Soaring Magazine Index for 1986 organized by subject
Soaring Magazine Index for 1986 organized by subject
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A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y, None
- AD's
- Emergency AD on Libelles, January, page 17
- A Centrair AD, March, page 9
- An AD on GROB G-103's, September, page 8
- Towplane Owners; An AD on Cessna 150's, September, page 28
- George Thelen, An AD on G-109B Motorgliders, September, page 28
- George Thelen, An AD on GROB G-103 Airbrake Systems, October, page 8
- A Towplane AD, October, page 8
- Aerobatics
- Harry McGrath, How to Fly Upside-Down and Learn to Love It, March, page 14
- Aerodynamics
- Olexa-Myron Bilaniuk, The (In)Famous Downwind Turn, October, page 44
- Akafleig Darmstadt Flies D- 40 Design with Variable Geometry Wings, November, page 10
- John Kaplan, Downwind Turns Refuse to Die, December, page 6
- Ned Wilson, Downwind Turns Refuse to Die, December, page 6
- Flight Tests
- Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Discus, February, page 14
- Francis Bundy, First Flight of the RP-2, March, page 18
- George Watkins, One-Of-A-Kind Schleicher, March, page 28
- Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Grob G-109B, May, page 14
- Francis Bundy, Flight Testing the RP-2, November, page 26
- Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
- John Gregory, On the SSA, Soaring, Training and Moving, March, page 3
- George Lessard, End of a Perfect Day, March, page 6
- Norma Faulkner, Want to own a Gliderport?, March, page 22
- Hal Loken, A Good Press, April, page 2
- Erik Mann, The Soaring Tigers of Princeton University, August, page 6
- Central California Soaring Club Contest, August, page 11
- Intercollegiate Soaring Contest, August, page 14
- Mitchell Deutsch, Good News in Georgia, December, page 3
- Ned Jacoby, A Visit to Charles Les Eaux, December, page 54
- Civil Air Patrol
- They're at it Again!, September, page 9
- And in Washington They'd Like to do More, September, page 9
- Stephen Carmick, A Little Help is Needed, December, page 6
- SHA
- SSA Staff, The Flight of the Deaf Hawk, February, page 34
- Vic Saudek, From Out of the Past Comes Aeolus!, April, page 38
- SHA Western Workshop, October, page 24
- VSA
- Does Anybody Know What Year This Is?, February, page 12
- Airspace
- Jim Foreman, ARSA Spells It Out, February, page 2
- Bernald Smith, a reaction to ARSA's, February, page 2
- ARSA's... Again!., February, page 26
- John Good, It ain't broke, but we'll fix it anyway, April, page 2
- Reno-Stead Announces New Wave Window, July, page 12
- Are There Transponders in Our Future?, September, page 4
- Altitude Flights
- Frank Adamson, A Soaring Update, Emphasis on the UP, February, page 3
- Archives and Museums
- John Laister Delivers 1985 Barnaby Lecture, March, page 10
- Museum Needs Help on Wright Glider Replica, April, page 8
- Geza Szurovy, The Sailing Glider, June, page 38
- Wright Brothers' 1922 Glider at National Soaring Museum Hall of Fame Weekend, July, page 9
- Awards
- Robert Penn, A Little Incentive, January, page 4
- Nomination Invited For Joseph Lincoln Award, April, page 999
- Region One Announces Memorial Trophy, June, page 8
- Nikon Announces Photo Contest, June, page 16
- World War II Glider Pilots Honored, July, page 11
- Christopher Woods Wins 1985 Lincoln Award, July, page 11
- Nikon Soaring Photo Contest, August, page 8
- 1-26 Association Announces New Perpetual Trophy, August, page 16
- Badge Flights
- Alex Strojnik, Homebuilt Distance Badge Flights in 1985, February, page 8
- J.C. Kellet, Persistence Pays Off, June, page 4
- Rolf Algotson, Foreign Soaring; a Diamond Factory in Sweden, March 1986, July, page 4
- Badges
- On Winning the Bronze, January, page 17
- John Gregory, On the SSA, Soaring, Training and Moving, March, page 3
- Hilton Cup
- Doug Jacobs, The 1986 Barron Hilton Soaring Camp, November, page 30
- Kolstad Scholarship and Awards
- Kolstadt Winner Comes Full Circle, February, page 25
- Kolstadt Scholar Named, May, page 11
- Lincoln
- Nomination Invited For Joseph Lincoln Award, April, page 8
- Records and Record Flights
- Karl Striedeick, Robbie Robertson, John Seymour, and Roy McMaster, Four on the Floor, November, page 16
- Birds
- Anyone Care to Help?, March, page 10
- Book Reviews
- Mary Meagher, Adventures of a Half-Baked Chicken-Hearted Granny Glider Pilot, February, page 24
- Gerard M. Devlin., Silent Wings, May, page 10
- Landing Gear Design For Light Aircraft, Vol 1., July, page 999
- CIVV
- CIVV Meeting, March, page 999
- CIVV Nominations Due By July 1, June, page 16
- Report From the CIVV, August, page 8
- Martha Jacobs, Time to Speak Up, October, page 35
- Commercial Operations
- Dan Richards, Down with Anonymity!, January, page 2
- James Burgess, Soaring Beats Gambling!, January, page 40
- Spreading the Good Word, February, page 8
- Bad Day at Black Rock, and Peach State, and Crystal Airport.., April, page 9
- Glaser-Dirks Repair and Service Shop, May, page 10
- James Crowe, Next Time You're in Hawaii, July, page 3
- Reno-Steat Announces New Wave Window, July, page 12
- Lorraine Baker and Nancy LaRiviere, The 8th Annual Womens Soaring Seminar, September, page 40
- Soar Minden Hosts Second Western Motorglider Rally, October, page 8
- Dave Driese, Thanks, Friends, November, page 2
- Bill Stowers, Credit Where Credit is Due, December, page 6
- Communications
- Les Sebald, The STS Model AV7600 VHF Radio, February, page 44
- Les Sebald, Antennas Can Be Better!, March, page 42
- Les Sebald, What About Transponders?, May, page 44
- Competitions
- The Hitachi International Masters of Soaring, May, page 9
- Taylor Boyer, Food For Thought?, July, page 3
- FAA Administrator Engen to Fly in Soaring Contest, July, page 11
- Safety in Cross-Country Flying and Competition, July, page 22
- Judy Lincoln, The Hitachi International Masters of Soaring, September, page 14
- Alan Greer, This Has Got to Stop, October, page 2
- Group Formed to Study Alternative Turnpoint Comeras and Film Formats, October, page 8
- Sharon Austin, 'Tweren't So, McGee!, October, page 34
- Doug Jacobs, The 1986 Barron Hilton Soaring Camp, November, page 30
- Contest Number Fees, November, page 39
- James L. Hamilton, Turnpoint Cameras; is the sky falling?, December, page 4
- 1-26
- Sharon Austin, The 1986 1-26 Championships, October, page 14
- 15-Meter
- Robert Park, Economy Competition, January, page 3
- Aerobatics
- Horvath Wins First US Aerobatic Title, April, page 8
- Intercollegiate
- Intercollegiate Soaring Contest, August, page 14
- International
- European Gliding Championships, September, page 33
- National
- The 1985 US. National and Regional Champions., January, page 22
- Open and Sports Class Nationals Dates Changed,, December, page 999
- Open
- John Joss, The 1986 Open Class National Championships, September, page 22
- Sports Class
- Al Santilli, The 2nd Annual Sports Class National Championships, October, page 37
- Standard
- Robert Grey, The 1986 Standard Class National Championships, August, page 42
- Regional
- Region Four South Championship, January, page 18
- The 1985 US. National and Regional Champions., January, page 22
- Region Six Soaring Championships, February, page 28
- Region Ten Championships, March, page 39
- Jack Olson, Age Cannot Wither.., April, page 4
- Florida State Soaring Championship, April, page 9
- Region Nine Championships, July, page 16
- Region Four Soaring Championships, August, page 9
- Central California Soaring Club Contest, August, page 11
- Region Six South Contest, September, page 6
- Region Eight Soaring Championships, September, page 8
- Region Eleven Championships, October, page 10
- Region Ten West Soaring Championships, November, page 15
- Region Six Soaring Championahips, November, page 36
- Region 12 Contest, December, page 12
- Region 12 North Contest, December, page 13
- Sports Class
- A Progress Report on the Sports Class from John Campbell, May, page 6
- Conferences and Conventions
- Valley Forge Convention; Don't Miss It!, January, page 18
- SSA Staff, The 1986 SSA National Soaring Convention, May, page 22
- Carrying the flag to Oshkosh, July, page 11
- News From Hanover, September, page 8
- Voyager Crew Set to Speak at AOPA Convention, September, page 33
- Colorado High; 1987 Convention, December, page 47
- Construction and How-To
- Bill Culbertson, Closing Up a Cherokee, February, page 3
- George Thelen, The Compleat Bumbler's Guide to Making a Weak Link, February, page 42
- Les Sebald, The STS Model AV7600 VHF Radio, February, page 44
- Geoff Young, Another Auto-Release, March, page 3
- Philip Petmecky, Give Your Towplane a Brake, March, page 6
- Michael Bowlus, The Bowlus BZ-1, March, page 34
- Les Sebald, Antennas Can Be Better!, March, page 42
- Dieter Reich, The ULF-1 Foot-Launched Sailplane, May, page 34
- Les Sebald, What About Transponders?, May, page 44
- Les Sebald, What About Transponders?, May, page 44
- George Thelen, How to Inflate Your Sailplane Tires Without Breaking Your Cheeks, June, page 42
- George Thelen, Skin Care For Your Sailplane, July, page 28
- Kevin Cousineau, 14-Volt Glider Batteries, July, page 44
- George Thelen, Tips on Tipskids, August, page 21
- Bert Bowe, For the Heavy Metal Crowd, October, page 34
- Elemer Katinsky, Point of Order, MrChairman!, December, page 2
- Peter C. King, Tipskids; 2 For 69 Cents, December, page 60
- Peter C. King, A $2 Camera Mount, December, page 60
- Drag
- Steven Dupont, Unraveling Those Maddening Polars, May, page 12
- Engines
- Barrant Merrill, West By Taifun, August, page 36
- Equipment
- Kevin Cousineau, Battery Charging Revisited, November, page 2
- FAI
- Report From the CIVV, August, page 8
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Emergency AD on Libelles, January, page 17
- Practical Test Standards Update, January, page 17
- Bernald Smith, a reaction to ARSA's, February, page 2
- Jim Foreman, ARSA Spells It Out, February, page 2
- ARSA's... Again!., February, page 26
- A Centrair AD, March, page 9
- John Good, It ain't broke, but we'll fix it anyway, April, page 2
- Dave Luehring, A Response to some Rules of the Road, June, page 2
- FAA Administrator Engen to fly in soaring contest, July, pages 1 1
- Donald D. Engen, FAA Administrator Keeps in Touch, July, page 6
- Reno-Stead Announces New Wave Window, July, page 12
- Tom Knauff, Rules of the Air, August, page 2
- Derek Johnson, Rules of the Air, August, page 2
- Glider Assembly and Disassembly: This NPRM Need Your Support, August, page 8
- Ned Wilson, If it ain't broken don't fix it, September, page 3
- Are There Transponders in Our Future?, September, page 4
- An AD on GROB G-103's, September, page 8
- Towplane Owners; An AD on Cessna 150's, September, page 28
- George Thelen, An AD on G-109B Motorgliders, September, page 28
- George Thelen, An AD on GROB G-103 Airbrake Systems, October, page 8
- Al Blackburn Named to Top FAA Policy Post, October, page 8
- A Towplane AD, October, page 8
- Bernald Smith, Check Your Insurance, November, page 2
- Elemer Katinsky, Point of Order, MrChairman!, December, page 2
- Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Through Good Scanning Techniques and Defensive Airmanship, December, page 18
- Flying Wing
- SSA Staff, The Flight of the Deaf Hawk, February, page 34
- Homebuilder News; Flying Wing Update, June, page 11
- History
- Marion Cruce, Highs and Lows, February, page 3
- John Laister Delivers 1985 Barnaby Lecture, March, page 10
- Museum Needs Help on Wright Glider Replica, April, page 8
- Vic Saudek, From Out of the Past Comes Aeolus!, April, page 38
- Geza Szurovy, The Sailing Glider, June, page 38
- Wright Brothers' 1922 Glider at National Soaring Museum Hall of Fame Weekend, July, page 9
- World War II Glider Pilots Honored, July, page 11
- Geza Szurovy, A Pilgramage to the Wasserkuppe, July, page 34
- Bob Matheny, The Spirit of Santos-Dumont, December, page 48
- Homebuilts and Homebuilding
- Alex Strojnik, Homebuilt Distance Badge Flights in 1985, February, page 8
- Well, the engine was just sitting there, so we thought, why not?, February, page 9
- Tom Irwin, The Swish II Motorglider, February, page 20
- SSA Staff, The Flight of the Deaf Hawk, February, page 34
- Francis Bundy, First Flight of the RP-2, March, page 18
- Michael Bowlus, The Bowlus BZ-1, March, page 34
- Vic Saudek, From Out of the Past Comes Aeolus!, April, page 38
- Dieter Reich, The ULF-1 Foot-Launched Sailplane, May, page 34
- Homebuilder News; Flying Wing Update, June, page 11
- SHA Western Workshop, October, page 24
- Francis Bundy, Flight Testing the RP-2, November, page 26
- James T. Veligan, It Started Out As a Monerai, December, page 26
- Bob Matheny, The Spirit of Santos-Dumont, December, page 48
- Humor
- Peter C. King, The Lamont Letter (True Story), August, page 30
- Charlie Spratt, Charlie and the Cadet Clipper, September, page 10
- Bob Matheny, The Spirit of Santos-Dumont, December, page 48
- Illustration
- DG-500 Approaching Delivery Date, February, page 10
- Tom Irwin, The Swish II Motorglider, February, page 20
- Don Daniels, Tow Pilots Need Love, Too!, February, page 36
- David Howard, ...And Here's What One Looks Like!, March, page 3
- Richard McIver, Sailplane Costs, March, page 4
- Michael Bowlus, The Bowlus BZ-1, March, page 34
- Derek Johnson, The Way People Land, March, page 41
- Les Sebald, Antennas Can Be Better!, March, page 42
- Jack Olson, Age Cannot Wither.., April, page 4
- George Thelen, The Mortality of Gel Coats, April, page 28
- Vic Saudek, From Out of the Past Comes Aeolus!, April, page 38
- Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Grob G-109B, May, page 14
- Dieter Reich, The ULF-1 Foot-Launched Sailplane, May, page 34
- Bruce Carter, How's Your Pseudoadiabat?, June, page 25
- Wally Raisanen, Great Moments in Soaring, June, page 30
- Geza Szurovy, The Sailing Glider, June, page 38
- Next Yearl Next Yearl, August, page 9
- Peter Selinger, Supership Debut, August, page 24
- Glaser Dirks Announces New 15-Meter Sailplane, September, page 6
- Olexa-Myron Bilaniuk, The (In)Famous Downwind Turn, October, page 44
- Instruction
- On Winning the Bronze, January, page 17
- Practical Test Standards Update, January, page 17
- Scott Ide, The Two of Us, January, page 24
- John Gregory, On the SSA, Soaring, Training and Moving, March, page 3
- George Thelen, What's Wrong with This Log Book?, April, page 11
- And in Washington They'd Like to do More, September, page 9
- They're at it Again!, September, page 9
- Safety Foundation Will Present Revalidation Clinics, December, page 12
- Howard Ebersole, The Step Down, December, page 62
- Instrumentation
- Steve DuPont, Add 2 More Dimensions to Your Barograph, January, page 38
- John Firth, Variometer Systems; An Update, June, page 32
- Marcel Jaunin, Of Older Sailplanes and Brass Instrument Tubing, August, page 3
- Michael Steckner, Crossfell, Crossed Wires, August, page 4
- Group Formed to Study Alternative Turnpoint Comeras and Film Formats, October, page 8
- James L. Hamilton, Turnpoint Cameras; is the sky falling?, December, page 4
- Peter C. King, A $2 Camera Mount, December, page 60
- International
- Edward Williams, Across the Andes on Sunpower, January, page 6
- Ned Jacoby, A Visit to Centrair, February, page 30
- Bulletin; Soaring An Olympic Sport, March, page 9
- Support Tourism! Travel Europe in a Sailplane, March, page 9
- Wally Scott and Guido Haymann, Andean Oddysey, Part 1, May, page 26
- Wally Scott and Guido Haymann, Andean Odyssey, Part 2, June, page 18
- Louis Stur, A Soaring Safari, June, page 35
- Rolf Algotson, Foreign Soaring; a Diamond Factory in Sweden, March 1986, July, page 4
- Geza Szurovy, A Pilgramage to the Wasserkuppe, July, page 34
- News From Hanover, September, page 8
- Ned Jacoby, A Visit to Charles Les Eaux, December, page 54
- Launching
- Tom Hardy, Eugene the Jeep?, May, page 4
- Aerotow
- Steve DuPont, Put the Towplane in its Place!, January, page 40
- John Campbell, Autow Addendum.., January, page 40
- John Gibson, ...Another Country Heard From, January, page 41
- Towing
- Don Daniels, Tow Pilots Need Love, Too!, February, page 36
- George Thelen, The Compleat Bumbler's Guide to Making a Weak Link, February, page 42
- Geoff Young, Another Auto-Release, March, page 3
- Towplanes
- Philip Petmecky, Give Your Towplane a Brake, March, page 6
- Towplane Owners; An AD on Cessna 150's, September, page 28
- A Towplane AD, October, page 8
- Engines
- John Chapman, Tow Plane Temps, April, page 6
- Literature
- Nomination Invited For Joseph Lincoln Award, April, page 8
- Wally Raisanen, Great Moments in Soaring, June, page 30
- Prisms, August, page 10
- Isaac Van Patten, Confessions of a Sounding Pilot, December, page 10
- Materials
- George Thelen, The Compleat Bumbler's Guide to Making a Weak Link, February, page 42
- Francis Bundy, First Flight of the RP-2, March, page 18
- George Thelen, The Mortality of Gel Coats, April, page 28
- George Thelen, Skin Care For Your Sailplane, July, page 28
- Marcel Jaunin, Of Older Sailplanes and Brass Instrument Tubing, August, page 3
- George Thelen, Tips on Tipskids, August, page 21
- Elemer Katinsky, Point of Order, MrChairman!, December, page 2
- Meteorology
- John C. Stiles, Stationary Thermals, January, page 3
- Marion Cruce, Highs and Lows, February, page 3
- George Young, Cloud Slope Soaring, March, page 2
- Edward Crawley, We've Heard of Thermal Markers, but This.., March, page 2
- Hank Krejci, Look, Up in the Sky.., May, page 2
- Colin Pennycuick, Soaring Alongside Cumulus Clouds, June, page 3
- Bruce Carter, How's Your Pseudoadiabat?, June, page 25
- Bruce Carter, How to Plot a Sounding and Live, July, page 39
- Marion Griffith, Flatland Waves, August, page 2
- Motorgliders
- Arise, Motorgliders!, January, page 17
- Cindy Brickner, Motorgliders Over Hemet, April
- J.C. Treager, Mid-Winter Blahs? For Fast Relief, Try a Motorglider Rally, April, page 18
- Vic Saudek, From Out of the Past Comes Aeolus!, April, page 38
- Donald Hobel, Is There Anyone Out There?, May, page 4
- David Lippincott, In Search of Some Expertise, May, page 4
- Barrant Merrill, West By Taifun, August, page 36
- Soar Minden Hosts Second Western Motorglider Rally, October, page 8
- Glaser-Dirks
- DG-500
- DG-500 Approaching Delivery Date, February, page 10
- Grob G-109B
- Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Grob G-109B, May, page 14
- George Thelen, An AD on G-109B Motorgliders, September, page 28
- Soliatire
- Solitaire Takes Wing, May, page 11
- Solitaire
- Bob Matheny, The Spirit of Santos-Dumont, December, page 48
- Swish II
- Tom Irwin, The Swish II Motorglider, February, page 20
- Obituaries
- In Memoriam; Roger Merrill, March, page 10
- In Memoriam; Bertha Godinat, March, page 10
- In Memoriam; Richard E. Fellner, April, page 10
- In Memoriam; William C. Coverdale, April, page 37
- In Memoriam; Garland Pack, May, page 10
- In Memoriam; Soaring Pioneer Ralph S. Barnaby., July, page 12
- In Memoriam; Michael Gomez, July, page 16
- In Memoriam; Mike Stevenson, July, page 16
- In Memoriam; Paul Cherry, September, page 28
- George Moffat, in Memoriam; Robert Robertson, October, page 28
- In Memoriam; Gustave Scheurer, November, page 35
- In Memoriam; Tom Forsberg, December, page 16
- OSTIV
- Call For Papers, March, page 9
- Performance Evaluations
- John Joss, Shall We Agree to Differ?, May, page 4
- Steven Dupont, Unraveling Those Maddening Polars, May, page 12
- Philosophy of Soaring
- Val Brain, The Changing Face of Cross-Country, February, page 7
- Eric Greenwell, Changing Times, April, page 4
- Gren Seibels, A Short Preachment, May, page 38
- Wally Raisanen, Great Moments in Soaring, June, page 30
- Elizabeth Stark, Why We do It, September, page 2
- Alan Greer, This Has Got to Stop, October, page 2
- Physiology
- Materials
- Harvey Shaman, Reservations About the Use of Resin, September, page 2
- Medical Condition
- Les Sebald, Flight Glasses, January, page 44
- Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Through Good Scanning Techniques and Defensive Airmanship, December, page 18
- Pilot Reports
- Doug Jacobs, The LS-6; One Pilot's View, January, page 30
- George Watkins, One-Of-A-Kind Schleicher, March, page 28
- Radios
- Les Sebald, The STS Model AV7600 VHF Radio, February, page 44
- Safety
- Rod and Steve Hug, Depends on Spoilers, January, page 2
- George Thelen, Pilot Decision-Making, Part Five; Stress-Good Or Bad?, January, page 999
- George Thelen, The Compleat Bumbler's Guide to Making a Weak Link, February, page 42
- Derek Johnson, The Way People Land, March, page 41
- George Thelen, The Soaring Safety Foundation, April, page 10
- George Thelen, What's Wrong with This Log Book?, April, page 11
- Derek Johnson, Good Manners and Soaring Safety, April, page 17
- George Thelen, The Mortality of Gel Coats, April, page 28
- Robert Gaines, The Safety Corner Checks In, May, page 3
- Gren Seibels, A Short Preachment, May, page 38
- Dave Luehring, A Response to some Rules of the Road, June, page 2
- Jim Payne, Point/Counterpoint, June, page 3
- Taylor Boyer, Food For Thought?, July, page 3
- Tom Knauff, Rules of the Air, August, page 2
- Derek Johnson, Rules of the Air, August, page 2
- Hank Nixon, Get Your Head Out!, August, page 35
- Harvey Shaman, Reservations About the Use of Resin, September, page 2
- George Thelen, Towplane Onwers; An AD on Cessna 150's, September, page 28
- George Thelen, An AD on G-109B Motorgliders, September, page 28
- George Thelen, Kestrel and Mosquito Owners Take Note, September, page 33
- Mike McEwen, Moving Up to a 1-26, September, page 49
- George Thelen, An AD on GROB G-103 Airbrake Systems, October, page 8
- Martha Jacobs, Time to Speak Up, October, page 35
- Howard Ebersole, The Step Down, December, page 62
- George Thelen, Safety Foundation Will Present Revalidation Clinics, December, page 999
- Accidents/Incidents
- George Thelen, Wave Accident, January, page 42
- George Thelen, Soaring Accidents for August 1985, January, page 116
- George Thelen, Soaring Accidents for September 1985, February, page 8
- Don't Pull on the Pins, February, page 24
- George Thelen, Off-Field Landing Accidents, March, page 12
- George Thelen, Soaring Accidents for October 1985, March, page 39
- Bad Day at Black Rock, and Peach State, and Crystal Airport.., April, page 9
- Frank Wilson, No Margin For Error, May, page 42
- Al Blackburn, 1986 Safety Start; Bad Try, July, page 2
- Safety in Cross-Country Flying and Competition, July, page 22
- George Thelen, People, Planes and Pandemonium, September, page 34
- Sailplane Accessories
- Les Sebald, Flight Glasses, January, page 44
- George Thelen, How to Inflate Your Sailplane Tires Without Breaking Your Cheeks, June, page 42
- Kevin Cousineau, 14-Volt Glider Batteries, July, page 44
- Kevin Cousineau, Battery Charging Revisited, November, page 2
- Sailplane Design
- Doug Jacobs, The LS-6; One Pilot's View, January, page 30
- A Look at Developments in Germany, March, page 11
- News From Germany: Busy Times For Schleicher and Scheibe, June, page 8
- Peter Selinger, Supership Debut, August, page 24
- Glaser Dirks Announces New 15-Meter Sailplane, September, page 6
- News From Hanover, September, page 8
- Akafleig Darmstadt Flies D- 40 Design with Variable Geometry Wings, November, page 10
- James T. Veligan, It Started Out As a Monerai, December, page 26
- Sailplanes
- Astir
- Roc Cutri, Astir at El Tiro, Arizona, January
- Bowlus BZ-1
- Michael Bowlus, The Bowlus BZ-1, March, page 34
- Centrair
- Ned Jacoby, A Visit to Centrair, February, page 30
- A Centrair AD, March, page 9
- Cherokee
- Bill Culbertson, Closing Up a Cherokee, February, page 3
- Darmstadt D-40
- Akafleig Darmstadt Flies D- 40 Design with Variable Geometry Wings, November, page 10
- Design
- Francis Bundy, Flight Testing the RP-2, November, page 26
- Discus
- John Joss, Shall We Agree to Differ?, May, page 4
- Peter F. Selinger, Banking Discus, July
- Glaser-Dirks
- Glaser-Dirks Repair and Service Shop, May, page 10
- DG-600
- Glaser Dirks Announces New 15-Meter Sailplane, September, page 6
- Grob G-103
- Dennis Meyer, Grob G-103 Running the Ridge, August
- An AD on GROB G-103's, September, page 8
- George Thelen, An AD on GROB G-103 Airbrake Systems, October, page 8
- Les Horvath, Winter in Arizona, December
- Jantar
- Wolfgang Obst, Jantar Over Tehachapi Mountains, March
- Kestrel
- George Thelen, Kestrel and Mosquito Owners Take Note, September, page 33
- Libelle
- Emergency AD on Libelles, January, page 17
- Marske Pioneer II
- Homebuilder News; Flying Wing Update, June, page 11
- Monerai
- James T. Veligan, It Started Out As a Monerai, December, page 26
- Mosquito
- George Thelen, Kestrel and Mosquito Owners Take Note, September, page 33
- Pilatus B-4
- Don't Pull on the Pins, February, page 24
- Pratt-Read
- Does Anybody Know What Year This Is?, February, page 12
- Rolladen-Schneider
- LS-6
- Doug Jacobs, The LS-6; One Pilot's View, January, page 30
- RP-2
- Francis Bundy, First Flight of the RP-2, March, page 18
- Schempp-Hirth
- Nimbus 3D
- Peter Selinger, Supership Debut, August, page 24
- Schempp-Hirty
- Discus
- Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Discus, February, page 14
- Schleicher
- AS-H 25
- News From Germany: Busy Times For Schleicher and Scheibe, June, page 8
- AS-W 20
- Eric Greenwell, AS-W 20's in Pennsylvania, November
- AS-W 22
- News From Germany: Busy Times For Schleicher and Scheibe, June, page 8
- ASW 25
- Peter Selinger, Supership Debut, August, page 24
- Schweizer
- 1-26
- Well, the engine was just sitting there, so we thought, why not?, February, page 9
- 1-26 Association Officers for 1986, March, page 9
- 1-26 Association Announces New Perpetual Trophy, August, page 16
- Mike McEwen, Moving Up to a 1-26, September, page 49
- Sharon Austin, The 1986 1-26 Championships, October, page 14
- 1-34
- Robert Park, Economy Competition, January, page 3
- 2-22
- Stephen Carmick, A Little Help is Needed, December, page 6
- Twin Astir
- Tony Smallwood, Twin Astir Over New Zealand, February
- Dieter Reich, The ULF-1 Foot-Launched Sailplane, May, page 34
- Valentin
- New Owners at Valentin Flugzeugbau, August, page 16
- Schools
- Harry McGrath, How to Fly Upside-Down and Learn to Love It, March, page 14
- Francis Bundy, First Flight of the RP-2, March, page 18
- J.C. Kellet, Persistence Pays Off, June, page 4
- Erik Mann, The Soaring Tigers of Princeton University, August, page 6
- Intercollegiate Soaring Contest, August, page 14
- Akafleig Darmstadt Flies D- 40 Design with Variable Geometry Wings, November, page 10
- Soaring Society of America
- Practical Test Standards Update, January, page 17
- Valley Forge Convention; Don't Miss It!, January, page 18
- Mike McEwen, We're Here to Help, February, page 2
- Kolstadt Winner Comes Full Circle, February, page 25
- John Gregory, On the SSA, Soaring, Training and Moving, March, page 3
- SSA Headquarters Moving to Hobbs, New Mexico, March, page 8
- 1-26 Association Officers for 1986, March, page 9
- 1986 Membership Handbook Delayed, March, page 9
- George Thelen, The Soaring Safety Foundation, April, page 10
- Doug Lamont, Decision in Houston, April, page 22
- SSA Dues Increase, May, page 6
- SSA Staff, The 1986 SSA National Soaring Convention, May, page 22
- National Soaring Week, June 2-8 1986, June, page 12
- 1987 Sailplane Sweepstakes, June, page 14
- Nikon Announces Photo Contest, June, page 16
- SSA News Service, June, page 16
- Nikon Soaring Photo Contest, August, page 8
- Kenneth Jacobs, Objection, Please, October, page 3
- Martha Jacobs, Time to Speak Up, October, page 35
- 1987 Designated As Year of the Member, November, page 9
- Have You Seen the SSA Bulletin?, November, page 9
- Requests For Equipment, November, page 10
- Geo. Vakkur, Complaint Department, December, page 9
- Safety Foundation Will Present Revalidation Clinics, December, page 12
- Colorado High; 1987 Convention, December, page 47
- Directors
- SSA Directors Election Results, January, page 16
- Call For Nominations For SSA Board of Directors, July, page 10
- SSA Regional Directors Election, November, page 4
- Board of Directors Meeting, November, page 9
- Governors
- Four New SSA State Governors Appointed, January, page 17
- Two SSA State Governors Announced, March, page 8
- New SSA Governor For Northern California, June, page 999
- SSA Governor Elected, September, page 4
- Soaring Magazine
- Doug and Lianna Lamont, Love Those Cover!, January, page 2
- Fernando Rueda, All Right, Class, Now Pay Attention.., February, page 3
- Anyone Care to Help?, March, page 10
- An Editorial Message, June, page 8
- Renewals and Magazines, July, page 12
- Floppy Disks Revisited, August, page 18
- Techniques
- Steve DuPont, Add 2 More Dimensions to Your Barograph, January, page 38
- Don Daniels, Tow Pilots Need Love, Too!, February, page 36
- Harry McGrath, How to Fly Upside-Down and Learn to Love It, March, page 14
- Derek Johnson, The Way People Land, March, page 41
- Warren Dion, Wheeling It On, May, page 2
- Olexa-Myron Bilaniuk, The (In)Famous Downwind Turn, October, page 44
- John Kaplan, Downwind Turns Refuse to Die, December, page 6
- Ned Wilson, Downwind Turns Refuse to Die, December, page 6
- Ballast
- Alan Greer, This Has Got to Stop, October, page 2
- Cloud Flying
- Rod and Steve Hug, Depends on Spoilers, January, page 2
- George Young, Cloud Slope Soaring, March, page 2
- Cross Country Soaring
- Val Brain, The Changing Face of Cross-Country, February, page 7
- Eric Greenwell, Changing Times, April, page 4
- Safety in Cross-Country Flying and Competition, July, page 22
- Lorraine Baker and Nancy LaRiviere, The 8th Annual Womens Soaring Seminar, September, page 40
- Karl Striedeick, Robbie Robertson, John Seymour, and Roy McMaster, Four on the Floor, November, page 16
- Doug Jacobs, The 1986 Barron Hilton Soaring Camp, November, page 30
- Ridge Soaring
- Edward Williams, Across the Andes on Sunpower, January, page 6
- Derek Johnson, Good Manners and Soaring Safety, April, page 17
- Wally Scott and Guido Haymann, Andean Oddysey, Part 1, May, page 26
- Frank Wilson, No Margin For Error, May, page 42
- Dave Luehring, A Response to some Rules of the Road, June, page 2
- Wally Scott and Guido Haymann, Andean Odyssey, Part 2, June, page 18
- Derek Johnson, Rules of the Air, August, page 2
- Tom Knauff, Rules of the Air, August, page 2
- Ned Wilson, If it ain't broken don't fix it, September, page 3
- Thermals and Thermaling
- Derek Johnson, Good Manners and Soaring Safety, April, page 17
- Colin Pennycuick, Soaring Alongside Cumulus Clouds, June, page 3
- Hank Nixon, Get Your Head Out!, August, page 35
- Wave Flying
- George Thelen, Wave Accident, January, page 42
- J.C. Kellet, Persistence Pays Off, June, page 4
- Rolf Algotson, Foreign Soaring; a Diamond Factory in Sweden, March 1986, July, page 4
- Reno-Steat Announces New Wave Window, July, page 12
- Marion Griffith, Flatland Waves, August, page 2
- C. Pikros, Is There a Greek Wave?, October, page 35
- Theory of Soaring Flight
- Olexa-Myron Bilaniuk, The (In)Famous Downwind Turn, October, page 44
- John Kaplan, Downwind Turns Refuse to Die, December, page 6
- Trailers
- Bill Culbertson, Closing Up a Cherokee, February, page 3
- Robert Gaines, The Safety Corner Checks In, May, page 3
- Frank Kelsey, Shake, Rattle and Roll, July, page 6
- Peter C. King, The Lamont Letter (True Story), August, page 30
- Vintage Aircraft
- Does Anybody Know What Year This Is?, February, page 12
- Wright Brothers' 1922 Glider at National Soaring Museum Hall of Fame Weekend, July, page 9
- Weather
- H.V. Senn, Soaring Forecasts in Your Living Room.., March, page 2
- David Howard, ...And Here's What One Looks Like!, March, page 3
- Bruce Carter, How's Your Pseudoadiabat?, June, page 25
- Bruce Carter, How to Plot a Sounding and Live, July, page 39
- Women
- Particia Valdata, '85 Women's Seminar, East, January, page 34
- SSA Staff, '85 Women's Seminar, West, January, page 35
- Women Organize New Pilot Group, April, page 8
- Women Pilots Charter Meeting, August, page 12
- Lorraine Baker and Nancy LaRiviere, The 8th Annual Womens Soaring Seminar, September, page 40
- Youth
- George Lessard, End of a Perfect Day, March, page 6
- Kolstadt Scholar Named, May, page 11
- Bill Fraser, A Day in the life of a Young Man, June, page 2
- No subject
- Gene Hammond, Pilot Decision-Making, Part Five; Stress-Good Or Bad?, January, page 18
- Marvin Uphaus, a Milestone, April, page 6
- Judy Lincoln, What's Wrong with This Log Book?, April, page 11
- Victor M. Saudek, From Out of the past comes Aeolus!, April, page 38
- Judah Milgram, Winch Launch in West Germany, May
- Chris and Dave Woods, Heading Home at Sunset, June
- Peter F. Selinger, Supership Debut, August, page 24
- Chris and Dave Woods, At the Hitachi Masters of Soaring, September
- Bernald S. Smith, Soaring Safety Foundation: People, Planes and Pandemonium, September, page 34
- Harry McGrath, Pegasus Aloft Out West, October
- Peter F. Selinger, Wings, November, page 10
- Gene Hammond, Soaring Safety Foundation: Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Through Good Scanning Techniques and Defensive Airmanship, December, page 18
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