Soaring Magazine Index for 1968 organized by issue
Soaring Magazine Index for 1968 organized by issue
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Subject, and sub-subject, are indicated within square brackets '[ ]'.
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January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
1968
January 
CVSM report [Awards\Flights; Competitions; FAI], page 7
C.V. Lindsay, Satellite observation [Meteorology; Photography; Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 8
P. Riedel, Richard DuPont remembered [People\Richard DuPont], page 13
S. Jost, 1967 region six soaring championships [Competitions\Regional], page 14
B.S. Smith, Yearning learning and earning [Training], page 16
P.A. Schweizer, New awards for soaring youth [Awards\Youth; Awards\Century Award; Awards\Paul Kolstad Memorial Fund], page 19
F.J. Sweet, Portrait of Irv Prue [People\I. Prue], page 20
A.J. Smith, All the way with ol' A. J. [Competitions\Flights], page 22
G. Cichon, Flight testing the 17-meter Phoebus C [Sailplanes\Phoebus; Test Flying], page 26
M. Coverdale, (Safety corner) [Safety], page 32
February 
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S.V. Starr, Editorial [Federal Aviation Agency], page 7
Records transplanted? [Records\Flights], page 8
R.W. Mozer, AS-W 15 [Sailplanes\AS-W 15], page 10
G. Gosselin, A timeless sky [Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 12
G. Voltz and J. Slack, Region 7 championships [Competitions\Regional], page 15
R. Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull [Literature], page 17
E.G. Minghelli and J.H. Lambie, Project: world record [Records\Flights], page 22
B.L. Schellenbaum, A thermistor thermal-detecting system [Instrumention\Thermal Detection Systems], page 26
M. Coverdale, (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 30
March 
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R.S. Drury, Soaring [Literature], page 3
B.H. Carmichael, "Supership" draws fire (Letter) [Sailplanes\SM-17G], page 6
F.G. Hewett, "Supership" draws fire (Letter) [Sailplanes\SM-17G], page 6
S. Marton, "Supership" draws fire (Letter) [Sailplanes\SM-17G], page 6
C badge grows up [Training], page 8
A.D. Spearman, John Joseph Montgomery, father of basic flying [Sailplanes\Sparrow; People\J.J. Montgomery; History\American], page 10
What you want [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], page 14
R.N. Buck, 35th National - Crewing A view from the ground [Competitions\National; Crewing], page 16
G.B. Moffat, Jr., Countdown to Leszno [Competitions\World], page 19
P. Hardy, Countdown to Leszno [Competitions\World], page 19
G.B. Bromley, The art of going up: thermaling [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], page 22
L.M. Licher, Directors' meeting [Soaring Society of America\Directors], page 27
M. Coverdale, (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 30
April 
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H. Godman and H. Ross, Region 9 contest [Competitions\Regional], page 6
W.B. Ivans, Jr., Marfa gets world championship [Competitions\World; FAI], page 6
Gene A. Silvey, A. Ross, Ph.D. [Obituaries], page 8
Karl Striedieck claims remarkable world record [Record Flights; People\K. Striedieck], page 8
R.H. Johnson, Sailplane flight-test performance measurement [Performance Calculations], page 10
H.M. Claybourn, Just over yonder [Cross-Country Soaring; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 19
B.M. Ryan, On the other side of the fence [Competitions; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 22
L.M. Ritzi, Flying the Diamant 18 [Sailplanes\DFS Olympia], page 24
M. Coverdale, (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 30
May 
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R.D. Latham, "Economy Class" proposed (Letter) [Economy Class], page 5
Philip Wills steps down [International\Great Britain; People\P. Wills], page 6
South African nationals [Competitions\International\International\South Africa], page 6
New tow-hitch criteria [Launching\Towing], page 7
T. Page, Oxygen training [Training], page 8
K. Striedieck, Confessions of a Pennsylvania ridge runner [Records\Flights], page 10
The 1-26 Association for 1968 [Competitions; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 15
G. Walters, The long wait [Crewing; People\J.C. Lincoln], page 16
J. Oesch, That's "Soaring", not "Sewing" [Record Flights], page 19
James E. Yates flies 681 miles! [People\J.E. Yates; Cross-Country Soaring], page 20
P. Beatty and F. Johl, The case of variable geometry [Sailplanes\BJ-2; Aerodynamics], page 22
M. Coverdale, (Safety corner) [Safety; Meteorology], page 29
June 
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G. Seibels, Greene takes Easter meet [Competitions], page 6
S.V. Starr, New threat to soaring [Federal Aviation Agency], page 8
H.J. Hinze, A Sunday pilot's first contest [Competitions\Flights], page 10
B.M. Rogers, Requiem for a BS-1 [Sailplanes\BS-1; People\H. Lasch; Safety], page 17
J. Williams, The S3C start/finish gate [Competitions\Regional], page 22
F.E.[S?] Brandon and J.H. Roberts, The Air Force Academy goes soaring [Military; Training], page 24
M. Coverdale, (Safety corner) [Safety], page 30
July 
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J.D. Ryan, Something to think about (Letter) [Federal Aviation Agency], page 4
J.F. Hurst, The 1968 Region 6 contest [Competitions\Regional], page 6
G.K. Noble, Paperback review, page 9
D. Willoughby, Soaring-flatfooted [Modeling], page 10
B.M. Rogers, "The Wooden Sword", by Lawrence Wright (Book Reviews) [Military], page 15
B. and E. Hill, Soaring and the young adult [Publicity], page 19
P. Paul, The Fournier RF-4C [Sailplanes\Fournier RF-4D], page 22
S. Wilkinson, 35th National 1968 soaring nationals [Competitions\National], page 27
M. Coverdale, (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 31
August 
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J.C. Wolfe, Economy Class debate (Letter) [Economy Class], page 4
R.[B.]D. Latham, Economy Class debate (Letter) [Economy Class], page 4
R.S. Barnaby, [Literature], page 6
Ruedi Seller, [Obituaries], page 6
Lilienthal Medal: Lennart Stahlfors [Awards\Lilienthal; People\L.B. Stahlfors, L.B.], page 6
W. Langewiesche, Soaring is for sale [Publicity; Training; Commercial Operations], page 8
H.C. Ross and H. Godman, Region 9 contest [Competitions\Regional], page 16
L.M. Licher, Directors' meeting [Soaring Society of America], page 19
J. Prescott, The butter churn syndrome [Training], page 23
M. Coverdale, (Safety corner) [Safety], page 27
September 
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D. Lamont, 35th annual US National soaring championships [Competitions\National], page 4
Charles L. Nearing, 35th National - Statistics Table of Scores [Competitions\National], page 30
October 
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J.A. Hartley, 1-26 North Americans [Competitions\1-26; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 6
Basic glider criteria handbook again available [Construction\Gliders; Federal Aviation Agency], page 8
Diamant cures flutter [Sailplanes\DFS Olympia], page 8
S.V. Colton, Eleventh FAI world gliding championships, Poland [International\Poland; Competitions\World], page 10
M. Coverdale, (Safety corner) [Safety], page 26
November 
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P.M. Bowers, (Letter) [Economy Class], page 4
W.S. Chaney, (Letter) [Economy Class], page 4
J.A. Kelley, Canadian nationals [International\Canada], page 6
Zacher wins Klemperer award [People\H. Zacher; Awards\Klemperer Award], page 7
J.W. Dees, Dees becomes Ass't Director [Soaring Society of America], page 8
E.F. Byars, The Kestrel [Sailplanes\Kestrel], page 10
L.G. Abels, Another hangar concept [Construction\Hangar], page 10
M. and D. Barritt, Region 8 contest [Competitions\Regional], page 13
E.J. Seagars, Wave is when and where you find it [Wave Soaring], page 22
B.M. Rogers, (Safety Corner), page 29
M. Coverdale, (Safety corner) [Safety], page 29
December 
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Region 12 contest [Competitions\Regional], page 6
E.P. Williams, In the hall of the mountain king [Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 10
S.T. Bowen, A case for composites [Construction\Sailplanes], page 16
H. Zacher, Flight measurements with standard class sailplanes [Performance Calculations], page 22
M. Coverdale, (Safety corner) [Safety], page 29
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