April, 1932 (up to table of contents)
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To all who believe in the future of motorless flight in America (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
Last updated
May, 1932 (up to table of contents)
3rd National: The ball is rolling (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
News of the meet (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
A.C. Haller, Tips on soaring (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Training], pages ,25
A.L. Lawrence, Notes on auto-tow glider instruction (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Training]
June, 1932 (up to table of contents)
A.C. Haller, Tips on soaring (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Training], pages ,
The contest plans to date (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
July, 1932 (up to table of contents)
Curtain about to go up (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
August, 1932 (up to table of contents)
Well-it was a swell meet (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
June, 1933 (up to table of contents)
4th National Entries rolling in (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
Preparations for contest maturing (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
Navy using Franklins at Pensacola (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Military; Training]
September, 1933 (up to table of contents)
It was a swell contest (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
October, 1933 (up to table of contents)
In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites\Blue Ridge], page 50
The Soaring Society joins the ISTUS (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [ISTUS]
November, 1933 (up to table of contents)
Lawrence reports on Blue Ridge soaring site (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites\Blue Ridge], page 50
December, 1933 (up to table of contents)
Directors push program of Society at NY meeting (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Soaring Society of America], page 53
January, 1934
Clubs (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 10
February, 1934 (up to table of contents)
Gliding going big with the Navy (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Military; Training]
E. Melhose, Mehlhose describes 67-mile flight (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\Flights]
March, 1934 (up to table of contents)
Fifth annual national soaring contest to be held at Elmira (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
Detroit Glider Council organized (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 10
April, 1934 (up to table of contents)
Earl R. Southee elected general manager of the Soaring Society of America, Inc. (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Soaring Society of America; People\E.R. Southee], pages 54,53
June, 1934 (up to table of contents)
Camp News (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
Contest information (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions]
August, 1934 (up to table of contents)
Albatross II (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\Albatross II]
October, 1934 (up to table of contents)
1934 Virginia expedition (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions], page 11
December, 1934 (up to table of contents)
Warren E. Eaton (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Obituaries]
January, 1935
Bibliography of Gliding and Soaring (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Literature\Bibliography], page 5
February, 1935 (up to table of contents)
Officers of the Society for 1934-35 (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Soaring Society of America\Officers], page 53
March, 1935 (up to table of contents)
Extracts from report of Federal Aviation Commission (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Federal Aviation Commission], page 21
Glider Training Manual, first installment (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Military; Training]
April, 1935 (up to table of contents)
Great Britain British gliding subsidy (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [International\United Kingdom]
South Mountain South Mountain soaring ridge (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites], page 51
C. Artman, Northwest Activities in the northwest (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites], page 51
Glider Training Manual, second installment (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Military; Training]
May, 1935 (up to table of contents)
L.B. Barringer, Lew Barringer - ave et vale (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin), page 5
Soaring Society directors become NAA contest officials (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [National Aeronautic Association], page 39
President learns a few lessons (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Safety]
Glider training manual, third installment (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Training; Military]
June, 1935 (up to table of contents)
6th National Plans for 1935 contest (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
Harvard-MIT meteorological service (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions; Meteorology], pages ,36
Elmira Amateur Radio Association five meter system (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Radio\Communications]
History and description of Chemung County's four soaring sites (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites\Chemung County], page 50
July, 1935 (up to table of contents)
Sixth national soaring contest (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
September, 1935 (up to table of contents)
Wiley Post (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Obituaries]
Will Rogers (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Obituaries]
(Gliding and Soaring Bulletin)No author or title, [Competitions\Local], page 11
Big Meadows Soaring Bulletin (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites], page 50
Election of Directors (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Soaring Society of America], page 53
Minimoa to 13,000 feet (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\Minimoa]
October, 1935 (up to table of contents)
1935 Rhon competition (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\Rhonsperber]
G.E. Collins (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Obituaries]
November, 1935 (up to table of contents)
Big Meadows soaring expedition (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\Local], page 11
December, 1935 (up to table of contents)
Goppingen-3 Minimoa (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa]
Second expedition to Sleeping Bear Point (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites; Competitions], pages 11,51
January, 1936
Bureau of Air Commerce glider regulations (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Bureau of Air Commerce], page 7
A.B. Schultz, Third expedition to Sleeping Bear (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites\Sleeping Bear], pages 51,11
A.B. Schultz, Fourth expedition to Sleeping Bear (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites\Sleeping Bear], pages 11,51
February, 1936 (up to table of contents)
Officers for 1936 (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Soaring Society of America\Officers], page 53
S.G. Lutz, Radio equipment for gliders (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Radio\Equipment]
Specifications: Du Pont utility glider (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\DuPont Albatross]
March, 1936 (up to table of contents)
Briegleb BG-1 utility glider (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\Briegleb BG-1], page 6
P. Riedel, Soaring training by airplane-tow (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Launching\Aerotow; Training]
Radio facilities at soaring contest (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Radio\Communications]
April, 1936 (up to table of contents)
A.B. Schultz, Life insurance and gliding (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Insurance\Life], page 28
Seventh annual national soaring contest, Elmira, New York (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
P. Riedel, Soaring training by airplane-tow, 2nd installment (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Launching\Aerotow; Training]
May, 1936 (up to table of contents)
K.O. Lange, Elmira, New York (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites\Elmira]
Exerpt from Elmira Sunday Telegram (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites\Harris Field]
Seventh annual national soaring contest (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
WPA allots $80,000 for glider field (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites]
K.O. Lange, Seventh annual national soaring contest, Elmira, New York (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
Bureau of Air Commerce glider construction handbook (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Bureau of Air Commerce], page 7
Handbooks Bureau of Air Commerce glider construction handbook (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\Construction]
The Sea Eagle (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\D-Seeadler]
First 1936 expedition to Sleeping Bear (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites\Sleeping Bear], pages 11,51
Steptoe soaring meet (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Safety; Competitions\Sites], pages ,51,11
June, 1936 (up to table of contents)
B. Levene, News from the four winds (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Safety]
(Gliding and Soaring Bulletin)No author or title, [Sites\Sleeping Bear], pages 11,51
July, 1936 (up to table of contents)
7th National - Operations Meteorological station of the SSA during 1936 contest (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
(Gliding and Soaring Bulletin)No author or title, [Competitions]
W.B. Klemperer, 7th National - Rules and Regulations Committee report (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
W.B. Klemperer, Committee report, Gliding and Soaring Bulletin (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin), page 2
Soaring sites VII - Torrey Pines Mesa (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sites\Torry Pines]
E.J. Sisson, Radio communications for the 7th annual soaring contest (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Radio\Communications; Competitions\National]
August, 1936 (up to table of contents)
7th National Post contest issue (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\National]
November, 1936 (up to table of contents)
S.O. Barnaby, Clouds Cloud streets (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Meteorology\Convection], pages 36,4
C. Gale, Pilot: Chester J. Decker (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\Flights; People\C.J. Decker], pages 19,11,22
C. Gale, Pilot: Emerson Melhose (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\Flights; People\E.B. Melhose], pages ,22,11
C. Gale, Pilot: Albert C. Red Slatter (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\Flights; People\Albert C. Slatter], pages 22,,11
C. Gale, Pilot: Ted Bellak (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [People\T. Bellak; Competitions\Flights], pages 11,5,22
C. Gale, Pilot: Chester J. Decker (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\Flights; People\C.J. Decker], page 19
C. Gale, Pilot: Emerson Mehlhose (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\Flights; People\E.B. Melhose]
K.O. Lange, translator, German two-place soaring plane "Kranich" (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\Kranich], page 2
December, 1936 (up to table of contents)
Lew Barringer, ed., ave et vale (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Literature\Soaring Magazine; Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], page 53
Executive Committee (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Soaring Society of America], page 53
H.N. Wightman, 135 mile soaring flight (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Competitions\Flights], pages 11,60
Erving Reveley (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Safety]
Naval flight training course at Pensacola (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Military; Training]
W.B. Klemperer, Towline forces (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [Sailplanes\Kirby Kadet; Launching\Aerotow]
Take-off [Military; Instruction]
Elmira's aviation ground school [Instruction]
New setting for Eighth Annual National Soaring Contest [Sites; Competitions\National], pages ,51
Three modern sailplanes [Sailplanes\H-17 Utility; Sailplanes\Goppingen-1 Wolf; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa]
Soaring in America [American History]
R.C. DuPont, Distance with return [Competitions\Flights], page 11
Activities at Northern California SS [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 9
(SSA executive news)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
February, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
Soaring for sport [Safety]
C.J. Decker, Cross country [Flights\Cross-Country Soaring; Competitions\Flights], page 11
Some interesting two-place sailplanes from home and abroad [Sailplanes\Buxton Transporter; Sailplanes\Goppingen K-4; Sailplanes\Kranich], pages 7,,2
Kits The H-17 kit [Sailplanes\H-17 Utility; Sailplanes\Construction], pages ,25
L.B. Barringer, Brief taste of soaring abroad [People\W. Hirth; International\France; International\Germany], pages 22,,5,26
A.B. Schultz, Soaring the send dunes [Sites; Techniques\Ridge Soaring], pages ,51
Barbara Rhodes [Obituaries]
(SSA executive news)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
March, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
"Hangover" from gliding days of 1920 and 1930 [Instruction]
H.N. Wightman, 135 miles in a utility glider, condensed from Gliding and Soaring Bulletin, December, 1936 [Competitions\Flights], pages 60,11
Bossi Aero-Cycle [Sailplanes\Bossi Aero-Cycle], page 6
E. Mehlhose, Auto towing to 2600 feet [Launching\Autotow], page 3
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
April, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
America's position in motorless flight [American History]
F.C. Barnes, Seven hours in a two-seater [Competitions\Flights], page 11
Rhonsperber high-performance sailplane [Sailplanes\Rhonsperber]
Airplane training in a motorless plane [Instruction]
Florida Record Bdg-1 Airplane training in a motorless plane [Flights\Record; Flights\Cross-country], page 22
L.A. Bonotaux, Gliding and soaring at Greenwood Lake [Sites], page 51
Frances Mytton, Daring glider pilot [Literature], pages ,38
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
8th National - Rules and Regulations SSAExecutive [Competitions]
May, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
The Sailplane and Glider [Literature\International; American History], pages ,22
E. Nessler, Distance flight in France [Flights\International; International\France], pages 22,39
ABC Sailplane [Sailplanes\ABC]
A.B. Schultz, Stresses in auto towed glider flight [Launching\Autotow], page 3
H. Groenhoff, Wings over Ellenville [Sites], pages 25,50
C.W. Luebker, Soaring in Chicagoland [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 10
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
Fernandina crash [Safety\Accidents]
News flashes from abroad [International], page 2
News flashes from abroad [Sailplanes\Kirby Kite; Nemere], page 39
Ode to the Swoose
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
SSA Executive news [Competitions]
Cloyd Artman (Obituaries) [Obituaries], page 39
June, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
Sailing and soaring [Sailboats and Sailing]
P. Pierce, Hang and go fly [Sailplanes], pages ,42
New Briegleb utility [Sailplanes\Briegleb BG-2], page 6
T. Bellak, Man made thermals [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], pages 55,5
F.J. Sweet, University of Michigan Glider Club [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], pages 10,55
R.J. Auburn, Building the Sun Spot [Sailplanes\Sun Spot], page 55
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
8th National SSA (Executive news) [Competitions\National]
Snake River crash [Safety\Accidents]
July, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
Eighth Annual National Soaring Contest [Competitions\National]
E.A. Lehecka, Elmira to Richland - 109 1/2 miles in 5 1/2 hours
L.B. Barringer, Silver C pilots at the contest [People\H.N. Wightman; People\A. Dumestre; People\S.W. Smith; People\E. Melhose; People\J.K. O'Meara; People\C.J. Decker; People\J. Pyragius; People\P. Riedel], pages ,,19,5,60,20,52
Bowlus-duPont Utility Gliders and sailplanes at the contest [Sailplanes\Bowlus Baby Albatross], page 6
Gliders and sailplanes at the contest [Sailplanes\ABC; Sailplanes\Rhonbuzzard; Sailplanes\Albatross I; Sailplanes\Bowlus Utility; Sailplanes\Briegleb BG-2; Sailplanes\Buxton Transporter; Sailplanes\Cadet UT-1; Competitions; Sailplanes\Condor; Sailplanes\Franklin; Sailplanes\Goppingen-1 Wolf; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa; Sailplanes\Gross 4-Place; Sailplanes\H-17 Utility; Sailplanes\Kestrel; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-6; Sailplanes\Pruefling; Sailplanes\Rhonsperber; Sailplanes\Ross-Stephens RS-1 Zanonia; Sailplanes\Universal 2-Place; Sailplanes\Zogling], pages ,,,,6,6,7,7,,,22,,,25,25,,,,,,58,61
A.C. Slatter, Gust soaring [Techniques\Dynamic Soaring; Techniques\Ridge Soaring], page 20
New member [People\P. Riedel]
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
SSA Executive news [Competitions]
August, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
Post-contest impressions [Competitions]
Two weeks of soaring [Competitions]
Philip Wills, Concerning altitude [Techniques\Cloud Flying; Techniques\Instrument Flying], pages ,69,28
Foreign news - the Musger MG-9 [Sailplanes\Musger MG-9], page 38
Foreign news - the design of the King Kite [Sailplanes\King Kite]
Prizes and awards [Competitions\Awards; Awards\Competitions], page 4
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
September, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
E.A. Lehecka, Elmira to Richland - 109 1/2 miles in 5 1/2 hours [Competitions\Flights], page 11
L.D. Montgomery, Liquid indicator for vertical speed [Instruments\Variometers], page 28
W. Liddell, Soaring in Northern Ireland [International\Ireland], pages ,33
1937 Midwest soaring contest [Competitions\Local], page 11
News from clubs and members [Safety]
The international soaring contest [Competitions\International; International\Germany]
Foreign news [Sailplanes\Grunau Baby II; International\India], pages 25,28
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
SSA Executive news [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 10
October, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
Soaring in nature [Birds], page 5
Up on the wind - down on the sand [Competitions], page 11
H.C. Ross, Soaring across the Poconos [Competitions\Flights], page 11
H.C. Ross, Designing the Ross-Stephens sailplane [Sailplanes\Ross-Stephens RS-1 Zanonia]
Some notes on the Albatross [Birds], page 6
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
November, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
Soaring over level country [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], page 55
R.A. Bailey, Soaring in Southern California [Competitions\Local], pages 4,11
R.T. Luepke, Arizona possibilities [Sites\Arizona], page 50
W. Setz, The 18th Rhoen soaring contest [Competitions\International; International\Germany], pages 22,50
L.B. Barringer, Wings over Wurtsboro [Competitions\Local], pages 5,11
The Auto-glider [Sailplanes; Instruction]
December, 1937 
(up to table of contents)
A review of 1937 [American History]
W.P. Brown, Hunting thermals by a sea in the desert [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], pages 7,55
W. Blech, 1937 meet on the Wasserkuppe (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [International\Germany]
W. Blech, Minimoa to 13,000 feet [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], pages ,6
Britannia soars, an account of the British national competitions [Competitions\International; International\Great Britain]
C. Jensen, The Jensen two-seater high performance sailplane [Sailplanes\Jensen]
E.G. Haase, From the Wasserkuppe to Stuttgart [International\Germany], pages 22,25
The soaring test pilot flies the Franklin PS-1 utility glider [Sailplanes\Franklin; Test Flying], pages ,22,55
Gliding and soaring clubs and associations in America [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 9
Philip Wills, Dunstable to Dover [International\Great Britain; Hjordis], pages ,60
Philip Wills, Plane Sailing [Movies], page 38
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
Unknown, 1937 (up to table of contents)
No author or title, [People\J. Holsclaw]
Rene Breguet, Design for a glider trophy executed by Ernfred Anderson of Elmira and exhibited by him in the administration building on Harris Hill during the 1937 National Soaring Contest (Covers) [Cover]
First anniversary [Bureau of Air Commerce; Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], pages 7,53
E.G. Hasse, Cross country soaring [Cross-Country Soaring; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], pages ,
The soaring test pilot flies the Wolf intermediate sailplane - II [Sailplanes\Goppingen-1 Wolf; Test Flying], page 55
G. Waters, Soaring sites - I - the Altamount Pass site [Sites\Altamount Pass], page 50
German Research Institute for Sailplanes at Darmstadt, The Habicht aerobatic sailplane [Sailplanes\Habicht], page 25
V. Rastorgoueff, Three world distance records [USSR], page 58
W.R. Enyart, SSA Executive news [Sailplanes], page 23
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
Harris Hill improvements [Sites\Harris Hill], page 51
February, 1938 
(up to table of contents)
Carl Thompson, The Delaware Soaring Society's Waco primary above Bellanca Field near New Castle, Delaware (Covers) [Cover]
Power soarer [Sailplanes], page 23
P. Reidel, Power sailplanes, the next step in soaring [Sailplanes]
No author or title, [Sailplanes\Condor], pages ,23
A.B. Schultz, Soaring sites II - future possibilities of Michigan Sand Dunes [Sites\Michigan, Sand Dunes], page 51
W. Setz, translator, High performance sailplane "FVA 10" [Sailplanes\FVA 10], pages 21,50
The soaring test pilot III - Don Stevens flies the Corcoran sailplane [Sailplanes\Corcoran; People\D. Stevens; Test Flying], pages ,55,55
K.O. Lange, Looking back on the 8th annual national soaring contest [Competitions\National]
A. Dawydoff, Russian record flights [Sailplanes\Mak-12; USSR], pages 19,58
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
March, 1938 
(up to table of contents)
Hans Groenhoff, A utility soaring over Mt. Meenagha, in the Ellenville area, accompanying Art Ramer's article (Covers) [Cover]
M. Schempp, The Goevier two-seater sailplane [Sailplanes\Coevier], page 6
The first national gliding and soaring conference [Conferences and Conventions]
Two days in Washington [Conferences and Conventions]
F. Aggar, Glider degravitation [Launching\Winch], page 60
A.A. Ramer, Ellenville Soaring sites - III [Sites\Ellenville], page 50
A.A. Ramer, Wurtsboro Soaring sites - III [Sites\Wurtsboro]
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
April, 1938 
(up to table of contents)
Al Hoeflich, Dan Sanborn soaring his two-seater Grunau 8 at the Altamount Pass Site of the Northern California Soaring Society (Covers) [Cover]
Soaring and meteorology [Meteorology]
R. Morse, A dream that became a reality [Sailplanes], pages ,38
H.H. Patton, The Carnegie Tech Flying Anvil [Sailplanes\Flying Anvil], page 22
F.C. Barnes, Soaring sites - IV - the Tejon Ranch [Sites\Tejon Ranch], pages ,4
L.B. Barringer, The soaring test pilot - IV [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa; Test Flying], pages 5,,55
The Bowlus Baby Albatross [Sailplanes\Bowlus Baby Albatross], page 6
Reassurance by radio [Instruments\Avionics; Training]
A. Dawydoff, translator, Cloud crashing [USSR; Sailplanes\Kai-4], pages 19,
E. Stevens, My first flight in a hang glider [Hang Gliders], pages 55,
The Asiago GP-2 training sailplane [Sailplanes\Asiago GP-2; International\Italy]
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
May, 1938 
(up to table of contents)
Possibly from the article "Soaring Flight in Nature" by L.J. Lesh, reprinted from Model Airplane News (Covers) [Cover]
Soaring and publicity [Publicity]
L.B. Barringer, Tennessee and Texas, first report of the Texas expedition [Sites\Texas; Sites\Tennessee; Techniques\Thermal], pages 5,55
M. Schempp, The Goevier two-seater sailplane [Sailplanes\Goevier]
R.W. Barrette, Protection for the sailplane owner [Insurance], pages 28,5
L.J. Lesh, Soaring flight in nature [Birds], page 5
D. Hamilton, Soaring sites V - Big Meadows, Virginia [Sites\Big Meadows, Virginia], pages 50,3
L.A. Bonotaux, Washington, pages ,6
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
June, 1938 
(up to table of contents)
Antelo Devereux, Minimoa at the 1937 National Contest, taken with a red filter (Covers) [Cover]
Have we turned the corner? [Flights\Award], page 3
L.B. Barringer, Distance over the plains [Flights\Record; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], page 5
J. Robinson, Medical Aspects of Flight Wave Soaring Altitude over the desert [Flights\Desert; Physiology; Flights\Altitude]
L.B. Barringer, Texas thermals [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa; Sites\Texas; Techniques\Thermal Soaring], pages ,,55
E.R. Southee, Soaring sites VI - Elmira, New York [Sites\Elmira], pages 50,54
July, 1938 
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John Robinson's "Robin" (Covers) [Cover]
9th National - Rules and Regulations This year's contest [Competitions\National]
R.A. Baily, Wild flowers and soaring [Competitions], pages 11,4
J. Robinson, The sailplane "Robin" [Sailplanes\Robin]
L.D. Montgomery, Thermal soaring over flat country near Detroit [Techniques\Thermal], pages 55,38
Sailplane instruments and their arrangement [Instruments], page 28
J. Robinson, Soaring sites VII - Torrey Pines Mesa [Sites\Torrey Pines]
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
Preliminary list of prizes and awards [Competitions\Awards]
August, 1938 
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Stan Corcoran and his "Cinema" (Covers) [Cover]
We are going ahead [Competitions]
The story of the most successful contest: 9th National Distance, altitude, duration [Competitions\National]
Pilots and sailplanes they flew [Competitions]
Standing in contest [Competitions]
New Silver C pilots and their performances [Competitions\Awards]
Prizes and awards [Competitions\Awards]
Rules and regulations 1938-American Open soaring contest [Competitions\National], page 11
September, 1938 
(up to table of contents)
US Navy, A Franklin PS-2, probably at Pensacola, Florida (Covers) [Cover]
Year round trophies [Awards], page 4
R.M. Stanley, Washington test flight [Sailplanes\Ross Ibis; Test Flying], pages ,54,55
H.H. Brown, Gliding and soaring with a light plane [Powered Aircraft], page 7
H.F. Keeler, School construction [Construction\Sailplanes; Training]
J. Buxton, Soaring sites VIII - Palos Verdes Hills [Sites\Palo Verde Hills], pages 51,7
The soaring test pilot flies the Ross Ibis [Sailplanes\Ross Ibis; Test Flying], pages ,55
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
Points award system [Competitions\Awards]
October, 1938 
(up to table of contents)
Hans Groenhoff, (Covers) [Cover]
Smooth sailing [Competitions], page 11
R.M. Stanley, The Stanley sailplane [Sailplanes\Stanley], page 54
an account of the 5th annual glider meet of the Associated Gliding Clubs of New Jersey, Fifth and finest [Competitions\Local], page 11
Schley Glider Field Soaring sites IX - Schley Glider Field. [Sites\Schley], page 51
The Darmstadt 30 [Sailplanes\Darmstadt 30]
Statistics of the 1938 American Open soaring contest [Competitions\National], page 99
November, 1938 
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A.F. Hoeflich, (Covers) [Cover]
State records [Records]
P.A. Schweizer, The Schweizer two-place all-purpose sailplane [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 2-8], pages ,58
H.C. Ross, 7000 feet in a secondary glider [Sailplanes\Ross-Stephens RS-1 Zanonia]
The Polish sailplane "Komar Bis" [Sailplanes\Komar Bis], page 2
New German sailplanes [Sailplanes\Berlin B-6; Sailplanes\Chemnitz C-11; Sailplanes\Condor II; Sailplanes\Horten III], pages 5,9
December, 1938 
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A.F. Hoeflich, (Covers) [Cover]
A review of 1938 [American History]
L.B. Barringer, White Mountain winds [Sites\White Mountain], page 5
J.W. Laister, The Laister sailplane [Sailplanes\Laister], page 31
J. Buxton, Moonlight soaring [Techniques\Night], pages 7,39
The "E-3" two-seater high-performance sailplane [Sailplanes\E-3], page 20
The soaring test pilot flies the "Komar Bis" [Sailplanes\Komar Bis; Test Flying], pages 2,55
White Mountain: Soaring sites - X [Sites\White Mountain Airport]
Gliding and soaring clubs and associations in America [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 9
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
Soaring schools [Training]
C.M. Wood, Soaring in Poland [Poland]
The Reiher high performance sailplane [Sailplanes\Reiher]
T. Bellak, Some notes on airplane towing of sailplanes [Launching\Airplane Towing], pages 1,5
J.M. Uritis, The selection of optimum aspect ratio and a direct method of calculating the performance for a sailplane [Performance\Calculations], pages ,58
D. Sanborn, Clouds over Diablo [Techniques\Cloud Flying], page 9
A.F. Hoeflich, Mount Diablo, California Soaring sites - XI [Sites\Mount Diablo], page 51
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
February, 1939 
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20,000 pilots a year [Military; Training]
S.F. Smith, Gliding in France [France], page 22
B.P. Cooper, Test report [Test Flying], page 55
A new British sailplane, the "Viking", from Sailplane [Sailplanes\Viking], page 58
A.J. Carson, Kite soaring to gain altitude [Techniques\Dynamic Soaring], page 20
A Kranich for high altitude, from Flugsport [Sailplanes\Kranich], page 2
The AFH-4, high performance sailplane, from Flugsport [Sailplanes\AFH-4]
G.E. Davidson, Steptoe Butte Soaring sites - XII [Sites\Steptoe Butte], page 51
J.K. Litell, Three days at Torrey Pines [Competitions; Sites\Torrey Pines], pages 11,33
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America]
March, 1939 
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A.L. Lawrence, The good cause [American History]
H. Knoffle, Dismantling a sailplane at 16,400 feet altitude [Germany; Safety], pages 2,22
The Kolibri high performance sailplane [Sailplanes\Kolibri], page 2
A.L. Lawrence, 10th National - Rules and. Regulations Review of the SSA annual meeting [Competitions\Rules; Competitions\National]
A.L. Lawrence, Review of the SSA annual meeting [Soaring Society of America\Meetings; Training], pages ,53
Robert T. Luepke, Possible sites in Arizona, Soaring sites - XIII [Sites\Arizona], page 50
S.W. Smith, The Smith two-seater "City of Utica" [Sailplanes\City of Utica], pages 9,52
The Schwalbe II high performance sailplane [Sailplanes\Schwable II]
April, 1939 
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H.N. Wightman, Our national program [American History], page 60
H. Montgomery, Triangle gliderport [Sites], page 38
G. Scheurer, Auto tow or winch for primary glider training? [Training; Launching\Winch Towing; Launching\Autotow], pages 60,3,6
A bid for recognition [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 9
D.R. Zuck, Higher cruising speeds [Performance\Calculations], pages ,61
Contest progress report preparations under way [Competitions]
May, 1939 
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Can we become self-supporting? [Soaring Society of America], page 53
The Southern California meet [Competitions\Local], page 11
P. Riedel, translator, The Olympic sailplane [Sailplanes\Olympic]
G. Downs, How does gliding experience affect power instruction? [Training], page 19
The third South African annual gliding rally, from Gliding [South Africa], page 54
J.L. Barton, The Stephensburg site XIV [Sites\Stephensburg], pages ,5
The Fox cloud-base predictor, from Sailplane [Instruments], page 28
The tenth annual national soaring contest [Competitions\National]
Licensing of foreign ships [Licenses\Sailplane]
June, 1939 
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What use is it? [Training]
Texas takes the spotlight [Competitions\Local], page 11
Preparations for Elmira [Competitions]
A.L. Lawrence, How they stay up [Training]
International aerobatic meet [Competitions\Aerobatics; Aerobatics]
J. Robinson, Flights Desert thermals [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], page 55
M. Schempp, Two-seater utility sailplane [Sailplanes\Goevier]
W.G. Briegleb, The Briegleb utility BG-6 [Sailplanes\Briegleb BG-6], page 6
July, 1939 
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Government training [Training]
The decennial celebration [Competitions]
The CAA soaring training program [Civil Aeronautic Authority; Training], page 9
The southwestern soaring contest [Competitions\Local], page 11
Training [Training]
Club operation [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 10
J. Buxton, Home construction [Construction], page 7
D. Essery, The soaring test pilot flies the Baby Albatross [Sailplanes\Baby Albatross; Test Flying], pages 4,55
J. Kendricks, The MIT sailplane [Sailplanes\MIT]
The Lawrence sailplane
August, 1939 
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The Chicagoland glider port in Glen Ellyn [Sites\Glen Ellyn], page 51
A.L. Lawrence, 10th National The best one yet [Competitions\National]
Government training [Training]
U. Fischer, July 4th cloud flight [Techniques\Cloud Flying], pages 9,21
P. Riedel, Across the Continental Divide [Cross-Country Soaring]
American Open soaring meet [Competitions\National], page 11
The Eastern states meet [Competitions\Local], page 11
R.M. Stanley, Soaring to the ice level [Techniques\Cloud Flying], page 9
Glider port in Glen Ellyn [Sites\Glen Ellyn], page 51
September, 1939 
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Contributions by members [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], page 52
The American Open soaring meet [Competitions\Local], page 11
The Eastern states meet [Competitions\Local], page 11
W.P. Brown, 280 mile goal flight [Competitions\Flights], page 11
R.A. Hall, State Soaring comes to the Southeast [Records\Flights], pages ,25
R.M. Stanley, A critique of "Nomad" [Sailplanes\Nomad], pages 54,39
E. Zook, Vacation glider camp [Training], pages ,61
S. Freeman, The Wings Club winch [Launching\Winches; Construction\Winches], pages ,22
A. Dawydoff, Benny in Gliderland [Literature], pages ,19
Statistics of the 10th annual National soaring contest [Competitions\National]
October, 1939 
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Club news [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], page 52
V.M. Saudek, Contest results - American Open, Eastern states [Competitions\Local], pages 6,11
R.A. Hall, More soaring in the Southeast [Techniques\Cloud Flying; Techniques\Thermal Soaring], pages 9,25,55
The 20th Rhoen contest, from Flugsport [Germany]
V.M. Saudek, Barographs for the one that got away [Instruments\Barographs], pages 28,6
R.M. Stanley, Soaring on instruments [Techniques\Instrument Flying], pages 28,54
R.F. Blaine, Accident Reports Accident report [Safety\Accidents]
November, 1939 
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Winter soaring [Winter Soaring], page 60
L.B. Barringer, Hudson Valley fall meet [Competitions\Local], pages 5,11
J. Robinson, Exploring a desert thunderstorm [Techniques\Cloud Flying], page 9
L.D. Montgomery, Front soaring from Sleeping Bear [Meterology\Fronts; Sites\Sleeping Bear], pages 22,51,38
Static testing [Construction\Sailplanes]
A.B. Schultz, A logical answer to the downwind turn [Techniques\Dynamic Soaring], page 20
R.M. Stanley, Soaring on instruments [Techniques\Instrument Flying], pages 28,54
December, 1939 
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Where is my December Soaring? [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], page 53
R.J. Auburn, November contests - Snowbird [Competitions\Local], page 11
R.F. Blaine, November contests - third Chicagoland [Competitions\Local], pages 6,11
W.P. Brown, Ocean thermals [Techiniques\Thermal], pages 55,7
P. Nissen, Enthusiasm and experience [Safety], page 39
J.K. Litell, From the back seat [Techiniques\Thermal], page 55
M. Raspet, Thermal sniffers [Instruments; Thermal Detection Systems], pages 28,,55
J. Buxton, Foolproof aileron check [Sailplanes\Construction], page 7
Election of Directors - information and voting instructions [Soaring Society of America\Directors], page 53
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