Soaring Magazine Index for 1981 organized by Subject and Author

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...
Please send along any corrections and suggestions for improvement.

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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