Soaring Magazine Index for 1977 organized by 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 '[ ]'.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, U, V, W, None

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Adams, Mike: Winner: region 12 contest, 15-meter class, El Mirage, CA (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; ], September, page 44
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): (Covers) [Cover], July, cover; Kestrel (Covers) [Cover; Sailplanes\Kestrel], November, cover
Aldrich, John; with W. Rogers: Tornadoes El Mirage Labor Day tornadoes [Meteorology], May, page 16
Allemann, Rudy (a.k.a. R. Allemann, R.T. Allemann): H-301 Libelle [Sailplanes\Libelle], March, page 18
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Bank, W.O.: Psychological preparation for critical performances (Safety Corner) [Safety], April, page 48
Benziger, Peter: Bird glide ratios [Aerodynamics; Birds], December, page 19
Blossom, Forrest: National Soaring Week (SSA in Action) [Publicity; Soaring Society of America], May, page 5; Executive director reports on trip (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], August, page 6; Reports Executive director reports (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], October, page 13
Bonotaux, L.A.: Robert Stanley (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], September, page 10
Brain, Val: Soaring 2000 - the next 25 years: an overview [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Airspace; Competitions; Economics], January, page 14; (The SSA goes to Washington), November, page 16
Buck, Robert H.[N.?]: The CIVV report (SSA in Action) [FAI], June, page 14
Buck, Robert H.[N.]: CIVV report [FAI], January, page 11
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Caldwell, George A.: Japanese motorgllder (Letter) [Motorgliders; International\Japan], January, page 4
Carmichael, Bruce H. (a.k.a. Bruce Carmichael, B.H. Carmichael, B. Carmichael): On predicting the future of soaring flight, April, page 25
Cleary, William B. (a.k.a. W.B. Cleary, W. Cleary, William Cleary): President's report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], April, page 16; President's Interim report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], June, page 8; President's report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], October, page 12
Cruce, Marion: Homebuilt transceiver (SSA in Action) [Instruments; Avionics; Homebuilding], February, page 13
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Danielson, Kenneth: Flying the Mini-Nimbus [Sailpalnes\Schmempp-Hirth\Mini-Nimbus; Germany; Test Flying; Construction of Gliders], September, page 21
Davis, Don: Soaring poems (SSA in Action) [Literature], September, page 5
Divelbiss, Richard I.: 8th national standard class soaring championships, Ionia, Michigan [Sites\Ionia, Michigan], September, page 12
Drinker, Pemberton H. (a.k.a. Pemberton Drinker): The hard way [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Cross-Country Soaring], March, page 34; Region one sports class contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], August, page 38
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): Accidents An analysis of gliding accidents [Safety], January, page 29; (Safety Corner) [Safety], February, page 39; Judging glider approaches (Safety Corner) [Techniques\Wave Soaring], February, page 39; Instruments - Altimeter In-fllght altimeter setting without radio (Letter) [Instruments], September, page 3; 123.3 - the yakking frequency? (Letter) [Radio], October, page 2
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English, Liam D. (a.k.a. L. English, Liam English): NSM construction begins [Archives and Museums], December, page 16
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Ferguson, B.: Region eight contest, Ephrata, Washington: SSA in action [Competitions\Regional], August, page 9
Ferguson, R.: Winner, 15-meter class: region eight contest (SSA in action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Rudy Allemann], August, page 9; Winner, sports class, region eight contest (SSA in action) [Competitions\Regional; People\John Hammond], August, page 9
Ferguson, R.[B.?]: Region eight contest, Ephrata, Washington (SSA in Action) [People\Dave Seward; Competitions\Regional; Ephrata, Washington], August, page 9
Fisher, Charles, Jr.: Soaring hypoxia [Physiology; Safety], March, page 31; Coping with difficult outlandings: Survival and survival kits [Cross-Country Soaring; Off-Field Landings; Safety], June, page 21
Fleming, Marian: (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], February, page 42; (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], April, page 50
Foreman, Steve: My secret Andes flight [International\Chile], April, page 32
Forrester, C.C.: In defense of tail skid (Letter) [Landing Gear], January, page 3
Foster, Gerald R.: (Covers) [Cover], February, cover
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Gaines, Doub: Less is more [Sailplanes\AS-W 17], July, page 10
Georgeson, Dick: In defense of tail skid (Letter), January, page 3
Gibo, David L.: Coping with difficult outlandings: Enjoying an unscheduled stay in a desert [Safety; Off-Field Landings; Desert Soaring], June, page 20
Gomez, J.: Roy Schlemeyer (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], March, page 15
Greene, Jack R.: Immortality in its time [History\Soaring; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], February, page 27
Grey, K.: Winner, standard class, south region five contest: SSA in action [Competitions\Regional; People\Chip Bearden], November, page 12
Grey, R.: South region five contest, Cordele, Georgia: SSA in action [Competitions\Regional; Georgia], November, page 12; Winner, 15-meter class, south region five contest: SSA in action [Competitions\Regional; People\John Byrd], November, page 12
Grey, Robert (a.k.a. Bob Grey, B. Grey): South region five contest, Cordele, Georgia (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], November, page 12
Griffith, M.S., Jr.: Pilot report: the Nimbus 2 [Sailplanes\Nimbus II], May, page 40
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Haig, Larry: Why the Eaglet lost a prop blade (Letter) [Motorgliders\Eaglet], April, page 4
Hall, Stanley A. (a.k.a. Stan A. Hall, Stan Hall, S. Hall, S.A. Hall): (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], January, page 44; (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], March, page 38; (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], May, page 44; (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], August, page 40; (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], September, page 48; (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], November, page 45
Hand, David R.[B.?]: The Albatross motorglider [Construction; Motorgliders\Albatross; Design; Test Flying; International\Japan], May, page 36
Haneke, Horst: Soaring in Puerto Rico [Sites\Puerto Rico; Sailplanes\K-8; Launching\Aerotow], December, page 24
Hanson, P.W.: Flutter (Homebuilder's Hall) [Instruments; Aerodynamics], August, page 40
Hayes, Will: (Safety Corner) [Safety], January, page 47; (Safety Corner) [Safety], February, page 39
Herbert, F.: Wodi Harro (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], December, page 12
Herold, Carl: (Herold's Hearsay), February, page 40; "Sierra Sierra", by John Joss (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Review], October, page 11; (Herold's Hearsay), October, page 40
Hill, William G. (a.k.a. Bill Hill, Billy Hill, W.G. Hill, William Hill): Dan Grupp (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], June, page 46
Hoose, Shelley (a.k.a. S. Hoose): (Accent on clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], November, page 50; (Accent on clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], December, page 50
Horvath, Lazlo (a.k.a. Laslo "Les" Horvath, Les Horvath, L. Horvath, Laszlo Horvath): 2-33 Estrella Airport, Arizona (Covers) [Covers\Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-33; Sites\Estrella, Arizona], October, cover,25
Hurst, Arthur E.: Winner: region one championships (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 13
Hutchinson, J.E: Region four contest: Fairfield, PA: [Competitions\Regional], September, pages 11 9
Hutchinson, J.P.: Winner, 15-meter class, region four contest, Fairfield, PA (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Thomas Beltz], September, page 11; Winner: standard class, region four contest, Fairfield, PA (SSA in-action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Thomas Smith], September, page 11
Hutchinson, J.R.: Region four contest: Fairfield, PA (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; Sites\Fairfield, Pennsylvania], September, page 11
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Indrebo, James: Winner: 15-meter class, region eleven contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; ], September, page 43
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Jensen, Volmer: Climbing hills the easy way, May, page 26
Johnson, Richard H. (a.k.a. Dick Johnson, Richard Johnson, R.H. Johnson, R. Johnson): A flight test evaluation of the Schweizer 1-35 [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-35; Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], January, page 40; Flight test evaluation of the Schweizer 1-26E [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26e; Test Flying], February, page 32; Flight test evaluation of the Jantar 1 and 2A [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests; Sailplanes\Jantar 2a; Sailplanes\Jantar 1], April, page 40; A flight test evaluation of the Schweizer 1-35 [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Test Flying], June, page 40; A flight test evaluation of the AS-W 19 [Test Flying; Sailplanes\Schleicher\AS-W 19], August, page 30; Facts about flaps [Aerodynamics], September, page 31; Flight test evaluation of the Glasflugel 604 modifications [Test Flying; Sailplanes\Glasflugel 604], November, page 36; Flight test evaluation of the Mini-Nimbus [Sailplanes\Schempp-Hirth\Mini-Nimbus; Test Flying], December, page 40
Joss, John: "Illusions", Richard Bach (SSA in Action) [Literature], July, page 36; Variometer failure (Safety Corner) [Instruments\Variometers; Safety], December, page 48
Junod, Lisa: 44th US National unlimited class soaring championship, Caddo Mills, Texas [People\Richard Butler; Competitions\National; Sites\Texas], November, page 24
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Kelias, Paul: Winner: standard class, region eleven contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], September, page 43
Kelleher, C.J.: Patrick the porcine pelican [Sailplanes\XLRA-1; People\Thomas Beltz], July, page 32
Knauff, Thomas (a.k.a. Tom Knauff, T. Knauff): ADV Lark East newsletter No. 1, September, page 32
Kramar, Irene (a.k.a. I. Kramar): Women's 3rd international gliding competition, Oerlinghausen Flugplatz, West Germany (SSA in Action) [Women; International\Germany], November, pages 6,8; Pelagia Majewska, Women's 3rd international gliding competition, Oerlinghausen Flugplatz, West Germany (SSA in Action) [International\Oerlinghausen, Germany; Women; Competitions], November, page 8
Kubly, Jon: Nugget (Covers) [Saiplanes\Nugget], May, cover
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Lambie, Jack: Another small step [People\John Luttrell; People\Paul B. MacCready, Jr.; Human-Powered FlightGossamer Condor; Construction; Awards\Kremer; Aerodynamics], October, page 22
Lamont, Douglas: Flying the Cloudster as a sailplane [People\Dore J. Montes; Cloudster; Meteorology; Gliders], July, page 17; Flights Beyond the chandeliers [Ultralights; People\George D. Worthington; Mitchell Wing; California; Mountain Soaring; Cross-Country Soaring], September, page 26
Lansburgh, Lawrence M.: Nugget, Fremont, CA (Covers) [Cover], August, cover
Linke, Connie: 1977 Smirnoff Sailplane Derby [People\Al Leffler; People\George Lee; People\Ingo Renner; Competitions\Smirnoff; People\Wally Scott; People\George Moffat], August, page 12
Linke, Hannes: Kestrel (Covers) [Cover; Sailplanes\Kestrel 17], July, cover
Luttrell, John (a.k.a. J. Luttrell): MacCready's Gossamer Condor (Letter) [Human-Powered Flight; People\P. MacCready], February, page 3; New concept in man-powered flight. Condor (SSA in Action) [Human-Powered Flight\Gossamer Condor], March, page 12
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Marsden, D.J. (a.k.a. D. Marsden): Two variable geometry sailplanes [Variable Geometry; Sailpaines\Gemini; Aerodynamics; Sailpaines\Pik-20], August, page 19
Maryott, Richard (a.k.a. Dick Maryott): Flutter, IAS and density altitude (Letter), February, page 5; Flutter, IAS and density altitude (Letter) [Aerodynamics], April, page 5
McKinnie, C.T.: SSA instructor program revised: (SSA in Action) [Training], May, page 9
McMasters, John H. (a.k.a. J.H. McMasters, John McMasters, J. McMasters): and now, 16m = 15m (Letter) [Aerodynamics], March, page 6; An MPA prediction (Letter) [People\B. Stork; Human-Powered Flight], April, page 3; Four questions on ultralights [Ultralights], July, page 14; Ultralight survey results [Ultralights; Gliders], December, page 27
McMasters, John H. (a.k.a. J.H. McMasters, John McMasters, J. McMasters); with James L. Nash-Webber (a.k.a. J.L. Nash-Webber, J. Nash-Webber and Dr. James L. Nash-Webber James Nash-Webber): Some technical extrapolations [Aerodynamics; Instruments; Design; Gliders], January, page 21
McNay, C.: A homebuilt philosophy (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], June, page 30
Mitchell, Don: The Mitchell Wing. 1. The designer's report [Homebuilding; Design; Construction; Sailplanes\Mitchell Wing], June, page 26
Monroe, Don (a.k.a. D. Monroe): (Covers) [Cover], March, Cover; acting executive director,Executive director's report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], April, page 17
Montes, Dore J. (a.k.a. D.J. Montes): Soaring the Andes (Letter) [International\Chile], February, page 2
Moore, Mike (a.k.a. M. Moore): 12th North American 1-26 championships: Black Forest Gliderport, Colorado [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Meteorology; People\Harry Senn; Competitions\1-26; Sites\Black Forest, Colorado], October, page 16
Morelli, Piero (a.k.a. P. Morelli): New glider design handbook (Letter) [Design], January, page 7
Mozer, Herb: 1977 standard class champion, September, page 12
Munn, J.: Gettin' up there [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-34; Altitude Flights], February, page 20
Myers, Hal: New glider design handbook (Letter) [Design], January, page 7; Static stability and control of sailplanes (SSA in Action) [Aerodynamics], April, page 46
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Nash-Webber, James L. (a.k.a. J.L. Nash-Webber, J. Nash-Webber, Dr. James L. Nash-Webber James Nash-Webber): MPA developments (Letter) [Human-Powered Flight], January, page 2; Hand up for MIT soaring association (Letter) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], February, page 7; Flutter, TAS and IAS (Letter) [Aerodynamics], April, page 4; Static stability and control of sailplanes: Piero Morelli (SSA in Action) [Literature], April, page 46; Flutter speed, continued (Letter) [Aerodynamics], July, page 3
Nash-Webber, James L. (a.k.a. J.L. Nash-Webber, J. Nash-Webber, Dr. James L. Nash-Webber James Nash-Webber); with John H. McMasters (a.k.a. J.H. McMasters, John McMasters and J. McMasters): Some technical extrapolations [Aerodynamics; Instruments; Design; Gliders], January, page 21
Nicks, Oran W. (a.k.a. O. Nicks, O.W. Nicks, Oran W Nicks, Oran Nicks): How to make a total energy sensor [Homebuilding; Instruments], March, page 23
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Olson, Jack (a.k.a. J. Olson): A fine feathered friend [Birds], May, page 25
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Peterman, T. and R.: Winner: unlimited class, region ten contest (SSA in action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Paul Elliott], November, page 12
Peterman, Tommye and Russ: Bill Snead: Winner, standard class, region ten contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; ], November, page 12; Region ten contest, Georgetown, Texas (SSA in Action) [Sites\Texas; Competitions\Regional], November, page 12
Pierson, Daniel (a.k.a. Danny Pierson, Dan Pierson): (Covers) [Cover], May, page 34
Pocock, Nick; with I.C. West: Fourscore and more [Training], December, page 37
Poquette, Ray: Winner, unlimited class, region eleven contest: SSA ln action [Competitions\Regional; ], September, page 43
Powell, Hollis C.: Soaring at Santa Fe Community College [Women; Youth; Training], February, page 24
Price, J.: Winner: Region ten sports class contest, Texas: (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Richard H. Johnson], September, page 42
Price, John: Region ten sports class contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; Sites\Texas], September, page 42
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Reeves, E.J.: Honored: SSA to action, November, page 10
Riedel, Peter: Soaring above New York City [Sailplanes\Super Sperber; People\Peter Riedel], May, page 32
Robinson, Fred: Economics of a small gliding school [Commercial Operators; Training; Economics], November, page 34
Rodwell, E.[R.?]; with Phillip Wills: Sharing airspace the British way [International\Great Britain; Airspace], December, page 44
Rodwell, R.[B.]B.[R.?]: To 51,849 ft. ASL by Skylark [People\Michael J. Field; Sailplanes\Skylark; Records\Flights; International\Scotland], June, page 16
Rodwell, Robert R.: Sharing airspace the British way [International\Great Britain; Airspace], December, page 49
Rogers, W.; with John Aldrich: Tornadoes El Mirage Labor Day tornadoes [Meteorology], May, page 16
Russell, Bob: Winching to beat the fuel crunch (Letter) [Launching\Winch], July, page 3
Ryan, T. Claude: The Cloudster [Motorgliders\Cloudster], March, page 27
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Santilli, Alcide (a.k.a. Al Santilli): Zuni [People\George Applebay; Sailplanes\Zuni], February, page 16; 2nd US 15-Meter Championships, Hobbs, NM [Sites\Hobbs, New Mexico; Competitions\National; People\Karl Striedieck], October, page 31
Saudek, Victor M. (a.k.a. Victor Saudek, Vic Saudek, V.M. Saudek, V. Saudek): Harland C. Ross (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], July, page 37
Sayer, Richard: (Teaching soaring) [Training], May, page 31; A question of spins: Teaching Soaring [Techniques\Wave Soaring; Safety; Training], July, page 44
Scheurer, Gustav: Region 3 instructor - safety symposium (SSA in Action) [Safety], February, page 11
Schuemann, Wil: Instruments - Variometer ADV Third annual report to Soaring from Sage [Instruments], April, page 36
Schweizer, Paul A. (a.k.a. Paul Schweizer, P.A. Schweizer): Region three sports classic contest: (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], January, page 7; Larry Lawrence (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], June, page 45
Scott, David: (Potomac Pipeline|SSA in Action), February, page 14; (Potomac Pipeline|SSA in Action), March, page 14; (Potomac Pipeline|SSA in Action), June, page 45; (Potomac Pipeline|SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; ], August, page 9; (Potomac Pipeline|SSA in Action), December, page 12
Sebald, Les (a.k.a. L. Sebald): NiCads are reliable [Safety; Instruments; Homebuilding], July, page 26
Seibels, Grenville J., II (a.k.a. Gren Seibels, G. Seibels, Gren J. Seibels, II, Gren J. Seibels): "Soaramerica", J. Joss, Ed. (SSA in Action) [Literature], February, page 15; Region Five North Contest, Chester, South Carolina (SSA in Action) [People\Ben Greene; People\John Byrd; Competitions\Regional], July, page 35; "Luck, be a lady" from A Gaggle of One [Literature], August, page 22
Senn, Harry V. (a.k.a. Harry Senn, H.V. Senn): Yes, Audrey, the 1-26 is a Diamond sailplane! [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; IAwards\Flights], June, page 23; Stan Smith Wins final Diamond award: (SSA in Action) [People\Stan Smith], September, page 6
Sharp, Ted E. (a.k.a. T.E. Sharp, T. Sharp, Ted Sharp): (Looking Backward|SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine; History\Soaring], February, page 14; (Looking backward|SSA in Action) [History\Soaring], April, page 15; (Looking Backward|SSA in Action) [History\Soaring], June, page 10; (Looking Backward|SSA in Action) [History\Soaring], August, page 8; The myth of cheap soaring [Costs], August, page 27; (Looking Backward|SSA in Action) [History\Soaring], October, page 8; (Looking Backward|SSA in Action) [History\Soaring], December, page 10
Shaw, Charles W.: Using the barogram to improve cross-country soaring [Instruments\Barograms; Cross-Country Soaring], April, page 22
Shoen, M.: Dean McMillan (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], June, page 46
Short, James: Region 3 instructor-safety symposium (SSA in Action) [Training; Mountain Soaring; Soaring Symposia; Safety], February, page 11
Sinclair, John (a.k.a. J. Sinclair): John Sinclair's fiberglass seat (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], December, page 46
Sinclair, John S.: Diamond in a Duster [Mountain Soaring; Awards\Flights; Sailplanes\Duster], June, page 32
Skopil, Arnold: Do-it-yourself motor Nimbus (SSA in Action) [Homebuilding], January, page 9
Slotten, Donald: I've got no strings [Youth; Sites\California; People\Terrence [L.?] Wong], August, page 33; "Oral test guide for glider pilots" by Charles T. McKinnie (SSA in Action) [Literature; Mountain Soaring], December, page 11
Smith, Bernald S. (a.k.a. Bernald Smith, B. Smith, B.S. Smith): A threat to soaring: insurance costs answer (Letter) [Insurance\Sailplane], February, page 4; Economics and the insurance myth [Insurance, Sailplane; Safety; Economics], May, page 21; SSA group insurance update (SSA in Action) [Insurance\Sailplane], October, page 6
Smith, Thomas: Competing at the Hahnweide (SSA in Action) [Competitions], July, page 7
Stander, Walter: Statistics on the empty weight of sailplanes (Homebuilder's Hall) [Construction of Gliders], July, page 41
Starr, S.: Nationals entry clarification (SSA in Action) [Competitions], May, page 8
Starr, Sterling V. (a.k.a. Sterling Starr, S.V. Starr): Nationals entry clarification (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Ranking], May, page 8
Steele, Geof: Let's return to the original standard class (Letter) [Sailplanes\Standard Class], June, page 4; Competing at the Hahnweide (SSA in Action) [Competitions; International\Germany], July, pages 7,
Striedieck, K.: Tail skids vs tail wheels (Letter) [People\Paul A. Kurbjun], January, page 3
Sunderland, Gary: The MOBA-2C, a design case history (Homebuilder's Hall) [Construction; Design; Homebuilding], September, page 48
Szurovy, Geza G., Jr.: Soaring clubs and training in Hungary [Training; International\Hungary; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], November, page 20
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Utley, Brian (a.k.a. B. Utley): (Accent on Clubs), February, page 42; (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], April, page 50
Uveges, George (a.k.a. G. Uveges): Pik-20 (Covers) [Cover; Sailplanes\Pik-20], January, cover; Mitchell Wing; George Worthington: Bishop, CA (Covers) [Cover], September, cover; Out & return in an ultralight sailplane [Photography; Ultralights; Mitchell Wing], September, page 24
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Vakkur, George J.: Long flights in the Appalachians [Techniques\Ridge Soaring; Meteorology], July, page 20
Vegso, Sunny (a.k.a. S. Vegso): SSA convention: The Sunny Side [Soaring Society of America\Development; Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings], January, page 48; 2-32 (Covers) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32], February, cover; (The Sunny side) [Soaring Society of America\Development], February, page 45; SSA convention booth (Sunny side) [Soaring Society of America\Development], February, page 45
Vernor, Thomas: Photography: 12th No. American 1-26 championships. Black Forest Gliderport, Colorado [Competitions\1-26], October, page 16
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Welch, Ann (a.k.a. A. Welch): Gliding (SSA in Action) [Literature], March, page 10
Wells, William: Calibrating total energy tubes [Instruments], November, page 18
Wemple, Don K.: Sports Class John Williams Memorial sports class meet, Elsinore, California (SSA in Action) [Sites\Elsinore, California; Competitions\1-26], August, page 39
West, I.C.; with Nick Pocock: Fourscore and more [Training], December, page 37
Williams, Edward P.: Mexico Los planeadores de Mexico: Madre tierra [International\Mexico; Meteorology; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], September, page 37
Wills, Phillip; with E.[R.?] Rodwell: Sharing airspace the British way [International\Great Britain; Airspace], December, page 44
Woods, Christopher (a.k.a. Chris Woods): "El Mirage", a new soaring film (SSA in Action), September, page 6
Worthington, George D. (a.k.a. G.D. Worthington, G. Worthington): The Mitchell Wing. 2. A pilot's report [Sailplanes; Mitchell Wing], June, page 27; (Covers), September, page 48; Mitchell Wing: Bishop, CA [California], September, page 55
None (up to table of contents): Symbol A new SSA symbol? (Letter) [Soaring Society of America], January, page 4; Pitot tube icing (Letter) [Safety], January, page 6; (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], January, page 7; Region three sports classic contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional Scheurer], January, page 7; Region nine contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Jerry Robertson; People\Springer Jones], January, page 9; SSA convention ADV [Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings], January, pages 11,12; 15-meter class, racer Zuni first flights [People\George Applebay; Sailplanes\Zuni], January, page 36; 1976 US national and regional champions [Awards], January, pages 38,39; [Homebuilding]January, page 44; The mean aerodynamic cord (Homebuilder's Hall) [Aerodynamics], January, page 44; Atmospheric Instability Effects of wind gradients (Letter) [Meteorology], February, page 3; A threat to soaring: inflating insurance costs (Letter) [Insurance\Sailplane], February, page 4; Polish record (Letter) [International\Poland], February, page 6; Soaring in the USSR (Letter) [International\Russia], February, page 6; (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], February, page 10; Director election winners (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Directors], February, page 10; Clear air turbulence detected: Potomac Pipeline [Meteorology], February, page 15; (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding; Construction of Gliders], February, page 36; [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]February, page 42; Minnesota Soaring Club Monorail (Accent on Clubs) [Clubs\Minnesota], February, page 42; New Jersey: Aero Club Albatross (Accent on Clubs) [Clubs\New Jersey], February, page 42; Instructor revalidation clinics: Sunny side [Training], February, page 45; (Covers) [Cover; Human-Powered Flight\Gossamer Condor], March, cover; Making kit transceiver is easy (Letter) [Homebuilding; Instruments], March, page 3; Soaring economics (Letter) [Economics], March, page 3; Glider tows with FBO'S? (Letter) [Launching\Airplane], March, page 4; A home built box-top Netto? (Letter) [Homebuilts; Instruments], March, page 6; Wind gradients and slope soaring (Letter) [Techniques\Ridge Soaring], March, page 6; Forrest Blossom:New SSA executive director (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America; People\Forrest Blossom], March, page 8; First women's soaring club? (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Women], March, page 9; FCC fees ruled illegal: Potomac Pipeline [Legislation], March, page 14; Resumes of experience with FAA sought (SSA in Action) [Airspace], March, page 14; [Homebuilding]March, page 38; Low-temperature-cure structural adhesive (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding; Construction of Gliders], March, page 38; Resurrected Dart 17 (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding], March, page 38; Directory of US soaring sites (The Sunny side) [Soaring Society of America\Development], March, page 44; (Covers) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32], April, cover; J-4 Javelin, 2-32 (Covers) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32; Cover], April, cover; Growth and low-cost soaring (Letter) [Economics; Soaring Society of America\Development], April, page 3; (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], April, page 10; 6th annual SSA national soaring convention (SSA in Action) [Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings], April, page 10; Awards presented at 6th annual SSA national soaring convention (SSA in Action) [Awards], April, page 14; Barringer Memorial Trophy (SSA in Action) [People\Wally Scott: Winner; Awards\Barringer], April, page 14; Exceptional Service Award Winner: Charles Shaw (SSA in Action) [People\Charles Shaw; Awards\Exceptional Service], April, page 14; Exceptional Service Award Winner: Larry Wood (SSA in Action) [People\Larry Wood; Awards\Exceptional Service], April, page 14; Exceptional Service Award Winner: Ray Shamblen (SSA in Action) [People\Ray Shamblen; Awards\Exceptional Service], April, page 14; Exceptional Service Award winner: J[G.?]erry Rhine (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exceptional Service; People\Jerry Rhine], April, page 14; Paul Tuntland Memorial Award winner: Oran Nicks (SSA in Action) [Awards\Tuntland; People\Oran W. Nicks], April, page 14; Warren Eaton Award Presented posthumously to John Williams (SSA in Action) [People\John Williams; Awards\Warren Eaton], April, page 14; Bertha M. Ryan Appointed State Governor of California (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Governors; People\Bertha M. Ryan], April, page 15; Forrest Blossom begins duties of executive director (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Staff; People\Forrest Blossom], April, page 15; George R. Allen Appointed state governor of Idaho (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Governors; People\George R. Allen], April, page 15; Herbert H. Hast, Jr. Appointed state governor of Colorado (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Governors; People\Herbert H. Hast, Jr.], April, page 15; New SSA governors appointed (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Governors], April, page 15; R.L. Yelverton Appointed state governor of Mississippi (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Governors; People\R.L. Yelverton], April, page 15; Robert F. Miles Appointed state governor of Kentucky (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Governors; People\Robert F. Miles], April, page 15; Thomas K. Sherwood, III Appointed state governor of Massachusetts (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Governors; People\Thomas K. Sherwood, III], April, page 15; Military airspace curbs urged (SSA in Action) [Airspace], April, page 46; Growth and statistics (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], April, page 50; Tucson Soaring Club (Accent on Clubs) [Clubs\Arizona], April, page 50; Insurance (Letter) [Insurance, Sailplane], May, page 3; Is silent flight too noisy? (Letter) [Noise], May, page 3; Massachusetts Club reopens soaring site (Letter) [Sites], May, page 4; Mohawk soaring club reopens soaring site (Letter) [Clubs\New York], May, page 4; Twin Blanik motorglider (Letter) [Gliders], May, page 4; Medical exams for glider pilots (Letter) [Physiology], May, page 5; SSA instructor program revised (SSA in Action) [Mountain Soaring], May, page 9; Vermont Northeastern sites to reopen (SSA in Action) [Sites\Vermont], May, page 10; National Soaring Museum Administration building destroyed by fire (SSA in Action) [Archives and Museums], May, page 12; Climbing hills the easy way [Ultralights; Gliders; Sunfun; Motorgliding], May, page 26; "It can't happen to me": Teaching Soaring [Training], May, page 31; Soaring above New York City [People\Helmut Reichmann], May, page 32; New soaring operation: Milford, New Jersey (SSA in Action) [Sites\New Jersey], May, page 42; More on plastic canopies (Homebuilder's Hall) [Construction of Gliders; Homebuilding], May, page 44; View window (Covers) [Cover], June, cover; Better than dirty movies and girlie mags (Letter) [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], June, page 2; Low-cost soaring? be honest (Letter) [Costs], June, page 3; Variometer time constants (Letter) [Instruments\Variometers], June, page 3; (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], June, page 6; Museum suggestions sought (SSA in Action) [Archives and Museums], June, page 6; Women contestants chosen for 3rd international feminine gliding competition (SSA in Action) [Women], June, page 6; Resigns position as director of development (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Development; People\Sunny Vegso], June, page 9; Soaring school innovations (SSA in Action) [Training], June, page 10; National Transportation Safety Board: accident investigations: Potomac Pipeline [Safety], June, page 45; More on airport noise (Letter) [Noise], July, page 2; Benner dominates Smirnoff derby (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Smirnoff; People\Ingo Renner], July, page 6; Out and return, distance Striedieck 1000-mile encore: SSA to action [Records\Flights], July, page 6; Tom Brandes killed in practice flight (SSA in Action) [Safety], July, page 7; Safety bulletin for HP sailplanes (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\HP; Safety], July, page 8; Ada Dankowska breaks record (SSA in Action) [Women; People\Ada Dankowska], July, page 9; Dynamic soaring flights made (SSA in Action) [People\Ingo Renner; Techniques\Dynamic Soaring], July, page 9; World feminine singleplace distance record broken: SSA to action [Records\Flights], July, page 9; The christening of Nadia [Gliderports], July, page 30; Region Five North contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Karl Striedieck: Winner Standard Class], July, page 35; Habitual safety (Safety Corner) [Safety], July, page 46; Fremont, California 2-32 (Covers) [Cover; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-32; Sites\Fremont, California], August, Cover; The Mitchell Wing kit (Letter) [Mitchell Wing; Homebuilding; Gliders], August, page 2; The real noise culprit (Letter) [Noise], August, page 3; Compressibility and density effects in flutter (Letter) [Aerodynamics], August, page 4; Coping with outlandings (Letter) [Off-Field Landings], August, page 5; (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], August, page 6; USAF "releases" airspace (SSA in Action) [Airspace], August, page 7; Memorial fund established (SSA in Action) [People\Thomas Brandes], August, page 8; FAA meets on collision avoidance systems: Potomac Pipeline [Safety], August, page 9; Franklin K. (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], August, page 9; Hearings on ATC system: Potomac Pipeline [Legislation], August, page 9; Region eight contest, Ephrata, Washington (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Thomas M. Farr, Jr.], August, page 9; Lens and pen - a potpourri [Photography], August, page 28; Collision avoidance systems meeting: Potomac Pipeline [Federal Aviation Agency], August, page 33; [Homebuilding]August, page 40; (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], September, page 5; National championship results (SSA in Action) [Competitions\National], September, page 5; Out-and-return record official (SSA in Action) [Striedieck, Karl], September, page 5; Altitude record disclaimer (SSA in Action) [People\Michael J. Field], September, page 7; Bill Ivans Claims US National Unlimited Class record (SSA in Action) [People\Bill Ivans], September, page 7; Claims US 15-meter distance record (SSA in Action) [People\Wally Scott], September, page 7; Scott & Ivans make new US record claims: SSA in action [Records\Flights], September, page 7; 20th annual huit jours d'anger coupe d' Europe won by G. Moffat (SSA in Action) [Competitions], September, page 9; Moffat wins European championships (SSA in Action) [People\George Moffat], September, page 9; Operations manager appointed (SSA in Action) [People\John Dezzutti; Soaring Society of America], September, page 9; 8th US national standard class soaring championships [Competitions\National; Sites\Ionia, Michigan], September, page 18; Pennsylvania ADV Ridge Soaring: Lark East newsletter No. 1 [Sites], September, page 32; Region eleven contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], September, page 43; Winner: Region eleven contest sports class (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Sherb Klein], September, page 43; Region 12 contest, El Mirage, CA (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; El Mirage, California], September, page 44; Winner: CA region 12 contest. El Mirage: unlimited class (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Bill Ivans], September, page 44; Winner: standard class, Region 12 contest, EL Mirage, CA (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional; People\Dan Pierson], September, page 44; [Homebuilding]September, page 48; [Safety]September, page 53; Fiberglass catalyst eye hazard (Safety Corner) [Safety], September, page 53; (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], October, page 6; Nominations due for regional directors (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], October, page 6; A new Schleicher two-seater: AS-K 21 (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Schleicher\AS-K 21], October, page 7; Photography: 12th No. American 1-26 championships. Black Forest Gliderport [Competitions\1-26; People\Hannah Duncan; Colorado], October, page 16; 12th annual 1-26 North American championships. Black Forest Gliderport [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Colorado], October, page 20; First thermal flight? (Letter) [History\Soaring], November, page 2; News from Australia (Letter) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], November, page 3; Restricted airspace (Letter) [Airspace], November, page 3; (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], November, page 7; New Rocky Mt. wave site (SSA in Action) [Sites], November, page 8; 44th US National unlimited class soaring championships, Caddo Mills, Texas [Competitions\National], November, page 32; Balancing act (Homebuilder's Hall) [Homebuilding; Design], November, page 45; Don't forget the rudder (Safety Corner) [Safety], November, page 52; Bishop, CA (Covers) [Cover], December, cover; Frequencies are reserved (Letter) [Radio Communications], December, page 3; Women pilots (Letter) [Women], December, page 3; (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], December, page 5; Richard H. Johnson Awarded Paul Tissander Diploma (SSA in Action) [Awards\Tissander; People\Richard H. Johnson], December, page 7; Alcohol & flying: Potomac Pipeline [Federal Aviation Agency], December, page 12; New York Harris Hill: Region three contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 13; Region one contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 13; Region nine contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\1-26], December, page 14; Winner, unlimited class. Region nine contest (SSA in Action) [People\John Ryan], December, page 14; Winner region nine contest standard class (SSA in Action) [People\Tigger Hall], December, page 14; Winner: region nine contest 15-meter class (SSA in Action) [People\Billy Hill], December, page 14; New Swiss production ultralight [International\Switzerland; Sailplanes\Canard - 2fl], December, page 28; DYAD 280 - a self-launch engine [Landing Gear], December, page 31

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