Soaring Magazine Index for 1981 organized by Subject and Author

The contents have all been re-entered by hand, so there are going to be typos and confusion between author and subject, etc...
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Department, Columns, or Sections of the magazine are indicated within parentheses '( )'.
Subject, and sub-subject, are indicated within square brackets '[ ]'.

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

Aerodynamics: Golden Glider Clarifications, February, page 4; Bruce Carmichael, Rhöngeist II, The Volkssegler - Carmichael's Engineering Study, February, page 16; Determining "Acceptability" for Contest Design Guidance, Homebuilder News, April, page 11; Flight Research Institute Formed, May, page 16; E.J. Buchanan, The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft, June, page 22; Gren Seibels, Harald Millgard and Jan Wennerstrom, Mr. Grob's Twin II, June, page 32; Reimar Horten, Lift Distribution on Flying Wing Aircraft, June, page 40; Horten Flying Wing Aerodynamics, July, page 4; Richard H. Johnson, Performance Improvement Through Airfoil Shape Correction, July, page 33; Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Slingsby Vega, February, page 24; Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Ventus A, December, page 34
Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs: Michelle Silver, Central Oregon Soaring Society, "Loose" but off the ground, April, page 44; May, page 47; John Eisenhart, Soaring at the US Air Force Academy, June, page 38; July, page 43; Siegfried E. Rupp, Soaring Club of Houston, Another Phoenix Rises From the Ashes, September, page 44; November, page 48; Michelle Silver, Willamette Valley Soaring Club, If At First You Don't Succeed, November, page 49; Shirley Sliwa, First Soaring Landmark Plaque Dedicated, August, page 19; Michelle Silver, Regional Organizations and their raison d'etre, March, page 46; Bob Storck, VSA News Vintage Sailplane Registration, Construction drawings, January, page 10; VSA News, February, page 10; Bob Storck, VSA News, March, page 6; VSA Archives: Preserving Paint for Posterity, August, page 12
Aircraft: Bruce Carmichael, Rhöngeist II, The Volkssegler - Carmichael's Engineering Study, February, page 16; New FAI Light Sailplane Category, March, page 14; Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16; Larry Haig, The Minibat, March, page 36; Flight Research Institute Formed, May, page 16; Richard H. Johnson, Dangers of Ground Launching Modern Sailplanes, May, page 42; Capt. Robert F. Behler, Soaring at a 2 to 1 L/D, September, page 28; Reimar Horten, Lift Distribution on Flying Wing Aircraft, June, page 40; Paul MacCready, Jr., Challenger: Solar Power Self-Launch, January, page 15; Paul MacCready, Jr., Solar Challenger News, March, page 9; A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race?, July, page 14; Gunter Rochelt, Solair I, August, page 11; Steven Ptacek, From France to England Aboard the Solar Challenger, December, page 27; Horten Flying Wing Aerodynamics, July, page 4; A Happy Homebuilder (Monerai), November, page 3; Floyd Sweet, A Scaled Down Ten Meter Racer, December, page 46; Barrant Merrill, Motorglider Ground-Handling Hazard, February, page 3; John Dezzutti, Motorglider Study, July, page 8; John Robinson, Motorgliders Offer Adjustable L/D, August, page 2; John Dezzutti, A California Yankee in the BGA's Court, December, page 18; Michelle Silver, Towplane Efficiency, October, page 56; Goldwing Kits in Production, February, page 15; Jack Greene, "Junk Machines" and Soaring Advertising, November, page 3; The Stanford Canard, December, page 13; The Komet, December, page 13
Allemann, Rudy (a.k.a. R. Allemann, R.T. Allemann): For Tower Attention Say, Glider (Letters) [Safety; Techniques], May, page 4
Awards: Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award given to David Marsden, Convention Report, March, page 8; John Dezzutti, Academy of Model Aeronautics Award Approved, September, page 5; Wally Scott, Schweizer Corporation Honored by FAI Citation, September, page 8; Marion Barritt, Golden Anniversary Trophy Race, October, page 8; Floyd Sweet, The Eaton Memorial Trophy, May, page 999; Convention Report, March, page 8; Convention Report, March, page 8; Gren Seibels, A New Award: The Joe Giltner Memorial Trophy,, October, page 2; Misidentification of Hall of Fame picture, September, page 11; Mid Kolstad, SSA to Run Kolstad Memorial Scholarship, May, page 11; Jim Foreman, Kolstad Award Winners, September, page 7; Cindy Brickner, State Record Month Drawing, January, page 10; Charlie Spratt Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; David Marsden Awarded Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; Douglas and Lianna Receive Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy, Convention Report, March, page 8; Erwin Reeves Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; Exceptional Achievement awarded to Nelson Shapter, Convention Report, March, page 8; Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy awarded to Doug and Lianna Lamont, Convention Report, March, page 8; Exceptional Achievement awarded to Nelson Shapter, Convention Report, March, page 8; Hal Lattimore Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; Wally Scott Awarded Barringer Memorial Trophy, Convention Report, March, page 8; Stan Hall Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; John Dezzutti, Hall of Fame inductees announced. Vic Saudek and Karl Striedieck, July, page 8; The Eaton Memorial Trophy, May, page 5; Kolstad Youth Scholarship and Century Award, January, page 10
Barnaby, Capt. Ralph: Pruefling, How I was Launched by the Airship Los Angeles (Feature Articles) [People\Bonnie House; Techniques; History], February, page 34
Barritt, Marion (a.k.a. M. Barritt): Directors-at-Large Elected (SSA in Action), September, page 5; Golden Anniversary Trophy Race (SSA in Action) [History; Awards], October, page 8; Golden Anniversary Eastern Safaris (SSA in Action) [Safaris], October, page 10; Golden Anniversary Western Safaris (SSA in Action) [Safaris], October, page 10; Technical Soaring (SSA in Action) [Literature\Journals], October, page 11
Behler, Capt. Robert F.: Soaring at a 2 to 1 L/D (Feature Articles) [Aircraft; Instruction\Self-launch], September, page 28
Benbough, Richard: Museum Seeks Replacements of Arson-Destroyed Soaring Mags (Letters) [Museums], April, page 4
Bigelow, David: Hawaii's First Diamond (Feature Articles) [FAI\Badges], August, page 30
Birds: Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16; David L. Gibo, Monarch Watchers Sought, September, page 3
Blankenship, Bobbi; with Bill Kantz and Steve Zimmermann: Soaring the Rockies' Great Divide (Feature Articles) [Sites; Flight Stories; Techniques], January, page 18
Boesch, Oscar: Photos for Filming the Silent Sky [Photographs], June, page 20
Brain, Val: Hoopla, Anyone? [Competitions; Homebuilding\Structures; Literature], May, page 25
Brickner, Cindy: State Record Month Drawing (SSA in Action) [Awards\Records and Record Flights], January, page 10
Buchanan, E.J.: The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics; Competitions; Sailplane Design\Aerodynamic Design], June, page 22
Buck, Robert: It's No Toy Lady! Buck, R. (Feature Articles) [Philosophy of Soaring; People\Ake Pettersson], February, page 39; Region 1 Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\Rick Sheppe: Winner Open Class; People\Mike Opitz: Winner; People\Roger Buchanan: Winner 15 Meter Class; Competitions\Regional], September, page 8
Bull, Gifford: What Have You Done to My Caproni? (Feature Articles) [Performance\Evaluations; Motorgliders\Caproni], December, page 14
Bundy, Francis P. (a.k.a. F.P. Bundy, Francis Bundy): Soaring High and Wide in the Adirondacks and Berkshire (Feature Articles) [Sites; Flight Stories], May, page 18
Butler, James L.: Region 6 Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [Competitions\Regional], November, page 10
Caldwell, R.; with Stephen DuPont (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), T. Nelson, M. Piccagli and John Sinclair (a.k.a. J. Sinclair): From the Readers [Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], October, page 54
Campbell, Laura: "Go Fly a Sailplane: An Introduction to Soaring", by Linda and Ray Morrow (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], August, page 14
Caproni: Ken Rogers, Centerspread of Caproni over the Mojave Desert, July, cover
Carmichael, Bruce H. (a.k.a. Bruce Carmichael, B.H. Carmichael, B. Carmichael): Rhöngeist II, The Volkssegler - Carmichael's Engineering Study (SSA in Action) [Aerodynamics; Homebuilding; Sailplane Design; Aircraft], February, page 16; "Profilpolaren für den Modellflug" by Dr. Dieter Althaus (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], May, page 12; "Stuttgarter Profilkatalog 1" by Dr. Dieter Althaus and Dr. Fanz Xaver (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], May, page 12
Caubet, Jose: Region 11 Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\Dale Bush: Winner 15-Meter Class; People\Oliver Dyer-Bennet: Winner Open Class; People\Walt Rogers: Winner Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], August, page 17
Certification: John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations Adopted, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5; John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations, Executive Director's Report, April, page 8; John Dezzutti, Licensing Experimental Sailplanes, May, page 7
Christian, George: The 1982 Convention - Plan Now (SSA in Action) [Conferences, Conventions and Meetings], October, page 10; Reagan Nominates CAB Chairman (SSA in Action) [Civil Aeronautics Board], December, page 7
Civil Aeronautics Board: George Christian, Reagan Nominates CAB Chairman, December, page 7
Coker, Paul, Jr.: Hoopla, Anyone? [Illustration\Cartoons], May, page 30
Coleson, Eric: Flight Training, Soaring, and Safety (Feature Articles) [Instruction; Safety; Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], May, page 24
Competitions: The 1980 US National & Regional Champions, January, page 26; John McMasters, Flying the Altostratus I, Soaring to Win in the 21st Century, February, page 18; Val Brain, Hoopla, Anyone?, May, page 25; Charlie Spratt, A Contest Support Kit, May, page 40; E.J. Buchanan, The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft, June, page 22; Charles Lindsay, The Need for a Local Sounding at Your Soaring Site, July, page 21; Douglas Jacobs, Initiation Rites, July, page 40; Eric Greenwell, Modest Proposals, August, page 3; Gren Seibels, Tiedowns vs the Tornado, September, page 4; Jim Foreman, The 16th National 1-26 Championships, November, page 14; 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, March, page 10; Bill Malpas, Come Race Around Europe! An Invitation to the 4th Transeuropean, April, page 2; Ross MacIntyre, New Zealand Championships, May, page 10; Tornado Fails to Halt Contest, June, page 9; Mike Greenwald, Huit Jours D'Anger, February, page 30; Nationals Results at a Glance, September, page 6; Richard Divelbiss, The 48th US National Open Class Championships, September, page 16; John Joss, The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships, October, page 38; Al Santilli, The 12th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships, November, page 18; Jose Caubet, Region 11 Contest, 1981, August, page 17; Gren Seibels, The 13th Region 5 North Contest, August, page 20; Robert Buck, Region 1 Contest, 1981, September, page 8; Jack Wilson, Region 3 Contest, 1981, September, page 9; Luis Fernandez, Region 4 Contest, 1981, September, page 12; Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12; Jim Foreman, Region 9 East Contest, 1981, September, page 14; Robert Grey, Region Five South Contest, 1981, November, page 8; James L. Butler, Region 6 Contest, 1981, November, page 10; Carol Deihl, Region 10 Contest, 1981, November, page 12; Region 12 Contest, 1981, December, page 10; Region 9 West Contest, 1981, December, page 11; Michelle Silver, Air Sailing Sports Class Contest, February, page 45; 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, January, page 5; Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, January, page 6; Richard H. Johnson, Internationals - The Post-war Years, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, February, page 6; 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, February, page 6; Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, February, page 6; World Championships Report, September, page 6; Eric Mozer, The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 14; Women's Championships, November, page 7; Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, March, page 10; Wylie Mullen, A Solution for the Team Fund "Problem"?, December, page 5
Computers and the Internet: More On Computer X-C Simulation, May, page 5; Pat McGrath, An SSA Communications Network?, September, page 2
Conferences, Conventions and Meetings: George Christian, The 1982 Convention - Plan Now, October, page 10; Ned Jacoby, Sailplanes and Motorgliders at the Paris Air Show, September, page 30
Construction & How-To: Les Sebald, Wing Stands Anybody?, July, page 44; Les Sebald, Reconditioning a Radair 10 Transceiver, September, page 49; Les Sebald, Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation, November, page 46; Les Sebald, From the Readers, February, page 42; Les Sebald, Whisky Compass, a Required Instrument, March, page 44; Larry Kirkbride, Parachute Maintenance and Safety, April, page 41; Les Sebald, A Total-Energy/VHP Radio Antenna System, June, page 46; S. DuPont, T. Nelson, M. Piccagli, R. Caldwell, and J. Sinclair, From the Readers, October, page 54; Nelson Flowmeter, Trailer Tricks, Bayside replacement transistor, battery chargers, Plantronics mike. Cure radio squeals, October, page 54; Fred Hermanspann, Use of Aluminum/Graphite Structures, April, page 2; Jack Greene, A Homebuilder's Introduction to Composite Technology, May, page 34; Alex Strojnik, Use of Aluminum/Graphite Structures, July, page 3; Les Sebald, Wheels, Tires, and Brakes, Maintenance and Projects, December, page 48
Crewing: Bonnie House, Getting a crew in a hurry, January, page 44; Trish Durbin, They Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait, August, page 38
De Almeida, D'Agberto: Quero-Quero, Brazil's 1-26 ltrs [Sailplanes\Quero-Quero; International\Brazil], December, page 3
Deihl, Carol: Region 10 Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\Dick Mockler: Winner, 15-Meter Class; People\Richard H. Johnson: Winner, Open Class; People\Ken Jacobs: Winner, Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], November, page 12; Monarch Flying Wing by Jim Marske (Covers) [Sailplanes\Monarch], December, cover
Dezzutti, John (a.k.a. J. Dezzutti): SSA Director Election Winners (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [People\Sam Francis: Elected Region 1 Director; People\Bernald Smith: Elected Region 11 Director; People\William Ivans: Elected Region 12 Director; People\Joe Bennis: Elected Region 2 Director; People\Richard Schreder: Elected Region 6 Director; People\Richard Hall: Elected Region 9 Director; Soaring Society of America\Directors], January, page 5; Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Reports], February, page 6; Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Reports; Instruction], March, page 5; Homebuilders Association, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Homebuilding; Organizations], March, page 5; Joint Airworthiness Regulations Adopted, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Administration; Certification; Federal Aviation Administration\Aircraft], March, page 5; Board of Directors Meeting, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Directors], March, page 6; Joint Airworthiness Regulations, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Reports; Federal Aviation Administration; Certification\Aircraft], April, page 8; Sectional Chart Changes, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Administration], April, page 9; Jon Mead Appointed Director-at-Large (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Directors], May, page 7; Licensing Experimental Sailplanes (SSA in Action) [Certification\Aircraft], May, page 7; Sweepstakes Grand Prize drawing won by Ann Nielsen: SSA in Action (Executive Director's Report) [Soaring Society of America], June, page 8; Hall of Fame inductees announced. Vic Saudek and Karl Striedieck (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Reports; Awards\SSA Awards], July, page 8; Motorglider Study (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Motorgliders], July, page 8; The FAA and the SSA (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Administration], July, page 8; Elected to Soaring Halt of Fame, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [People\Karl Striedieck], July, page 9; A Black Day in May (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [Safety; Insurance], July, page 10; ELT's and Towplanes (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Administration], August, page 9; Academy of Model Aeronautics Award Approved (SSA in Action) [Awards], September, page 5; Board of Directors'Meeting, Executive Director's Report, SSA in Action [Soaring Society of America\Directors], September, page 5; Convention Guidelines, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Organizations], September, page 5; Directors-at-Large Elected (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Directors], September, page 5; Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Reports], September, page 5; Hammond Heads Flight Training and Safety Board, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Safety; Instruction; Soaring Society of America\Directors], September, page 5; ICAO-VFR Rules, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Organizations], September, page 5; New Officers Elected, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Officers], September, page 5; Sailplane Homebuilder Association Activities (SSA in Action) [Organizations], September, page 5; Utley Resigns as Regional Director, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [People\Brian Utley], September, page 5; Utley Resigns as Regional Director, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Directors], September, page 5; Directors Election, Executive Director's Report, SSA in Action [Soaring Society of America\Directors], October, page 5; FAA Proposes Controls on Hang Gliders and Ultralights (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Reports; Federal Aviation Administration], October, page 5; Oops, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [People\A.C. Williams; Soaring Society of America\Officers], October, page 8; Commemorative Postal Stationery to be issued (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [Stamps], December, page 6; Special Directors Election (Executive Director's Report|SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Reports; Soaring Society of America\Directors], December, page 6; A California Yankee in the BGA's Court (Feature Articles) [Sites; Instruction; Aircraft\Motorgliders], December, page 18
Divelbiss, Richard: The 48th US National Open Class Championships (Feature Articles) [Richard H. Johnson: Winner; Competitions\National], September, page 16
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): More on Gear Reminders (Letters), March, page 3
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); with T. Nelson, M. Piccagli, R. Caldwell and John Sinclair (a.k.a. J. Sinclair): From the Readers [Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], October, page 54
Durbin, Trish: They Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait [People\George E. Tabery; Crewing], August, page 38
Eberhard, Erich: Rx for Gear-Up Landings: A Swiss Bell-Ringer, Maybe? (Letters) [Safety; Techniques], January, page 2
Economics: Geri Silveira, Caveat Emptor (Check Out that Coyote), April, page 7; The Design Contest: Buildability vs Cost, July, page 6
Eiker, Ken: in Memoriam - Al Cronig (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Al Cronig], November, page 13
Eisenhart, John: Soaring at the US Air Force Academy (Feature Articles) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Instruction], June, page 38
Elgin, Joseph: Soaring the Smokies (Feature Articles) [Sites\Chilhowee Gliderport], April, page 30
Equipment: Les Sebald, Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation, November, page 46; Les Sebald, Expanded-Scale Battery Voltmeter, May, page 44; Stan Hall, Structural Proof Testing, September, page 34
FAI: New FAI Light Sailplane Category, March, page 14; David Bigelow, Hawaii's First Diamond, August, page 30
Faber, Stuart: The Design Contest: Buildability vs Cost (Letters) [Sailplanes\Design], July, page 6
Federal Aviation Administration: FCC Refunds, February, page 10; John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations Adopted, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5; John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations, Executive Director's Report, April, page 8; John Dezzutti, Sectional Chart Changes, Executive Director's Report, April, page 9; The FAR's on Dual and Solo Flight Instruction, July, page 5; John Dezzutti, The FAA and the SSA, July, page 8; Sectional Chart Update, Executive Director's Report, SSA in Action, Dezzutti, J., July, page 8; John Dezzutti, ELT's and Towplanes, August, page 9; John Dezzutti, FAA Proposes Controls on Hang Gliders and Ultralights, October, page 5; John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations Adopted, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5
Federation Aeronautique Internationale: January, page 47; February, page 49; March, page 48; April, page 49; May, page 48; June, page 50; July, page 48; August, page 48; September, page 42; October, page 48; November, page 42; December, page 56
Fernandez, Luis: Filming the "Silent Sky", Adapted from Free Flight (Feature Articles) [Photographs], June, page 20; Region 4 Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\John Seymour: Winner 15-Meter Class; People\Al Blackburn: Winner Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], September, page 12
Fitch, Bob: The Blue Fly (Feature Articles) [Homebuilding; Records and Record Flights; Flight Stories; Techniques; Sailplanes\HP-18], July, page 36
Flight Stories: Bobbi Blankenship, Bill Kantz, and Steve Zimmermann, Soaring the Rockies' Great Divide, January, page 18; John McMasters, Flying the Altostratus I, Soaring to Win in the 21st Century, February, page 18; Martin Simons, The Fafnir, March, page 32; Don Santee, Soaring the Colorado Plateau, April, page 18; F.P. Bundy, Soaring High and Wide in the Adirondacks and Berkshire, May, page 18; Bob Fitch, The Blue Fly, July, page 36; Justin Wills, Have You Ever Been Experienced?, August, page 26; Dave Hughes, Soaring Coast-to-Coast Nonstop, September, page 22; Steven Ptacek, From France to England Aboard the Solar Challenger, December, page 27; Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16
Flight Technique: The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft, June, page 22; John Ogend, X-C Course Deviation, July, page 4
Floden, Britt: Just Think of the Possibilities (Feature Articles) [People\John Joss; Philosophy of Soaring], February, page 40
Flying Wing: Reimar Horten, Lift Distribution on Flying Wing Aircraft, June, page 40
Foreman, Jim (a.k.a. J. Foreman): Kolstad Award Winners (SSA in Action) [Awards\Kolstad; People\Alice Goodlette; People\John Mills], September, page 7; Region 9 East Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\David G. Jr. Jones: Winner Open Class; People\Einar Enevoldson: Winner Standard Class; People\William Hill: Winner 15 Meter Class; Competitions\Regional], September, page 14; The Moni, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Moni], October, page 12; Golden Anniversary Readers' Choice (SSA in Action) [History], November, page 7; The 16th National 1-26 Championships (Feature Articles) [People\Dave Mockler: Winner; Competitions\1-26; Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 1-26], November, page 14
Forsythe, Don: They Also Serve Mho Only Stand and Wait [Illustration\Cartoons], August, page 38
Frappier, Ed: in Memoriam - Richard Farley (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Richard Farley], November, page 13
Frimannson, Hoskuldur: Soaring in the Midnight Sun (Letters) [International\Iceland], November, page 2
Gaines, R., ed.: High Altitude Hazards (Safety Corner) [Physiology\Medical; Safety; Techniques], February, page 47
Gibo, David L.: Monarch Watchers Sought (Letters) [Birds], September, page 3
Gillman, Ron: Don't Tug the Tail (Safety Corner) [Sailplane Accessories; Safety\Safety Corner], April, page 42
Gordon, Andy: Safety Through Proficiency (Accent on Clubs) [Safety], September, page 47
Greene, Jack: A Homebuilder's Introduction to Composite Technology, May, page 25; A Homebuilder's Introduction to Composite Technology (Feature Articles) [Homebuilding; Construction & How-To\Materials], May, page 34; "Junk Machines" and Soaring Advertising (Letters) [Aircraft\Ultralights or Self Launched], November, page 3
Greenwald, Mike: Huit Jours D'Anger (Feature Articles) [People\Dave Hughes; Competitions\International\France], February, page 30; Soaring in the Midnight Sun (Letters) [International\Iceland], November, page 2
Greenwell, Eric (a.k.a. E. Greenwell): Modest Proposals (Letters) [Competitions], August, page 3
Grey, Robert (a.k.a. Bob Grey, B. Grey): Grob Opens US Facility (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Grob], May, page 12; Region Five South Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\John Byrd: Winner, 15-Meter Class; People\Stephen Bowen: Winner Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], November, page 8
Guidance for Geriatric Glider Guiders: H. Millgard and J. Wennerstrom, Seibels, G., January, page 36
Haig, Larry: Minibat (Homebuilder News|SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Design], February, page 12; The Minibat (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Minibat; Aircraft; Homebuilding\Flying Wing], March, page 36
Hall, Bernt: A Thank You and Invitation from Sweden, (Letters) [International\Sweden], December, page 2
Hall, Stanley A. (a.k.a. Stan A. Hall, Stan Hall, S. Hall, S.A. Hall): Structural Proof Testing (Feature Articles) [Homebuilding; Sailplane Accessories; Performance\Evaluations\Structures; Equipment\Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation,], September, page 34; In Memoriam - Sherb Klein (SSA in Action) [People\Sherburne W. Klein], October, page 11
Hammond, E. Gene (a.k.a. Gene Hammond): 1981 Barnaby Lecture (SSA in Action) [People\Capt. Ralph Barnaby], December, page 8
Hanlë, Ursula: Hanlë Hands-Only Controls (Letters) [Physiology\Medical], April, page 4
Hermanspann, Fred: Use of Aluminum/Graphite Structures (Letters) [Construction & How-To\Materials], April, page 2
Herold, Carl: New Officers Elected (SSA in Action), September, page 5
Historical: Frank Kelsey, Southern California Soaring Contest circa 1930, February, page 17; T.E. Sharp, April, page 16; Frank Kelsey, Looking Back Forty Years Plus, August, page 14
History: Internationals - the Early Days, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, January, page 6; Michelle Silver, Celebration of 50 years of soaring, January, page 44; Richard H. Johnson, Internationals - The Post-war Years, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, February, page 6; SSA History at NSM, February, page 11; Capt. Ralph Barnaby, Pruefling, How I was Launched by the Airship Los Angeles, February, page 34; Simine Short, The Paper Pilot, March, page 16; Martin Simons, The Fafnir, March, page 32; Frank Kelsey, Soaring Sites of 40 years ago, April, page 17; Soaring History: Keeping it Straight, May, page 4; Martin Simons, Danke Schön, Peter Riedel, June, page 6; VSA Archives: Preserving Paint for Posterity, August, page 12; Shirley Sliwa, First Soaring Landmark Plaque Dedicated, August, page 19; Eva Simo, Happy Birthday to Lulu, September, page 3; Misidentification of Hall of Fame picture, September, page 11; Jan Scott, The Ultimate Leech Deterrent a la Schempp-Hirth,, October, page 3; Floyd Sweet, The Person Who Made History on August 1929, October, page 3; Marion Barritt, Golden Anniversary Trophy Race, October, page 8; Jim Foreman, Golden Anniversary Readers' Choice, November, page 7; M.M. Stern, The Fafnir's Roots,, December, page 3; Jonathan (Jon) Mead, Preliminary Schedule for East Coast Anniversary, December, page 8
Homebuilding: Homebuilder News, January, page 8; Bob Storck, Construction Drawings, VSA News, January, page 11; Bruce Carmichael, Rhöngeist II, The Volkssegler - Carmichael's Engineering Study, February, page 16; John Dezzutti, Homebuilders Association, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5; Homebuilder News, March, page 11; SSA Homebuilder Sailplane Entries, March, page 11; Homebuilder News, April, page 10; Homebuilder News, May, page 14; Peter Roemer, A Monerai Builder's First Flight Tips, May, page 25; Jack Greene, A Homebuilder's Introduction to Composite Technology, May, page 34; The Design Contest: Buildability vs Cost, July, page 6; Gottfried Ressel, The G.R.3 Project, July, page 24; Bob Fitch, The Blue Fly, July, page 36; Homebuilder News, August, page 11; Stan Hall, Structural Proof Testing, September, page 34; Geoff Steele and George Uveges, Photos, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilder Workshop, November, page 32; Douglas Lamont, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilders Workshop, November, page 32; John McMasters, Report on Sailplane Homebuilders Design Contest, Homebuilders News, December, page 12; Larry Haig, The Minibat, March, page 36; Val Brain, Hoopla, Anyone?, May, page 25
Hopkins, Steve: in Memoriam - Dick Cofrin (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Dick Cofrin], August, page 19
Horten, Reimar (a.k.a. R. Horten): Lift Distribution on Flying Wing Aircraft (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics; Aircraft\Aerodynamic Design; Flying Wing], June, page 40
Horvath, Lazlo (a.k.a. Laslo "Les" Horvath, Les Horvath, L. Horvath, Laszlo Horvath): Jantar 2 [Illustration\Centerspread; Sailplanes\Jantar], January, page 28
House, Bonnie: Getting a crew in a hurry (Accent on Clubs) [Crewing], January, page 44
Howard, Hope: CFIG Requirements (Letters), July, page 3
Hughes, David R. (a.k.a. David Hughes, Dave Hughes): Soaring Coast-to-Coast Nonstop (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Blanik; International\Panama; Flight Stories], September, page 22
Illustration: Jack Olson, Altostratus I painting, February, cover; H. Seo, Centerfold of Lark over the Grand Tetons, March, page 30; Leonard McClain, The Fafnir, painting, March, page 32; Paul Coker, Jr., Hoopla, Anyone?, May, page 30; Gil Parcell, Cover-up!, July, page 46; Don Forsythe, They Also Serve Mho Only Stand and Wait, August, page 38; Laszlo Horvath, Jantar 2, January, page 28; AS-W 15 and Oscar Boesch, Palisades near Calistoga Soaring from Silent Sky, June, cover; Ken Rogers, Caproni over Mojave Desert, July, page 99
Instruction: Instructor's Clinic, February, page 10; John Dezzutti, Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5; Derek Piggott, The Motorglider as A Trainer for Soaring Instruction, April, page 24; Tom Knauff, Release from Aerotow, April, page 43; Eric Coleson, Flight Training, Soaring, and Safety, May, page 24; Peter Roemer, A Monerai Builder's First Flight Tips, May, page 25; John Eisenhart, Soaring at the US Air Force Academy, June, page 38; The FAR's on Dual and Solo Flight Instruction, July, page 5; Tom Knauff, The Weak Link in Pilot Training, August, page 6; John Dezzutti, Hammond Heads Flight Training and Safety Board, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5; John Dezzutti, A California Yankee in the BGA's Court, December, page 18; Capt. Robert F. Behler, Soaring at a 2 to 1 L/D, September, page 28
Instrumentation: Les Sebald, Whisky Compass, a Required Instrument, March, page 44; Les Sebald, A Total-Energy/VHP Radio Antenna System, June, page 46; Steve Smith, A Look Inside the Mechanical Variometer, August, page 24; Eric Mozer, Goodies at the Field, photos. The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 30; Hannes Linke, Goodies at the Field, photos from the 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 30
Insurance: Karl Striedieck, The Year of the Prang, May, page 22; Bernald Smith, SSA Insurance Plans, July, page 10; John Dezzutti, A Black Day in May, July, page 10; Bernald Smith, SSA Insurance Committee Report of 1980 Accidents, March, page 13
International: D'Agberto De Almeida, Quero-Quero, Brazil's 1-26 ltrs, December, page 3; Hoskuldur Frimannson, Soaring in the Midnight Sun, November, page 2; Mike Greenwald, Soaring in the Midnight Sun, November, page 2; Edward Williams, Abort at Amozoc, June, page 35; Dave Hughes, Soaring Coast-to-Coast Nonstop, September, page 22; Bernt Hall, A Thank You and Invitation from Sweden,, December, page 2; Alex Strojnik, A Thank You and Invitation From Sweden, December, page 2
Jacobs, Douglas: Initiation Rites (Feature Articles) [People\E.J. (Jim) Indrebo; Safety; Competitions; Techniques], July, page 40
Jacoby, Ned: Sailplanes and Motorgliders at the Paris Air Show (Feature Articles) [Conferences, Conventions and Meetings\Motorgliders], September, page 30; Contest start line at Minden, NV (Covers) [Sites], October, cover
Jiri, Valny: Vivat, a Motor Blanik (Letters) [Motorgliders\Vivat], July, page 3
Johnson, Howard: in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], August, page 19
Johnson, Richard H. (a.k.a. Dick Johnson, Richard Johnson, R.H. Johnson, R. Johnson): Internationals - The Post-war Years, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report (SSA in Action) [History; Competitions\World], February, page 6; A Flight Test Evaluation of the Slingsby Vega (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], February, page 24; Dangers of Ground Launching Modern Sailplanes (Safety Corner) [Aircraft; Techniques; Safety\Launching; Safety Corner], May, page 42; Performance Improvement Through Airfoil Shape Correction (Feature Articles) [Aerodynamics; Sailplanes\Schempp-Hirth\Nimbus 2; Performance\Evaluations], July, page 33; A Flight Test Evaluation of the Ventus A (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Schempp-Hirth\Ventus A; Aerodynamics\Flight Tests], December, page 34
Jones, Albert: Safety Questions (Letters), March, page 3
Joss, John: "In Search of World Records," by George Worthington (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], January, page 12; The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships [People\Klaus Holighaus: Winner; People\Ray Gimmey: Winner; Competitions\National], October, page 38; The Big Day, The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships [Records and Record Flights], October, page 41; "Is the AS-W 20 for Everyone?" (with apologies to George Worthington), The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships [Sailplanes\Schleicher\ASW 20], October, page 45; Tiedowns vs the Tornado, (Letters), December, page 3
Kantz, Bill: Oxygen - Boom (Safety Corner) [Sailplane Accessories; Safety\Safety Corner], September, page 48
Kantz, Bill; with Bobbi Blankenship and Steve Zimmermann: Soaring the Rockies' Great Divide (Feature Articles) [Sites; Flight Stories; Techniques], January, page 18
Kantz, Bill; with H. Miltner: Katie and I (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Ka-6], July, page 26
Kelsey, William Frank (a.k.a. Wm. Frank Kelsey, Frank Kelsey, F. Kelsey): Southern California Soaring Contest circa 1930 (SSA in Action) [Historical\Looking Backward], February, page 17; Soaring Sites of 40 years ago (Looking Backward|SSA in Action) [History], April, page 17; Looking Back Forty Years Plus (SSA in Action) [Historical\Looking Backward], August, page 14
Kendall, Somers: in Memoriam - Jim Rhine (SSA in Action) [People\Jim Rhine; Obituaries], May, page 17
Kirkbride, Larry: Parachute Maintenance and Safety [Parachutes; Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], April, page 41
Klein, Elena: To Sherb, in Memoriam [Obituaries; Literature\Poetry; People\Sherburne W. Klein], October, page 11
Knauff, Thomas (a.k.a. Tom Knauff, T. Knauff): Release from Aerotow (Safety Corner) [Launching\Aerotow; Instruction; Safety\Towing; Safety Corner], April, page 43; The Weak Link in Pilot Training (Letters) [Instruction], August, page 6
Kolstad, Mid: SSA to Run Kolstad Memorial Scholarship (SSA in Action) [Awards\Kolstad; Soaring Society of America], May, page 11
Kovacs, Joseph: A Warning Missed (Letters) [Sailplanes\Blanik; Safety], April, page 4
Lambie, Jack: in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes (Feature Articles) [Birds; People\E.J. (Jim) Indrebo; Travel; Aircraft; Flight Stories\Motorgliders], March, page 16
Lamont, Douglas: The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilders Workshop (Feature Articles) [Homebuilding], November, page 32
Lamson, Bob: Alcor Update (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Design\Experimental], February, page 9
Langworthy, E.V.: Directors-at-Large Elected (SSA in Action), September, page 5
Launching: Edward Williams, Abort at Amozoc, June, page 35; Tom Knauff, Release from Aerotow, April, page 43; Don't Tug the Tail, April, page 4; Winch Launch Briefing, August, page 3; How About a Winch Newsletter?, November, page 4; Ake Pettersson, Stick Forward on Winch Launch? Not Necessarily, December, page 5
Lincoln, Jim: A Budogram (Letters) [Sailplane Accessories], March, page 3
Lindsay, Charles V. (a.k.a. Charles Lindsay, C.V. Lindsay): The Need for a Local Sounding at Your Soaring Site (Feature Articles) [People\John F. Muxworthy; Meteorology; Competitions; Techniques], July, page 21
Linke, Hannes: Goodies at the Field, photos from the 17th World Gliding Championships [Instrumentation], October, page 30; AS-W 22 first flight reported (Overseas News Briefs) [Sailplanes\Schleicher\ASW 22; People\Gerhard Waibel], December, page 11
Lippincott, David: Blanik Canopy Emergency Release (Letters) [Safety], March, page 2
Literature: Gren Seibels, Guidance for Geriatric Glider Guiders, January, page 36; John McMasters, Flying the Altostratus I, Soaring to Win in the 21st Century, February, page 18; Val Brain, Hoopla, Anyone?, May, page 25; John Joss, "In Search of World Records," by George Worthington, January, page 12; Segelflug Bildkalender, January, page 13; Roy McMasters, "Glider Basics from First Flight to Solo," by Thomas Knauff, January, page 14; Paul MacCready, Jr., "The Gossamer Condor and Albatross: A Case Study in Aircraft Design" by J.D. Burke, May, page 12; Bruce Carmichael, "Stuttgarter Profilkatalog 1" by Dr. Dieter Althaus and Dr. Fanz Xaver, May, page 12; Bruce Carmichael, "Profilpolaren für den Modellflug" by Dr. Dieter Althaus, May, page 12; Jim Short, "Flying Sailplanes," by Helmut Reichmann, June, page 13; Karl Striedieck, "Ridge Soaring the Bald Eagle Ridge" by Tom Knauff, July, page 15; Laura Campbell, "Go Fly a Sailplane: An Introduction to Soaring", by Linda and Ray Morrow, August, page 14; P. Yarnall, "A Practical Guide to Airplane Performance and Design" by Donald Crawford, August, page 15; Justin Wills, Book Review of "A Practical Guide to Airplane Performance and Design" by Donald Crawford, August, page 15; John McMasters, Technical Soaring published, January, page 11; M. Barritt, Technical Soaring, October, page 11; John McMasters, Technical Soaring, November, page 8; Soaring Soliloquy: Greene, J., May, page 38; Steve Smith, A Look Inside the Mechanical Variometer, August, page 24; Elena Klein, To Sherb, in Memoriam, October, page 11
Lovejoy, Bob: Pod-and-Boom design sketches [Sailplane Design], February, page 15
Lowe, John: Cover photo (Covers) [Sailplanes\Rolladen-Schneider\LS-3], April, cover; Winch Launch Briefing (Letters), August, page 3
MacCready, Paul, Jr.: Challenger: Solar Power Self-Launch (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Experimental], January, page 15; Solar Challenger News (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Experimental], March, page 9; "The Gossamer Condor and Albatross: A Case Study in Aircraft Design" by J.D. Burke (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], May, page 12; A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race? (SSA in Action), July, page 14
MacIntyre, Ross: New Zealand Championships (SSA in Action) [Competitions\International], May, page 10
MacNicol, Allan: How About a Winch Newsletter? (Letters), November, page 4
Malpas, William (a.k.a. Bill Malpas): Come Race Around Europe! An Invitation to the 4th Transeuropean (Letters) [Competitions\International], April, page 2
Manufacturers: Wally Scott, Schweizer Corporation Honored by FAI Citation, September, page 8
Marske, Jim: Horten Flying Wing Aerodynamics (Letters), July, page 4; The Monarch (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Marske Monarch\Flying Wing], December, page 22
Martin, Pat: The Positive Control Check (Safety Corner) [Safety; Techniques], March, page 49
Maupin, Jim: Sailplane Homebuilder Newsletter, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Publications], June, page 16
McClain, Leonard: The Fafnir, painting [Sailplanes\Fafnir; Illustration], March, page 32
McGrath, Pat: An SSA Communications Network? (Letters) [Computers and the Internet], September, page 2
McMasters, John H. (a.k.a. J.H. McMasters, John McMasters, J. McMasters): Technical Soaring published (SSA in Action) [Literature\Journals], January, page 11; Flying the Altostratus I, Soaring to Win in the 21st Century (Feature Articles) [Flight Stories; Competitions; Sailplanes\Design; Literature], February, page 18; Technical Soaring (SSA in Action) [Literature\Journals], November, page 8; Report on Sailplane Homebuilders Design Contest, Homebuilders News [Homebuilding], December, page 12
McMasters, Roy: "Glider Basics from First Flight to Solo," by Thomas Knauff (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], January, page 14
Mead, Jonathan (Jon): Hands-Only Soaring Developments (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Physiology\Medical], June, page 12; Directors-at-Large Elected (SSA in Action), September, page 5; Preliminary Schedule for East Coast Anniversary (SSA in Action) [History], December, page 8
Mecklenburg, Greg: Caveat Emptor (Check Out that Coyote) (Letters), April, page 7
Merrill, Barrant: Motorglider Ground-Handling Hazard (Letters) [Safety; Aircraft\Motorgliders], February, page 3
Meteorology: Steven Sliwa, Course Deviations During Cross-Country Soaring, April, page 34; Charles Lindsay, The Need for a Local Sounding at Your Soaring Site, July, page 21; Norman Schuyler, Using the Weather Reading the Stability Chart, August, page 46
Millgard, Harald (a.k.a. H. Millgard): Mr. Grob's Twin II (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Grob\Twin II], June, page 3
Millgard, Harald (a.k.a. H. Millgard); with Grenville J. Seibels, II and Jan Wennerstrom (a.k.a. J. Wennerstrom): Mr. Grob's Twin II [Aerodynamics; People\Ernst Grob; Sailplanes\Grob\Twin II], June, page 32
Millgard, Harald (a.k.a. H. Millgard); with Jan Wennerstrom (a.k.a. J. Wennerstrom): Seibels, G. [Guidance for Geriatric Glider Guiders], January, page 36
Miltner, H.; with Bill Kantz: Katie and I (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Ka-6], July, page 26
Motorgliders: Gifford Bull, What Have You Done to My Caproni?, December, page 14; New Motorglider Begins Testing, August, page 13; Peter Roemer, Second Impressions, June, page 3; Derek Piggott, The Motorglider as A Trainer for Soaring Instruction, April, page 24; George Uveges, Oldershaw O-3 at Homebuitders Workshop, November, cover; Valny Jiri, Vivat, a Motor Blanik, July, page 3
Mozer, Eric: Nimbus 3 [Photographs; Sailplanes\Schempp-Hirth\Nimbus 3], October, page 14; The 17th World Gliding Championships (Feature Articles) [People\George Lee: Winner Open Class, Great Britain; People\Goran Ax:Winner 15-Meter Class, Sweden; People\Marc Schroeder: Winner, Standard Class, France; Competitions\World], October, page 14; Goodies at the Field, photos. The 17th World Gliding Championships [Sailplane Accessories; Instrumentation], October, page 30
Mullen, Wylie: Museum Seeks Replacements for Arson - Destroyed Soaring Mags (Letters) [Museums], April, page 4; A Solution for the Team Fund "Problem"? (Letters) [Competitions\World\US Team], December, page 5
Museums: February, page 11; Wylie Mullen, Museum Seeks Replacements for Arson - Destroyed Soaring Mags, April, page 4; Richard Benbough, Museum Seeks Replacements of Arson-Destroyed Soaring Mags, April, page 4
Nelson, T.; with Stephen DuPont (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), M. Piccagli, R. Caldwell and John Sinclair (a.k.a. J. Sinclair): From the Readers [Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], October, page 54
No subject: Steve Zimmermann, Montana waterfall, January, cover; Michelle Silver, The 1980 US National and Regional Champions, January, page 26; Jack Wilson, Safety Questions, March, page 3; Albert Jones, Safety Questions, March, page 3; Stephen DuPont, More on Gear Reminders, March, page 3; Bill Williams, Summer Soaring Tour to Lasham?, April, page 4; Greg Mecklenburg, Caveat Emptor (Check Out that Coyote), April, page 7; Don Santee, Soaring High and Wide in the Adirondacks and Berkshire, May, page 18; Jack Greene, A Homebuilder's Introduction to Composite Technology, May, page 25; May, page 30; Hope Howard, CFIG Requirements, July, page 3; Jim Marske, Horten Flying Wing Aerodynamics, July, page 4; Robert M. Park, The FAR's on Dual and Solo Flight Instruction, July, page 5; Paul MacCready, Jr., A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race?, July, page 14; Gunter Rochelt, A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race?, July, page 14; Freddie To, A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race?, July, page 14; J.C. Riddell, Winch Launch Briefing, August, page 3; John Lowe, Winch Launch Briefing, August, page 3; Sterling Starr, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5; T.E. Sharp, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5; Woody Woodward, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5; Carl Herold, New Officers Elected, September, page 5; E.V. Langworthy, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5; Ed Sessions, New Officers Elected, September, page 5; Jonathan (Jon) Mead, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5; Marion Barritt, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5; Richard (Dick) Schreder, New Officers Elected, September, page 5; Allan MacNicol, How About a Winch Newsletter?, November, page 4; John Joss, Tiedowns vs the Tornado,, December, page 3; Kevin Renshaw, The Komet, Homebuilders News, December, page 13
Obituaries: Susan Turner, Don Jacob - in Memoriam, March, page 14; Somers Kendall, in Memoriam - Jim Rhine, May, page 17; Ren Rezshe, Walter Hardie in Memoriam, June, page 14; Harry Wander, Gary Grant in Memoriam, July, page 15; Howard Johnson, in Memoriam, August, page 19; Steve Hopkins, in Memoriam - Dick Cofrin, August, page 19; Elena Klein, To Sherb, in Memoriam, October, page 11; Geri Silveira, in Memoriam - Art Eck, October, page 11; Ken Eiker, in Memoriam - Al Cronig, November, page 13; Ed Frappier, in Memoriam - Richard Farley, November, page 13; Siegfried E. Rupp, in Memoriam - George Tabery, November, page 13; Wally Scott, in Memoriam - John Muxworthy, November, page 13
Obst, Wolfgang: HP-18 and Duster (Covers) [Sailplanes\Duster; Sailplanes\Forty-Niner; Sailplanes\HP-18], August, cover
Ogend, John: X-C Course Deviation (Letters) [Flight Technique\Cross-Country], July, page 4
Olson, Jack (a.k.a. J. Olson): Altostratus I painting (Covers) [Sailplanes\Altostratus I; Illustration], February, cover
Orchard, Ken: FCC Nixes License Transfers (SSA in Action) [Organizations], August, page 12; It Can Happen [Safety\Safety Corner], August, page 45
Organizations: FCC Refunds, February, page 10; John Dezzutti, Homebuilders Association, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5; Phoenix '81 Convention Report, March, pages 5,8; GENAVAC Meeting, Executive Director's Report, April, page 8; Flight Research Institute Formed, May, page 16; CIVV Report, June, page 9; Ken Orchard, FCC Nixes License Transfers, August, page 12; John Dezzutti, ICAO-VFR Rules, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5; John Dezzutti, Sailplane Homebuilder Association Activities, September, page 5; John Dezzutti, Convention Guidelines, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5; Steven Ptacek, FRI Light Sailplane Under Way, (2nd FRI Newsletter), November, page 7; Michelle Silver, Metamorphosis, a new Regional organization, December, page 54
Padios, Lenny: Getting to Know the Monerai (Letters) [Sailplanes\Monerai], May, page 3
Parachutes: Larry Kirkbride, Parachute Maintenance and Safety, April, page 41
Parcell, Gil (a.k.a. G. Parcell): Cover-up! (Safety Corner) [Illustration\Cartoons], July, page 46
Park, Robert M. (a.k.a. Robert Park, Bob Park): M. Simons [Sailplanes\Fafnir], March, page 99; Factors to Consider in Off-Field Landings [Safety; Techniques], May, page 23; The FAR's on Dual and Solo Flight Instruction (Letters), July, page 5
People: Region 9 West Contest, 1981, December, page 11; Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12; Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12; Eric Mozer, The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 14; Gene Hammond, 1981 Barnaby Lecture, December, page 8; Luis Fernandez, Region 4 Contest, 1981, September, page 12; Region 12 Contest, 1981, December, page 10; Robert Grey, Region Five South Contest, 1981, November, page 8; Robert Buck, Region 1 Contest, 1981, September, page 8; Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7; Jose Caubet, Region 11 Contest, 1981, August, page 17; Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, January, page 6; Robert Grey, Region Five South Contest, 1981, November, page 8; Steve Hopkins, in Memoriam - Dick Cofrin, August, page 19; Ken Eiker, in Memoriam - Al Cronig, November, page 13; Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7; Jose Caubet, Region 11 Contest, 1981, August, page 17; Geri Silveira, in Memoriam - Art Eck, October, page 11; Jim Foreman, Region 9 East Contest, 1981, September, page 14; Ed Frappier, in Memoriam - Richard Farley, November, page 13; Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12; Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, March, page 10; John Joss, The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships, October, page 38; Jim Foreman, Kolstad Award Winners, September, page 7; Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7; Harry Wander, Gary Grant in Memoriam, July, page 15; Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7; Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, February, page 6; Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7; Gren Seibels, Harald Millgard and Jan Wennerstrom, Mr. Grob's Twin II, June, page 32; Stan Hall Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; Jim Foreman, Region 9 East Contest, 1981, September, page 14; John Joss, The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships, October, page 38; Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7; Capt. Ralph Barnaby, Pruefling, How I was Launched by the Airship Los Angeles, February, page 34; Mike Greenwald, Huit Jours D'Anger, February, page 30; Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16; Douglas Jacobs, Initiation Rites, July, page 40; Region 12 Contest, 1981, December, page 10; John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5; Susan Turner, Don Jacob - in Memoriam, March, page 14; Carol Deihl, Region 10 Contest, 1981, November, page 12; John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5; Carol Deihl, Region 10 Contest, 1981, November, page 12; Jim Foreman, Region 9 East Contest, 1981, September, page 14; Britt Floden, Just Think of the Possibilities, February, page 40; Steven Ptacek, From France to England Aboard the Solar Challenger, December, page 27; Stan Hall, In Memoriam - Sherb Klein, October, page 11; Elena Klein, To Sherb, in Memoriam, October, page 11; Douglas and Lianna Receive Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy, Convention Report, March, page 8; Hal Lattimore Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; Eric Mozer, The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 14; Region 12 Contest, 1981, December, page 10; David Marsden Awarded Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; Jim Foreman, Kolstad Award Winners, September, page 7; Region 9 West Contest, 1981, December, page 11; Jim Foreman, The 16th National 1-26 Championships, November, page 14; Carol Deihl, Region 10 Contest, 1981, November, page 12; Gren Seibels, The 13th Region 5 North Contest, August, page 20; Charles Lindsay, The Need for a Local Sounding at Your Soaring Site, July, page 21; Wally Scott, in Memoriam - John Muxworthy, November, page 13; George Uveges, Oldershaw O-3 at Homebuitders Workshop, November, cover; Robert Buck, Region 1 Contest, 1981, September, page 8; Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7; Robert Buck, It's No Toy Lady! Buck, R., February, page 39; Region 9 West Contest, 1981, December, page 11; Erwin Reeves Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; Justin Wills, Have You Ever Been Experienced?, August, page 26; Somers Kendall, in Memoriam - Jim Rhine, May, page 17; John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5; John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5; Jose Caubet, Region 11 Contest, 1981, August, page 17; Convention Report, March, page 8; John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5; Eric Mozer, The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 14; Wally Scott Awarded Barringer Memorial Trophy, Convention Report, March, page 8; Luis Fernandez, Region 4 Contest, 1981, September, page 12; Jack Wilson, Region 3 Contest, 1981, September, page 9; Convention Report, March, page 8; Robert Buck, Region 1 Contest, 1981, September, page 8; Michelle Silver Selected as SSA's Promotions Manager, October, page 5; John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5; Charlie Spratt Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8; John Dezzutti, Elected to Soaring Halt of Fame, Executive Director's Report, July, page 9; Al Santilli, The 12th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships, November, page 18; Gren Seibels, The 13th Region 5 North Contest, August, page 20; Trish Durbin, They Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait, August, page 38; Siegfried E. Rupp, in Memoriam - George Tabery, November, page 13; Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12; Gren Seibels, The 13th Region 5 North Contest, August, page 20; J. Dezzutti, Utley Resigns as Regional Director, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5; Hannes Linke, AS-W 22 first flight reported, December, page 11; John Dezzutti, Oops, Executive Director's Report, October, page 8
Performance: Richard H. Johnson, Performance Improvement Through Airfoil Shape Correction, July, page 33; Gifford Bull, What Have You Done to My Caproni?, December, page 14; Stan Hall, Structural Proof Testing, September, page 34
Pettersson, Ake: Stick Forward on Winch Launch? Not Necessarily (Letters) [Launching\Winch], December, page 5
Philosophy of Soaring: Robert Buck, It's No Toy Lady! Buck, R., February, page 39; Britt Floden, Just Think of the Possibilities, February, page 40
Photographs: Luis Fernandez, Filming the "Silent Sky", Adapted from Free Flight, June, page 20; Oscar Boesch, Photos for Filming the Silent Sky, June, page 20; Eric Mozer, Nimbus 3, October, page 14; ASW-22, December, page 1
Physiology: Irv Soble, Soaring for the Disabled, February, page 2; R. Gaines, ed., High Altitude Hazards, February, page 47; Ursula Hanlë, Hanlë Hands-Only Controls, April, page 4; Sharon E. Schwindt, Pilot's Inner Ear Disease Survey, December, page 3
Piccagli, M.; with Stephen DuPont (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), T. Nelson, R. Caldwell and John Sinclair (a.k.a. J. Sinclair): From the Readers [Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], October, page 54
Piggott, Derek (a.k.a. D. Piggott): The Motorglider as A Trainer for Soaring Instruction [Instruction; Motorgliders\Moni; Soaring Society of America], April, page 24
Pohorille, Emil: The Fafnir's Roots (Letters) [Sailplanes\Fafnie], December, page 3
Powell, Steve: Stretch the Glide, Part II (Safety Corner) [Safety; Techniques], January, page 40
Ptacek, Steven: FRI Light Sailplane Under Way, (2nd FRI Newsletter) (SSA in Action) [Organizations; Publications], November, page 7; From France to England Aboard the Solar Challenger (Feature Articles) [People\Paul MacCready, Jr.; Flight Stories; Aircraft\Experimental], December, page 27
Publications: Jim Maupin, Sailplane Homebuilder Newsletter, Homebuilder News, June, page 16; New Editor for Homebuilt Newsletter, Homebuilder News, July, page 20; N. Satterfield, 1982 Directory of Soaring Sites and Organizations, November, page 6; Steven Ptacek, FRI Light Sailplane Under Way, (2nd FRI Newsletter), November, page 7; Used Sailplane For Sale, December, page 7
Records and Record Flights: Grosse Sets New Distance/Speed Record, March, page 13; New FAI Light Sailplane Category, March, page 14; Bob Fitch, The Blue Fly, July, page 36; John Joss, The Big Day, The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships, October, page 41
Renshaw, Kevin: The Komet, Homebuilders News, December, page 13
Ressel, Gottfried: The G.R.3 Project (Feature Articles) [Homebuilding; Sailplanes\Design], July, page 24
Rezshe, Ren: Walter Hardie in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [Obituaries], June, page 14
Richard H. Johnson: Winner: Richard Divelbiss, The 48th US National Open Class Championships, September, page 16
Riddell, J.C.: Winch Launch Briefing (Letters), August, page 3
Robertson, Joe: Region 8 Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\Greg Thompson: Winner, Contest Sports Class Team; People\Rudy Allemann: Winner, 15-Meter Class; People\Paul Gibson: Winner Sports Class Team; People\Klaus Auerbach: Winner Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], September, page 12
Robinson, John: Motorgliders Offer Adjustable L/D (Letters) [Aircraft\Motorgliders], August, page 2
Rochelt, Gunter: A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race? (SSA in Action), July, page 14; Solair I (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Experimental], August, page 11
Rodenburg, Bill: Old Birds Never Die (Franklin PS-2) (Letters) [Sailplanes\Vintage\Franklin PS-2], November, page 4
Roemer, Peter: A Monerai Builder's First Flight Tips (Feature Articles) [Homebuilding; Instruction; Sailplanes\Monerai\Homebuilts/Kits], May, page 25; Second Impressions (Letters) [Motorgliders\Monerai], June, page 3
Rogers, Ken: Centerspread of Caproni over the Mojave Desert (Covers) [Caproni], July, cover; Caproni over Mojave Desert [Illustration\Centerspread], July, page 99
Rosenthal, Keith: ASW 20 on final for landing at Calistoga Gliderport (Covers) [Sites\Calistoga Gliderport; Sailplanes\Schleicher\ASW 20], September, cover
Rupp, Siegfried E.: Soaring Club of Houston, Another Phoenix Rises From the Ashes (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], September, page 44; in Memoriam - George Tabery (SSA in Action) [People\George E. Tabery; Obituaries], November, page 13
Ruskiewicz, Rusty: Type Tutoring (Letters) [Vintage Aircraft], March, page 2
Safaris: M. Barritt, Golden Anniversary Western Safaris, October, page 10; M. Barritt, Golden Anniversary Eastern Safaris, October, page 10
Safety: Erich Eberhard, Rx for Gear-Up Landings: A Swiss Bell-Ringer, Maybe?, January, page 2; Gren Seibels, Guidance for Geriatric Glider Guiders, January, page 36; Steve Powell, Stretch the Glide, Part II, January, page 40; Barrant Merrill, Motorglider Ground-Handling Hazard, February, page 3; Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives Nimbus 2, Manufacturer's A.D, February, page 9; Standard Cirrus, Manufacturer's A.D, February, page 9; R. Gaines, ed., High Altitude Hazards, February, page 47; David Lippincott, Blanik Canopy Emergency Release, March, page 2; More on Gear Reminders, March, page 2; Safety Questions, March, page 3; Bernald Smith, SSA Insurance Committee Report of 1980 Accidents, March, page 13; Pat Martin, The Positive Control Check, March, page 49; Joseph Kovacs, A Warning Missed, April, page 4; Michelle Silver, Soaring Safety, April, page 44; Rudy Allemann, For Tower Attention Say, Glider, May, page 4; Karl Striedieck, The Year of the Prang, May, page 22; Robert M. Park, Factors to Consider in Off-Field Landings, May, page 23; Eric Coleson, Flight Training, Soaring, and Safety, May, page 24; The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft, June, page 22; Edward Williams, Abort at Amozoc, June, page 35; Accident Reports NTSB Preliminary Accident Report, June, page 44; John Dezzutti, A Black Day in May, July, page 10; Douglas Jacobs, Initiation Rites, July, page 40; Bill Williams, A Lesson Learned: Seeing is Believing, August, page 6; Gren Seibels, The 13th Region 5 North Contest, August, page 20; Gren Seibels, Tiedowns vs the Tornado, September, page 4; John Dezzutti, Hammond Heads Flight Training and Safety Board, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5; Andy Gordon, Safety Through Proficiency, September, page 47; Tiedowns vs the Tornado, December, page 3; Barry Schiff, Crash Landings, December, page 52; Michelle Silver, Fatigue, or too much of a good thing, December, page 54; Richard H. Johnson, Dangers of Ground Launching Modern Sailplanes, May, page 42; Ron Gillman, Don't Tug the Tail, April, page 42; Al Santilli, Lark I.S. 28-B2 Rear Stick Jamming, May, page 43; R. White, A Close-Call Case History, June, page 44; Al Santilli, Beware of Modifications in the Cockpit, July, page 46; Ken Orchard, It Can Happen, August, page 45; Bill Kantz, Oxygen - Boom, September, page 48; NTSB Accident Report, October, page 52; NTSB Accident Report, November, page 44; Tom Knauff, Release from Aerotow, April, page 43
Safety Corner: Tom Knauff, Release from Aerotow, April, page 43; Richard H. Johnson, Dangers of Ground Launching Modern Sailplanes, May, page 42
Sailplane Accessories: Jim Lincoln, A Budogram, March, page 3; Ron Gillman, Don't Tug the Tail, April, page 42; Stan Hall, Structural Proof Testing, September, page 34; Bill Kantz, Oxygen - Boom, September, page 48; Eric Mozer, Goodies at the Field, photos. The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 30; Easier Ground Handling System, December, page 3; Les Sebald, Wing Stands Anybody?, July, page 44; Les Sebald, Reconditioning a Radair 10 Transceiver, September, page 49
Sailplane Design: Bob Storck, Construction Drawings, VSA News, January, page 11; Extremely Easy by Irv Culver, February, page 12; Bob Lovejoy, Pod-and-Boom design sketches, February, page 15; Bruce Carmichael, Rhöngeist II, The Volkssegler - Carmichael's Engineering Study, February, page 16; Flight Research Institute Formed, May, page 16; Survey Results, Homebuilder News, July, page 16; Determining "Acceptability" for Contest Design Guidance, Homebuilder News, April, page 11; E.J. Buchanan, The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft, June, page 22
Sailplanes: Jack Olson, Altostratus I painting, February, cover; Joseph Kovacs, A Warning Missed, April, page 4; Dave Hughes, Soaring Coast-to-Coast Nonstop, September, page 22; Larry Haig, Minibat, February, page 12; John McMasters, Flying the Altostratus I, Soaring to Win in the 21st Century, February, page 18; E.G. Semadeni, The Mahrer Variable Geometry Flaps, July, page 2; Stuart Faber, The Design Contest: Buildability vs Cost, July, page 6; Gottfried Ressel, The G.R.3 Project, July, page 24; Bob Lamson, Alcor Update, February, page 9; George Uveges, Diamant 16.5 over foothills of White Mountains near Bishop, CA, May, cover; Bill Williams, A Lesson Learned: Seeing is Believing, August, page 6; Wolfgang Obst, HP-18 and Duster, August, cover; Emil Pohorille, The Fafnir's Roots, December, page 3; Leonard McClain, The Fafnir, painting, March, page 32; Robert M. Park, M. Simons, March, page 99; M.M. Stern, The Fafnir's Roots,, December, page 3; Wolfgang Obst, HP-18 and Duster, August, cover; Robert Grey, Grob Opens US Facility, May, page 12; Harald Millgard, Mr. Grob's Twin II, June, page 3; Gren Seibels, Harald Millgard and Jan Wennerstrom, Mr. Grob's Twin II, June, page 32; Bob Fitch, The Blue Fly, July, page 36; Wolfgang Obst, HP-18 and Duster, August, cover; Laszlo Horvath, Jantar 2, January, page 28; Bill Kantz and H. Miltner, Katie and I, July, page 26; H. Seo, Centerfold of Lark over the Grand Tetons, March, page 30; Al Santilli, Lark I.S. 28-B2 Rear Stick Jamming, May, page 43; Jim Marske, The Monarch, December, page 22; Larry Sengbush, Minibat, March, cover; Larry Haig, The Minibat, March, page 36; Carol Deihl, Monarch Flying Wing by Jim Marske, December, cover; Lenny Padios, Getting to Know the Monerai, May, page 3; A Happy Homebuilder (Monerai), November, page 3; Peter Roemer, A Monerai Builder's First Flight Tips, May, page 25; Jim Foreman, The Moni, Homebuilder News, October, page 12; Geoff Steele and George Uveges, Photos, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilder Workshop, November, page 32; Geoff Steele and George Uveges, Photos, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilder Workshop, November, page 32; Jonathan (Jon) Mead, Hands-Only Soaring Developments, June, page 12; D'Agberto De Almeida, Quero-Quero, Brazil's 1-26 ltrs, December, page 3; John Lowe, Cover photo, April, cover; Geoff Steele and George Uveges, Photos, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilder Workshop, November, page 32; Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives Nimbus 2, Manufacturer's A.D, February, page 9; Richard H. Johnson, Performance Improvement Through Airfoil Shape Correction, July, page 33; First Nimbus 3 Flight, May, page 8; More Information on the Nimbus 3, August, page 16; Eric Mozer, Nimbus 3, October, page 14; Standard Cirrus, Manufacturer's A.D, February, page 9; Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Ventus A, December, page 34; New Club Schleicher Announced, October, page 10; Keith Rosenthal, ASW 20 on final for landing at Calistoga Gliderport, September, cover; John Joss, "Is the AS-W 20 for Everyone?" (with apologies to George Worthington), The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships, October, page 45; ASW-22, December, page 1; Hannes Linke, AS-W 22 first flight reported, December, page 11; Jim Foreman, The 16th National 1-26 Championships, November, page 14; Paul Schweizer, Introducing the Sprite, January, page 23; Floyd Sweet, A Scaled Down Ten Meter Racer, December, page 46; Bill Rodenburg, Old Birds Never Die (Franklin PS-2), November, page 4; The Zia, Homebuilder News, October, page 13
Santee, Donald (a.k.a. Don Santee): Soaring the Colorado Plateau (Feature Articles) [Sites; Flight Stories], April, page 18; Soaring High and Wide in the Adirondacks and Berkshire, May, page 18
Santilli, Alcide (a.k.a. Al Santilli): Lark I.S. 28-B2 Rear Stick Jamming (Safety Corner) [Sailplanes\Lark; Safety\Safety Corner], May, page 43; Beware of Modifications in the Cockpit [Safety\Safety Corner], July, page 46; The 12th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships (Feature Articles) [People\Karl Striedieck: Winner; Competitions\National], November, page 18
Satterfield, N.: 1982 Directory of Soaring Sites and Organizations (SSA in Action) [Publications], November, page 6
Schiff, Barry: Crash Landings (Safety Corner) [Safety], December, page 52
Schreder, Richard (Dick): New Officers Elected (SSA in Action), September, page 5
Schuyler, Norman: Using the Weather Reading the Stability Chart [Meteorology], August, page 46
Schweizer, Paul A. (a.k.a. Paul Schweizer, P.A. Schweizer): Introducing the Sprite (Feature Articles) [Sailplanes\Schweizer\Sprite], January, page 23
Schwindt, Sharon E.: Pilot's Inner Ear Disease Survey (Letters) [Physiology\Medical], December, page 3
Scott, Jan (a.k.a. J. Scott): The Ultimate Leech Deterrent a la Schempp-Hirth, (Letters) [History], October, page 3
Scott, Wallace A. (a.k.a. Wally Scott, W. Scott): Schweizer Corporation Honored by FAI Citation (SSA in Action) [Awards; Manufacturers\Schweizer Corporation], September, page 8; in Memoriam - John Muxworthy (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\John F. Muxworthy], November, page 13
Sebald, Les (a.k.a. L. Sebald): From the Readers [Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], February, page 42; Whisky Compass, a Required Instrument [Instrumentation; Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], March, page 44; Expanded-Scale Battery Voltmeter (Maintenance and Projects) [Equipment\Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], May, page 44; A Total-Energy/VHP Radio Antenna System (Maintenance and Projects) [Instrumentation; Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], June, page 46; Wing Stands Anybody? (Maintenance and Projects) [Construction & How-To; Sailplane Accessories\Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation,], July, page 44; Reconditioning a Radair 10 Transceiver (Maintenance and Projects) [Construction & How-To; Sailplane Accessories\Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation,], September, page 49; Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation (Maintenance and Projects) [Equipment; Construction & How-To], November, page 46; Wheels, Tires, and Brakes, Maintenance and Projects [Construction & How-To\Materials], December, page 48
Seibels, Grenville J., II (a.k.a. Gren Seibels, G. Seibels, Gren J. Seibels, II, Gren J. Seibels): Guidance for Geriatric Glider Guiders (Feature Articles) [Safety; Literature], January, page 36; The 13th Region 5 North Contest (Feature Articles) [People\Rudy Mozer: Winner, Standard Class; People\Bob Tresslar: Winner 15-Meter Class; Safety; People\George E. Tabery; Competitions\Regional], August, page 20; Tiedowns vs the Tornado (Letters) [Safety; Competitions], September, page 4; A New Award: The Joe Giltner Memorial Trophy, (Letters) [Awards\Giltner], October, page 2
Seibels, Grenville J., II; with Harald Millgard (a.k.a. H. Millgard) and Jan Wennerstrom (a.k.a. J. Wennerstrom): Mr. Grob's Twin II [Aerodynamics; People\Ernst Grob; Sailplanes\Grob\Twin II], June, page 32
Semadeni, E.G.: The Mahrer Variable Geometry Flaps (Letters) [Sailplanes\Design], July, page 2
Sengbush, Larry: Minibat (Covers) [Sailplanes\Minibat], March, cover
Seo, H.: Centerfold of Lark over the Grand Tetons [Sailplanes\Lark; Illustration; Sites], March, page 30
Sessions, Ed: New Officers Elected (SSA in Action), September, page 5
Sharp, Ted E. (a.k.a. T.E. Sharp, T. Sharp, Ted Sharp): (SSA in Action) [Historical\Looking Backward], April, page 16; Directors-at-Large Elected (SSA in Action), September, page 5
Short, Jim: "Flying Sailplanes," by Helmut Reichmann (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], June, page 13
Short, Simine: The Paper Pilot [History; Stamps], March, page 16
Silveira, Geri: Caveat Emptor (Check Out that Coyote) (Letters) [Economics], April, page 7; in Memoriam - Art Eck (SSA in Action) [Obituaries; People\Art Eck], October, page 11
Silver, Michelle (a.k.a. M. Silver): The 1980 US National and Regional Champions (Feature Articles), January, page 26; Celebration of 50 years of soaring (Accent on Clubs) [History], January, page 44; Air Sailing Sports Class Contest (Accent on Clubs) [Competitions\Sports Class], February, page 45; Regional Organizations and their raison d'etre (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\Organizations], March, page 46; Central Oregon Soaring Society, "Loose" but off the ground (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], April, page 44; Soaring Safety (Accent on Clubs) [Safety], April, page 44; Soar Wenatchee (Accent on Clubs) [Sites], June, page 48; Give it the Old College Try (Accent on Clubs) [Youth], August, page 44; Towplane Efficiency (Accent on Clubs) [Aircraft\Towplanes], October, page 56; New State Governors Appointed (SSA in Action) [People\Dale Bush; People\Jim Culp; People\Richard Gray; People\Eric Greenwell; People\Robert Holman; People\Steve Paavola; People\Andy Gordon; Soaring Society of America\Governors], November, page 7; Willamette Valley Soaring Club, If At First You Don't Succeed (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], November, page 49; Fatigue, or too much of a good thing (Accent on Clubs) [Safety], December, page 54; Metamorphosis, a new Regional organization (Accent on Clubs) [Organizations], December, page 54
Simo, Eva: Happy Birthday to Lulu (Letters) [History], September, page 3
Simons, Martin (a.k.a. M. Simons): The Fafnir (Feature Articles) [Vintage Aircraft; Flight Stories; History], March, page 32; Danke Schön, Peter Riedel (Letters) [History], June, page 6
Sinclair, John (a.k.a. J. Sinclair); with Stephen DuPont (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), T. Nelson, M. Piccagli and R. Caldwell: From the Readers [Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], October, page 54
Sites: Bobbi Blankenship, Bill Kantz, and Steve Zimmermann, Soaring the Rockies' Great Divide, January, page 18; H. Seo, Centerfold of Lark over the Grand Tetons, March, page 30; Don Santee, Soaring the Colorado Plateau, April, page 18; F.P. Bundy, Soaring High and Wide in the Adirondacks and Berkshire, May, page 18; AS-W 15 and Oscar Boesch, Palisades near Calistoga Soaring from Silent Sky, June, cover; Edward Williams, Abort at Amozoc, June, page 35; Michelle Silver, Soar Wenatchee, June, page 48; Ned Jacoby, Contest start line at Minden, NV, October, cover; John Dezzutti, A California Yankee in the BGA's Court, December, page 18; Keith Rosenthal, ASW 20 on final for landing at Calistoga Gliderport, September, cover; Joseph Elgin, Soaring the Smokies, April, page 30; Shirley Sliwa, First Soaring Landmark Plaque Dedicated, August, page 19
Sliwa, Shirley: First Soaring Landmark Plaque Dedicated (SSA in Action) [History; Sites\Cornhill; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\National Soaring Museum\Landmark], August, page 19
Sliwa, Steven: Course Deviations During Cross-Country Soaring [Techniques\Cross-Country; Meteorology], April, page 34
Smith, Bernald S. (a.k.a. Bernald Smith, B. Smith, B.S. Smith): SSA Insurance Committee Report of 1980 Accidents (SSA in Action) [Safety; Soaring Society of America; Insurance\Reports], March, page 13; SSA Insurance Plans (SSA in Action) [Insurance], July, page 10
Smith, Steve: A Look Inside the Mechanical Variometer (Feature Articles) [Literature\Poetry; Instrumentation], August, page 24
Soaring Society of America: Instructor's Clinic, February, page 10; SSA History at NSM, February, page 11; Bernald Smith, SSA Insurance Committee Report of 1980 Accidents, March, page 13; Santa Monica Airport Action, Executive Director's Report, April, page 8; Derek Piggott, The Motorglider as A Trainer for Soaring Instruction, April, page 24; Mid Kolstad, SSA to Run Kolstad Memorial Scholarship, May, page 11; John Dezzutti, Sweepstakes Grand Prize drawing won by Ann Nielsen: SSA in Action, June, page 8; John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5; John Dezzutti, Board of Directors Meeting, Executive Director's Report, March, page 6; John Dezzutti, Jon Mead Appointed Director-at-Large, May, page 7; J. Dezzutti, Board of Directors'Meeting, Executive Director's Report, SSA in Action, September, page 5; John Dezzutti, Hammond Heads Flight Training and Safety Board, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5; John Dezzutti, Utley Resigns as Regional Director, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5; J. Dezzutti, Directors-at-Large Elected, September, page 5; J. Dezzutti, Directors Election, Executive Director's Report, SSA in Action, October, page 5; John Dezzutti, Special Directors Election, December, page 6; Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7; John Dezzutti, New Officers Elected, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5; John Dezzutti, Oops, Executive Director's Report, October, page 8; John Dezzutti, Executive Director's Report, February, page 6; John Dezzutti, Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5; John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations, Executive Director's Report, April, page 8; John Dezzutti, Hall of Fame inductees announced. Vic Saudek and Karl Striedieck, July, page 8; John Dezzutti, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5; John Dezzutti, FAA Proposes Controls on Hang Gliders and Ultralights, October, page 5; John Dezzutti, Special Directors Election, December, page 6; Eric Coleson, Flight Training, Soaring, and Safety, May, page 24; March, page 5; April, page 8; May, page 7; June, page 8; September, page 5; October, page 5; November, page 6; Michelle Silver Selected as SSA's Promotions Manager, October, page 5
Soble, Irv: Soaring for the Disabled (Letters) [Physiology\Medical; Techniques], February, page 2
Spratt, Charlie, Jr. (a.k.a. Charlie Spratt): A Contest Support Kit (Soaring to Win) [Competitions], May, page 40
Stamps: Gunter Voltz, "Helping-the-Young" Soaring Stamp, January, page 3; Simine Short, The Paper Pilot, March, page 16; John Dezzutti, Commemorative Postal Stationery to be issued, December, page 6
Starr, Sterling V. (a.k.a. Sterling Starr, S.V. Starr): Directors-at-Large Elected (SSA in Action), September, page 5
Steele, Geoff; with George Uveges (a.k.a. G. Uveges): Photos, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilder Workshop [Sailplanes\Moni; Sailplanes\RS-15; Sailplanes\Oldershaw O-3; Homebuilding], November, page 32
Stern, M.M.: The Fafnir's Roots, (Letters) [Sailplanes\Fafnir; History], December, page 3
Storck, Bob: VSA News Vintage Sailplane Registration, Construction drawings (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\Vintage Sailplane Association], January, page 10; Construction Drawings, VSA News (SSA in Action) [Homebuilding; Sailplane Design], January, page 11; VSA News (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\Vintage Sailplane Association], March, page 6
Striedieck, Karl H. (a.k.a. Karl Striedieck): The Year of the Prang (Feature Articles) [Techniques; Insurance; Safety], May, page 22; "Ridge Soaring the Bald Eagle Ridge" by Tom Knauff (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], July, page 15
Strojnik, Alex: Use of Aluminum/Graphite Structures (Letters) [Construction & How-To\Materials], July, page 3; A Thank You and Invitation From Sweden (Letters) [International\Sweden], December, page 2
Sweet, Floyd: The Eaton Memorial Trophy (Letters) [Awards\Eaton], May, page 999; The Person Who Made History on August 1929 (Looking Backward|Letters) [History], October, page 3; A Scaled Down Ten Meter Racer (Homebuilder News) [Aircraft\Homebuilts/Kits; Sailplanes\Swift], December, page 46
Techniques: Erich Eberhard, Rx for Gear-Up Landings: A Swiss Bell-Ringer, Maybe?, January, page 2; Bobbi Blankenship, Bill Kantz, and Steve Zimmermann, Soaring the Rockies' Great Divide, January, page 18; Steve Powell, Stretch the Glide, Part II, January, page 40; Irv Soble, Soaring for the Disabled, February, page 2; Capt. Ralph Barnaby, Pruefling, How I was Launched by the Airship Los Angeles, February, page 34; R. Gaines, ed., High Altitude Hazards, February, page 47; Safety Questions, March, page 3; Pat Martin, The Positive Control Check, March, page 49; Rudy Allemann, For Tower Attention Say, Glider, May, page 4; Karl Striedieck, The Year of the Prang, May, page 22; Robert M. Park, Factors to Consider in Off-Field Landings, May, page 23; Richard H. Johnson, Dangers of Ground Launching Modern Sailplanes, May, page 42; (A Monerai Builder's First Flight Tips) Second Impressions, June, page 3; Edward Williams, Abort at Amozoc, June, page 35; Charles Lindsay, The Need for a Local Sounding at Your Soaring Site, July, page 21; Bob Fitch, The Blue Fly, July, page 36; Douglas Jacobs, Initiation Rites, July, page 40; Bill Williams, A Lesson Learned: Seeing is Believing, August, page 6; More On Computer X-C Simulation, May, page 5; Steve Zimmermann, More on Computer X-C Simulation, June, page 5; Steven Sliwa, Course Deviations During Cross-Country Soaring, April, page 34
To, Freddie: A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race? (SSA in Action), July, page 14
Travel: Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16; Summer Soaring Tour to Lasham?, April, page 4
Turner, Susan: Don Jacob - in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [People\Don Jacob; Obituaries], March, page 14
Uveges, George (a.k.a. G. Uveges): Diamant 16.5 over foothills of White Mountains near Bishop, CA (Covers) [Sailplanes\Diamant], May, cover; Oldershaw O-3 at Homebuitders Workshop (Covers) [People\John Ogend; Motorgliders\Oldershaw O-3], November, cover
Uveges, George (a.k.a. G. Uveges); with Geoff Steele: Photos, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilder Workshop [Sailplanes\Moni; Sailplanes\RS-15; Sailplanes\Oldershaw O-3; Homebuilding], November, page 32
Vintage Aircraft: Rusty Ruskiewicz, Type Tutoring, March, page 2; Martin Simons, The Fafnir, March, page 32
Voltz, Gunther (a.k.a. Gunter Voltz, G. Voltz): "Helping-the-Young" Soaring Stamp (Letters) [Stamps], January, page 3
Wander, Harry: Gary Grant in Memoriam (SSA in Action) [People\Gary Grant; Obituaries], July, page 15
Wennerstrom, Jan (a.k.a. J. Wennerstrom); with Grenville J. Seibels, II and Harald Millgard (a.k.a. H. Millgard): Mr. Grob's Twin II [Aerodynamics; People\Ernst Grob; Sailplanes\Grob\Twin II], June, page 32
Wennerstrom, Jan (a.k.a. J. Wennerstrom); with Harald Millgard (a.k.a. H. Millgard): Seibels, G. [Guidance for Geriatric Glider Guiders], January, page 36
White, R.: A Close-Call Case History [Safety\Safety Corner], June, page 44
Williams, Bill: Summer Soaring Tour to Lasham? (Letters), April, page 4; A Lesson Learned: Seeing is Believing (Letters) [Sailplanes\Diamant; Safety; Techniques], August, page 6
Williams, Edward: Abort at Amozoc (Feature Articles) [International\Mexico; Safety; Techniques; Sites; Launching], June, page 35
Wills, Justin: Book Review of "A Practical Guide to Airplane Performance and Design" by Donald Crawford (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], August, page 15; Have You Ever Been Experienced? [People\Ren Rezshe; Flight Stories], August, page 26
Wilson, Jack: Safety Questions (Letters), March, page 3; Region 3 Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\John Seymour: Winner, 15-Meter Class; Competitions\Regional], September, page 9
Woodward, Woody: Directors-at-Large Elected (SSA in Action), September, page 5
Yarnall, P.: "A Practical Guide to Airplane Performance and Design" by Donald Crawford (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], August, page 15
Youth: Michelle Silver, Give it the Old College Try, August, page 44
Zimmermann, Steve: Montana waterfall (Covers), January, cover; More on Computer X-C Simulation (Letters) [Techniques\Cross-coungtry], June, page 5
Zimmermann, Steve; with Bobbi Blankenship and Bill Kantz: Soaring the Rockies' Great Divide (Feature Articles) [Sites; Flight Stories; Techniques], January, page 18; 1981 World Gliding Championships Report (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World], January, page 5; Internationals - the Early Days, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report (SSA in Action) [History], January, page 6; Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World; People\Dick Butler], January, page 6; Homebuilder News [Homebuilding], January, page 8; Kolstad Youth Scholarship and Century Award (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards\Kolstad], January, page 10; Segelflug Bildkalender (SSA in Action) [Literature\Book Reviews], January, page 13; The 1980 US National & Regional Champions [Competitions], January, page 26; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]January, page 47; Golden Glider Clarifications (Letters) [Aerodynamics], February, page 4; 1981 World Gliding Championships Report (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World], February, page 6; Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World; People\Ben Greene], February, page 6; Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives Nimbus 2, Manufacturer's A.D (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Schempp-Hirth\Nimbus 2; Safety], February, page 9; Standard Cirrus, Manufacturer's A.D (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Schempp-Hirth\Standard Cirrus; Safety], February, page 9; FCC Refunds (SSA in Action) [Federal Aviation Administration; Organizations], February, page 10; Instructor's Clinic (SSA in Action) [Instruction; Soaring Society of America], February, page 10; VSA News (SSA in Action) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\Vintage Sailplane Association], February, page 10; [Museums]February, page 11; SSA History at NSM (SSA in Action) [History; Soaring Society of America], February, page 11; Extremely Easy by Irv Culver (Homebuilder News|SSA in Action) [Sailplane Design], February, page 12; Goldwing Kits in Production (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Ultralights or Self Launched], February, page 15; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]February, page 49; More on Gear Reminders (Letters) [Safety], March, page 2; Safety Questions (Letters) [Safety; Techniques], March, page 3; [Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]March, page 5; Phoenix '81 Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Organizations], March, pages 5,8; Charlie Spratt Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards; People\Charlie Spratt], March, page 8; Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\Exceptional Service; People\Bertha Ryan: Exceptional Service Award; Awards\Exceptional Achievement\Nelson Shapter; People\Nelson Shapter: Exceptional Achievement Award], March, page 8; David Marsden Awarded Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards; People\David Marsden], March, page 8; Douglas and Lianna Receive Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards; People\Douglas and Lianna Lamont], March, page 8; Erwin Reeves Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards; People\Erwin Reeves], March, page 8; Exceptional Achievement awarded to Nelson Shapter, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards; Awards\SSA Awards], March, page 8; Hal Lattimore Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards; People\Hal Lattimore], March, page 8; Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award given to David Marsden, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards], March, page 8; Stan Hall Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards; People\Stan Hall], March, page 8; Wally Scott Awarded Barringer Memorial Trophy, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards; People\Wally Scott], March, page 8; Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy awarded to Doug and Lianna Lamont, Convention Report (SSA in Action) [Awards\SSA Awards], March, page 8; 1981 World Gliding Championships Report (SSA in Action) [Competitions\International], March, page 10; Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World\US Team; People\Ray Gimmey], March, page 10; Homebuilder News [Homebuilding], March, page 11; SSA Homebuilder Sailplane Entries (SSA in Action) [Homebuilding], March, page 11; Grosse Sets New Distance/Speed Record (SSA in Action) [Records and Record Flights], March, page 13; New FAI Light Sailplane Category (SSA in Action) [Aircraft; FAI; Records and Record Flights], March, page 14; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]March, page 48; Don't Tug the Tail (Safety Corner) [Launching\Towing], April, page 4; Summer Soaring Tour to Lasham? (Letters) [Travel], April, page 4; [Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]April, page 8; GENAVAC Meeting, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Organizations], April, page 8; Santa Monica Airport Action, Executive Director's Report (SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America], April, page 8; Homebuilder News [Homebuilding], April, page 10; Determining "Acceptability" for Contest Design Guidance, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Aerodynamics; Sailplane Design\Aerodynamic Design], April, page 11; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]April, page 49; Soaring History: Keeping it Straight (Letters) [History], May, page 4; More On Computer X-C Simulation (Letters) [Computers and the Internet; Techniques\Cross Country], May, page 5; The Eaton Memorial Trophy (Letters) [Awards\SSA Awards\Eaton], May, page 5; [Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]May, page 7; First Nimbus 3 Flight (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Schempp-Hirth\Nimbus 3], May, page 8; Homebuilder News [Homebuilding], May, page 14; Flight Research Institute Formed (SSA in Action) [Aerodynamics; Aircraft; Sailplane Design; Organizations], May, page 16; May, page 30; Soaring Soliloquy: Greene, J. [Literature\Poetry], May, page 38; [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs]May, page 47; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]May, page 48; AS-W 15 and Oscar Boesch, Palisades near Calistoga Soaring from Silent Sky (Covers) [Sites; Illustration\Centerspread], June, cover; (A Monerai Builder's First Flight Tips) Second Impressions (Letters) [Techniques], June, page 3; [Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]June, page 8; CIVV Report (SSA in Action) [Organizations], June, page 9; Tornado Fails to Halt Contest (SSA in Action) [Competitions\International], June, page 9; The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft [Safety; Flight Technique], June, page 22; Accident Reports NTSB Preliminary Accident Report (Safety Corner) [Safety], June, page 44; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]June, page 50; Horten Flying Wing Aerodynamics (Letters) [Aerodynamics; Aircraft\Flying Wing], July, page 4; The FAR's on Dual and Solo Flight Instruction (Letters) [Instruction; Federal Aviation Administration], July, page 5; The Design Contest: Buildability vs Cost (Letters) [Economics; Homebuilding], July, page 6; Sectional Chart Update, Executive Director's Report, SSA in Action, Dezzutti, J. [Federal Aviation Administration], July, page 8; A Paris-to-London Solar-Power Race? (SSA in Action) [Aircraft\Experimental], July, page 14; Survey Results, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Sailplane Design], July, page 16; New Editor for Homebuilt Newsletter, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Publications], July, page 20; (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July, page 43; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]July, page 48; Winch Launch Briefing (Letters) [Launching\Winch], August, page 3; Homebuilder News [Homebuilding], August, page 11; VSA Archives: Preserving Paint for Posterity (SSA in Action) [History; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs\Vintage Sailplane Association], August, page 12; New Motorglider Begins Testing (SSA in Action) [Motorgliders\DG-400], August, page 13; More Information on the Nimbus 3 (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Schempp-Hirth\Nimbus 3], August, page 16; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]August, page 48; [Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]September, page 5; Nationals Results at a Glance (SSA in Action) [Competitions\National], September, page 6; World Championships Report (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World], September, page 6; Misidentification of Hall of Fame picture (SSA in Action) [Awards\Hall of Fame; History], September, page 11; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]September, page 42; [Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]October, page 5; Michelle Silver Selected as SSA's Promotions Manager (Accent on Clubs|SSA in Action) [Soaring Society of America\Staff\Michelle Silver; People\Michelle Silver], October, page 5; New Club Schleicher Announced (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Schleicher\ASK 23], October, page 10; The Zia, Homebuilder News (SSA in Action) [Sailplanes\Zia], October, page 13; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]October, page 48; NTSB Accident Report (Safety Corner) [Safety\Safety Corner], October, page 52; Nelson Flowmeter, Trailer Tricks, Bayside replacement transistor, battery chargers, Plantronics mike. Cure radio squeals [Construction & How-To\Maintenance and Projects], October, page 54; A Happy Homebuilder (Monerai) (Letters) [Sailplanes\Monerai; Aircraft\Homebuilts/Kits], November, page 3; How About a Winch Newsletter? (Letters) [Launching\Winch], November, page 4; [Soaring Society of America\SSA in Action]November, page 6; Women's Championships (SSA in Action) [Competitions\World], November, page 7; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]November, page 42; NTSB Accident Report [Safety\Safety Corner], November, page 44; (Accent on Clubs) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], November, page 48; ASW-22 [Photographs; Sailplanes\Schleicher\ASW 22], December, page 1; Easier Ground Handling System (Letters) [Sailplane Accessories], December, page 3; Tiedowns vs the Tornado (Letters) [Safety], December, page 3; Used Sailplane For Sale (SSA in Action) [Publications], December, page 7; Region 12 Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\Allen Leffler: Winner, Open Class; People\E.J. (Jim) Indrebo: Winner, 15-Meter Class; People\John Bovee: Winner, Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], December, page 10; Region 9 West Contest, 1981 (SSA in Action) [People\Michael Adams: Winner, 15-Meter Class; People\Robert Mitchell: Winner, Open Class; People\Wally Raisanen: Winner, Standard Class; Competitions\Regional], December, page 11; The Komet (Homebuilder News) [Aircraft\Ultralights or Self Launched], December, page 13; The Stanford Canard (Homebuilder News) [Aircraft\Ultralights or Self Launched], December, page 13; [Federation Aeronautique Internationale\Badge List]December, page 56

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