Soaring Magazine Index for 1980 organized by subject
Soaring Magazine Index for 1980 organized by subject
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A, B, C, E, F, H, I, L, M, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Z, None
- 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
- Design
- 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
- Flight Tests
- 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
- Flying Wing
- Reimar Horten, Flying Wing Pilot Position and Design Options ( with commentary and translation by J. Scott ), August, page 22
- Performance
- Evaluations
- 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 Association
- 1-26 Log Marks 25th Anniversary, August, page 8
- National Soaring Museum
- Landmark
- NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7
- Sailplanes
- Design
- Michelle Silver, Dateline: China, September, page 32
- Vintage Sailplane Association
- 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
- Airspace
- Joe Baer, Salto Builder's A.D., July, page 5
- Design
- MOBA, Homebuilder News, March, page 11
- Flying Wing
- 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
- Materials
- H. Gunter Helwig, CAPGLIDE and the RP-1, February, page 22
- Ultralights
- 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
- 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
- Badges
- Michelle Silver, Hang Gliders Can Earn FAI/CIVV Badges, February, page 16
- Collier
- MacCready Awarded Collier Trophy, May, page 9
- Exceptional Service
- Stan Smith's Exceptional Service Award, July, page 4
- Hall of Fame
- NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7
- Kolstad
- SSA takes over Kolstad Award, SSA Directors' Meeting - The Executive Director's Report: SSA in Action, Dezzutti, J., September, page 4
- Lincoln
- Michael Teter, 1979 Lincoln Award Presented to Bob Grey, November, page 9
- Records and Record Flights
- 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
- Feminine
- Doris Grove - First Woman to Soar 1000 Kilometers, May, page 8
- Doris Grove, Yoder, C., see: My 1000 Kilometer Flight, June, page 16
- 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
- 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
- CIVV
- Helmut Reichmann Awarded Lilienthal Medal, CIVV News, January, page 8
- B. Buck, The CIVV Report, June, page 10
- 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
- 1-26
- James Butler, 15th National 1-26 Championships, December, page 18
- 15-Meter Class
- 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
- International
- 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
- National
- 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
- NationalOpen Class
- Jim Foreman, The 47th US National Open Class Soaring Championships, November, page 20
- Open Class
- 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
- Regional
- 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
- Sports Class
- 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
- Standard Class
- New Standard Class PIK Announced, January, page 15
- T. Li and J. Doherty, 11th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships, November, page 36
- Technique
- R. Johnson, Performance Improvements Through Airfoil Shape Correction, March, page 23
- Brooks Dodge, Near Fatal, August, pages 44,23,10,28,8
- Techniques
- George Moffat, "Leeching" (response to letters), March, page 4
- World
- 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
- 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
- Design
- 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
- Equipment
- Eric Greenwell, Replacement Tail Wheel, March, page 45
- Les Sebald, On Batteries, August, page 46
- Flying Wing
- 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
- Homebuilder News
- 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
- Homebuilders' Hall
- 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
- Instruments
- 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
- Materials
- Symposium Proceedings Part II Issued, Optimal Flight Technique, February, page 8
- Stan Hall, Separation in Metal-Skin/Foam-Rib Bonding, July, page 40
- Technique
- Dale Thompson, The French Connection - Sealing the Gap, January, page 3
- Crewing
- Geri Silveira, Motel 1-26, April, page 32
- Charlie Spratt, The View from the Ground, May, page 42
- 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
- FAI
- New FAI Record Category Announced, March, page 9
- Mike Koerner, Clouds (1000km Diplome), August, page 18
- Ultralights
- Michelle Silver, Hang Gliders Can Earn FAI/CIVV Badges, February, page 16
- 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
- Airspace
- 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
- Badge List
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Illustrations
- Paul Rendel, Mountain Fantasy, April, page 13
- Paul Coker, "What the Brochures Neglect to Tell You..."; cartoon, September, page 29
- Cartoons
- 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
- Centerfolds
- 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
- Drawings
- Bob Lovejoy, RP-1, February, page 22
- G. Crook, 5th National 15-Meter Class Soaring Championships, October, page 14
- Paintings
- J. Boucher, The Old Wasserkuppe and Württemberg, March, page 30
- Photograph
- Wolfgang and Sharon Obst, Fantasy Haven Gliderport/Soaring for TV, July, page 16
- Photography
- 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
- 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
- Australia
- Eric Williamson, Narrow Miss at Narromine, February, page 28
- Touring Down Under, June, page 5
- China
- Michelle Silver, Dateline: China, September, page 32
- Indea
- Michelle Silver, Delhi Gliding Club, New Delhi, India, April, page 40
- Spain
- Jay Solmonson, Libel-Lula, A New Spanish Ultralight, January, page 11
- Switzerland
- Felix Aberli, Gstaad, Switzerland: Centerspread Photo, January, page 28
- Schanis
- D. Jacobs, Please Send Me to Switzerland, July, page 26
- Legislation
- John Dezzutti, Import Duty Lifted from Gliders and Motorgliders, Washington Update, March, page 9
- 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
- Book Review
- John Lee, "The Sportplane Builder," by Tony Bingelis, August, page 9
- John Dezzutti, "Free Flight", by Douglas Terman, December, page 14
- 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
- Motorgliders
- Pik-20E
- 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
- 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
- Charles Fauvel
- Erik Lapparent, The Death of Charles Fauvel, February, page 2
- 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
- People
- Klaus Auerbach: Winner, Standard Class
- H. Fischer, Region Eleven Contest, 1980, September, page 13
- Norm Austin: Winner, Standard Class
- Red Dog Wright, Region Ten Contest, 1980, November, pages 13-14
- Bob Avon
- John Sager, Winner, 1980 Region Eight Contest Sports Class, September, page 16
- Ralph Barnaby
- NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7
- Joseph Bearden
- Edward Williams, in Memoriam - Joseph Bearden, October, page 11
- Tom Beltz: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Charles Dewald, 1980 Region Four Contest, August, page 9
- Forrest Blossom
- Brian Utley, Executive Director Forrest Blossom Resigns, May, page 6
- Steve Bowen:Winner, Standard Class
- Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, July, page 35
- Ross Briegleb: Winner, Open Class
- H. Fischer, Region Eleven Contest, 1980, September, page 13
- Billy Brown
- Robert Grey, Winner, Region 5 South Open Class, 1980, November, page 11
- Dick Butler
- Jim Foreman, Winner, US National Open Class, 1980, November, page 36
- Selected for 1981 US International Team, December, page 7
- Bill Carlson
- H. Gunter Helwig, CAPGLIDE and the RP-1, February, page 22
- Joe Conn: Winner, Open Class
- Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, July, page 35
- Frank Conner
- New 1-26 Association Officers, May, page 9
- John Dezzutti
- Michelle Silver, John Dezzutti Continues as Acting Executive Director, May, page 6
- Duane Eisenbeiss
- Winner, 1980 Region Seven Standard Class, December, page 41
- William English
- Archer Martin, National Soaring Museum Liam English resigns NSM Post, January, page 10
- Charles Fauvel
- Erik Lapparent, The Death of Charles Fauvel, February, page 2
- Roger Frank
- John Sager, Winner Region Eight Contest 15-Meter Class, September, page 16
- Nelson Funston
- John Sager, Winner, 1980 Region Eight Contest Standard Class, September, page 16
- Eddy Gallacher
- New 1-26 Association Officers, May, page 9
- Dennis Galotti: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Allan MacNicol, Region One Contest, 1980, September, page 8
- Simon Gilad
- Walter Briggs, Simon Gilad, in Memoriam, March, page 40
- Joe Giltner
- Gren Seibels, Joe Giltner, in Memoriam, September, page 15
- Ray Gimmey
- Selected for 1981 US International Team, December, page 7
- Ray Gimmey: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- H. Fischer, Region Eleven Contest, 1980, September, page 13
- Ben Greene:Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, July, page 35
- Jack Greene
- New 1-26 Association Officers, May, page 9
- Bob Grey
- Michael Teter, 1979 Lincoln Award Presented to Bob Grey, November, page 9
- Sherman Griffith: Winner, Open Class
- Red Dog Wright, Region Ten Contest, 1980, November, pages 13-14
- Charles Gyenes
- Michelle Silver, Dateline: China, September, page 32
- Jim Hamilton: Winner, Sports Class
- H. Fischer, Region Eleven Contest, 1980, September, page 13
- Gene Hammond
- D. Slotten, Appointed Chairman Safety Committee, Flight Training and Safety Board News, May, page 40
- John Hansman: Winner, Open Class
- Allan MacNicol, Region One Contest, 1980, September, page 8
- Carl Herold
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7
- Klaus Hill
- Steve Tatman, Klaus Hill, in Memoriam, January, page 15
- Reimar Horten
- Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16
- Harald Wermuth Jensen
- Dale May, Harald Wermuth Jensen, in Memoriam, August, page 17
- Paul MacCready, Jr.
- 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
- Don Knypstra
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7
- David Ledford
- New 1-26 Association Officers, May, page 9
- John Lincoln:Winner, Open Class
- Judy Lincoln, Region Nine Contest, 1980, September, page 11
- Bill Malpas: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- C. Brairton, Region Two Contest, 1980, September, page 9
- Julian Martin
- Andrew Gordon, In Memoriam - Julian Martin, October, page 12
- Bud Meyer
- Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16
- Winner, 1980 Region Seven 15-Meter Class, December, page 41
- Dave Mockler
- James Butler, Winner, 1980 National 1-26 Championships, December, page 20
- Peter Mozer
- J. Butter, Winner, Region 6 Contest Open Class, 1980, December, page 16
- Rudy Mozer
- James Butler, Winner, 1980 Region 6 Contest 15-Meter Class, December, page 16
- Harold Myers
- Robert Grey, Winner, Region 5 South Standard Class, 1980, November, page 11
- Wolfgang Obst
- Wolfgang and Sharon Obst, Fantasy Haven Gliderport/Soaring for TV, July, page 16
- Mike Opitz: Winner, Standard Class
- Allan MacNicol, Region One Contest, 1980, September, page 8
- Bill Ordway: Winner, Standard Class
- Judy Lincoln, Region Nine Contest, 1980, September, page 11
- Alvin Parker
- Sandor Aldott, Alvin Parker, in Memoriam, May, page 37
- Raymon Parker
- Victor M. Saudek, in Memoriam Raymon Parker, July, page 37
- Derek Piggott
- Michelle Silver, A Visit With Derek Piggott, Teaching Soaring, May, page 47
- Kurt Reupke
- Rolf Bahrenburg, Kurt Reupke in Memoriam, May, page 38
- Jerry Robertson: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Red Dog Wright, Region Ten Contest, 1980, November, pages 13-14
- Alcide Santilli
- NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7
- Paul Schweizer
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7
- Jan Scott
- Jan Scott, The 1980 International Vintage Glider Rally, December, page 15
- Ed Sessions
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7
- A.J. Smith
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7
- Bernald Smith, The Most Consistent Competitive Soaring Ever Witnessed, March, page 5
- Stan Smith
- Stan Smith's Exceptional Service Award, July, page 4
- Tom Smith
- James Butler, Winner, 1980 Region 6 Contest Motorglider Class, December, page 16
- Robert Stanley
- Robert Jain, Robert Stanley's Nomad, Looking Backward, March, page 39
- Sterling Starr
- NSM News ( National Landmark Program and Hall of Fame Inductees ), November, page 7
- Karl Striedieck
- Selected for 1981 US International Team, December, page 7
- Karl Striedieck: Winner
- 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
- Brian Utley
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7
- Kevin Wayt
- Frank Sentyrz, Winner, 1980 Western Region Sports Class Contest, December, page 40
- Dick Weber: Winner, Standard Class
- C. Brairton, Region Two Contest, 1980, September, page 9
- Mahlon Weir
- Mahlon Weir, in Memoriam, November, page 10
- Wallace Richard Wiberg
- Edward J. Reeves, Wallace Richard, in Memoriam, March, page 41
- A.C. Williams
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7
- Woodson Woods: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Judy Lincoln, Region Nine Contest, 1980, September, page 11
- Woody Woodward
- Robert Grey, Winner, Region 5 South 15-Meter Class, 1980, November, page 11
- Ray Young
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7
- Performance
- Evaluations
- 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
- Design
- Richard H. Johnson, Performance^Improvements Through Airfoil Shape Correction, Part I, March, page 23
- Flying Wing
- Charles Kerestesi, How I Designed and Built the MG-1, April, page 22
- Pilot Reports
- 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
- Pilot Reports
- George Moffat, Monerai Update, February, page 13
- Philosophy of Soaring
- Robert Taylor, No Fences Facin', January, page 30
- Physiology
- Heat exhaustion
- Brooks Dodge, Near Fatal, August, pages 44,23,10,28,8
- Medical
- 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
- 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
- Technique
- Malcolm Abzug, Turnpoint Maneuvers, October, page 22
- Sailplanes
- 1-35
- Wolfgang Obst, 1-35/Jantar, September, cover
- American Eaglet
- Self-launched American Eaglet, Homebuilder News, March, page 12
- Bob Petersen, L'Aiglon, the American Eaglet, March, page 14
- Blanik
- Blanik Elevator Cable Hang-Up, June, page 3
- Airworthiness Directives Blanik L-13, October, page 8
- Concept 70
- Paul Rendel, Mountain Fantasy, April, page 13
- Design
- S. Hall, in Search of Vector 1, September, page 20
- The Extremely Easy, a "Pre-Preliminary" Design Study, December, page 13
- Glaser-Dirks
- DG-200
- Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the DG-200, July, page 2
- DG-202
- DG-202 Refinements, Random Gusts, September, page 6
- Horten X
- Al Backstrom, Horten X, Midget and Submidget Sailplanes, June, page 16
- HP-14
- Doug Adcox, An HP-14's Benign Spiral, January, page 2
- HP-18
- S. Hall, A Suspect U-Joint in the HP-18?, February, page 38
- S. Hall, HP-18, Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directive, February, page 39
- Jantar
- Wolfgang Obst, Jantar/SSA Emblems, July, cover
- Wolfgang Obst, 1-35/Jantar, September, cover
- Jantar 2B
- George Moffat, Contest Report on Two Sailplanes, Soaring to Win, April, page 39
- Kestrel
- Sandor Aldott, Kestrel, April, cover
- Lark
- Lark Rudder Pedal Hang-Up Hazard, April, page 7
- Hal Lawrence, Motorgliders Circumstates Adventure, April, page 16
- Libelle
- Bert Small, Central Ontario Soaring Association, Libelle, March, cover
- Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives Libelle Manufacturer's A.D, November, page 9
- LS-1C
- Possible LS-1C Safety Hazard, December, page 14
- Mini-Nimbus C
- George Moffat, Contest Report on Two Sailplanes, Soaring to Win, April, page 39
- Monarch
- D.L. Gibo, Monarch Paper Available on Request, February, page 5
- Monerai
- George Moffat, Monerai Update, February, page 13
- George Moffat, Kit Building; the Good News and the Bad News, November, page 3
- Mosquito
- Phillip Morris, Improving the Mosquito, January, page 3
- J.A. Caubet, Improving the Mosquito, January, page 3
- Mike Borgelt, Polar Polemics, August, page 2
- Pik-20
- 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
- Pik-20e
- I. Strachan, PIK-20E in Competition, Soaring Without Tears, November, page 35
- Rolladen-Schneider
- LS-1C
- Dita Aldott, LS-1C, August, cover
- LS-3
- 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
- LS-3/17
- Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LS-3/17, June, page 16
- LS3A
- R. Johnson, A Flight test evaluation of the LS-3A, February, page 34
- Schempp-Hirth
- Ventus
- Martin Simons, A Visit to Kirkheim, Schlattstal, and Göppingen, December, page 28
- Schleicher
- ASW 20
- David Aranda, Polar Polemics, August, page 2
- Schreder
- HP-18
- 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
- Schweizer
- SGS 1-26
- 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
- Sigma
- John McMasters, Advanced Concepts in Variable Geometry Sailplanes, Part II, May, page 12
- Sisu
- Sandor Aldott, Sisu, May, cover
- Speed Astir
- Dale Thompson, The French Connection - Sealing the Gap, January, page 3
- Standard Cirrus
- Sandor Aldott, Standard Cirrus, November, cover
- Vector 1
- S. Hall, in Search of Vector 1, September, page 20
- Ventus
- Gerhard Rein, Centerfold Photo, December, page 29
- Woodstock I
- George Uveges, Woodstock I, January, cover
- S. Hall, A Design Critique of Woodstock I, January, page 18
- Zuni
- Jim Foreman, Zuni, February, cover
- William Hill, Zuni - the American Challenger, February, page 18
- Sites
- Alaska
- John Dezzutti, Palmer, Alaska, Keeping Airports Open to Sailplanes, January, page 12
- El Mirage
- Save El Mirage, January, page 2
- 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
- Directors
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Results, January, page 7
- John Dezzutti, SSA Directors' Meeting - The Executive Director's Report, September, page 4
- Employees
- 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
- Executive Director's Reports
- 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
- President's Report
- Brian Utley, The SSA President's Message, May, page 10
- Presidents's Reports
- Brian Utley, The President's Message, December, page 4
- Reports
- John Dezzutti, The SSA Executive Director's Report, May, page 11
- Soaring Magazine
- Soaring Magazine Revised Classified Ad Rates, From the Executive Director, August, page 7
- SSA in Action
- 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
- Staff
- SSA Office Staff Changes, April, page 10
- Vintage Sailplane Association
- Bob Storck, VSA News, August, page 9
- Soaring without tears Strachan, I., November, page 33
- 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
- Techniques
- Competitions
- Peter Williams, Leeching, March, page 4
- Wayne Roberts, Leeching, March, page 4
- "Leeching" (letters from: Brain, V., March, page 4
- Sports Class
- Tom Cooper, Flying the Sports Class, October, page 38
- Wave
- Ray Cipriano, How Not to Fly a Wave, January, page 42
- Ultralights
- Jay Solmonson, Mitchell Wing, Ultralight Fun, April, page 12
- 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
- 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
- Feminine/Women
- Doris Grove, My 1000 Kilometer Flight, June, page 16
- Zuni
- Materials
- Kevlar Zuni II, July, page 7
- 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
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