Thelen, Old, Bold Pilots, August, page 46

George Thelen, Ridge Soaring in the High Mountains, September, page 46

George Thelen, Readers' Ideas and Comments, November, page 38

George Thelen, Know Yourself, December, page 49

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Sailplane Safety

Billy Singleton, January SSF Report, January, page 46

Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation, April, page 42

Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation Report, July, page 44

Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation Report, October, page 44

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Soaring News

Karl Striedieck, Contest Rules Recommendations for 2002, January, page 8

Joe W. Streetman, Book Review: Wind and Wings: The History of Soaring in San Diego by Gary Fogel, January, pages 8,9

Dick Johnson, PC-Based Sailplane Flight Simulation, January, page 9

Kevin Brooker, Mt. Washington Wave Camp, January, page 9

Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation News, January, page 10

Ian Strachan, IGC Flight Recorder Approvals, January, page 10

Arthur Wallace, Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Fund, February, page 6

John Good, World Gliding Championships, February, page 6

Joseph C. Lincoln Award Committee, Joseph C. Lincoln Award Winner, February, page 6

François Pin, World Class Soaring Association Elects New Officers, February, page 8

Greg Cole, SparrowHawk First Flight, March, page 8

Rick Hanson, Youth Soaring Camps, March, page 8

New Schweizer Gallery Now Open at the National Soaring Museum, March, page 8

Editor, AOPA Volunteer of the Month, March, page 10

Editor, US - Manufactured 2-Place Training Glider Planned, March, page 10

Robert Sumwalt, Bermuda High Badge Day, March, page 10

Bertha Ryan, Soaring Landmark Dedication, April, page 6

Dean Carswell, The SSA Master Cross-Country Instructor Program, April, page 6

SSA Staff, Call for SSA Director Nominations, April, page 8

Hannes Linke, Request for Bids for the 2006 Multi-Class World Championships, April, page 10

Shawn Knickerbocker, Reconditioned L-13 Blaniks, April, page 10

Dean Carswell, The SSA Cross-Country Handbook for Students, May, page 4

SSA Staff, SSA Flight Hotline Established, May, page 4

SSA Staff, The FAA's "No Loitering" Rule, May, page 4

Jeff Driscoll, Nutmg Soaring Purchases Freehold Airport, May, page 6

Rick Sheppe, 2002 Senior Contest, May, page 8

SSA Staff, Contest Rules Committee Election, June, page 4

Two-Place Glider to be Manufactured in Florida, June, page 4

François Pin, WCSA Sponsorships, June, page 6

Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH, Rolladen-Schneider Dealer, June, page 6

Charlie Pate, New Glider Operation, June, page 8

Dick Johnson, Marfa 2002 Spring Thermal and Wave Camp Report, June, page 8

Frauke Elber, Sweepstakes Winner, June, page 8

Burt Compton, Oshkosh 2002, July, page 5

Editor, Soaring Hall of Fame Nominations Sought, July, page 5

Janusz Kesik, A World Class Contest in Poland, July, page 5

Vitek Siroky, New Gliders for the US Air Force Academy, July, page 5

Benjamin Marcus, A New Soaring Club in Indiana, July, page 6

Janice Armstrong, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Offers New Books, July, page 6

Lars Kristensen, Waves in Norway, July, page 6

Dan Cole, 2002 Region 5 North Contest, July, page 8

Patagonia Soaring, Patagonia Soaring, August, page 4

SSA Director Nominations, August, page 4

Editor, Correction, August, page 5

Editor, Lindbergh Webpage, August, page 5

John Seaborn, US Soaring Team E-Survey, August, page 5

Janice Armstrong, Sailplane Development Panel, August, page 8

Arthur Wallace, Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Grant Awarded, August, page 10

Carl Herold, "Landout" CD, August, page 10

Alexis Glynn Latner, 2002 WSPA Seminar, September, page 4

Editor, Perlan Project in New Zealand, September, page 4

Bob Blakemore, Region 9 Championships, September, page 5

Thomas Milko, Diplome de Performance, September, page 5

Gary Kemp, Region 11 Championships, September, page 6

Chad Moore, Air Sailing Sports Class Contest, September, page 8

Burt Compton, Texas Soaring Recods Set at Marfa, September, page 10

Di Blasi, New Product - The NavPad, September, page 10

Guenther Jacobs, Training Camp in Parowan, Utah, September, page 10

Jennifer Marshall, Book Review: More With Less - Paul MacCready and the Dream of Efficient flght, September, page 10

Angel Pala and Terry Blankenship, Third Annual Jim Crisp Memorial Taos Soaring Fiesta, October, page 4

Editor, Foreigh Glider Pilot Applications, October, page 4

Roy Coulliette, Turf Soaring School Celebrates its 35th Anniversary, October, page 4

Dean Carswell, TSA Training Seminar and Cross-Country Camp, October, page 6

Karl Hjertberg, Rebuilding a Bungee-Launch Platform, October, page 6

Janice Armstrong, Book Review: Delta Papa: A Life of Flying, by Derek Piggott, October, page 8

Ed Byars, The Hangar-Flying Project, October, page 10

Editor, Directors Elected, November, page 4

Editor, SSA Officers Elected, November, page 4

Jim and Jackie Payne and John and Linda Murray, Return to Kitty Hawk, November, page 4

Editor, 2004 National Contest Sites Selected, November, page 6

Editor, Reese Center Selected to Bid for 2006 World Gliding Championships, November, page 6

Editor, Two Elected to SSA Rules Committee, November, page 6

Gary Bushouse, Ensign Days at Lake Elsinore, November, page 8

National Soaring Museum, Museum Director Sought, November, page 8

Kai Gertsen, 2002 Region 3 Contest, November, page 10

Bob O'Neal, 2002 Texas Soaring Association Labor Day Race Results, November, page 16

Editor, Correction, November, page 16

Karl Striedieck, Cross-Country Competition Training Offered, November, page 16

Charlie Spratt, Dick Schreder Memorial, November, page 19

Cindy Brickner, Region 12 Cross-Country Fun Contest, November, page 19

Martha Jacobs, Announcing the 2003 US Soaring Team Sweepstakes, December, page 4

Jim Payne, Return to Kitty Hawk, December, page 6

Phyllis Wells, WSPA Scholarships, December, page 8

Barron Hilton, Book Review: Because I Fly, December, page 9

Linn Buell, Book Review: Asiago: La nascita del volo a vela in Italia or The State of Gliding in Italy, December, page 9

Randy Rothe, Bullseye! - The 2002 1-26 Championships, December, page 9

Ed Byars, The Hangar-Flying Project, December, page 10

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The Hangar-Flying Project

Gene Waggy, No Diamond, November, page 23

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Tow Pilots' Corner

Jayne Reid, How's Your Towing Attitude, January, page 17

Jayne Reid, Safeguarding Against Towing with the Sailplane's Spoilers Open, March, page 14

Jayne Reid, The Rudder Waggle Signal, May, page 14

Jayne Reid, The Rope Break, July, page 16

Jayne Reid, Takeoff Procedures, September, page 14

Jayne Reid, Currency, December, page 20

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