Soaring Magazine Index for 2006 organized by subject

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Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
Frauke Elber, Club News - This and That, February, page 11
Jay Meinen, Choose Your Club Wisely, March, page 4
Frauke Elber, Clubs and Chapters Report from Arlington by Dave Newill, April, page 11
Cloudniners Soaring Club, Private Pilot Glider Certificate Received, April, page 46
Frauke Elber/Robin McDaniel, Odds and Ends, November, page 18
Accidents
Frauke Elber, Managing an Incident/Accident at Gliderports, December, page 16
Caprock Soaring Club
Caprock Soaring Club, May, page 49
Chicagoland Glider Council
Frauke Elber, What Soaring Means to Me by Trace Lewis; Same Day Solo by Mike and Lukas Kennedy, March, page 13
Civil Air Patrol
Tom Traver, Civil Air Patrol Needs Assistance, January, page 3
Solo
David Beauregard, Last Solo Before Snowfall, January, page 43
Crewing
Frauke Elber, Summer Adventures, May, page 8
Cross-Country
Frauke Elber/Val Brain, Introducing Cross-Country Soaring, October, page 16
ESA
Pat Valdata, East-West Weekend Workshops Succeed for ESA, March, page 18
Fund Raising
Frauke Elber and Dave Newill, June News Updates, June, page 11
Harris Hill
A Soaring Club's First Fifty Years, June, page 9
LSA Rules
Pat Brown, How the Greater Houston Soaring Association, Inc. is Using the New LSA Rules, June, page 29
Marine
Larry Krengel, New Addition to Club, October, page 48
Training
Frauke Elber and Robin McDaniel, Story Follow-up & The Pink Slip, July, page 10
WSPA
Phyllis Wells, WSPA Offers Six Scholarships in 2006, February, page 7
Youth
Jim Goebel and Steve McManus, Caesar Creek Soaring Club 2005 Youth Soaring Camp, January, page 7
Frauke Elber, News From the Youth Department, September, page 18
Airport Animals
Charlie Spratt, Napoleon, July, page 60
Airport People
Charlie Spratt, Airport Bullies, August, page 60
Awards
Editor, Dr. John H. Cambell Awarded the 2005 Dr. Mervin K. Strickler, Jr. Aerospace Education Leadership Award, September, page 13
Duane Eisenbeiss, World Distance Award, October, page 13
1-26
1-26 Association Sweepstake's Standings, January, page 24
Badges
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, January, page 46
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, February, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, March, page 45
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, April, page 47
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, May, page 42
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, June, page 42
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, July, page 43
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, August, page 45
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, September, page 43
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, October, page 44
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, November, page 41
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, December, page 45
Brewer
Editor, Brewer Award, May, page 6
Convention
John Sullivan, The 2005 SSA Annual Awards - Photos, April, page 19
Hilton
Gordon Boettger, The Hilton Experience, June, page 24
Kolstad
Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Scholarship Funding, June, page 8
Lincoln
Joel Carberry, 2005 Lincoln Award announced by H.H.S.C., March, page 7
Prizes
Dr. Joachim P. Kuettner and Dennis W. Wright, Announcing the SSA/Kuettner 2000 km Downwind Prize, January, page 6
Scholarship
Fund Raising
Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Scholarship, December, page 12
Wallace Scholarship
Art Wallace, Kaitlin Styer Receives the Michael Wallace Scholarship Grant for 2006, August, page 8

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Birds
Dave Raspet, Andean Condors, April, page 32
Blind Flight
Phil Jordan, Believing is Seeing, December, page 43

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Calendar
Soaring Calendar, January, page 44
Soaring Calendar, February, page 48
Soaring Calendar, April, page 48
Cartoon
George Constantin, By George, March, page 46
Check Rides
Frauke Elber and Robin McDaniel, Story Follow-up & The Pink Slip, July, page 10
Comments
Letter
George Couser, Seeking a Broader Viewpoint, December, page 2
WSPA
Kathleen Winters, Arleen Coleson, Neita Montague, Memories of the WSPA, December, page 14
Competitions
Craig Loomiller, Observations of a First-Time Contest Pilot, January, page 4
Scott Neumann, Bermuda Triangles A Pilot's Return to Soaring and his First National Contest, February, page 37
John Cochrane, An Invitation to Contests, February, page 43
1-26
Jo Shaw, One Measly Point, 1-26 Championships, Hobbs, NM, April, page 17
Jeff Daye, Ben Mullen Memorial Eastern Division 1-26 Labor Day Fun Meet, December, page 10
FAI Gliding Week
Tom Serkowski, No Listing, August, page 3
Grand Prix
New Zealand Grand Prix, Elite Pilots Announced for New Zealand Gliding Grand Prix, January, page 8
Susan McAllister, A Grand Prix Experiment, May, page 24
Ralph Kolstad, New Zealand Sailplane Grand Prix & 2006, July, page 32
Local Contest
John Cochrane, Local Contest, April, page 40
National
Susan McAllister, Sports Class National Championships, February, page 35
Regional
Karin Schlösser, 2005 Open Class Nationals and Region 8 Contest, January, page 34
Seniors
Jim Rizzo, 2006 Seniors National Championship; A Family Reunion, August, page 20
Nationals
Rick Sheppe, Back on the Map, December, page 19
1-26
Kevin Ford, 1-26 Championships, Moriarty, NM 2005, April, page 24
Marvin Wills and Tommy Thomason, An Ancient 1-26 Championship, June, page 14
Sports Class
Pat Lawton, The Flying Bards of Mifflin, October, page 25
Winners
2005 Regional and National Contest Winners, January, page 16
2006 Regional and National Contest Winners, December, page 33
Photography
The 2006 Photo Contest, March, page 39
Racing
David L. Stanley, Feedback Appreciated on Sailplane Racing, April, page 4
Regionals
Bill Drury, The New Good Old Days, August, page 10
John Bojack, Contest Report, November, page 14
Region 5
John Bojack and Clyde Taylor, Region 5 South Contest Story, February, page 8
Region 6
Chuck Lohre, Region 6 South Regional Sailplane Contest Report, October, page 13
Region 6 North
Kai Gertsen, Region 6 North, at Sunny Ionia, September, page 14
Region 9
Billy Hill, Seven Days, Four Knights:2006 Region 9 Contest, November, page 10
Winners
2005 Regional and National Contest Winners, January, page 16
2006 Regional and National Contest Winners, December, page 33
Rules
Hank Nixon, Sailplane Racing Rules Poll and Election, August, page 12
Scoring Computers
George O'Leary, Fast File Download Suggestion, October, page 7
Sports Class
John Cochrane, Sports Class Growing Pains, August, page 13
Techniques
John Cochrane, Upwind and Downwind, October, page 18
Tow Planes
Jim Skydell, Finding More Contest Tow Planes, October, page 10
Trailers
Val Paget, Not Trailer Trash, July, page 25
Worlds
Leigh Zimmerman, World Gliding Championships, September, page 24
John Good
Alison Kouzmanoff, WGC Reports, September, page 6
Team
Chris Schrader, Thank You, John, August, page 5
Contributions
Eagle Fund
Eagle Fund, January, page 33
Libraries
Adopt-A-Library Program, January, page 25

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Disabilities
Richard R. Fucci, Freedom Flight, August, page 36

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Employment Joking
Charlie Spratt, Supporting the Soaring Addiction, June, page 60
Endowments
Youth
Jim Short, Endowing America's Junior Champions, March, page 20
Equipment
Dolly
Jan Scott, Hello Dolly - Or Build a Better Mouse Trap, April, page 3
Hangar
Tom Rent, Building an Ensign Sailplane Hangar, October, page 33
Hangars
Jim Hendrix, Sidewiser: An Old but Good Idea, February, page 28
Motorgliders
Jan Scott from Karl-Erik Gutenwik, The Rotax Falke, November, page 32
Navigation
Ed Hollestelle, The LX7007 Pro IGC, January, page 9
Parachutes
Allen Silver and Darrin Silver, Chute Smarts, May, page 36
Sailplane Dollys
Ernest Williams, III, Hello Dolly, January, page 21
Survival Kits
Vincent F. Cipriano, Survival, January, page 23
Transponders
Cindy Brickner, SSA's Action on Transponders, July, page 24
Ray Cornay, Traffic, Transponders and TCAS, September, page 3
Events
Oshkosh
Ian Cant and Anne Mongiovi, Soar Oshkosh, April, page 7

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FAA
Regulations
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on DG-1000S,2006-16-20; Elevator Control Rod End, November, page 10
AD
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Grob Astir CS Gliders, December, page 9
FAI
Sporting License
Dianne Black-Nixon, Sporting License, November, page 10
Family
Robin Clark, Spring Break A glider pilot takes rhe family skiing, June, page 36
First Solo
Jeanne Pitsenberger
Jeanne Pitsenberger, A Memorable Christmas Eve, April, page 45
Youth
Clint Kroese
Mary Goyne, First Solo, April, page 46
Emily Ludolph
William Lodolph, Solo Accomplishment, April, page 45
Fund Raising
Mark Eckhart, An Expression of Gratitude, July, page 3

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Government
Importing a Sailplane
Jim Short, Use Caution when Importing a Sailplane, October, page 15
TSA
Cindy Brickner, TSA Wakes Up, Blinks, July, page 6

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Hang Gliding
Simine Short, Hang Gliding in Indonesia, July, page 3
History
Simine Short, Believe it or not - Winch Towing in St. Louis - in 1904, August, page 33
Charles Klivanes, Great Memories Through Soaring, September, page 5
Biography
Ed Stokes, Thanks for the Memories!, August, page 24
Commemorative Stamp
Simine Short, 100th Anniversary of F.A.I., August, page 3
Ginny Schweizer
Bob Gaines, Return to the Summer of 1946, September, page 13
Jack Laister
Bertha Ryan, An Evening with Jack Laister, September, page 12
Leonardo da Vinci
Simine Short, The Da Vinci Code, June, page 3
Mt. Washington Wave Camps
Guy Gosselin, A Timeless Sky, January, page 26
NSM Landmark
Kevin Brooker, The 14th National Landmark of Soaring, January, page 28
Sunship Game
Jon Clarke, Looking for Information on Film The Sunship Game, July, page 3
Towing
Robert R. Powell, World's Largest ötow Planeö?, September, page 32
Women in Soaring
WSPA
Patricia Valdata, Twenty Years - Already?, December, page 13
WW II Airplane
David White, The Memphis Belle, February, page 3
WWII Glider Training
Richard H. Johnson, Condor Field WWII Glider Training Base Near 29 Palms, CA, May, page 33

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Insurance
Pat Costello, Let's Get Airborne, August, page 29
International
Indonesia
Simine Short, Hang Gliding in Indonesia, July, page 3
New Zealand
Ralph Kolstad, New Zealand Sailplane Grand Prix & 2006, July, page 32
Peru
Dave Raspet, Andean Condors, April, page 32

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Launching
Rolf Schulze, Winch Launch, March, page 3
Dean Carswell, Winch Launch vs Aero Tow, March, page 3
Aerotow
Rusty Lowry, Common Factors in Tow Plane Mishaps, March, page 21
Foot Launch
Diloren Sailplanes, New Sailplane in Final Stages, October, page 11
Tow Release
Gennaro Avolio, Soft Release, February, page 4
Winch Tow
Simine Short, Believe it or not - Winch Towing in St. Louis - in 1904, August, page 33
Literature
Jan Scott, The Schleicher 75th Anniversary Book, Rhön-Adler, is now available in English on CD, March, page 8
Rick Agnew, Book Review: Master of the Wave by Terry Delore, March, page 10
Charlie Spratt, Book Review - The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area, October, page 11
Matthew Hyner, Book Review - Ascent by Bruce McGhie, December, page 10
Biography
Dave Verret, Thoughts on Flying, June, page 32

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Magazine
Ed Byars, Thank You, Chris, January, page 3
Tom Babeck, SOARING Magazine Improvements, August, page 4
Jack Wyman, Great Article, August, page 5
Figure 2
Editor, Correction, August, page 9
Ka-8B
Editor, Erratum, August, page 8
Photography
Submitting Digital Photography, March, page 11
Photos
New Photo Guidelines Posted, January, page 25
Safety
Jack Voge, Is Conservative Safe?, September, page 3
Jim Skydell
Charles Vorsanger, Insightful Articles, September, page 4
Dave Verret, Conservative Revisited, September, page 6
Stamps
Simine Short
Oats Schwarzenberger, Stamp Information, September, page 3
Technique
Safety
Jim Skydell
Tom Oldt, Thank You, September, page 4
Medical
UV Rays
Darren Braun, UV Rays Revisited, July, page 4
Memorabilia
Simine Short, High Performance Sailplanes - A Collage, December, page 2
Commemorative Stamp
Simine Short, Glider Workshop and a DFS-Reiher Sailplane, October, page 3
Simine Short, An American LS-6b, shown on a stamp from Turkey!, November, page 2
Museums
Gliders
Charles H. Davis, II, Silent Wings Museum, October, page 3
National Soaring Museum
Pat Valdata and Peter Smith, What's Up at the National Soaring Museum, May, page 11
Southwest Soaring Museum
Kathy Taylor, The Southwest Soaring Museum is Open for Business, November, page 40

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Obituaries
Final Glide, January, page 42
Final Glide, February, page 45
A.C. and Mary Williams
Final Glide, March, page 44
Allaire duPont
Final Glide, March, page 44
Bruno Cerceo
Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
Charlie Lindsay
Final Glide, March, page 44
Dave Beaurgard
Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
Edward Knight
Final Glide, August, page 49
Floyd Sweet
Michael Graves, Final Glide, June, page 48
Francis "Fritz" Compton
Michael Graves, Final Glide, June, page 48
Francis Smith
Final Glide, August, page 49
Galt Bowen
Final Glide, April, page 46
Gene Hammond
Final Glide, March, page 44
Howard L. Kirby
Final Glide, August, page 49
Isolde Baur
Final Glide, August, page 49
James Statler
Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
Lee Bernardis
Final Glide, April, page 46
Lewis Best
Michael Graves, Final Glide, June, page 48
Nathan
Final Glide, August, page 49
Ralph Wentzel
Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
Robert Atherton
Final Glide, April, page 46
Robert L. Moore
Final Glide, April, page 46
Robert Lockman
Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
Saul Shapiro
Final Glide, August, page 49
Thomas Priestley
Michael Graves, Final Glide, June, page 48
Organizations
Soaring Society of America
Charlie Spratt, A Family that Needs Our Support, November, page 60

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People
Philippe Athuil
Chris Woods, People of Soaring - Philippe Athuil, February, page 24
Wally Berry
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
John H. Campbell
Editor, Dr. John H. Cambell Awarded the 2005 Dr. Mervin K. Strickler, Jr. Aerospace Education Leadership Award, September, page 13
David Coggins
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
Doug Coon
John L. Papier, New Solo Pilot, August, page 48
John Dezzutti
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
Rory Dezzutti
Charlie Spratt, On the Road, September, page 60
John Franklin
John Franklin, Sailplane Experiences, April, page 3
Chip Garner
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
John Good
Chris Schrader, Thank You, John, August, page 5
Ben Greene
Charlie Spratt, Charlie's Early Influences in Soaring, February, page 60
Chuck Griswold
Jim Skydell, Chuck Griswold lands his Schempp-Hirth Discus at Santa Ynez, April, cover
Bill Hamilton
Phil Klauder, Double First Solo, February, page 47
Harriet Hamilton
Final Glide, February, page 45
Stephen Hoey
Peter Hoey, New Solo Student, February, page 45
Kerry Huffstutler
Chris Woods, People of Soaring - Kerry Huffstutler, May, page 28
Gary Knapp
Marvin Wills, We have a Great Sport, September, page 19
Blaine Kubesh
Peter Clanfaglione, First Solo, February, page 45
Fred LaSor
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
Gary Lisenbee
Mark Coleman, Solo and Success, February, page 46
James M. McDaniel
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
Rudy Mozer
Jim Short, Endowing America's Junior Champions, March, page 20
Valeria Paget
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
Roger Ruch
Final Glide, February, page 45
Dick Schreder
Charlie Spratt, Influences, Part III, April, page 60
Gren Siebels
Charlie Spratt, Charlie's Early Influences in Soaring, Part II, March, page 60
Jim Skydell
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
Hank Taylor
Larry Krengel, New Addition to Club, October, page 48
Matt Toussain
David Beauregard, Last Solo Before Snowfall, January, page 43
Mitchell Wagner
Mark Wagner, All in the Family, February, page 47
Geoff Weck
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
Tim Welles
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
Photos
Gary Adams, Complaint about photos, August, page 3
Richard Fucci, Photos Acknowledged, December, page 2
Pilots
Octogenarian
Paul Finestone, Young-at-Heart Pilot Recognized, August, page 48
Tom Knauff, Congratulations, August, page 48
Psychology
Bob Whelan, Mind Games, November, page 36
John Cochrane, Circling in Psychological Sink, December, page 38
Public Relations
Hunter Heath, Importance of a Guest Ride, March, page 5
Val Paget, It's Time to Harvest Some Great Publicity, December, page 12
Air Show
Jack Womack
Editor, Display at Recent Air Show, September, page 12
Film
Andrew Hall, "The Boy Who Flew With the Condors" Disney Episode, October, page 4
John T. Miles, The Boy Who Flew with Condors, November, page 4

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Regatta
Vintage
George Constantin, Wooden it be Nice? It Sure Was!, July, page 20
Regulation
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Centrair Pegasus, February, page 6
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on McCauley Propellers, February, page 6
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Grob G103 Twin Astirs, Twin II, Twin II Acro, Twin III SL, March, page 9
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Grob Twin Astirs, March, page 9
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Puchacz Gliders, March, page 9
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on DG-500MB and DG-800B, March, page 9
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on CECI Cylinders, March, page 10
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on PZL M26 Airplanes, 2006-03-17; Fuselage Frame, April, page 6
Cindy Brickner, AD issued on DG-100, -400, -500, -500M, 2006-02-12; Rudder Bearing, April, page 6
Dean Carswell, Observe Regulations, October, page 8
Rides
Dave White, Exciting Birthday Present, August, page 49

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Safety
Bruce Carmichael, The Spiral Dive (Sidebar to Izuno article) Aug '73 Soaring, March, page 29
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, March, page 40
George Thelen, Airspeed and Altitude, April, page 42
Bob Wander, Stalls, May, page 14
Martin Sobel, Traffic Avoidance, October, page 4
Accident
George Thelen, An Early Season Accident, July, page 46
Accident Analysis
Jim Skydell, Is Conservative Safe?, June, page 16
Cindy Brickner, Cascades vs. Exit Points, June, page 19
Jim Skydell, Five Hundred Twenty-Five Extremely Dangerous Flights, July, page 14
Aging
Bernald S. Smith, First Flight, January, page 15
Check Lists, etc.
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, August, page 39
Competitions
John Cochrane, Safety Talk - Contest Finishes, June, page 13
Currency
Rich Carlson, Current or Proficient, What's Your Skill Level?, September, page 21
Shawn Knickerbocker, Current or Proficient, What's Your Skill Level?, November, page 4
Equipment
Jim Kellet, What Price Safety??, December, page 36
Foundation
Richard Carlson, Soaring Safety Foundation Seeking Information, August, page 9
Gear Up Landings
Richard Johnson, Wind Noises, June, page 3
Ground Damage
Gene Hammond, Ground Damage is Still a Problem, May, page 21
Landing
Rich Carlson, Landing: Keep Your Eyes on the Goal, March, page 16
Meetings
Rich Carlson, SSF Programs Scheduled for 2006, January, page 7
Mid Airs
Billy Hill, Headline:Fast Moving Fighter Jet Hits Glider, July, page 27
George Thelen, Light Jet/Glider Mid Air, November, page 47
George Thelen, Ramifications - MidAir Collisions, December, page 48
Motorglider
Eric Greenwell, What Happened to my 50:1 Glider?, October, page 21
Out Landings
Glenn Holden, What's Wrong with this Photo?, November, page 28
Parachutes
George Thelen, Parachute Save from Flight Levels (Part 1), May, page 45
George Thelen, Parachute Save from Flight Levels (Part 2), June, page 45
Planning
George Thelen, Anticipation/Commitment, October, page 39
Retrieve
George Thelen, New Mexico Retrieve, September, page 39
Safety Program
Bob Wander, Spins, August, page 14
Soaring Safety Foundation
Gene Hammond, Feeling Confident while Slipping, April, page 14
SSF Trustees
Bernald Smith and Gene Hammond, First Flight - Bad News, February, page 13
Stalls
Tom Knauff, Preventing Stall Accidents, November, page 24
Tire Air Tank
George Thelen, Winter Projects:Air Tank for Sailplane Tires, January, page 39
Tow Plane Mishaps
Rusty Lowry, Common Factors in Tow Plane Mishaps, March, page 21
Training
Bernald Smith, Potential Hazard Training, December, page 18
UV
David Jallen, Comments on UV Protection, October, page 8
Winch Launch
Bernald S. Smith, Winches, November, page 22
Sailplanes
Jonathan Tappan, Steve Pakura soars the cliffs at Torrey Pines, May, pages 30,31
Richard Thornton, June, cover
John Sullivan, Sailplane over Fields in Pennsylvania, December, pages 30,31
AeroTow
Luitpold Staudigl, Sailplane on Tow near the Bavarian Alps, July, cover
Trish Drury, Rand Baldwin in his LS-8 on Tow at Region 5N Contest Perry, SC, August, cover
Antares
Dave Nadler, Antares 20E 20-Meter Electric Self-Launch Supership, May, page 6
Antares 18S
Dave Nadler, Maiden Flight Antares 18S, August, page 9
Blanik
Vladimir Urbanek, Blanik Celebrates their 50th Anniversary, July, page 8
Display
Sarah Kelly, Sailplanes on Display for Chattanooga Aviation Enthusiasts, January, page 9
Grob G-103 Twin II
Yasuhiro Yama, Japan Glider Club at Itakura Gliderport north of Tokyo, October, pages 30,31
HpH 304CZ17
Tim Larsen, Bruce Fox of Knoxville lands at Marfa, July, pages 30-31
Ilindenka
Simine Short, Macedonia, January, page 3
Rolladen-Schneider
LS-4
Steve Hines, LS-4, January, pages 28,29
LS-6b
Steve Hines, Brad Edwards of Australia at the 1991 Worlds in Uvalde, December, cover
LS-8
Greg Cook, Steve Northcraft and his sailplane, August, pages 30,31
Saqqara
Diloren Sailplanes, New Sailplane in Final Stages, October, page 11
Scheibe Falke
John Wolter, Scheibe Falke, February, pages 30,31
Schempp-Hirth
Discus
Greg Cook, Eric Mozer in his Schempp-Hirth Discus, September, cover
Duo Discus
Réal Le Gouëff, Duo Discus with engine extended, May, cover
Maria Szemplinska Neetka, Tom Knauff at the Sports Class Nationals, Mifflin Co. Arpt, November, pages 30,31
Nimbus 4
Abbi Elliott, Heinz Weisenbuehler soars over Hobbs, NM, September, pages 30,31
Ventus 2BX
Ed Golden, Jim Short landing Ed Golden's new Ventus 2BX, April, page 30
Schleicher
ASK-14
Maria Szemplinska Neetka, Bill Batesole in his ASK-14 at Mifflin, October, cover
ASW-20B
Leo Benetti-Longhini, Schleicher ASW-20B, March, pages 30,31
ASW-28-18E
Jochen Ewald, Michael Greiner in his ASW-28-18E, June, pages 30,31
Schweizer
Dave Menchen, A Gathering of Schweizers, February, cover
SGS 1-26
Jo Shaw, One Measly Point, 1-26 Championships, Hobbs, NM, April, page 17
1-26 Association Sweepstakes Second Quarter Standings, August, page 9
Marvin Wills, We have a Great Sport, September, page 19
Brian Lockhart, York Soaring Association Airfield, Arthur, Ontario, Canada, November, cover
SGS 2-33
Ed Golden, 2-33 landing at Hinckley Airport, IL, January, cover
Sparrowhawk
Jim Sweeney, Windward Performance LLC's Sparrowhawk Sailplane wins Ace Award for Superior Quality, February, page 6
Targa
American Composite Manufacturers Association, Silent 2 Targa, February, page 6
Vintage
George Constantin, Wooden it be Nice? It Sure Was!, July, page 20
Richard Wyton, Vintage Wings Soar at Wurtsboro, September, page 28
Zögling
Simine Short, The "Zögling" Training Glider, May, page 3
World Class
François Pin, The World Class Soaring Association, July, page 13
Scholarships
Phyllis Wells, WSPA Offers Six Scholarships in 2006, February, page 7
Ralph E. Kolstad, Youth Scholarships, April, page 8
Seminars
WSPA
Lucy Anne McKosky, WSPA Seminar 2005: High Flight, New Friends, January, page 19
Seniors
Dick Enright
Richard Enright, Fun at Any Age, January, page 42
Sidebar
Vintage Wings Soar at Wurtsboro
Jim Short and Gary Wild, Pilot Impressions, September, page 29
Sites
Alps
Dick Enright, Soaring Over the Alps, October, page 6
Cordelle
John Bojack, Contest Report, November, page 14
Equipment
Charlie Spratt, Relief in Sight, October, page 60
Ionia
Kai Gertsen, Region 6 North, at Sunny Ionia, September, page 14
Littlefield, TX
Charlie Spratt, Memories of Littlefield, May, page 60
Marfa
Rick Sheppe, Back on the Map, December, page 19
Mifflin
Pat Lawton, The Flying Bards of Mifflin, October, page 25
Minden
Robin Clark, Spring Break A glider pilot takes rhe family skiing, June, page 36
Moriarty
Mary Ann Doolittle Byrne, The Toughest Exams Happen at 10,000 feet, October, page 11
Santa Ynez
Jim Skydell, Chuck Griswold lands his Schempp-Hirth Discus at Santa Ynez, April, cover
Sedona
Tom Brabeck, Metaphysical Soaring in Sedona, Arizona, March, page 34
Torrey Pines
Jonathan Tappan, Steve Pakura soars the cliffs at Torrey Pines, May, pages 30,31
Turf, AZ
Billy Hill, Seven Days, Four Knights:2006 Region 9 Contest, November, page 10
Uvalde
Steve Wilson, Good Times in Uvalde, December, page 5
Waynesville
Chuck Lohre, Region 6 South Regional Sailplane Contest Report, October, page 13
Winston-Salem, NC
Jeff Daye, Ben Mullen Memorial Eastern Division 1-26 Labor Day Fun Meet, December, page 10
Wurtsboro
Richard Wyton, Vintage Wings Soar at Wurtsboro, September, page 28
Soaring
Jim Skydell, "Signs" and Soaring, March, page 24
Youth
John Campbell
Patricia Valdata, 2006 Collegiate Soaring Association Update,John Campbell, September, page 22
Soaring Calendar
Contests and Special Events, July, page 41
Contests and Special Events, August, page 43
Contests and Special Events, September, page 42
Contests and Special Events, October, page 42
Contests and Special Events, November, page 46
Contests and Special Events, December, page 39
Soaring Society of America
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office, January, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - A Word About Photographs, February, page 2
Where in the World is Wright?, February, page 9
Adopt-A-Library Program, February, page 46
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - The Glider Pilot Population, March, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office: Re-Launch One More to Soar, April, page 2
Jim Skydell, SSA Privacy Policy, April, page 6
Adopt-A-Library Program, April, page 6
Dennis Wright, Silent Wings, May, page 2
Dennis Wright, Prison Blues, June, page 2
Dennis Wright, Airports, Part 2, July, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - Night Sweats, August, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - Needle in a Haystack and One More to Soar, September, page 2
Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - Enhanced Conspicuity, October, page 2
Dianne Black-Nixon, To the Readers of Soaring Magazine, November, page 2
Contributions
Eagle Fund, February, page 10
Convention
Burt Compton, The Gathering of the Tribe, May, page 15
Alexis Glynn Latner, Being an Early Bird, May, page 16
Directors
Call for Nominations, June, page 6
Eagle Fund
Doug Easton, Eagle Fund Drive, November, page 27
Magazine
New Photo Guidelines Posted, February, page 27
Management
Where in the World is Wright?, May, page 6
New SSA Directors, November, page 10
Policy
Editor, SSA Policy on Comment Regarding Glider-Associated Accidents, December, page 17
Public Relations
Adopt-A-Library Program, March, page 7
Volunteers
Editor, Salute to Volunteers, June, page 6
Web Site
Major Changes to SSA Web Site, March, page 7
Jim Skydell, SSA Web Site now has a Search Engine, July, page 6
Software
Mike Abernathy, Net Benefits, June, page 3
Solo
Dave White, Father and Son Solo, January, page 43
John Hoover
Gary Katz, Solo Pilot, August, page 49
Stamps
Simine Short, Macedonia, January, page 3
Simine Short, Stamp Descriptions, January, page 3
Simine Short, Sail Flying, February, page 3
Simine Short, Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov and the A-15 Sailplane, March, page 3
Simine Short, The Alleberg Gliding Center and the SF-30 Club Spatz, April, page 3
Simine Short, Hang Gliding in Indonesia, July, page 3
Simine Short, 100th Anniversary of F.A.I., August, page 3
Simine Short, SZD-38 Jantar, Poland's First GRP Sailplane, September, page 3
Simine Short, High Performance Sailplanes - A Collage, December, page 2

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Techniques
Aero Tow
Alexis I. DuPont, Tow Rope Break Load, July, page 4
Cloud Flying
Shawn Knickerbocker, Cloud Flying, June, page 4
Tom Reesor, Comments on Cloud Flying, August, page 4
Cross-Country
Brian Collins, 1000K on a Perfect Soaring Day, February, page 15
Kempton Izuno, Into the Bowels of Darkness, March, page 26
1-26
Doug Levy, Soaring Adventures 2005, June, page 22
Instrument flying
Harold Katinszky, More on Cloud Flying, December, page 3
Training
Peter Clanfaglione, First Solo, February, page 45
Mark Coleman, Solo and Success, February, page 46
Phil Klauder, Double First Solo, February, page 47
Pat Burkett, What Goes Around, Comes Around, March, page 43
Richard R. Fucci, Freedom Flight, August, page 36
John L. Papier, New Solo Pilot, August, page 48
Gary Katz, Solo Pilot, August, page 49
Dave Fairchild, First Flight, September, page 35
Carl Brainerd, Solo and Transition Rating in One Hawaii Vacation, September, page 48
Shawn Knickerbocker, CFI Flight Reviews, December, page 5
Air Force Academy
Mary Ann Doolittle Byrne, The Toughest Exams Happen at 10,000 feet, October, page 11
Commercial Pilot
Dave White, New Commercial Glider Pilot, August, page 49
First Flight
Rich Carlson, First Flight Proficiency Program, May, page 7
First Glider Solo
Chris Graves
2-33 Solo in November 2005, May, page 49
First Solo
Mark Coleman, First Solo! Tobey Cauffiel of Adrian Soaring Club, March, cover
Bob and Lynne Davis, Summer Shower, December, page 43
Dave Lessnick
Bill Tisdale, New Solo Student, June, page 48
John Swanson
Mark Grant, Sandhill Soaring Saga Continues, December, page 41
Stan Barton
Beaming After the First Solo, May, page 48
IFR flights
Bob Whelan, Thank You, Kempton Izuno, May, page 4
Instructors
Todd P. Brooks, Thank You, December, page 42
Internet Resources
Mike Abernathy, "Net Benefits" Improve Your Soaring Skills, April, page 34
Jai C. Farswani
A Passion for Flight, November, page 45
Jeanne Pitssenberger
Beverly Orndorff, Spousal Support, September, page 49
John Gagern
Mark Grant, Glider Rating Added, October, page 49
Mark Lindberg
Mark Lindberg, Sailplane Solo, July, page 49
Private Pilot
Ron Edgerton
Cloudniners Soaring Club, Private Pilot Glider Certificate Received, April, page 46
Private Pilots
Joe Beyer
Jeff Woertz
Phil Klauder, All Smiles and Two New Private Pilots, May, page 48
Soft Release
Jason Stephens, Soft Release Method, May, page 3
Solo
Frederick Mischler
Lisa Wolfes, Solo at Caesar Creek, November, page 45
James Murray
Dave Goudge, Summer Day Solo, November, page 45
Lewis Wright
Jack Sayger, Glider Solo, June, page 48
Lyndol Askew
Michael Graves, Power Pilot Solos in a 2-33, May, page 48
Mark Boys
Dave Durakovich, Solo Pilot, December, page 41
Mark Carpenter
Mark Grant, Fifty-Seven Minute First Solo, October, page 49
Tow Pilot
Mark Coleman, New Tow Pilot Milestone, April, page 45
Winch Launch
Bill Daniels, Winch Launch, May, page 3
Youth
Daniel Lamb
Phil Corbell, FAA Private Pilot License Obtained, October, page 48
Kelly Haber
Gary Naber, New Private Pilot, November, page 44
Konrad Sliwowski
Robert S. Prus, MD, First Glider Solo, June, page 48
Matt Smith
Eric Strom
Kelly Terefenko
Klaus Esser, Faces of the Future in Soaring, December, page 42
Scouts
Jay McDaniel, Adventures of Troop 129, November, page 44

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Winter Activity
Dave Fairchilds, Things to Do When There is No Lift, December, page 24

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Youth
Charlie Spratt, The Golden Age of the Gate, January, page 60
Peter Hoey, New Solo Student, February, page 45
Mark Wagner, All in the Family, February, page 47
Dave White, Exciting Birthday Present, August, page 49
Nathan A. Kramer, 22 by Age 22, September, page 47
Charlie Spratt, On the Road, September, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Teenagers, December, page 60
Andy Brayer
Andy Brayer, Private License Achieved, January, page 42
Clubs
Todd Knapp and Tim Welles, Junior Program, February, page 46
Daniel Morris
John DeRosa, Youth Participation, June, page 8
First Solo
Rick and Ginny Hanson, Soaring Teens!, March, page 43
Amanda Schaffer
John Schaffer, Solo Accomplishment, February, page 45
Bradley Dunteman
Dave Dunteman, Solos at Age 14, March, page 44
Christian Buck
Rob Buck, Solo at Sugarbush, March, page 44
John Charles King
Paul Corbett, First Solo Flight, January, page 43
Kayla Foster
Mark Foster, First Solo, January, page 42
M-ASA Club
Rides
Jim Furlong, Sowing the Seeds of Soaring Dreams, July, page 7
Mark Ziebinski
John DeRosa, Youth Participation, June, page 8
Solo
Coury Clark
C.P. Bud Lathrop, Newest Solo for Prescott Soaring Society, October, page 48
Derek Neben
Larry Krengel, First Solo, October, page 48
Jack Wiegand
Harold Gallagher, Thirteen-year-old Solos Tow Schweizer Sailplanes, September, page 49
Zach Bowen
Eric Schuyler
George Simms, Flying Miss Daisy, October, page 48
Trace Lewis
John DeRosa, Youth Participation, June, page 8
Wil Newkirk
Dave White, Great Solo, January, page 42


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