Soaring Magazine Index for 1981 organized by subject
Soaring Magazine Index for 1981 organized by subject
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A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, V, Y, 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
- Flight Tests
- 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
- National Soaring Museum
- Landmark
- Shirley Sliwa, First Soaring Landmark Plaque Dedicated, August, page 19
- Organizations
- Michelle Silver, Regional Organizations and their raison d'etre, March, page 46
- Vintage Sailplane Association
- 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
- Aerodynamic Design
- Reimar Horten, Lift Distribution on Flying Wing Aircraft, June, page 40
- Experimental
- 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
- Flying Wing
- Horten Flying Wing Aerodynamics, July, page 4
- Homebuilts/Kits
- A Happy Homebuilder (Monerai), November, page 3
- Floyd Sweet, A Scaled Down Ten Meter Racer, December, page 46
- Motorgliders
- 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
- Towplanes
- Michelle Silver, Towplane Efficiency, October, page 56
- Ultralights or Self Launched
- 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
- 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
- Eaton
- Floyd Sweet, The Eaton Memorial Trophy, May, page 999
- Exceptional Achievement
- Nelson Shapter
- Convention Report, March, page 8
- Exceptional Service
- Convention Report, March, page 8
- Giltner
- Gren Seibels, A New Award: The Joe Giltner Memorial Trophy,, October, page 2
- Hall of Fame
- Misidentification of Hall of Fame picture, September, page 11
- Kolstad
- Mid Kolstad, SSA to Run Kolstad Memorial Scholarship, May, page 11
- Jim Foreman, Kolstad Award Winners, September, page 7
- Records and Record Flights
- Cindy Brickner, State Record Month Drawing, January, page 10
- SSA Awards
- 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
- Eaton
- The Eaton Memorial Trophy, May, page 5
- Kolstad
- Kolstad Youth Scholarship and Century Award, January, page 10
- Birds
- Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16
- David L. Gibo, Monarch Watchers Sought, September, page 3
- Caproni
- Ken Rogers, Centerspread of Caproni over the Mojave Desert, July, cover
- Certification
- John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations Adopted, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5
- Aircraft
- John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations, Executive Director's Report, April, page 8
- John Dezzutti, Licensing Experimental Sailplanes, May, page 7
- Civil Aeronautics Board
- George Christian, Reagan Nominates CAB Chairman, December, page 7
- 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
- 1-26
- Jim Foreman, The 16th National 1-26 Championships, November, page 14
- International
- 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
- France
- Mike Greenwald, Huit Jours D'Anger, February, page 30
- National
- 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
- Regional
- 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
- Sports Class
- Michelle Silver, Air Sailing Sports Class Contest, February, page 45
- World
- 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
- US Team
- 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
- Motorgliders
- 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
- Maintenance and Projects
- 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
- Materials
- 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
- Economics
- Geri Silveira, Caveat Emptor (Check Out that Coyote), April, page 7
- The Design Contest: Buildability vs Cost, July, page 6
- Equipment
- Les Sebald, Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation, November, page 46
- Construction & How-To
- Maintenance and Projects
- Les Sebald, Expanded-Scale Battery Voltmeter, May, page 44
- Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation,
- Stan Hall, Structural Proof Testing, September, page 34
- FAI
- New FAI Light Sailplane Category, March, page 14
- Badges
- David Bigelow, Hawaii's First Diamond, August, page 30
- 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
- Aircraft
- John Dezzutti, Joint Airworthiness Regulations Adopted, Executive Director's Report, March, page 5
- Federation Aeronautique Internationale
- Badge List
- 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
- 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
- Motorgliders
- Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16
- Flight Technique
- The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft, June, page 22
- Cross-Country
- John Ogend, X-C Course Deviation, July, page 4
- Flying Wing
- Reimar Horten, Lift Distribution on Flying Wing Aircraft, June, page 40
- Guidance for Geriatric Glider Guiders
- H. Millgard and J. Wennerstrom, Seibels, G., January, page 36
- Historical
- Looking Backward
- 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
- Flying Wing
- Larry Haig, The Minibat, March, page 36
- Structures
- Val Brain, Hoopla, Anyone?, May, page 25
- 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
- Cartoons
- 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
- Centerspread
- 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
- Self-launch
- 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
- Reports
- Bernald Smith, SSA Insurance Committee Report of 1980 Accidents, March, page 13
- International
- Brazil
- D'Agberto De Almeida, Quero-Quero, Brazil's 1-26 ltrs, December, page 3
- Iceland
- Hoskuldur Frimannson, Soaring in the Midnight Sun, November, page 2
- Mike Greenwald, Soaring in the Midnight Sun, November, page 2
- Mexico
- Edward Williams, Abort at Amozoc, June, page 35
- Panama
- Dave Hughes, Soaring Coast-to-Coast Nonstop, September, page 22
- Sweden
- Bernt Hall, A Thank You and Invitation from Sweden,, December, page 2
- Alex Strojnik, A Thank You and Invitation From Sweden, December, page 2
- Launching
- Edward Williams, Abort at Amozoc, June, page 35
- Aerotow
- Tom Knauff, Release from Aerotow, April, page 43
- Towing
- Don't Tug the Tail, April, page 4
- Winch
- 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
- 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
- Book Reviews
- 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
- Journals
- John McMasters, Technical Soaring published, January, page 11
- M. Barritt, Technical Soaring, October, page 11
- John McMasters, Technical Soaring, November, page 8
- Poetry
- 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
- Manufacturers
- Schweizer Corporation
- Wally Scott, Schweizer Corporation Honored by FAI Citation, September, page 8
- 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
- Motorgliders
- Caproni
- Gifford Bull, What Have You Done to My Caproni?, December, page 14
- DG-400
- New Motorglider Begins Testing, August, page 13
- Monerai
- Peter Roemer, Second Impressions, June, page 3
- Moni
- Derek Piggott, The Motorglider as A Trainer for Soaring Instruction, April, page 24
- Oldershaw O-3
- George Uveges, Oldershaw O-3 at Homebuitders Workshop, November, cover
- Vivat
- Valny Jiri, Vivat, a Motor Blanik, July, page 3
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Parachutes
- Larry Kirkbride, Parachute Maintenance and Safety, April, page 41
- People
- Michael Adams: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Region 9 West Contest, 1981, December, page 11
- Rudy Allemann: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12
- Klaus Auerbach: Winner Standard Class
- Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12
- Goran Ax:Winner 15-Meter Class, Sweden
- Eric Mozer, The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 14
- Capt. Ralph Barnaby
- Gene Hammond, 1981 Barnaby Lecture, December, page 8
- Al Blackburn: Winner Standard Class
- Luis Fernandez, Region 4 Contest, 1981, September, page 12
- John Bovee: Winner, Standard Class
- Region 12 Contest, 1981, December, page 10
- Stephen Bowen: Winner Standard Class
- Robert Grey, Region Five South Contest, 1981, November, page 8
- Roger Buchanan: Winner 15 Meter Class
- Robert Buck, Region 1 Contest, 1981, September, page 8
- Dale Bush
- Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7
- Dale Bush: Winner 15-Meter Class
- Jose Caubet, Region 11 Contest, 1981, August, page 17
- Dick Butler
- Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, January, page 6
- John Byrd: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Robert Grey, Region Five South Contest, 1981, November, page 8
- Dick Cofrin
- Steve Hopkins, in Memoriam - Dick Cofrin, August, page 19
- Al Cronig
- Ken Eiker, in Memoriam - Al Cronig, November, page 13
- Jim Culp
- Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7
- Oliver Dyer-Bennet: Winner Open Class
- Jose Caubet, Region 11 Contest, 1981, August, page 17
- Art Eck
- Geri Silveira, in Memoriam - Art Eck, October, page 11
- Einar Enevoldson: Winner Standard Class
- Jim Foreman, Region 9 East Contest, 1981, September, page 14
- Richard Farley
- Ed Frappier, in Memoriam - Richard Farley, November, page 13
- Paul Gibson: Winner Sports Class Team
- Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12
- Ray Gimmey
- Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, March, page 10
- Ray Gimmey: Winner
- John Joss, The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships, October, page 38
- Alice Goodlette
- Jim Foreman, Kolstad Award Winners, September, page 7
- Andy Gordon
- Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7
- Gary Grant
- Harry Wander, Gary Grant in Memoriam, July, page 15
- Richard Gray
- Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7
- Ben Greene
- Meet the Team, 1981 World Gliding Championships Report, February, page 6
- Eric Greenwell
- Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7
- Ernst Grob
- Gren Seibels, Harald Millgard and Jan Wennerstrom, Mr. Grob's Twin II, June, page 32
- Stan Hall
- Stan Hall Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
- William Hill: Winner 15 Meter Class
- Jim Foreman, Region 9 East Contest, 1981, September, page 14
- Klaus Holighaus: Winner
- John Joss, The 6th US National 15-Meter Championships, October, page 38
- Robert Holman
- Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7
- Bonnie House
- Capt. Ralph Barnaby, Pruefling, How I was Launched by the Airship Los Angeles, February, page 34
- Dave Hughes
- Mike Greenwald, Huit Jours D'Anger, February, page 30
- E.J. (Jim) Indrebo
- Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16
- Douglas Jacobs, Initiation Rites, July, page 40
- E.J. (Jim) Indrebo: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Region 12 Contest, 1981, December, page 10
- William Ivans: Elected Region 12 Director
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5
- Don Jacob
- Susan Turner, Don Jacob - in Memoriam, March, page 14
- Ken Jacobs: Winner, Standard Class
- Carol Deihl, Region 10 Contest, 1981, November, page 12
- Joe Bennis: Elected Region 2 Director
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5
- Richard H. Johnson: Winner, Open Class
- Carol Deihl, Region 10 Contest, 1981, November, page 12
- David G. Jr. Jones: Winner Open Class
- Jim Foreman, Region 9 East Contest, 1981, September, page 14
- John Joss
- Britt Floden, Just Think of the Possibilities, February, page 40
- Paul MacCready, Jr.
- Steven Ptacek, From France to England Aboard the Solar Challenger, December, page 27
- Sherburne W. Klein
- Stan Hall, In Memoriam - Sherb Klein, October, page 11
- Elena Klein, To Sherb, in Memoriam, October, page 11
- Douglas and Lianna Lamont
- Douglas and Lianna Receive Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy, Convention Report, March, page 8
- Hal Lattimore
- Hal Lattimore Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
- George Lee: Winner Open Class, Great Britain
- Eric Mozer, The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 14
- Allen Leffler: Winner, Open Class
- Region 12 Contest, 1981, December, page 10
- David Marsden
- David Marsden Awarded Paul E. Tuntland Memorial Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
- John Mills
- Jim Foreman, Kolstad Award Winners, September, page 7
- Robert Mitchell: Winner, Open Class
- Region 9 West Contest, 1981, December, page 11
- Dave Mockler: Winner
- Jim Foreman, The 16th National 1-26 Championships, November, page 14
- Dick Mockler: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Carol Deihl, Region 10 Contest, 1981, November, page 12
- Rudy Mozer: Winner, Standard Class
- Gren Seibels, The 13th Region 5 North Contest, August, page 20
- John F. Muxworthy
- Charles Lindsay, The Need for a Local Sounding at Your Soaring Site, July, page 21
- Wally Scott, in Memoriam - John Muxworthy, November, page 13
- John Ogend
- George Uveges, Oldershaw O-3 at Homebuitders Workshop, November, cover
- Mike Opitz: Winner
- Robert Buck, Region 1 Contest, 1981, September, page 8
- Steve Paavola
- Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7
- Ake Pettersson
- Robert Buck, It's No Toy Lady! Buck, R., February, page 39
- Wally Raisanen: Winner, Standard Class
- Region 9 West Contest, 1981, December, page 11
- Erwin Reeves
- Erwin Reeves Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
- Ren Rezshe
- Justin Wills, Have You Ever Been Experienced?, August, page 26
- Jim Rhine
- Somers Kendall, in Memoriam - Jim Rhine, May, page 17
- Richard Hall: Elected Region 9 Director
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5
- Richard Schreder: Elected Region 6 Director
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5
- Walt Rogers: Winner Standard Class
- Jose Caubet, Region 11 Contest, 1981, August, page 17
- Bertha Ryan: Exceptional Service Award
- Convention Report, March, page 8
- Sam Francis: Elected Region 1 Director
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5
- Marc Schroeder: Winner, Standard Class, France
- Eric Mozer, The 17th World Gliding Championships, October, page 14
- Wally Scott
- Wally Scott Awarded Barringer Memorial Trophy, Convention Report, March, page 8
- John Seymour: Winner 15-Meter Class
- Luis Fernandez, Region 4 Contest, 1981, September, page 12
- John Seymour: Winner, 15-Meter Class
- Jack Wilson, Region 3 Contest, 1981, September, page 9
- Nelson Shapter: Exceptional Achievement Award
- Convention Report, March, page 8
- Rick Sheppe: Winner Open Class
- Robert Buck, Region 1 Contest, 1981, September, page 8
- Michelle Silver
- Michelle Silver Selected as SSA's Promotions Manager, October, page 5
- Bernald Smith: Elected Region 11 Director
- John Dezzutti, SSA Director Election Winners, January, page 5
- Charlie Spratt
- Charlie Spratt Receives Exceptional Service Award, Convention Report, March, page 8
- Karl Striedieck
- John Dezzutti, Elected to Soaring Halt of Fame, Executive Director's Report, July, page 9
- Karl Striedieck: Winner
- Al Santilli, The 12th US National Standard Class Soaring Championships, November, page 18
- George E. Tabery
- 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
- Greg Thompson: Winner, Contest Sports Class Team
- Joe Robertson, Region 8 Contest, 1981, September, page 12
- Bob Tresslar: Winner 15-Meter Class
- Gren Seibels, The 13th Region 5 North Contest, August, page 20
- Brian Utley
- J. Dezzutti, Utley Resigns as Regional Director, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5
- Gerhard Waibel
- Hannes Linke, AS-W 22 first flight reported, December, page 11
- A.C. Williams
- John Dezzutti, Oops, Executive Director's Report, October, page 8
- Performance
- Evaluations
- Richard H. Johnson, Performance Improvement Through Airfoil Shape Correction, July, page 33
- Gifford Bull, What Have You Done to My Caproni?, December, page 14
- Structures
- Stan Hall, Structural Proof Testing, September, page 34
- 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
- Medical
- 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
- 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
- Richard H. Johnson: Winner
- Richard Divelbiss, The 48th US National Open Class Championships, September, page 16
- 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
- Launching
- Richard H. Johnson, Dangers of Ground Launching Modern Sailplanes, May, page 42
- Safety Corner
- 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
- Towing
- 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
- Radio/Instrument - Electrical Installation,
- 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
- Aerodynamic Design
- Determining "Acceptability" for Contest Design Guidance, Homebuilder News, April, page 11
- E.J. Buchanan, The Competition Pilot vs His Aircraft, June, page 22
- Sailplanes
- Altostratus I
- Jack Olson, Altostratus I painting, February, cover
- Blanik
- Joseph Kovacs, A Warning Missed, April, page 4
- Dave Hughes, Soaring Coast-to-Coast Nonstop, September, page 22
- Design
- 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
- Experimental
- Bob Lamson, Alcor Update, February, page 9
- Diamant
- 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
- Duster
- Wolfgang Obst, HP-18 and Duster, August, cover
- Fafnie
- Emil Pohorille, The Fafnir's Roots, December, page 3
- Fafnir
- 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
- Forty-Niner
- Wolfgang Obst, HP-18 and Duster, August, cover
- Grob
- Robert Grey, Grob Opens US Facility, May, page 12
- Twin II
- 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
- HP-18
- Bob Fitch, The Blue Fly, July, page 36
- Wolfgang Obst, HP-18 and Duster, August, cover
- Jantar
- Laszlo Horvath, Jantar 2, January, page 28
- Ka-6
- Bill Kantz and H. Miltner, Katie and I, July, page 26
- Lark
- 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
- Marske Monarch
- Flying Wing
- Jim Marske, The Monarch, December, page 22
- Minibat
- Larry Sengbush, Minibat, March, cover
- Larry Haig, The Minibat, March, page 36
- Monarch
- Carol Deihl, Monarch Flying Wing by Jim Marske, December, cover
- Monerai
- Lenny Padios, Getting to Know the Monerai, May, page 3
- A Happy Homebuilder (Monerai), November, page 3
- Homebuilts/Kits
- Peter Roemer, A Monerai Builder's First Flight Tips, May, page 25
- Moni
- Jim Foreman, The Moni, Homebuilder News, October, page 12
- Geoff Steele and George Uveges, Photos, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilder Workshop, November, page 32
- Oldershaw O-3
- Geoff Steele and George Uveges, Photos, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilder Workshop, November, page 32
- Physiology
- Medical
- Jonathan (Jon) Mead, Hands-Only Soaring Developments, June, page 12
- Quero-Quero
- D'Agberto De Almeida, Quero-Quero, Brazil's 1-26 ltrs, December, page 3
- Rolladen-Schneider
- LS-3
- John Lowe, Cover photo, April, cover
- RS-15
- Geoff Steele and George Uveges, Photos, The Labor Day Sailplane Homebuilder Workshop, November, page 32
- Schempp-Hirth
- Nimbus 2
- 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
- Nimbus 3
- 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
- Standard Cirrus, Manufacturer's A.D, February, page 9
- Ventus A
- Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Ventus A, December, page 34
- Schleicher
- ASK 23
- New Club Schleicher Announced, October, page 10
- ASW 20
- 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
- ASW-22, December, page 1
- Hannes Linke, AS-W 22 first flight reported, December, page 11
- Schweizer
- SGS 1-26
- Jim Foreman, The 16th National 1-26 Championships, November, page 14
- Sprite
- Paul Schweizer, Introducing the Sprite, January, page 23
- Swift
- Floyd Sweet, A Scaled Down Ten Meter Racer, December, page 46
- Vintage
- Franklin PS-2
- Bill Rodenburg, Old Birds Never Die (Franklin PS-2), November, page 4
- Zia
- The Zia, Homebuilder News, October, page 13
- 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
- Calistoga Gliderport
- Keith Rosenthal, ASW 20 on final for landing at Calistoga Gliderport, September, cover
- Chilhowee Gliderport
- Joseph Elgin, Soaring the Smokies, April, page 30
- Cornhill
- Shirley Sliwa, First Soaring Landmark Plaque Dedicated, August, page 19
- 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
- Directors
- 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
- Governors
- Michelle Silver, New State Governors Appointed, November, page 7
- Officers
- John Dezzutti, New Officers Elected, Executive Director's Report, September, page 5
- John Dezzutti, Oops, Executive Director's Report, October, page 8
- Reports
- 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
- Soaring Magazine
- Eric Coleson, Flight Training, Soaring, and Safety, May, page 24
- SSA in Action
- March, page 5
- April, page 8
- May, page 7
- June, page 8
- September, page 5
- October, page 5
- November, page 6
- Staff
- Michelle Silver
- Michelle Silver Selected as SSA's Promotions Manager, October, page 5
- 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
- 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
- Cross Country
- More On Computer X-C Simulation, May, page 5
- Cross-coungtry
- Steve Zimmermann, More on Computer X-C Simulation, June, page 5
- Cross-Country
- Steven Sliwa, Course Deviations During Cross-Country Soaring, April, page 34
- Travel
- Jack Lambie, in Search of the Condor, crossing the Andes, March, page 16
- Summer Soaring Tour to Lasham?, April, page 4
- Vintage Aircraft
- Rusty Ruskiewicz, Type Tutoring, March, page 2
- Martin Simons, The Fafnir, March, page 32
- Youth
- Michelle Silver, Give it the Old College Try, August, page 44
- 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
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