Soaring Magazine Index for 1984 organized by subject

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AD's

A Technical Bulletin on the LS-4 and 4a, February, page 8

An AD On 'Chutes, June, page 8

An AD On Grob G-102's, July, page 8

An Emergency AD on PIKs, October, page 9

An AD on AS-W 19's, November, page 11

An AD on AS-W 15's, December, page 12

Aerobatics

William B. Dehon, Jr., Astir Looping Over Florida, June, cover

Aerodynamics

Oran W. Nicks, Drag Awareness, February, page 20

Bob Said, Stalls - The Deeper, The Worse, March, page 32

James M. Payne, Spins, May, page 27

Around-The-World Non-Stop Airplane, August, page 16

Wilhelm Dirks, An Expert Explains, October, page 6

Alex Strojnik, Improving The Constant-Chord Wing, October, page 36

A.M.O. Smith, The Possibilities Of Laminar Flow Control, December, page 18

James M. Payne, Low, Skidding Turns; Why The Fuss?, December, page 38

Flight Tests: Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Grob G-102 Club IIIB, January, page 18; Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the 16.6-Meter Ventus, April, page 20; Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation Of An LS-4a, September, page 14

Sailplanes

Design
That Sinking Sensation, March, page 36

Dieter Althaus, Drag Probe Rake Design, May, page 3

Dr. Paul MacCready, Soaring Aerodynamics of Frigate Birds, July, page 20

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs

Michelle Silver, Pilot Proficiency Program, January, page 45

Bronze Badge #1, January, page 46

Michelle Silver, Getting To Know You, March, page 50

Michelle Silver, Bronze Badge Blossoms, March, page 52

Cross-Country Soaring, April, page 44

Douglas Lamont, Club Invites Alumni to 25th Anniversary, August, page 41

Another Way To Guard Against Bent Birds, August, page 41

NESCO Is Back With Us, August, page 41

Jim Foreman, Taos Soaring Festival, October, page 24

Kris Parry, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Eastern Workshop, November, page 21

Kate Pilgrim, Community School Soaring, November, page 43

Jim Foreman, Should Clubs Be Involved in Primary Training Of New Pilots?, December, page 31

Sailplane Homebuilders Association: SHA Workshops. Final Sandings, August, page 36; Woodstock Wins Sailplane Homebuilders Association Design Contest, November, page 20; Bob Said, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Western Workshop, November, page 20; Kris Farry, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Eastern Workshop, November, page 21; Bob Said, Something for Nothing???, November, page 27

Vintage Sailplane Association: Geoff Steele, Ancient Sailplanes Are Alive And Well, September, page 34

Aircraft

That Sinking Sensation, March, page 36

The Fifteen-Meter LS-6, March, page 40

Garey Hudson, in Defense of AS-W 20's, April, page 3

Richard Benbough, The Convertible Albatross, May, page 36

A New Standard Class Ship From Schempp-Hirth, June, page 8

Virgil Paggen, Build and Fly Monerai, June, page 14

Geoff Steele, Ancient Sailplanes Are Alive And Well, September, page 34

Nhapecan II: A New Two Seater: Not Glass, Not European!, August, page 11

Pratt-Read: William G. Hill, The Has-Been, February, page 16

Sailplanes

Design
Around-The-World Non-Stop Airplane, August, page 16

Airplanes

Rutan Voyager
Around-The-World Non-Stop Airplane, August, page 16

Awards

Badge Flights
Alex Strojnik, 1983 Homebuilt Distance Badge Flights, March, page 15

Badges
Bronze Badge #1, January, page 46

Michelle Silver, Bronze Badge Blossoms, March, page 52

Another Way To Guard Against Bent Birds, August, page 41

Flying Wing
Test Pilots Honor Veteran Soaring Pilot Who Helped Start It All On The Wasserkuppe, December, page 13

Hall of Fame
Another Soaring Hall of Famer - Richard E. Schreder, August, page 17

Hilton
Hilton Opens Cup Contest To American Pilots, April, page 9

Bob Said, The 1984 Hilton Cup Soaring Camp, October, page 16

Kolstad
Kolstad Scholars Named - Brad T. Weals and Steven Leonard, May, page 7

NAA
Paul A. Schweizer Receives NAA Award, October, page 14

Records and Record Flights
A Long One in Canada, August, page 11

Tug Willson, A Motorgliding First?, November, page 19

Records and Record Flights Contributors
Alex Strojnik, 1983 Homebuilt Distance Badge Flights, March, page 15

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Birds

Dr. Paul MacCready, Soaring Aerodynamics of Frigate Birds, July, page 20

Lars Helmerson, More On Birds And Thermals, November, page 6

Dudley Mattson, The White Pelicans Are Back, November, page 6

Book Reviews

Howard Banks, Listen: Derek Piggot Talks About Soaring, January, page 10

Douglas Lamont, After All, by Gren Seibels, February, page 33

Gene Hammond, "Transition to Gliders; A Flight Training Handbook for Power Pilots" by Tom Knauff, April, page 10

Allan Northcutt, Glider Basics from Solo to License, by Tom Knauff, May, page 9

Bob Said, "Low Power Laminar Aircraft Structures", by Alex Strojnik, August, page 10

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Competitions

K. Lee Kuhlke, Another View On TET, February, page 3

Richard H. Johnson, A Word to The Wise, March, page 2

Louis J. Aull, The Essence of the Matter, April, page 2

SSA XC/Racing Camp, May, page 6

Cass Sumrall, An Alternative to Contests, June, page 5

XC/Racing Camp Update, June, page 8

Wil Schuemann, Water, Water Everywhere, June, page 20

FAI Class Definitions, August, page 8

J.R. Gravance, On Contest Safety, October, page 2

J.J. Sinclair, And Again., October, page 3

1-26: With a Cloud of Dust and a Mightly Hi-Ho Schweizer!, September, page 6; Al Santilli, The 1984 1-26 Championships, September, page 26

15-Meter: Wally Raisanen, in Defense of 15-Meters, December, page 3

International: Action in Hungary, January, page 8; Fourth European Motorgliding Meet, March, page 8

National: The 1983 U.S. National and Regional Champions, January, page 14; Roger Clark, 509-Mile Task Highlights 1984 Open Class National Championship, August, page 20; John Joss, The 1984 15-Meter Class U.S. National Championships, September, page 38; Sharon Austin, The 1984 Standard Class U.S. National Championships, October, page 28

Open Class: George J. Thelen, Weigh-in, Please?, August, page 27

Regional: Trip Mellinger, Region 12 Contest, January, page 9; The 1983 U.S. National and Regional Champions, January, page 14; Al Blackburn, Redlining on the Ridge, January, page 24; Gren Seibels, Region 5 North Championships, June, page 38; Bob Fitch, Region 2 Contest, August, page 36; Karl Striedieck, Region 5 East Contest, August, page 37; George J. Thelen, Region 11 South Contest, August, page 38; Robert Grey, Region 5 South Championships, September, page 8; Judy Lincoln, Region 9 Championships, September, page 11; Region 6 South Championships, September, page 12; Region Three Championships, October, page 41; John Harvey, Region 1 Championships, November, page 56; Bruce Bowmar and Janyc[e]e Kamahele, Region 12 North Championships, November, page 57; Jack Wyman, Region 6 Championships, December, page 16; Robert Phillips, Region 6 South Championships, December, page 42

Scoring: Robert W. Driscoll, An Appreciative Pollster, April, page 3; Wm. C. Feldbaumer, More on TET Scoring, May, page 3

Sports Class: John Campbell, Let's Have More Sports Class Action, November, page 12; James M. Payne, Competition Lively in RESCO Sports Class Contest, November, page 60

Conferences and Conventions

Jon Mead, 1984 SSA Convention, February, page 8

Bob Said, The 1984 SSA International Convention, April, page 16

Homebuilders Workshops And Design Contest, June, page 37

Cindy Brickner, Women"s Soaring Seminar, Texas Style, July, page 7

Win a Trip to the 1985 SSA Convention in San Diego, August, page 9

Catherine Cookson, The 1984 Women's Soaring Seminar, November, page 50

Convention Menu A Soaring Feast, December, page 11

Marilyn Schumacher, International Coaches Focus On Training Safety, December, page 12

Construction and How-To

Stan Hall, Tips on the Use of Dacron Covering, January, page 42

Stan Hall, The Stits Procedure, February, page 46

Tom Cooper, Beating The High Cost Of Speed Rings, March, page 53

Richard H. Johnson, Sailplane Maintenance and Flight Improvement Suggestions, May, page 41

Les Sebald, A Radio Field Strength Meter, June, page 43

Gene Hammond, Sandy McAusland, Bruce Helvie, and Gernot Neubauer, The Case For Lighting Up, July, page 42

Bob Said, "Low Power Laminar Aircraft Structures", by Alex Strojnik, August, page 10

Microphone Amplifier Correction, December, page 3

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Equipment

Les Sebald, A Radio Field Strength Meter, June, page 43

Jim Foreman, Don't Forget Your OLK, July, page 34

Gene Hammond, Sandy McAusland, Bruce Helvie, and Gernot Neubauer, The Case For Lighting Up, July, page 42

Les Sebald, Microphone Amplifier, September, page 44

Microphone Amplifier Correction, December, page 3

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FAI

International
FAI Class Definitions, August, page 8

Federal Aviation Administration

New Advisory Circular, July, page 8

Gren Seibels, Caution Signals, July, page 40

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History

Is This An SSA First-Ever in the World of Soaring?, March, page 16

Richard Benbough, The Convertible Albatross, May, page 36

Frank R. Gross, The Cadet Glider, June, page 28

Peter Riedel, The False World Record, July, page 30

With a Cloud of Dust and a Mightly Hi-Ho Schweizer!, September, page 6

Geoff Steele, Ancient Sailplanes Are Alive And Well, September, page 34

Homebuilts

Bert Schmutzhart, Flying the SCH-1, January, page 28

Eaglet Newsletter, February, page 34

Homebuilder News, March, page 12

Alex Strojnik, 1983 Homebuilt Distance Badge Flights, March, page 15

Einar Enevoldson and Marta Bohn-Meyer, The Rutan Solitaire, March, page 24

Virgil Paggen, Build and Fly Monerai, June, page 14

Homebuilder News, June, page 27

Homebuilders Workshops And Design Contest, June, page 37

Bob Said, "Low Power Laminar Aircraft Structures", by Alex Strojnik, August, page 10

Bob Said, Windrose Is Up And Going, August, page 18

Design Contest Judging Policy, September, page 6

Larry Sanderson, Those Aussies Are Going For It!, October, page 12

Alex Strojnik, Improving The Constant-Chord Wing, October, page 36

Woodstock Wins Sailplane Homebuilders Association Design Contest, November, page 20

Bob Said, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Western Workshop, November, page 20

Kris Farry, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Eastern Workshop, November, page 21

Bob Said, A Pilot Reports On Flying Windrose, December, page 24

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Illustration

A New Standard Class Ship From Schempp-Hirth, June, page 8

Wil Schuemann, Water, Water Everywhere, June, page 20

Instruction

Howard Banks, Listen: Derek Piggot Talks About Soaring, January, page 10

Tom Knauff, PT3 - Premature Termination of the Tow, January, page 34

Michelle Silver, Pilot Proficiency Program, January, page 45

Gene Hammond, "Transition to Gliders; A Flight Training Handbook for Power Pilots" by Tom Knauff, April, page 10

Allan Northcutt, Glider Basics from Solo to License, by Tom Knauff, May, page 9

Dr. Scott A. Jenkins, First Glass At Estrella, July, page 24

Gren Seibels, Caution Signals, July, page 40

Gren Seibels, The Learning Curve, October, page 42

Marilyn Schumacher, International Coaches Focus On Training Safety, December, page 12

Jim Foreman, Should Clubs Be Involved in Primary Training Of New Pilots?, December, page 31

Schools: Kate Pilgrim, Community School Soaring, November, page 43

Instrumentation

New Barograph Calibration Laboratory, March, page 8

Tom Cooper, Beating The High Cost Of Speed Rings, March, page 53

Peter Newgard, Total Energy; Problems and Solutions, April, page 31

Dieter Althaus, Drag Probe Rake Design, May, page 3

Another Approved Calibration Lab, December, page 12

International

Canada
A Long One in Canada, August, page 11

Hungary
Action in Hungary, January, page 8

Sweden
Harald Millgard, The Wonderful Waves of Sweden, February, page 28

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Launching

Tonk Mills, A Little Further Aft, If You Please, January, page 2

With a Cloud of Dust and a Mightly Hi-Ho Schweizer!, September, page 6

Aerotow: Edward B. Oliver, No Time To Talk, January, page 3; Ivan Jasczlics, The Bank: What's Your Angle?, April, page 6

Aerotowing: Tom Knauff, PT3 - Premature Termination of the Tow, January, page 34; Is This An SSA First-Ever in the World of Soaring?, March, page 16

Towplanes: Bob Said, Something for Nothing???, November, page 27; James L. Dean, Quiet That Towplane!, December, page 4

Towropes: Eric Coleson and Gene Hammond, Some Data On Towropes You May Not Have Expected, May, page 6

Literature

Gren Seibels, After All, February, page 33

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Maintenance and Projects

Les Sebald, Microphone Amplifier, September, page 44

Medical

Terry Frazier, It's Hard to Fly With Your Legs Crossed, March, page 4

Val Brain, Soaring and Stress, July, page 17

Meteorology

Alan B. Green, And Now For My Next Trick, January, page 2

Gren Seibels, Thermals, February, page 37

Gren Seibels, What's Up?, March, page 42

Dr. Joachim P. Kuettner, The 2000 Kilometer Wave Flight!, May, page 14

Motorgliders

Pik-20e
Tug Willson, A Motorgliding First?, November, page 19

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Obituaries

T. Guy Spencer, in Memoriam - Thomas C. Thompson, January, page 7

John Joss, in Memoriam - Ray Elsmore, February, page 34

Norman H. Ellison, in Memoriam - Stuart Fursman, April, page 12

Doug Jacobs, in Memoriam - Jon Mead, April, page 16

H.V. Senn, in Memoriam - Lawrence C. Johnston, May, page 8

Jim Maupin, in Memoriam - Jack Benedict, May, page 9

Larry Barrett, in Memoriam - Maj. Robert L. Wenning, Capt. Alan Lombardi, June, page 11

Bob Greenblatt and Lynne Greenblatt, in Memoriam - Horace Pettit, Jr, August, page 17

George Taylor, in Memoriam - Lester M. Perry, August, page 17

Stuart Henderson, in Memoriam - Harold Clausen, October, page 41

Richard Tuttle, A Friend Remembered - John Lendved, November, page 8

T. Guy Spencer, in Memoriam - Alexander V. Nedzel, November, page 19

Al Santilli, in Memoriam - David C. Johnson, December, page 15

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Parachutes

Jean-Paul Weiss, Bailing Out? Spoilers Out!, May, page 34

An AD On 'Chutes, June, page 8

People

William C. Sproull
New SSA Officers, October, page 9

Performance

Evaluations
Bert Schmutzhart, Flying the SCH-1, January, page 28

Einar Enevoldson and Marta Bohn-Meyer, The Rutan Solitaire, March, page 24

Walter Schneider, On Measuring Sailplane Performance, September, page 2

Doug Jacobs, A Contest Pilot Reports On Flying The Discus, November, page 14

Bob Said, A Pilot Reports On Flying Windrose, December, page 24

Pilot Reports
Bert Schmutzhart, Flying the SCH-1, January, page 28

Doug Jacobs, A Contest Pilot Reports On Flying The Discus, November, page 14

Bob Said, A Pilot Reports On Flying Windrose, December, page 24

Philosophy of Soaring

O.A. Benson, Flying Safety Is More Attitude Than Altitude, March, page 49

Louis J. Aull, The Essence of the Matter, April, page 2

Cass Sumrall, An Alternative to Contests, June, page 5

Wil Schuemann, Water, Water Everywhere, June, page 20

Gren Seibels, A Voice in The Wilderness, August, page 44

Wally Raisanen, in Defense of 15-Meters, December, page 3

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Safety

Eric Coleson, Crosswind Landings; Faster Is Better, January, page 2

Edward B. Oliver, No Time To Talk, January, page 3

Tom Knauff, PT3 - Premature Termination of the Tow, January, page 34

Phillip Ramsden, Don't Camouflage Your Sailplane!, January, page 47

Stephen DuPont, You Can Bank On These Words of Wisdom, February, page 2

Irv Prue, Standard Pattern Approach to Landing, February, page 3

Richard H. Johnson, A Word to The Wise, March, page 2

R.E. Schreder, Why Positive Control Checks Are Vital, March, page 2

Dan Gonzales, There's Nothing Better Than Being Legal, March, page 3

Tony Alert Burton, It Might Happen To You!, March, page 3

Terry Frazier, It's Hard to Fly With Your Legs Crossed, March, page 4

Ron Ridenour and Dean Carswell, Cause/Cure of Mishaps Using Spoilers and Flaps, March, page 10

Bob Said, Stalls - The Deeper, The Worse, March, page 32

O.A. Benson, Flying Safety Is More Attitude Than Altitude, March, page 49

Garey Hudson, in Defense of AS-W 20's, April, page 3

Vic Saudek, Be Wary of the War Wearies, April, page 3

Gene Hammond, What Does It Take To Get Your Attention?, April, page 13

Marie-Claude Pasquier and Patricia Valdata, Two Close Calls, April, page 38

Gren Seibels, Manners Aloft, April, page 42

Karl Striedieck, Safety Note, AS-W 19/20, May, page 2

Eric Coleson and Gene Hammond, Some Data On Towropes You May Not Have Expected, May, page 6

James M. Payne, Spins, May, page 27

Jean-Paul Weiss, Bailing Out? Spoilers Out!, May, page 34

Eric Coleson, Crosswind Landings; Faster Is Better, June, page 2

Vic Saudek, Shave and a Haircut, June, page 5

E. Douglas Whitehead, MD, An Open Letter, June, page 6

An AD On 'Chutes, June, page 8

Gene Hammond, Rudder Goes With Aileron Like Bacon Goes With Eggs, June, page 11

Wil Schuemann, Water, Water Everywhere, June, page 20

Gene Hammond and Sandy McAusland, See and Be Seen - Part 1, June, page 33

John Joss, Over the Top, July, page 2

Avoiding Control Attachment Problems, July, page 9

John Wolcott, How To Crash a Glider, July, page 12

Val Brain, Soaring and Stress, July, page 17

Dr. Scott A. Jenkins, First Glass At Estrella, July, page 24

Jim Foreman, Don't Forget Your OLK, July, page 34

Gene Hammond, Sandy McAusland, Bruce Helvie, and Gernot Neubauer, The Case For Lighting Up, July, page 42

Michael Opitz, No Going Back, Please, August, page 3

Bob Matheny, First of a Series?, August, page 3

Wally Scott, After All These Years., August, page 4

George W. Coon, Jr., A Missed Mid-Air, August, page 6

George J. Thelen, Weigh-in, Please?, August, page 27

Eric E. Durance, A Close One At Foster's Farm, August, page 28

William M. Berle, Airports Are Where You Find Them, August, page 32

Ed Replogle, Games People Play, August, page 42

Peder Mortensen, He's There, But Where?, September, page 2

Gene Hammond, Thermaling in A Crowd, September, page 7

Henry Combs, That Beautiful Mountain and Her Sinister Trap, September, page 20

J.R. Gravance, On Contest Safety, October, page 2

Geoff Drought, We Has Met The Enemy, And They Is, October, page 3

J.J. Sinclair, And Again., October, page 3

Wilhelm Dirks, An Expert Explains, October, page 6

Larry Sanderson, Safety, Safety, Safety!, October, page 8

Gene Hammond, Checklists, October, page 14

Bill Lee, The Wings Shouldn't Flap!, October, page 26

Carl F. Cross, It Pays To Read Soaring!, November, page 2

Gene Hammond, New Spin Recovery Technique?, November, page 11

Walter von Oettingen, Another Libelle With An Unconnected Aileron, December, page 2

John Joss, On Thermal Upsets While Working A Ridge, December, page 6

John Crawford, ... And More On the Same Hazardous Phenomenon (Thermal upsets), December, page 7

Marilyn Schumacher, International Coaches Focus On Training Safety, December, page 12

Jim Foreman, Should Clubs Be Involved in Primary Training Of New Pilots?, December, page 31

Accident Reports: Stephen M. Herit, And Another (Accident Reports), February, page 2; Charles Coury, One for Accident Reports, February, page 2; Edward G. Kurdziel, One More Fan of Accident Reports, March, page 6; Bernald Smith, Official Statement on Accident Reports, August, page 2; Robert Gaines, Accident Inquiry Form, September, page 25; July 1984 Accident Figures, November, page 19; Soaring Accidents for August, 1984, December, page 11; Stu Childre, Anatomy Of An Accident, December, page 34

Sailplanes

Design
James M. Payne, Low, Skidding Turns; Why The Fuss?, December, page 38

Techniques

Landing
Derek Johnson, Approach to Land (Not by the Numbers!), February, page 41

Sailplanes

American Eaglet
Eaglet Newsletter, February, page 34

Astir
William B. Dehon, Jr., Astir Looping Over Florida, June, cover

Baker-Mcmillen Cadet
Frank R. Gross, The Cadet Glider, June, page 28

Blanik
Les Sebald, Hangar Talk, July, page 38

Bowlus Baby Albatross
Vic Saudek, Shave and a Haircut, June, page 5

Bowlus BZ-1
Kris Farry, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Eastern Workshop, November, page 21

Bowlus S-100 Albatross
Richard Benbough, The Convertible Albatross, May, page 36

Design
Oran W. Nicks, Drag Awareness, February, page 20

Bob Said, Stalls - The Deeper, The Worse, March, page 32

The Fifteen-Meter LS-6, March, page 40

Wilhelm Dirks, An Expert Explains, October, page 6

Alex Strojnik, Improving The Constant-Chord Wing, October, page 36

Stan Hall, Judging The Homebuilt Sailplane Design Competition, November, page 30

A.M.O. Smith, The Possibilities Of Laminar Flow Control, December, page 18

Glaser-Dirks

DG-101
Robert Gaines, A Little ELAN, If You Please, February, page 30

DG-500
New - and Bigger- From Glaser-Dirks, August, page 10

Grob G-102
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Grob G-102 Club IIIB, January, page 18

An AD On Grob G-102's, July, page 8

Grob G-103
Jim Dingess, Grob G-103 and Schweizer 1-36 over Tehachapi, California, October, cover

Horten Flying Wing
Test Pilots Honor Veteran Soaring Pilot Who Helped Start It All On The Wasserkuppe, December, page 13

HP-21
Kris Farry, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Eastern Workshop, November, page 21

HP-22
April, page 8

Homebuilder News, June, page 27

Libelle
Walter von Oettingen, Another Libelle With An Unconnected Aileron, December, page 2

Monerai
Virgil Paggen, Build and Fly Monerai, June, page 14

Kris Parry, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Eastern Workshop, November, page 21

Nippi B-4T
One You Won't See Soon!, August, page 9

Pik-20
Harald Millgard, PIK-20 over Kebne Mountains in Sweden, February, cover

An Emergency AD on PIKs, October, page 9

Pratt-Read
Vic Saudek, Be Wary of the War Wearies, April, page 3

Rolladen-Schneider

LS-4/4a
A Technical Bulletin on the LS-4 and 4a, February, page 8

Walter Schneider, On Measuring Sailplane Performance, September, page 2

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation Of An LS-4a, September, page 14

LS-6
The Fifteen-Meter LS-6, March, page 40

S-2
Alex Strojnik, Improving The Constant-Chord Wing, October, page 36

Sapphire
Larry Sanderson, Those Aussies Are Going For It!, October, page 12

Schempp-Hirth

Cirrus
Louis Stur, Cirrus and the Grand Tetons, December, cover

Discus
A New Standard Class Ship From Schempp-Hirth, June, page 8

Two Views Of The Standard Class Discus, July, cover

Doug Jacobs, A Contest Pilot Reports On Flying The Discus, November, page 14

Ventus
Sander Veenstra and Les Horvath, Ventus B over Sedona, Arizona, April, cover

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the 16.6-Meter Ventus, April, page 20

Schleicher

ASW 15
An AD on AS-W 15's, December, page 12

ASW 19
An AD on AS-W 19's, November, page 11

ASW 19/20
Garey Hudson, in Defense of AS-W 20's, April, page 3

Karl Striedieck, Safety Note, AS-W 19/20, May, page 2

Ka-6
Roger Schert, Ka-6 on Runway at Ridge Soaring Gliderport, Pennsylvania, September, cover

Schweizer

SGS 1-26
Jeffrey Maki, 1-26 Over Torrey Pines, California, August, cover

With a Cloud of Dust and a Mightly Hi-Ho Schweizer!, September, page 6

Al Santilli, The 1984 1-26 Championships, September, page 26

SGS 1-35
Schweizer 1-35 in Flight, November, cover

SGS 1-36
Jim Dingess, Grob G-103 and Schweizer 1-36 over Tehachapi, California, October, cover

SGS 2-33
Ron Burda, 2-33 Over San Francisco, January, cover

Solitaire
Doug Shane, Solitaire in Flight, Mojave, California, March, cover

Doug Shane, Solitaire in Flight, Mojave, California, March, page 11

Einar Enevoldson and Marta Bohn-Meyer, The Rutan Solitaire, March, page 24

SV-8
April, page 8

Self-Launching

April, page 8

SHA Design Contest

Cindy Brickner, Sixth Year For SHA Workshops, July, page 6

Design Contest Judging Policy, September, page 6

Woodstock Wins Sailplane Homebuilders Association Design Contest, November, page 20

Sites

Hobbs
Teresa Montagne, Sailplane at Sunset in Hobbs, New Mexico, May, cover

Soaring Society of America

A Melding of Minds- The SSA CFI Revalidation Clinic, January, page 4

Bronze Badge #1, January, page 46

Jon Mead, 1984 SSA Convention, February, page 8

New Oregon State SSA Governor - Marty Howard, March, page 8

Bob Said, The 1984 SSA International Convention, April, page 16

SSA XC/Racing Camp, May, page 6

Kolstad Scholars Named - Brad T. Weals and Steven Leonard, May, page 7

XC/Racing Camp Update, June, page 8

An Important Question - Membership Questionnaire, June, page 9

Cindy Brickner, Sixth Year For SHA Workshops, July, page 6

Bernald Smith, Official Statement on Accident Reports, August, page 2

Win a Trip to the 1985 SSA Convention in San Diego, August, page 9

Carl Herold, Note From The President, October, page 8

Larry Sanderson, SSA Executive Director Welcomes Challenging Future, October, page 10

Convention Menu A Soaring Feast, December, page 11

1984 Membership Drive Concludes, Soaring Society Hits New High, December, page 14

Directors: SSA Directors Election Results, January, page 4; Nominations For SSA Board Of Directors, August, page 8; New SSA Officers, October, page 9; Candidates For SSA Board of Directors, November, page 10; Candidates For Region 1 Director, December, page 10

Membership: Cindy Brickner, 1984 SSA Membership Recruitment Drive, June, page 8

Officers: Hal M. Lattimore, New SSA Officers, October, page 9

Soaring Magazine: Charles Coury, One for Accident Reports, February, page 2; Magazine Staff Change, February, page 33

Symposia and Seminars

1984 Women's Soaring Seminar, June, page 9

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Techniques

Tonk Mills, A Little Further Aft, If You Please, January, page 2

Alan B. Green, And Now For My Next Trick, January, page 2

Gren Seibels, Let's Not Pass Up Any Bets!, January, page 16

Stephen DuPont, You Can Bank On These Words of Wisdom, February, page 2

Gren Seibels, Thermals, February, page 37

Tony Alert Burton, It Might Happen To You!, March, page 3

Ron Ridenour and Dean Carswell, Cause/Cure of Mishaps Using Spoilers and Flaps, March, page 10

Justin Wills, The Blessing of The Sangre de Christos, March, page 18

Bob Said, Stalls - The Deeper, The Worse, March, page 32

Eric Coleson and Gene Hammond, Some Data On Towropes You May Not Have Expected, May, page 6

Dr. Joachim P. Kuettner, The 2000 Kilometer Wave Flight!, May, page 14

James M. Payne, Spins, May, page 27

Gene Hammond, Rudder Goes With Aileron Like Bacon Goes With Eggs, June, page 11

Gren Seibels, Ups and Downs, June, page 40

John Joss, Over the Top, July, page 2

John Wolcott, How To Crash a Glider, July, page 12

Dr. Scott A. Jenkins, First Glass At Estrella, July, page 24

Ed Replogle, Games People Play, August, page 42

Henry Combs, That Beautiful Mountain and Her Sinister Trap, September, page 20

Gene Hammond, New Spin Recovery Technique?, November, page 11

Edward Ward Hindman, Anatomy Of A Wave Flight, November, page 45

John Joss, On Thermal Upsets While Working A Ridge, December, page 6

John Crawford, ... And More On the Same Hazardous Phenomenon (Thermal upsets), December, page 7

James M. Payne, Low, Skidding Turns; Why The Fuss?, December, page 38

Aerotow: Ivan Jasczlics, The Bank: What's Your Angle?, April, page 6

Ballast: Wil Schuemann, Water, Water Everywhere, June, page 20; Les Sebald, Hangar Talk, July, page 38; Michael Opitz, No Going Back, Please, August, page 3; Bob Matheny, First of a Series?, August, page 3; Wally Scott, After All These Years., August, page 4; George J. Thelen, Weigh-in, Please?, August, page 27; Carry Speight, More On Water Ballast, November, page 8

Cross-Country: A Long One in Canada, August, page 11; Gren Seibels, Onward And Upward, September, page 32

Cross-Country Soaring: Justin Wills, The Blessing of The Sangre de Christos, March, page 18; Cross-Country Soaring, April, page 44; SSA XC/Racing Camp, May, page 6; XC/Racing Camp Update, June, page 8; Jim Foreman, Don't Forget Your OLK, July, page 34; Eric E. Durance, A Close One At Foster's Farm, August, page 28; William M. Berle, Airports Are Where You Find Them, August, page 32; Gene Hammond, Dolphin Flying, November, page 34

Landing: Eric Coleson, Crosswind Landings; Faster Is Better, January, page 2; Irv Prue, Standard Pattern Approach to Landing, February, page 3; Gene Hammond and Mike Koerner, Wind in the Pattern; Woe or No?, February, page 11; Eric Coleson, Crosswind Landings; Faster Is Better, June, page 2

Ridge Soaring: Al Blackburn, Redlining on the Ridge, January, page 24

Thermaling: Gene Hammond, Thermaling in A Crowd, September, page 7

Trailers

Les Sebald, Hangar Talk, July, page 38

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Ultralights

Blue Wren
Homebuilders Workshops And Design Contest, June, page 37

Bob Said, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Western Workshop, November, page 20

Noble N-105
Homebuilder News, June, page 27

Bob Said, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Western Workshop, November, page 20

Windrose
Homebuilder News, March, page 12

Bob Said, Windrose Is Up And Going, August, page 18

Bob Said, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Western Workshop, November, page 20

Bob Said, A Pilot Reports On Flying Windrose, December, page 24

Woodstock
Homebuilder News, August, page 36

Bob Said, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Western Workshop, November, page 20

Woodstock Wins Sailplane Homebuilders Association Design Contest, November, page 20

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Variable Geometry