Soaring Magazine Index for 1965 organized by issue
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1965
January
S.A. Aldott, SSA President John Ryan flying a Sisu 1 (Covers) [Sailplanes\Sisu 1]
A. Dawydoff, ed., Facts vs rumors [Safety], page 19
A Generous Gift [Donation; People\Dale May]
Long Soaring Flights [Flights]
SSA Election Results [Soaring Society of America]
Wave Flights [Techniques\Wave]
New State Records [Records\State]
World Record News [Records\World]
S.A. Aldott, Ben Green soars his Standard Austria over Odessa (photo) [Sailplanes\Standard Autria]
J.D. Ryan, President's message [Soaring Society of America], pages ,53
H.J. Zacher and H. Merklein, Flight performance measurements of sailplanes (Feature Article) [Aerodynamics\Performance]
Tow Hitches for Cessnas [Equipment\Tow hitches]
Workers for 1965 Nationals [Competitions\National\Workers]
R. Delafield, The Slingsby T-51 Dart Soaring Pilot Report (Feature Article) [Sailplanes\T-51 Dart], pages 19,19
L.B. Feierabend, Gold C altitude at Wurtsboro [Awards\Badges; Flights], pages 3,21
OSTIV congress [OSTIV]
T. Page, SSA high altitude program [Training], page 58
Book Review: Soaring for Diamonds by Joseph C. Lincoln (Book Reviews) [Literature], page 33
Book review: The Clouded Sky by John Iggulden (Book Reviews) [Literature], page 33
R. Fuller, Ed, Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
D. King, Ed, Canadian News (Canadian News) [International\Canada]
T. Page, Apologies to Region 10 (Letters) [Soaring Society of America\Oxygen Liaison]
W. Wiberg, Transcontinental Tows (Letters) [History\Aero Tows]
February
(up to table of contents)
Three 1-26s soar over Kutztown, PA (Covers) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26]
Dale May's Gift to the SSA [Soaring Society of America\Contributions; Sailplanes\Breguet 905 Fauvette]
Attention - Cherokee Owners [Sailplanes\Cherokee; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
Correction [Correction]
Current Requirements for Aircraft Radios [Radios; Regulations]
Alex Aldott, Powerful stick thermal … Dr. Hartmut Schmidt in a look (photo) [Sailplanes\Ka-6]
The Huetter H-301 Libelle (Feature Article) [Sailplanes\H-301 Libelle]
L.C. Yund, 1-26 trailering [Equipment\Trailers; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], pages ,61
R. Burk, The 7th annual Rocky Mountain soaring contest (Feature Article) [Competitions\Regional]
P. Paul, translator, Across the Andes in a sailplane (Feature Article) [International\Chile], page 9
K. Flaglor, Is horse power horse sense? [Sailplanes\Cherokee II], pages 9,22,23
E. Byars, Wave wear [Techniques\Wave Soaring], pages 59,7
Team Fund Contributors [Competitions\World Team\Contributors]
World soaring championships [Competitions\World]
L.C. Yund, 1-26 Association news [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26]
Margaret Bisner solos at age 14 shown with instructor Fred Harris (photo) [Youth]
George Uveges, Prue Super Standard piloted by designer and builder (photo) [Sailplanes\Prue Super Standard]
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature]
Long Soaring Flights [Flights]
Wave Flights [Techniques\Wave]
R. Fuller, Ed, Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
D. King, Ed, Canadian News (Canadian News) [International\Canada]
G.B. Moffat, Jr., George Moffat Replies (Letters) [Magazine; Sailplanes\Performance]
March
(up to table of contents)
Heinz Suizer, Swiss Elfe MN-R open class sailplane (Covers) [Sailplanes\Elfe MN-R]
Magazine Mailing Date [Soaring Society of America\Magazine]
National Notes [Competitions\National]
T. Page, Altitude Training Moving Ahead [Training\Oxygen]
J.D. Ryan, President's message [Soaring Society of America], pages ,53
SSA Research Program [Aerodynamics\Low Speed]
Robert L. Moore, Rudy Allemann's Ka-6 and Ed McClanahan's 1-23 H (photo) [Sailplanes\Ka-6; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-23H]
E.G. Minghelli, The Prue II-A (Feature Article) [Sailplanes\Prue II-A]
R. Castrodale, Flying with a German soaring club (Feature Article) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; International\Germany], pages ,10,22
H. Nelson, CAP Cadets Soar in New York (Feature Article) [Youth; Training], pages 39,58,61
SSA midwinter directors meeting [Soaring Society of America\Directors], page 53
S.V. Starr, New Procedure for the Selection of National Championship Site [Competitions], pages 11,54
Sealed-Bid Procedure for Disposing of SSA's Fauvette Sailplane [Soaring Society of America\Contributions; Sailplanes\Breguet 905 Fauvette]
Soaring Reprint Project [Soaring Society of America\Reprints]
Team Fund Contributors [Competitions\World Team\Contributors]
L.B. Feierabend, The Wurtsboro Wave [Meteorology\Wave], pages ,21
R.H. Miller, 1-26 Association news [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26]
New Features for Soaring [Soaring Society of America\Magazine]
Schempp-Hirth SHK [Sailplanes\Austria SHK], page 3
R. Fuller, Ed, Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
Capt. R.S. Barnaby, Crosscountry auto tow (Letters) [History; Launching\Automatic Tow]
D. King, Ed, Canadian News (Canadian News) [International\Canada]
G. Arents, Ignorance is not Bliss (Letters) [Commentary]
T. Sharp, Soaring Hams (Letters) [Radios\Ham]
In Memoriam: Dr. Ernest E. Allaby (Obituaries) [Obituaries; People\Ernest Allaby], page 39
In Memoriam: Fred Hefty, Sr (Obituaries) [Obituaries; People\Fred Hefty]
April
(up to table of contents)
A.S. Aldott, Dick Johnson and his Skylark 4 (Covers) [Sailplanes\Skylark 4]
Hosting the 1967 World Soaring Championships [Competitions\World]
OSTIV Airworthiness Requirements [OSTIV]
Sisu Production Ceased [Sailplanes\Sisu]
P.A. Schweizer, Youth must fly (Editorial) [Youth], page 61
Sailplanes soaring on ridge lift at Torrey Pines (photo) [Sailplanes; Competitions\Local]
D.L. Thompson, 1965 Torrey Pines meet [Competitions\Local\Torrey Pines], pages ,55
I. Prue, The story of the Prues (Feature Article) [People\I. Prue; Sailplanes\Jennie Mae; Sailplanes\Prue Standard; Sailplanes\Prue Super Standard; Sailplanes\Prue Two; Sailplanes\Prue 160; Sailplanes\Prue 215], pages ,
P. Riedel, Large oaks from small acrons grow (Feature Article) [History]
R.H. Miller, 1-26 Association news [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26]
H.P. Crowell, Fall soaring rally [Competitions\Local]
R. MacIntyre, Second New Zealand soaring championships [International\New Zealand], page 39
Dr. Klemperer honored at gold badge banquet [Awards\Eaton; People\Dr. W.B. Klemperer], pages 59,2
Libelle Correction [Magazine\Correction; Sailplanes\Libelle]
Lost By-Line [Magazine\Correction; People\Sterling V. Starr]
Record Activities at Dansville, N.Y., Airport [Soaring]
CAP flying program [Training; Youth], pages 58,61
R.H. Parker, Comment on spins [Safety]
Magazine Data [Magazine]
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature]
Sealed-Bid Procedure for Disposing of SSA's Fauvetter Sailplane [Soaring Society of America\Sailplane\Breguet 905 Fauvette]
Wave Flights [Techniques\Wave]
Team Fund Contributors [Competitions\World Team\Contributors]
R. Fuller, Ed, Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
D. King, Ed, Canadian News (Canadian News) [International\Canada]
May
(up to table of contents)
S.A. Aldott, Schweizer 2-25 and K-7 over Pike's Peak (Covers) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-25; Sailplanes\K-7]
E. Byars, Eastern Waves (Letters) [Techniques\Wave]
1965-66 SSA State Governors [Soaring Society of America\Governors]
Attention - U.S. Sailplane Builders [Literature; Builders]
National Notes [Competitions\National]
W.L. Snodgrass, The floating aileron An Investigation and Proposed Use on a Sailplane (Feature Article) [Aerodynamics\Design; Construction\Sailplanes], pages 1,,52
P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. report (Feature Article) [Manufacturers\Sailplanes; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32], pages ,58
L.M. Licher, The SSA office [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine; Soaring Society of America], pages 53,54,33
Capt. R.S. Barnaby, Memories of Klemp (Letters) [People\Dr. Wolfgang B. Klemperer]
In Memoriam: Dr. Wolfgang B. Klemperer (Obituaries) [Obituaries; People\Dr. Wolfgang B. Klemperer]
Klemperer Memorial Fund [Memorials]
Table of all state soaring records as of April 15, 1965 [Records]
Team Fund Contributors [Competitions\World Team\Contributors]
H.M. Claybourn, Black Forest wave camp [Techniques\Wave Soaring], pages 9,59
G.W. Church, Gear-up landings, a new soaring problem [Safety], pages ,9
New Lennie Pins Holders [Awards\Lennie Pins]
Wave Flights [Techniques\Wave]
R. Fuller, Ed, Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
D. King, Ed, Canadian News (Canadian News) [International\Canada]
J. Cannon, Wave Soaring Baron (Letters) [Techniques\Wave]
R.J. Rechs, Re: Comments on Spins (Letters) [Training\Spins]
K. Hill, D-8 Progress (Letters) [Sailplanes\D-8]
June
(up to table of contents)
S.A. Aldott, Chicago Glider Club's Schweizer 2-32 over Joliet (Covers) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32]
FAA Acts on SSA Proposals [Federal Aviation Administration\Regulations]
Record News [Records]
Renewal Time [Magazine]
SSA's Annual Meeting Set [Soaring Society of America\Meeting]
SSA Directors to meet [Soaring Society of America\Directors]
Douglas Aircraft Co., Dr. Wolfgang B. Klemperer Soaring Pioneer (photo) [Obituaries; People\Dr. Wolfgang B. Klemperer]
J.D. Graves, Dr. W.B. Klemperer-His Years in America (Feature Article) [Obituaries]
Dr. Wolfgang B. Klemperer He Discovered Elmira (Feature Article) [Obituaries; Sites\Elmira]
F.B. Smith, A pressure demand oxygen system for the 1-26 (Feature Article) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Equipment\Oxygen]
New SSA Life Members [Soaring Society of America\Membership\Life], page 50
R.L. Wick, M.D., A Five-year History of Sailplane Accidents (Feature Article) [Safety], page 59
B.S. Smith, ABC program "C" badges [Training], page 58
Films and Photos [Photography]
New SSA Instructors [Training]
SSA Chapters Down 6, Up 3 [Soaring Society of America\Chapters]
Team Fund Contributors [Competitions\World Team\Contributors]
Magazine Data [Soaring Society of America\Magazine]
S.A.C. Officers for 1965 [Soaring Society of Canada]
Use of Restricted Category Airplanes for Glider Towing [Federal Aviation Administration\Regulations]
J.D. Ryan, CVSM report [FAI]
Two Place KAI-19 [Sailplanes\KAI-19]
Long Soaring Flights [Flights]
New Personalized Sevice for the Soaring Pilot [Suppliers\Soaring]
Wave Flights [Techniques\Wave]
R. Fuller, Ed, Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
D. King, Ed, Canadian News (Canadian News) [International\Canada]
July
(up to table of contents)
S.A. Aldott, Wallace A. Scott soars his Ka-6 over Odessa (Covers) [Sailplanes\Ka-6]
Long Soaring Flights [Flights]
Wave Flights [Techniques\Wave]
World Championships News [Competitions\World]
Powered Blanik [Motorglider\Blanik]
Soaring at Hangar Session [Soaring\Hangar Session]
D. Lamont, Meanwhile Back at the Pass (Feature Article) [Competitions\Flights], pages 11,,31
C.M. Drew, 304 mile wave flight in a BG-12 (Feature Article) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], pages 59,20
5-minute C Badges [Awards\Badges]
F. Melsheimer, Antenna systems for sailplanes (Feature Article) [Radios\Antennas]
T. Lee, How I beat Mother's Day [Sites], page 51
A diamond from Switzerland [Sailplanes\DFS Olympia], page 19
R.V. McNeill, Rockwall Soaring Council [Airports and Gliderports], pages ,3,1
D.A. Mosher, New FAA Radio Equipment Proposal [Federal Aviation Administration; Radios], pages ,38,21
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature]
Team Fund Contributors [Compeitions\World Team\Contributors]
OSTIV News [OSTIV]
M. Coverdale, Safety Corner (Safety Corner) [Safety]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
R. Fuller, Ed, Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
D. King, Ed, Canadian News (Canadian News) [International\Canada]
D.S. May, SISU, The Greatest (Letters) [Sailplanes\SISU]
H.E. Lyons, Soaring in Iceland (Letters) [International\Iceland]
J.D. Ryan, The Handicap Problem (Letters) [Competitions\Handicapping]
R. Alleman, Gear-Up Signal (Letters) [Equipment\Landing Gear Switch]
Alpine Soaring Expedition Cancelled [Soaring]
August
(up to table of contents)
Robert L. Moore, Slingsby Dart owned by Richard Delafield and flown by Tom Davis (Covers) [Sailplanes\Slingsby Dart]
W.S. Ivans, Excise Tax on Club Dues [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Taxes]
Turbojet Powered Sailplane Test Flown [Motorglider\Prue 215]
ZeroZero Romeo Film Festival Winner [Film]
Dean Svec - Champion [Competitions\National]
New State Records [Records]
H. Drew, World soaring championships (Feature Article) [Competitions\World], pages ,20
10th OSTIV Congress [OSTIV]
E.V. Martz and W.S. McEwan, Rudder pedal extension for Schweizer 2-22 and 1-26 [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-22; Construction]
R. Stark, I solo on my fourteenth birthday [Youth], page 61
S. Hall, The Hoerner wing-tip (Feature Article) [Aerodynamics\Design], pages 1,25
L.C. Yund, 1-26 Association news [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], pages ,61
M. Orr, Trailer-winch [Construction\Winches; Equipment\Trailers]
Columbia Basin soaring meet [Competitions\Regional]
Long Soaring Flights [Flights]
Materials Available [Soaring Society of America]
Team Fund Contributors [Competitions\World Team\Contributors]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
E. Seagars, SSA Charter Flight 1965 (Letters) [Charter Flight]
F.R. Grafton, The Power of the Wave (Letters) [Techniques\Wave]
B. Foster, In Praise of Thermal-G (Letters) [Commercial Operators]
G.A. Kulstad, Soaring In Venezuela (Letters) [Venezuela]
September
(up to table of contents)
S.A. Aldott, Sailplanes in Take-off line at Nationals in Adrian (Covers) [Competitions; Sailplanes]
Edelweiss Certificated [Sailplanes\Edelweiss]
SSA Directors' Meeting [Soaring Society of America\Directors]
Al Hastings, First U.S. Soaring Champion, Dies [Obituaries; People\Al Hastings]
Magazine Mailing Date [Soaring Society of America\Magazine]
The Humble Mailing [Soaring Society of America\Public Relations]
Beebe Wins Western Regional Championships [Competitions\Regional; People\Bruce Beebe]
Historical Plea [History\Archives]
Robert L. Moore, Paul Pallmer soars his new Prue Super Standard (photo) [Sailplanes\Prue Super Standard]
G.R. Wilson, Eulogy to Alex, Alex Dawydoff (Obituaries) [People\Alex Dawydoff; Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine; Obituaries], pages ,53,7
In Memoriam Alex Dawydoff (Obituaries) [Obituaries; People\Alex Dawydoff]
W. Winter, Remembering Alex, Alex Dawydoff (Obituaries) [People\Alex Dawydoff; Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine; Obituaries], pages 60,53
Sailplane Certification Procedures Up for Review [Sailplanes\Certification]
Team Fund Contributors [Competitions\World Team\Contributors]
R.R. Winn and T. Page, 32nd Annual US National Soaring Championships (Feature Article) [Competitions\National]
32nd annual US National Soaring Championships - Table of Scores - 1965 [Competitions\National]
Materials Available [Soaring Society of America]
Long Soaring Flights [Flights]
Soaring's New Editor, R.H. Miller [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine; People\R.H. Miller], pages ,53
R. Fuller, Ed, Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
Klemperer Fund Contributors [Soaring Society of America\Contributions]
D. King, Ed, Canadian News (Canadian News) [International\Canada]
R.N. Miller, Soaring International Year Book [Literature], page 33
H-301 Libelle Licensed [Sailplanes\H-301]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
October
(up to table of contents)
S.A. Aldott, LtCol Christiansen and Capt W. Leland in a Schweizer 2-25 near Pikes Peak (Covers) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-25]
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature]
Salem, New Hampshire, Memorial Day Meet [Competitions\Local]
Know your directors, B. Greene [Soaring Society of America\Directors], page 25
Magazine Mailing Date [Soaring Society of America\Magazine]
R. Miller, Editorial [Editorial; People\Alex Dawydoff]
C.D. Glattly, The 1965 Western Regional Soaring Championships (Feature Article) [Competitions\Regional]
R. Mozer, Introducing the Ka-6E [Sailplanes\K-6E], pages ,38
P. Riedel, An unsuccessful balloon ascension [Sailplanes\Blue Mouse; History], pages ,2
M.S. Greenwald, Bonanza tow [Launching\Aerotowing], pages 1,25
E. Byars, 8th Annual Mid-Atlantic regional soaring meet (Feature Article) [Competitions\Regional], pages ,7
P.J. Mahar, 1965 C.A.P. encampment [Training; Youth], pages 35,58,61
Long Soaring Flights [Flights]
E. Byars, Record Record [Instruments], pages 28,7
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
D. Lester, Eagleville and Garland Pack [Commercial Operators], pages ,,10
F.A.I. Awards Delayed [Awards]
News Notes [People\Richard Jauch; People\John Ryan; People\Dean Svec; People\Jan Wroblewski; People\Francois Henry; People\Dave McNay; People\Jack Jordan; People\Jack Laister; People\Walt and Jack MacFarlane; People\Tony Terrigno; People\Paul Schweizer; People\Al Kaplan]
W.F. "Bud" Briggs, Kudos to Winston Smith (Letters) [People\Winston Smith]
ABC program [Awards\Badges]
M.A. Bagshaw, MD, An Open Letter to the Nevada Soaring Assn. (Letters) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]
Name withheld, Sore at Soaring (Letters) [American Soaring]
P. Kirby, Another Solo, Age 14 (Letters) [Youth]
November
(up to table of contents)
S.A. Aldott, Dale May over Chicago in his Sisu 1A (Covers) [Sailplanes\Sisu 1A]
Long Soaring Flights [Flights]
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature]
Call for Agenda Items [Soaring Society of America\Directors]
First Libelle Arrives [Sailplanes\Libelle]
State Records [Records\State]
A. Seidler, Scoring soaring's Sorehead (Letters) [Competitions\Scoring]
E. (Klemperer) Orloff, Thanks to the SSA (Letters) [People\Dr. Wolfgang B. Klemperer]
G. Locke, Crewman Anybody? (Letters) [Crewing]
Nationals Announcement [Competitions\National]
New SSA Committee [Soaring Society of America\FAA Airworthiness and Licensing Committee]
D. Lamont, Decisions, decisions, decisions (Feature Article) [People\C.M. Mears; People\P.G. Bikle; People\G. Thomson; Competitions], pages ,11,55.6
M. Coverdale, The Safety Corner (Safety Corner) [Safety]
Progress report on the Lillybelle [Sailplanes\Libelle H-301]
R.H. Johnson, 1965 world gliding championships (Feature Article) [Competitions\World; International\Great Britain], pages ,25
P.M. Bowers, Building the Bowers Bantam [Sailplanes\Bantam], pages 4,6
News Notes [People\Irv Prue; People\Ed Butts; People\George Bromley; People\Stan Hall; People\Len Niemi; People\Ernie Schweizer; People\Wally Leland; People\Richard Eppler]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
December
(up to table of contents)
Dita Aldott, Sandor "Alex" intorducing Dr. Edward Laszlo to soaring (Covers) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32]
R. Macintyre, New Zealand News [International\New Zealand]
P.C. Sinclair, Thermal Spacing (Letters) [Meteorology\Thermals]
S. DuPont, Variometer Query (Letters) [Instruments\Variometers]
Wave Flights [Techniques\Wave]
CVSM Meeting [CVSM]
Magazine Mailing Date [Magazine]
T. Falk, The first annual 1-26 nationals (Feature Article) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Competitions\1-26], pages ,21
J. Hartley, Whither thou goest (Feature Article) [Crewing], pages ,3
B. Briggs, The balm of Gilad (Feature Article) [Competitions\1-26], pages ,7
E.W. Teale, Historical Notes [History]
The Book of Ruth [Student Pilots]
W.E. (Tony) Doherty, Jr., Soaring double header [Competitions\1-26], pages ,19
D. Svec, Second place winner (Feature Article) [Competitions\Flights], pages 11,55
R.L. Moore, The Phoebus - a pilot's report (Feature Article) [Sailplanes\Phoebus], pages 42,38
Archives Plea [Archives]
M. Masaki, B. and E. Massey, translators, An interview with Francois Henry [International\France; People\F.L. Henry], pages 26,22
S. DuPont, Sailplane glide test method (Feature Article) [Performance]
News Notes [News]
H. Selvidge, The Story of Gliding, by Ann and Lorne Welch (Book Reviews) [Literature]
Bibliography on Soaring [Literature]
Contest Numbers [Competitions\Contest Numbers]
Renewal Time [Membership]
International F.A.I. Badges for Soaring [Awards\Badges]
Long Soaring Flights [Flights]
Nationals Bidding, 1967 [Competitions\National]
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