Soaring Magazine Index for 1978 organized by subject
Soaring Magazine Index for 1978 organized by subject
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- Aerodynamics
- F.G. Irving, Sigma development to resume, January, page 12
- Stan Hall, Understanding structural load' factors, Homebuilders' Hall, January, page 43
- Hannu Korhonen, More facts about flaps, March, page 5
- John McMasters and J.D. McLean, A New Challenge in Human-powered Flight, June, page 16
- Flight Tests
- R. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the AS-W 20, May, page 21
- R. Johnson, A flight test evaluation of the AS-W 20, November, page 26
- R. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LS-3, November, page 26
- Tailless Gliders
- Robert T. Jones and Bijan Davari, Comparative longitudinal stability of ultralight tailless gliders, January, page 32
- Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
- Shelley Hoose, Accent on clubs, January, page 36
- Shelley Hoose, Winch or not?, February, page 41
- S. Hoose, Bolivian Club Soaring, April, page 43
- Charles Shaw, The 1-26 Association, July, page 30
- Shelley Hoose, Starting a club, July, page 38
- J. Nowak, Barnstorming club makes money, August, page 2
- Shelley Hoose, A Motorglider Club?, August, page 52
- Shelley Hoose, October, page 46
- Shelley Hoose, An Australian soaring club, November, page 46
- Competitions
- Local
- George Moffat, Needed: weekend contest flying. Soaring to Win, November, page 42
- National Soaring Museum
- NSM News, April, page 14
- L. English, Museum News, July, page 8
- S. Hoose, National Soaring Museum Support, August, page 53
- NSM Building Opens on Harris Hill, November, page 7
- Doug Lamont, The National Soaring Museum dedication, December, page 28
- National Soaring Museums
- Chet Decker, NSM gets Albatross, July, page 11
- Airplanes
- Piper
- DG-100, September, page 9
- American Eaglet
- George Worthington, Getting acquainted with the American Eaglet, March, page 10
- Awards
- Kim McEligot, Kolstad Scholarship Winner, January, page 14
- J. Smith, Schweizer "Outstanding Cadet Award" given to André Beaulieu, Out of the Nest, Into the Air, January, page 24
- D. Lamont, SSA Exceptional Achievement Award, accepted by Paul MacCready, The SSA goes to Washington, April, page 19
- F. Blossom, Steve Bennis elected. The SSA Executive Director's report, April, page 24
- George Moffat awarded 1977 Lilienthal Medal, SSA in Action, May, page 13
- Shelley Hoose, Bill Saltzman: Winner, PASCO Sawyer Award, June, page 40
- H. Miltner, Tom Brandes Memorial Trophy, Taos Soaring Fiesta a success, September, page 3
- John Joss wins Lincoln Award, November, page 7
- Tissandier Diploma awarded to Dr. Paul MacCready, Jr. , Ultralight News, ., November, page 10
- Badges
- January, page 48
- Barringer
- Doug Lamont, Wally Scott Receives Lewin B. Barringer Memorial Trophy, April, page 19
- Eaton
- D. Lamont, Eaton Trophy given to Bernald Smith, The SSA goes Washington, April, page 19
- Hall of Fame
- F. Blossom, Barney Williams Selected for Soaring Hall of Fame, The SSA Executive Director's Report, April, page 24
- F. Blossom, Steve Bennis: Selected for Soaring Hall of Fame, The SSA Executive Director's report, April, page 24
- Karl Striedieck
- Doug Lamont Karl Striedieck receives S3A Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 19
- Kremer Prize
- Paul MacCready, Jr. accepts SSA Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 19
- Lilienthal
- George Moffat, Awarded 1977 Lilienthal Medal, May, page 13
- Record Flights
- US feminine O&R record, September, page 4
- Records
- Shelley Hoose, New National Feminine Records Approved, SSA in Action, December, page 7
- Records and Record Flights
- New Zealanders make record goal distance, March, page 9
- Dick Georgeson, International Attempt number 27, April, page 31
- Shelley Hoose, Roy McCaldin breaks Arizona Distance Record, TuSC's 1-26 Upstages Smirnoff Stars, August, page 52
- New feminine world record, October, page 9
- SSA Exceptional Achievement
- Doug Lamont, Joe Engle accepts SSA Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 19
- Tuntland
- Dick Johnson receives Tuntland Award, April, page 14
- Doug Lamont, Richard Johnson Receives Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award, The SSA goes to Washington, April, page 19
- Birds
- Richard Miller, A New Approach to Pteradyne flight, March, page 34
- Colin Pennycuick, Bird glide ratios, April, page 3
- S.O. Jenko, Measuring bird flight performance, July, page 3
- John S. Fleugel, Hawk F. T. E., September, page 2
- Certification
- F. Blossom, Pilot From the Ground: the Biennial Flight Review, March, page 8
- Forrest W. Blossom, Registration of new foreign aircraft, May, page 14
- Forrest W. Blossom, Experimental aircraft registration, July, page 7
- Les Sebald, Preparation of a Sailplane for Annual Inspection, Maintenance and Projects, December, page 44
- CIVV
- R. Buck, CIVV report, June, page 6
- Competitions
- The 1977 US National and Regional Champions, January, page 22
- G. Moffat, New ships of the 70s, February, page 14
- Aimai Knypstra, New approach to sports class competition, March, page 20
- S. Hoose, World Championship News, March, page 32
- Shelley Hoose, US International Team news, May, page 11
- R. Allemann, A Controlled-Speed Start System, June, page 33
- Karl Striedieck: Winner, Smirnoff Derby, July, page 11
- S. Hoose, 32nd Annual Torrey Pines Midwinter Meet, July, page 38
- European competition news, August, page 4
- D. Basham, Gwen Gordon 1st woman to win a task in SSA contest: Region Nine West Contest, August, page 5
- B. Gregg, The 1978 Smirnoff Sailplane Derby, August, page 14
- Ron Gregg, The 1978 Smirnoff Sailplane Derby, August, page 14
- F. Blossom, US Team Fund, September, page 6
- US contest results, September, page 6
- Transeuropeenne Results, October, page 7
- F. Blossom, Contest Numbers, October, page 7
- Nancy Hume, The 1978 US National and Regional Champions, November, page 14
- Nancy Hume, The 9th Annual Standard Class Championships, November, page 14
- 1-26
- Frank E. Conner, The 13th US National 1-26 Championships, September, page 20
- Derbies
- Air New Zealand Derby, June, page 9
- SSA Soaring Vacation Derby report, July, page 6
- International
- Australian Nationals, April, page 16
- Air New Zealand Derby, June, page 9
- Per Weishaupt, The 1st European Motorglider Championships, December, page 34
- National
- W. Rachford, The Third US National 15-Meter Soaring Championships, September, page 36
- Gren Seibels and Chuck Forrester, The 45th US National Unlimited Soaring Championships, December, page 16
- Regional
- Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, 1978, July, page 12
- David W. Basham, Region Nine West Contest, August, page 5
- A. Knypstra, Region Twelve Contest, 1978, August, page 9
- Marlene Stoll, Region Six Contest, 1978, October, page 9
- Region Five South Contest 1978, ; Grey, B., November, page 8
- Bud Brown, Region Seven Contest 1978, December, pages 10,7
- Aimai Knypstra, Western Region Sports Class Contest, 1978, December, page 10
- Mike Eppler, Region Ten North Contest, 1978, December, page 14
- Rules
- George Moffat, Soaring, Scoring, and Luck, Soaring to Win, October, page 38
- World
- Shelley Hoose, World Championship news, April, page 13
- Phyllis Chillinsworth, Chateauroux, France, October
- Doug Lamont, The 16th World Gliding Championships... Chateauroux!, October, page 14
- US Team
- Forrest W. Blossom, How our International Team is chosen, SSA in Action, January, page 9
- Conferences and Conventions
- February, page 46
- Joann Shaw First Woman to Earn 1-26 Diamond, March, page 8
- March, page 45
- Doug Lamont, The SSA goes to Washington, April, page 19
- SSA, NAA, and FAI, June, page 6
- June, page 44
- July, page 44
- August, page 54
- September, page 30
- China applies for FAI membership, October, page 9
- John Lee, SSA at Oshkosh, October, page 34
- Apr. 1978, p. 46, October, page 49
- Old Timers Meet in France, November, page 7
- May 1978, p. 54, November, page 50
- December, page 52
- Construction and How-To
- Richard Johnson, How to build a surface wave gauge in one hour, April, page 9
- Want to Help Build an Acre of Lift?, April, page 17
- K.J. Strack, Materials The effect of relative humidity on epoxied joints, April, page 39
- J. Sinclair, Mandatory Duster change, April, page 46
- P. Thorndyke, Homebuilt boom mike, May, page 3
- A. McDowell, Instrument Flying A Sink scale vs the speed ring, May, page 26
- Gary Sunderland, The foam-and-glass-cloth method of construction, June, page 36
- Les Sebald, Feedback on feedback, July, page 3
- Tom Page, A Kit-built VHF Communication Set, July, page 17
- S. Hall, How to design and build your own hydraulic flap system, Homebuilders' Hall, October, page 41
- MIT Barograph Calibration, November, page 9
- Derbies
- Karl Striedieck: Winner, Smirnoff Derby, July, page 11
- S. Hoose, The 1978 Soaring Safari, November, page 46
- Economics
- Doug Bell, A look at the used sailplane market, January, page 31
- Al Backstrom, The Self-Launching Plank Sailplane, May, page 28
- Edmund K. Gravely, Joint ownership, May, page 41
- J. Foreman, Monerai, June, page 14
- Glenn M. Gray, The Poor Boy's Guide to Fund Raising, June, page 30
- Shelley Hoose, Starting a club, July, page 38
- J. Nowak, Barnstorming club makes money, August, page 2
- Steve Patmont, Free at Last, August, page 12
- Equipment
- Radios
- Tom Page, A Kit-built VHF Communication Set, July, page 17
- Fiberglass
- Per Weishaupt, The 1st European Motorglider Championships, December, page 34
- Films
- Vicki Barrett, Soaring razzmatazz, March, page 32
- Flight Stories
- Dick Conwell, I'm just wild about Harry, February, page 20
- Tom Massoth, The Importance of Being Determined, March, page 16
- Dick Georgeson, International Attempt number 27, April, page 31
- Jonathan Driver-Jowitt, A Patch of Sun, July, page 26
- Keith Woodward, Stay close to the mountain..., September, page 12
- Doug Terman, Morning Flight, December, page 22
- History
- T. Sharp, March, page 26
- Ted Sharp, Looking Backward, June, page 11
- Martin Simons, The Hjordis, July, page 23
- Charles Shaw, The 1-26 Association, July, page 30
- Ted Sharp, Looking Backward, August, page 4
- Victor Saudek, Looking Backward, December, page 8
- Homebuilding
- J.A. Diblin, Tow pilots please note: gasoline is cheaper than cylinders, January, page 5
- F.G. Irving, Sigma development to resume, January, page 12
- Alain Guay, The RF-9, January, page 19
- Doug Bell, A look at the used sailplane market, January, page 31
- Robert T. Jones and Bijan Davari, Comparative longitudinal stability of ultralight tailless gliders, January, page 32
- Stan Hall, Understanding structural load' factors, Homebuilders' Hall, January, page 43
- S. Hall, Understanding structural load factors, January, page 143
- H. Stiglmeier, The flying wing-a wasted effort?, February, page 3
- Bob Michener, Wanted: an objective "Pioneer" flight evaluation, February, page 3
- G. Moffat, New ships of the 70s, February, page 14
- Swiss variable geometry: Le Delphin, February, page 38
- Ray Cote, The Cloudster as a towplane, March, page 2
- SSA airspace activity, March, page 8
- George Worthington, Getting acquainted with the American Eaglet, March, page 10
- Richard Miller, A New Approach to Pteradyne flight, March, page 34
- R. Speicher, Coming up: a solarpower assist for MPA?, April, pages 7,1
- John Sinclair, Mandatory Duster change, April, page 6
- K.J. Strack, Materials The effect of relative humidity on epoxied joints, April, page 39
- J. Sinclair, Mandatory Duster change, April, page 46
- Jim Marske, The Welles flying wing - a designer's critique, May, page 3
- Jorj Baker, New foot-launched ultralight, May, page 7
- Al Backstrom, The Self-Launching Plank Sailplane, May, page 28
- Edmund K. Gravely, Joint ownership, May, page 41
- L. Schober, and G. Smith, The Flying Wing, Cont., June, page 3
- New ultralight due this summer, June, page 7
- J. Foreman, Monerai, June, page 14
- John McMasters and J.D. McLean, A New Challenge in Human-powered Flight, June, page 16
- Gary Sunderland, The foam-and-glass-cloth method of construction, June, page 36
- Forrest W. Blossom, Experimental aircraft registration, July, page 7
- Ann Welch, The Orphans, July, page 14
- George Worthington, Wheels vs Footlaunching, July, page 15
- S.O. Jenko, More about ultralight sailplanes, August, page 2
- Steve Patmont, Free at Last, August, page 12
- Shelley Hoose, A Motorglider Club?, August, page 52
- Forrest W. Blossom, Experimental Aircraft Update, September, page 6
- Sisu 1A in new soaring exhibit at the Smithsonian, September, page 8
- Ray Cote, Pilot Reports A Cloudster progress report, October, page 36
- Stan Hall, How to Design and Build Your Own Hydraulic Flap System, Homebuilders' Hall, October, page 41
- The Gossamer Albatross, Ultralight News, SSA in Action, November, page 10
- Mitchell Wing, Ultralight News, November, page 10
- Ultralights Aviafiber Canard, Ultralight News, November, page 10
- ULF 1, Ultralight Homebuilt, Ultralight News, November, page 11
- S. Hall, How to Design and Build Your Own Hydraulic Flap System, Part 2, Homebuilders' Hall, November, page 34
- Jerry Rautio, 15-Meter Motorglider Performance Calculations, December, page 3
- Forrest W. Blossom, Homebuilt tow planes, December, page 7
- Per Weishaupt, The 1st European Motorglider Championships, December, page 34
- Les Sebald, Preparation of a Sailplane for Annual Inspection, Maintenance and Projects, December, page 44
- Illustration
- Don Monroe, Mini-portfolio, February, page 7
- Ron Lipking, Map of Trans-New Zealand Flight, March, page 9
- Douglas C. George, Drawings, Pteradyne flights, March, page 34
- Gren Seibels, Turnpoint photo development, June, page 3
- Gil Parcell, Cartoons: The Poor Boy's Guide to Fund Raising, June, page 30
- Robert Lee Moore, Photo, July, page 13
- Mark Busacca, Drawing: A patch of sun, July, page 27
- Greg Rogers, The 1978 Smirnoff Sailplane Derby, August, page 14
- The 16th World. Gliding Championships... Chateauroux! Kubly, J., October, page 14
- Robert Lee Moore, DG-100, October, page 35
- Instruction
- J.A. Diblin, Tow pilots please note: gasoline is cheaper than cylinders, January, page 5
- Alan Huff and Larry Johnson, The use of rudder and ailerons in stall control, January, page 6
- Forrest W. Blossom, Aerobatics: Check your flight manual, SSA in Action, January, page 14
- J.F. Smith, Out of the Nest, Into the Air, January, page 24
- Thomas Knauff, Say it out loud: 200 feet!, January, page 39
- Richard Johnson, The dangers of water ballast, January, page 40
- Oklahoma State U to offer soaring, February, page 37
- Shelley Hoose, Winch or not?, February, page 41
- Rudy Allemann, Learning about landings, February, page 44
- Robert B. Ismande, Spin incidents and accidents., March, page 40
- Davidson Luehring, Stalls and Spins Recovery from missed stall turns, April, page 5
- Don Miles, The British holiday course, April, page 36
- A. McDowell, Instrument Flying A Sink scale vs the speed ring, May, page 26
- Wally Scott, Walt Scott on Safety and Speed, May, page 48
- Tom Knauff, The TLAR landing-pattern-approach teaching method, Teaching Soaring, May, page 50
- Doug Lamont and Charles McKinnie, Ground school training program, June, page 26
- Tom Knauff, Turns close to the ground. Teaching Soaring, July, page 36
- Karl Striedieck, Safety checklists, July, page 42
- Lee Bradshaw, A testimonial to spin training, July, page 43
- A. Blackburn, Rope break: steep vs. shallow turns, September, page 3
- L. McMaster, H.E.L.P. high energy landing problems, September, page 4
- Keith Woodward, Stay close to the mountain..., September, page 12
- Steve du Pont, Off-field landings on unlevel ground. Teaching Soaring, September, page 48
- Rolf Hertenstein, Jr., Some thoughts on spins., September, page 51
- Tom Knauff, Rope-break turns, November, page 2
- Alan Patching, Landing patterns: the distance-out-and-angle-down method, November, page 5
- S. Hoose, Try the Tiny Triangle, November, page 46
- G. Worthington, December, page 49
- Insurance
- Bernald Smith, SSA Group Insurance, February, page 23
- Bernald Smith, Group hull and liability insurance, June, page 9
- International
- Don Miles, The British holiday course, April, page 36
- Australia
- H. Beeker, A visit to Narromlne, June, page 5
- H. Becher, A Visit to Narromine, June, page 5
- Austria
- William E. Becher, Soaring in Austria, January, page 17
- Belgium
- Dick Haggren, Getting High in the Low Countries, December, page 38
- Bolivia
- S. Hoose, Bolivian Club Soaring, April, page 43
- China
- China applies for FAI membership, October, page 9
- France
- Keith Woodward, Stay close to the mountain..., September, page 12
- Old Timers Meet in France, November, page 7
- Poland
- Tourist soaring in Poland, June, page 11
- Switzerland
- Joseph Lorber, Zell am See, September
- UK
- Forrest W. Blossom, BGA makes aircraft bulletins available, SSA in Action, August, page 5
- Launching
- Tow Pilots
- F. Blossom, Private Rated Club Tow Pilots, May, page 14
- Towplanes
- J.A. Diblin, Tow pilots please note: gasoline is cheaper than cylinders, January, page 5
- Ray Cote, The Cloudster as a towplane, March, page 2
- Legislation
- Forrest W. Blossom, The Biennial Flight Review, March, page 8
- Noncitizen ownership of aircraft okayed, March, page 8
- SSA airspace activity, March, page 8
- F. Blossom, Private Rated Club Tow Pilots, May, page 14
- Forrest W. Blossom, Experimental aircraft registration, July, page 7
- 16. 5 Diamant, July, page 11
- Schweizer 2-33 A. D. revision, August, page 4
- F. Blossom, BGA makes aircraft bulletins available, August, page 5
- Forrest W. Blossom, Experimental Aircraft Update, September, page 6
- Piper, September, page 9
- DG-100, September, page 9
- William R. Williams, Attention Diamant owners, October, page 3
- Blanik maintenance and service life, November, page 6
- Forrest W. Blossom, Homebuilt tow planes, December, page 7
- Literature
- B. Smith, Motorgliding Magazine incorporated into Soaring Magazine, January, page 9
- Poetry Excerpt from Where No Birds Fly, April, page 18
- Doug Lamont and Charles McKinnie, Ground school training program, June, page 26
- Jonathan Driver-Jowitt, A Patch of Sun, July, page 26
- S. Hoose, ed., 1978 Sailplane Directory Supplement, August, page 21
- Langston Hughes, Poem, October, page 35
- Melinda Brent, Poem, The Glider Pilot, December, page 2
- Book Review
- Klaus W. Nielsen, "Environmental Aerodynamics", by R.S. Scorer, October, page 11
- Medical
- Forrest W. Blossom, Aerobatics: Check your flight manual, SSA in Action, January, page 14
- Rudy Allemann, Accidents aren't accidental., January, page 39
- Thomas Knauff, Say it out loud: 200 feet!, January, page 39
- Rudy Allemann, Learning about landings, February, page 44
- Robert B. Ismande, Spin incidents and accidents., March, page 40
- Tommy Thomason, Structural failures., April, page 42
- Fred Pool, Noise makers for safety, May, page 2
- F. Kelsey, Spin incidents and accidents, June, page 2
- Forrest W. Blossom, From the Executive Director, August, page 4
- Robert E. Gaines, Aviation safety reporting system., August, page 51
- Bruce Helview, Peer pressure for safety, September, page 50
- Tom Knauff, Rope-break turns, November, page 2
- Rich Roberts, Diamant control stick support lug failure, November, page 4
- Soaring Medicine Meet, November, page 6
- Blanik maintenance and service life, November, page 6
- G. Worthington, December, page 49
- Meteorology
- Want to Help Build an Acre of Lift?, April, page 17
- George Mock, More on Florida weather, September, page 5
- Motorgliders
- Per Weishaupt, The 1st European Motorglider Championships, December, page 34
- AS-K 14
- Laszlo Horvath, AS-K 14 Motorgliders, December
- Pik
- Pik-20e
- New PIK-20 motorglider, May, page 11
- RF-9
- Alain Guay, The RF-9, January, page 19
- Museums
- New soaring exhibit at the Smithsonian, September, page 10
- Obituaries
- Katherine M. Ely, Obituary - Lawrence Ely, February, page 38
- Paul Schweizer, Don C. Ryon: Remembering three dedicated soaring enthusiasts, March, page 6
- S. Hoose, Richard Hosebfeld: A fitting memorial, March, page 44
- Philip Wills, April, page 18
- Jim George killed during practice,, July, page 7
- John Joss, In Memoriam - Norm Hunter, November, page 9
- Bernald Smith, Charles D. Glattly: In Memoriam, December, page 14
- OSTIV
- Rose Marie Licher, Technical Soaring Summary, Volume IV, No. 4, January, page 12
- XVIth OSTIV Congress at Chateauroux, February, page 36
- Parachutes
- Stephen du Pont, Parachutes More than a seat cushion., August, page 51
- Jim Maupin, Parachute riggers' pins: check yourself, October, page 2
- People
- Sam Allen
- H. Schilling, Sam Allen: Winner Sports Class, Region One Contest, 1978, December, page 12
- Joe P. Bennis
- F. Blossom, Joe P. Bennis: Director election winner, February, page 8
- Steve Bennis
- F. Blossom, Steve Bennis: Selected for Soaring Hall of Fame, The SSA Executive Director's report, April, page 24
- Walter Binder
- P. Weishaupt, Walter Binder: Winner Two-Seater Class, The 1st European Motorglider Championships, December, page 34
- John Brittingham
- W. Hill, John Brittingham: Winner, Standard Class, Region Nine East Contest, August, page 7
- Dick Butler
- Shelley Hoose, US International Team news, May, page 11
- Wolfgang Clas
- P. Weishaupt, Wolfgang Clas: Winner Standard Class, The 1st European Motorglider Championships, December, page 34
- David ColeWinner, standard class
- Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, 1978, July, page 12
- Henry Combs
- Patti Kocher, The Many Diamonds of Henry Combs, May, page 16
- Dave Culpepper
- M. Eppler, Dave Culpepper: Winner 15-Meter Class, Region Ten North Contest, 1978, December, page 14
- Bruce Drake
- New Zealanders make record goal distance, March, page 9
- Dick Georgeson, International Attempt number 27, April, page 31
- Carl Ekdahl
- W. Hill, Carl Ekdahl: Winner, Sports Class, Region Nine East Contest, August, page 7
- Lawrence Ely
- Katherine M. Ely, Obituary - Lawrence Ely, February, page 38
- Joe Engle
- Doug Lamont, Joe Engle accepts SSA Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 19
- Nancy Evans
- Shelley Hoose, Nancy Evans, FAI awards coordinator, SSA in Action, May, page 10
- Sam Francis
- F. Blossom, Sam Francis: Director election winner, February, page 8
- William E. "Bill" Frutchy
- Paul Schweizer, Don C. Ryon: Remembering three dedicated soaring enthusiasts, March, page 6
- Jim George
- Jim George killed during practice,, July, page 7
- Dick Georgeson
- New Zealanders make record goal distance, March, page 9
- Charles D. Glattly
- Bernald Smith, Charles D. Glattly: In Memoriam, December, page 14
- Ted Gordon
- H. Schilling, Ted Gordon: Winner Standard Class, Region One Contest, 1978, December, page 12
- Jack Gravance
- A. Knypstra, Jack Gravance: Winner, Standard Class, Region Twelve Contest, August, page 9
- Doris Grove
- US feminine O&R record, September, page 4
- Jim Hammond
- Jim Hammond: Winner Sports Class, Region Eleven West Contest, 1978, December, page 11
- Tom Hanson
- B. Brown, Winner Standard Class, Region Seven Contest, 1978, December, page 10
- M. Eppler, Tom Hanson: Winner Standard Class, Region Ten North Contest, 1978, December, page 14
- Richard Hosenfeld
- S. Hoose, Richard Hosebfeld: A fitting memorial, March, page 44
- Scott Imlay
- F. Conner, Winner, the 13th US National 1-26 Championships, September, page 20
- Jim Indrebo
- Jim Indrebo: Winner 15-Meter Class, Region Eleven West Contest, 1978, December, page 11
- William S. Ivans
- F. Blossom, Williams S. Ivans: Director election winner, February, page 8
- Sabrina Jackintell
- Shelley Hoose, New National Feminine Records Approved, SSA in Action, December, page 7
- Richard Johnson
- Shelley Hoose, World Championship news, April, page 13
- Doug Lamont, Richard Johnson Receives Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award, The SSA goes to Washington, April, page 19
- Paul MacCready, Jr.
- Paul MacCready, Jr. accepts SSA Exceptional Achievement Award, April, page 19
- Don Knypstra
- F. Blossom, Don Knypstra: Director Election Winner, February, page 8
- Bob Kramer
- F. Blossom, Bob Kramer: Director election winner, February, page 8
- George Lee
- Doug Lamont, The 16th World Gliding Championships... Chateauroux!, October, page 14
- John Lee
- Shelley Hoose, John Lee: SSA hires new administrative assistant, SSA in Action, September, page 9
- Al Leffler
- A. Knypstra, Al Leffler: Winner, Unlimited Class, Region Twelve Contest, 1978., August, page 9
- Tom Madigan
- A. Knypstra, Tom Madigan: Winner, Western Region Sports Class Contest, 1978, December, page 10
- Roy McCaldin
- Shelley Hoose, Roy McCaldin breaks Arizona Distance Record, TuSC's 1-26 Upstages Smirnoff Stars, August, page 52
- George Moffat
- W. Rachford, George Moffat: Winner, the third US National 15-meter Soaring Championships, September, page 36
- Eric "Herb" Mozer
- S. Hoose, Eric "Herb" Mozer: US International Team News, February, page 10
- Eliot Noyes
- Paul Schweizer, Don C. Ryon: Remembering three dedicated soaring enthusiasts, March, page 6
- Tom Protheroe
- H. Miltner, Tom Protheroe: Winner, Tom Brandes Memorial Trophy, Taos Soaring Fiesta a success, September, page 3
- Wally Raisanen
- Wally Raisanen Winner, standard class. Region nine west contest, August, page 5
- Helmut Reichmann
- Doug Lamont, The 16th World Gliding Championships... Chateauroux!, October, page 14
- Hanna Reitsch
- New feminine world record, October, page 9
- Fritz Rueb
- P. Weishaupt, Fritz Rueb: Winner Open Class, the 1st European Motorglider Championships, December, page 34
- Don C. Ryon
- Paul Schweizer, Don C. Ryon: Remembering three dedicated soaring enthusiasts, March, page 6
- Bill Saltzman
- Shelley Hoose, Bill Saltzman: Winner, PASCO Sawyer Award, June, page 40
- R.E. Schreder
- F. Blossom, R.E. Schreder: Director election winner, February, page 8
- Wally Scott
- Doug Lamont, Wally Scott Receives Lewin B. Barringer Memorial Trophy, April, page 19
- Baer Selen
- Doug Lamont, The 16th World Gliding Championships... Chateauroux!, October, page 14
- John Seymour
- H. Schilling, John Seymour: Winner, 15-Meter Class, Region One Contest, 1978, December, page 12
- Joann Shaw
- Joann Shaw 1st woman to earn 1-26 Diamond, March, page 8
- A.J. Smith
- Gren Seibels and Chuck Forrester, The 45th US National Unlimited Soaring Championships, December, page 16
- Bernald Smith
- F. Blossom, Bernald Smith: Director election winner, February, page 8
- D. Lamont, Eaton Trophy given to Bernald Smith, The SSA goes Washington, April, page 19
- Dave Speight
- New Zealanders make record goal distance, March, page 9
- Dick Georgeson, International Attempt number 27, April, page 31
- Jim Stabler
- Bruce Grumstrup, Jim Stabler, July
- Karl Striedieck
- Karl Striedieck: Winner, Smirnoff Derby, July, page 11
- Karl Striedieck: Winner, 15-meter class
- Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, 1978, July, page 12
- Barney Williams
- F. Blossom, Barney Williams Selected for Soaring Hall of Fame, The SSA Executive Director's Report, April, page 24
- Philip Wills
- Philip Wills, April, page 18
- Woody Woodward
- B. Brown, Woody Woodward: Winner 15-Meter Class, Region Seven Contest, 1978, December, page 10
- Harry Wuenstel
- A. Knypstra, Harry Wuenstel: Winner, 15-Meter Class, Region Twelve Contest, 1978, August, page 9
- Ray Young
- Ray Young new director for region 2, July, page 12
- Performance
- Hannu Korhonen, More facts about flaps, March, page 5
- Jerry Rautio, 15-Meter Motorglider Performance Calculations, December, page 3
- Evaluations
- John Firth, PIK-20 Flap Performance, January, page 3
- R. Ward, "Tacts about flaps"-yes, but..., January, page 3
- Klaus Holighaus and response to R. Johnson, 40:1 for the 15-meter class?, February, page 2
- G. Moffat, New ships of the 70s, February, page 14
- Gren Seibels, Goodby, Alibi, February, page 32
- George Worthington, Getting acquainted with the American Eaglet, March, page 10
- Richard Johnson, A further PIK-20B flight test evaluation, July, page 18
- Richard Johnson, A further PIK-20B flight test evaluation, August, page 46
- Doug Lamont, Drat the gnats: The 16th World Gliding Championships. Chateauroux!, October, page 29
- Ray Cote, Pilot Reports A Cloudster progress report, October, page 36
- S. Jenko and response D. Johnson, Why waxed, wings don't help performance, November, page 3
- Physiology
- Stephen du Pont, Parachutes More than a seat cushion., August, page 51
- Rolf Hertenstein, Jr., Some thoughts on spins., September, page 51
- Medical
- Ron Sutton, A note on acrobatic preflights, September, page 5
- Publications
- Rose Marie Licher, Technical Soaring Summary, Volume IV, No. 4, January, page 12
- Safety
- Rudy Allemann, Accidents aren't accidental., January, page 39
- Robert B. Ismande, Spin incidents and accidents., March, page 40
- Wally Scott, Walt Scott on Safety and Speed, May, page 48
- Frank Kelsey, June, page 42
- Lee Bradshaw, A testimonial to spin training, July, page 43
- Robert E. Gaines, Aviation safety reporting system., August, page 51
- Bruce Helview, Peer pressure for safety, September, page 50
- Jim Maupin, Parachute riggers' pins: check yourself, October, page 2
- Forrest W. Blossom, Accidents, SSA in Action, October, page 5
- Sailplanes
- Doug Bell, A look at the used sailplane market, January, page 31
- S. Hoose, Trailer plug protection, February, page 41
- Richard Johnson, How to build a surface wave gauge in one hour, April, page 9
- Fred Pool, Noise makers for safety, May, page 2
- P. Thorndyke, Homebuilt boom mike, May, page 3
- 1978 Sailplane Directory Supplement
- J. Foreman, Monerai, June, page 14
- S. du Pont, V-Tails Twitchy? 't Ain't So, August, page 3
- Gregg Erikson, Twitchy vee-talls, November, page 2
- American Eaglet
- George Uveges, American Eaglet, March
- Astir CS
- DG-100, September, page 9
- Blanik
- Forrest W. Blossom, Aerobatics: Check your flight manual, SSA in Action, January, page 14
- Jim Crowder, Blanik structural problem, October, page 3
- Blanik maintenance and service life, November, page 6
- Cherokee II
- K.J. Strack, The Cherokee's L/D, May, page 7
- DG-100
- DG-100, September, page 9
- DG-200
- G. Moffat, New ships of the 70s, February, page 14
- Diamant
- William R. Williams, Attention Diamant owners, October, page 3
- Rich Roberts, Diamant control stick support lug failure, November, page 4
- Duster
- John Sinclair, Mandatory Duster change, April, page 6
- J. Sinclair, Mandatory Duster change, April, page 46
- Glaser-Dirks
- DG-100
- Robert Lee Moore, DG-100, October, page 35
- Jantar
- George Moffat, New ships of the 70's, March, page 38
- M. Hanson, Jantar, August
- Libelle
- Robert E. Gaines, Libelle, April
- Robert Lee Moore, Photo, July, page 13
- Monerai
- Jim Foreman, Monerai, June
- Mosquito
- G. Moffat, New ships of the 70s, February, page 14
- Nimbus IIb
- George Moffat, New ships of the 70's, March, page 38
- Pik
- Pik-20
- John Firth, PIK-20 Flap Performance, January, page 3
- R. Ward, "Tacts about flaps"-yes, but..., January, page 3
- Richard Johnson, reply to "Facts about flaps"-yes, but..., January, page 3
- Richard Johnson, reply to PIK-20 Flap Performance, January, page 3
- Centerfold photo, March, page 28
- George Uveges, Centerfold poster of PIK-20, May
- Pik-20b
- Richard Johnson, A further PIK-20B flight test evaluation, July, page 18
- Richard Johnson, A further PIK-20B flight test evaluation, August, page 46
- Pik-20D
- G. Moffat, New ships of the 70s, February, page 14
- Hannu Korhonen, More facts about flaps, March, page 5
- Rolladen-Schneider
- LS-3
- G. Moffat, New ships of the 70s, February, page 14
- R. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LS-3, November, page 26
- Schempp-Hirth
- Mini-Nimbus
- K. Holighaus, 40:1 for the 15-meter class?, February, page 2
- G. Moffat, New ships of the 70s, February, page 14
- Schleicher
- AS-W 20
- Gren Seibels, Goodby, Alibi, February, page 32
- ASW 20
- R. Johnson, A flight test evaluation of the AS-W 20, November, page 26
- ASW-20
- R. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the AS-W 20, May, page 21
- Schweizer
- Schweizer milestone poster, February, page 37
- Sailplanes - A Family Tradition?, June, page 7
- SGS 1-23E
- George Uveges, Schweizer 1-23E, January
- SGS 1-26
- Joann Shaw 1st woman to earn 1-26 Diamond, March, page 8
- Joann Shaw First Woman to Earn 1-26 Diamond, March, page 8
- Aimai Knypstra, New approach to sports class competition, March, page 20
- George Moffat, New ships of the 70's, March, page 38
- Tommy Thomason, Structural failures., April, page 42
- Gary Brod, 1-26, May
- Gren Seibels, Turnpoint photo development, June, page 3
- R. Allemann, A Controlled-Speed Start System, June, page 33
- Charles Shaw, The 1-26 Association, July, page 30
- W. Hill, Region Nine East Contest, 1978, August, page 7
- Shelley Hoose, Roy McCaldin breaks Arizona Distance Record, TuSC's 1-26 Upstages Smirnoff Stars, August, page 52
- F. Conner, Winner, the 13th US National 1-26 Championships, September, page 20
- Frank E. Conner, The 13th US National 1-26 Championships, September, page 20
- Region Eleven West Contest, 1978, December, page 11
- H. Schilling, Region One Contest 1978, December, page 12
- SGS 1-35a
- New soaring exhibit at the Smithsonian, September, page 10
- SGS 2-32
- L. Horvath, Centerfold poster, February
- SGS 2-33
- Schweizer 2-33 A. D. revision, August, page 4
- Siren E-75 Silene
- Doug Lamont, The 16th World Gliding Championships... Chateauroux!, October, page 14
- Sisu 1A
- Sisu 1A in new soaring exhibit at the Smithsonian, September, page 8
- Woodstock
- Jim Maupin, The Woodstock, May, page 38
- Zuni
- G. Moffat, New ships of the 70s, February, page 14
- Zuni Resumes Production, May, page 9
- Self-Launch
- Al Backstrom, The Self-Launching Plank Sailplane, May, page 28
- Sites
- Habry Miltner, Taos Soaring Fiesta a success, September, page 3
- D. Lamont, The 16th World Gliding Championships... Chateauroux!, October, page 14
- Dick Haggren, Getting High in the Low Countries, December, page 38
- Australia
- Shelley Hoose, An Australian soaring club, November, page 46
- Bishop, CA
- Don Monroe, Fall setting; Bishop, California, October
- Black Forest
- Jim Foreman, Black Forest Gliderport, February
- Florida
- George Mock, More on Florida weather, September, page 5
- Soaring Society of America
- February, page 8
- Meet David Aranda, February, page 12
- Bernald Smith, SSA Group Insurance, February, page 23
- March, page 8
- April, page 13
- F. Blossom, The SSA Executive Director's Report, Executive and Board reports, April, page 24
- May, page 9
- Shelley Hoose, Nancy Evans, FAI awards coordinator, SSA in Action, May, page 10
- Doug Lamont and Charles McKinnie, Ground school training program, June, page 26
- SSA Soaring Vacation Derby report, July, page 6
- July, page 6
- Ray Young new director for region 2, July, page 12
- August, page 4
- September, page 6
- Shelley Hoose, John Lee: SSA hires new administrative assistant, SSA in Action, September, page 9
- Forrest W. Blossom, September, page 27
- October, page 5
- John Lee, SSA at Oshkosh, October, page 34
- November, page 6
- SSA job placement service, December, page 7
- Executive Director
- F. Blossom, The SSA Executive Director's report, April, page 24
- President's Report
- William Cleary, The SSA President's Report, September, page 26
- Soaring Magazine
- B. Smith, Motorgliding Magazine incorporated into Soaring Magazine, January, page 9
- Techniques
- Dyanmic Soaring
- Tom Cooper, Dynamic soaring-self deception?, December, page 3
- Vintage Aircraft
- Chet Decker, NSM gets Albatross, July, page 11
- Martin Simons, The Hjordis, July, page 23
- Liam English, Will the real Albatross please stand up?, September, page 2
- Old Timers Meet in France, November, page 7
- Women
- Joann Shaw 1st woman to earn 1-26 Diamond, March, page 8
- Doug Barritt, 500 km women's flights, April, page 5
- D. Basham, Gwen Gordon 1st woman to win a task in SSA contest: Region Nine West Contest, August, page 5
- US feminine O&R record, September, page 4
- New feminine world record, October, page 9
- Shelley Hoose, New National Feminine Records Approved, SSA in Action, December, page 7
- Youth
- J.F. Smith, Out of the Nest, Into the Air, January, page 24
- Tom Massoth, The Importance of Being Determined, March, page 16
- Vicki Barrett, Soaring razzmatazz, March, page 32
- No subject
- William Cleary, Between Times, January, page 9
- Frederick Voltz, Kolstad Scholarship winner, January, page 14
- André Beaulieu, Winner, Schweizer Outstanding Cadet Award, January, page 26
- John McMasters, Giving Benziger the bird, February, page 5
- Forrest W. Blossom, Director election winners, February, page 8
- Phil Thorndyke, Homebuilt boom mike, March, page 3
- SSA Goes to Washington, April, page 19
- Jim Maupin, Woodstock's weight and Stender's formula, June, page 3
- Jim Stabler and B. Grumstrup, July
- John Reay, D.A. McMasters, Book Review: The History of Man-Powered Flight, July, page 35
- John Nowak, Barnstorming club makes money, August, page 2
- D. Basham, John Ryan Winner, 15-Meter Class, Region Nine West Contest, August, page 5
- Don Knypstra, Winner, Unlimited Class, Region Twelve Contest. 1978, August, page 9
- Al Blackburn, Rope break: Steep vs. Shallow Turns, September, page 3
- Marion Barritt, The Third US National 15-Meter Soaring Championships, September, page 36
- Ron Ferguson, The Third US National 15-Meter Soaring Championships, September, page 36
- Peter Teunisse and N. Jacoby, November
- Ned Jacoby, Peter Teunisse, November
- John Joss, Wins Lincoln Award, November, page 6
- John Byrd, Winner 15-Meter Class, Region Five South Contest 1978, , Grey, B., November, page 8
- HaroldGrey, B. Myers, Winner Standard Class, Region Five South Contest, 1978, November, page 8
- Bob Grey, Region Five South Contest, 1978, November, page 8
- Peter Lyons, Awarded Tissandler Diploma, Ultralight News, November, page 10
- Paul Kellas, Winner Standard Class, Region Eleven West Contest, 1978, December, page 11
- Hartmut Schilling, Region One Contest, 1978, December, page 12
- George Moffat, Looking back on Ephrata, Soaring to Win, December, page 42
- Shelley Hoose, December, page 50
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