Soaring Magazine Index for 1980 organized by Subject and Author

Soaring Magazine Index for 1980 organized by Subject and Author

Aberli, Felix

Gstaad, Switzerland: Centerspread Photo [Illustrations\Centerfolds; International\Switzerland; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], January, page 28

Abzug, Malcolm

Turnpoint Maneuvers (Feature Articles) [Competitions; Safety\Technique], October, page 22

Adcox, Doug

An HP-14's Benign Spiral (Letters) [Sailplanes\HP-14; Safety], January, page 2

Aerodynamics

Jack Wilson, Higher Aspect Ratio Tails for Lower Drag?, February, page 4

Higher Aspect Ratio Tails for Lower Drag? (response), February, page 4

H. Gunter Helwig, CAPGLIDE and the RP-1, February, page 22

Richard H. Johnson, Performance^Improvements Through Airfoil Shape Correction, Part I, March, page 23

John McMasters, Experimental Advanced Concepts in Variable Geometry Sailplanes, April, page 26

Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16

John McMasters, Advanced Concepts in Variable Geometry Sailplanes, Part III, June, page 34

Jerry Gibbs, The Golden Glider, July, page 30

Debugger for High-Performance Sailplanes, August, page 8

Jerry Gibbs, The Golden Years of the Golden Glider, December, page 33

S. Hall, A Design Critique of Woodstock I, January, page 18

Charles Kerestesi, How I Designed and Built the MG-1, April, page 22

John McMasters, Advanced Concepts in Variable Geometry Sailplanes, Part II, May, page 12

Simple Innovations for Improved Wing Efficiency, July, page 5

Peter Myers, Sailplane Designers: Please Protect Us from Lightning Strikes, August, page 3

SSA Homebuilder Class Sailplane Project/ A Call for Design Class Sailplanes, August, page 11

John McMasters, Those Who Have Imagination Without Learning Have Wings but No Feet, October, page 32

Paul MacCready, Jr., NASA Flight Testing Gossamer Albatross, February, page 15

R. Johnson, A Flight test evaluation of the LS-3A, February, page 34

Niels Taarnhoj, FTE's Using Comparison Vehicles, April, page 2

FTE's Using Comparison Vehicle, April, page 2

Dick Johnson, On Flight Testing Techniques, April, page 2

Wolf Lemke, Flight Tests - LS-3, LS-3A, LS-3/17, May, page 3

R. Johnson, Flight Tests - LS-3, LS-3A, LS-3/17 (reply to Letter from W. Lemke), May, page 3

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LS-3/17, June, page 16

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the DG-200, July, page 2

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the DG-200, July, page 20

Jan Scott, Flying wing pilot position and design options Horten, R., with Commentary and Translation, August, page 22

Flight Tests - LS-3, LS-3A, LS-3/17, October, page 11

Tom Cooper, Flying the Sports Class, October, page 38

Bruce McGhie, Flying A Sailplane with Hands-Only Controls, December, page 24

Reimar Horten, Flying Wing Pilot Position and Design Options ( with commentary and translation by J. Scott ), August, page 22

Richard H. Johnson, Performance Improvement Through Airfoil Shape Correction, Part II, August, page 26

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs

Save El Mirage, January, page 2

John Dezzutti, Palmer, Alaska, Keeping Airports Open to Sailplanes, January, page 12

Felix Aberli, Gstaad, Switzerland: Centerspread Photo, January, page 28

Michelle Silver, January, page 40

Michelle Silver, Long Island Soaring Association celebrates 25th Anniversary, January, page 40

Eric Williamson, Narrow Miss at Narromine, February, page 28

Stamp Issued for Harris Hill Anniversary, March, page 8

Jerry Foster, A Survey of Clubs, 1980 Update, March, page 19

Tasso Proppe, Tasso's Tale, the Wasserkuppe, March, page 30

Emilis Prelgauskas, The Minimum Viable Soaring Club, March, page 46

Michelle Silver, Accent on Clubs, March, page 46

Michelle Silver, Delhi Gliding Club, New Delhi, India, April, page 40

Michelle Silver, Albuquerque Soaring Club, A Smooth Operator, April, page 40

New 1-26 Association Officers, May, page 9

Michelle Silver, May, page 45

Touring Down Under, June, page 5

John Dezzutti, A Letter to the Membership, June, page 8

Don Lannon, Gliderport Innundated - Skylark, Lake Elsinore, California, June, page 9

Michelle Silver, Tax-exempt Status - a Sometimes Precarious Position, June, page 43

Wolfgang and Sharon Obst, Fantasy Haven Gliderport/Soaring for TV, July, page 16

D. Jacobs, Please Send Me to Switzerland, July, page 26

Michelle Silver, Taking the Pulse of Soaring's Potential, July, page 38

Frank Sentyrz, El Mirage to Continue as Gliderport, August, page 4

John Sager, The Day the Mountain Blew Its Top, August, page 32

Michelle Silver, Soaring Society of Dayton/Caesar Creek Soaring Club, August, page 40

Bill Skliar, How to Avoid the "Sailplane Go Home" Syndrome at Airports, September, page 2

SSA'er Woodson K. Woods Buys Carefree Airport, Random Gusts, September, page 5

Richard Benbough, Soaring From a Controlled Airport, September, page 26

Don Davis, The 50¢ Launch, September, page 36

Michelle Silver, Think Winch, September, page 44

Skylark Field After the Deluge, October, page 4

Michelle Silver, Taxes, Taxes, Taxes, October, page 44

Michelle Silver, Equal Time for Aerotow, November, page 44

1-26 Log Marks 25th Anniversary, August, page 8

NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7

Michelle Silver, Dateline: China, September, page 32

Bob Storck, Vintage Sailplane Association Report, June, page 15

Leonard McClain Elected President, Random Gusts, September, page 5

Bob Storck, VSA News, December, page 15

Aircraft

Richard Johnston, The Dust Devil, January, page 32

George Moffat, Looking Back at the Seventies, Part I, Ships of the Seventies, January, page 38

More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts, February, page 4

Michelle Silver, Hang Gliders Can Earn FAI/CIVV Badges, February, page 16

Import Duty Lifted from Gliders and Motorgliders, Washington Update, March, page 9

David Aranda, Member Discounts for Title Search, March, page 10

Tasso Proppe, Württemberg, Tasso's Tale, March, page 30

Robert Jain, Robert Stanley's Nomad, Looking Backward, March, page 39

John Dezzutti, The SSA Executive Director's Report, May, page 11

John McMasters, Advanced Concepts in Variable Geometry Sailplanes, Part II, May, page 12

Bill Carlson, So You Want to Build a Sailplane?, May, page 32

Michelle Silver, A Visit With Derek Piggott, Teaching Soaring, May, page 47

Soaring the Quickie, June, page 3

Recycled Cirrus, June, page 3

John Dezzutti, A Letter to the Membership, June, page 8

Needed: Hands-Only Flight Controls, July, page 5

Towplane Safety Note, July, page 8

Steve du Pont, A Summary of NTSB-Reported 1978 Glider Accidents, July, page 44

George Worthington, Marriage, Hang Gliding, L/D's and Sex Objects, August, page 3

Midget Sailplanes: Light Winches for XC?, October, page 3

Used Sailplane Prices Updated, October, page 5

Airworthiness Directives Blanik L-13, October, page 8

John McMasters, Those Who Have Imagination Without Learning Have Wings But No Feet, October, page 32

MOBA 2C, Homebuilder News, December, page 10

Joe Baer, Salto Builder's A.D., July, page 5

MOBA, Homebuilder News, March, page 11

Stan Hall, Homebuilts/Kits A Design Critique of Woodstock I, January, page 18

Jack Lambie, The Two Faces of Juliet Lima, January, page 24

Hal Lawrence, Motorgliders Circumstates Adventure, April, page 16

American Motorglider Association Forming, June, page 9

Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16

Gary Sunderland, Flying the HomebuiIt MOBA-2C, Homebuilder's Hall, June, page 44

Motorgliding News, SSA Motorglider Study, July, page 7

Eiri Ky to produce PIK-20E only. Random Gusts, September, page 5

George Moffat, Kit Building; the Good News and the Bad News, November, page 3

HomebuiIt Sailplane Design Competition Rules, SSA in Action, November, page 17

John Dezzutti, Motorglider Study, Executive Director's Report, December, page 4

I. Culver, The Extremely Easy, A "Pre-Preliminary" Design Study, December, page 13

H. Gunter Helwig, CAPGLIDE and the RP-1, February, page 22

Libel-Lula, A New Spanish Ultralight, January, page 11

Symposium Proceedings Part II Issued, Optimal Flight Technique, February, page 8

Minibat, Homebuilder News, March, page 13

George Worthington, RP-1 Critique, April, page 4

Dick Clawson, Mitchell Wing, Ultralight Fun, April, page 12

Elmer Lammon, The Eaglet - Self-Launched or Not?, reply to L. Haig, June, page 5

Mitchell U-2, Homebuilder News, July, page 12

Ultralight Parachute System for FLAC, Random Gusts, September, page 6

George Worthington Flys 100 Miles, Random Gusts, October, page 10

H. Gunter Helwig, RP-1 Update, November, page 2

Airspace

The Airspace Grab: An AIAA Indictment, March, page 8

High-Altitude Soaring Airspace Test to Continue, March, page 10

John Dezzutti, A Letter to the Membership, June, page 8

John Dezzutti, R-2508 Enhancement Plan, Executive Director's Report, November, page 6

Aldott, Dita

LS-1C (Covers) [Sailplanes\Rolladen-Schneider\LS-1C], August, cover

Aldott, Sandor

Texas Cloudstreet (Covers) [Illustrations\Centerfolds], January, Covers

Kestrel (Covers) [Sailplanes\Kestrel], April, cover

Sisu (Covers) [Sailplanes\Sisu], May, cover

Alvin Parker, in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Alvin Parker], May, page 37

Standard Cirrus (Covers) [Sailplanes\Standard Cirrus], November, cover

Allemann, Rudy (a.k.a. R. Allemann, R.T. Allemann); with Eric Greenwell (a.k.a. E. Greenwell)

Measuring Total Energy Probes Easily (Maintenance and Projects) [Construction and How-To\Instruments], April, page 42

Aranda, David

Member Discounts for Title Search (SSA in Action) [Aircraft], March, page 10

Polar Polemics (Letters) [Sailplanes\Schleicher\ASW 20], August, page 2

Art

Tony Fusare, Soaring Sculpture by E. Schweizer, December, cover

Awards

January, page 8

NSM Soaring Hall of Fame Chooses Al Santilli and Sterling Starr for 1980, Random Gusts, September, page 5

Mike Koerner, Mike Koerner's FAI Diploma, October, page 10

Michelle Silver, Hang Gliders Can Earn FAI/CIVV Badges, February, page 16

MacCready Awarded Collier Trophy, May, page 9

Stan Smith's Exceptional Service Award, July, page 4

NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7

SSA takes over Kolstad Award, SSA Directors' Meeting - The Executive Director's Report: SSA in Action, Dezzutti, J., September, page 4

Michael Teter, 1979 Lincoln Award Presented to Bob Grey, November, page 9

New FAI Record Category Announced, March, page 9

John Lee, State Record Month, June, page 11

Nancy Lee Evans, State Records, June, page 14

Doris Grove, My 1000 Kilometer Flight, June, page 16

Tasso Proppe, Change the Rules: No Help on Badge or Record Flights, July, page 3

Mike Koerner, Clouds, August, page 18

George Worthington Exceeded 100 Miles in Ultralights, Random Gusts, October, page 10

Doris Grove - First Woman to Soar 1000 Kilometers, May, page 8

Doris Grove, Yoder, C., see: My 1000 Kilometer Flight, June, page 16

Backstrom, Al

Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes [Competitions; History; Aerodynamics; People\Bud Meyer; People\Reimar Horten; Sailplanes\Horten X; Aircraft\Flying Wing], June, page 16

Baer, Joe

Salto Builder's A.D. (Letters) [Federal Aviation Administration; Safety; Aircraft\Airspace], July, page 5

Bahrenburg, Rolf

Kurt Reupke in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Kurt Reupke], May, page 38

Bailey, Douglas

Used Sailplane Prices Updated (Letters), October, page 5

Baker, Bill

Skylark Field After the Deluge (Letters), October, page 4

Bank, William

Remembering to Lower the Gear - The French Method (Letters), December, page 3

Barnaby, Captain Ralph S. (a.k.a. Captain Ralph Barnaby, Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby)

Pruefling, Cape Cod Cross-Country, Looking Backward (SSA in Action) [History; Flight Stories; Vintage Aircraft], August, page 15

Benbough, Richard

The Canada Goose as a Soaring Bird (Letters) [Birds], September, page 3

Soaring From a Controlled Airport (Feature Articles) [; Safety; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], September, page 26

Birds

Tonk Mills, The Canada Goose as a Soaring Bird, September, page 3

Richard Benbough, The Canada Goose as a Soaring Bird, September, page 3

Allen Smith, Soaring with Migrating Birds, November, page 3

Bollenbacher, Stephen

The Leech Gun (Letters), October, page 2

Borgelt, Mike

Polar Polemics (Letters) [Sailplanes\Mosquito; Performance\Evaluations], August, page 2

Boucher, J.

The Old Wasserkuppe and Württemberg [Illustrations\Paintings], March, page 30

Brain, Val

Leeching (Letters), March, page 4

Brairton, C.

Region Two Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [People\Dick Weber: Winner, Standard Class; People\Bill Malpas: Winner, 15-Meter Class; Competitions\Regional], September, page 9

Brickner, Cindy

1980 Contest Scoring (SSA in Action) [Competitions], June, page 12

Baro Calibration Labs (SSA in Action) [Instruments], September, page 5

Oshkosh '80 (SSA in Action) [Conferences and Conventions], October, page 7

Briggs, Walter

Simon Gilad, in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Simon Gilad], March, page 40

Buck, B.

The CIVV Report (SSA in Action) [CIVV; Organizations], June, page 10

Bungey, Lloyd

Dive and Zoom Okay Sometimes? (Letters), April, page 7

Butler, James

Region Six Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 16

Winner, 1980 Region 6 Contest 15-Meter Class (SSA in Action) [People\Rudy Mozer], December, page 16

Winner, 1980 Region 6 Contest Motorglider Class (SSA in Action) [People\Tom Smith], December, page 16

15th National 1-26 Championships [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Competitions\1-26], December, page 18

The 15th National 1-26 Championships (Feature Articles), December, page 18

Winner, 1980 National 1-26 Championships [People\Dave Mockler], December, page 20

E. Schweizer [Soaring Sculpture], December, page 33

Butler, James; with Helmut Dette

Wasserkuppe Museum (Letters) [Museums and Archives], October, page 3

Butter, J.

Winner, Region 6 Contest Open Class, 1980 (SSA in Action) [People\Peter Mozer], December, page 16

CIVV

Helmut Reichmann Awarded Lilienthal Medal, CIVV News, January, page 8

B. Buck, The CIVV Report, June, page 10

Carlson, Bill

So You Want to Build a Sailplane? (Feature Articles) [Aircraft; Construction and How-To\Flying Wing], May, page 32

Carlson, Bill; with Jay Solmonson

So you want to build a sailplane?, May, page 32

Caubet, J.A.

Improving the Mosquito (Letters) [Performance\Evaluations; Sailplanes\Mosquito], January, page 3

Certification

Jack Laister, The True Cost of Certification, March, page 2

Sailplane Certification Update, May, page 5

John Dezzutti, Aircraft Joint Airworthiness Regulations, Executive Director's Report, December, page 4

Christopher Woods and Aero Meridian Productions

Launch Grid (Covers) [Competitions], June, cover

Cipriano, Ray

How Not to Fly a Wave (Safety Corner) [Techniques\Wave; Safety], January, page 42

Clausing, Ted

Winner, 1980 Region 7 Open Class (SSA in Action), December, page 41

Clawson, Dick

Mitchell Wing, Ultralight Fun (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Ultralights], April, page 12

Coker, Paul

"What the Brochures Neglect to Tell You..."; cartoon [Illustrations], September, page 29

What the Brochures Neglect to Tell You [Illustrations\Cartoons], September, page 30

Commentary, R.; with Translation and Scott and J. Horten

Flying Wing Pilot Position and Design Options (Feature Articles), August, page 22

Competitions

Dale Thompson, The French Connection - Sealing the Gap, January, page 3

George Moffat, Looking Back at the Seventies, Part I, Ships of the Seventies, January, page 38

L. Roy McMaster, Contest Task Change Proposal, February, page 2

George Moffat, Looking Back at the Seventies, Part II, Equipment and Contest Trends, February, page 40

The Most Consistent Competitive Soaring Ever Witnessed - A. J. Smith, March, page 5

Top Seeded 1980 Contest Pilots, March, page 8

George Moffat, Looking Back at the Seventies, Part III, The Pilots, March, page 42

Phillip Morris, Byars/Holbrook Symposia Proceedings Reprint, April, page 8

George Moffat, Contest Report on Two Sailplanes, April, page 39

John Dezzutti, The SSA Executive Director's Report, May, page 11

Gren Seibels, The Born-Again Loser, May, page 22

Charlie Spratt, The View from the Ground, May, page 42

Dick Conwell, Good Housekeeping, May, page 44

Christopher Woods and Aero Meridian Productions, Launch Grid, June, cover

Cindy Brickner, 1980 Contest Scoring, June, page 12

Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16

George Moffat, Decisions, Decisions, June, page 38

100 mph Exceeded at Open Class Nationals, September, page 5

European Championships, Winners, Random Gusts, September, page 6

The Leech Gun, October, page 2

1980 Top Seeded Competition Pilots, October, page 6

Malcolm Abzug, Turnpoint Maneuvers, October, page 22

M. Simons, Counterpoint: The Women's Perspective, October, page 26

I. Strachan, PIK-20E in Competition, Soaring Without Tears, November, page 35

Kathy Gause, Women's Soaring Seminar, December, page 8

George Moffat, Creeping Mediocrity, Short Tasks, and the Nationals, December, page 46

James Butler, 15th National 1-26 Championships, December, page 18

George Moffat, Looking Back at the Seventies, Part I, Ships of the Seventies, January, page 38

Erica Scurr, 5th National 15-Meter Class Soaring Championships, October, page 14

1981 International Team Selection Striedieck, Karl; Butler, Dick; Greene, Ben; Gimmey, Ray, December, page 7

1981 World Gliding Championships Report, December, page 7

Smirnoff Donates Scott 1-35 to Team Fund, December, page 7

The 1979 National and Regional Champions, January, page 16

Erica Scurr, 5th National 15-Meter Class Soaring Championships, October, page 14

Creeping Mediocrity, Short Tasks, and the Nationals, Soaring to Win, Moffat, G., December, page 46

Jim Foreman, The 47th US National Open Class Soaring Championships, November, page 20

George Moffat, Looking Back at the Seventies, Part I, Ships of the Seventies, January, page 38

Unlimited = Open, July, page 11

George Moffat, The Open Class, August, page 43

Jim Foreman, Winner, US National Open Class, Dick Butler, November, page 20

The 1979 National and Regional Champions, January, page 16

Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, July, page 35

Charles Dewald, 1980 Region Four Contest, August, page 9

Allan MacNicol, Region One Contest, 1980, September, page 8

C. Brairton, Region Two Contest, 1980, September, page 9

Judy Lincoln, Region Nine Contest, 1980, September, page 11

H. Fischer, Region Eleven Contest, 1980, September, page 13

John Sager, The Oregon Trial, Region Eight Contest, 1980, September, page 16

Robert Grey, Region Five South Contest, 1980, November, page 11

Red Dog Wright, Region Ten Contest, 1980, November, pages 13-14

James Butler, Region Six Contest, 1980, December, page 16

Frank Sentyrz, Western Region Sports Class Contest, 1980, December, page 40

Region Seven Contest, 1980, December, page 41

Region Twelve Contest, 1980, December, page 41

Carl Herold, Realism in Handicapping (response to letter), January, page 4

John Monteith, Realism in Handicapping, January, page 4

Tom Cooper, Flying the Sports Class, October, page 38

New Standard Class PIK Announced, January, page 15

T. Li and J. Doherty, 11th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships, November, page 36

R. Johnson, Performance Improvements Through Airfoil Shape Correction, March, page 23

Brooks Dodge, Near Fatal, August, pages 44,23,10,28,8

George Moffat, "Leeching" (response to letters), March, page 4

1981 International Team Announced, November, page 6

Conferences and Conventions

The SSA National Soaring Convention, May, page 18

Cindy Brickner, Oshkosh '80, October, page 7

Conner, Frank

Chemical Hazards for Homebuilders and Owners (Letters) [Construction and How-To\Design], March, page 6

Dive and Zoom Okay Sometimes? (Letters), April, page 7

Construction and How-To

Towrope Safety, January, page 4

More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts, February, page 4

H. Gunter Helwig, CAPGLIDE and the RP-1, February, page 22

Chemical Hazards for Homebuilders and Owners, March, page 6

Richard H. Johnson, Performance^Improvements Through Airfoil Shape Correction, Part I, March, page 23

Charles Kerestesi, How I Designed and Built the MG-1, April, page 22

Bernald Smith, HomebuiIder Workshop Report, HomebuiIder News, May, page 39

Gary Sunderland, Flying the HomebuiIt MOBA-2C, Homebuilder's Hall, June, page 44

A Letter to the Would-Be Airplane Designer, July, page 4

Simple Innovations for Improved Wing Efficiency, July, page 5

Kevlar Zuni II, July, page 7

Peter Myers, Sailplane Designers: Please Protect Us from Lightning Strikes, August, page 3

Debugger for High-Performance Sailplanes, August, page 8

Stan Hall, Separation in Metal-Skin/Foam-Rib Bonding, Part II, August, page 37

Les Sebald, Batteries, Continued, Maintenance and Projects, September, page 40

George Moffat, Kit Building; the Good News and the Bad News, November, page 3

Homebuilt Sailplane Competition Rules, SSA in Action, HomebuiIder News, November, page 17

I. Culver, The Extremely Easy, A "Pre-Preliminary" Design Study, December, page 13

Frank Conner, Chemical Hazards for Homebuilders and Owners, March, page 6

So You Want to Build A Sailplane?, May, page 32

John McMasters, Those Who Have Imagination Without Learning Have Wings But No Feet, October, page 32

Eric Greenwell, Replacement Tail Wheel, March, page 45

Les Sebald, On Batteries, August, page 46

Richard Johnston, The Dust Devil, January, page 32

Bill Carlson, So You Want to Build a Sailplane?, May, page 32

S. Hall, in Search of Vector 1, September, page 20

January, page 12

Bob Smith, February, page 10

March, page 11

March, page 39

April, page 13

July, page 12

September, page 7

October, page 9

1980 Homebuilders' Workshop Report, November, page 16

December, page 10

Design/Homebuilding Forum at Seattle, Hall, S., February, page 38

S. Hall, A Suspect U-Joint in the HP-18?, February, page 38

Stan Hall, Separation in Metal-Skin/Foam-Rib Bonding, July, page 40

Stan Hall and Richard Schreder, More on L'Affaire HP-18 Debonding/A Reply to "Separation in Metal-Skin/ Foam-Rib Bonding", Homebuilders' Hall, October, page 42

Les Sebald, From the Readers, January, page 37

Les Sebald, An Easy-to-Build, Low-Drag Antenna, January, page 37

Les Sebald, From the Readers, February, page 42

R. Allemann and E. Greenwell, Measuring Total Energy Probes Easily, April, page 42

More on Calibrating Total Energy Probes, June, page 4

Les Sebald, Radio Interference - Varios, June, page 40

Bill Maples, Smoke that Barogram, July, page 43

Les Sebald, Maintenance and Projects Batteries, Continued, September, page 40

Les Sebald, A Ticking Variometer Audio Unit, December, page 44

Symposium Proceedings Part II Issued, Optimal Flight Technique, February, page 8

Stan Hall, Separation in Metal-Skin/Foam-Rib Bonding, July, page 40

Dale Thompson, The French Connection - Sealing the Gap, January, page 3

Conwell, Dick

Good Housekeeping (Safety Corner) [Competitions; Safety], May, page 44

A Whistle for the Macho Lever (Safety Corner) [Safety], September, page 46

Cooper, Tom (a.k.a. T. Cooper)

Zoom? (Safety Corner) [Safety], February, page 43

Flying the Sports Class (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests; Competitions\Sports Class; Techniques\Sports Class], October, page 38

Crewing

Geri Silveira, Motel 1-26, April, page 32

Charlie Spratt, The View from the Ground, May, page 42

Crook, G.

5th National 15-Meter Class Soaring Championships [Illustrations\Drawings], October, page 14

Culver, I.

The Extremely Easy, A "Pre-Preliminary" Design Study (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Flying Wing; Construction and How-To], December, page 13

Davis, Don

On Staying Up (Letters), September, page 3

The 50¢ Launch (Feature Articles) [Instruction; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Safety; Economics], September, page 36

Dette, Helmut; with James Butler

Wasserkuppe Museum (Letters) [Museums and Archives], October, page 3

Dewald, Charles

1980 Region Four Contest (SSA in Action) [People\Tom Beltz: Winner, 15-Meter Class; Competitions\Regional], August, page 9

Dezzutti, John (a.k.a. J. Dezzutti)

SSA Director Results (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Directors; People\Don Knypstra; People\Paul Schweizer; People\Ed Sessions; People\A.C. Williams; People\Ray Young; People\Carl Herold; People\A.J. Smith; People\Brian Utley], January, page 7

Accident Summary (SSA in Action) [Safety], January, page 10

Palmer, Alaska, Keeping Airports Open to Sailplanes (SSA in Action) [Sites\Alaska; Federal Aviation Administration; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], January, page 12

Import Duty Lifted from Gliders and Motorgliders, Washington Update (SSA in Action) [Legislation], March, page 9

Washington Update (SSA in Action), March, page 9

The SSA Executive Director's Report (Feature Articles) [Insurance; Aircraft; Competitions; Soaring Society of America\Reports; Flying Wing], May, page 11

A Letter to the Membership (SSA in Action) [Instruction; Aircraft; Federal Aviation Administration; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Soaring Society of America; Flying Wing; Airspace], June, page 8

From the Executive Director (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], August, page 7

John Dezzutti Appointed Executive Director, SSA Director's Meeting - the Executive Director's Report [Soaring Society of America\Employees], September, page 4

SSA Directors' Meeting - The Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Directors], September, page 4

Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Executive Director's Reports], October, page 6

Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Executive Director's Reports], November, page 6

R-2508 Enhancement Plan, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Airspace; Federal Aviation Administration\Airspace], November, page 6

Aircraft Joint Airworthiness Regulations, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Certification], December, page 4

Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Executive Director's Reports], December, page 4

Motorglider Study, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Flying Wing], December, page 4

"Free Flight", by Douglas Terman (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Review], December, page 14

Dodge, Brooks

Near Fatal (Safety Corner) [Physiology\Heat exhaustion; Safety; Competitions\Technique], August, pages 44,23,10,28,8

Doherty, J.; with T. Li

11th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships (Feature Articles) [Competitions\Standard Class; People\Karl Striedieck: Winner], November, page 36

Drinker, Pem

Thermal Generator Progress Report (Letters), June, page 4

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)

Leeching (Letters), March, page 4

More on Calibrating Total Energy Probes (Letters), June, page 4

A Summary of NTSB-Reported 1978 Glider Accidents (Safety Corner) [Aircraft; Safety], July, page 44

Economics

More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts, February, page 4

For Lower Costs - Organize a Syndicate, June, page 2

Elemer Katinszky, Lower the Cost of Soaring - Share, June, page 2

Lower the Cost of Soaring - Share, June, page 2

Michelle Silver, Tax-exempt Status - a Sometimes Precarious Position, June, page 43

Bob Lovejoy, Access Ratio, July, page 2

Don Davis, The 50¢ Launch, September, page 36

Used Sailplane Prices Updated, October, page 5

Evans, Nancy Lee

State Records (SSA in Action) [Awards\Records and Record Flights], June, page 14

FAI

New FAI Record Category Announced, March, page 9

Mike Koerner, Clouds (1000km Diplome), August, page 18

Michelle Silver, Hang Gliders Can Earn FAI/CIVV Badges, February, page 16

Farrow, Bill

Vario Lag as an Aid to Centering (Letters), July, page 4

Federal Aviation Administration

John Dezzutti, Palmer, Alaska, Keeping Airports Open to Sailplanes, January, page 12

The Airspace Grab: An AIAA Indictment, March, page 8

High-Altitude Soaring Airspace Test to Continue, March, page 10

Michelle Silver, FAA Designees Give Written Exam, April, page 8

Sailplane Certification Update, May, page 5

John Dezzutti, A Letter to the Membership, June, page 8

Joe Baer, Salto Builder's A.D., July, page 5

S. Hall, HP-18, Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directive, February, page 39

Bernald Smith, Stop Aviation's Growth?, June, page 13

Airworthiness Directives Blanik L-13, October, page 8

John Dezzutti, R-2508 Enhancement Plan, Executive Director's Report, November, page 6

Federation Aeronautique Internationale

January, page 45

February, page 45

March, page 50

April, page 47

May, page 48

June, page 48

July, page 50

September, page 47

October, page 48

November, page 46

December, page 48

Fischer, H.

Region Eleven Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [People\Ross Briegleb: Winner, Open Class; People\Ray Gimmey: Winner, 15-Meter Class; People\Jim Hamilton: Winner, Sports Class; People\Klaus Auerbach: Winner, Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], September, page 13

Flight Stories

Jack Lambie, The Two Faces of Juliet Lima, January, page 24

Eric Williamson, Narrow Miss at Narromine, February, page 28

Tasso Proppe, Tasso's Tale, March, page 30

Geri Silveira, Motel 1-26, April, page 32

Captain Ralph S. Barnaby, Pruefling, Cape Cod Cross-Country, Looking Backward, August, page 15

Mike Koerner, Clouds, August, page 18

Mexico-to-Canada Group Flights, Random Gusts, September, page 6

Flying Wing

More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts, February, page 4

John Dezzutti, The SSA Executive Director's Report, May, page 11

Michelle Silver, A Visit With Derek Piggott, Teaching Soaring, May, page 47

John Dezzutti, A Letter to the Membership, June, page 8

Foreman, Jim (a.k.a. J. Foreman)

Zuni (Covers) [Sailplanes\Zuni], February, cover

47th US National Open Class Soaring Championships (Feature Articles), November, page 20

The 47th US National Open Class Soaring Championships [Competitions\NationalOpen Class], November, page 20

Winner, US National Open Class, Dick Butler [Competitions\Open Class], November, page 20

Winner, US National Open Class, 1980 [People\Dick Butler], November, page 36

Forsythe, D.

The Born-Again Loser [Illustrations\Cartoons], May, page 22

Good Housekeeping (Safety Corner) [Illustrations\Cartoons], May, page 44

Foster, Jerry

A Survey of Clubs, 1980 Update (Feature Articles) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March, page 19

Fusare, Tony

Soaring Sculpture by E. Schweizer (Covers) [Art], December, cover

Gaines, Robert, ed.

Out of Control at Low Altitude (Safety Corner) [Safety], October, page 46

Gause, Kathy

Women's Soaring Seminar (SSA in Action) [Competitions; Women], December, page 8

Gibbs, Jerry

The Golden Glider (Feature Articles) [Performance\Evaluations; Aerodynamics; Instruction], July, page 30

The Golden Years of the Golden Glider [Aerodynamics; Instruction], December, page 33

The Golden Years of the Golden Glider (Part II) (Feature Articles) [Performance\Evaluations], December, page 36

The Golden Years of the Golden Glider [Performance\Evaluations], December, page 37

Gibo, D.L.

Monarch Paper Available on Request (Letters) [Sailplanes\Monarch], February, page 5

Gordon, Andrew

In Memoriam - Julian Martin (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Julian Martin], October, page 12

Greene, People^Ben

Selected for 1981 US International Team, December, page 7

Greenwell, Eric (a.k.a. E. Greenwell)

Replacement Tail Wheel [Construction and How-To\Equipment], March, page 45

Measuring Total Energy Probes Easily, Maintenance and Projects, April, page 42

Greenwell, Eric (a.k.a. E. Greenwell); with Rudy Allemann (a.k.a. R. Allemann and R.T. Allemann)

Measuring Total Energy Probes Easily (Maintenance and Projects) [Construction and How-To\Instruments], April, page 42

Grey, Robert (a.k.a. Bob Grey, B. Grey)

Region Five South Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], November, page 11

Winner, Region 5 South 15-Meter Class, 1980 (SSA in Action) [People\Woody Woodward], November, page 11

Winner, Region 5 South Open Class, 1980 (SSA in Action) [People\Billy Brown], November, page 11

Winner, Region 5 South Standard Class, 1980 (SSA in Action) [People\Harold Myers], November, page 11

Grove, Doris (a.k.a. D. Grove)

Doris Grove - First Woman to Soar 1000 Kilometers (SSA in Action), May, page 8

My 1000 Kilometer Flight (Feature Articles) [Awards\Records and Record Flights; Women\Feminine/Women], June, page 16

Yoder, C., see: My 1000 Kilometer Flight [Awards\Records and Record Flights\Feminine; Women], June, page 16

Guess, R.

Vacation Derby Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], September, page 5

Haig, Larry

The Eaglet - Self-Launched or Not? (reply to letter from E. Lammon), June, page 5

Hall, Stanley A. (a.k.a. Stan A. Hall, Stan Hall, S. Hall, S.A. Hall)

A Design Critique of Woodstock I [Performance\Evaluations; Sailplanes\Woodstock I; Aerodynamics\Design], January, page 18

Homebuilts/Kits A Design Critique of Woodstock I (Homebuilders' Hall) [Aircraft\Flying Wing], January, page 18

A Suspect U-Joint in the HP-18? [Sailplanes\HP-18; Safety; Construction and How-To\Homebuilders' Hall], February, page 38

Design/Homebuilding Forum at Seattle, Homebuilders' Hall, February, page 38

HP-18, Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directive (Homebuilders' Hall) [Sailplanes\HP-18; Federal Aviation Administration\Airspace], February, page 39

Separation in Metal-Skin/Foam-Rib Bonding [Sailplanes\Schreder\HP-18; Safety; Construction and How-To\Materials; Construction and How-To\Homebuilders' Hall], July, page 40

Separation in Metal-Skin/Foam-Rib Bonding, Part II (Homebuilders' Hall) [Construction and How-To; Sailplanes\Schreder\HP-18], August, page 37

in Search of Vector 1 [Sailplanes\Vector 1; Construction and How-To\Flying Wing; Sailplanes\Design], September, page 20

Hall, Stanley A. (a.k.a. Stan A. Hall, Stan Hall, S. Hall, S.A. Hall); with Richard E. Schreder (a.k.a. R. Schreder, Richard Schreder, Dick Schreder, R. Schreder, Richard Schreder and R.E. Schreder)

More on L'Affaire HP-18 Debonding/A Reply to "Separation in Metal-Skin/ Foam-Rib Bonding", Homebuilders' Hall [Construction and How-To\Homebuilders' Hall; Sailplanes\Schreder\HP-18], October, page 42

Helwig, H. Gunter (a.k.a. H. Helwig)

CAPGLIDE and the RP-1 (Feature Articles) [People\Bill Carlson; Construction and How-To; Aerodynamics; Aircraft\Materials], February, page 22

RP-1 Critique (response to letter), April, page 5

RP-1 Update (Letters) [Aircraft\Ultralights], November, page 2

Herold, Carl

Realism in Handicapping (response to letter) [Competitions\Sports Class], January, page 4

Hill, William G. (a.k.a. Bill Hill, Billy Hill, W.G. Hill, William Hill)

Zuni - the American Challenger (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Zuni; Performance\Evaluations\Pilot Reports], February, page 18

History

William Frank Kelsey, Looking Backward The Bowlus-Douglas XCG-7, January, page 13

Tasso Proppe, Tasso's Tale, the Wasserkuppe, March, page 30

Robert Jain, Robert Stanley's Nomad, Looking Backward, March, page 39

Ted E. Sharp, Radiosonde Meteorgraph Kite, Looking Backward, April, page 11

Bob Storck, Vintage Sailplane Association Report, June, page 15

Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16

Captain Ralph S. Barnaby, Pruefling, Cape Cod Cross-Country, Looking Backward, August, page 15

Homebuilding

Engineering and Maintenance and Projects A design critique of the woodstock I Hall, S., January, page 18

Hoover, Lloyd

Save El Mirage (Letters), January, page 2

Horten, J.; with R. Commentary and Translation and Scott

Flying Wing Pilot Position and Design Options (Feature Articles), August, page 22

Horten, Reimar (a.k.a. R. Horten)

Flying Wing Pilot Position and Design Options ( with commentary and translation by J. Scott ) [Aerodynamics\Flying Wing], August, page 22

Illustrations

Paul Rendel, Mountain Fantasy, April, page 13

Paul Coker, "What the Brochures Neglect to Tell You..."; cartoon, September, page 29

D. Forsythe, The Born-Again Loser, May, page 22

D. Forsythe, Good Housekeeping, May, page 44

Paul Coker, What the Brochures Neglect to Tell You, September, page 30

Gil Parcell, Troubled by Wind?, December, page 42

Sandor Aldott, Texas Cloudstreet, January, Covers

Felix Aberli, Gstaad, Switzerland: Centerspread Photo, January, page 28

PIK-20E, November, page 30

Gerhard Rein, Centerfold Photo, December, page 29

Bob Lovejoy, RP-1, February, page 22

G. Crook, 5th National 15-Meter Class Soaring Championships, October, page 14

J. Boucher, The Old Wasserkuppe and Württemberg, March, page 30

Wolfgang and Sharon Obst, Fantasy Haven Gliderport/Soaring for TV, July, page 16

Jay Solmonson, Mitchell Wing, Ultralight Fun, April, page 12

Steve Needham, Uncommon Men: A gallery of Standard Faces, November, page 43

Ernie Schweizer, Soaring Sculpture, cover, December, page 3

Indrebo, Jim

Winner, 1980 Region 12 15-Meter Class (SSA in Action), December, page 41

Instruction

Derek Piggott, Teaching Lookout, March, page 44

William Price, Centering in Thermals - Modeling the Process, May, page 26

Michelle Silver, A Visit With Derek Piggott, Teaching Soaring, May, page 47

John Dezzutti, A Letter to the Membership, June, page 8

Richard McIver, Canopy Scale for Determining Glide Slope, July, page 3

Motorgliding News, SSA Motorglider Study, July, page 7

FLAC Flight Simulator, Homebuilder News, July, page 12

Jerry Gibbs, The Golden Glider, July, page 30

Derek Piggott, Teaching Soaring Can't Stay Up?, July, page 47

Michelle Silver, FAA Designees Give Written Exam, August, page 8

Pride Goeth Before Sink: Ask for Help, September, page 3

Don Davis, The 50¢ Launch, September, page 36

Canopy Scale for Holding Tow Position, December, page 3

Jerry Gibbs, The Golden Years of the Golden Glider, December, page 33

Instruments

Vario Lag as an Aid to Centering, July, page 4

Cindy Brickner, Baro Calibration Labs, September, page 5

Insurance

Bernald Smith, From SSA's Insurance Chairman, February, page 8

John Dezzutti, The SSA Executive Director's Report, May, page 11

Michelle Silver, Flying Coordinated: Insurance and Guest Release Forms, May, page 45

International

Eric Williamson, Narrow Miss at Narromine, February, page 28

Touring Down Under, June, page 5

Michelle Silver, Dateline: China, September, page 32

Michelle Silver, Delhi Gliding Club, New Delhi, India, April, page 40

Jay Solmonson, Libel-Lula, A New Spanish Ultralight, January, page 11

Felix Aberli, Gstaad, Switzerland: Centerspread Photo, January, page 28

D. Jacobs, Please Send Me to Switzerland, July, page 26

Ivans, William S., Jr. (a.k.a. W.S. Ivans, W.S. Ivans, Jr., Bill Ivans)

Change the Rules: No Help on Badge or Record Flights (response to ltr from Vakkur, G.), July, page 3

Jacobs, D.

Please Send Me to Switzerland (Feature Articles) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; International\Switzerland\Schanis], July, page 26

Jain, Robert

Robert Stanley's Nomad, Looking Backward (SSA in Action) [History; People\Robert Stanley; Aircraft], March, page 39

Johnson, Richard H. (a.k.a. Dick Johnson, Richard Johnson, R.H. Johnson, R. Johnson)

A Flight test evaluation of the LS-3A [Sailplanes\Rolladen-Schneider\LS3A; Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], February, page 34

Performance Improvements Through Airfoil Shape Correction [Competitions\Technique], March, page 23

Performance^Improvements Through Airfoil Shape Correction, Part I (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics; Sailplanes\Pik-20; Construction and How-To; Performance\Evaluations\Design], March, page 23

On Flight Testing Techniques (Letters) [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], April, page 2

Flight Tests - LS-3, LS-3A, LS-3/17 (reply to Letter from W. Lemke) (Letters) [Sailplanes\Rolladen-Schneider\LS-3; Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], May, page 3

Bugs and Polars (Letters), June, page 3

A Flight Test Evaluation of the LS-3/17 [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests; Sailplanes\Rolladen-Schneider\LS-3/17; Performance\Evaluations], June, page 16

A Flight Test Evaluation of the DG-200 [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests; Sailplanes\Glaser-Dirks\DG-200], July, page 2

A Flight Test Evaluation of the DG-200 (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], July, page 20

Performance Improvement Through Airfoil Shape Correction, Part II (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics\Performance\Evaluations], August, page 26

Johnston, Larry

Approaching the Landing Pattern (Safety Corner) [Safety], June, page 42

Johnston, Richard

The Dust Devil (Feature Articles) [Aircraft; Construction and How-To\Flying Wing], January, page 32

Katinszky, Elemer

Lower the Cost of Soaring - Share (Letters) [Economics], June, page 2

Kelsey, William Frank (a.k.a. Wm. Frank Kelsey, Frank Kelsey, F. Kelsey)

Looking Backward The Bowlus-Douglas XCG-7 (SSA in Action) [Vintage Aircraft; History], January, page 13

Kerestesi, Charles

How I Designed and Built the MG-1 (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics\Design; Construction and How-To; Performance\Evaluations\Flying Wing], April, page 22

Koerner, Mike

Clouds (Feature Articles) [Flight Stories; Meteorology; Awards\Records and Record Flights], August, page 18

Clouds (1000km Diplome) [FAI], August, page 18

X-C Wave Soaring Checklist, Clouds [Safety], August, page 18

Mike Koerner's FAI Diploma (SSA in Action) [Awards], October, page 10

Laister, Jack

The True Cost of Certification (Letters) [Certification], March, page 2

Lambie, Jack

The Two Faces of Juliet Lima (Feature Articles) [Flight Stories; Aircraft\Flying Wing], January, page 24

Lammon, Elmer

The Eaglet - Self-Launched or Not?, reply to L. Haig (Letters) [Aircraft\Ultralights], June, page 5

Lannon, Don

Gliderport Innundated - Skylark, Lake Elsinore, California (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], June, page 9

Lapparent, Erik

The Death of Charles Fauvel (Letters) [People\Charles Fauvel; Obituaries\Charles Fauvel], February, page 2

Lawrence, Hal

Circumstates Adventure, April, page 6

Motorgliders Circumstates Adventure (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Lark; Aircraft\Flying Wing], April, page 16

Lee, John (a.k.a. J. Lee)

State Record Month (SSA in Action) [Awards\Records and Record Flights], June, page 11

"The Sportplane Builder," by Tony Bingelis (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Review], August, page 9

Leffler, Al

Winner, 1980 Region 12 Open Class (SSA in Action), December, page 41

Legislation

John Dezzutti, Import Duty Lifted from Gliders and Motorgliders, Washington Update, March, page 9

Lemke, Wolf

Flight Tests - LS-3, LS-3A, LS-3/17 (Letters) [Sailplanes\Rolladen-Schneider\LS-3; Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], May, page 3

Li, T.; with J. Doherty

11th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships (Feature Articles) [Competitions\Standard Class; People\Karl Striedieck: Winner], November, page 36

Lincoln, Judy

The Airspace Grab: An AIAA Indictment (SSA in Action) [Organizations], March, page 8

Region Nine Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [People\John Lincoln:Winner, Open Class; People\Bill Ordway: Winner, Standard Class; People\Woodson Woods: Winner, 15-Meter Class; Competitions\Regional], September, page 11

Literature

Michelle Silver, "The World of Silent Flight," by Richard Wolters, January, page 14

Symposium Proceedings Part II Issued, Optimal Flight Technique, February, page 8

Phillip Morris, Byars/Holbrook Symposia Proceedings Reprint, April, page 8

Gren Seibels, The Born-Again Loser, May, page 22

Michelle Silver, Book Review "Gliding, Soaring, and Skysailing," by Norman F. Smith, July, page 8

Soaring Verse, August, page 10

New Technical Soaring Issue Published, Random Gusts, September, page 5

Technical Soaring, October, page 6

John Lee, "The Sportplane Builder," by Tony Bingelis, August, page 9

John Dezzutti, "Free Flight", by Douglas Terman, December, page 14

Lovejoy, Bob

RP-1 [Illustrations\Drawings], February, page 22

Access Ratio (Letters) [Economics], July, page 2

MacCready, Paul, Jr.

NASA Flight Testing Gossamer Albatross (SSA in Action) [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], February, page 15

First Man-Carrying Solar-Powered Flight (SSA in Action) [People\Paul MacCready, Jr.], July, page 6

MacNicol, Allan

Region One Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [People\Dennis Galotti: Winner, 15-Meter Class; People\John Hansman: Winner, Open Class; People\Mike Opitz: Winner, Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], September, page 8

Maples, Bill

Smoke that Barogram (Maintenance and Projects) [Construction and How-To\Instruments], July, page 43

Marcu, J.V.

PIK-20 (Covers) [Sailplanes\Pik-20], October, cover

Martin, Archer

National Soaring Museum Liam English resigns NSM Post (SSA in Action) [People\William English; Museums and Archives], January, page 10

Maupin, Jim

A Letter to the Would-Be Sailplane Designer (Letters), July, page 4

May, Dale

Harald Wermuth Jensen, in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [People\Harald Wermuth Jensen; Obituaries], August, page 17

May, W.E.

For Lower Costs - Organize a Syndicate (Letters), June, page 2

McGhie, Bruce

Flying a Sailplane with Hands-Only Controls (Feature Articles), December, page 21

Flying A Sailplane with Hands-Only Controls [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests; Safety; Physiology\Medical], December, page 24

McIver, Richard

Canopy Scale for Determining Glide Slope (Letters) [Instruction; Safety], July, page 3

McMaster, L. Roy

Contest Task Change Proposal (Letters) [Competitions], February, page 2

McMasters, John H. (a.k.a. J.H. McMasters, John McMasters, J. McMasters)

Experimental Advanced Concepts in Variable Geometry Sailplanes (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics], April, page 26

Advanced Concepts in Variable Geometry Sailplanes, Part II (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Sigma; Aerodynamics\Design; Aircraft], May, page 12

Advanced concepts in variable geometry Sailplanes, Part II, May, page 12

Advanced Concepts in Variable Geometry Sailplanes, Part III (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics], June, page 34

Those Who Have Imagination Without Learning Have Wings But No Feet (Feature Articles) [Aircraft; Construction and How-To\Design], October, page 32

Those Who Have Imagination Without Learning Have Wings but No Feet [Aerodynamics\Design], October, page 32

Mead, Jon

Chemical Hazards for Homebuilders and Owners (Letters) [Physiology\Medical], March, page 6

A Call for Regional Organization (Feature Articles) [Soaring Society of America], June, page 32

Meteorology

Lift Alongside of Clouds, May, page 4

William Price, Centering in Thermals - Modeling the Process, May, page 26

Thermal Generator Progress Report, June, page 4

Mike Koerner, Clouds, August, page 18

John Sager, The Day the Mountain Blew Its Top, August, page 32

Mama Mia! (mammato-cumulus forms), October, page 7

Miller, Richard

Access Ratio (Letters), July, page 2

Simple Innovations for Improved Wing Efficiency (Letters), July, page 5

Mills, Tonk

The Canada Goose as a Soaring Bird (Letters) [Birds], September, page 3

Miner, Ernest

More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts (Letters), February, page 4

Moffat, George B., Jr. (a.k.a. George Moffat, G.B. Moffat, Jr., G. Moffat, George B. Moffat)

Looking Back at the Seventies, Part I, Ships of the Seventies (Soaring to Win) [Aircraft; Competitions\15-Meter Class; Competitions\Open Class; Competitions], January, page 38

Monerai Update (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Monerai; Performance\Pilot Reports], February, page 13

Looking Back at the Seventies, Part II, Equipment and Contest Trends (Soaring To Win) [Competitions], February, page 40

"Leeching" (response to letters) [Competitions\Techniques], March, page 4

Looking Back at the Seventies, Part III, The Pilots (Soaring to Win) [Competitions], March, page 42

Contest Report on Two Sailplanes (Soaring To Win) [Competitions], April, page 39

Contest Report on Two Sailplanes, Soaring to Win [Sailplanes\Jantar 2B; Sailplanes\Mini-Nimbus C], April, page 39

Contest Report on Two Sailplanes (Mini-Nimbus C and the Jantar 2B), Soaring to Win [Performance\Evaluations\Pilot Reports], April, page 39

Decisions, Decisions (Soaring to Win) [Competitions], June, page 38

The Open Class (Soaring to Win) [Competitions\Open Class], August, page 43

Kit Building; the Good News and the Bad News (Letters) [Construction and How-To; Aircraft\Flying Wing; Sailplanes\Monerai], November, page 3

Creeping Mediocrity, Short Tasks, and the Nationals (Soaring to Win) [Competitions], December, page 46

Monteith, John

Realism in Handicapping (Letters) [Competitions\Sports Class], January, page 4

Morris, Phillip

Improving the Mosquito (Letters) [Sailplanes\Mosquito], January, page 3

Byars/Holbrook Symposia Proceedings Reprint (Letters) [Competitions; Literature], April, page 8

Motorgliders

PIK-20E, November, page 30

Museums and Archives

Archer Martin, National Soaring Museum Liam English resigns NSM Post, January, page 10

New Museum Displays, July, page 7

NSM Soaring Hall of Fame Chooses Al Santilli and Sterling Starr for 1980, Random Gusts, September, page 5

James Butler and Helmut Dette, Wasserkuppe Museum, October, page 3

Myers, Peter

Sailplane Designers: Please Protect Us from Lightning Strikes (Letters) [Safety; Aerodynamics\Design; Construction and How-To], August, page 3

Needham, Steve

Uncommon Men: A gallery of Standard Faces [Illustrations\Photography], November, page 43

No subject

Lloyd Hoover, Save El Mirage, January, page 2

Kevin Renshaw, More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts, February, page 4

Hal Porter, More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts, February, page 4

Ernest Miner, More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts, February, page 4

Stan Hall, Design/Homebuilding Forum at Seattle, Homebuilders' Hall, February, page 38

Val Brain, Leeching, March, page 4

Bob Semans, Leeching, March, page 4

Steve Du Pont, Leeching, March, page 4

John Dezzutti, Washington Update, March, page 9

Tasso's Tale, as Told by Tasso Proppe, March, page 30

Derek Piggott, Teaching "lookout," Teaching Soaring, March, page 44

H. Gunter Helwig, RP-1 Critique (response to letter), April, page 5

Hal Lawrence, Circumstates Adventure, April, page 6

Frank Conner, Dive and Zoom Okay Sometimes?, April, page 7

Lloyd Bungey, Dive and Zoom Okay Sometimes?, April, page 7

Eric Greenwell, Measuring Total Energy Probes Easily, Maintenance and Projects, April, page 42

Gren Seibels, Famous Last Words: "If I can Buy It, I Can Fly It," Safety Corner, April, page 44

Nels Shapter, Sailplane Certification Update, May, page 5

Doris Grove, Doris Grove - First Woman to Soar 1000 Kilometers, May, page 8

John McMasters, Advanced concepts in variable geometry Sailplanes, Part II, May, page 12

Bill Carlson and Jay Solmonson, So you want to build a sailplane?, May, page 32

Bob Smith, Homebuilders Workshop Report, Homebuilder News, May, page 39

W.E. May, For Lower Costs - Organize a Syndicate, June, page 2

Richard Johnson, Bugs and Polars, June, page 3

Christopher O'Callaghan, Using the BSM in Real Life, June, page 3

Keith Willis, Recycled Cirrus, June, page 3

Phil Petmecky, Blanik Elevator Cable Hang-Up, June, page 3

Pem Drinker, Thermal Generator Progress Report, June, page 4

Steve Du Pont, More on Calibrating Total Energy Probes, June, page 4

Ray Williams, Touring Down Under, June, page 5

Larry Haig, The Eaglet - Self-Launched or Not? (reply to letter from E. Lammon), June, page 5

Richard Miller, Access Ratio, July, page 2

Bill Ivans, Change the Rules: No Help on Badge or Record Flights (response to ltr from Vakkur, G.), July, page 3

Karl Striedieck, Change the Rules: No Help on Badge or Record Flights (response to letter from G. Vakkur), July, page 3

George Vaakur, Change the Rules: No Help on Badge or Record Flights, July, page 3

Jim Maupin, A Letter to the Would-Be Sailplane Designer, July, page 4

Bill Farrow, Vario Lag as an Aid to Centering, July, page 4

Richard Miller, Simple Innovations for Improved Wing Efficiency, July, page 5

Vic Saudek, in Memoriam - Raymon Parker, July, page 37

R. Commentary and Translation, Scott, J. Horten, Flying Wing Pilot Position and Design Options, August, page 22

The day the mountain blew its top Sager, J., August, page 32

John Sager, The Day the Mountain Blew Its Top, August, page 32

Peter Winterble, Pride Goeth Before Sink, Ask for Help, September, page 3

Don Davis, On Staying Up, September, page 3

Al Santilli, Chosen for NSM Soaring Hall of Fame, 1980, Random Gusts, September, page 5

Sterling Starr, Chosen for NSM Soaring Hall of Fame, 1980, Random Gusts, September, page 5

Richard Benbough, Soaring From a Controlled Airport, September, page 26

Stephen Bollenbacher, The Leech Gun, October, page 2

Bill Baker, Skylark Field After the Deluge, October, page 4

Douglas Bailey, Used Sailplane Prices Updated, October, page 5

Wayne Woodmansee, Photo Mt. St. Helens, Mama Mia!, October, page 7

Dale Thompson, Those who have imagination without learning have wings but no feet McMasters, J., October, page 32

Dick Schreder, A Reply to "Separation in Metal-Skin/ Foam-Rib Bonding," Homebuilders" Hall, October, page 42

Patricia Valdata, The Women's Soaring Seminar, November, page 2

Jim Foreman, 47th US National Open Class Soaring Championships, November, page 20

William Bank, Remembering to Lower the Gear - The French Method, December, page 3

Jose-Luis Offate, Canopy Scale for Holding Tow Position, December, page 3

People^Ben Greene, Selected for 1981 US International Team, December, page 7

James Butler, The 15th National 1-26 Championships, December, page 18

Fifteenth National 1-26 Championships Butler, J., December, page 18

Bruce McGhie, Flying a Sailplane with Hands-Only Controls, December, page 21

A Visit to Kirkheim, Schlattstal and Göppingen Simons, M., December, page 28

Ernie Schweizer, Soaring Sculpture, December, page 33

Al Leffler, Winner, 1980 Region 12 Open Class, December, page 41

Jim Indrebo, Winner, 1980 Region 12 15-Meter Class, December, page 41

Ted Clausing, Winner, 1980 Region 7 Open Class, December, page 41

Walt Rogers, Winner, 1980 Region 12 Standard Class, December, page 41

O'Callaghan, Christopher

Using the BSM in Real Life (Letters), June, page 3

Obituaries

Steve Tatman, Klaus Hill, in Memoriam, January, page 15

Walter Briggs, Simon Gilad, in Memoriam, March, page 40

Edward J. Reeves, Wallace Richard, in Memoriam, March, page 41

Sandor Aldott, Alvin Parker, in Memoriam, May, page 37

Rolf Bahrenburg, Kurt Reupke in Memoriam, May, page 38

Victor M. Saudek, in Memoriam Raymon Parker, July, page 37

Dale May, Harald Wermuth Jensen, in Memoriam, August, page 17

Gren Seibels, Joe Giltner, in Memoriam, September, page 15

Edward Williams, in Memoriam - Joseph Bearden, October, page 11

Andrew Gordon, In Memoriam - Julian Martin, October, page 12

Mahlon Weir, in Memoriam, November, page 10

Erik Lapparent, The Death of Charles Fauvel, February, page 2

Obst, Wolfgang

Jantar/SSA Emblems (Covers) [Sailplanes\Jantar], July, cover

1-35/Jantar (Covers) [Sailplanes\Jantar; Sailplanes\1-35], September, cover

Obst, Wolfgang and Sharon

Fantasy Haven Gliderport/Soaring for TV (Feature Articles) [Illustrations\Photograph; People\Wolfgang Obst; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July, page 16

Offate, Jose-Luis

Canopy Scale for Holding Tow Position (Letters), December, page 3

Organizations

Judy Lincoln, The Airspace Grab: An AIAA Indictment, March, page 8

B. Buck, The CIVV Report, June, page 10

Paintings

Paul Rendel, Mountain Fantasy, April, page 13

Parcell, Gil (a.k.a. G. Parcell)

Troubled by Wind? [Safety; Illustrations\Cartoons], December, page 42

People

H. Fischer, Region Eleven Contest, 1980, September, page 13

Red Dog Wright, Region Ten Contest, 1980, November, pages 13-14

John Sager, Winner, 1980 Region Eight Contest Sports Class, September, page 16

NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7

Edward Williams, in Memoriam - Joseph Bearden, October, page 11

Charles Dewald, 1980 Region Four Contest, August, page 9

Brian Utley, Executive Director Forrest Blossom Resigns, May, page 6

Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, July, page 35

H. Fischer, Region Eleven Contest, 1980, September, page 13

Robert Grey, Winner, Region 5 South Open Class, 1980, November, page 11

Jim Foreman, Winner, US National Open Class, 1980, November, page 36

Selected for 1981 US International Team, December, page 7

H. Gunter Helwig, CAPGLIDE and the RP-1, February, page 22

Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, July, page 35

New 1-26 Association Officers, May, page 9

Michelle Silver, John Dezzutti Continues as Acting Executive Director, May, page 6

Winner, 1980 Region Seven Standard Class, December, page 41

Archer Martin, National Soaring Museum Liam English resigns NSM Post, January, page 10

Erik Lapparent, The Death of Charles Fauvel, February, page 2

John Sager, Winner Region Eight Contest 15-Meter Class, September, page 16

John Sager, Winner, 1980 Region Eight Contest Standard Class, September, page 16

New 1-26 Association Officers, May, page 9

Allan MacNicol, Region One Contest, 1980, September, page 8

Walter Briggs, Simon Gilad, in Memoriam, March, page 40

Gren Seibels, Joe Giltner, in Memoriam, September, page 15

Selected for 1981 US International Team, December, page 7

H. Fischer, Region Eleven Contest, 1980, September, page 13

Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, July, page 35

New 1-26 Association Officers, May, page 9

Michael Teter, 1979 Lincoln Award Presented to Bob Grey, November, page 9

Red Dog Wright, Region Ten Contest, 1980, November, pages 13-14

Michelle Silver, Dateline: China, September, page 32

H. Fischer, Region Eleven Contest, 1980, September, page 13

D. Slotten, Appointed Chairman Safety Committee, Flight Training and Safety Board News, May, page 40

Allan MacNicol, Region One Contest, 1980, September, page 8

John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7

Steve Tatman, Klaus Hill, in Memoriam, January, page 15

Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16

Dale May, Harald Wermuth Jensen, in Memoriam, August, page 17

MacCready Awarded Collier Trophy, May, page 9

Paul MacCready, Jr., First Man-Carrying Solar-Powered Flight, July, page 6

Random Gusts, SSA in Action Develops Solar Challenger, October, page 11

John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7

New 1-26 Association Officers, May, page 9

Judy Lincoln, Region Nine Contest, 1980, September, page 11

C. Brairton, Region Two Contest, 1980, September, page 9

Andrew Gordon, In Memoriam - Julian Martin, October, page 12

Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16

Winner, 1980 Region Seven 15-Meter Class, December, page 41

James Butler, Winner, 1980 National 1-26 Championships, December, page 20

J. Butter, Winner, Region 6 Contest Open Class, 1980, December, page 16

James Butler, Winner, 1980 Region 6 Contest 15-Meter Class, December, page 16

Robert Grey, Winner, Region 5 South Standard Class, 1980, November, page 11

Wolfgang and Sharon Obst, Fantasy Haven Gliderport/Soaring for TV, July, page 16

Allan MacNicol, Region One Contest, 1980, September, page 8

Judy Lincoln, Region Nine Contest, 1980, September, page 11

Sandor Aldott, Alvin Parker, in Memoriam, May, page 37

Victor M. Saudek, in Memoriam Raymon Parker, July, page 37

Michelle Silver, A Visit With Derek Piggott, Teaching Soaring, May, page 47

Rolf Bahrenburg, Kurt Reupke in Memoriam, May, page 38

Red Dog Wright, Region Ten Contest, 1980, November, pages 13-14

NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7

John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7

Jan Scott, The 1980 International Vintage Glider Rally, December, page 15

John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7

John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7

Bernald Smith, The Most Consistent Competitive Soaring Ever Witnessed, March, page 5

Stan Smith's Exceptional Service Award, July, page 4

James Butler, Winner, 1980 Region 6 Contest Motorglider Class, December, page 16

Robert Jain, Robert Stanley's Nomad, Looking Backward, March, page 39

NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7

Selected for 1981 US International Team, December, page 7

T. Li and J. Doherty, 11th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships, November, page 36

Erica Scurr, 5th National 15-Meter Class Soaring Championships, October, page 14

John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7

Frank Sentyrz, Winner, 1980 Western Region Sports Class Contest, December, page 40

C. Brairton, Region Two Contest, 1980, September, page 9

Mahlon Weir, in Memoriam, November, page 10

Edward J. Reeves, Wallace Richard, in Memoriam, March, page 41

John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7

Judy Lincoln, Region Nine Contest, 1980, September, page 11

Robert Grey, Winner, Region 5 South 15-Meter Class, 1980, November, page 11

John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7

Performance

J.A. Caubet, Improving the Mosquito, January, page 3

S. Hall, A Design Critique of Woodstock I, January, page 18

Bugs and Polars, June, page 3

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LS-3/17, June, page 16

Victor M. Saudek, Access Ratio, July, page 2

Jerry Gibbs, The Golden Glider, July, page 30

Mike Borgelt, Polar Polemics, August, page 2

Jerry Gibbs, The Golden Years of the Golden Glider (Part II), December, page 36

Jerry Gibbs, The Golden Years of the Golden Glider, December, page 37

Richard H. Johnson, Performance^Improvements Through Airfoil Shape Correction, Part I, March, page 23

Charles Kerestesi, How I Designed and Built the MG-1, April, page 22

William Hill, Zuni - the American Challenger, February, page 18

Bob Petersen, L'Aiglon, the American Eaglet, March, page 14

George Moffat, Contest Report on Two Sailplanes (Mini-Nimbus C and the Jantar 2B), Soaring to Win, April, page 39

George Moffat, Monerai Update, February, page 13

Petersen, Bob

L'Aiglon, the American Eaglet (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\American Eaglet; Performance\Evaluations\Pilot Reports], March, page 14

Petmecky, Philip A. (a.k.a. Philip Petmecky, Phil Petmecky)

Blanik Elevator Cable Hang-Up (Letters), June, page 3

Philosophy of Soaring

Robert Taylor, No Fences Facin', January, page 30

Physiology

Brooks Dodge, Near Fatal, August, pages 44,23,10,28,8

Jon Mead, Chemical Hazards for Homebuilders and Owners, March, page 6

Needed: Hands-Only Flight Controls, July, page 5

Bruce McGhie, Flying A Sailplane with Hands-Only Controls, December, page 24

Piggott, Derek (a.k.a. D. Piggott)

Teaching "lookout," Teaching Soaring, March, page 44

Teaching Lookout [Instruction], March, page 44

Teaching Soaring Can't Stay Up? (Teaching Soaring) [Safety; Instruction], July, page 47

Porter, Hal

More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts (Letters), February, page 4

Powell, Steve

Stretch the Glide (Safety Corner) [Safety], December, page 42

Prelgauskas, Emilis

The Minimum Viable Soaring Club (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March, page 46

Price, William

Centering in Thermals - Modeling the Process (Feature Articles) [Instruction; Safety; Meteorology], May, page 26

Proppe, Tasso

Tasso's Tale [Flight Stories], March, page 30

Tasso's Tale, the Wasserkuppe [History; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March, page 30

Württemberg, Tasso's Tale [Aircraft], March, page 30

Change the Rules: No Help on Badge or Record Flights (Letters) [Awards\Records and Record Flights], July, page 3

Reeves, Edward J.

Wallace Richard, in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Wallace Richard Wiberg], March, page 41

Rein, Gerhard

Centerfold Photo [Illustrations\Centerfolds; Sailplanes\Ventus], December, page 29

Rendel, Paul

Mountain Fantasy [Paintings; Illustrations; Sailplanes\Concept 70], April, page 13

Renshaw, Kevin

More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts (Letters), February, page 4

Roberts, Wayne

Leeching (Letters) [Techniques\Competitions], March, page 4

Rogers, Walt

Winner, 1980 Region 12 Standard Class (SSA in Action), December, page 41

Safety

Doug Adcox, An HP-14's Benign Spiral, January, page 2

Towrope Safety, January, page 4

John Dezzutti, Accident Summary, January, page 10

Ray Cipriano, How Not to Fly a Wave, January, page 42

Symposium Proceedings Part II Issued, Optimal Flight Technique, February, page 8

Eric Williamson, Narrow Miss at Narromine, February, page 28

S. Hall, A Suspect U-Joint in the HP-18?, February, page 38

Tom Cooper, Zoom?, February, page 43

Dive and Zoom Okay Sometimes?, April, page 7

Arthur Schubert, Lark Rudder Pedal Hang-Up Hazard, April, page 7

G. Seibels, Famous Last Words: If I Can Buy It, I Can Fly It!, April, page 14

Lift Alongside of Clouds, May, page 4

Gren Seibels, The Born-Again Loser, May, page 22

William Price, Centering in Thermals - Modeling the Process, May, page 26

Dick Conwell, Good Housekeeping, May, page 44

Blanik Elevator Cable Hang-Up, June, page 3

Using the BSM in Real Life, June, page 3

Larry Johnston, Approaching the Landing Pattern, June, page 42

Richard McIver, Canopy Scale for Determining Glide Slope, July, page 3

Vario Lag as an Aid to Centering, July, page 4

Joe Baer, Salto Builder's A.D., July, page 5

Towplane Safety Note, July, page 8

Stan Hall, Separation in Metal-Skin/Foam-Rib Bonding, July, page 40

Steve du Pont, A Summary of NTSB-Reported 1978 Glider Accidents, July, page 44

Derek Piggott, Teaching Soaring Can't Stay Up?, July, page 47

Peter Myers, Sailplane Designers: Please Protect Us from Lightning Strikes, August, page 3

Mike Koerner, X-C Wave Soaring Checklist, Clouds, August, page 18

Brooks Dodge, Near Fatal, August, pages 44,23,10,28,8

On Staying Up, September, page 3

Richard Benbough, Soaring From a Controlled Airport, September, page 26

Don Davis, The 50¢ Launch, September, page 36

Michelle Silver, Think Winch, September, page 44

Dick Conwell, A Whistle for the Macho Lever, September, page 46

Airworthiness Directives Blanik L-13, October, page 8

Robert Gaines, ed., Out of Control at Low Altitude, October, page 46

Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives Libelle Manufacturer's A.D, November, page 9

Michelle Silver, Know the Territory, November, page 44

Michelle Silver, Equal Time for Aerotow, November, page 44

Remembering to Lower the Gear - the French Method, December, page 3

Canopy Scale for Holding Tow Position, December, page 3

Possible LS-1C Safety Hazard, December, page 14

Bruce McGhie, Flying A Sailplane with Hands-Only Controls, December, page 24

Troubled by Wind? Cartoon, Parcell, G., December, page 42

Gil Parcell, Troubled by Wind?, December, page 42

Steve Powell, Stretch the Glide, December, page 42

Malcolm Abzug, Turnpoint Maneuvers, October, page 22

Sager, John

The Day the Mountain Blew Its Top (Feature Articles) [; Meteorology; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], August, page 32

The Oregon Trial, Region Eight Contest, 1980 (Feature Articles) [Competitions\Regional], September, page 16

Winner, 1980 Region Eight Contest Sports Class [People\Bob Avon], September, page 16

Winner, 1980 Region Eight Contest Standard Class [People\Nelson Funston], September, page 16

Winner Region Eight Contest 15-Meter Class [People\Roger Frank], September, page 16

Sailplanes

Wolfgang Obst, 1-35/Jantar, September, cover

Self-launched American Eaglet, Homebuilder News, March, page 12

Bob Petersen, L'Aiglon, the American Eaglet, March, page 14

Blanik Elevator Cable Hang-Up, June, page 3

Airworthiness Directives Blanik L-13, October, page 8

Paul Rendel, Mountain Fantasy, April, page 13

S. Hall, in Search of Vector 1, September, page 20

The Extremely Easy, a "Pre-Preliminary" Design Study, December, page 13

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the DG-200, July, page 2

DG-202 Refinements, Random Gusts, September, page 6

Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16

Doug Adcox, An HP-14's Benign Spiral, January, page 2

S. Hall, A Suspect U-Joint in the HP-18?, February, page 38

S. Hall, HP-18, Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directive, February, page 39

Wolfgang Obst, Jantar/SSA Emblems, July, cover

Wolfgang Obst, 1-35/Jantar, September, cover

George Moffat, Contest Report on Two Sailplanes, Soaring to Win, April, page 39

Sandor Aldott, Kestrel, April, cover

Lark Rudder Pedal Hang-Up Hazard, April, page 7

Hal Lawrence, Motorgliders Circumstates Adventure, April, page 16

Bert Small, Central Ontario Soaring Association, Libelle, March, cover

Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives Libelle Manufacturer's A.D, November, page 9

Possible LS-1C Safety Hazard, December, page 14

George Moffat, Contest Report on Two Sailplanes, Soaring to Win, April, page 39

D.L. Gibo, Monarch Paper Available on Request, February, page 5

George Moffat, Monerai Update, February, page 13

George Moffat, Kit Building; the Good News and the Bad News, November, page 3

Phillip Morris, Improving the Mosquito, January, page 3

J.A. Caubet, Improving the Mosquito, January, page 3

Mike Borgelt, Polar Polemics, August, page 2

New Standard Class PIK Announced, January, page 15

Richard H. Johnson, Performance^Improvements Through Airfoil Shape Correction, Part I, March, page 23

J.V. Marcu, PIK-20, October, cover

I. Strachan, PIK-20E in Competition, Soaring Without Tears, November, page 35

Dita Aldott, LS-1C, August, cover

R. Johnson, Flight Tests - LS-3, LS-3A, LS-3/17 (reply to Letter from W. Lemke), May, page 3

Wolf Lemke, Flight Tests - LS-3, LS-3A, LS-3/17, May, page 3

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LS-3/17, June, page 16

R. Johnson, A Flight test evaluation of the LS-3A, February, page 34

Martin Simons, A Visit to Kirkheim, Schlattstal, and Göppingen, December, page 28

David Aranda, Polar Polemics, August, page 2

Stan Hall, Separation in Metal-Skin/Foam-Rib Bonding, July, page 40

Stan Hall, Separation in Metal-Skin/Foam-Rib Bonding, Part II, August, page 37

Stan Hall and Richard Schreder, More on L'Affaire HP-18 Debonding/A Reply to "Separation in Metal-Skin/ Foam-Rib Bonding", Homebuilders' Hall, October, page 42

Geri Silveira, Motel 1-26, April, page 32

How We Earned My Diamond in a 1-26, October, page 2

James Butler, 15th National 1-26 Championships, December, page 18

John McMasters, Advanced Concepts in Variable Geometry Sailplanes, Part II, May, page 12

Sandor Aldott, Sisu, May, cover

Dale Thompson, The French Connection - Sealing the Gap, January, page 3

Sandor Aldott, Standard Cirrus, November, cover

S. Hall, in Search of Vector 1, September, page 20

Gerhard Rein, Centerfold Photo, December, page 29

George Uveges, Woodstock I, January, cover

S. Hall, A Design Critique of Woodstock I, January, page 18

Jim Foreman, Zuni, February, cover

William Hill, Zuni - the American Challenger, February, page 18

Santilli, Alcide (a.k.a. Al Santilli)

Chosen for NSM Soaring Hall of Fame, 1980, Random Gusts (SSA in Action), September, page 5

Saudek, Victor M. (a.k.a. Victor Saudek, Vic Saudek, V.M. Saudek, V. Saudek)

Access Ratio (Letters) [Performance\Evaluations], July, page 2

in Memoriam - Raymon Parker (SSA in Action), July, page 37

in Memoriam Raymon Parker (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Raymon Parker], July, page 37

Schreder, Richard E. (a.k.a. R. Schreder, Richard Schreder, Dick Schreder, R. Schreder, Richard Schreder, R.E. Schreder)

A Reply to "Separation in Metal-Skin/ Foam-Rib Bonding," Homebuilders" Hall, October, page 42

Schreder, Richard E. (a.k.a. R. Schreder, Richard Schreder, Dick Schreder, R. Schreder, Richard Schreder, R.E. Schreder); with Stanley A. Hall (a.k.a. Stan A. Hall, Stan Hall, S. Hall and S.A. Hall)

More on L'Affaire HP-18 Debonding/A Reply to "Separation in Metal-Skin/ Foam-Rib Bonding", Homebuilders' Hall [Construction and How-To\Homebuilders' Hall; Sailplanes\Schreder\HP-18], October, page 42

Schubert, Arthur

Lark Rudder Pedal Hang-Up Hazard (Letters) [Safety], April, page 7

Schweizer, Ernie

Soaring Sculpture, cover [Illustrations\Photography], December, page 3

Soaring Sculpture (Feature Articles), December, page 33

Scott, Jan (a.k.a. J. Scott)

Flying wing pilot position and design options Horten, R., with Commentary and Translation [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], August, page 22

The 1980 International Vintage Glider Rally (SSA in Action) [People\Jan Scott; Vintage Aircraft], December, page 15

Scott, Translation and; with R. Commentary and J. Horten

Flying Wing Pilot Position and Design Options (Feature Articles), August, page 22

Scurr, Erica

5th National 15-Meter Class Soaring Championships (Feature Articles) [People\Karl Striedieck: Winner; Competitions\15-Meter Class; Competitions\National], October, page 14

Sebald, Les (a.k.a. L. Sebald)

An Easy-to-Build, Low-Drag Antenna (Maintenance and Projects) [Construction and How-To\Instruments], January, page 37

From the Readers [Construction and How-To\Instruments], January, page 37

From the Readers (Maintenance and Projects) [Construction and How-To\Instruments], February, page 42

Radio Interference - Varios [Construction and How-To\Instruments], June, page 40

On Batteries (Maintenance and Projects) [Construction and How-To\Equipment], August, page 46

Batteries, Continued, Maintenance and Projects [Construction and How-To], September, page 40

Maintenance and Projects Batteries, Continued [Construction and How-To\Instruments], September, page 40

A Ticking Variometer Audio Unit (Maintenance and Projects) [Construction and How-To\Instruments], December, page 44

Seibels, Grenville J., II (a.k.a. Gren Seibels, G. Seibels, Gren J. Seibels, II, Gren J. Seibels)

Famous Last Words: If I Can Buy It, I Can Fly It! [Safety], April, page 14

Famous Last Words: "If I can Buy It, I Can Fly It," Safety Corner, April, page 44

The Born-Again Loser (Feature Articles) [Competitions; Safety; Literature], May, page 22

Region Five North Contest (SSA in Action) [People\Ben Greene:Winner, 15-Meter Class; People\Joe Conn: Winner, Open Class; People\Steve Bowen:Winner, Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], July, page 35

Joe Giltner, in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [People\Joe Giltner; Obituaries], September, page 15

Semans, Bob

Leeching (Letters), March, page 4

Sentyrz, Frank

El Mirage to Continue as Gliderport (Letters) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], August, page 4

Western Region Sports Class Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 40

Winner, 1980 Western Region Sports Class Contest (SSA in Action) [People\Kevin Wayt], December, page 40

Shapter, Nels

Sailplane Certification Update (Letters), May, page 5

Sharp, Ted E. (a.k.a. T.E. Sharp, T. Sharp, Ted Sharp)

Radiosonde Meteorgraph Kite, Looking Backward [History], April, page 11

Short, S.

Soaring Mail (SSA in Action) [Stamps], September, page 5

Silveira, Geri

Motel 1-26 (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26; Crewing; Flight Stories], April, page 32

Silver, Michelle (a.k.a. M. Silver)

"The World of Silent Flight," by Richard Wolters (SSA in Action) [Literature], January, page 14

[Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]January, page 40

Long Island Soaring Association celebrates 25th Anniversary (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], January, page 40

Hang Gliders Can Earn FAI/CIVV Badges (SSA in Action) [Aircraft; FAI\Ultralights; Awards\Badges], February, page 16

Soaring Cover Collection (SSA in Action) [Stamps], February, page 16

Accent on Clubs [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March, page 46

FAA Designees Give Written Exam (SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Administration], April, page 8

Albuquerque Soaring Club, A Smooth Operator (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], April, page 40

Delhi Gliding Club, New Delhi, India (Accent on Clubs) [International\Indea; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], April, page 40

John Dezzutti Continues as Acting Executive Director (SSA in Action) [People\John Dezzutti; Soaring Society of America\Employees], May, page 6

(Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], May, page 45

Flying Coordinated: Insurance and Guest Release Forms (Accent on Clubs) [Insurance], May, page 45

A Visit With Derek Piggott, Teaching Soaring [Aircraft; People\Derek Piggott; Flying Wing; Instruction], May, page 47

Tax-exempt Status - a Sometimes Precarious Position (Accent on Clubs) [Economics; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], June, page 43

Book Review "Gliding, Soaring, and Skysailing," by Norman F. Smith (SSA in Action) [Literature], July, page 8

Taking the Pulse of Soaring's Potential (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July, page 38

FAA Designees Give Written Exam (SSA in Action) [Instruction], August, page 8

Soaring Society of Dayton/Caesar Creek Soaring Club (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], August, page 40

Dateline: China [International\China; People\Charles Gyenes; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\Sailplanes\Design], September, page 32

Think Winch (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Safety], September, page 44

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], October, page 44

Equal Time for Aerotow (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Safety], November, page 44

Know the Territory (Accent on Clubs) [Safety], November, page 44

Simons, Martin (a.k.a. M. Simons)

Counterpoint: The Women's Perspective (Feature Articles) [Competitions; Women], October, page 26

A Visit to Kirkheim, Schlattstal, and Göppingen (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Schempp-Hirth\Ventus], December, page 28

Sites

John Dezzutti, Palmer, Alaska, Keeping Airports Open to Sailplanes, January, page 12

Save El Mirage, January, page 2

Skliar, Bill

How to Avoid the "Sailplane Go Home" Syndrome at Airports (Letters) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], September, page 2

Slotten, Don (a.k.a. D. Slotten)

Appointed Chairman Safety Committee, Flight Training and Safety Board News (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America; People\Gene Hammond], May, page 40

Small, Bert

Central Ontario Soaring Association, Libelle (Covers) [Sailplanes\Libelle], March, cover

Smith, Allen J. (a.k.a. Allen Smith)

Soaring with Migrating Birds (Letters) [Birds], November, page 3

Smith, Bernald S. (a.k.a. Bernald Smith, B. Smith, B.S. Smith)

From SSA's Insurance Chairman (SSA in Action) [Insurance], February, page 8

The Most Consistent Competitive Soaring Ever Witnessed (Letters) [People\A.J. Smith], March, page 5

HomebuiIder Workshop Report, HomebuiIder News (SSA in Action) [Construction and How-To], May, page 39

Stop Aviation's Growth? (SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Administration\Airspace], June, page 13

Smith, Bob

[Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News]February, page 10

Homebuilders Workshop Report, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action), May, page 39

Soaring Sculpture

James Butler, E. Schweizer, December, page 33

Soaring Society of America

D. Slotten, Appointed Chairman Safety Committee, Flight Training and Safety Board News, May, page 40

John Dezzutti, A Letter to the Membership, June, page 8

Jon Mead, A Call for Regional Organization, June, page 32

John Dezzutti, From the Executive Director, August, page 7

R. Guess, Vacation Derby Report, September, page 5

John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7

John Dezzutti, SSA Directors' Meeting - The Executive Director's Report, September, page 4

Michelle Silver, John Dezzutti Continues as Acting Executive Director, May, page 6

Brian Utley, Executive Director Forrest Blossom Resigns, May, page 6

John Dezzutti, John Dezzutti Appointed Executive Director, SSA Director's Meeting - the Executive Director's Report, September, page 4

John Dezzutti, Executive Director's Report, October, page 6

John Dezzutti, Executive Director's Report, November, page 6

John Dezzutti, Executive Director's Report, December, page 4

Brian Utley, The SSA President's Message, May, page 10

Brian Utley, The President's Message, December, page 4

John Dezzutti, The SSA Executive Director's Report, May, page 11

Soaring Magazine Revised Classified Ad Rates, From the Executive Director, August, page 7

January, page 7

February, page 6

March, page 8

April, page 10

May, page 6

June, page 8

July, page 6

August, page 6

October, page 6

December, page 4

SSA Office Staff Changes, April, page 10

Bob Storck, VSA News, August, page 9

Soaring without tears Strachan, I., November, page 33

Solmonson, Jay

Libel-Lula, A New Spanish Ultralight (SSA in Action) [International\Spain], January, page 11

Mitchell Wing, Ultralight Fun (SSA in Action) [Ultralights; Illustrations\Photography], April, page 12

Solmonson, Jay; with Bill Carlson

So you want to build a sailplane?, May, page 32

Spratt, Charlie, Jr. (a.k.a. Charlie Spratt)

The View from the Ground (Soaring To Win) [Crewing; Competitions], May, page 42

Stamps

Michelle Silver, Soaring Cover Collection, February, page 16

Stamp Issued for Harris Hill Anniversary, March, page 8

S. Short, Soaring Mail, September, page 5

Starr, Sterling V. (a.k.a. Sterling Starr, S.V. Starr)

Chosen for NSM Soaring Hall of Fame, 1980, Random Gusts (SSA in Action), September, page 5

Storck, Bob

Vintage Sailplane Association Report (SSA in Action) [History; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\Vintage Sailplane Association], June, page 15

VSA News (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Vintage Sailplane Association], August, page 9

VSA News (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\Vintage Sailplane Association], December, page 15

Strachan, I.

PIK-20E in Competition, Soaring Without Tears [Sailplanes\Pik-20e; Competitions], November, page 35

Striedieck, Karl H. (a.k.a. Karl Striedieck)

Change the Rules: No Help on Badge or Record Flights (response to letter from G. Vakkur), July, page 3

Sunderland, Gary

Flying the HomebuiIt MOBA-2C, Homebuilder's Hall [Construction and How-To; Aircraft\Flying Wing], June, page 44

Taarnhoj, Niels

FTE's Using Comparison Vehicles (Letters) [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], April, page 2

Tatman, Steve

Klaus Hill, in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [People\Klaus Hill; Obituaries], January, page 15

Taylor, Robert

No Fences Facin' (Feature Articles) [Philosophy of Soaring], January, page 30

Techniques

Peter Williams, Leeching, March, page 4

Wayne Roberts, Leeching, March, page 4

"Leeching" (letters from: Brain, V., March, page 4

Tom Cooper, Flying the Sports Class, October, page 38

Ray Cipriano, How Not to Fly a Wave, January, page 42

Teter, Michael

1979 Lincoln Award Presented to Bob Grey (SSA in Action) [People\Bob Grey; Awards\Lincoln], November, page 9

Thompson, Dale

The French Connection - Sealing the Gap (Letters) [Sailplanes\Speed Astir; Competitions; Construction and How-To\Technique], January, page 3

Those who have imagination without learning have wings but no feet McMasters, J., October, page 32

Ultralights

Jay Solmonson, Mitchell Wing, Ultralight Fun, April, page 12

Utley, Brian (a.k.a. B. Utley)

Executive Director Forrest Blossom Resigns (SSA in Action) [People\Forrest Blossom; Soaring Society of America\Employees], May, page 6

The SSA President's Message (Feature Articles) [Soaring Society of America\President's Report], May, page 10

The President's Message (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Presidents's Reports], December, page 4

Uveges, George (a.k.a. G. Uveges)

Woodstock I (Covers) [Sailplanes\Woodstock I], January, cover

Vaakur, George

Change the Rules: No Help on Badge or Record Flights (Letters), July, page 3

Valdata, Patricia (a.k.a. Pat Valdata)

The Women's Soaring Seminar (Letters), November, page 2

Vintage Aircraft

William Frank Kelsey, Looking Backward The Bowlus-Douglas XCG-7, January, page 13

Captain Ralph S. Barnaby, Pruefling, Cape Cod Cross-Country, Looking Backward, August, page 15

Midget Sailplanes: Light Winches for XC - Lo-100, October, page 3

2-22 Completed, Homebuilder News, October, page 10

Jan Scott, The 1980 International Vintage Glider Rally, December, page 15

Williams, Edward

in Memoriam - Joseph Bearden (SSA in Action) [People\Joseph Bearden; Obituaries], October, page 11

Williams, Peter A. (a.k.a. Pete Williams, Peter Williams)

Leeching (Letters) [Techniques\Competitions], March, page 4

Williams, Ray

Touring Down Under (Letters), June, page 5

Williamson, Eric

Narrow Miss at Narromine (Feature Articles) [Flight Stories; International\Australia; Safety; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], February, page 28

Willis, Keith

Recycled Cirrus (Letters), June, page 3

Wilson, Jack

Higher Aspect Ratio Tails for Lower Drag? (Letters) [Aerodynamics], February, page 4

Winterble, Peter

Pride Goeth Before Sink, Ask for Help (Letters), September, page 3

Women

Doris Grove - First Woman to Soar 1000 Kilometers, May, page 8

Doris Grove, Yoder, C., see: My 1000 Kilometer Flight, June, page 16

M. Simons, Counterpoint: The Women's Perspective, October, page 26

Women's Soaring Seminar, November, page 2

Kathy Gause, Women's Soaring Seminar, December, page 8

Doris Grove, My 1000 Kilometer Flight, June, page 16

Woodmansee, Wayne

Photo Mt. St. Helens, Mama Mia! (SSA in Action), October, page 7

Worthington, George

RP-1 Critique (Letters) [Aircraft\Ultralights], April, page 4

Marriage, Hang Gliding, L/D's and Sex Objects (Letters) [Aircraft], August, page 3

Wright, Red Dog

Region Ten Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [People\Jerry Robertson: Winner, 15-Meter Class; People\Sherman Griffith: Winner, Open Class; People\Norm Austin: Winner, Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], November, pages 13-14

Save El Mirage (Letters) [Sites\El Mirage; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], January, page 2

Towrope Safety (Letters) [Safety; Construction and How-To], January, page 4

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]January, page 7

[Awards]January, page 8

Helmut Reichmann Awarded Lilienthal Medal, CIVV News (SSA in Action) [CIVV], January, page 8

Libel-Lula, A New Spanish Ultralight (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Ultralights], January, page 11

[Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News]January, page 12

New Standard Class PIK Announced (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Standard Class; Sailplanes\Pik-20], January, page 15

The 1979 National and Regional Champions (Feature Articles) [Competitions\National; Competitions\Regional], January, page 16

Engineering and Maintenance and Projects A design critique of the woodstock I Hall, S. [Homebuilding], January, page 18

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]January, page 45

Higher Aspect Ratio Tails for Lower Drag? (response) (Letters) [Aerodynamics], February, page 4

More on the Selling Price of Homebuilts (Letters) [Aircraft; Construction and How-To; Economics; Flying Wing], February, page 4

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]February, page 6

Symposium Proceedings Part II Issued, Optimal Flight Technique (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Ultralights; Construction and How-To\Materials; Literature; Safety], February, page 8

Design/Homebuilding Forum at Seattle, Hall, S. [Construction and How-To\Homebuilders' Hall], February, page 38

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]February, page 45

"Leeching" (letters from: Brain, V. [Techniques\Competitions], March, page 4

The Most Consistent Competitive Soaring Ever Witnessed - A. J. Smith (Letters) [Competitions], March, page 5

Chemical Hazards for Homebuilders and Owners (Letters) [Construction and How-To], March, page 6

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]March, page 8

Stamp Issued for Harris Hill Anniversary (SSA in Action) [Stamps; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March, page 8

The Airspace Grab: An AIAA Indictment (SSA in Action) [Airspace; Federal Aviation Administration], March, page 8

Top Seeded 1980 Contest Pilots (SSA in Action) [Competitions], March, page 8

Import Duty Lifted from Gliders and Motorgliders, Washington Update (SSA in Action) [Aircraft], March, page 9

New FAI Record Category Announced (SSA in Action) [FAI; Awards\Records and Record Flights], March, page 9

High-Altitude Soaring Airspace Test to Continue (SSA in Action) [Airspace; Federal Aviation Administration], March, page 10

[Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News]March, page 11

MOBA, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Design], March, page 11

Self-launched American Eaglet, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\American Eaglet], March, page 12

Minibat, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Ultralights], March, page 13

Tasso's Tale, as Told by Tasso Proppe (Feature Articles), March, page 30

[Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News]March, page 39

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]March, page 50

FTE's Using Comparison Vehicle (Letters) [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], April, page 2

Dive and Zoom Okay Sometimes? (Letters) [Safety], April, page 7

Lark Rudder Pedal Hang-Up Hazard (Letters) [Sailplanes\Lark], April, page 7

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]April, page 10

SSA Office Staff Changes (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Staff], April, page 10

[Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News]April, page 13

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]April, page 47

Lift Alongside of Clouds (Letters) [Meteorology; Safety], May, page 4

Sailplane Certification Update (Letters) [Certification; Federal Aviation Administration], May, page 5

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]May, page 6

Doris Grove - First Woman to Soar 1000 Kilometers (SSA in Action) [Awards\Records and Record Flights\Feminine; Women], May, page 8

MacCready Awarded Collier Trophy (SSA in Action) [People\Paul MacCready, Jr.; Awards\Collier], May, page 9

New 1-26 Association Officers (SSA in Action) [People\Eddy Gallacher; People\Frank Conner; People\Jack Greene; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; People\David Ledford], May, page 9

The SSA National Soaring Convention (Feature Articles) [Conferences and Conventions], May, page 18

So You Want to Build A Sailplane? [Construction and How-To\Design], May, page 32

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]May, page 48

For Lower Costs - Organize a Syndicate (Letters) [Economics], June, page 2

Lower the Cost of Soaring - Share (Letters) [Economics], June, page 2

Blanik Elevator Cable Hang-Up (Letters) [Sailplanes\Blanik; Safety], June, page 3

Bugs and Polars (Letters) [Performance\Evaluations], June, page 3

Recycled Cirrus (Letters) [Aircraft], June, page 3

Soaring the Quickie (Letters) [Aircraft], June, page 3

Using the BSM in Real Life (Letters) [Safety], June, page 3

More on Calibrating Total Energy Probes (Letters) [Construction and How-To\Instruments], June, page 4

Thermal Generator Progress Report (Letters) [Meteorology], June, page 4

Touring Down Under (Letters) [International\Australia; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], June, page 5

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]June, page 8

American Motorglider Association Forming (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Flying Wing], June, page 9

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]June, page 48

A Letter to the Would-Be Airplane Designer (Letters) [Construction and How-To], July, page 4

Stan Smith's Exceptional Service Award [Awards\Exceptional Service; People\Stan Smith], July, page 4

Vario Lag as an Aid to Centering (Letters) [Instruments; Safety], July, page 4

Needed: Hands-Only Flight Controls (Letters) [Physiology\Medical; Aircraft], July, page 5

Simple Innovations for Improved Wing Efficiency (Letters) [Aerodynamics\Design; Construction and How-To], July, page 5

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]July, page 6

Kevlar Zuni II (SSA in Action) [Construction and How-To; Zuni\Materials], July, page 7

Motorgliding News, SSA Motorglider Study (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Flying Wing; Instruction], July, page 7

New Museum Displays (SSA in Action) [Museums and Archives], July, page 7

Towplane Safety Note (SSA in Action) [Safety; Aircraft], July, page 8

Unlimited = Open (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Open Class], July, page 11

[Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News]July, page 12

FLAC Flight Simulator, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Instruction], July, page 12

Mitchell U-2, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Ultralights], July, page 12

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]July, page 50

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]August, page 6

Soaring Magazine Revised Classified Ad Rates, From the Executive Director (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], August, page 7

1-26 Log Marks 25th Anniversary (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\1-26 Association], August, page 8

Debugger for High-Performance Sailplanes (SSA in Action) [Aerodynamics; Construction and How-To], August, page 8

Soaring Verse (SSA in Action) [Literature], August, page 10

SSA Homebuilder Class Sailplane Project/ A Call for Design Class Sailplanes (SSA in Action) [Aerodynamics\Design], August, page 11

The day the mountain blew its top Sager, J., August, page 32

On Staying Up (Letters) [Safety], September, page 3

Pride Goeth Before Sink: Ask for Help (Letters) [Instruction], September, page 3

SSA takes over Kolstad Award, SSA Directors' Meeting - The Executive Director's Report: SSA in Action, Dezzutti, J. [Awards\Kolstad], September, page 4

100 mph Exceeded at Open Class Nationals (SSA in Action) [Competitions], September, page 5

Eiri Ky to produce PIK-20E only. Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Flying Wing], September, page 5

Leonard McClain Elected President, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\Vintage Sailplane Association], September, page 5

NSM Soaring Hall of Fame Chooses Al Santilli and Sterling Starr for 1980, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Awards; Museums and Archives], September, page 5

New Technical Soaring Issue Published, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Literature], September, page 5

SSA'er Woodson K. Woods Buys Carefree Airport, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], September, page 5

DG-202 Refinements, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Glaser-Dirks\DG-202], September, page 6

European Championships, Winners, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Competitions], September, page 6

Mexico-to-Canada Group Flights, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Flight Stories], September, page 6

Ultralight Parachute System for FLAC, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Ultralights], September, page 6

[Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News]September, page 7

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]September, page 47

How We Earned My Diamond in a 1-26 (Letters) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], October, page 2

The Leech Gun (Letters) [Competitions], October, page 2

Midget Sailplanes: Light Winches for XC - Lo-100 (Letters) [Vintage Aircraft], October, page 3

Midget Sailplanes: Light Winches for XC? (Letters) [Aircraft], October, page 3

Skylark Field After the Deluge (Letters) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], October, page 4

Used Sailplane Prices Updated (Letters) [Economics; Aircraft], October, page 5

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]October, page 6

1980 Top Seeded Competition Pilots (SSA in Action) [Competitions], October, page 6

Technical Soaring (SSA in Action) [Literature], October, page 6

Mama Mia! (mammato-cumulus forms) (SSA in Action) [Meteorology], October, page 7

Airworthiness Directives Blanik L-13 (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Blanik; Aircraft; Safety; Federal Aviation Administration\Airspace], October, page 8

[Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News]October, page 9

2-22 Completed, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Vintage Aircraft], October, page 10

George Worthington Exceeded 100 Miles in Ultralights, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Awards\Records and Record Flights], October, page 10

George Worthington Flys 100 Miles, Random Gusts (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Ultralights], October, page 10

Flight Tests - LS-3, LS-3A, LS-3/17 (Letters) [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], October, page 11

Random Gusts, SSA in Action Develops Solar Challenger (Letters) [People\Paul MacCready, Jr.], October, page 11

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]October, page 48

Women's Soaring Seminar (Letters) [Women], November, page 2

1981 International Team Announced (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World], November, page 6

NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ) (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\National Soaring Museum\Landmark; People\Sterling Starr; People\Alcide Santilli; People\Ralph Barnaby; Awards\Hall of Fame], November, page 7

Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives Libelle Manufacturer's A.D (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Libelle; Safety], November, page 9

Mahlon Weir, in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Mahlon Weir], November, page 10

1980 Homebuilders' Workshop Report (SSA in Action) [Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News], November, page 16

HomebuiIt Sailplane Design Competition Rules, SSA in Action (Homebuilder News) [Aircraft\Flying Wing], November, page 17

Homebuilt Sailplane Competition Rules, SSA in Action, HomebuiIder News [Construction and How-To], November, page 17

PIK-20E [Motorgliders\Pik-20E; Illustrations\Centerfolds], November, page 30

Soaring without tears Strachan, I. [Soaring Society of America\Vintage Sailplane Association], November, page 33

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]November, page 46

Canopy Scale for Holding Tow Position (Letters) [Instruction; Safety], December, page 3

Remembering to Lower the Gear - the French Method (Letters) [Safety], December, page 3

[Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]December, page 4

1981 International Team Selection Striedieck, Karl; Butler, Dick; Greene, Ben; Gimmey, Ray [Competitions\International], December, page 7

1981 World Gliding Championships Report (SSA in Action) [Competitions\International], December, page 7

Selected for 1981 US International Team [People\Dick Butler; People\Ray Gimmey; People\Karl Striedieck], December, page 7

Smirnoff Donates Scott 1-35 to Team Fund (SSA in Action) [Competitions\International], December, page 7

[Construction and How-To\Homebuilder News]December, page 10

MOBA 2C, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Aircraft], December, page 10

The Extremely Easy, a "Pre-Preliminary" Design Study (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Design], December, page 13

Possible LS-1C Safety Hazard (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\LS-1C; Safety], December, page 14

Fifteenth National 1-26 Championships Butler, J., December, page 18

A Visit to Kirkheim, Schlattstal and Göppingen Simons, M., December, page 28

Region Seven Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 41

Region Twelve Contest, 1980 (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], December, page 41

Winner, 1980 Region Seven 15-Meter Class (SSA in Action) [People\Bud Meyer], December, page 41

Winner, 1980 Region Seven Standard Class (SSA in Action) [People\Duane Eisenbeiss], December, page 41

Troubled by Wind? Cartoon, Parcell, G. [Safety], December, page 42

Creeping Mediocrity, Short Tasks, and the Nationals, Soaring to Win, Moffat, G. [Competitions\National], December, page 46

[Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]December, page 48

Zuni

Kevlar Zuni II, July, page 7

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