Soaring Magazine Index for 1938 organized by Subject and Author

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Department, Columns, or Sections of the magazine are indicated within parentheses '( )'.
Subject, and sub-subject, are indicated within square brackets '[ ]'.
A, B, D, E, G, H, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, W, None
Aggar, F.
Glider degravitation [Launching\Winch], March, page 4

B     (up to table of contents)

American History
Gliding and soaring clubs and associations in America, December, page 9
American History
Awards
A review of 1938, December, page 1
Awards
Year round trophies, September, page 1

B     (up to table of contents)
Baily, R.A.
Wild flowers and soaring [Competitions], July, page 2
Barnes, F.C.
Soaring sites - IV - the Tejon Ranch [Sites\Tejon Ranch], April, page 4
Barrette, R.W.
Protection for the sailplane owner [Insurance], May, page 5
Barringer, L.B.
The soaring test pilot - IV [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa; Test Flying], April, page 6
Tennessee and Texas, first report of the Texas expedition [Sites\Texas; Sites\Tennessee; Techniques\Thermal], May, page 2
Distance over the plains [Flights\Record; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], June, page 2
Texas thermals [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa; Sites\Texas; Techniques\Thermal Soaring], June, page 6
White Mountain winds [Sites\White Mountain], December, page 2
Bonotaux, L.A.
Washington, May, page 12
Breguet, Rene
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], January, cover
Brown, H.H.
Gliding and soaring with a light plane [Powered Aircraft], September, page 3
Buxton, J.
Soaring sites VIII - Palos Verdes Hills [Sites\Palo Verde Hills], September, page 6
Moonlight soaring [Techniques\Night], December, page 5

D     (up to table of contents)

Bureau of Air Commerce
L.J. Lesh, Soaring flight in nature, May, page 6
Bureau of Air Commerce
First anniversary, January, page 1

C     (up to table of contents)
Competitions
R.A. Baily, Wild flowers and soaring, July, page 2
We are going ahead, August, page 1
Pilots and sailplanes they flew, August, page 8
Standing in contest, August, page 8
Smooth sailing, October, page 2
Preliminary list of prizes and awards, July, page 12
New Silver C pilots and their performances, August, page 9
Prizes and awards, August, page 9
Points award system, September, page 99
an account of the 5th annual glider meet of the Associated Gliding Clubs of New Jersey, Fifth and finest, October, page 8
K.O. Lange, Looking back on the 8th annual national soaring contest, February, page 8
9th National - Rules and Regulations This year's contest, July, page 1
The story of the most successful contest: 9th National Distance, altitude, duration, August, page 2
Rules and regulations 1938-American Open soaring contest, August, page 12
Statistics of the 1938 American Open soaring contest, October
Construction
The first national gliding and soaring conference, March, page 1
Two days in Washington, March, page 2
Construction
H.F. Keeler, School construction, September, pages 4,
Cover
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, January, cover
Carl Thompson, The Delaware Soaring Society's Waco primary above Bellanca Field near New Castle, Delaware, February, cover
Hans Groenhoff, A utility soaring over Mt. Meenagha, in the Ellenville area, accompanying Art Ramer's article, March, cover
Al Hoeflich, Dan Sanborn soaring his two-seater Grunau 8 at the Altamount Pass Site of the Northern California Soaring Society, April, cover
Possibly from the article "Soaring Flight in Nature" by L.J. Lesh, reprinted from Model Airplane News, May, cover
Antelo Devereux, Minimoa at the 1937 National Contest, taken with a red filter, June, cover
John Robinson's "Robin", July, cover
Stan Corcoran and his "Cinema", August, cover
US Navy, A Franklin PS-2, probably at Pensacola, Florida, September, cover
Hans Groenhoff, October, cover
A.F. Hoeflich, November, cover
A.F. Hoeflich, December, cover
Cross-Country Soaring
E.G. Hasse, Cross country soaring, January, page 2

F     (up to table of contents)
Dawydoff, A.
Russian record flights [Sailplanes\Mak-12; USSR], February, page 10
Dawydoff, A., translator
Cloud crashing [USSR; Sailplanes\Kai-4], April, page 9
Devereux, Antelo
Minimoa at the 1937 National Contest, taken with a red filter (Covers) [Cover], June, cover
Enyart, W.R.
SSA Executive news [Sailplanes], January, page 12

G     (up to table of contents)

Flights
J. Robinson, Medical Aspects of Flight Wave Soaring Altitude over the desert, June, page 5
Have we turned the corner?, June, page 1
J. Robinson, Medical Aspects of Flight Wave Soaring Altitude over the desert, June, page 5
L.B. Barringer, Distance over the plains, June, page 2
German Research Institute for Sailplanes at Darmstadt
The Habicht aerobatic sailplane [Sailplanes\Habicht], January, page 6
Groenhoff, Hans
A utility soaring over Mt. Meenagha, in the Ellenville area, accompanying Art Ramer's article (Covers) [Cover], March, cover
(Covers) [Cover], October, cover
Hamilton, D.
Soaring sites V - Big Meadows, Virginia [Sites\Big Meadows, Virginia], May, page 8
Hasse, E.G.
Cross country soaring [Cross-Country Soaring; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], January, page 2
Hoeflich, A.F.
(Covers) [Cover], November, cover
(Covers) [Cover], December, cover
Hang Gliders
E. Stevens, My first flight in a hang glider, April, page 10

I     (up to table of contents)
Hoeflich, Al
Dan Sanborn soaring his two-seater Grunau 8 at the Altamount Pass Site of the Northern California Soaring Society (Covers) [Cover], April, cover
Instruments
Sailplane instruments and their arrangement, July, page 6
Reassurance by radio, April, page 8
International
R.W. Barrette, Protection for the sailplane owner, May, page 5
International
The Asiago GP-2 training sailplane, April, page 12
Keeler, H.F.
School construction [Construction\Sailplanes; Training], September, pages 4,

L     (up to table of contents)

Laister, J.W.
The Laister sailplane [Sailplanes\Laister], December, page 4
Lange, K.O.
Looking back on the 8th annual national soaring contest [Competitions\National], February, page 8
Lesh, L.J.
Soaring flight in nature [Birds], May, page 6

M     (up to table of contents)

Launching
F. Aggar, Glider degravitation, March, page 4
Meteorology
Soaring and meteorology, April, page 1

P     (up to table of contents)
Montgomery, L.D.
Thermal soaring over flat country near Detroit [Techniques\Thermal], July, page 5
Morse, R.
A dream that became a reality [Sailplanes], April, page 2

P     (up to table of contents)

No subject
L.A. Bonotaux, Washington, May, page 12
Patton, H.H.
The Carnegie Tech Flying Anvil [Sailplanes\Flying Anvil], April, page 3

R     (up to table of contents)

People
The soaring test pilot III - Don Stevens flies the Corcoran sailplane, February, page 7
Powered Aircraft
J. Robinson, Medical Aspects of Flight Wave Soaring Altitude over the desert, June, page 5
Powered Aircraft
Publicity
H.H. Brown, Gliding and soaring with a light plane, September, page 3
Publicity
Soaring and publicity, May, page 1

R     (up to table of contents)
Ramer, A.A.
Ellenville Soaring sites - III [Sites\Ellenville], March, page 6
Wurtsboro Soaring sites - III [Sites\Wurtsboro], March, page 6
Rastorgoueff, V.
Three world distance records [USSR], January, page 11
Reidel, P.
Power sailplanes, the next step in soaring [Sailplanes], February, page 2
Robinson, J.B. (a.k.a. J. Robinson)
Medical Aspects of Flight Wave Soaring Altitude over the desert [Flights\Desert; Physiology; Flights\Altitude], June, page 5
The sailplane "Robin" [Sailplanes\Robin], July, page 4
Soaring sites VII - Torrey Pines Mesa [Sites\Torrey Pines], July, page 8
Ross, H.C.
7000 feet in a secondary glider [Sailplanes\Ross-Stephens RS-1 Zanonia], November, page 6

S     (up to table of contents)

Records
State records, November, page 1

S     (up to table of contents)
Sailplanes
W.R. Enyart, SSA Executive news, January, page 12
Power soarer, February, page 1
P. Reidel, Power sailplanes, the next step in soaring, February, page 2
R. Morse, A dream that became a reality, April, page 2
The Asiago GP-2 training sailplane, April, page 12
New German sailplanes, November, page 8
The Bowlus Baby Albatross, April, page 7
New German sailplanes, November, page 8
M. Schempp, The Goevier two-seater sailplane, March, page 1
February, page 2
New German sailplanes, November, page 8
The soaring test pilot III - Don Stevens flies the Corcoran sailplane, February, page 7
The Darmstadt 30, October, page 10
The "E-3" two-seater high-performance sailplane, December, page 6
H.H. Patton, The Carnegie Tech Flying Anvil, April, page 3
W. Setz, translator, High performance sailplane "FVA 10", February, page 6
M. Schempp, The Goevier two-seater sailplane, May, page 4
The soaring test pilot flies the Wolf intermediate sailplane - II, January, page 3
E.G. Hasse, Cross country soaring, January, page 2
L.B. Barringer, The soaring test pilot - IV, April, page 6
L.B. Barringer, Distance over the plains, June, page 2
L.B. Barringer, Texas thermals, June, page 6
German Research Institute for Sailplanes at Darmstadt, The Habicht aerobatic sailplane, January, page 6
New German sailplanes, November, page 8
A. Dawydoff, translator, Cloud crashing, April, page 9
The Polish sailplane "Komar Bis", November, page 7
The soaring test pilot flies the "Komar Bis", December, page 7
J.W. Laister, The Laister sailplane, December, page 4
A. Dawydoff, Russian record flights, February, page 10
J. Robinson, The sailplane "Robin", July, page 4
R.M. Stanley, Washington test flight, September, page 2
The soaring test pilot flies the Ross Ibis, September, page 8
H.C. Ross, 7000 feet in a secondary glider, November, page 6
P.A. Schweizer, The Schweizer two-place all-purpose sailplane, November, page 4
R.M. Stanley, The Stanley sailplane, October, page 6
Schempp, M.
The Goevier two-seater sailplane [Sailplanes\Coevier], March, page 1
The Goevier two-seater sailplane [Sailplanes\Goevier], May, page 4
Schultz, A.B.
Soaring sites II - future possibilities of Michigan Sand Dunes [Sites\Michigan, Sand Dunes], February, page 4
Schweizer, Paul A. (a.k.a. Paul Schweizer, P.A. Schweizer)
The Schweizer two-place all-purpose sailplane [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 2-8], November, page 4
Setz, W., translator
High performance sailplane "FVA 10" [Sailplanes\FVA 10], February, page 6
Southee, E.R.
Soaring sites VI - Elmira, New York [Sites\Elmira], June, page 8
Stanley, R.M.
Washington test flight [Sailplanes\Ross Ibis; Test Flying], September, page 2
The Stanley sailplane [Sailplanes\Stanley], October, page 6
Stevens, E.
My first flight in a hang glider [Hang Gliders], April, page 10

T     (up to table of contents)

Sites
G. Waters, Soaring sites - I - the Altamount Pass site, January, page 4
D. Hamilton, Soaring sites V - Big Meadows, Virginia, May, page 8
A.A. Ramer, Ellenville Soaring sites - III, March, page 6
E.R. Southee, Soaring sites VI - Elmira, New York, June, page 8
Harris Hill improvements, January, page 12
A.B. Schultz, Soaring sites II - future possibilities of Michigan Sand Dunes, February, page 4
J. Buxton, Soaring sites VIII - Palos Verdes Hills, September, page 6
Schley Glider Field Soaring sites IX - Schley Glider Field., October, page 9
F.C. Barnes, Soaring sites - IV - the Tejon Ranch, April, page 4
L.B. Barringer, Tennessee and Texas, first report of the Texas expedition, May, page 2
L.B. Barringer, Tennessee and Texas, first report of the Texas expedition, May, page 2
L.B. Barringer, Texas thermals, June, page 6
J. Robinson, Soaring sites VII - Torrey Pines Mesa, July, page 8
L.B. Barringer, White Mountain winds, December, page 2
White Mountain: Soaring sites - X, December, page 8
A.A. Ramer, Wurtsboro Soaring sites - III, March, page 6
Soaring Society of America
January, page 12
February, page 12
March, page 12
April, page 13
May, page 12
July, page 12
September, page 13
December, page 13
First anniversary, January, page 1
Techniques
J. Buxton, Moonlight soaring, December, page 5
L.B. Barringer, Tennessee and Texas, first report of the Texas expedition, May, page 2
L.D. Montgomery, Thermal soaring over flat country near Detroit, July, page 5
L.B. Barringer, Texas thermals, June, page 6
Thompson, Carl
The Delaware Soaring Society's Waco primary above Bellanca Field near New Castle, Delaware (Covers) [Cover], February, cover
Training
The soaring test pilot flies the Wolf intermediate sailplane - II, January, page 3
The soaring test pilot III - Don Stevens flies the Corcoran sailplane, February, page 7
L.B. Barringer, The soaring test pilot - IV, April, page 6
R.M. Stanley, Washington test flight, September, page 2
The soaring test pilot flies the Ross Ibis, September, page 8
The soaring test pilot flies the "Komar Bis", December, page 7
Training
Reassurance by radio, April, page 8
H.F. Keeler, School construction, September, pages 4,

U     (up to table of contents)
US Navy
A Franklin PS-2, probably at Pensacola, Florida (Covers) [Cover], September, cover
USSR
V. Rastorgoueff, Three world distance records, January, page 11
A. Dawydoff, Russian record flights, February, page 10
A. Dawydoff, translator, Cloud crashing, April, page 9

None     (up to table of contents)
Waters, G.
Soaring sites - I - the Altamount Pass site [Sites\Altamount Pass], January, page 4

None     (up to table of contents)

First anniversary [Bureau of Air Commerce; Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], January, page 1
The soaring test pilot flies the Wolf intermediate sailplane - II [Sailplanes\Goppingen-1 Wolf; Test Flying], January, page 3
[Soaring Society of America]January, page 12
Harris Hill improvements [Sites\Harris Hill], January, page 12
Power soarer [Sailplanes], February, page 1
[Sailplanes\Condor]February, page 2
The soaring test pilot III - Don Stevens flies the Corcoran sailplane [Sailplanes\Corcoran; People\D. Stevens; Test Flying], February, page 7
[Soaring Society of America]February, page 12
The first national gliding and soaring conference [Conferences and Conventions], March, page 1
Two days in Washington [Conferences and Conventions], March, page 2
[Soaring Society of America]March, page 12
Soaring and meteorology [Meteorology], April, page 1
The Bowlus Baby Albatross [Sailplanes\Bowlus Baby Albatross], April, page 7
Reassurance by radio [Instruments\Avionics; Training], April, page 8
The Asiago GP-2 training sailplane [Sailplanes\Asiago GP-2; International\Italy], April, page 12
[Soaring Society of America]April, page 13
Possibly from the article "Soaring Flight in Nature" by L.J. Lesh, reprinted from Model Airplane News (Covers) [Cover], May, cover
Soaring and publicity [Publicity], May, page 1
[Soaring Society of America]May, page 12
Have we turned the corner? [Flights\Award], June, page 1
John Robinson's "Robin" (Covers) [Cover], July, cover
9th National - Rules and Regulations This year's contest [Competitions\National], July, page 1
Sailplane instruments and their arrangement [Instruments], July, page 6
(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], July, page 12
Preliminary list of prizes and awards [Competitions\Awards], July, page 12
Stan Corcoran and his "Cinema" (Covers) [Cover], August, cover
We are going ahead [Competitions], August, page 1
The story of the most successful contest: 9th National Distance, altitude, duration [Competitions\National], August, page 2
Pilots and sailplanes they flew [Competitions], August, page 8
Standing in contest [Competitions], August, page 8
New Silver C pilots and their performances [Competitions\Awards], August, page 9
Prizes and awards [Competitions\Awards], August, page 9
Rules and regulations 1938-American Open soaring contest [Competitions\National], August, page 12
Year round trophies [Awards], September, page 1
The soaring test pilot flies the Ross Ibis [Sailplanes\Ross Ibis; Test Flying], September, page 8
(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], September, page 13
Points award system [Competitions\Awards], September, page 99
Smooth sailing [Competitions], October, page 2
an account of the 5th annual glider meet of the Associated Gliding Clubs of New Jersey, Fifth and finest [Competitions\Local], October, page 8
Schley Glider Field Soaring sites IX - Schley Glider Field. [Sites\Schley], October, page 9
The Darmstadt 30 [Sailplanes\Darmstadt 30], October, page 10
Statistics of the 1938 American Open soaring contest [Competitions\National], October
State records [Records], November, page 1
The Polish sailplane "Komar Bis" [Sailplanes\Komar Bis], November, page 7
New German sailplanes [Sailplanes\Berlin B-6; Sailplanes\Chemnitz C-11; Sailplanes\Condor II; Sailplanes\Horten III], November, page 8
A review of 1938 [American History], December, page 1
The "E-3" two-seater high-performance sailplane [Sailplanes\E-3], December, page 6
The soaring test pilot flies the "Komar Bis" [Sailplanes\Komar Bis; Test Flying], December, page 7
White Mountain: Soaring sites - X [Sites\White Mountain Airport], December, page 8
Gliding and soaring clubs and associations in America [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], December, page 9
(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], December, page 13

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