Soaring Magazine Index for 1962 organized by issue
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January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
1962
January 
Henry M. Dittmer, Bob Brown on tow during 1961 Nationals in his Rebel made from Jenny-Mae and Prue 215 (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Rebel]
New Aviation Dictionary Available [Literature], page i
1961 German Nationals [Competitions], page 1
1962 Nationals Site Undecided [Competitions], page 1
Two more life members [Soaring Society of America], page 1
Robert Lee Moore, Schweizer 2-22C over Richland, Washington (photo) [Sailplanes\Schweizer 2-22C], page 2
R.L. Moore, Lease a sailplane! [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 3
R.H. Johnson, Notes on the development progress of the sailplane Adastra (Feature Article) [Design], page 4
Slingsby T.49 Flies [Sailplanes\Slingsby T.49], page 5
Tissandier Diplomas for 1960 [Awards], page 5
D. Reynolds, Gold C altitude [Awards\Flights], page 6
P.F. Bikle, Where No Birds Fly, by Philip Wills (Book Reviews) [Literature], page 7
B.H. Carmichael, Possibility for a one foot per second sinking speed (Feature Article) [Aerodynamics], page 8
Man-powered Gliders Man-powered aircraft flies in England [Human Powered Flight], page 12
H. Schmidt, Triangular Diamond goal flight [Awards\Flights], page 13
W.S. Ivans, Jr., Report on CVSM meeting [FAI], page 14
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 15
W.E. (Tony) Doherty, Jr., Schweizer dealers' meeting [Manufacturers], page 16
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 17
D. King, ed., (Canadian News) [Canada], page 18
J.M. Robertson, Safety first The Gray Hair Department [Safety], page 19
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature], page 19
New SSA Chapter [Soaring Society of America], page 19
SSA Directors to Meet [Soaring Society of America], page 20
I.V. Voigt, A Fine Example Set (Letters) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 21
J. Marske, Flying Wing correction (Letters) [Correction; Flying Wing], page 21
M. Buswell, Cost of Physicals (Letters) [Medical], page 21
R. Miller, Our Energy (Letters) [Energy], page 21
R. Woods, News fom Down Under (Letters) [Australia], page 21
Herr is new SSA State Governor for E. PA. [Soaring Society of America], page 21
February 
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Charles M. Fielder, Cherokee II built and being flown by Stan Hall (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Cherokee II]
El Mirage to be Site of 1962 Nationals [Competitions], page i
New Qualifications set for British Nationals [Competitions], page i
SSA Election Results [Soaring Society of America], page 3
Leslie Benis, Paul Bikle flying Prue Standard (photo) [Sailplanes\Prue Standard], page 4
J.C. Lincoln, The retrieve [Crewing; Literature], page 5
Holli Nelson, Alfred Wilbur congratulated by instructor Walter Cannon on first solo (photo) [Youth; CAP], page 9
Washington State Soaring Records [Records], page 9
R.H. Fisher, Goal flight - east coast [Cross-Country Soaring], page 10
J-A 1950 Soaring Found [Magazine], page 15
SSA Membership Flow Chart [Soaring Society of America], page 15
Sailplane Census Again [Sailplanes], page 15
Tow hitch program moving again [Trailers], page 15
R.H. Parker, The sailplane T-Bird, its design philosophy (Feature Article) [T-Bird], page 16
9th OSTIV Congress Call for Technical Papers [OSTIV], page 19
Glider Instructor Courses [Training], page 19
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 20
D.S. May, Subscriptions for Schools (Letters) [Magazine; Schools], page 22
G. Deibert, Reason for No Bishop Bid (Letters) [Competitions], page 22
G. Thomson, PZL Instruments (Letters) [Instruments], page 22
H.L. Kirkpatrick, Opposed to Physicals (Letters) [Medical], page 22
P. Page, Birds Soar in Wave (Letters) [Birds; Techniques\Wave], page 22
T.J. Winkler, News from Hawaii (Letters) [Hawaii], page 22
D. King, ed., (Canadian News) [Canada], page 23
Minus 1, Plus 2 Chapters [Soaring Society of America], page 23
Changes in Marking Regulations [Regulations], page 24
First BG-12 Distributor [Sailplanes\Distributors], page 24
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Badges], page 24
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 24
March 
(up to table of contents)
Alex Aldott, Neal Ridenour in the Schleicher K-7 sailplane (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schleicher K-7]
FAA Releases Publication on Amateur-Built Craft [Regulations], page i
New Feminine Records [Records], page i
New Goal and Return Record Claimed [Records], page i
1962 Directory Scheduled [Soaring Society of America], page 2
Nationals Notes [Competitions], page 2
FAA Schedules 8 General AVIA. Reg. Conferences [Regulations], page 3
Leslie Benis, Prue 215 sailplane owned and flown by Harold D. Hutchinson (photo) [Sailplanes\Prue 215], page 4
R.E. Schreder, ed., Going for distance [Cross-Country Soaring], page 5
B.W. Mozer, Horace Greeley was wrong (Feature Article) [Awards\Flights], page 6
M.S. Griffith, Federal Aviation Agency and the sailplane pilot [Federal Aviation Agency; Licenses\Pilot], page 8
High-Powered Radio [Equipment\Radios], page 10
Licensing Foreign Sailplanes in the U.S. [Regulations], page 10
P.F. Bikle, Class III medical certificates [Federal Aviation Agency], page 11
FAA Publishes Glider Criteria Handbook [Regulations], page 11
R.T. Allemann, Notes on the dilemma of deviation from course line (Feature Article) [Cross-Country Soaring], page 12
Replica airplane tested as glider [Test Flying], page 14
D. King, ed., Canadian News (Canadian News) [Canada], page 15
A.A. Backstrom, A different approach to high performance [Aerodynamics], page 16
SSA directors' meeting [Soaring Society of America], page 18
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 19
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 20
D.M. Ashford, Performance Measurement by Decelerating Level Method (Letters) [Aerodynamics], page 22
J.L. Brown, Radio Frequence Stability (Letters) [Radios], page 22
L.C. Yund, Kitten in the Kit (Letters) [Kitten], page 22
S.M. Hall, Request for Construction Details (Letters) [Construction], page 22
J.P. Elliot, Jr., C Badge Flight [Awards\Flights], page 23
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature], page 23
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Badges], page 24
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 24
April 
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Henry M. Dittmer, John Randall on final approach in his Schleicher Ka-6Cr (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schleicher Ka-6CR]
Agenda for 8 FAA Regional Conferences [Federal Aviation Administration], page i
New Book [Literature], page i
V.M. Saudek, Nationals notes [Competitions], page 2
Another Photo Contest [Photography; Soaring Society of America], page 3
Technical Papers for the 9th OSTIV Congress [OSTIV], page 3
Rose Marie Licher, L-K flying at Torrey Pines (photo) [Sailplanes\L-K], page 4
F. Robbins and J. Parker, 1962 Torrey Pines meet (Feature Article) [Competitions], page 5
R.E. Schreder, The HP-11 (Feature Article) [Sailplanes\HP-11], page 6
G.M. Wilburn, Silver C altitude flight description (Feature Article) [Awards\Flights], page 7
Know your directors [Soaring Society of America\Directors; People\Joseph G. Anthony; People\Joseph M. Robertson; People\Sterling V. Starr], page 8
W.H. Coverdale, Jr., SSA's future [Soaring Society of America], page 9
P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. report (Feature Article) [Commercial Operations; Manufacturers; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32], page 10
Free Oxygen Tubing [Equipment], page 13
S.V. Starr, Possible performance improvements for 1-23 series sailplanes (Feature Article) [Aerodynamics; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-23; Performance Calculations], page 14
W.M. Barnes, Jr., What a day!, from The Thermal [First flights], page 17
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 18
Membership SubCommittee Openings Available [Soaring Society of America], page 19
One More SSA Chapter [Soaring Society of America\Chapters], page 19
School News thermal-G-Ranch Gliderport [Commercial Operations], page 19
R.E. Schreder, ed., Going for distance [Cross-Country Soaring; People\Paul Schweizer; People\Bill Ivans], page 20
D. King, ed., (Canadian News) [Canada], page 21
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature], page 21
C. Sunderland, LO-150 Coincidence (Letters) [Sailplanes\LO-150], page 22
Capt F.R. Grafton, If you wear a gliding badge (Letters) [Badges], page 22
R.L. Moore, Remembering SSA (Letters) [Soaring Society of America; Bequest], page 22
S. Hall, New Zealand Cherokee Saga (Letters) [New Zealand; Sailplanes\Cherokee], page 22
NAA Beckons [National Aeronautic Association], page 23
New Youth Book [Literature], page 23
SSA Recommendation on Commercials Insructing [Soaring Society of America; Instruction], page 23
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Badges], page 24
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 25
May 
(up to table of contents)
Ross A. Taylor, Jr., Briebleb BG-12 built from kit by Winston Smith landing at Chillicothe (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Briegleb BG-12]
Addresses Needed [Soaring Society of America], page i
Dates Set for 1963 World Soaring Championships [Competitions], page i
Long soaring Flights [Flights], page i
L.M. Licher, Postage Rates [Regulations], page 2
5 Diamond Altitudes Earned at Tehachapi [Badges], page 2
ASH Chapter 6 Delayed [Literature], page 2
New Committee Chairman [Soaring Society of America], page 3
John D. Ryan, "Four Champions" Richard E. Schreder flying HP-8 and A. J. Smith flying Wolf Hirth LO-150 (photo) [Sailplanes\Schreder\HP-8; People\Wolf Hirth LO-150], page 4
J.M. Robertson, The A, B and C of soaring [Training], page 5
Nationals Notes [Competitions], page 5
G. Asdel, First gold distance San Francisco Bay area (Feature Article) [Awards\Flights], page 6
Kuettner Named as Saturn-Apollo Manager [People\Joachim P. Kuettner], page 7
Sailplane Census Again [Soaring Society of America; Sailplanes], page 7
T.E. Sharp, The problem of sailplane radios (Feature Article) [Radio], page 8
F.X. Wortmann, Concerning an improvement of the 63-618 airfoil (Feature Article) [Aerodynamics], page 10
Another Photo Contest [Photography], page 10
R.B. Smith, Selection and layout of sailplane instruments [Instruments], page 11
E.D. McClanahan, Diamond holiday at Pincher Creek [People\D.S. May; Canada; Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 12
In Memoriam A.H. "Hal" Cronkhite [Obituaries], page 13
R.E. Schreder, ed., Going for distance [Cross-Country Soaring; People\Dick Johnson; People\Graham Thomson; People\Rudy Alleman], page 14
S.V. Starr, Rules and Regulations Changes in rules for the 1962 nationals [Competitions], page 15
Know your directors, T. Page [Soaring Society of America\Directors; People\T. Page; People\Leslie Arnold; People\Ralph S. Barnaby], page 16
L.P. Hunter, Gold altitude wave flight [Awards\Flights; Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 17
New Feminine Record [Records], page 17
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 18
D. King, ed., (Canadian News) [Canada], page 20
In Memoriam Konstantin J. Hanitzsch [Obituaries], page 21
A.C. Bemis, Stirrings in Vermont (Letters) [Sailplanes\Schweizer 1-7; Sites\Waitsfield], page 22
R. Allemann, Hawk Soaring in Wave (Letters) [Birds; Techniques\Wave], page 22
Rene Comte, Comte May Bring ELFE PM3 to U.S. Nationals (Letters) [Sailplanes\Elfe PM3; People\Rene Comte], page 22
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature], page 22
Notes on the Coming 2nd Eastern Open Soaring Championships [Competitions], page 23
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Badges], page 24
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 24
June 
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Sandor (Alex) Aldott, Alvin H. Parker in his Schweizer 1-23H at Odessa, Texas (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-23H]
Long soaring Flights [Flights], page i
New VHF Transceiver [Equipment\Radios], page 1
29th National National notes [Competitions], page 2
CQ, CQ, CQ, CQ [Radios], page 2
C.A.R. Part 20 Amended, No More 360° Approaches [Regulations], page 3
Film Library to Close for Two Months [Photography], page 3
R.T. Allemann, Joe Robertson soars his Ka-6BR over Washington (photo) [Sailplanes\Schleicher Ka-6BR], page 4
R. Forker, The ABC program [Training], page 5
J.J. Audette, 395 miles from Pincher Creek, Alberta (Feature Article) [Techniques\Wave Soaring; Canada], page 6
1-23H Speed Curve [Aerodynamics], page 7
1962 Canadian nationals [Competitions\International\Canada], page 7
FAA guide for glider pilot flight tests [Federal Aviation Agency; Licenses\Pilot], page 8
Renewal Time [Soaring Society of America], page 9
R. Sundquist and G. Abels, The 1961 expedition to Buena Vista (Feature Article) [Mountain Soaring], page 10
J.H. Lambie, 397 kilometers in the Fauvel Wing (Feature Article) [Fauvel AV-36], page 12
J. Whitachre, C Badge Flight [Badge Flights], page 14
New Membership Contest [Soaring Society of America], page 15
SSA Poster Campaign [Soaring Society of America], page 15
R.E. Schreder, ed., Going for distance [Cross-Country Soaring; People\Gale Abels; People\Jim Hard; People\Joe Lincoln], page 16
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 18
D. King, ed., (Canadian News) [Canada], page 20
South African nationals [Competitions\International; International\South Africa], page 21
Another Photo Contest [Photography], page 22
EAA Invites Soaring Pilots to annual Fly-In [Fly-In], page 22
Idea Item [Meteorology], page 22
B. Masters, Apathy Toward Instruction (Letters) [Training], page 23
G. Thomson, Muddlesome Mixed Units (Letters) [Units], page 23
L. and D. Samuelson, Silver Safety Pin Award (Letters) [Safety], page 23
1962 SSA Directory [Soaring Society of America], page 23
Offers to Crew at Nationals (Letters) [Competitions\Crewing; People\R.E. Weatherhead; People\B. Daniels], page 23
Chapter Rebates Sent [Soaring Society of America], page 24
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards; Badges], page 24
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 24
July 
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Sandor (Alex) Aldott, Brian Maaters at Odessa flying one of the schools' Schweizer 1-26's (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26]
Long soaring Flights [Flights], page i
SSA Directors to Meet [Soaring Society of America], page i
Two New Diamond Badges [Badges], page i
Nationals Notes [Competitions], page 2
SSA's Annual Meeting Set [Soaring Society of America], page 2
Two new SSA Chapters [Soaring Society of America], page 2
Jose Ortner Wins Argentine Championship [Competitions], page 3
Portable VHF Receiver [Equipment\Radios], page 3
Charles M. Fiedler, Sky Sailing Super Cub tows Pratt-Read near Fremont (photo) [Sailplanes\Super Cub and Pratt-Read], page 4
J.F. Norton and F.P. Bundy, Mohawk Valley soaring contest [Competitions\Local], page 5
J.E. Hard, You can't soar a 1-19 (Feature Article) [Awards\Flights; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-19], page 6
P.A. Schweizer, 1963 internationals plans [Competitions], page 8
C. Kirby, Sailplane leasing plan [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 9
G.E. Coder, Jr., Red River roulette (Feature Article) [Awards\Flights], page 10
B. Masters, Physiological training for glider pilots [Medical], page 12
New VHF Transceiver [Equipment\Radios], page 13
SSA membership contest [EMGAM; Soaring Society of America], page 13
Know your directors [Soaring Society of America\Directors; People\D.S. May; People\E.J. Reeves; People\B.M. Ryan], page 14
$200 Photo Contest [Photography; Soaring Society of America], page 15
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 15
K.E. Saufnauer, Portable nicopress squeeze (How-to-do-it) [Construction; Tools], page 16
Tom Cusick, Curtiss Robin tows L-K at Wichita (photo) [Sailplanes\L-K; Airplane\Curtiss Robin], page 17
German VHF Transceiver now Available in U.S. [Equipment\Radios], page 17
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 18
D. King, ed., (Canadian News) [Canada], page 20
R.E. Schreder, ed., Going for distance (Going for distance) [Cross-Country Soaring], page 22
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature], page 22
Summer Soaring Camp set for Harris Hill [Soaring Camp], page 23
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Badges], page 24
August 
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Charles E. Brown, British Sailplane Slingsby Skylark 4 (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Slingsby Skylark 4]
Long soaring Flights [Flights], page i
Nick Goodhart New British Champion [Competitions\International\British Nationals], page i
Historical Study of U.S. Soaring [History], page 2
SSA membership contest [EMGAM; Soaring Society of America], page 2
Nationals News [Competitions\El Mirage], page 3
Sandor A. Aldott, Art Milam over Odess, Texas, in his Bowlus Super (photo) [Sailplanes\Bowlus Super], page 4
F. Daams, A rare bird, The Falcon (Feature Article) [Sailplanes\Falcon], page 5
R.L. Moore, CBSA "Memorial Day" soaring meet [Competitions], page 6
R.D. Westgate, Telegram Received [People\Percy Pierce], page 7
Price Change for ASH Chapter 6 [Soaring Society of America; American Soaring Handbook], page 7
R.T. Allemann, W-2 form (Feature Article) [Awards\Flights], page 8
New Record Confirmed [Records], page 9
SSA Membership Flow Chart [Soaring Society of America], page 9
W.C. Holbrook, 5th annual Mid-Atlantic soaring meet (Feature Article) [Competitions], page 10
E.J. Reeves, The Smithsonian plaques [Awards\Diamond Badges], page 11
L.A. DeLange, OSTIV [OSTIV], page 12
Two-pace Side-by-Side Slingsby Type T-49 "Capstan" (photo) [Sailplanes\Slingsby T-49 "Capstan"], page 13
IXth OSTIV Congress [Meetings; OSTIV], page 14
OSTIV News [OSTIV], page 14
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 15
$200 Photo Contest [Soaring Society of America; Photography], page 15
W.S. Ivans, Jr., Report on CVSM meeting [FAI], page 16
International Team Report [Competitions], page 16
W.A. Creany, Holiday 1-26 regatta [Competitions; Sailplanes\Schwiezer\SGS 1-26], page 17
R.H. Parker, T-Bird takes to the air [Sailplanes\T-Bird], page 18
L. Gehrlein, Sr., Saga of the Gehrlein winch [Launching\Winches], page 19
D. King, ed., [Canada], page 21
NASA Honors Bikle [NASA; People\Paul F. Bikle], page 22
5-minute C Badges to End September 4, 1962 [Badges], page 23
Schweizer 2-32 Flies [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32], page 23
Helen Dick is New FAI Award Chairman [Awards; Badges], page 24
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards; Badges], page 24
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 24
September 
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George Uveges, Dick Johnson's Adastra (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Adastra]
Long soaring Flights [Flights], page i
1961 Lilienthal Medal and Tissandier Diplomas [Awards], page 1
Briton Soars 460 mi. [Records\British], page 1
Four New Records Claimed by Poland [Records\Poland], page 1
George Moffat Sets 2 New Speed Records [Records], page 1
Try for State Records [Records\State], page 3
George Uveges, Joe Robertson and Ka-6BR await tow at El Mirage (photo) [Sailplanes\Ka-6BR; People\Joe Robertson], page 4
M. Schempp and F.H. Matteson, The high-performance sailplane Standard Austria [Sailplanes\Standard Austria], page 5
SSA Chapters: Down 2, Up 1 [Soaring Society of America], page 7
W.M. Barnes, Jr., 29th annual US national soaring championships [Competitions\National], page 8
29th National - Statistics 29th annual. . table of scores - 1962 [Competitions], page 12
D.S. May, Nationals Supplement [Competitions\National], page 13
SSA membership contest [EMGAM; Soaring Society of America], page 14
R.E. Schreder, ed., Going for distance [Cross-Country Soaring; People\Pete Bowers], page 15
$200 Photo Contest [Photography], page 15
Know your directors [Soaring Society of America\Directors; People\J.D. Ryan; People\W.F. Placek], page 16
International Team Report [Teams], page 17
SSA directors' meeting [Soaring Society of America], page 17
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 18
D. King, ed., (Canadian News) [Canada], page 20
OSTIV News [OSTIV], page 21
Phones at El Mirage [Sites\El Mirage], page 21
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Badges], page 22
ABC Program First A Badge Awarded [Badges], page 23
C Badges issued by SSA [Badges], page 23
1963 Nationals Bids [Competitions], page 24
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 24
October 
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E. Grieshaber, 1962 EAA fly-in [Competitions], page i
Sandor A. "Alex" Aldott, Dale May flying his French Breguet 905 Fauvette Standard Class (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Breguet 905]
Long soaring Flights [Flights], page 3
New Records Claimed [Records], page 3
Sandor A. "Alex" Aldott, Wally Scott soars a Schweizer 1-23H near Odessa (photo) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-23H], page 4
R. Gray, Flight into the Muskeg [Flights\Badge\Competition], page 5
P. Wills, Air traffic control in the UK in the eyes of a glider pilot, from Sailplane and Gliding [Airspace; International\Great Britain], page 6
Jon D.Carsey [Obituaries], page 7
R.K. Owens, H.H. Whitney, and J. Reynolds, 2nd eastern open soaring championships [Competitions], page 8
SSA Election Nears [Soaring Society of America], page 9
G.B. Moffat, Jr., Record-setting at El Mirage [Records\Flights], page 10
ABC Program -- 8 More SSA Instructors Named [Soaring Society of America], page 12
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 13
W.E. (Tony) Doherty, Jr., 8th annual 1-26 regatta [Competitions; Saiplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], page 14
1962 Annual Meeting National Aeronautic Association [National Aeronautic Association], page 15
Dedication of SSA Smithsonian Plaques Set [Awards], page 15
Contest Credits [Soaring Society of America], page 16
SSA membership contest [Soaring Society of America], page 16
USAF, 400 Civil Air Patrol cadets introduced to soaring (photo) [Civil Air Patrol], page 17
OSTIV News [OSTIV], page 17
Poles Propose Exchange [Poland], page 17
R.E. Schreder, ed., Going for distance [Cross-Country Soaring; People\Frank Kelsey; People\George Coder], page 18
International Team Fund [Teams], page 19
Know your directors [Soaring Society of America\Directors; People\J.J. Randall; People\R.L. Moore; People\R.B. Smith], page 20
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 21
Reprints of "The World's Sailplanes" Available [Literature], page 21
D. King, ed., [Canada], page 22
FAA Discontinues Limited Flight Instructor Ratings [Regulations], page 22
1963 Nationals Bids [Competitions], page 23
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Badges], page 23
C Badges issued by SSA [Badges], page 24
November 
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Sandor A. "Alex" Aldott, Prototype Schweizer 2-32 with Dita Aldott and Bernie Carris near Elmira (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32]
Ideas for Christmas [Gifts], page 3
Percy Pierce [Obituaries], page 3
Frank Rogers and Son, Jon D. Carsey: Architect, SSA President, 1950-1954 (photo) [People\Jon D. Carsey], page 4
E.J. Reeves, Jon D. Carsey, a great soaring man [Obituaries], page 5
J.D. Ryan, A straight line isn't [Competitions\Flights], page 6
SSA membership contest [EMGAM], page 12
H. Selvidge, The 1962 SSA photographic contest results [Photography], page 13
L.C. Yund, On being a do-it-yourself bird [Construction; Saiplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], page 14
Compact Relief Bag Now on Market [Equipment], page 15
SCSA to Host Soaring Sessions [Flying], page 15
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 16
Two New Colorado State Soaring Records [Records], page 17
D. King, ed., [Canada], page 18
E. Yerian, Jon D. Carsey [Obituaries], page 19
H.M. Claybourn, Jon D. Carsey, soaring's friend (Obituaries) [Obituaries], page 19
Addresses Needed [Soaring Society of America], page 20
Chapter Rebates Sent [Soaring Society of America], page 20
Membership Subcommittee Chairmen Needed [Soaring Society of America], page 20
New SSA State Governor [Soaring Society of America], page 20
SSA Election Nears [Soaring Society of America], page 20
R. Sebek, 1962 German nationals [Competitions\International; International\Germany], page 21
French Wave Season Results [Techniques\Wave], page 21
OSTIV News [OSTIV], page 21
D. Stevens, Down, But Not Out (Letters), page 22
G.D. Sterling, Handicaps (Letters) [Handicaps], page 22
H. Christie, Thanks to the Tribe (Letters) [Thank you], page 22
R.M. Petry, Team Contributions (Letters) [Teams], page 22
Material Available [Soaring Society of America], page 22
British and Polish Teams Chosen [Teams], page 23
C Badges issued by SSA [Badges], page 23
International Team Fund [Teams], page 23
George Uveges, Prue Super Standard (photo) [Sailplanes\Prue Super Standard], page 24
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Badges], page 24
December 
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Robert Lee Moore, Bob Kruse flying the Schweizer 1-23 of Cascade Soaring society (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-23]
Election Time -- Vote! [Soaring Society of America], page i
New British Sailplane [Sailplanes\Peak 100], page i
Renewal Time [Soaring Society of America], page i
1963 Nationals to be at Elmira, N.Y. [Competitions\Nationals], page 1
New GAC Officers [General Aviation Council], page 1
First Nordic Soaring championships [Competitions; Nordic], page 3
OSTIV News [OSTIV], page 3
Robert Lee Moore, Joe Robertson soars his Ka-6BR over Eastern Washington (photo) [Sailplanes\Ka-6BR], page 4
V. Jobst, C solo flight [Awards\Flights], page 5
2nd of New Federal Aviation Regulations [Federal Aviation Agency], page 5
W.C. Meyer, 200 miles in 3:55 in a 1-26 [Awards\Flights; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], page 6
R. Gurr, The Orange County Soaring Assn, Inc. [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 7
Korean Training [Training; Korea], page 7
F.J. Sweet, SSA plaques now in National Air Museum (Feature Article) [Awards\Hall of Fame], page 8
Joe Walker's NAA Speech [NAA; People\Joe Walker], page 10
NAA Annual Meeting [NAA], page 10
Records Confirmed [Records], page 10
Wright Brothers Day [History; Wright Brothers], page 10
George Uveges, Prue Standard built by Bob Gravance flies first time (photo) [Sailplanes\Prue Standard], page 11
Five 2-22's missing [Sailplanes], page 11
Ideas for Christmas [Gifts], page 11
New Sailplanes [Sailplanes], page 11
Sailplanes Sold [Sailplanes], page 11
P.A. Schweizer, Preparations for world gliding championships [Competitions], page 12
Publications [Literature], page 13
E. Woodward, Betsy Woodward joins MRI [People\B. Woodward], page 14
Eugene Bartos, Les Benis flies his Austria Standard (photo) [Sailplanes\Austria Standard], page 14
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature], page 15
Long soaring Flights [Flights], page 16
SSA Membership Contest [Soaring Society of America], page 16
SSA News (SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], page 17
N. Delp, ed., (Club news) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 18
D. King, ed., [Canada], page 20
D. May, All's Well That Ends Well (Letters) [Flights], page 22
J.C. Lincoln, The Legacy of Jon Carsey (Letters) [People\Jon Carsey], page 22
R.N. Pratt, Subscriptions for U.S.O.'s (Letters) [U.S.O.], page 22
S.A. Aldott, Badges on SSA Emblems (Letters) [Soaring Society of America], page 22
Nationals Corrections (Letters) [Competitions], page 22
D.D. Bardwell, In Pure Freedom's Wake [Literature\Poetry], page 23
Materials Available [Soaring Society of America], page 23
ABC Program [Soaring Society of America], page 24
Idea Corner [Forms], page 24
Internationa F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Badges], page 24
Quotable Quote [Quotes], page 24
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