Soaring Magazine Index for 1976 organized by issue
Soaring Magazine Index for 1976 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
1976
January 
George Uveges, (Cover) [Cover]
How the Minimoa got its name (Letter) [Sailplanes\Minimoa], page 2
Ultralight flying wing (Letter) [Ultralights], page 2
George Moffat, Something wrong with the system? (Letter) [Competitions], page 3
The cost of soaring: another look (Letter) [Costs], page 4
Safety on the ridge (Letter) [Techniques\Ridge Soaring; Safety], page 5
F.B. Compton, Airport use by sailplanes: (SSA in Action) [Airports], page 6
Actions required for: KA-2B (SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Agency; Sailplanes\KA-6B; Sailplanes\KA-6BB; Sailplanes\KA-6C; Sailplanes\KA-6CR; Sailplanes\KA-7; Sailplanes\KA-8; Sailplanes\AS-K13; Sailplanes\SF-27A; Sailplanes\M-100S; Sailplanes\M-200; Sailplanes\A-21; Sailplanes\KA-6], page 7
R. Buck, "A gaggle of one", by Gren Seibels [Literature], page 8
Robert N.[H.?] Buck, Flying know-how (SSA in Action) [Literature], page 8
Club Libelle ATC'd (SSA in Action) [Licenses\Sailplane; Sailplanes\Libelle], page 8
C. McNay, North region ten contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Ray Gray; People\Joe Emons], page 10
Gerhard Waibel, Flight testing sailplanes [Test Flying], page 14
J.Emott Caldwell, Good finish, 404 (1976) [Safety; Competitions], page 19
P. Lert, translator, The FS-29, a telescoplng-wing sailplane [Aerodynamics; Lee Waves; Sailplanes\FS-29], page 21
A foot-launched ultralight motorglider [Ultralights\Icarus II; Homebuilding], page 30
Taras Kiceniuk, Jr., Photographs of MPA designed [Human-Powered Flight], page 32
1975 US National and Regional Champions [Competitions], pages 34,35
Steven Sliwa, Techniques; A computer simulation of cross-country soaring [Cross-Country Soaring], page 36
Bill Williams, L/D isn't everything [Sailplanes\Blanik; Cross-Country Soaring], page 38
C.W.A. Oyens, From the Netherlands (Letter, Homebuilder's Hall) [International\Netherlands; Homebuilding], page 40
C.F. Harms, "Instructors have fun too!" Teaching soaring (Letter) [Training], page 41
Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 43
Summary of club data (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 43
NTSB accident report (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 44
Wayne Krebs, Entering thermals (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 45
February 
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Woodson K. Woods (Cover) [Cover]
Enforcing FAR's; whose ox is gored? (Letter) [Federal Aviation Agency], page 3
On centering thermals (Letter) [Meteorology], page 3
Permissible launch altitude: figuring it the easy way (Letter) [Awards\Badges\1 Percent Rule], page 5
B.S. Smith, Insurance answer (Letter) [Insurance\Life], page 6
Insurance (Letter) [Insurance\Life], page 6
Netto vario in circling climb (Letter) [Instruments\Variometers], page 6
Stephen A. Wallis, Real-time experience: the only teacher (Letter) [Training], page 7
Soaring stamps (Letter) [Archives and Museums; Stamps], page 8
Hew Soaring Society directors (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Directors], page 9
New clubs formed in Mississippi (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 10
Bequest bidding results (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], page 11
Lincoln award announced (SSA in Action) [Awards\Lincoln], page 11
1975 Kolstad award winner (SSA in Action) [People\Steve Foreman; Awards\Kolstad Award], page 12
SSAr to head C.I.V.L. (SSA in Action) [People\Dam Poynter; FAI], page 12
Guidelines: Biennial flight reviews (Potomac Pipeline) [Flight Reviews], page 13
First test flight photo [Sailplanes\Schleicher\AS-W 19], page 14
Mid-air collisions: Potomac Pipeline [Safety], page 14
Peter Lester and Stanley Dalbec, Preliminary climatology of lee waves for the island of Oahu, Hawaii [Sites\Hawaii; Meteorology], page 16
Emil Kissel, Woody's Oahu wahoo wave [People\Woody Brown; Sites\Hawaii; Meteorology], page 20
Terry White, Gliding the Orbiter [Orbiter; Space Flight], page 21
James Walker, Storms Caught in the soup [Meteorology], page 24
Harry V. Senn, Is the 1-26 a diamond sailplane? [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], page 29
Refinishing metal surfaces (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], page 30
Pilatus B-4 wings available (Homebuilder's Hall) [Sailplanes\Pilatus B-4; Homebuilding], page 31
Vector I status report (Homebuilder's Hall) [Sailplanes; Instruments\Variometer], page 32
Richard Schreder, How to enjoy accident-free soaring: (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 34
Mike Moore, Being a student again: Teaching Soaring [Training], page 35
Charles V. Lindsay, (Using The Weather) [Meteorology], page 36
John Aldrich, (Using the Weather) [Meteorology], page 36
Wanted: soaring site climatologies: Using the Weather [Meteorology], page 36
"Aviation Weather" revision available (Using the Weather) [Meteorology], page 37
March 
(up to table of contents)
HP-18 (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\HP-18]
The joy of soaring (Letter) [Training], page 2
A seeding alternative (Letter) [Competitions], page 3
Icarus motorglider follow-up (Letter) [Motorgliders\Icarus II], page 3
Stability and control (Homebuilder'sHall) [Homebuilding], page 4
Flight training in a rigid wing ultralight (Letter) [Training; Ultralights], pages 5,
Team fund - world championships (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World], page 8
Action required for Kestral (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Kestrel; Federal Aviation Agency], page 9
First FAA bienniel operations review conference: Potomac Pipeline [Federal Aviation Agency], page 9
Javelin in production (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Javelin], page 11
Richard Schreder, Building the HP-18, part I [Construction\Sailplanes; Sailplanes\HP-18; Homebuilding], page 12
Larry Haig, American Eaglet [Ultralights; Homebuilding; Construction\Sailplanes], page 16
Richard H. Johnson, Flight test evaluation of the Standard Cirrus B [Sailplanes\Cirrus B; Test Flying], page 20
Geof Steele, Vintage sailplanes [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 22
Vintage sailplanes [Sailplanes\Rhonbussard], page 22
Dore J. Montes, Thar's gold in them thar hills [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; People\Robert Root], page 26
Norm Gillmore, Diary of a sailplane [Homebuilding; Construction\Sailplanes], page 30
Gunther Voltz, Soaring's next generation [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Youth], page 33
Sumner Davis and R.W. Whelan, Flutter - a case history (Homebuilder's Hall) [Sailplanes\Concept 70; Sailplanes\Libelle; Aerodynamics\Flutter], page 34
William O. Bank, That common cold (Safety Corner) [Physiology; Safety], page 36
Stephen Du Pont, SSA safety committee chairman (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 37
SSA Safety Committee (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 37
Sink speed: teaching soaring [Aerodynamics; Instruments], page 38
Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 40
Charles V. Lindsay, (Using The Weather) [Meteorology], page 42
John Aldrich, (Using the Weather) [Meteorology], page 42
Forecasters' Handbook #3 available: Using the Weather [Meteorology], page 42
April 
(up to table of contents)
K-8, (Cover) [Covers\Sailplanes\K-8]
What's a world championship with no defending champion? (Letter) [Competitions\World; People\Helmut Reichmann], page 2
Stan Hall, Puzzling polars (Letter) [Aerodynamics], page 3
A forefather of meteorology? (Letter) [Meteorology; People\Moazagotl], page 5
Canadian motorgliding regulations (Letter) [Licenses\Motorgliders; International\Canada], page 5
Edward G. Minghelli, Receives Exceptional Achievement Award (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exeptional Service Award; People\Edward G. Minghelli], page 6
Ernest Schweizer, Receives Exceptional Achievement Award (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exeptional Achievement Award; People\Ernest Schweizer], page 6
5th annual SSA soaring convention, Denver, Colorado (SSA in Action) [Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings], page 6
Babbs Nutt Receives Exceptional Achievement Award (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exceptional Achievement; People\Babbs Nutt], page 6
Barringer trophy awarded to Wallace A. Scott, Sr. (SSA in Action) [People\Wallace A. Scott, Sr.; Awards\Barringer], page 6
Douglas Lamont Receives Exceptional Service Award (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exceptional Service Award; People\Douglas Lamont], page 6
Eaton trophy awarded posthumously to Joseph C. Lincoln (SSA in Action) [People\Joseph C. Lincoln; Awards\Eaton], page 6
Joseph C. Lincoln Posthumously awarded Eaton Trophy (SSA in Action) [Awards\Eaton; People\Joseph C. Lincoln], page 6
Receives Exceptional Achievement Award (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exeptional Service Award; People\John B. Gravance], page 6
Receives Exceptional Achievement Award (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exceptional Achievement; People\Hannah Duncan; People\Jack Laister], page 6
Receives Exceptional Service Award (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exceptional Service; People\Bernald S. Smith], page 6
Richare H. Ball Receives Exceptional Achievement award (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exeptional Service Award; People\Richard H. Ball], page 6
Winner of Lewin B. Barringer Trophy (SSA in Action) [Awards\Barringer Memorial Trophy], page 6
High Sierra Soaring, Bishop, California open again (SSA in Action) [Sites\Bishop, California], page 7
Homebuilding in a factory (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\C-70; Homebuilding], page 7
Bernald S. Smith, Do something about insurance (SSA in Action) [Insurance\Sailplane], page 8
A new US 15-meter racer (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes], page 9
Dan Halacy, With wings as eagles (SSA in Action), page 10
P. Halacy Maines, With wings as eagles (SSA in Action) [Literature], page 10
Robert J. George, Hidden killers [Safety\Legislation], page 12
Lloyd M. Licher, SSA executive director's report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], page 15
Richard H. Johnson, Flight test evaluation of the Nimbus II [Sailplanes\Schemp-Hirth\Nimbus II; Test Flying], page 20
Jack Lambie, The B-5, an uncompromised sailplane [Instruments; Sailplanes\B-5; People\Pat Beatty], page 23
Harry V. Senn, Florida soaring weather [Sites\Florida; Meteorology], page 27
Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part two [Homebuilding; Construction\Sailplanes; Sailplanes\HP-18], page 33
Waving it! Teaching Soaring [Meteorology; Training; Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 41
In thermaling, low is no! (Safety Corner) [Meteorology; Safety], page 44
May 
(up to table of contents)
Don Knypstra, Salto, Bishop, California (Cover) [Sailplanes\Salto; Cover]
Flutter with mass balance (Letter) [Flutter], page 3
Libelle rudder flutter fix (Letter) [Flutter; Sailplanes\Libelle], page 3
The seeding controversy [Competitions], page 3
J.C. Wright, Farewell to a good friend (Letter) [Obituaries], page 4
For a US soaring stamp; write! (Letter) [Stamps], page 4
A computer conquest of Mt. McKinley? (Letter) [Mountain Soaring], page 5
Claims out and return record (SSA in Action) [People\Karl Striedieck], page 7
Out and return: SSA to action [Records], page 7
Bernald S. Smith, New insurance benefits (SSA in Action) [Insurance], page 8
Mosquito debut (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Mosquito], page 9
James L. Nash-Webber, "Technical Soaring" resumes publication (SSA in Action) [Literature; Soaring Society of America], page 10
J. Ryan, H. Drew, and Bernald S. Smith, American Soaring Handbook, Chapter VIII (SSA in Action) [Literature], page 12
Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 17
(Accent on Clubs)No author or title, [People\Marian Fleming], page 17
Club safety awareness (Accent on Clubs) [Safety], page 17
W.S. Ivans, CIVV report [FAI], page 20
P. Reichert, Get high - stay high [Sailplanes\Phoebus; Sites\California; Meteorology], page 22
Peter Riedel, Get high - stay high [Sailplanes\Phoebus; Sites\California; Meteorology], page 22
P. Riedel, Robert Kronfeld and the first variometer [People\Helmut Reichmann; History\Soaring; People\Robert Kronfeld; Instruments\Variometers], page 25
Alexander Lippisch [Obituaries], page 26
Richard Schreder, Building the HP-18, part three [Sailplanes\Construction; Homebuilding; Sailplanes\HP-18], pages 31,10,11,19
Duane Russell, Safety seminar report: (Safety Corner) [Safety], pages 43,
Charles V. Lindsay, (Using The Weather) [Meteorology], page 45
John Aldrich, (Using the Weather) [Meteorology], page 45
Mountain wave: pre-frontal or post-frontal: Using the Weather [Meteorology], page 45
June 
(up to table of contents)
Dawn Flight (Cover) [Covers\1-26; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26]
Ultralight flying wing (Letter) [Ultralights], page 2
Jim Marske, News of the Monarch (Letter) [Sailplanes\Monarch], page 3
Placement for best wave lift (Letter) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 3
Wing and trailer resonant "flutter"? (Letter) [Trailers; Flutter], page 5
Bernald S. Smith, Safety monograph (SSA in Action) [Safety], page 9
Stephen Du Pont, Safety monograph: . Smith, B. S (SSA in Action) [Safety], page 9
Actions required for: SF-26A, M-100, ASW17 (SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Agency], page 9
Contest rules additions (SSA in Action) [Competitions], page 9
J. Firth, Beginning gliding, by Derek Piggott (SSA in Action) [Literature; People\Derek Piggott], page 10
John Ryan elected director (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], page 10
National Transportation Safety Board expansion: Potomac Pipeline [Legislation], page 11
Lawrence M. Lansburgh, The filming of dawn flight [People\Denis Arndt; Aerobatics; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Photography], page 14
John Luttrell, Developments in ultralight gliding [Ultralights], page 23
Paul B. MacCready, Jr., Developments in ultralight gliding [Ultralights; Performance Calculations; Safety; Training], page 23
Richard H. Johnson, A flight test evaluation of the AS-W 17 [Sailplanes\Schleicher\AS-W 17Test Flying], page 30
Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part four [Construction; Sailplanes\HP-18], page 35
Charles V. Lindsay, (Using The Weather) [Meteorology], page 40
John Aldrich, (Using the Weather) [Meteorology], page 40
Satellite photo details soaring area: Using the Weather [Meteorology\Thermal Soaring; Meteorology\Wave Soaring], page 40
Stephen Du Pont, A philosophy of safety (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 43
Tom Knauff, Stalls Aileron drag: teaching soaring [Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 44
July 
(up to table of contents)
2-33 (Cover) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-33; Cover]
Stephen Du Pont, Flexible Braunschweig tube attachment (Letter) [Instruments; Homebuilding], pages 3,,
Needed: a better club class definition (Letter) [Sailplanes\Classes\Club Class], page 3
Flutter; checks and fixes (Letter) [Flutter], page 5
Bankers are human (Letter) [Economics], page 6
Glider loan help (Letter) [Economics], page 6
A 1015-mile O&r (SSA in Action) [Records; Sailplanes\Schleicher\AS-W 17; People\Karl Striedieck], pages 10,
Sunny Vegso, Director of Development (SSA in Action) [People\Sunny Vegso; Soaring Society of America], page 10
Wally Scott ,Winner, Smirnoff derby (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Smirnoff; People\Wally Scott], page 11
S. Starr, (SSA in Action) [People\John Williams; Obituaries], page 14
Gren Seibels, The five days of Chester [People\James Smiley; People\Richard Butler; Competitions; People\Ken Sorenson; Sites\Chester, South Carolina], page 16
Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part five [Homebuilding; Construction; Sailplanes\HP-18], page 20
M. Barritt, Foxtrot Zulu, where are you? [People\Thomas M. Farr, Jr.; Safety; Sailplanes\AS-W 17], page 30
Sportsman competition and handicapping (Herold's Hearsay) [Competitions], page 39
Towplane performance (Herold's Hearsay) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 40
Gustav Scheurer, Lessons to be learned (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 42
August 
(up to table of contents)
George Lee and Ingo Renner, (Cover) [People\George Lee; People\Ingo Renner; Cover]
J. McMasters, Seminar sailplanes (Letter) [Techniques\Mountain Soaring; Aerodynamics; Sailplanes], page 2
John Luttrell, Fiberglass repair problems (Letter) [Costs; Construction], page 3
Yaw string (Letter) [Aerodynamics], page 3
Sportsman contests (Letter) [Competitions], page 4
391 miles in a 1-26 (SSA in Action) [Flights; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], page 6
US national feminine multiplace 100-km speed triangle: SSA to action [Records\Feminine], page 6
"Soaring meteorology for forecasters" now available (SSA in Action) [Meteorology; Literature\Handbooks], page 7
George Lee and Ingo Renner win at Finland (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World], page 7
Region one championships, Warren, Vermont (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; Sites\Warren, Vermont; People\Sam Francis; People\John Daniell; People\James Herman], page 7
Judith R. Hutchinson, Region four contest, Frederick, Maryland (SSA in Action) [People\Ed Byars; People\Cal Walker; Competitions\Regional], page 8
?. Ferguson, Region eight contest, Ephrata, Washington (SSA in action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Thomas M. Farr, Jr.; People\Rudy Allemann; People\John R. Gill], page 9
Per Weishaupt, CIVV motorgliding report [Motorgliders; FAI], page 11
Wally Scott, Sr., The 1976 Smirnoff derby [People\Dan Pierson; People\Ed Butts; People\Ross Briegleb; People\Rudy Allemann; Sites\El Mirage; People\William B. Cleary; People\Paul Bikle; Competitions; Meteorology], page 13
Stan Hall, The Liebeck airfoil [People\Bob Liebeck; Aerodynamics], page 21
Richard E. Schreder, Building the HP-18, part six [Sailplanes\HP-18; Construction\Sailplanes; Test Flying; Homebuilding], page 26
Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 44
The Philadelphia glider council (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 44
September 
(up to table of contents)
Harry Miltner (Cover) [Cover]
Robert N.[H.?] Buck, Defining the club class (Letter) [Sailplanes\Classes], page 3
Larry Haig, Eaglet self-launch update (Letter) [Motorgliders], page 4
SSA 1976 Soaring Directory (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], page 7
Action required on: Rhonlerche II and Schweizer 2-33 (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Rhonlerche II; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-33; Federal Aviation Agency], page 8
Flight sessions group (SSA in Action) [Test Flying], page 8
The Lincoln Prize (SSA in Action) [People\Steve Foreman; Awards\Lincoln Award], page 9
Tom Page Receives Soaring Hall of Fame Award (SSA in Action) [Awards\Hall of Fame; People\Tom Page], page 9
New two-place sailplane (SSA in Action) [People\Ted Smith; Design; Sailplanes\Soaring Star], page 10
Gren Seibels, North American 1-26 Championships (SSA in Action) [Competitions\1-26], page 12
Region eleven contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], page 13
Region eleven contest winner (SSA in Action) [People\Hugo Fischer], page 13
Region eleven contest winner (SSA in Action) [People\Carl Herold], page 13
Region seven contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], page 15
Region seven contest winner (SSA in Action) [People\Woody Woodward], page 15
Region seven contest winner (SSA in Action) [People\Bob Hupe], page 15
Region seven contest winner (SSA in Action) [People\Jake Van Dyke], page 15
Tom Page, 15th World Gliding Championships, Rayskala, [International\Finland; Meteorology; People\Ingo Renner; Competitions\World; People\George Lee], page 17
15th OSTIV Congress [FAI], page 26
O.W. Nicks, A simple total energy sensor [Instruments; Test Flying], page 30
Robert H. Buck, Flat & Scat [Sailplanes\Mosquito], page 34
Eugene E. Hasting, The contribution of Augustus Herring [People\Octave Chanute; History\Soaring; People\Augustus Herring], page 37
E.E. Rusting, "The Butusov Glider"; The contribution of Augustus Herring [Sailplanes\Butusov; History], page 39
R.H. Johnson, Slight test evaluation of the PIK-20 [Sailplanes\Pik-20], page 42
Phil Thorndyke, The silver sea scrolls [Literature], page 46
Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 49
Soaring sites - Fairfield, Delaware (Accent on Clubs) [Sites\Fairfield, Delaware], page 49
Soaring sites - a club that bought its owl (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 49
S. DuPont, Landing out in sailplanes (Safety Corner) [Safety], page 52
October 
(up to table of contents)
1-35 (Cover) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-35; Cover]
Open Class (Cover) [Covers\Open Class]
MPA update (Letter) [Sailplanes], page 2
Club class definition (Letter) [Competitions\Classes\Club Class], page 3
Duster's demise - a flutter case history (Letter) [Sailplanes\Duster; Flutter; Safety], page 4
SSA executive director resigns (SSA in Action) [People\Lloyd M. Licher; Soaring Society of America], page 8
Bennett M. Rogers, The ultimate volunteer [People\Lloyd M. Licher], page 9
L. Licher, 15-meter record claim (SSA to action) [People\John Gill; Records], page 10
DG-100 ATC'd (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\DG-100; Licenses\Sailplane], page 10
Connie Linke, Region twelve contest, California City Airport, CA (SSA in Action) [People\Russell Owens; People\Earl Smith; Competitions\Regional; Sites\California City, California; People\Al Leffler], page 12
Lloyd Hunter, Region three championships, Dansvllle, NY (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Kai Gertsen; People\William C. Feldbaumer; People\David Welles; Sites\Dansville, New York], page 13
B. Mohr, 7th national standard class soaring championships, Hutchinson, Kansas [Competitions\National; People\Ray Gimmey; Sites\Hutchinsin, Kansas; Meteorology], page 16
Karl Striedieck, One grand flight [Records\Flights; Sailplanes\AS-W 17; Meteorology], pages 25,,,
Lloyd M. Licher, SSA executive director's report [Soaring Society of America], page 35
Richard H. Johnson, Flight test evaluation of the Glasflugel 604 [Test Flying; Sailplanes\Glasflugel 604], page 40
Growth of Society membership (Herold's Hearsay) [Soaring Society of America], page 47
November 
(up to table of contents)
X24-B (Cover) [Cover]
Takeoff Advantages of a fixed tail wheel (Letter) [Safety; Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 3
Wanted: a design handbook (Letter) [Design], page 4
Foot-launch freedom November 1976 (Letter) [Hang Gliders], pages 4,5
Instruments - Transponders Solar cells to power glider transponders? (Letter) [Instruments], page 5
Solar cells to power glider transponders? (Letter) [Safety], page 5
SSA Convention; 1977, Tucson, Arizona (SSA in Action) [Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings\Tucson, Arizona], page 7
Tom Elmore, Region five, south, contest (SSA in Action) [People\Clive Roberson; Mountain Soaring; People\Woody Woodward], page 8
New 1-26 distance flight! SSA to action [People\Charles Shaw; Records\Flights], page 8
Einar Enevoldson and Gerard O'Neill, Spot landing from space; the Enterprise [X-24B; Simulation; Space Flight; Test Flying], pages 12,13
Richard Farley, 1st US national 15-meter soaring championships, Bryan, Ohio [People\Joe Emons; Competitions\National; Meteorology; Sites\Bryan, Ohio], page 16
Mathews Walker, Mission: improbable [International\Finland; International\Sweden], page 24
George D. Worthington, A soaring pilot tries hang gliding [Hang Gliders; Sites; Training; Ultralights], page 28
Sailplane weight estimation in design (Homebuilder's Hall) [Construction\Sailplanes; Homebuilding], page 32
SSA symbol revision? The Sunny side [Soaring Society of America], page 37
Stephen Du Pont, Landing patterns and right-of-way (Safety Corner) [Safety; Training], page 39
Charles V. Lindsay, (Using The Weather) [Meteorology], page 43
John Aldrich, (Using the Weather) [Meteorology], page 43
Cyclones, dust devils, thermals: Using the Weather tornadoes [Meteorology], page 43
Sportsman Class contest (Herold's Hearsay) [Competitions], page 46
Brian Utley and D. Fletcher, (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 48
New Jersey Soaring Council formed (Accent on Clubs) [Clubs\New Jersey], page 48
Winter activities (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 48
December 
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2-33's (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-33]
Paul Gibson, The Zanonia [Sailplanes\Zanonia], page 2
Gus Briegleb, Pioneer lifting-body glider (Letter) [Sailplanes\Pioneer], page 3
Increasing airspeed on final; wind gradient vs ground turbulence (Letter) [Aerodynamics], page 3
Helping young people, success story (Letter) [Youth], page 5
Lower cost, the real reason for a club class (Letter) [Competitions\Classes\Club Class], page 5
Lawrence Wood, State of the Society (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], page 8
Tom Page, The numbered preferential ballot [Soaring Society of America], page 13
J. George, 43rd US national unlimited class soaring championships, El Mirage, CA [Competitions\National; People\Al Leffler; People\Steve Foreman; Sites\El Mirage, California; Meteorology], page 14
Paul Gibson, The Zanonia [Sailplanes\Zanonia], page 24
David Sliwa, Diamonds of the future [Competitions; Youth], page 28
Ray Gimmey, The Standard Libelle [Sailplanes\LibelleStandard Class], page 30
Aircraft museum tax exemption: Potomac Pipeline [Archives and Museums], page 33
Airworthiness directives Action required: Caproni A-21 (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Caproni A-21; Federal Aviation Agency], page 33
FAA medical waivers: Potomac Pipeline [Physiology; Federal Aviation Agency], page 34
Joe Emons, Richard Divelbiss, Winner, region six contest, Ionia, Michigan! (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Region 6; People\Richard Divelbiss], page 35
R.[E.?] Divelbiss, Region six contest, Ionia, Michigan (SSA in action) [People\Gary Hagemeister; People\Robert L. Moore], page 35
Flying, America's soaring book, G. Seibels, ed. (SSA in Action) [Literature], page 35
Soarsierra, Joss, J. and J. George, eds. (SSA in Action) [Literature], page 35
A. Knypstra, 1976 Western region sports class contest. El Mirage, CA (SSA in Action) [People\Carl Herold; People\Benjamin S. Kelsey; Competitions\Regional; Sites\El Mirage, California], page 36
S. Vegso, Emblem change: the Sunny side [Soaring Society of America], page 38
Marijuana and soaring (Safety Corner) [Physiology], page 41
Tabulation of contest results (Herold's Hearsay) [Competitions], page 42
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