Soaring Magazine Index for 1972 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 '[ ]'.

1, 7, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, None
13-Meter Ciass
On a 13-meter class, April, page 2
Bob Miller, Up the 13-meter homebuilt, July, page 2
Spins and the 13-meter class, August, page 6
1971
Accident summary (Safety Corner) [Safety], February, page 37
Handicap nationals [Competitions], July, page 11
1972, January
Cover (Cover) [Sailplanes\Icarus; People\Taras Kiceniuk, Jr.; Ultralight Flying], January, Cover
1972, June
Cover (Cover) [Hang Gliders], June, Cover
72, "Man-Powered Flight" F
Reply to clarification of report (Letter) [Mountain Soaring], July, page 3
Abels, Gale
Gypsy soaring camp (SSA in Action), November, page 12
Aerial Bicycle
B. Miller, The shape of things to come, May, page 32
Aerodynamics
E.[R.?] Miller, Pitch control: The Shape of Things to Come, March, page 30
Prof. E.F. Blick, Bird aerodynamics, June, page 26
Lloyd M. Licher, Bird aerodynamics, August, page 3
Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
Letter to ed, January, page 2
Soaring clubs: New Zealand, January, page 7
A successful youth group, October, page 4
Getting 'em started, November, page 7
and spins youth, Clubs, December, page 6
Stephen Du Pont, MITSA'S VIP'S, December, page 7
Airspace
Airspace, April, page 2
18000 ceiling, April, page 3
June, page 8
Marion Griffith, FAA-SSA interview, August, page 12
Radar: glider visibility thereon: Random Gusts, August, page 13
James Indrebo, Cloud, and IFR flying, September, page 2
FAA nixes glider cloud-flying rating, October, page 8
Akaflieg Darmstadt
Martin Simons, Déjà Vue, February, page 33
Aldott, Dita; with Sandor A. "Alex" Aldott (a.k.a. Sandor A. Aldott, Sandor A. (Alex) Aldott, Alex Aldott, S.A. Aldott, Sandor (Alex) Aldott, S.A. "Alex" Aldott, "Alex" Aldott, S. "Alex" Aldott, S.A."Alex" Aldott, Sandor A. "Alex" Aldott and A.S. Aldott)
Recognition for photography (SSA in Action), July, page 7
Aldott, Sandor A. "Alex" (a.k.a. Sandor A. Aldott, Sandor A. (Alex) Aldott, Alex Aldott, S.A. Aldott, Sandor (Alex) Aldott, S.A. "Alex" Aldott, "Alex" Aldott, S. "Alex" Aldott, S.A."Alex" Aldott, Sandor A. "Alex" Aldott, A.S. Aldott); with Dita Aldott
Recognition for photography (SSA in Action), July, page 7
Aldrich, John
Valley-slope circulations: Using the Weather [Meteorology], February, page 40
(Terrain effects: Using the Weather) [Meteorology; Meteorology], March, page 39
More about terrain effects: Using the Weather [Meteorology], April, page 36
(Using the Weather) [Meteorology; Meteorology], September, page 34
A do-it-yourself adiabatic chart: Using the Weather [Meteorology], October, page 41
(Using the Weather) [Meteorology; Meteorology], November, page 41
Alexander, Byron
Accident report, July, page 37
Accident reports Accident report [Safety], July, page 37
Allen, Bill
Accident report (Safety Corner), July, page 37
Altitude indoctrination [Safety; Training; Physiology\Altitude], December, page 33
Allen, George R.
Two for the homebuilder [Sailplanes\Tern; Homebuilts], August, page 30
Tern report follow-up (Letter) [Homebuilts\Tern], September, page 3
Archives and Museums
Museum fund, May, page 5
Vic Saudek, Dedication, July, page 10
August, page 12
September, page 9
November, page 11
Armitage, John
Inspection problems in glass sailplanes [Construction\Sailplanes; Safety], September, page 36
Awards
James Elliot, Midwinter awards banquet, March, page 36
Diamond badge, May, page 6
Hugh Heartland, OSTIV plaque and Klemperer award received by Paul Bikle, November, page 11
Wally Scott, II Claims Barringer trophy, October, page 5
L. Licher, Start gates, July, page 12
L. Licher, Rules and regulations More on start gates, August, page 8
BD-5B
More on the BD-5B, September, page 3
Backstrom, Al; with Bruce H. Carmichael (a.k.a. Bruce Carmichael, B.H. Carmichael and B. Carmichael)
The long and the short of it [Sailplanes\Epb-1; Sailplanes\S-34; Design], July, page 22
Baer, Joseph
Soaring abroad - France [International\France], August, page 16
Ballast
More on safe seat ballast, March, page 6
Bikle, Paul
12th Australian national gliding championships: Waikerie [International\Australia], March, page 14
13th world gliding championships-Vrsac, Yugoslavia [Competitions\World], October, page 12
Bikle, Paul F. (a.k.a. P.F. Bikle, P. Bikle)
13th world gliding championships - Vrsac, Yugoslavia [International\Yugoslavia], October, page 12
Birds
Prof. E.F. Blick, Bird aerodynamics, June, page 26
Lloyd M. Licher, Bird aerodynamics, August, page 3
Jack Lambie, Bird aerodynamics, August, page 3
Blick, Prof. E.F.
Bird aerodynamics [Aerodynamics; Birds], June, page 26
Bockton, Ontario
XXIV Canadian national soaring championships (SSA in Action) [International\Canada], November, page 14
Bonotaux, Leon A.
The Mojave petroglyphs, December, page 35
Briegleb, Anne and Gus
Thank you (Letter) [Sites\El Mirage], June, page 2
Buck, Robert 0.
Soaring symposium, 1972:West Virginia Morgantown [Soaring Symposia], April, page 7
Buckley, Leo P., Jr.
Region four south (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 14
Burnelli, Vincent J.
XCG-16 design credit (Letter), January, page 4
Butler, John; with Paul A. Kurbjun
Warning device: things that go bump in the night, Butler, J [Instruments], March, page 32
Butler, Richard
The best of the standard class [Sailplanes\Cirrus; Sailplanes\Alexander Schleicher\AS-W 17; Sailplanes\LS-1; Sailplanes\Libelle], September, page 28
Byars, E.; with W. Holbrook and eds and
Proceedings of the 1971 symposium on competitive soaring [Literature], April, page 11
C-70
(Cover) [Sites\Calistoga, California; Sailplanes\C-70], March, Cover
Carbon Spar
Research test, January, page 13
Carmichael, Bruce H. (a.k.a. Bruce Carmichael, B.H. Carmichael, B. Carmichael); with Al Backstrom
The long and the short of it [Sailplanes\Epb-1; Sailplanes\S-34; Design], July, page 22
Ceelen, Ary
South African nationals [International\South Africa], April, page 13
Clubs
Soaring clubs, January, page 7
MIT student clubs, September, page 33
Soaring clubs, January, page 7
Cole, Curtix J.; with John H. McMasters (a.k.a. J.H. McMasters, John McMasters and J. McMasters)
A review and status report [Human-Powered Flight], February, page 18
Colton, Sylvia
Vrsac collage [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26; Yugoslavia], October, page 31
Competitions
Best competition pilots of 1971, January, page 22
Stephan Horvath, Low-cost competition in Arizona, February, page 3
Questionnaire re: official contest number, March, page 13
1971, Handicap nationals, July, page 11
National Achievement comparisons of US nationals 1959 to 1972, October, page 38
Something right and something wrong, November, page 8
Bill Snead, Lap racing, December, page 28
Sailplane design competitions news, December, page 8
Thomas Williams, Report: Third Annual Motorglider Competition - Germany, September, page 10
26th annual: Torrey Pines, Local Pacific midwinter soaring championships, June, page 11
Alcide Santilli, 40th US national soaring championships, Liberal, Kansas, January, page 24
J.C. Lincoln, 40th US national soaring championships. Liberal, Kansas, Part II, April, page 3
39th US soaring championships, Nevada Minden, September, page 6
J.C. Wright, Third US national standard class soaring championships, Marfa, Texax, September, page 12
Elena Klein, 39th US soaring championships, Minden, Nevada, November, page 16
Table of scores 39th US soaring championships, November, page 26
Gren Seibels, Region 5 contest, July, page 9
James Herman, Region One Contest, August, page 9
B.S. Smith, Region 11 Contest, September, page 3
Region four contest, October, page 9
Waverly West: region nine contest, October, page 9
Region four contest: Frederick Municipal Airport, Maryland, October, page 9
George Coder Texas, South region ten contest, October, page 9
Region 9 contest, October, page 9
Sterling Starr, Region Seven Contest, Salem, Illinois, October, page 10
North region ten contestStrother Field, Kansas, November, page 14
Helen Dick, Region twelve contest, November, page 14
Region Five Standard Class Contest: Cordele, Georgia, December, page 11
Richard Divelbiss, Region Six Contest, Ionia, Michigan, December, page 12
Leo P. Buckley, Jr., Region four south, December, page 14
Smirnoff sailplane derby, July, page 16
World soaring championships, January, page 10
Swedish and Polish pilots new world champs, September, page 7
Paul Bikle, 13th world gliding championships-Vrsac, Yugoslavia, October, page 12
Competititions
Kevin Griffin, Region eleven contest, August, page 11
Conferences and Conventions
Texas: first national soaring convention and report, Dallas, March, page 11
Texas Dallas and Report, First national soaring convention, March, page 11
Second national soaring convention, November, page 10
Conn, Joe
[Safety]August, page 39
Construction
Hans Luenger, Project BETA, June, page 32
Derr Golladay, Composites: some thoughts on composite bonding, July, page 28
The Swingwing, November, page 30
Anyone for a $15,000 Spar?, January, page 13
White fiberglass plus haze equals hazard, March, page 2
R. Miller, Pendulum stability: The Shape of Things to Cone, March, page 19
R. Miller, Rudder centeroid: The Shape of Things to Come, March, page 20
R. Miller, Directional control: The Shape of Things to Come, March, page 31
R. Miller, Pedal-soarer: The Shape of Things to Come, March, page 32
R. Miller, Aerial bicycle: The Shape of Things to Come, March, page 32
R.[or K.?]L. Schellenbaum, Getting it all together, April, page 20
More on fiberglass plus haze, July, page 37
John Armitage, Inspection problems in glass sailplanes, September, page 36
Hard facing, November, page 38
Cover
Spring Soaring, April, cover
Ruby Design, May, cover
Mountaintop Glide, June, cover
Ka-6, August, cover
LS-1, October, cover
Dave Low, HP-11, November, Cover
Silent night, silent flight, December, cover
Currency Law
Lte, March, page 2
Dallas, Texas; with Report and
First national soaring convention (SSA in Action) [Conferences and Conventions], March, page 11
Davis, Nancy
Good. notice from the press (Letter), November, page 8
Design
Bruce Carmichael and Al Backstrom, The long and the short of it, July, page 22
Dick, Helen
How you have it - now you don't [Records\Flights], September, page 8
Region twelve contest [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26; Competitions\Regional], November, page 14
Divelbiss, Richard
Region Six Contest, Ionia, Michigan (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 12
DuPont, Stephen (a.k.a. Stephen Du Pont, Stephen du Pont, Steve DuPont, Stephen duPont, S. DuPont, Steve du Pont, Steve Dupont, Steve duPont, S. duPont, S. Du Pont, S. du Pont, Steve Du Pont)
Check those hairline cracks! (Letter), April, page 4
A do-it-yourself landing-gear rememberer (Letter) [Safety], September, page 4
Finish gate Finish gate speed: the numbers (Letter) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], December, page 6
MITSA'S VIP'S (Letter) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], December, page 7
Dynamics of Flight
Wave dynamics, March, page 3
Elliot, James
Midwinter awards banquet [Awards], March, page 36
FAA
Radar: glider visibility thereon: Random Gusts, August, page 13
FAI
Lloyd M. Licher, CIVV report, January, page 37
L. Licher, Identity card discussion, March, page 4
Lloyd M. Licher, CIVV report, April, page 35
Hugh Heartland, OSTIV plaque and Klemperer award received by Paul Bikle, November, page 11
Federal Aviation Agency
February, page 12
March, page 13
Notice of proposed certificate action, March, page 36
Marion Griffith, FAA-SSA interview, August, page 12
Airspace: FFA nixes glider cloud-flying rating, October, page 8
F.A.R. Part 61 amended, October, page 8
Fischer, H.B.
Caution on duPont landing-gear rememberer (Letter) [Landing Gear], November, page 8
Floden, Gunn-Britt
Claims national feminine 100-km speed triangle record (SSA in Action), October, page 6
Fremont, California
Ka-6 crash; cross-country flight: Blanik crash [Safety], September, page 37
Gehrlein, Lawrence
Learning to thermal on the ground [Simulation; Training], December, page 36
Golladay, Derr
Composites: some thoughts on composite bonding [Construction], July, page 28
Goodhart, Nick
"Sigma" project report, Licher, January, page 12
Gotcher, J.W.
Economics of soaring in the Alps [International\Austria; Literature], March, page 15
Grassfield, Max
Black Forrest Gliderport, Colorado (Covers) [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-34; Sites\Black Forest], September, Cover
Gravance, Robert
New world multiplace out and return record claim [Records\Flights], September, page 8
Griffin, Kevin
Region eleven contest [Competititions\Regional], August, page 11
Griffith, Marion
Flying IFR legally (Letter) [Techniques\Cloud Flying], July, page 3
FAA-SSA interview [Airspace; Federal Aviation Agency], August, page 12
Cloud and IFR flying: reply to (Letter), September, page 2
Hang gliders
Hang glider safety - a myth exposed, March, page 37
Hang glider safety, April, page 2
June 1972, Cover, June, Cover
SCHGA, Southern California Hang Gliding Associationmeets, June, page 5
Slingsby HP-14 fittings, August, page 13
Harmon, D.A.; with L.L. Linville
Soarability - the performance ratio [Performance Calculations], December, page 26
Harmon, Dennis
A homebuilder's plea (Letter) [Homebuilts], July, page 2
Harmon, Dennis; with Larry L. Linville
Why the Dingus? [Sailplanes\Dingus; Homebuilts], March, page 30
Hearsay, Herold's
Atmospheric pressure hazards for pilots [Physiology\Altitude; Safety], June, page 39
Heartland, Hugh
OSTIV plaque and Klemperer award received by Paul Bikle (SSA in Action) [People\Paul Bikle; FAI; Awards], November, page 11
Herman, James
Region One Contest [Competitions\Regional], August, page 9
Herold, Carl
March winds at Boulder (Herold's Hearsay) [Meteorology; Sites\Colorado], May, page 36
Herold, Carl D. (a.k.a. C.D. Herold, C. Herold)
Information services Wave alert system [Meteorology], March, page 38
History
Wright Brothers, December, page 8
V. Saudek, The lady Marie, December, page 37
Holbrook, W.; with E. Byars and eds and
Proceedings of the 1971 symposium on competitive soaring [Literature], April, page 11
Homebuilts
Dennis Harmon and Larry L. Linville, Why the Dingus?, March, page 30
R.[or K.?]L. Schellenbaum, Getting it all together, April, page 20
H. Senn, Homebuilt wind tunnel for instrument calibration, April, page 22
Hans Luenger, Project BETA, June, page 32
Up the 13-meter homebuilt, July, page 2
Dennis Harmon, A homebuilder's plea, July, page 2
George R. Allen, Two for the homebuilder, August, page 30
The Swingwing, November, page 30
V. Saudek, The lady Marie, December, page 37
George R. Allen, Tern report follow-up, September, page 3
Horvath, Stefan (a.k.a. S. Horvath)
Answer to request for improvement (Letter) [Safety], March, page 4
Horvath, Stephan
(Safety Corner) [Safety], January, page 39
Low-cost competition in Arizona (Letter) [Competitions], February, page 3
(Safety Corner) [Safety], February, page 37
(Safety Corner) [Safety], March, page 37
On spinning the 2-32 (Safety Corner) [Techniques\Wave Soaring; Safety; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 2-32], April, page 39
(Safety Corner) [Safety], May, page 38
(Safety Corner) [Safety], June, page 40
(Safety Corner) [Safety], July, page 37
(Safety Corner) [Safety], August, page 38
(Safety Corner) [Safety], September, page 36
Serious accidents [Safety], October, page 40
Howell, Betsy
Now you have it-now you dont, September, page 8
Human-Powered Flight
MPA project, February, page 4
Keith Sherwin, Man Powered Flight, February, page 11
Curtix J. Cole and J. McMasters, A review and status report, February, page 18
Rose Marie Licher, Want to fly the Flycycle?, March, page 6
For the record: re: Man-Powered Flight, July, page 2
J. McMasters, Use of energy-storage devices in a man-powered aircraft, August, page 22
J.H. McMasters, MPA operational flexibility answer, December, page 5
Human-powered flight
Man-powered flight: MBA's, February, page 18
Hurst, Arthur E.
Concept 70 revisited [Sailplanes\Concept 70], March, page 22
Indrebo, James
Flying IFR legally (Letter), July, page 3
Cloud, and IFR flying (Letter) [Airspace], September, page 2
Instruments
N. Jacoby, Electro-optical sensing, February, page 29
N. Jacoby, Electronics Electro-optical imagery, February, page 29
Redline audio warning device, February, page 38
John Butler and Paul A. Kurbjun, Warning device: things that go bump in the night, Butler, J, March, page 32
H. Senn, Homebuilt wind tunnel for instrument calibration, April, page 22
Instruments Airbrakes and whistles, April, page 37
Spoiler warning device, June, page 2
Radio Equipment The best microphone, June, page 39
L. Licher, Start gates, July, page 12
More on start gates, August, page 8
Emergency locator transmitters, August, page 12
Instruments - Barograph Barograph calibrations, September, page 9
Do-it-yourself barographic orthodontia, October, page 4
More on MacCready speed-ring error selector, November, page 39
Do-it-yourself indicator, December, page 5
Instruments - Batteries Batteries and cold weather, March, page 5
Battery meter caution, August, page 6
Ned Jacoby, Turn on, tune in... and take off, February, page 29
International
Aimai Knypstra, New speed records in Africa, July, page 14
Soaring clubs, January, page 7
Paul Bikle, 12th Australian national gliding championships: Waikerie, March, page 14
Martin Simons, Déjà Vue, February, page 33
J.W. Gotcher, Economics of soaring in the Alps, March, page 15
Belgian invitation, November, page 9
Pilot seeding: 1972 world championships, January, page 40
Ontario Bockton, XXIV Canadian national soaring championships, November, page 14
Joseph Baer, Soaring abroad - France, August, page 16
Thomas Williams, Report: Third Annual Motorglider Competition - Germany, September, page 10
George Locke, First of a kind flight breaks record, July, page 14
Soaring clubs, January, page 7
Ross MacIntyre, Championships decide New Zealand world team, April, page 12
Ary Ceelen, South African nationals, April, page 13
World soaring championships, January, page 10
Swedish and Polish pilots new world champs, September, page 7
P. Bikle, 13th world gliding championships - Vrsac, Yugoslavia, October, page 12
Jacoby, N.
Electro-optical sensing [Instruments], February, page 29
Electronics Electro-optical imagery [Instruments], February, page 29
Jacoby, Ned
Turn on, tune in... and take off [Instruments\Thermal Detection Systems], February, page 29
Karlovich, John
Recommended precautions (Safety Corner) [Safety; Trailers], September, page 36
Kern, George
The SST [People\Herman Stiglmeier; Trailers], August, page 32
Kiceniuk, Taras, Jr
Flight of Icarus [Sailplanes\Icarus], September, page 34
Klein, Elena
Ultralight Hawaiian style [Sites\Hawaii; Ultralights], March, page 16
39th US soaring championships, Minden, Nevada [People\Ray Gimmey; Competitions\National], November, page 16
Knypstra, Aimai (a.k.a. A. Knypstra)
New speed records in Africa (Foreign Scene) [International\Africa; Records\Flights; People\Walter Neubert], July, page 14
Kuettner, Dr. Joachim P.
Cloudstreet waves [Meteorology\Wave Soaring], June, page 33
Kuettner, J. , August 1972, p. 5, p. 6
Thermal wave soaring correction (Letter) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], August, page 5
Kurbjun, Paul A.; with John Butler
Warning device: things that go bump in the night, Butler, J [Instruments], March, page 32
LaPointe, Art; with James L. Nash-Webber (a.k.a. J.L. Nash-Webber, J. Nash-Webber and Dr. James L. Nash-Webber James Nash-Webber)
Symposium and workshop: soaring technology: Technology '72 [Symposia], September, page 32
Lambie, Jack
Bird aerodynamics (Letter) [Birds], August, page 3
Landing Gear
Watch it!, March, page 2
Winch advice sought, October, page 5
H.B. Fischer, Caution on duPont landing-gear rememberer, November, page 8
Launching
Tom Page, Towing engine conservation, February, page 3
Airworthiness directive: improper engine-mount assemblies, March, page 13
Tom Page, Engine conservation, February, page 3
Towing Breaking and braking, April, page 4
Winch advice sought, October, page 5
Licenses
Aircraft having experimental certificates, August, page 37
Licher, Lloyd M. (a.k.a. L.M. Licher, L. Licher)
Performance report [Sailplanes\Sigma], January, page 11
Report on British Sigma [Sailplanes\Sigma], January, page 11
CIVV report (SSA in Action) [FAI], January, page 37
Rules motorgliding competition: CIVV report [Motorgliders], January, page 37
Identity card discussion (Letter) [FAI], March, page 4
SSA directors' meeting [Soaring Society of America\Directors], March, page 34
CIVV report (SSA in Action) [FAI], April, page 35
Start gates (SSA in Action) [Instruments; Awards\Flights], July, page 12
Bird aerodynamics (Letter) [Aerodynamics; Birds], August, page 3
Rules and regulations More on start gates [Awards\Flights], August, page 8
Directors meeting, July 1972, Minden, Nevada, [Soaring Society of America\Directors], November, page 40
Licher, Rose Marie
Man-powered flight (SSA in Action), February, page 4
Want to fly the Flycycle? (Letter) [Human-Powered Flight], March, page 6
Lincoln, Joseph C. (a.k.a. J.C. Lincoln)
40th US national soaring championships. Liberal, Kansas, Part II [Competitions\National], April, page 3
Lincoln, Joseph C., ed.
On quiet wings [Literature], March, page 7
Linville, L.L.; with D.A. Harmon
Soarability - the performance ratio [Performance Calculations], December, page 26
Linville, Larry L.; with Dennis Harmon
Why the Dingus? [Sailplanes\Dingus; Homebuilts], March, page 30
Literature
Keith Sherwin, Man Powered Flight, February, page 11
Joseph C. Lincoln, ed., On quiet wings, March, page 7
Richard Wolters, the art and technique of soaring, March, page 13
J.W. Gotcher, Economics of soaring in the Alps, March, page 15
Richard Miller, New era in soaring, March, page 27
E. Byars and W. Holbrook, eds, Proceedings of the 1971 symposium on competitive soaring, April, page 11
Col. J.E. Mrazek, The fall of Eben Emael - Prelude to Dunkerque, June, page 13
Dr. Albert F. Perna, Lt. Col. USAFR, Ret, The glider gladiators of World War II,, June, page 13
Earl Seagars, Humor The Mojave cave petroglyphs, December, page 34
Locke, G.
Foreign First-of-a-kind flight breaks records [Sailplanes\Skylar 4; Records\Flights], July, pages 14,40
Locke, George
First of a kind flight breaks record [International\Great Britain], July, page 14
Low, Dave
HP-11 (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\HP-11; Teton Range], November, Cover
Luenger, Hans
Project BETA [Homebuilts; Sailplanes\Beta; Construction], June, page 32
Luttrell, John (a.k.a. J. Luttrell)
White fiberglass plus haze equals hazard (Letter), March, page 2
Some thoughts on composite bonding, Golladay, D, July, page 28
More on fiberglass plus haze (Letter), July, page 37
Slingsby HP-14 fittings, August, page 13
Inspection problems in glass sailplanes, Armitage, J, September, page 36
Hard facing (Herold's Hearsay), November, page 38
MacIntyre, Ross
Championships decide New Zealand world team [International\New Zealand; People\John Luttrell], April, page 12
Makula, Edward
Claims two world records (SSA in Action), October, page 6
McMasters, John H. (a.k.a. J.H. McMasters, John McMasters, J. McMasters)
Support for ultralight (Letter) [Sailplanes], January, page 4
Use of energy-storage devices in a man-powered aircraft [Human-Powered Flight], August, page 22
MPA operational flexibility answer (Letter) [Mountain Soaring; Human-Powered Flight], December, page 5
McMasters, John H. (a.k.a. J.H. McMasters, John McMasters, J. McMasters); with Curtix J. Cole
A review and status report [Human-Powered Flight], February, page 18
Meteorology
Spacing between thermal streets, February, page 38
John Aldrich, Valley-slope circulations: Using the Weather, February, page 40
Reverse thermals, March, page 3
Wave dynamics, March, page 3
C. Herold, Information services Wave alert system, March, page 38
John Aldrich, March, page 39
John Aldrich, March, page 39
John Aldrich, More about terrain effects: Using the Weather, April, page 36
W. Scott, Marfa report, May, page 2
Carl Herold, March winds at Boulder, May, page 36
John Aldrich, September, page 34
John Aldrich, September, page 34
Cumulus-induced "mountain" waves, October, page 2
John Aldrich, A do-it-yourself adiabatic chart: Using the Weather, October, page 41
John Aldrich, November, page 41
List of weather-related articles appearing in SOARING Magazine: Using the Weather, November, page 41
John Aldrich, November, page 41
Slope soaring on clouds? It's being done, December, page 2
Regional soaring weather forecasts?, December, page 8
Thermal's capacity, January, page 7
Alcide Santilli, How to reach waves via thermals, January, page 24
Reverse rotor, March, page 6
Dr. Joachim P. Kuettner, Cloudstreet waves, June, page 33
Standing waves on Mars, March, page 3
Miller, B.
The shape of things to come [Pedal-Soarer; Aerial Bicycle], May, page 32
Miller, Bob
Up the 13-meter homebuilt (Letter) [13-Meter Ciass], July, page 2
Miller, E.[R.?]
Pitch control: The Shape of Things to Come [Aerodynamics; Sailplanes\Construction], March, page 30
Miller, Richard H. (a.k.a. Richard Miller, R.H. Miller, R. Miller)
Supersoarer: The shape of things to come [Sailplanes], March, page 18
The new era in soaring, conclusion: the shape of things to come [Sailplanes], March, pages 18,
Pendulum stability: The Shape of Things to Cone [Construction\Sailplanes], March, page 19
Rudder centeroid: The Shape of Things to Come [Construction\Sailplanes], March, page 20
New era in soaring [Literature], March, page 27
Directional control: The Shape of Things to Come [Sailplanes\Libelle; Construction\Sailplanes], March, page 31
Aerial bicycle: The Shape of Things to Come [Construction\Sailplanes], March, page 32
Pedal-soarer: The Shape of Things to Come [Construction\Sailplanes], March, page 32
Unconventional designs Light-wind soarer [Sailplanes], April, page 27
part II The new era in soaring and super-soarability, April, page 27
The shape of things to come [Sailplanes\Thistledown; Passenger/Pilot Polarity], May, page 29
Reply to re Thistledown (Letter), July, page 5
Minghelli, Edward G.
New world multiplace out and return record claim, September, page 8
Minimum Weight
More on safe seat ballast, March, page 6
Montes, Dore J. (a.k.a. D.J. Montes)
Economics of soaring in the Alps, Gotcher, J. W, March, page 15
Motorgliders
L.M. Licher, Rules motorgliding competition: CIVV report, January, page 37
Thomas Williams, Report: Third Annual Motorglider Competition - Germany, September, page 10
B. Rogers, The AS-K 14 vs the SF-27M, March, page 10
Powered sailplane?, May, page 2
Mountain Soaring
Ultralight support, January, page 4
Man powered flight - a review and status report, February, page 16
"Man-Powered Flight" F 72, Reply to clarification of report, July, page 3
J.H. McMasters, MPA operational flexibility answer, December, page 5
Movies
Movies are better than ever, March, page 4
Mrazek, Col. J.E.
The fall of Eben Emael - Prelude to Dunkerque [Literature], June, page 13
Nash-Webber, James L. (a.k.a. J.L. Nash-Webber, J. Nash-Webber, Dr. James L. Nash-Webber James Nash-Webber); with Art LaPointe
Symposium and workshop: soaring technology: Technology '72 [Symposia], September, page 32
National Aeronautic Association
President Mike Monroney re-elected, February, page 11
No subject
Vincent J. Burnelli, XCG-16 design credit, January, page 4
Nick Goodhart, "Sigma" project report, Licher, January, page 12
Wil Schuemann, CIVV report, Licher, L. M, January, page 37
Rose Marie Licher, Man-powered flight, February, page 4
Richard Wolters, Letter from the Blue Ridge, February, page 13
Martin Simons, Déjà Vue, February, page 35
John Luttrell, White fiberglass plus haze equals hazard, March, page 2
Nimbus landing while on tow?, March, page 3
Alcide Santilli, More on reverse thermals, March, page 3
Dore J. Montes, Economics of soaring in the Alps, Gotcher, J. W, March, page 15
Stephen Du Pont, Check those hairline cracks!, April, page 4
Richard Miller, part II The new era in soaring and super-soarability, April, page 27
Airbrakes and whistles, April, page 37
Geof Steele, The shape of things to come. Miller, R, May, page 31
James Indrebo, Flying IFR legally, July, page 3
Richard Miller, Reply to re Thistledown, July, page 5
Alex Aldott and Dita Aldott, Recognition for photography, July, page 7
Thomas W. Scanlan, The long and the short of it, Carmichael, B, July, page 22
John Luttrell, Some thoughts on composite bonding, Golladay, D, July, page 28
Bill Allen, Accident report, July, page 37
Byron Alexander, Accident report, July, page 37
John Luttrell, More on fiberglass plus haze, July, page 37
John Luttrell, Slingsby HP-14 fittings, August, page 13
Paul Schweizer, Two for the homebuilder, August, page 31
Marion Griffith, Cloud and IFR flying: reply to, September, page 2
Bernald S. Smith, Cartological cop-out, September, page 3
Edward G. Minghelli, New world multiplace out and return record claim, September, page 8
Betsy Howell, Now you have it-now you dont, September, page 8
John Luttrell, Inspection problems in glass sailplanes, Armitage, J, September, page 36
Commercial Operations, Recommended precautions, Karlovlch, J, September, page 36
Edward Makula, Claims two world records, October, page 6
Gunn-Britt Floden, Claims national feminine 100-km speed triangle record, October, page 6
Nancy Davis, Good. notice from the press, November, page 8
Gale Abels, Gypsy soaring camp, November, page 12
Geof Steele, More on The best of the standard class, November, page 38
John Luttrell, Hard facing, November, page 38
Soaring Signals, Standard American soaring signals, December, page 3
Leon A. Bonotaux, The Mojave petroglyphs, December, page 35
Obituaries
Remembering Ben Shupack, November, page 9
Operations, Commercial
Recommended precautions, Karlovlch, J (Safety Corner), September, page 36
Page, Tom
Engine conservation (Letter) [Launching\Aerotowing], February, page 3
Towing engine conservation (Letter) [Launching\Aerotow; Techniques\Wave Soaring], February, page 3
Standard American soaring signals answer (Letter) [Safety\American Soaring Signals], December, page 3
Parachutes
Open-Cockpit Gliding Parachutes, March, page 2
Parker, Steve
BS-1 (Cover) [Sites\Odessa, Texas; Sailplanes\BS-1], July, Cover
Passenger/Pilot Polarity
R. Miller, The shape of things to come, May, page 29
Pedal-Soarer
B. Miller, The shape of things to come, May, page 32
People
Swedish and Polish pilots new world champs, September, page 7
Smirnoff sailplane derby, July, page 16
Hugh Heartland, OSTIV plaque and Klemperer award received by Paul Bikle, November, page 11
Smirnoff sailplane derby, July, page 16
Top commercial instructor, April, page 99
The Swingwing, November, page 30
Bennett M. Rogers, The O&rographic record, December, page 16
Elena Klein, 39th US soaring championships, Minden, Nevada, November, page 16
Bennett M. Rogers, The O&rographic record, December, page 16
Resigns as editor of Safety Corner, December, page 38
V. Saudek, The lady Marie, December, page 37
January 1972, Cover, January, Cover
Martin Simons, Déjà Vue, February, page 33
Martin Simons, Déjà Vue, February, page 33
Ross MacIntyre, Championships decide New Zealand world team, April, page 12
Aimai Knypstra, New speed records in Africa, July, page 14
Smirnoff sailplane derby, July, page 16
Smirnoff sailplane derby, July, page 16
Remembering Ben Shupack, November, page 9
Bennett M. Rogers, The O&rographic record, December, page 16
Smirnoff sailplane derby, July, page 16
George Kern, The SST, August, page 32
Hi-ho, Kimo Savy, March, page 18
Bennett M. Rogers, The O&rographic record, December, page 16
Swedish and Polish pilots new world champs, September, page 7
Performance Calculations
D.A. Harmon and L.L. Linville, Soarability - the performance ratio, December, page 26
Perl, Harry N.
XCG-16 (Letter) [XCG-16], January, page 4
Photography
Interested in slide library?, May, page 2
George Uveges, August, page 7
Photo procedures, September, page 8
Physiology
Anxiety, friend or foe?, June, page 40
Herold's Hearsay, Atmospheric pressure hazards for pilots, June, page 39
Bill Allen, Altitude indoctrination, December, page 33
Pines, 26th annual: Torrey
Local Pacific midwinter soaring championships [Competitions\Local], June, page 11
Publicity
Good notice from the press, November, page 8
Putnam, Jon
Eastern 1-26 championships, Elmira, New Hampshire [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], November, page 32
Radar
Radar: glider visibility thereon: Random Gusts, August, page 13
Record
Bennett M. Rogers, The O&rographic record, December, page 16
Records
National feminine single-place 100-km speed record claimed by Gunn-Britt Floden, February, page 8
Standard class state records: SSA to action, October, page 8
569 mi, World out and return distance record, March, page 18
Aimai Knypstra, New speed records in Africa, July, page 14
G. Locke, Foreign First-of-a-kind flight breaks records, July, pages 14,40
US women's national distance record, September, page 8
Helen Dick, How you have it - now you don't, September, page 8
Robert Gravance, New world multiplace out and return record claim, September, page 8
World multiplace speed triangle record and world multi- place out-and-return distance records claimed by Ed Makula: SSA to action, October, page 6
US national feminine 100-km speed triangle record claimed by Gunn-Britt Floden: SSA to action, October, page 6
Bennett M. Rogers, The O&rographic record, December, page 16
Ret, Dr. Albert F. Perna, Lt. Col. USAFR,
The glider gladiators of World War II, [Literature], June, page 13
Rogers, B.
The AS-K 14 vs the SF-27M [Motorgliders\Alexander Schleicher\AS-K 14], March, page 10
Rogers, Bennett M.
The magnificent Mojave [Sites\Mojave Desert], January, page 16
The AS-K 14 vs the SF-27M [Sailplanes\Alexander Schleicher\AS-K 14; Sailplanes\SF-27M], May, page 10
Supersoarability (Letter) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], June, page 2
The O&rographic record [People\James Smiley; People\William C. Holbrook; Record\Flights; People\Roger Frank; Records\Flights; People\Karl Striedieck], December, page 16
SCHGA
Southern California Hang Gliding Associationmeets [Hang Gliders], June, page 5
Safety
Stephan Horvath, January, page 39
Tow hooks, February, page 2
Re: Blodget article, February, page 2
1971, Accident summary, February, page 37
Number one killer: spins and stalls, February, page 37
Too much too soon: proper training, February, page 37
Stephan Horvath, February, page 37
Redline audio warning device, February, page 38
Request SSA give more complete reports, March, page 4
S. Horvath, Answer to request for improvement, March, page 4
More on safe seat ballast, March, page 6
Hang glider safety - a myth exposed, March, page 37
Stephan Horvath, March, page 37
Sailplane tie downs, March, page 38
Hang glider safety, April, page 2
Zoomies can be doomies, April, page 3
Instruments Airbrakes and whistles, April, page 37
Stephan Horvath, On spinning the 2-32, April, page 39
White fiberglass plus haze equals hazard, May, page 2
Launch: Watch it!, May, page 2
Reporting accidents, May, page 3
Control loss in spin, May, page 36
Sailplane fatality investigations, May, page 37
Stephan Horvath, May, page 38
Ridge soaring - Basic rules and precautions, May, page 38
Spoiler warning device, June, page 2
Herold's Hearsay, Atmospheric pressure hazards for pilots, June, page 39
Stephan Horvath, June, page 40
Anxiety, friend or foe?, June, page 40
Emergency plan in case of accident, July, page 37
Byron Alexander, Accident reports Accident report, July, page 37
Stephan Horvath, July, page 37
More on fiberglass plus haze, July, page 37
Slingsby HP-14 fittings, August, page 13
Stephan Horvath, August, page 38
Deadly critters, August, page 38
Joe Conn, August, page 39
Stephen Du Pont, A do-it-yourself landing-gear rememberer, September, page 4
John Armitage, Inspection problems in glass sailplanes, September, page 36
Stephan Horvath, September, page 36
John Karlovich, Recommended precautions, September, page 36
California Fremont, Ka-6 crash; cross-country flight: Blanik crash, September, page 37
2-32 spin recovery, October, page 1?
New information, October, page 2
Stephan Horvath, Serious accidents, October, page 40
Start-gate accidents, October, page 40
Scatter time, December, page 3
Bill Allen, Altitude indoctrination, December, page 33
Tom Page, Standard American soaring signals answer, December, page 3
Sailplances
T. Scanlan, Two for the homebuilder, August, page 31
Sailplanes
John H. McMasters, Support for ultralight, January, page 4
Richard Miller, Supersoarer: The shape of things to come, March, page 18
Richard Miller, The new era in soaring, conclusion: the shape of things to come, March, pages 18,
Richard Miller, Unconventional designs Light-wind soarer, April, page 27
The Swingwing, November, page 30
More on the best of the standard class, November, page 38
US Certificate granted, February, page 12
Ross M. Stevens, Jr, Flying the Caproni A-21, March, page 25
Bennett M. Rogers, The AS-K 14 vs the SF-27M, May, page 10
AS-W 12, February, Cover
George Worthington, Is the AS-W 12 for everyone?, June, page 19
Is the AS-W 12 for everyone?, August, page 4
K. Striedieck, Best of the standard class? AS-W 15, November, page 6
Geof Steele, Best of the standard class? AS-W 15, November, page 6
Safety inspections following accident, March, page 5
Tail inspection for safety, April, page 4
Richard Butler, The best of the standard class, September, page 28
Hans Luenger, Project BETA, June, page 32
Steve Parker, BS-1, July, Cover
C-70, March, Cover
Correction, January, page 7
R.[or K.?]L. Schellenbaum, Getting it all together, April, page 20
Richard Butler, The best of the standard class, September, page 28
Arthur E. Hurst, Concept 70 revisited, March, page 22
E.[R.?] Miller, Pitch control: The Shape of Things to Come, March, page 30
Martin Simons, Déjà Vue, February, page 33
Dennis Harmon and Larry L. Linville, Why the Dingus?, March, page 30
January, page 2
Bruce Carmichael and Al Backstrom, The long and the short of it, July, page 22
Dave Low, HP-11, November, Cover
January 1972, Cover, January, Cover
Taras Kiceniuk, Jr, Flight of Icarus, September, page 34
Ka-6 Airworthiness directive from FAA: Faulty welds, February, page 12
Ka-6, August, cover
Carbon spar research tests, January, page 13
R. Miller, Directional control: The Shape of Things to Come, March, page 31
Geof Steele, Libelles dominate nationals, Gimmey wins, September, page 6
Richard Butler, The best of the standard class, September, page 28
Geof Steele, The Libelle 201B, October, page 10
The Libelle 201B, October, page 10
Richard Butler, The best of the standard class, September, page 28
LS-1, October, cover
Nimbus II Flight testing completed, January, page 40
Bruce Carmichael and Al Backstrom, The long and the short of it, July, page 22
Airworthiness directive from FAA: loose rudder fittings, February, page 12
R. Wolters, Region I championships, February, page 13
R. Wolters, Region 4 Championships, February, page 14
Yugoslavia, Bikle, P. Vrsac, 13th world gliding championships, October, page 12
Yugoslavia, Bikle, P. , October 1972, p. 26, p. 27 Vrsac, 13th world gliding championships, October, page 26
Sylvia Colton, Vrsac collage, October, page 31
Helen Dick, Region twelve contest, November, page 14
Jon Putnam, Eastern 1-26 championships, Elmira, New Hampshire, November, page 32
Wright memorial meet, December, page 5
National feminine single-place 100-km speed record claimed by Gunn-Britt Floden, February, page 8
Max Grassfield, Black Forrest Gliderport, Colorado, September, Cover
Stephan Horvath, On spinning the 2-32, April, page 39
2-32 spin recovery, October, page 1?
Bennett M. Rogers, The AS-K 14 vs the SF-27M, May, page 10
L. Licher, Performance report, January, page 11
Lloyd M. Licher, Report on British Sigma, January, page 11
The Sigma flies, January, page 11
G. Locke, Foreign First-of-a-kind flight breaks records, July, pages 14,40
Kestrel, January, page 13
George R. Allen, Two for the homebuilder, August, page 30
R. Miller, The shape of things to come, May, page 29
Sailwing
Mountain Green sailwing, June, page 4
Santilli, Alcide (a.k.a. Al Santilli)
40th US national soaring championships, Liberal, Kansas [Competitions\National], January, page 24
How to reach waves via thermals [Meteorology\Wave; Techniques\Wave Soaring], January, page 24
More on reverse thermals (Letter), March, page 3
Saudek, Victor M. (a.k.a. Victor Saudek, Vic Saudek, V.M. Saudek, V. Saudek)
Dedication [Archives and Museums], July, page 10
The lady Marie [People\Frank Hutchinson; History\American; Homebuilts], December, page 37
Scanlan, T.
Two for the homebuilder [Sailplances\SG-1], August, page 31
Scanlan, Thomas W.
The long and the short of it, Carmichael, B, July, page 22
Schellenbaum, R.[or K.?]L.
Getting it all together [Sailplanes\Cherokee; Construction\Sailplanes; Homebuilts], April, page 20
Schuemann, Wil
CIVV report, Licher, L. M, January, page 37
Schweizer, Paul A. (a.k.a. Paul Schweizer, P.A. Schweizer)
Two for the homebuilder, August, page 31
Scott, Wallace A. (a.k.a. Wally Scott, W. Scott)
Offers "Flying at Marfa" booklet (Letter) [Sites], March, page 3
Marfa report (Letter) [Meteorology], May, page 2
Scurr, Erica
Middle America soaring [Sites], December, page 22
Seagars, Earl
Humor The Mojave cave petroglyphs [Literature], December, page 34
Seibels, Grenville J., II (a.k.a. Gren Seibels, G. Seibels, Gren J. Seibels, II, Gren J. Seibels)
South Carolina Bermuda High [Sites], April, page 16
Region 5 contest [Competitions\Regional], July, page 9
Senn, H.
Homebuilt wind tunnel for instrument calibration [homebuilts; Instruments], April, page 22
Senn, Harry V. (a.k.a. Harry Senn, H.V. Senn)
Homebuilt wind tunnel for instrument calibration [Wind Tunnel], April, page 22
Sherwin, Keith
Man Powered Flight (Book Reviews) [Literature; Human-Powered Flight], February, page 11
Signals, Soaring
Standard American soaring signals (Letter), December, page 3
Simons, Martin (a.k.a. M. Simons)
Déjà Vue [Windspiel; Akaflieg Darmstadt; People\Robert Kronfeld; Sailplanes\D-38; People\Dr. Kupper; International\Austria], February, page 33
Déjà Vue, February, page 35
Simulation
Lawrence Gehrlein, Learning to thermal on the ground, December, page 36
Sites
Wally Scott, Offers "Flying at Marfa" booklet, March, page 3
Gren Seibels, South Carolina Bermuda High, April, page 16
California and Oregon Coming to Minden? Bring a glider, July, page 5
Gill Airport: And lemonade besides!, September, page 4
Region Four Contest, Fredrick Maryland Municipal Airport, October, page 9
Erica Scurr, Middle America soaring, December, page 22
Want to fly a 20000 ft. ridge?, May, page 5
Aronson's Air Service, January, page 34
Max Grassfield, Black Forrest Gliderport, Colorado, September, Cover
C-70, March, Cover
Carl Herold, March winds at Boulder, May, page 36
Crystalaire, January, page 32
El Mirage Dry Lake, January, page 20
Anne and Gus Briegleb, Thank you, June, page 2
Soaring conditions, February, page 2
Elena Klein, Ultralight Hawaiian style, March, page 16
Holiday Haven, January, page 35
Bennett M. Rogers, The magnificent Mojave, January, page 16
Steve Parker, BS-1, July, Cover
Pearblossom, January, page 32
Rosamond, January, page 34
Tour of soaring sites, January, page 35
Skids, Tail Or Hose
Hard facing, November, page 38
Slide Library
Interested in slide library?, May, page 2
Smith, Bernald S. (a.k.a. Bernald Smith, B. Smith, B.S. Smith)
Cartological cop-out (Letter), September, page 3
Region 11 Contest (Letter) [Competitions\Regional], September, page 3
Snead, Bill
Lap racing [Competitions], December, page 28
Soaring Camp
George Uveges, Gypsy soaring camp, November, page 12
Soaring Society of America
New directors elected, February, page 8
SSA ultralight committee explores subject, July, page 12
Something right and something wrong, November, page 8
Lloyd M. Licher, SSA directors' meeting, March, page 34
L. Licher, Directors meeting, July 1972, Minden, Nevada,, November, page 40
SSA special funds, March, page 5
Critique, August, page 2
Soaring Symposia
Robert 0. Buck, Soaring symposium, 1972:West Virginia Morgantown, April, page 7
Starr, Sterling V. (a.k.a. Sterling Starr, S.V. Starr, S. Starr)
Region Seven Contest, Salem, Illinois (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], October, page 10
Steele, Geof
The shape of things to come. Miller, R, May, page 31
Libelles dominate nationals, Gimmey wins [Sailplanes\Libelle], September, page 6
The Libelle 201B (Foreign Scene) [Sailplanes\Libelle 201B], October, page 10
Best of the standard class? AS-W 15 (Letter) [Sailplanes\Alexander Schleicher\AS-W 15], November, page 6
More on The best of the standard class (Herold's Hearsay), November, page 38
Stevens, Ross M., Jr
Flying the Caproni A-21 [Sailplanes\A-21], March, page 25
Striedieck, K.
Best of the standard class? AS-W 15 (Letter) [Sailplanes\Alexander Schleicher\AS-W 15], November, page 6
Symposia
James L. Nash-Webber and Art LaPointe, Symposium and workshop: soaring technology: Technology '72, September, page 32
Techniques
September, page 2
Marion Griffith, Flying IFR legally, July, page 3
Ridge soaring - Basic rules and precautions, May, page 38
Spacing between thermal streets, February, page 38
Reverse thermals, May, page 3
Alcide Santilli, How to reach waves via thermals, January, page 24
Adverse yaw, January, page 39
Tow hooks, February, page 2
Tom Page, Towing engine conservation, February, page 3
Number one killer: spins and stalls, February, page 37
Control loss in spin, March, page 36
Zoomies can be doomies, April, page 3
Towing Breaking and braking, April, page 4
Flap settings for takeoff, April, page 38
Stephan Horvath, On spinning the 2-32, April, page 39
Bennett M. Rogers, Supersoarability, June, page 2
Using flaps for taxiing, June, page 5
J. , August 1972, p. 5, p. 6 Kuettner, Thermal wave soaring correction, August, page 5
Spins and the 13-meter class, August, page 6
More on start gates, August, page 8
Down-gust stall?, October, page 4
Tolerance on release points, October, page 8
Start-gate accidents, October, page 40
Slope soaring on clouds? It's being done, December, page 2
S. duPont, Finish gate Finish gate speed: the numbers, December, page 6
Teton Range
Dave Low, HP-11, November, Cover
Texas, George Coder
South region ten contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], October, page 9
Thistledown
The new era, July, page 5
Tiedowns
Sailplane tie downs, March, page 38
Trailers
Thoughts on wheel brakes, February, page 38
George Kern, The SST, August, page 32
John Karlovich, Recommended precautions, September, page 36
Training
Too much too soon: proper training, February, page 37
Bill Allen, Altitude indoctrination, December, page 33
Lawrence Gehrlein, Learning to thermal on the ground, December, page 36
Ultralight Flying
January 1972, Cover, January, Cover
Hangin' in there, February, page 17
Ultralights
Ultralight coverage in soaring, January, page 10
Elena Klein, Ultralight Hawaiian style, March, page 16
SSA ultralight committee explores subject, July, page 12
Uveges, George (a.k.a. G. Uveges)
(SSA in Action) [Photography], August, page 7
Gypsy soaring camp (SSA in Action) [Soaring Camp], November, page 12
VJ23
The Swingwing, November, page 30
Vector I
UFO's Request for report of UFO sightings, June, page 5
Vrsac, Yugoslavia, Bikle, P.
13th world gliding championships [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], October, page 12
Vrsac, Yugoslavia, Bikle, P. , October 1972, p. 26, p. 27
13th world gliding championships [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], October, page 26
Warning Device
Redline audio warning device, February, page 38
Airbrakes and whistles, April, page 37
Spoiler warning device, June, page 2
Wave Soaring
Cumulus-induced "mountain" waves, October, page 2
Weimer, Holly
Soaring and youth - why not? [Youth], December, page 30
Williams, Thomas
Report: Third Annual Motorglider Competition - Germany [Competitions\International\Germany; International\Germany; Motorgliders], September, page 10
Wind Tunnel
Harry Senn, Homebuilt wind tunnel for instrument calibration, April, page 22
Windspiel
Martin Simons, Déjà Vue, February, page 33
Wolters, R.
Region I championships [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], February, page 13
Region 4 Championships [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], February, page 14
Wolters, Richard
Letter from the Blue Ridge, February, page 13
the art and technique of soaring [Literature], March, page 13
Women
National feminine single-place 100-km speed record claimed by Gunn-Britt Floden, February, page 8
US women's national distance record, September, page 8
US national feminine 100-km speed triangle record claimed by Gunn-Britt Floden, October, page 6
Worthington, George
Is the AS-W 12 for everyone? [Sailplanes\Alexander Schleicher\AS-W 12], June, page 19
Wright, J.C. "Red Dog" (a.k.a. J.C. Wright, J.C. "Red" Wright)
Third US national standard class soaring championships, Marfa, Texax [Competitions\National], September, page 12
XCG-16
XCG-16 Design Credit, January, page 3
Harry N. Perl, XCG-16, January, page 4
Youth
Teen-agers; a peer purview, October, page 3
A successful youth group, October, page 4
Air explorer squadron 8, October, page 4
Youth soaring survey completed, November, page 6
Getting 'em started, November, page 7
and spins youth, Clubs, December, page 6
Holly Weimer, Soaring and youth - why not?, December, page 30
Yugoslavia
Sylvia Colton, Vrsac collage, October, page 31
and, Report; with Texas Dallas
First national soaring convention (SSA in Action) [Conferences and Conventions], March, page 11
and, eds; with E. Byars and W. Holbrook
Proceedings of the 1971 symposium on competitive soaring [Literature], April, page 11
and, report; with Texas: first national soaring convention
Dallas (SSA in Action) [Conferences and Conventions], March, page 11
convention, Texas: first national soaring; with report and
Dallas (SSA in Action) [Conferences and Conventions], March, page 11
mi, 569
World out and return distance record [Records\Flights], March, page 18
youth, and spins
Clubs (Letter) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Youth], December, page 6
(Letter) [Sailplanes\Duster], January, page 2
Letter to ed [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], January, page 2
XCG-16 Design Credit (Letter) [XCG-16], January, page 3
Ultralight support (Letter) [Mountain Soaring], January, page 4
Correction (Letter) [Sailplanes\Caproni A-21j], January, page 7
Soaring clubs (Letter) [Clubs\Australia; Clubs\New Zealand; International\Australia; International\New Zealand], January, page 7
Soaring clubs: New Zealand (Letter) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], January, page 7
Thermal's capacity (Letter) [Meteorology\Thermals], January, page 7
Ultralight coverage in soaring [Ultralights], January, page 10
World soaring championships [Competitions\World; International\Yugoslavia], January, page 10
The Sigma flies (Foreign Scene) [Sailplanes\Sigma], January, page 11
Anyone for a $15,000 Spar? [Construction\Sailplanes], January, page 13
Carbon spar research tests [Sailplanes\Kestrel], January, page 13
Kestrel [Sailplanes\Slingsby\Kestrel], January, page 13
Research test [Carbon Spar], January, page 13
El Mirage Dry Lake [Sites\El Mirage], January, page 20
Best competition pilots of 1971 [Competitions], January, page 22
Crystalaire [Sites\Crystalaire], January, page 32
Pearblossom [Sites\Pearblossom], January, page 32
Aronson's Air Service [Sites\Aronson's Air Service], January, page 34
Rosamond [Sites\Rosamond], January, page 34
Holiday Haven [Sites\Holiday Haven], January, page 35
Tour of soaring sites [Sites\Tehachapi], January, page 35
Adverse yaw (Safety Corner) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], January, page 39
Nimbus II Flight testing completed (Herold's Hearsay) [Sailplanes\Nimbus II], January, page 40
Pilot seeding: 1972 world championships [International\Canada], January, page 40
AS-W 12 (Cover) [Sailplanes\Alexander Schleicher\AS-W 12], February, Cover
Re: Blodget article (Letter) [Safety], February, page 2
Soaring conditions (Letter) [Sites\Florida], February, page 2
Tow hooks (Letter) [Techniques\Wave Soaring; Safety], February, page 2
MPA project (SSA in Action) [Human-Powered Flight], February, page 4
National feminine single-place 100-km speed record claimed by Gunn-Britt Floden (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-34; Records; Women], February, page 8
New directors elected [Soaring Society of America], February, page 8
President Mike Monroney re-elected [National Aeronautic Association], February, page 11
(SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Agency], February, page 12
Airworthiness directive from FAA: loose rudder fittings [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-23H], February, page 12
Ka-6 Airworthiness directive from FAA: Faulty welds [Sailplanes\K-6], February, page 12
US Certificate granted [Sailplanes\/Blanik], February, page 12
Man powered flight - a review and status report [Mountain Soaring], February, page 16
Hangin' in there [Ultralight Flying], February, page 17
Man-powered flight: MBA's [Human-powered flight\Puffin], February, page 18
Number one killer: spins and stalls (Safety Corner) [Techniques\Wave Soaring; Safety], February, page 37
Too much too soon: proper training (Safety Corner) [Safety; Training], February, page 37
Redline audio warning device (Herold's Hearsay) [Instruments; Safety; Warning Device], February, page 38
Spacing between thermal streets (Herold's Hearsay) [Meteorology; Techniques\Thermal Soaring], February, page 38
Thoughts on wheel brakes (Safety Corner) [Trailers], February, page 38
Lte [Currency Law], March, page 2
Open-Cockpit Gliding Parachutes (Letter) [Parachutes], March, page 2
Watch it! (Letter) [Landing Gear], March, page 2
White fiberglass plus haze equals hazard (Letter) [Construction\Sailplanes], March, page 2
Nimbus landing while on tow?, March, page 3
Reverse thermals (Letter) [Meteorology], March, page 3
Standing waves on Mars (Letter) [Meteorology\Waves], March, page 3
Wave dynamics (Letter) [Dynamics of Flight; Meteorology], March, page 3
Movies are better than ever (Letter) [Movies], March, page 4
Request SSA give more complete reports (Letter) [Safety], March, page 4
Instruments - Batteries Batteries and cold weather (Letter) [Instruments\Batteries], March, page 5
SSA special funds (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Funds], March, page 5
Safety inspections following accident (Letter) [Sailplanes\Alexander Schleicher\AS-W 17], March, page 5
More on safe seat ballast (Letter) [Ballast; Minimum Weight; Safety], March, page 6
Reverse rotor (Letter) [Meteorology\Wave Soaring], March, page 6
(SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Agency], March, page 13
Airworthiness directive: improper engine-mount assemblies (SSA in Action) [Launching\Aerotow\PA-18], March, page 13
Questionnaire re: official contest number (SSA in Action) [Competitions], March, page 13
Hi-ho, Kimo Savy [People\Karl Striedieck], March, page 18
Control loss in spin (Herold's Hearsay) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], March, page 36
Notice of proposed certificate action (Herold's Hearsay) [Federal Aviation Agency], March, page 36
Hang glider safety - a myth exposed (Safety Corner) [Hang gliders; Safety], March, page 37
Sailplane tie downs (Herold's Hearsay) [Safety; Tiedowns], March, page 38
Spring Soaring (Cover) [Cover], April, cover
Airspace (Letter) [Airspace], April, page 2
Hang glider safety (Letter) [Hang Gliders; Safety], April, page 2
On a 13-meter class (Letter) [13-Meter Ciass], April, page 2
18000 ceiling (Letter) [Airspace], April, page 3
Zoomies can be doomies (Letter) [Techniques\Wave Soaring; Safety], April, page 3
Tail inspection for safety (Letter) [Sailplanes\Alexander Schleicher\AS-W 17], April, page 4
Towing Breaking and braking (Letter) [Launching\Aerotowing; Techniques\Wave Soaring], April, page 4
Airbrakes and whistles (Herold's Hearsay) [; Warning Device], April, page 37
Instruments Airbrakes and whistles (Herold's Hearsay) [Safety; Instruments], April, page 37
Flap settings for takeoff (Herold's Hearsay) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], April, page 38
Top commercial instructor (letter) [People\Bernie Carris], April, page 99
Ruby Design (Cover) [Cover], May, cover
Interested in slide library? (Letter) [Photography; Slide Library], May, page 2
Launch: Watch it! (Letter) [Safety], May, page 2
Powered sailplane? (Letter) [Motorgliders\BD-5], May, page 2
White fiberglass plus haze equals hazard (Letter) [Safety], May, page 2
Reporting accidents (Letter) [Safety], May, page 3
Reverse thermals (Letter) [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], May, page 3
Museum fund (SSA in Action) [Archives and Museums], May, page 5
Want to fly a 20000 ft. ridge? (SSA in Action) [Sites\Alaska], May, page 5
Diamond badge (SSA in Action) [Awards], May, page 6
Control loss in spin (Herold's Hearsay) [Safety], May, page 36
Sailplane fatality investigations (Herold's Hearsay) [Safety], May, page 37
Ridge soaring - Basic rules and precautions (Safety Corner) [Techniques\Ridge Soaring; Safety], May, page 38
Mountaintop Glide (Cover) [Cover], June, cover
Spoiler warning device (Letter) [Instruments; Safety; Warning Device], June, page 2
Mountain Green sailwing (Letter) [Sailwing], June, page 4
UFO's Request for report of UFO sightings (Letter) [Vector I], June, page 5
Using flaps for taxiing (Letter) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], June, page 5
(SSA in Action) [Airspace], June, page 8
Radio Equipment The best microphone (Herold's Hearsay) [Instruments], June, page 39
Anxiety, friend or foe? (Safety Corner) [Physiology; Safety], June, page 40
For the record: re: Man-Powered Flight (Letter) [Human-Powered Flight], July, page 2
Up the 13-meter homebuilt (Letter) [Homebuilts], July, page 2
California and Oregon Coming to Minden? Bring a glider (Letter) [Sites], July, page 5
The new era (Letter) [Thistledown], July, page 5
SSA ultralight committee explores subject [Ultralights; Soaring Society of America], July, page 12
Smirnoff sailplane derby [People\A.J. Smith; People\John Ryan; People\Wally Scott; Competitions\Smirnoff; People\Paul Bikle; People\Ross Briegleb], July, page 16
Emergency plan in case of accident (Safety Corner) [Safety], July, page 37
More on fiberglass plus haze (Letter) [Construction\Sailplanes; Safety], July, page 37
Ka-6 (Cover) [Sailplanes\Ka-6; Cover], August, cover
Critique (Letter) [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], August, page 2
Is the AS-W 12 for everyone? (Letter) [Sailplanes\Alexander Schleicher\AS-W 12], August, page 4
Battery meter caution (Letter) [Instruments\Batteries], August, page 6
Spins and the 13-meter class (Letter) [Techniques\Wave Soaring; 13-Meter Ciass], August, page 6
More on start gates (SSA in Action) [Techniques\Wave Soaring; Instruments], August, page 8
(SSA in Action) [Archives and Museums], August, page 12
Emergency locator transmitters (SSA in Action) [Instruments], August, page 12
Radar: glider visibility thereon: Random Gusts [FAA\Air Traffic Control; Radar; Airspace], August, page 13
Slingsby HP-14 fittings [Hang Gliders; Safety], August, page 13
Aircraft having experimental certificates (Herold's Hearsay) [Licenses\Sailplane], August, page 37
Deadly critters (Safety Corner) [Safety], August, page 38
(Letter) [Techniques\Cloud and IFR flying], September, page 2
More on the BD-5B (Letter) [BD-5B], September, page 3
Gill Airport: And lemonade besides! (Letter) [Sites], September, page 4
39th US soaring championships, Nevada Minden [Competitions\National], September, page 6
Swedish and Polish pilots new world champs [Competitions\World; International\Yugoslavia; People\Jan Wroblewski; People\Goran Ax], September, page 7
Photo procedures (SSA in Action) [Photography], September, page 8
US women's national distance record [Records\Flights; Women], September, page 8
(SSA in Action) [Archives and Museums], September, page 9
Instruments - Barograph Barograph calibrations (SSA in Action) [Instruments], September, page 9
MIT student clubs [Clubs\Massachusetts Institute of Technology], September, page 33
LS-1 (Cover) [Sailplanes\LS-1; Cover], October, cover
2-32 spin recovery (Letter) [Safety; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 2-32], October, page 1?
Cumulus-induced "mountain" waves (Letter) [Meteorology; Wave Soaring], October, page 2
New information (Letter) [Safety], October, page 2
Teen-agers; a peer purview (Letter) [Youth], October, page 3
A successful youth group (Letter) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Youth], October, page 4
Air explorer squadron 8 (Letter) [Youth], October, page 4
Do-it-yourself barographic orthodontia (Letter) [Instruments], October, page 4
Down-gust stall? (Letter) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], October, page 4
Wally Scott, II Claims Barringer trophy (SSA in Action) [Awards\Barringer], October, page 5
Winch advice sought (Letter) [Landing Gear; Launching\Winch Towing], October, page 5
US national feminine 100-km speed triangle record claimed by Gunn-Britt Floden (SSA in Action) [Women], October, page 6
US national feminine 100-km speed triangle record claimed by Gunn-Britt Floden: SSA to action [Records\Flights], October, page 6
World multiplace speed triangle record and world multi- place out-and-return distance records claimed by Ed Makula: SSA to action [Records\Flights], October, page 6
Airspace: FFA nixes glider cloud-flying rating (SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Agency], October, page 8
F.A.R. Part 61 amended (SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Agency], October, page 8
FAA nixes glider cloud-flying rating (SSA in Action) [Airspace], October, page 8
Standard class state records: SSA to action [Records], October, page 8
Tolerance on release points (SSA in Action) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], October, page 8
Region 9 contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], October, page 9
Region Four Contest, Fredrick Maryland Municipal Airport (SSA in Action) [Sites], October, page 9
Region four contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], October, page 9
Region four contest: Frederick Municipal Airport, Maryland (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], October, page 9
Waverly West: region nine contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], October, page 9
The Libelle 201B (Foreign Scene) [Sailplanes\Libelle 201B], October, page 10
National Achievement comparisons of US nationals 1959 to 1972 (Herold's Hearsay) [Competitions], October, page 38
Start-gate accidents (Safety Corner) [Techniques\Wave Soaring; Safety], October, page 40
Youth soaring survey completed (Letter) [Youth], November, page 6
Getting 'em started (Letter) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Youth], November, page 7
Good notice from the press (Letter) [Publicity], November, page 8
Something right and something wrong (Letter) [Competitions; Soaring Society of America], November, page 8
Belgian invitation (Letter) [International\Belgium], November, page 9
Remembering Ben Shupack (Letter) [People\Ben Shupack; Obituaries], November, page 9
Second national soaring convention (SSA in Action) [Conferences and Conventions], November, page 10
(SSA in Action) [Archives and Museums], November, page 11
North region ten contestStrother Field, Kansas (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], November, page 14
Table of scores 39th US soaring championships [Competitions\National], November, page 26
The Swingwing [Construction; Homebuilts; Sailplanes; People\Irven Culver; VJ23], November, page 30
Hard facing (Herold's Hearsay) [Construction\Sailplanes; Skids, Tail Or Hose], November, page 38
More on the best of the standard class (Herold's Hearsay) [Sailplanes], November, page 38
More on MacCready speed-ring error selector (Herold's Hearsay) [Instruments], November, page 39
List of weather-related articles appearing in SOARING Magazine: Using the Weather [Meteorology], November, page 41
Silent night, silent flight (Cover) [Cover], December, cover
Slope soaring on clouds? It's being done (Letter) [Meteorology; Techniques\Wave Soaring], December, page 2
Scatter time (Letter) [Safety], December, page 3
Do-it-yourself indicator (Letter) [Instruments], December, page 5
Wright memorial meet (Letter) [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], December, page 5
Regional soaring weather forecasts? (SSA in Action) [Meteorology], December, page 8
Sailplane design competitions news (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Design], December, page 8
Wright Brothers (SSA in Action) [History\American], December, page 8
Region Five Standard Class Contest: Cordele, Georgia (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 11
Resigns as editor of Safety Corner (Safety Corner) [People\Stephan Horvath], December, page 38


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