Soaring Magazine Index for 1986 organized by subject

Soaring Magazine Index for 1986 organized by subject

The contents have all been re-entered by hand, so there are going to be typos and confusion between author and subject, etc...
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A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y, None

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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

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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

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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

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Drag
Steven Dupont, Unraveling Those Maddening Polars, May, page 12

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Engines
Barrant Merrill, West By Taifun, August, page 36
Equipment
Kevin Cousineau, Battery Charging Revisited, November, page 2

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Radios
Les Sebald, The STS Model AV7600 VHF Radio, February, page 44

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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