Soaring Magazine Index for 1989 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, C, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, O, P, S, T, V, W, Y, None

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Aerobatics

Robert Welliever, Of White Hats and Pretty Girls, February, page 21

Bob O'Dell, Sailplane Aerobatics Nationals (1988 at Edna, TX), a Big Success, February, page 26

Gail Davis, Glider Aerobatics Needs Attained, June, page 10

Gail Davis, Aerobatic Team Needs Help (Going to Worlds in Germany), July, page 10

George McManus, Archeological Research (at Estrella, AZ), October, page 36

Aerodynamics

Peter Masak, Sailplane (Inflight) Bug Wiper System, February, page 40

Flight Tests: Richard H. Johnson, Sailplane Performance Flight Test Methods, May, page 26; Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the DG-600, August, page 12

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs

Vernon Meyer, Don't Forget the Little Guys! (Hinckley Soaring), January, page 4

Steve Hudson, Growth (of Fault Line Flyers) Discussed, February, page 2

New Soaring Club (Post Mills) Formed in Vermont, February, page 6

Dale Fletcher, Information Requested on Local Awards, February, page 9

Terry Hurley, Airlines - One to Six, March, page 12

Bill McClure, Thanks! Soaring Magazine, June, page 6

D. Taylor, Indy '90, June, page 9

Post Mills Soaring Club Off and Running, July, page 10

Phyliss Wells, Club Gains 86 New Members, September, page 8

New Association Formed (Franconia Soaring), October, page 7

1-26 Association: Paul Sampson, Sorry, Charlie Dobkins (1-26 Nationals Author), January, page 2; Lew Neyland, Credit Where Credit is Due (Old Goat Winner is Pat DeNaples), February, page 2; 1-26 Association on the Move (with New 1989 Executive Board), April, page 8; A.C. Woolnough, Lady Quicksilver, April, page 24; Harry Senn, Jim Hard, Mark Parranto, and Lew Neyland, Rocky Mountain 1-26 Record Camp (from Lakecreek Soaringport), May, page 42

Camp: Camp Plans Announced, June, page 8

Civil Air Patrol: Rev. Thomas E. Lejsek, Help for Youth (Civil Air Patrol), January, page 3; John Gleeson, Help for Hawaii (CAP), October, page 2

Collegiate Soaring: New News of College Soaring (CSA is Now Tax Exempt), January, page 6; Kaya Zuzak, Call to UCSD (University of California San Diego Soaring Club) Members, April, page 4; Wade H. Nelson, USAF Academy Soaring Update, April, page 32; John H. Campbell, Scholarship Update, May, page 5; John Campbell, National Intercollegiate Champion (Ohio State University Soaring Association), May, page 9; John Campbell, College Soaring is Alive and Well, May, page 22; Anthony Wiederkehr, Intercollegiate Soaring Contest (at Caesar Creek), August, page 7

Freedom's Wings: Bob Kessler, Can Anyone Learn to Soar (Even with Handicaps)? Maybe!, March, page 20; Brent Willat, A First for Sky Sailing!, March, page 40; Tony Koester, Reaching High, June, page 39

National Soaring Museum: NSM Trustees, NSM Expansion Progress Report (in Photos), January, page 9; The NSM, a Century of Soaring History, Expanding to a Second Century, January, page 44; William E. (Bill) Gallagher, NSM Hall of Fame Weekend, September, page 12

Self Launching Sailplane Pilot's Association (SLSPA): Pete Williams, SLSPA Update, February, page 8

WSPA: Virginia M. Schweizer Trophy Announced, February, page 9; Julie Schneider, The 1988 Women's Soaring Seminar (Texas Soaring Association), February, page 16; Sharon R. Smith, Ten Years of Women's Soaring Seminars: One Pilot's Perspective, February, page 36

Airplanes

Gobe R-26-Su
Dave Noyes, Likes Hungarian Plane, December, page 2

Airspace

Oran Nicks, Gliders and Airspace, February, page 3

Judy Lincoln, An SSA Guide to Airspace Operating Agreements, February, page 41

Les Sebald, Thoughts on Transponders, March, page 2

(Special Use Airspace Review by FAA), March, page 7

Lauren Zuckerman, Comments on (Nicks letter on IMC) Flight, May, page 4

Awards

Larry Pardue, SOB (Snyder, Odessa, and Big Spring Trophy), October, page 39

1000 Kilometer Flights: Dave and Jill Fletcher, 1000K The Hard Way (Over New Mexico), April, page 17; David Stevenson, 1000k Southern Style (from Tennessee to the Atlantic Ocean), June, page 26

Badges

A. Coleson, FAI Badges and Awards, January, page 51

A. Coleson, FAI Badges and Awards, February, page 51

A. Coleson, FAI Badges and Awards, October, page 50

A. Coleson, FAI Badges and Awards, December, page 50

Flights: Kevin Cousineau, Diamond Days (at Tehachapi, CA), January, page 27; David A. Woods, To Mt. Whitney and Gold, February, page 33

Requirements: Arleen Coleson, Timing Speed Flights, March, page 52; Arleen Coleson, Deadlines!, April, page 52; Self-Sustaining Motorglider (Badge) Rules Revised, May, page 8; Arleen Coleson, Badge and Record Forms, June, page 52; Arleen Coleson, Remember (1% Rule, Notch, Diamond Goal limits), July, page 52; Arleen Coleson, Badge Requirements, August, page 52; Arleen Coleson, Fall Practice (Notching & Photography), November, page 50

Claybourn: Marshall Claybourn (1988) Memorial Award (to Ed Thornton), April, page 8

Distance: B.S. Smith, B.M. Ryan, and C.D. Herold, Possible New Soaring Badge (Cumulative Distance), January, page 11

Kolstad Scholarship: C. Kenneth Kolstad, Thanks from Kolstad Youth Scholarship Fund to the Friends of Walter Bogie of Leesburg, VA and Ronald Day of Wakefield, MA, February, page 3; Kolstad Scholarship Winner (for 1988) Announced (Sean Franke), March, page 10; Arleen Coleson, Kolstad Scholarship Grant (Requirements and Deadlines), September, page 52

Lincoln: Schweizer Wins 1988 Lincoln Award, September, page 8

Schweizer: Virginia M. Schweizer Trophy Announced, February, page 9

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Cockpit

Harold A. Katinszky, More on Back Support (Pillow), February, page 2

David Andrews, Safety Device(s in Cockpit), March, page 3

Bruce Helvie, Likes Safety (of Cockpit Mirrors and a Strobe Light), May, page 2

Ultrasuede HP (Fabric for Interiors), May, page 41

Ed Crawley and R. John Hansman, Improve the Crashworthiness of Your Sailplane, June, page 19

John Sandell, Did You Say "Soar Back" or "Sore Back?", June, page 30

Bruce Helvie, Mirrors Pictured, August, page 5

Peter C. King, Fly Better for $1040, September, page 19

Jim Gronachan, Wash It (Your Canopy) First, December, page 2

Commentary

William Stockton, Sexism in Soaring?, May, page 2

Theodore Griggs, III, Questions Raised (as to Taste), May, page 3

Les Sebald, Congratulations (for 747 glide)!, May, page 3

Bert Schmutzhart, Map (of Austria) Criticized, May, page 3

Edward Warmoth, Issues Raised, with ed note, May, page 3

Diane McCormack, Woman Pilot Feels Slighted, July, page 2

Scott A. Jenkins, Nittering Neigh-Bobs, July, page 2

Trish Turbin, Writer Questions (Finnistere) Article, August, page 5

Peter L. Krasnoff, Disagrees on Criticism, August, page 5

Jo Shaw, (Finnistere) Story Appreciated, September, page 4

O.A. Benson, Another View Shared, September, page 5

Walter E. Martin, White Hats Revisited, November, page 2

John Joss, Comments on Log Book, November, page 4

Communications

Phil Cammack, Needs Help!(Wants Glider Frequencies on Charts), April, page 6

George Thelen, Standard American Soaring Signals, May, page 50

George Thelen, I'm Getting Signals, August, page 46

Val Brain, More on Signals, November, page 3

Paul S. Burgette, Safety Questions (CCCLRU Checklist for Towpilot), November, page 7

Robert H. Bruce, Push for Action (on Signals and Publications), November, page 7

Competitions

Eric Mozer, Contest Board Calls for New Camera, February, page 7

Jon P. Salisbury, Disillusioned (with Risks of Competition), April, page 5

Entry Method (for Combined 1989 Open and Motorglider Nationals and Region 10 Meet) Defined, May, page 8

Classes: John Campbell, Sports Class Matures, May, page 10

International: Contest News for Competitors Under Age 25 (Entering European Junior Championships in Camrai, France), January, page 10

Local: 50th Anniversary Schweizer Soaring Regatta (at Harris Hill), May, page 10

National: Charlie Spratt, Jr., Uvalde (TX 1988 Open Class) Nationals Photo Album (with Commentary), January, page 15; Janice Hoke, Epic Soaring Dramatically Staged: 1988 Standard Class Nationals (Minden, NV), January, page 32; Rebecca Lloyd, Gimmey Wins Fourth National Soaring Title (1989 Sports Class, Montague, CA), November, page 35; Mark Huffstutler, Ode to the Open Class, December, page 3

Non Sanctioned: Alan Greer, Thanksgiving in Florida, November, page 9

Regional: Rick Lafford, (1988) Region 3 Championships (Danville, NY), February, page 7

Regionals: Jack Wyman, 1988 Region Six Contest (Ionia, MI), January, page 8; 1988 Region Four South (New Castle, VA), March, page 9; Frank Reid, (1989) Region V North (Chester, SC) Soaring Contest - The Season Begins, July, page 7; Bob Grey, (1989) Region 5 South (Cordele, GA) Soaring Championships, September, page 9; Harold Banks, (1989) Region Four North (Fairfield) Contest, October, page 7; Chris Garbacz, 1989 Region One Contest (Sugarbush, VT), October, page 8; 1989 Region Eight Competition (Ephrata, WA), October, page 10; (1989) Region 10 West Championships (Littlefield, TX), November, page 10; Joel Flamenbaum, (1989) Region III Soaring Championships (Harris Hill, NY), December, page 9

Rules: Steve Fahrner, Contest Rules Comments, June, page 4; Val Brain, Contest Rules Criticized, September, page 4; Karl H. Striedieck, Contest Comments (Film and POST), December, page 2; No Contest Rule Changes Proposed, December, page 7

Seniors: Vern Frye, Owl Day at Air Sailing, July, page 36

World: George Moffat, The Robert Robertson Memorial Team Fund, January, page 10; Sweden to Bid for 1993 World Gliding Championships, February, page 9; US Soaring Team Prepares for World Championships, February, page 10; Chuck O'Mahony, A Chip off the Old Bloc, XXI World Gliding Championships (Austria), August, page 29; Tom Knauff, Team Selection Process Questioned, December, page 4

Computers and the Internet

SSA Announces New In-House Computer, May, page 7

Robert J. Welliever, New Computer Network, August, page 2

Peter C. King, Final Glide Calculator, October, page 42

Conventions, Conferences, and Meetings

Roger Brewer, Soaring Expo '89 (in Seattle), February, page 10

Terry Frazier, Sweetness and Light SSA Convention - LA '89, May, page 13

Don Taylor, (Indy '90) Convention Progress, November, page 4

Credits/Appreciation

Jack Fletcher, Thanks, Robert (Welliever for Your Article), February, page 4

Finishing Touches (Sign for SSA Offices from Ralph and Dot Koerner), November, page 14

Cross Country Soaring

Kevin Cousineau, Diamond Days (at Tehachapi, CA), January, page 27

David A. Woods, To Mt. Whitney and Gold, February, page 33

Gloria Dalton, The Great (Schweizer) 2-22 Trip, April, page 20

Robin Edwards, Going Out of Your Way (for Speed Made Good), July, page 5

Tonk Mills, November Flight (over Kansas and Oklahoma), September, page 43

Dick Carter, A Super Soaring Sunday (at Truckee), October, page 21

James H. Alton, Spring Fever (in Florida), October, page 45

Jan Driessen, Super Soaring Sunday Extended, December, page 2

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Equipment

Batteries
Battery Life Extending Solar Charging System, June, page 29

Rome Energy Introduces the Latest Solar Electric Power Modules, July, page 44

Errata

Paul Sampson, Sorry, Charlie Dobkins (1-26 Nationals Author), January, page 2

Wayne Krebs, Jim's the Boss (of Calistoga Soaring), February, page 2

Lew Neyland, Credit Where Credit is Due (Old Goat Winner is Pat DeNaples), February, page 2

Carl Osojnak, A Graph for (an Engine for the Woodstock,) "Bucky", March, page 4

Australian Gliding, Aussies Up Price, June, page 2

Doug Jacobs, Error Corrected, June, page 3

Exhibits/Displays/Fairs

Raul Blacksten, Wrong Way('s Curtis Robin) and Me (at an Airshow), March, page 45

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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Robert M. Park, Questions (Meddling) Inspections, April, page 5

Jack Fletcher, Transition Check Needed (per FAA AC 61-94), May, page 4

S. Carpenter, Trying to Comply, June, page 7

Robert H. Bruce, Reply to "Trying to Comply", August, page 5

Kenneth M. MacDowell, Questions FAA Motives, November, page 2

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Steven D. Linn, Soaring and Radio Communications, November, page 9

Steven D. Linn, Update on Communications, December, page 3

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Growth

William C. Sproull, Double Your Vote (Recruit a New Member), January, page 30

Bill McClure, Thanks! Soaring Magazine, June, page 6

Phyliss Wells, Club Gains 86 New Members, September, page 8

Michael T. McEwen, A Modest Proposal To Revitalize American Soaring, September, page 23

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Hanggliders

Mark L. Langenfeld, Hang Gilding Excellence (Great Flights During Drought), January, page 4

Howard Trampenau, Dad Comments (on Langenfeld's Letter and the Sensor 510C), May, page 4

Carbon Dragon: Jim Maupin, The Carbon Dragon (a Foot-Launchable Sailplane), June, page 11

History

Mike Hull, Arizona Wing (Gliding Begins) As told to Trish Durbin, January, page 38

Jan Driessen, Memories (of Eindhoven Aero Club in Holland), February, page 24

Raul Blacksten, Wrong Way('s Curtis Robin) and Me (at an Airshow), March, page 45

W.R. Tucker, Anyone Remember?, June, page 7

Edward V. Stalzer, Down Memory Lane (1937 in Jugoslavia), July, page 16

Chris Wills, More on History of the Weihe, August, page 3

Richard H. Benbough, Almost an Albatross: The Bowlus-Mitchell Flying Wing, August, page 21

Gary Eberhardt, Flight of the Edelweiss (C-30S), August, page 41

Robert J. Audette, Memories of a Canadian Soaring Pioneer (Julien Audette), November, page 20

B.D. Myers, Needs WWII Glider Information, December, page 3

William E. (Bill) Gallagher, The Flight of the Schweizer SGP 1-1, 1930-1989, December, page 14

Archer Martin, The Elder Schweizers - Some Memories, December, page 18

Franklin Hurtt, My Friends Ernie, Paul and Bill, Reflections of the Early Years, December, page 22

William (Tony) Doherty, Class of '48, December, page 32

Homebuilts

Carl Osojnak, A Graph for (an Engine for the Woodstock,) "Bucky", March, page 4

Blue Wren Update, April, page 9

Bob Michener, Homebuilders at Bryan (Ohio in 1988), May, page 20

J.J. Neils, Homebuilder Wants Help!, June, page 7

Robert J. Welliever, Bluebird, July, page 13

Steve Coan, Likes "Bluebird", November, page 4

Richard Thornton, 1989 SHA/SSA Homebuilders Workshop (Tehachapi, CA), November, page 16

Humor

Robert H. Bruce, Reply to "Trying to Comply", August, page 5

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Instruction

Jim Jenista, The Motorglider Alternative, January, page 41

Stuart Faber, Spins Discussed (Including Over-the-Top Spins), April, page 6

George Thelen, Standard American Soaring Signals, May, page 50

Tom Inman, A Fledgling Remembers, September, page 31

Dave Woods, Biennial Flight Review, Skylark North, September, page 41

Instruments

Rudy Brozel, Total Energy Probe Testing: a Response, and Explanation, January, page 2

Phil Surridge, More on Compensation, January, page 3

Les Sebald, Thoughts on Transponders, March, page 2

Jack Greene, That Simple Little Tube - Some Comments from "Turbulent" Jack, April, page 2

R.W. Carter, Safety Corner Comments, April, page 4

Byron L. Webber, Thought for (a) New Product, September, page 5

Peter C. King, Final Glide Calculator, October, page 42

Avionics: Azure Technology Introduces "Fly and Try" Program for Portable Loran-C, April, page 23

Insurance

B.S. Smith, SSA Hull & Liability Insurance Plan Improvements, June, page 8

Bernald S. Smith, More Insurance Rate Reductions, August, page 6

International

Canada
Robert J. Audette, Memories of a Canadian Soaring Pioneer (Julien Audette), November, page 20

Sites
Jan Driessen, Memories (of Eindhoven Aero Club in Holland), February, page 24

Norbert Paas with Chris Smith, Southland (New Zealand), April, page 27

Edward V. Stalzer, Down Memory Lane (1937 in Jugoslavia), July, page 16

Michael L. Shakman, Off-Field Landings in the French Alps, July, page 21

Terry Cubley, Australian's Welcome Foreign Pilots, August, page 6

Robert H. Wilson, (Narromine, NSW, Austrailia) a Mine of Diamonds, September, page 38

International Gliding Commission (IGC)

Bernald S. Smith, IGC (CIVV) (Special Meeting in October 1988), January, page 6

IGC Bulletin (Bill Ivans elected President of Honour), April, page 8

Bernald S. Smith, Paris in the Spring, June, page 48

Bernald S. Smith, IGC Report (from Frankfurt), December, page 7

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Launching

Aerotow
George Thelen, Safety Corner: Interview with Charlie (Westerinen After Aerotow Failure), April, page 50

George Thelen, Aero Retrieves, July, page 49

Gene Hammond, Perspective: Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?, August, page 40

Charles M. Jamieson, (Open Dive Brake) Safety Issue Discussed (and Wrapper), November, page 4

Paul S. Burgette, Safety Questions (CCCLRU Checklist for Towpilot), November, page 7

Autotow
Larry Pardue, Ground Launch (by Ford), March, page 32

Frank Reid, Auto Tow Week at Bermuda High Soaring, May, page 6

Jerome K. Layton, Training Youth to Soar (with Auto Tow), August, page 4

Release Mechanisms
Bryan Swansburg, Wants to Hear on (Towplane) Tow Hooks, October, page 3

Towplanes
Robert M. Park, Questions (Meddling) Inspections, April, page 5

Bryan Swansburg, Wants to Hear on (Towplane) Tow Hooks, October, page 3

Winch
New (6 Drum) Winch System Announced, September, page 45

Literature

1989 SSA Calendars going fast, February, page 32

Harry Lusk, Writer Shares Poem (High Flight by Magee), October, page 4

Book Reviews: Joseph D. Cain, Glider Basics to First Flight to Solo, 4th edition, by Tom Knauff, March, page 4

Fiction: Robert Welliever, Of White Hats and Pretty Girls, February, page 21; A.C. Woolnough, Lady Quicksilver, April, page 24; William B. Dehon, Finnistere, June, page 37; Diane McCormack, Woman Pilot Feels Slighted, July, page 2; Peter L. Krasnoff, Disagrees on Criticism, August, page 5; Michael R. Jude, Soaring on Jupiter, October, page 32

Humor: Christiane K. Howard, A Soaring Line, September, page 5

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Maintenance and Improvements

Walter Weir, Eye Danger (of Fiberglass Catalyst) Outlined, February, page 4

Jack Fletcher, Use of SAE Class H11 Bolts, April, page 6

F.P. Bundy, Rebuilding Glider 08S (Schweizer 2-33), July, page 41

George Thelen, Tempus Fugit (Time Flies), September, page 48

Charles M. Jamieson, Clarifies Misstatement (for Experimentals), November, page 4

New (Composite Airframe) Service Announced, December, page 9

Manufacturers

Ezequiel Szafir, New Wings Made in Argentina, August, page 9

Meteorology

George Thelen, Downburst, by Bruce Patton, March, page 49

George Thelen, Don't Get Upset, October, page 49

Lightning: Ralph Markson, An Optical Detector for Thunderclouds, Prediction of Microburst and Locating Sailplanes, September, page 25

Models

Bekir Arpag, Attracting Youth to Soaring (with Models), April, page 4

Mike McIntyre, RC. Inquiry (for Sailplane Details), May, page 4

Byron Blakeslee, Youth and R/C Models, June, page 3

Motorgliders

Jim Jenista, The Motorglider Alternative, January, page 41

John Murray, Schleicher Achieves Further Breakthrough (with Motor Installation for the ASW-24), March, page 10

HB-23 Hobbyliner Address, March, page 10

Chip Garner, A Word on Motorgliders, April, page 3

Jack Fletcher, Transition Check Needed (per FAA AC 61-94), May, page 4

Self-Sustaining Motorglider (Badge) Rules Revised, May, page 8

Pete Williams, Flight Safety and the Motorglider, July, page 9

Jim Jenista, Safety and Motorgliders (Reply to Garner), August, page 2

J.C. Treager, More on Limbach (Powered Motorgliders), November, page 2

Grob 109: John Wolter, Two Grob G-109 Motorgliders with the World's Smallest Twin Engine Motorplane, the French "Cri-Cri", September, cover; John A. Heitz, Motorglider Shopping (Grob 109), September, page 34

Scheibe: Robert Gaines, Scheibe Flugzeugbau (SF-25 C Falke 88 and 2000), August, page 26

Stemme S10: Steve Coan, Stemme S-10 (Motorglider Introduced), May, page 9

Mountains

Vic Haynes, Spring in Boulder looking wesward to Runway 26, June, cover

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: David H. Scott, January, page 6

In Memoriam: Tom Smith, February, page 6

In Memoriam: Lynda G. Beran, February, page 8

In Memoriam: Mervin L. Hicks, February, page 8

Gren Seibels, In Memoriam: George Squillario, May, page 7

W.G. van Breukelen, In Memoriam: Tom Stoops, June, page 10

Bob Grey, In Memoriam: Ed Barnes, July, page 10

Corwin Sharp, In Memoriam: Herbert Salisbury, August, page 6

John Campbell, In Memoriam: Richard Bultman, August, page 6

Mark A. Palie, In Memoriam: Paul Jefferson Begley, September, page 9

Barry Goodfellow, In Memoriam: Douglas A. Pawley, September, page 10

Tom Dixon, In Memoriam: Louis S. Stur, September, page 10

Michael Haynes, In Memoriam: A.B. Crank, October, page 7

R. William Reisert, In Memoriam: Stephen G. Orbin, November, page 11

Patricia Cook, In Memoriam: Frank Newberry, November, page 11

In Memoriam: Rex Yates, December, page 7

OSTIV

Bernald S. Smith, OSTIV (XXII) Congress Reminder, January, page 10

M Reinhardt, Ostiv Announcement, June, page 9

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Parachutes

Butler Procedure Approved (to Inspect and Treat Canopies), May, page 8

W. Eierman, Update on Security, June, page 8

Al Dresner, Chute Alert, July, page 2

Jay Newell and Rick Valley, Bailout!, July, page 31

Rick Valley, Rigger Response, September, page 2

Larry Kreuger, National Parachute Testing Required, September, page 10

Peter C. King, The Care and Feeding of a Parachute, September, page 29

Larry Krueger, Changes at National Parachute, December, page 7

People

A.B. Crank
Michael Haynes, In Memoriam: A.B. Crank, October, page 7

Bill Ivans
IGC Bulletin (Bill Ivans elected President of Honour), April, page 8

Story Musgrave
SSA Member Named (Story Musgrave for STS -33), April, page 8

Ray Temchus
John Serafin, Ray Temchus, a C5 Quadraplegic, Soars in a Grob 103, March, cover

Douglas Whitehead
A nose-mounted Nikon captures Dr. Douglas Whitehead soaring above Sierra Nevada in an ASW-20, May, cover

Photography

Bill Hinote, A New Era in Turnpoint Photography, July, page 24

Brian Shoemaker, Cameras, Cameras, Cameras, October, page 2

Joe Flamenbaum, 1-35 or 1-26, October, page 24

T. Guy Spencer, Jr., Camera (and Film) Comments, November, page 5

Physiology

George Thelen, Borderline Hysterical, February, page 49

Bill Williams, Add "Physical Condition" to Your Check List, June, page 33

Bob Carlson, Lessons, June, page 35

George Thelen, (Admonitions to) Infrequent Flyers, June, page 51

Jack Fletcher, Call For Alertness, July, page 3

Glen D. Stone, The Soaring Enthusiast and Familial Anxiety, October, page 30

Trish Durbin, The Christmas Present Solution (Is There Sex After Soaring), November, page 45

George Thelen, Leave Your EGO at Home, November, page 48

Pilot Comfort: Harold A. Katinszky, More on Back Support (Pillow), February, page 2; John Sandell, Did You Say "Soar Back" or "Sore Back?", June, page 30

Promotion

Promotion Copies of Soaring (Available), May, page 10

John H. Campbell, Promotion Idea (Check Logo), May, page 11

Publications

Jack Fletcher, Thanks, Robert (Welliever for Your Article), February, page 4

Call to Sailplane Dealers (Company Information Needed), February, page 8

It's That Time Again (for Calendar Photos), February, page 9

Dietrich Loeper, Reader Upset (No Hidden Jokes, Need Credentials of Authors), March, page 6

Send Us Your Best (Calendar Photos), March, page 11

Mark Kennedy, Perspective: (Role of Publications and the Membership), April, page 49

Charles Person, Wants More Information (in the Form of Soaring Developments), May, page 3

Tina Embich, Critical of Mailing Wrapper, July, page 3

Vic Saudek, Ask Authors for More Background, July, page 3

1990 SSA Calendar Soon to be Available, September, page 11

Charles M. Jamieson, (Open Dive Brake) Safety Issue Discussed (and Wrapper), November, page 4

Robert H. Bruce, Push for Action (on Signals and Publications), November, page 7

Technical Soaring: Call for Subscribers for Technical Soaring, November, page 10

Publicity

J.C. Kellett, Questions Means to End (to Get Publicity), June, page 2

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Safety

George Thelen, Another High Speed Pass, by Rolf Schultze, January, page 49

George Thelen, Borderline Hysterical, February, page 49

George Thelen, Downburst, by Bruce Patton, March, page 49

George Thelen, Safety Corner: Interview with Charlie (Westerinen After Aerotow Failure), April, page 50

S. duPont, Warning Device Discussed, June, page 7

Ed Crawley and R. John Hansman, Improve the Crashworthiness of Your Sailplane, June, page 19

Jack Fletcher, Safety Phrase, September, page 5

S. duPont, Mid-Air Thoughts, October, page 3

Accidents/Incidents: Jon P. Salisbury, Disillusioned (with Risks of Competition), April, page 5; Peter A. Williams, Contest Flight Safety Emphasis Needed, June, page 3; Ed Crawley and R. John Hansman, Improve the Crashworthiness of Your Sailplane, June, page 19; Jay Newell and Rick Valley, Bailout!, July, page 31; Gene Hammond, SSF Response (to Bowe about Publishing NTSB Glider Reports), (ednote),, October, page 3; Bert Bowe, Question on Accident Reporting, October, page 3; Unusual Glider Crash (in Poland), November, page 12

Checklists: Bill Williams, Add "Physical Condition" to Your Check List, June, page 33; James H. Burgess, Another Check List, September, page 5

Collision Avoidance: Les Sebald, Thoughts on Transponders, March, page 2; C. Biemond, Strobe Discussed, March, page 5; Kareem Fahmi, Avoidance Discussed, April, page 3; Jon P. Salisbury, Disillusioned (with Risks of Competition), April, page 5; Richard H. Johnson, How to Avoid a Midair Collision - a New Approach, April, page 35; Bruce Helvie, Likes Safety (of Cockpit Mirrors and a Strobe Light), May, page 2; Michael Greenwald, More on Mid-Airs, June, page 2; Richard H. Johnson, (Orange) Paint Identified, June, page 6; Ray Speicher, More on Mid-Airs, July, page 4; Bruce Helvie, Mirrors Pictured, August, page 5; Bill Scull, Thoughts on Scanning, September, page 6

Outlandings: Roger Biagi, If You've Got to Do It, Better Do It Right!, April, page 13; George Thelen, Aero Retrieves, July, page 49

Patterns and Landings: Alcide Santilli, Stall/Spin Illustration, March, page 5

Stalls/Spins: Alcide Santilli, Stall/Spin Illustration, March, page 5

Sailplanes

Can You Identify?, June, page 8

Bill Reaves, Klaus Holighaus, Dropping Water Ballast While Finishing, Sails to Victory in the 1986 15-M Nationals, August, cover

Can You Identify?, August, page 8

Can You Identify?, September, page 9

Can You Identify?, October, page 12

Can You Identify?, November, page 14

B.D. Myers, Needs WWII Glider Information, December, page 3

Blanik L-13: Tom Hardy, Call for Blanik (Aileron Ball Bearings) Check, September, page 4

Bowlus-Mitchell: Richard H. Benbough, Almost an Albatross: The Bowlus-Mitchell Flying Wing, August, page 21

Centrair: Good News for Centrair Owners, February, page 6

Concept 70: Wayne Garner, Jr., Concept 70 Correspondence, October, page 3

Design: R.W. Carter, Safety Corner Comments, April, page 4

Glaser-Dirks

DG-500
Maiden Flight of the DG-500 Elan Trainer, August, page 10

DG-600
DG-600 Now Type Certificated by LBA, April, page 8

Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the DG-600, August, page 12

Glasflugel

Club Libelle
Ron Baker, Juliet Yankee (Glasflugel H205 Club Libelle), April, page 11

Club Libelle (H205)
Terry McElligott, More on Club Libelle, July, page 6

Grob

103C Twin III
Derek Piggott, The Grob Twin III, July, page 28

Twin II
John Stevenson, Grob Owner Gripes (about Wing Spar Pin AD), September, page 2

Robert J. Mudd, Satisfied with Grob, November, page 2

Twin III
Derek Piggott, Grob Twin III over West German Village, July, cover

Lak-12: Tom Heinsheimer, Sailplane LAK-12, February, page 10

Manufacturers: Oliver Dyer-Bennet, Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau GMBH, September, page 15

Marske Pioneer II: Bob Michener, Update on Marske Pioneer (N4SS), August, page 2; John C. Gibson, Stability Discussed, December, page 3

Pilatus B-4: R.W. Carter, Safety Corner Comments, April, page 4

Rolladen-Schneider

LS-7
Doug Jacobs, Summer Soaring Fantasies (Including a very unscientific look at a new sailplane design, the LS-7), March, page 41

Schempp-Hirth

Nimbus-3D
G.G. Bawtinhimer, A Nimbus 3D on a Bright, Sunny Day Ready for Flight; photo by Gary G. Bawtinhimer, M.D., April, cover

Schleicher

ASH-25
Glen Stiles, An ASH-25 in Front of Storm Clouds at the 1988 Open Class Nationals, February, cover

ASW-20
Roland Winklehner, Roland's ASW-20 CL over the French Alps, October, cover

ASW-24
John Murray, Schleicher Achieves Further Breakthrough (with Motor Installation for the ASW-24), March, page 10

Schweizer

Anniversary Glory, December, page 12

SGP 1-1: William E. (Bill) Gallagher, The Flight of the Schweizer SGP 1-1, 1930-1989, December, page 14

SGS 1-20: Ray Speicher, Shares 1-20 Photo, July, page 6

SGS 1-26: Paul Sampson, Sorry, Charlie Dobkins (1-26 Nationals Author), January, page 2; Lew Neyland, Credit Where Credit is Due (Old Goat Winner is Pat DeNaples), February, page 2; 1-26 Association on the Move (with New 1989 Executive Board), April, page 8; A.C. Woolnough, Lady Quicksilver, April, page 24; Harry Senn, Jim Hard, Mark Parranto, and Lew Neyland, Rocky Mountain 1-26 Record Camp (from Lakecreek Soaringport), May, page 42

SGS 1-35: Steve Hines, Painting of Three Schweizer Brothers above a 1-35, December, cover

SGS 2-22: Gloria Dalton, The Great (Schweizer) 2-22 Trip, April, page 20

SGS 2-33: Dick Sager, A Word of Caution (Spins and the 2-33), April, page 5; F.P. Bundy, Rebuilding Glider 08S (Schweizer 2-33), July, page 41

Todhunter Blue Wren: Blue Wren Update, April, page 9

World Class Sailplane: James Dean, Examine Single (World) Class Concept, March, page 6; Larry Sanderson, Olympics: Yes or No, What Do You Think?, June, page 42; Dereesa Purtell, Wait and See? (on Olympics), September, page 6

Sites

Northern California Site Reports Business as Usual, January, page 10

Norma Ravnsborg, Have Glider Rating, Will Travel - Travelog (of Southern California), January, page 43

Norma Ravnsborg, Have Glider Rating, Will Travel - Travelog (of Winter Vacation Destinations), February, page 46

Tom Nowicki, Flying Seminoles Build New Nest, March, page 36

Norma Ravnsborg, Have Glider Rating, Will Travel - Travelog (of the Is: ID, IL, IN, and IA), March, page 47

Norma Ravnsborg, Have Glider Rating, Will Travel - Travelog (of KS, LA, MD and MA), April, page 48

Norma Ravnsborg, Have Glider Rating, Will Travel - Travelog (of MI, MN, NH, and NC ), June, page 44

Norma Ravnsborg, Have Glider Rating, Will Travel, July, page 45

N. Ravnsborg, Travelog: Have Glider Rating, Will Travel, August, page 49

Norma Ravnsborg, Have Glider Rating, Will Travel - Travelog (of SC, TN, and TX, September, page 46

Norma Ravnsborg, Have Glider Rating, Will Travel - Travelog (of VA, WA, St Louis, Albuqerque, and Orange County, October, page 34

Black Forest: Mark Palmer, Black Forest: a Soaring Legend Returns, January, page 24

Boulder: Vic Haynes, Spring in Boulder looking wesward to Runway 26, June, cover

Kauai, HW: Chuck O'Mahony, Welcome to Paradise, (Kauai, Hawaii), June, page 14

Lakecreek, CO: Harry Senn, Jim Hard, Mark Parranto, and Lew Neyland, Rocky Mountain 1-26 Record Camp (from Lakecreek Soaringport), May, page 42

Lennox, FL: Ruthelma Ward Mullins, Soaring Free - For a Lifetime (Lennox Flight School, FL), October, page 27

Petersburg, WV: Ken Kochanski, Scenes from a (Petersburg, WV 1989) Wave Camp, June, page 3

Tehachapi: Richard Thornton, About to Launch Runway Scene at Skylark North in Tehachapi, CA, November, cover

USAF Academy: Wade H. Nelson, USAF Academy Soaring Update, April, page 32

Soaring Society of America

William C. Sproull, Annual Report For Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 1988, February, page 11

William C. Sproull, A Letter from the President, February, page 14

Judy Lincoln, Perspective: (A Day in the Life of an SSA Volunteer), March, page 29

New Florida SSA Governor, August, page 7

New Officers for 1990, November, page 10

Larry Sanderson, Perspective: New Times, Old Times, and Changing Times, November, page 19

Board of Directors Meetings: Robert Keyes, Sad Response (by SSA Directors to an Unspecified Issue), February, page 4

Directors: Candidates for Regional Elections, November, page 13

Membership: Edre Maier, Call for Member Involvement (Guided by Directors), March, page 6; William C. Sproull, Perspective: (To the SSA Membership), December, page 48

President's Report: Larry Sanderson, Perspective: 1988..Last Year, 1989...This Year, January, page 46; William C. Sproull, Perspective: Where Do We Want to Go (from Here)? a Look at the Future of the Sport, May, page 49; Larry Sanderson, Olympics: Yes or No, What Do You Think?, June, page 42

Soaring Magazine

Gary Sauer, Offers New Service (for Back Issues of Soaring), April, page 2

Reprints and Back Issues: Gary Sauer, Update on Project (of Soaring Back Issues), September, page 3

Solicitations

Rev. Thomas E. Lejsek, Help for Youth (Civil Air Patrol), January, page 3

Phil Cammack, Needs Help!(Wants Glider Frequencies on Charts), April, page 6

Doug Jacobs, Call for Gliders (to Borrow by French Team), May, page 3

Mike McIntyre, RC. Inquiry (for Sailplane Details), May, page 4

Terry Cubley, Aussie Seeks Sailplane, August, page 4

John Gleeson, Help for Hawaii (CAP), October, page 2

Bryan Swansburg, Wants to Hear on (Towplane) Tow Hooks, October, page 3

K. Bodeker, Looking for Slides, November, page 12

Ameriglide, Help! We Need Your Assistance, November, page 12

Spoilers

Gene Hammond, Perspective: Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?, August, page 40

Stalls/Spins

Albert Stirling, Question on Spins, January, page 3

Dick Sager, A Word of Caution (Spins and the 2-33), April, page 5

Stuart Faber, Spins Discussed (Including Over-the-Top Spins), April, page 6

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Techniques

Mountain Soaring
Roger Biagi, Security in Mountain Flying (the Southeastern Alps), March, page 16

Jan Driessen, Chile Pepper Tours the Northern Arena (Mt Shasta, CA), September, page 20

Wave Flying
Dave Woods, Wave Camp #5 California City, California, January, page 4

Ken Kochanski, Scenes from a (Petersburg, WV 1989) Wave Camp, June, page 3

David A. Woods, RESCO Wave Camp Number 6, August, page 36

David Selbeihleit, The 1989 Ridge Soaring Wave Camp, December, page 9

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