Soaring Magazine Index for 2000 to 2009 organized by section

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1-26 Kicks, 2004 Eagle Fund Campaign, 2008 Safety Program, 2009 Safety Program, Advertisement, Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs, Affiliates & Divisions, Ask the Badge Lady, Beginners' Corner, Book Review, Calendar, Catalog, Chairman's Column, Clio's Wings, Club News, Competition Commentary, Competition Corner, Contest Corner, Cover, Covers, Eagle Fund, Editorial, Executive, Executive Director's Column, Feature Article, Feature Articles, Feature Item, Feature Photography, Final Glide, First Look, Flight Lines, Glider Gallery, Hangar-Flying Project, Instructors' Corner, Milestones, Motorglider Corner, Motorgliding Corner, Photo Gallery, President's Column, Promoting Soaring, SSA & FAI Awards, SSA Mail, SSA News, SSA and FAI Awards, Safety Corner, Safety Foundation, Safety Program, Sailplane Safety, Side Bar, Sidebar, Soaring Calendar, Soaring Mail, Soaring Memories, Soaring Milestones, Soaring News, Soaring Photo Showcase, Soaring Safety Article, Soaring Safety Foundation, Soaring Safety Foundation Update, Soaring Tech, Stamps, The Buzz, The Gate, The Hangar-Flying Project, Thoughts from the Chairman, Tow Pilots' Corner, Vice Chairman's Column, Where in the World is Wright, Why We Fly

1-26 Kicks
Marv Willis, 1-26 Kicks "God Help Me, I Love This!", December, 2004, page 18
Marvin Willis, Gliders, Thunderstorms, and Farmers, March, 2005, page 14
Marvin Willis, A View from the Other End of the Rope, March, 2005, page 15
Marvin Willis, Laurie Willis, Gliderport Kid, November, 2005, page 18
Jo Shaw, One Measly Point, 1-26 Championships, Hobbs, NM, April, 2006, page 17
Marvin Wills and Tommy Thomason, An Ancient 1-26 Championship, June, 2006, page 14
Marvin Wills, We have a Great Sport, September, 2006, page 19
Marvin Willis, Guest Article: Come on Darlin' Let's Go Watch the Glider Races by Fred Steadman, August, 2007, page 36

2004 Eagle Fund Campaign
A Partial Listing of the Generous Support received from Members, December, 2004, pages 24-25

2008 Safety Program
Bernald Smith, Winch Launching Revisited, February, 2008, page 36
Stephen Dee, Density Altitude Dilemmas, March, 2008, page 37
Richard Carlson, SSF Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Safety Report, April, 2008, page 39
Bernald Smith, Things to Consider -- ICU, May, 2008, page 41
Gene Hammond, Ground Launching, A New Idea?, June, 2008, page 43
Richard Carlson, Airspace in the New Century Revisited, July, 2008, page 46
Gene Hammond, Some Things Never Change, August, 2008, page 47
Bernald S. Smith, Woodworking 101, September, 2008, page 45
Steve Dee, Getting it Right the First Time, October, 2008, page 49
Burt Compton, Safety Officer -- A Job Description and Training Guide, November, 2008, page 49
Bernald S. Smith, Why?, December, 2008, page 41

2009 Safety Program
Gene Hammond, The Three C's, January, 2009, page 42
Stephen Dee, First Flight Guide for Instructors and Trainees, February, 2009, page 48
Gene Hammond, Hooray, It's Spring, March, 2009, page 43
Richard Carlson, Planning for a PT3 Event, April, 2009, page 42
Gene Hammond, SSA Recommended Signals, May, 2009, page 40
Burt Compton; Pat Costello, Preventing Rollout Accidents, June, 2009, page 14
Richard Carlson, Aerotow Signals -- Do You Know What's Going On?, July, 2009, page 14
Pat Costello, Burt Compton, The Value of Club Management, August, 2009, page 12
Bernald S. Smith, Winches -- Pay Attention, September, 2009, page 14
Burt Compton, Plastic Pilot Certificate, October, 2009, page 7
Gene Hammond, But That's Not What I Thought You Said, November, 2009, page 7
Burt Compton, Gotcha! Less-Known FAA Regulations for Glider Pilots and Towpilots, December, 2009, page 10

Advertisement
Air Sports Expo: Atlanta, GA Feburay 5-7 2004, December, 2003, pages 27-30
December, 2004, pages 5-8
DG-1000, December, 2004, page 9

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
Lucy Anne McKosky, WSPA Seminar 2005: High Flight, New Friends, January, 2006, page 19
Pat Valdata, East-West Weekend Workshops Succeed for ESA, March, 2006, page 18
Pat Valdata and Peter Smith, What's Up at the National Soaring Museum, May, 2006, page 11
François Pin, The World Class Soaring Association, July, 2006, page 13
Patricia Valdata, 2006 Collegiate Soaring Association Update,John Campbell, September, 2006, page 22
Kathy Taylor, The Southwest Soaring Museum is Open for Business, November, 2006, page 40
Patricia Valdata, Twenty Years - Already?, December, 2006, page 13
Kathleen Winters, Arleen Coleson, Neita Montague, Memories of the WSPA, December, 2006, page 14

Affiliates & Divisions
Jo Shaw, Old and Slow? Not the 1-26 Association, March, 2007, page 40
Peter W. Smith, National Soaring Museum Celebrates SSA's 75th Anniversary with Special Event, May, 2007, page 51
Jim Short, Vintage Sailplanes and SSA's 75th Anniversary, July, 2007, page 34
Jim Short, VSA Adds Color to Bungee Cord, April, 2008, page 45

Ask the Badge Lady
Arleen Coleson, How often do barographs and flight recorders have to be calibrated?, January, 2004, page 50

Beginners' Corner
Bob Wander, Beginning Your Training, July, 2000, page 18
Bob Wander, Flight Training Courses, August, 2000, page 16
Bob Wander, The Sensations of Flight, September, 2000, page 13
Bob Wander, Personal Life Support, October, 2000, page 8
Bob Wander, Risk Management and Soaring, November, 2000, page 12
Bob Wander, Learning How to Orient Yourself in the Air, December, 2000, page 16
Bob Wander, Winter Blues, January, 2001, page 12
Bob Wander, The A, B, and C Badge Program, February, 2001, page 12
Bob Wander, Meet the Flight Instruments: The Airspeed Indicator, March, 2001, page 16
Bob Wander, Meet the Flight Instruments: The Altimeter, April, 2001, page 16
Bob Wander, Introducting the Magnetic Compass, May, 2001, page 14
Bob Wander, Introduction to Variometry, June, 2001, page 10
Bob Wander, Variometer Compensation - Part 2, August, 2001, page 12
Bob Wander, Variometer Compensation, November, 2001, page 16
Bob Wander, Learning Plateaus, February, 2002, page 10
Bob Wander, Aerotowing, April, 2002, page 37
Bob Wander, Soaring-Related Information on the World Wide Web, June, 2002, page 10
Bob Wander, Boxing the Wake, August, 2002, page 12
Bob Wander, Towrope Slack, October, 2002, page 16
Bob Wander, Aerotow, November, 2002, page 20
Bob Wander, Accurate Landings as Easy as 1-2-3, January, 2003, page 16
Bob Wander, The Traffic Pattern, March, 2003, page 12
Bob Wander, Undershoots and Overshoots, May, 2003, page 11
Bob Wander, Landing: Serial Task or Parallel Task?, July, 2003, page 9
Bob Wander, Thermaling, Part I, November, 2003, page 36
Bob Wander, Signs of Lift in the Sky, January, 2004, page 17
Bob Wander, Aviation Regulations and Student Pilots, March, 2004, page 11
Bob Wander, Pilot Operating Handbook, May, 2004, page 12
Bob Wander, The Best Beginners Ever, July, 2004, page 12
Bob Wander, Book Reviews, September, 2004, page 13
Bob Wander, Tests you Gotta Take Part 2: The FAA Knowledge Test, February, 2005, pages 12-13
Bob Wander, Test Your Gotta Take, Part Three: The Oral & Flight Test, April, 2005, pages 15-16
Bob Wander, Soaring Safety Foundation Web Site, August, 2005, pages 18-19

Book Review
C. Dennis Wright, "Real Men Land Out", by Dan Bryan, June, 2005, page 7

Calendar
Calendar Editor, Contests & Special Events, December, 2004, page 46
Editor, Contests and Special Events, April, 2005, pages 42-43
Editor, Contests and Special Events, May, 2005, pages 43-45
Editor, Contests and Special Events, June, 2005, pages 44-45
Editor, Contests and Special Events, July, 2005, pages 44-45
Editor, Contests and Special Events, September, 2005, page 47
Contests and Special Events, October, 2005, page 40
Contests and Special Events, November, 2005, page 40
Calendar - Contests & Special Events, December, 2005, page 42
Contests and Special Events, July, 2006, page 41
Contests and Special Events, August, 2006, page 43
Contests and Special Events, September, 2006, page 42
Contests and Special Events, October, 2006, page 42
Contests and Special Events, November, 2006, page 46
Contests and Special Events, December, 2006, page 39
Soaring Calendar - Contests and Special Events, June, 2007, page 40
Contests and Special Events, July, 2007, page 41
Contests and Special Events, August, 2007, page 44
Contests and Special Events, September, 2007, page 44
Contests and Special Events, October, 2007, page 39
Contests and Special Events, November, 2007, page 41

Catalog
November, 2009, page "Insert"

Chairman's Column
Tim Welles, Events of September 11; Effect on Soaring, November, 2001, page 2
Jim Short, 2003 is a Year to Celebrate, January, 2003, page 2
Jim Short, Transition, April, 2003, page 2
Jim Short, New Executive Director of SSA Named, September, 2003, page 2

Clio's Wings
Raul Blacksten, Clio's Answers (from Clio's Wings, Page 60), January, 2007, page 39
Raul Blacksten, Clio's Wings by Clio, the Muse of History, January, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Clio's Answers (from Clio's Wings, Page 60), February, 2007, page 18
Raul Blacksten, A Little of This, a Little of That, February, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, The U.S. Nationals, March, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Notes From All Over, April, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, This Month's Subject: England Swings Like a Glider Do, May, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, This Month's Subject: Euroglide, June, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Climbs in Other Climes, July, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, The Sky of Oz, August, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Segelfliegen, September, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Boys and Their Toys, October, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, White Wings in the Great White North, November, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Vol a Voile Français?, December, 2007, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Clio's Wings by Clio, the Muse of History - Glider Names, January, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Clio's Wings by Clio, Soaring Personalities, February, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Glider Evolution, March, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Movies That Soared Above the Rest, April, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Potpourri Soaring, May, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Klemp, June, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Gus, July, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Hawley, August, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Barnaby, September, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Schweizer Brothers, October, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Franklin PS-2, November, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Warren Eaton, December, 2008, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Dick Schreder, January, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Before the SSA, February, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Military Training Gliders, March, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, On Blended Wings, April, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, The Sierra Wave Project, May, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, More Primary Gliders, June, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Haller-Hirth, July, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Olympic Gliders, August, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, The Upper Mid-West, September, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, America's First Glass, October, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, The First Coast-to-Coast Glider Flight, November, 2009, page 60
Raul Blacksten, Itford, December, 2009, page 60

Club News
Frauke Elber, Perserverance, March, 2004, page 1
Frauke Elber, A Decline in Participation, March, 2004, page 12
Frauke Elber, A Place to Fly, A Place to Stay, June, 2004, page 11
Frauke Elber, A Special Dedication to World War II Glider Pilots, July, 2004, page 11
Frauke Elber, The Good News and the Bad News, September, 2004, page 11
Frauke Elber, Perils of Soaring, Mother Nature's and Man Made, October, 2004, pages 16-17
Frauke Elber, What Can We Do for Our Sport?, December, 2004, page 17
Frauke Elber, People, People, People, January, 2005, pages 15-16
Frauke Elber, Winch Launching, February, 2005, page 10
Frauke Elber, Young Voices, March, 2005, pages 10-11
Joe Volmar, Time is Running Out, April, 2005, page 10
Frauke Elber, editor, Milestones, April, 2005, pages 10-11
Jeff Daye, April, 2005, pages 10-11
Charles Cook, First in Flight - First in Safety, April, 2005, page 11
Frauke Elber, Why Are There So Few Women In Soaring?, May, 2005, pages 12-13
Frauke Elber, Aller aux vaches, June, 2005, pages 10-11
Frauke Elber, What is in a Name?, July, 2005, pages 13-14
Frauke Elber, Soaring Fun Meets, August, 2005, pages 15-16
Frauke Elber, Growth and Retention in Clubs and SSA, September, 2005, page 13
Frauke Elber, Can a Ground Launch Club save Torrey Pines Gliderport?, October, 2005, page 15
Frauke Elber, An Article from the Skylines Newsletter (ELTs in Your Glider by Dave Weaver), November, 2005, page 15
Frauke Elber, Letter to a Friend, December, 2005, page 16
Frauke Elber, Club News - This and That, February, 2006, page 11
Frauke Elber, What Soaring Means to Me by Trace Lewis; Same Day Solo by Mike and Lukas Kennedy, March, 2006, page 13
Frauke Elber, Clubs and Chapters Report from Arlington by Dave Newill, April, 2006, page 11
Frauke Elber, Summer Adventures, May, 2006, page 8
Frauke Elber and Dave Newill, June News Updates, June, 2006, page 11
Frauke Elber and Robin McDaniel, Story Follow-up & The Pink Slip, July, 2006, page 10
Frauke Elber, News From the Youth Department, September, 2006, page 18
Frauke Elber/Val Brain, Introducing Cross-Country Soaring, October, 2006, page 16
Frauke Elber/Robin McDaniel, Odds and Ends, November, 2006, page 18
Frauke Elber, Managing an Incident/Accident at Gliderports, December, 2006, page 16
Frauke Elber, Student Design Project by Keith Fong, January, 2007, page 15
Eric Strandjord, Minnesota Soaring Club, February, 2007, page 14
2006 1-26 Sweepstakes Results, March, 2007, page 10
Frauke Elber, Articles from öskylinesö, April, 2007, page 10
Frauke Elber, Recent Happenings at Various Clubs, May, 2007, page 13
Frauke Elber, Have Sailplane will Travel (Fly), June, 2007, page 14
Frauke Elber, Ground Launches and Saving Money, July, 2007, page 16
Frauke Elber, Borrowing and Scavenging - Proper IFR Procedures by Phil Thorndyke, August, 2007, page 12
Frauke Elber, Focus on Youth in Soaring, September, 2007, page 12
Frauke Elber, Soaring by the Numbers by Wolf Elber, October, 2007, page 10
Frauke Elber, Learning from Others by Chris Groshel, November, 2007, page 11
Frauke Elber, The Fostering of Cross Country Soaring, December, 2007, page 11
Frauke Elber, Club Activities Across the Country, January, 2008, page 12
Frauke Elber, Caprock Soaring Club Web Page; Sometimes You Just Gotta Say Yes to Something New, February, 2008, page 12
Frauke Elber, Things to do in 2008 (Besides Flying in Contests), March, 2008, page 9
Frauke Elber, Club Happenings, April, 2008, page 10
Frauke Elber, Assorted News and Notes, May, 2008, page 12
Frauke Elber, Assorted News and Notes -- John Godfrey, June, 2008, page 18
Frauke Elber, Assorted News and Notes -- Neita Montague, June, 2008, page 18
Frauke Elber, An Association-owned Gliderport, July, 2008, page 17
Frauke Elber, Youth in Soaring, August, 2008, page 16
Val Paget, Soaring into the Spotlight, September, 2008, page 15
Frauke Elber, Blue Ridge Soaring Society Hosts Boy Scout Troop, October, 2008, page 10
Ian Cant, The Dust Devil Dash, November, 2008, page 10
Frauke Elber, Miscellaneous Club Happenings, December, 2008, page 17
Frauke Elber, A Day of Spin Training by Rob Creedon, January, 2009, page 14
Frauke Elber, Club Happenings, February, 2009, page 16
Frauke Elber, Winch Flights, March, 2009, page 16
Frauke Elber, Club Activities, April, 2009, page 13
Frauke Elber, Awards and Opportunities, May, 2009, page 44
Frauke Elber, Club Activities, June, 2009, page 48
Frauke Elber, Club Activites, July, 2009, page 50
Frauke Elber, Club Activities, August, 2009, page 50
Val Paget, From Tornado to Triumph, September, 2009, page 50
Val Paget, Great Club Web Sites, October, 2009, page 42
Frauke Elber, Club Activities, November, 2009, page 44
Frauke Elber, 2009 Dust Devil Dash; A Gathering of Eagles;, December, 2009, page 44

Competition Commentary
Karl Striedieck, Mommy: Where do Rules Come From?, March, 2000, page 11
Karl Striedieck, Rules Complication, August, 2000, page 20
Karl Striedieck, World View, January, 2001, page 14
Karl Striedieck, Time Matters, February, 2001, page 14
Karl Striedieck, 2001 Changes to the Rules, April, 2001, page 20

Competition Corner
Karl Striedieck, Club/Sports Class Issues, October, 2000, page 45
Karl Striedieck, User-Friendly Contests, December, 2000, page 40
Karl Striedieck, GPS-Controlled Starts, July, 2001, page 12
Karl Striedieck, The Turn Area Task, September, 2001, page 20
Karl Striedieck, The SRA, December, 2001, page 18
Karl Striedieck, The Scoring Program, February, 2002, page 12
Karl Striedieck, The CD, June, 2002, page 14
Karl Striedieck, A Better Sniffer?, August, 2002, page 14
Karl Striedieck, Tasking, October, 2002, page 19
Karl Striedieck, Tweaking Time-Limited Tasks, November, 2002, page 22
Karl Striedieck, Bridging the Gap, February, 2003, page 8
Karl Striedieck, Odds and Ends, May, 2003, page 12
Karl Striedieck, Going It Alone, September, 2003, page 10
Karl Striedieck, The U.S. Team and the Rules, December, 2003, page 19
Karl Striedieck, The Troops, February, 2004, page 11
Karl Striedieck, Contest Fees, June, 2004, page 13
Karl Striedieck, H 2 Woe, November, 2004, page 19

Contest Corner
John Cochrane, An Invitation to Contests, February, 2006, page 43
John Cochrane, Local Contest, April, 2006, page 40
John Cochrane, Safety Talk - Contest Finishes, June, 2006, page 13
John Cochrane, Sports Class Growing Pains, August, 2006, page 13
John Cochrane, Upwind and Downwind, October, 2006, page 18
John Cochrane, Circling in Psychological Sink, December, 2006, page 38
John Cochrane, Thermal Detectors, March, 2007, page 39
John Cochrane, Thermal Detectors, April, 2007, page 39
John Cochrane, Goodbye Rolling Finish, February, 2008, page 42
John Cochrane, Start Anywhere, March, 2008, page 41
John H. Cochrane, MAT Strategy -- Wind and Options, July, 2008, page 38
John Cochrane, Rules for 2009, February, 2009, page 37
Cindy Brickner, OLC Convention Report A Decade of Developments, May, 2009, page 35
Andy Blackburn, Getting Started, July, 2009, page 38
David MacKenzie, The 2008 Region Six South Contest, August, 2009, page 38
Gena Tabery, Open and Standar Class Nationals 2009, September, 2009, page 39
Jason Stephens, WAG 2009 - A Glider Pilot's Perspective, October, 2009, page 40
Marie Gurnett, Region 6 North Contest - Ionia, Michigan, August 17-22, 2009, November, 2009, page 48
Stephen Northcraft, 2009 18-Meter Nationals -- Ephrata, Washington, December, 2009, page 40

Cover
John Sullivan, Genesis, January, 2000
Paul MacCready's Project Helios, February, 2000
Alan Ehrlich, DG-505 and the Moon over Crystalaire, March, 2000
Daniel Johnson, Cross Country Camp at Air Sailing Gliderport, April, 2000
Charlie Spratt, Soaring at New Castle, May, 2000
Dave Romero, Wave Soaring at Santa Ynez, June, 2000
Henning von Perbandt, Sailplanes over Seminole Lake, July, 2000
Michael Payne, Sailplane Launching at Jean, August, 2000
Larry Sanderson, Sailplane on Ridge, September, 2000
John Wolter, Flying over Germany, October, 2000
Ken Ward, Photographer/Pilot near Lake Tahoe, November, 2000
Peter Selinger, Franklin PS-2 and ASW-27B at the Elmira National Soaring Landmark Dedication, December, 2000
Baude Litt, World Club Class Championships, January, 2001
Robert D. Davis, Perlan High Altitude Composite, February, 2001
John Noble, Dimona over High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, March, 2001
Hiroshi Seo, Cirrus at International Vintage Sailplane Meet, April, 2001
Chuck Lohre, New Sailplane, May, 2001
Greg Cook, Three Gliders Enjoy a Summer Day, June, 2001
Richard Thornton, Soaring over Tehachapi, July, 2001
Dennis Barton, Vintage Sailplane Association Regatta, August, 2001
John Sullivan, SZD-56-1 "Diana" over Michigan, September, 2001
John G. Palfery, Landing During Regional Contest, October, 2001
Frank Konesky, Sugarbush Soaring, November, 2001
John Wolter, Winter Soaring in Germany, December, 2001
Nicole Crepaz, Mid Georgia Soaring Association, January, 2002
Ginger Gray, Discus Resting Against West Texas Sunset, February, 2002
John Sullivan, Soaring the Ridge in Pennsylvania, March, 2002
Jerry Sorin, Freedom's Wings' two place sailplane at Van Sant, April, 2002
Jan Scott and Steve Hines, SSA is 70 this Month, May, 2002
Richard Thornton, Homebuilders' Workshop at Tehachapi, June, 2002
Mickey Ball, Sailplane on Final, July, 2002
Bruce Lawler, Heavenly Valley Ski Resort and Lake Tahoe, August, 2002
John Latson, Schweizer 2-32, September, 2002
Orville Wright, Wilber Wright Flying Glider near Kitty Hawk, October, 2002
Jerry Sorin, Bill Sucher over Bucks County, PA, November, 2002
John Wolter, Scheibe Over Castle, December, 2002

Covers
Chris Woods, Winter Haven, January, 2003
Sanjay Acharua, Flying over the Sierra Nevada, February, 2003
Peter Stauble, Flying over Mt. Washington, March, 2003
John Sullivan, Flying at Ridge Soaring Gliderport, April, 2003
J.C. Prator, Sailplane Landing in Arizona, May, 2003
Roger G. Bard, Mid-West Sailplane Regatta, June, 2003
Tom Serkowski, ASH-26E in flight along the Sangre de Cristo mountains, July, 2003
Richard Thornton, August, 2003
Joachen Ewald, Karl Friedrich Weber flying the 18-meter DG-808B with engine retracted, September, 2003
Chris Woods, The Kitty Hawk Monument captured from the vantage point of a Shempp-Hirth Ventus 2, October, 2003
Richard Thornton, Slingsby Grasshopper at Tehachapi, California, November, 2003
Hannes Linke, Hannes Linke flying a Discus captures a Ventus 2ax flown by Chris Woods, December, 2003
John Wolter, Pik 20 in the German mountains, January, 2004
Michael Hart, David Gaines flying a Mini-Nimbus near Houston, February, 2004
Greg Cook, Bowlus Super Albatross replica, built by J.J. Sinclair, March, 2004
Stephen Nesser, Jim Hard: Diamond in the Rough, April, 2004
Cindy Brickner, Jim Skydell in a DG-300 over Cal City, CA, May, 2004
Steve Waters, Bob Thompson in his Ventus being towed aloft from Val-Air Gliderport in Durango, CO, June, 2004
Jochen Kruse, 1951 Condor V in Hahnweide, Germany, July, 2004
Réal LeGouëff, Montage from St. Auban, France, August, 2004
whiteplanes.com, Tim McAllister at the Third Club Class WGC in Elverum, Norway, September, 2004
Steve Hines, Launch at Hobbs, October, 2004
Jicham Hobeika, Ventus B at sunset, flown by Alain Orfila, November, 2004
Erich Zimm, Tony Smolder's "worm burning" finish in a Ventus B at Turf Soaring School, December, 2004
Richard Thornton, 2-33's in the snow at Tehachapi, January, 2005
Greg Crook, Ventus 2CM flown by Manfred Rinel over Minden, NV, February, 2005
C. Dennis Wright, SSA Headquarters, March, 2005
Richard Thorton, Colors of Spring, April, 2005
Mark LaCiura, ASW-20, piloted by Mark Grubb, over Tahachapi Wind Mill Ridge, May, 2005
Yasuhiro Yama, MDM-1 Fox over Watarese Rervoir in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, by Mr. Ueda, June, 2005
Réal LeBouëff, St. Aubin, July, 2005
Marshall Martin, ASH 26E at Torrey Pines, August, 2005
Pat Warren, Tom Archer over North Platte, Oregon, September, 2005
Hicham Hobeika, Racing over the sky in Ontario, Canada; Oxygen is Great Fun, October, 2005
Tom Lohre, Jim Price in his LS-4 over Caesar Creek, November, 2005
William Ditrich, PW-6U on wire/truck launch at Springfield, VT, December, 2005
Ed Golden, 2-33 landing at Hinckley Airport, IL, January, 2006
Dave Menchen, A Gathering of Schweizers, February, 2006
Mark Coleman, First Solo! Tobey Cauffiel of Adrian Soaring Club, March, 2006
Jim Skydell, Chuck Griswold lands his Schempp-Hirth Discus at Santa Ynez, April, 2006
Réal Le Gouëff, Duo Discus with engine extended, May, 2006
Richard Thornton, June, 2006
Luitpold Staudigl, Sailplane on Tow near the Bavarian Alps, July, 2006
Trish Drury, Rand Baldwin in his LS-8 on Tow at Region 5N Contest Perry, SC, August, 2006
Greg Cook, Eric Mozer in his Schempp-Hirth Discus, September, 2006
Maria Szemplinska Neetka, Bill Batesole in his ASK-14 at Mifflin, October, 2006
Brian Lockhart, York Soaring Association Airfield, Arthur, Ontario, Canada, November, 2006
Steve Hines, Brad Edwards of Australia at the 1991 Worlds in Uvalde, December, 2006
Jochen Ewald, Antares 18S self-launch motorglider, January, 2007
John Wolter over Italian Alps, February, 2007
Jon S. Yuhas, Gerry Wild in the Beltzville Club 1-26 on Tow, March, 2007
Phyllis Murray, Sailplane on Tow at Taos, New Mexico, April, 2007
Derek Lisoski, Black-browed Albatross in Antarctica, May, 2007
Holger Weitzel, Children explore sailplanes at Ridge Soaring Gliderport, June, 2007
Mathilde Akar, Mike Barenbrug in his ASW-20 in South Africa, July, 2007
Dave Nadler & Phil Ecklund, Roger Buchanan at Seminole Lake Gliderport in Antares, August, 2007
Greg Cook, Jerzy Zieba finishes at the 2006 Contest at Hobbs, NM, September, 2007
Sally Campbell, Region 5 South Contest Perry, SC, October, 2007
Bob Medley, Chris Fleming instructs Ron Clark in West Texas, November, 2007
Brad White, Soaring near sunset in central Nevada, December, 2007
Dick Otis, Skyline Soaring Club has a very busy operation, January, 2008
Yasuhiro Yama, Lilienthal Glide 2007, February, 2008
Mika Ganszauge, Olli Teronen at Finnish Standard Class Nationals, March, 2008
Glenn Holden, Chris Ruf on tow in his Mosquito, April, 2008
John Joss, Burt Compton and ASK-13 at Marfa Landmark Dedication, May, 2008
Steve Vilden, Ryan Vilden flying a Discus in Germantown, TN, June, 2008
Christian Mackin, Jim Skydel flying at Carocole Soaring, July, 2008
Peter M. Guy, Rand Baldwin in his LS-8 finishing at Uvalde, August, 2008
Mark Nankivil, Blue and white Condor IV, September, 2008
Greg Cook, Sam Whiteside flying his Jantar Standard 2 above Carson Valley, October, 2008
Jochen Ewald, Standard Class flying wing SB 13, November, 2008
Trace Lewis, Paul Hansen landing in Beloit, WI, December, 2008
Peter M. Guy, Rand Baldwin and his LS-8 finishing at Standard Class Nationals, January, 2009
Mark Grubb, Martin Eiler over Barren Ridge west of California City, CA, February, 2009
Roger Bard, Bob Gaines flying Jerry Wenger's Spalinger-18-III, March, 2009
John Sullivan, LAK 17 near Mt. Pleasant, MI, Summer 2008, April, 2009
Margaret Haynes, Sailplane on Tow with Greater Boston Soaring Club, May, 2009
Dmitry Rudas, Two DG-1000 sailplanes prepare for take off at Arlington, WA, June, 2009
Todd Schultz, Jeff Byard's Baby Albatross at Tehachapi, CA, July, 2009
Pete Guy, Richard Mockler flying his ASW-27B At Fredericksburg, Texas, August, 2009
Bob Thompson, Late Season near Durango, Colorado, September, 2009
Richard Oris, Maiden flight of Fred Winter's ASK-21, October, 2009
Dr. Martha Martinez, Tony Turiano with 1-35C featured on cover of SOARING 1984, November, 2009
Richard Otis, Fred Winter lands his new ASK-21 in the snow, December, 2009

Eagle Fund
Dean Carswell, Do More to Soar in '04, December, 2004, page 23
Building for Our Future, November, 2009, page 43

Editorial
Jim Short, 2003 is a Year to Celebrate, January, 2003, page 2
Larry Sanderson, A Clear Window, February, 2003, page 2
Larry Sanderson, A New Beginning, March, 2003, page 2
Jim Short, Transition, April, 2003, page 2
Dean Carswell, Growing Soaring, May, 2003, page 2
Steve Northcraft, Been Out to the Airport Lately?, June, 2003, page 2
Chip Garner, Communications, July, 2003, page 2
Dick Mockler, The Joy of Soaring Cross-Country, August, 2003, page 2
Dennis Wright, Conventions - Picking a Spot Doesn't End the Worry, December, 2005, page 2

Executive
Dennis Wright, SSA - Working for You, December, 2004, page 2

Executive Director's Column
October, 2003, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Don't Shoot the Messenger, November, 2003, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, A Chill Wind, a Warm Hearth and Something to Think About, December, 2003, page 1
C. Dennis Wright, The Convention and Budgets, January, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Politics, and One Small Way It Affects Soaring, February, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Time Sure Goes by Fast, March, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, SSA Chapters... A Special Class of Membership, April, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, You All Got an Exemption Down There?, May, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Association R Us, June, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Young People and Soaring, July, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Association R US - Part II, August, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Yes, Margaret... It has been a year, September, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, The Value of a Phone Call, October, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Volunteers, November, 2004, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Tours and Trades, January, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Of Passions and Journeys, February, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Of Birth Order and Thanks, March, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, An Update on the Building .. . Nearly Finished, April, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Growing SSA Membership, May, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Your Dues Dollars at Work, June, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Glider Rides and Our Future, July, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Airspace, the FAA, and You, August, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Leap and the Net will Appear, September, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, Regions and Directors, October, 2005, page 2
C. Dennis Wright, SSA Conventions, Locations or Pick a Place ... Any Place, November, 2005, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office, January, 2006, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - A Word About Photographs, February, 2006, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - The Glider Pilot Population, March, 2006, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office: Re-Launch One More to Soar, April, 2006, page 2
Dennis Wright, Silent Wings, May, 2006, page 2
Dennis Wright, Prison Blues, June, 2006, page 2
Dennis Wright, Airports, Part 2, July, 2006, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - Night Sweats, August, 2006, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - Needle in a Haystack and One More to Soar, September, 2006, page 2
Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - Enhanced Conspicuity, October, 2006, page 2

Feature Article
Tom Knauff, The Masters, January, 2000, page 12
Jim Short, Airspace in the New Century, January, 2000, page 18
Tom Bradbury, Skywatch, January, 2000, page 22
Dave Brunner, Transition to Glass, January, 2000, page 28
Jimmie Page, Once a Winch, Always a Winch, January, 2000, page 32
Walter Brink, A Gogos Scholar at Minden, January, 2000, page 35
Chuck O'Mahoney, Pursuing Soaring Visions, February, 2000, page 12
George Moffat, Getting Started in Competition, February, 2000, page 20
Colin Dews, Sailplane Electronics (Batteries and Wiring), February, 2000, page 24
Gonzo Echeverry, Jailbirds, February, 2000, page 34
Wayne Ginther, Seven Gliders, Seven Days, and One Ornery Alvord, February, 2000, page 46
Dick Johnson and Dean Carswell, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Genesis 2 Sailplane, March, 2000, page 14
Tom Bradbury, Sky Watch (part 2), March, 2000, page 22
Tillmann Steckner, How to Avoid Disconnects on L'Hotellier Connectors, March, 2000, page 32
Andrew Ross, A Polish Palliative, March, 2000, page 36
Sergio Colacevich, Three in One Shot, March, 2000, page 46
Kai Gertsen (Intro by Tim Welles), Cross-Country Instruction, April, 2000, page 12
Kevin Ford, The Hunt for Red October, April, 2000, page 18
Janice Hagen Armstrong, Arvin Sierra Comes Alive Again...60 Years Later, April, 2000, page 24
Mike Parker, Two World Distance Records in a PW-5, April, 2000, page 28
Charlie Spratt, Stand-By, Mark...Good Finish, April, 2000, page 36
Eric Canup, A Lofty Goal, April, 2000, page 40
Bob Thrasher, Sidebar by Micheal Thrasher, Enchantment in New Mexico, May, 2000, page 12
Tom Bradbury, Sky Watch (Parts 3 & 4), May, 2000, page 20
Simine Short, A Look Back and A Glance Forward, May, 2000, page 28
Reba Coombs, Independence in Ely, Nevada, May, 2000, page 34
Jan Scott, Primary Gliders: All you Ever Wanted to Know, June, 2000, page 14
Robert J. Vanderbei and Michael Pilla, Spring Training: Part One, June, 2000, page 18
Mark Hawkins, Gott Love Those Guests, June, 2000, page 20
Robert J. Vanderbei and Michael Pilla, Spring Training: Part Two, June, 2000, page 23
R.R. "Boom" Powell, A Sky God? Not I, June, 2000, page 25
John Good, A Weekend Away, July, 2000, page 20
Tom Bradbury, Lost Contest Days and the Jet Stream, July, 2000, page 23
Rafal Mikke, A Convention Journal: The PW-6 Gamble, July, 2000, page 27
Richard H. Johnson and Dean Carswell, A Flight Test Evaluation of the 304 CZ Sailplane, July, 2000, page 30
Peter Selinger, Scheibe Flugzeugbau - A Look Behind the Curtain, July, 2000, page 39
Paddy Welles, Miracles of Mifflin: 15-Meter Nationals, May 16-26, 2000, August, 2000, page 26
Gregory Ellis, Pilot's Choice, August, 2000, page 32
Doug Jacobs, Home from the Nationals, August, 2000, page 36
Charlie Spratt, Influences, August, 2000, page 38
Daniel Johnson, Making Room for Gliders, August, 2000, page 43
Tom Bradbury, Billows, Windshear and Waves, September, 2000, page 18
Raul Blacksten, The Colors, The Colors! - IVSM 2000, September, 2000, page 22
William Bentley, How to Catch the Tow Plane, September, 2000, page 27
Ron Lindenfeld, Of Wings and Freedom, September, 2000, page 28
Thomas A. Pressley and John Cochrane, Racing the Surreal: The 2000 Standard Class National Soaring Championships, September, 2000, page 30
John Cochrane, Just a Little Faster, Please, September, 2000, page 36
Janet R. Sorrell, C is For..., September, 2000, page 40
Platypus, When Ignorance is Bliss, Tis Folly to be Wise, October, 2000, page 10
Paul A. Schweizer, The Candid Cameraman, October, 2000, page 20
John Cochrane, Just a Little Faster, Please, Part II, October, 2000, page 22
Karl Striedieck, Soaring Driggs, Idaho, October, 2000, page 25
Pat J. McGrath, Jr., Competition at Ephrata, October, 2000, page 28
Mat Redesell, The Evening Thermal, October, 2000, page 34
Dick Johnson, Surviving Control System Failures, October, 2000, page 38
The Bald Eagle, Casey at the Nats, October, 2000, page 40
Eric Greenwell, Flying the Mt. Adams Wave from Richland, WA, November, 2000, page 18
Tom Bradbury, Numerical Forecast, November, 2000, page 21
Richard Kellerman, Thermaling Basics, November, 2000, page 24
SSA Recognizes Service and Achievements for 1999, November, 2000, page 30
John Good, Articles for Soaring Magazine, November, 2000, page 33
Ray Galloway, Competition Flying: Where Are We?, December, 2000, page 22
John Good, Counterpoint, December, 2000, page 23
Kerry Huffstutler and Noreen Buchanan, The 2000 18-Meter and Open Class Nationals, December, 2000, page 26
Joann B. Shaw, Once In A Lifetime, December, 2000, page 30
Charlie Spratt, Haulin' Glass - The Grob Years, December, 2000, page 34
Gil Stengel, Basic Composite Repair, January, 2001, page 16
Tom Bradbury, Flying Towards Fronts, January, 2001, page 20
Karl Striedieck, G'-Day Gawler, January, 2001, page 25
Tom Knauff, Flying Style, January, 2001, page 25
Dan Johnson, Two Hours With No Vario, January, 2001, page 26
Joan T. Hollier, The Pumpkin Drop, January, 2001, page 29
Eric Greenwell, The Sparrowhawk, January, 2001, page 30
Baude Litt, Flying & Drawing, January, 2001, page 34
Charlie Spratt, Haulin' Glass - Trailer Problems, January, 2001, page 35
Derek Piggott, The Piggott Hook, February, 2001, page 16
John Good, Perlan - Soaring to 100,000', February, 2001, page 18
Bill Batesole, Snowbird Meet at Harris Hill, February, 2001, page 23
Tom Knauff, Liability in Instruction, February, 2001, page 24
Tom Elmore, Hunter Rules, February, 2001, page 25
L.M.M. Boermans, Antares: A Self-Starting Silent Super Plane, February, 2001, page 26
John Murray, The New ASW-28, February, 2001, page 32
Jim Payne, Some Clear Talk About Spins, February, 2001, page 36
Fred Steadman, Hot as Texas in July, and Bluer than Elvis' Christmas, March, 2001, page 18
Tom Bradbury, Skirting Round Showers, March, 2001, page 21
Richard Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LAK-17A Racing Class Sailplane, March, 2001, page 25
Richard duPont, A Two-Bagger, March, 2001, page 34
Kempton Izuno, Nevada Great Basin Soaring, April, 2001, page 22
Dave Newill, Air Sports Expo 2001, The SSA Annual Convention, April, 2001, page 26
John Good, The First World Club Class Championships, April, 2001, page 32
Erik Mann, The Governor's Cup, April, 2001, page 36
Cam Martin, The Duster at 30, May, 2001, page 15
Tom Bradbury, Some Variations of Cumulus, May, 2001, page 20
Doug Jacobs, Safari To Mafikeng: Team Report from Gyps Africanus, May, 2001, page 22
Bill Ard, The Last Thermals of Summer, May, 2001, page 26
The SSA Annual Awards, May, 2001, page 30
Katarina Nicole Arnoux-Connors, Getting My Glider Rating at Turf Soaring, May, 2001, page 34
Richard Kellerman, Using Thermodynamic Diagrams, June, 2001, page 18
Tom Knauff, Aero Tow Emergencies, June, 2001, page 21
Ed Seymour, The Northrop Primary Glider, June, 2001, page 22
Fred Daams, A Visit to the Rolladen-Schneider Glider Factory, June, 2001, page 26
Susan McAllister, The OSTIV Mountain Wave Project, June, 2001, page 30
Gary Fogel and Kathleen Winters, Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), June, 2001, page 36
Ron Clarke, An Inter-Club Rivalry, July, 2001, page 16
Tony Segal, Making Accidents Survivable - With a Racing Car Cockpit in your Glider, July, 2001, page 18
Dick Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LAK-17A Racing Class Sailplane, July, 2001, page 22
Ian Nadas, Measuring Soaring Performance - in Real Time, July, 2001, page 26
Kai Gertsen, The Way it Was, July, 2001, page 28
Dave Nadler, AERO 2001, July, 2001, page 29
John Good, Soaring Participation Worldwide, July, 2001, page 34
Tim McNamara, Flying with Karl Striedieck, July, 2001, page 35
Jim Herd, Trailer Sway - Causes and Solutions, August, 2001, page 16
Mike Manning, The Weekend Rating, August, 2001, page 19
Richard H. Johnson, 1951 World Distance Record, August, 2001, page 20
Jack Wyman, The SZD-56-1 "Diana" - An Owner's Report", August, 2001, page 24
Eric Greenwell, Flying the Gapa, August, 2001, page 29
Susan McAllister, Standard Class Nationals, August, 2001, page 30
Tom Bradbury, Cu-Nim and Lightning, August, 2001, page 35
Pat Costello, Glider Flight Instructor Insurance, September, 2001, page 21
Dottie Thomas-Pin and François Pin, The 2001 US World Class National Championships, September, 2001, page 22
Jim Payne, Speed Records in Wave, September, 2001, page 24
Chad Moore, Performance Testing the Russia AC-4c, September, 2001, page 28
Frank Paynter, Sports Class View of the Region 6 Contest, September, 2001, page 33
Tillmann Steckner, Gap Seal Delamination, September, 2001, page 34
Richard Johnson, Lifted Gap Seal Tape, September, 2001, page 35
Tom Pressley and Jim and Jackie Payne, Two New Contest Sites, October, 2001, page 17
Lloyd Licher, Remembering Doug Lamont, October, 2001, page 22
Douglas Lamont, Flawed Diamond, October, 2001, page 23
Kevin Brooker, Diamonds Before Breakfast, October, 2001, page 28
Dan Johnson, Thirst and the Drinking Pilot, November, 2001, page 18
Dick Johnson, Chasing Birds for Gus Raspet, November, 2001, page 24
Vladislav Zejda, The Struggle for High Altitudes, November, 2001, page 25
Frauke Elber, Olga Klepikova, November, 2001, page 30
Gary Fogel, Flying the Altostratus I, November, 2001, page 32
Pat Costello, Insurable Interest, November, 2001, page 35
Tom Bradbury, Growth and Decay of Cumulus, December, 2001, page 19
Gary Kemp, National Contests at Montague, December, 2001, page 24
Charlie Spratt, Alfalfa Eight A Soaring Profile, December, 2001, page 30
Larry Sanderson, 70 Years of Service - State of the SSA in 2001, December, 2001, page 36
Bob Greenblatt, Low-Energy Landings, December, 2001, page 40
Charlie Spratt, 2001 15-Meter National Championships, January, 2002, pages 18,19,20,21
Fernando Silva, Lessons Learned at Uvalde, January, 2002, pages 22,23
Conrad Suechting, The Second World Air Games - Mañana Perhaps, January, 2002, page 24
Tony Segal, Six Point Harnesses in Gliders, January, 2002, page 28
Rick Sheppe, Winter Fling, January, 2002, pages 30,31,32,33
John Seaborn, The Robertson Trust, January, 2002, page 34
Andrew Ainslie, The Screw of the Tern: A Cautionary Tale, January, 2002, page 37
Susan McAllister, Motorglider Nationals Comes Into its Own, February, 2002, page 14
Katarina Nicole Arnoux-Connors, The Return to Turf Soaring, February, 2002, page 18
Bill Snead, Soaring Downwind, February, 2002, page 21
Jeff Byard, The Boy Who Flew With the Condors, February, 2002, page 24
Eric Greenwell, Transponders in Sailplanes, February, 2002, page 26
Robert Salvo, A Ballistic Recovery System for the Genesis 2, February, 2002, page 30
Jack Wyman, The Soaring Populatiry of...Golf?, February, 2002, page 32
Tom Kreyche, Soaring the Great Basin, March, 2002, page 18
Gavin Wills, Mountain Soaring Tips - Ridge Running, March, 2002, page 23
Timothy McAllister, Running on Rails with Golden Eagles, March, 2002, page 26
John Good, The 2001 World Gliding Championships, March, 2002, page 30
Eric Greenwell, Choosing, Installing and Using a Transponder, March, 2002, page 36
Richard Kellerman, Using Thermodynamic Diagrams, Part 2, April, 2002, page 12
Tom Bradbury, Evolution of Cumulus Cloud, April, 2002, page 17
The 2001 US National and Regional Champions, April, 2002, page 21
Jim Hays, Low Performance Fun, April, 2002, page 24
Janice Armstrong, The 2002 SSA Convention and Air Sports Expo, April, 2002, page 27
Dan Johnson, Rehydration - How to Stay Moist or Prunelike Pilots Soar Sloppily, April, 2002, page 32
Jim Short, FAA Releases Sport Pilot NRPM - SSA Member comments solicited, April, 2002, page 35
SSA Annual Awards, May, 2002, page 15
Ken Sorenson, Struck by Lightning, May, 2002, page 19
John Good, The Soaring Society of America is 70 this Month, May, 2002, page 22
Gavin Wills, Norm's Last Flight, May, 2002, page 26
Charlie Spratt, Rules on the Road, May, 2002, page 27
J.J. Sinclair, The Torch, May, 2002, page 32
John Good, The Positive Control Check and Critical Assembly Check, May, 2002, page 34
Ron Schwartz, Cliff House to Lickdale Ga, May, 2002, page 37
Tom Knauff, Canopy Open on Tow, June, 2002, page 15
Mark Maughmer, About Winglets, June, 2002, page 18
Karen Scheder Barbera, 10,000 feet and Climbing, June, 2002, page 24
Laurence Edgar, High Flight in a Mountain Lee Wave, June, 2002, page 26
Mike Abernathy, Tools for Soaring Skill Improvement, June, 2002, page 30
Chuck Lohre, A New Sailplane Designer, June, 2002, page 34
Gavin Wills, Mountain Thermals, Part One: Cloud Huggers and Rock Hoppers, June, 2002, page 38
Joe S. Hays and Robert Tidwell, The New Silent Wings Museum, July, 2002, page 18
Richard Duston, Remembering El Mirage, July, 2002, page 22
Eric Greenwell, Flying the SparrowHawk - a Pilot's Report, July, 2002, page 26
Jack Glendening, BLIPMAPs, July, 2002, page 30
Sergio Colacevich, My Thousands, July, 2002, page 35
Gavin Wills, Mountain Thermals, Part Two - Outsmarting the Sirens, August, 2002, page 16
Judy Ruprecht, The Future of Gliding & Airspace in the US, August, 2002, page 18
Tom Bradbury, Layer Clouds, August, 2002, page 22
Kevin Kochersberger and Ken Hyde, The 1901 Wright Glider, August, 2002, page 27
Bertha Ryan and Lloyd Licher, Mountain Wave Exploration: The Past Meets the Future, August, 2002, page 34
Charlie Spratt, Soaring on Display, August, 2002, page 38
Susan McAllister, No Experience Necessary - Learning to Race at Mifflin, September, 2002, page 16
Richard Duston, The Flight That Never Was, September, 2002, page 20
Charlie Spratt, 2002 Standard Class National Soaring Championships, September, 2002, page 24
Kempton Izuno, The Most Incredible Cross-Country School, September, 2002, page 29
George Moffat, Changes in Competition Soaring, October, 2002, page 22
John Cochrane, Safer Finishes, October, 2002, page 26
Eric Frere and Fred Looft, Importing a Used Glider to the United States, October, 2002, page 29
Kevin Kochersberger and Ken Hyde, The Wright 1902 Glider, October, 2002, page 30
Jim D. Burch, Confessions of a Pilot Examiner, November, 2002, page 22
Paddy Welles, Dune Revisited: the 2002 15-Meter National Championships, November, 2002, page 26
John Cochrane, Tonopah Notes, November, 2002, page 32
Eric Greenwell, Alaska Dreaming, November, 2002, page 34
Bob Dittert, National Championships at Reese, December, 2002, page 22
Chris Wood, The Song Remains the Same, December, 2002, page 28
George Moffat, Changes in Competition Soaring - Part 2, December, 2002, page 34
Alexis Glynn, The Elusive Silver Lining, December, 2002, page 38
Joe Volmar, Academy Motorgliders Find New Home, December, 2004, pages 26-30
Brian Mork, TG-7 Performance, December, 2004, pages 30-31
John H. Campbell, Plain Soaring - USA Juniors Down Under, December, 2004, pages 32-35
Jim Herd, How do You Spell "Hospitality?" A-U-S-T-R-A-L-I-A, December, 2004, pages 36-38

Feature Articles
Charlie Spratt, National Contests at Uvalde, January, 2003, page 21
Gary Fogel, Torrey Pines: An American Soaring Institution, January, 2003, page 24
Bob Greenblatt, Installing a Transponder, January, 2003, page 28
Chris Woods, Soaring on Film, January, 2003, page 30
2002 Regional and National Contest Winners, February, 2003, page 12
Dave Nadler, Wallaby Ranch, February, 2003, page 16
Kathleen Winters, Winter Getaway, February, 2003, page 17
Kempton Izuno, Soaring, Czech Style, February, 2003, page 20
Rick Sheppe, HpH/Glasflugel 304C Notes, February, 2003, page 23
Steve Northcraft, The 2002 World Club Class Contest, February, 2003, page 27
Jim Hays, In the Lee Sky, February, 2003, page 32
Ryan Vihlen, Ryan's Journey, February, 2003, page 34
John Seaborn, So You Want to Fly Contests, March, 2003, page 16
John Good, Parachutes for Soaring Pilots, March, 2003, page 22
Ralph Kolstad, The 2002 Barron Hilton Cup - >From a Line Boy's Perspective, March, 2003, page 27
Gavin Wills, Mountain Convergences, March, 2003, page 32
Jeff Byard, N1900M - The Weihe, March, 2003, page 34
Bryan Cepak, You're Gonna Do What?, March, 2003, page 38
Janet Sorrell, The 2003 SSA Convention, April, 2003, page 17
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the HpH 304C Wasp Standard Class Sailplane, April, 2003, page 22
The SSA Annual Awards, April, 2003, page 29
Bertha Ryan, Gus Briegleb - An Icon of Soaring, April, 2003, page 32
Peter Deane, One Big Rush! A 750 km Speed Record Flight from Minden, April, 2003, page 38
Tom Knauff, Launching Emergencies, May, 2003, page 14
Barry McGarraugh and Matt Michael, Woodstock - Then and Now, May, 2003, page 18
Wally Scott, The Preparation and Execution of Long-Distance Flights, May, 2003, page 24
Pat Costello, Terrorism Insurance for Aircraft, May, 2003, page 31
Dean Carswell, The Alisport Silent-IN, May, 2003, page 33
Matt Blades, The Light Lunch: An Alimentary Guide for the Novice X-C Pilot or a Moveable Feast, May, 2003, page 38
Judy Ruprecht, Getting to Know You, June, 2003, page 12
Dieter Ennulat, Southern Hospitality, Patagonia Style, June, 2003, page 16
Karl Striedieck, A Pair of Deuces, June, 2003, page 21
Cindy Brickner, Political Action Begins at Home, June, 2003, page 24
Karin Schlosser, The New National Soaring Museum, June, 2003, page 26
William Kenyon, A Home for Nutmeggers - Buying Freehold Airport, June, 2003, page 30
Mick Westbrook, Buttons Poppin', June, 2003, page 35
George Moffat, Nimbus Saga, July, 2003, page 12
Peter Deane, The PASCO League, July, 2003, page 19
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the HP-18 Sailplane, July, 2003, page 24
Bill Hoedley, My Path to Silent Wings, July, 2003, page 28
Leo Benetti-Longhini, Dolomiti, July, 2003, page 34
Dave Nadler, Aero 2003 - Friedrichshafen, Germany, August, 2003, page 21
Clyde Taylor, National Contests at Cordele, August, 2003, page 31
Kempton Izuno, Highway in the Sky, August, 2003, page 36
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the DG-1000S Sailplane, September, 2003, page 14
Dean Carswell, An Instructor's Thoughts on Flying the DG-1000S, September, 2003, page 19
Paddy S. Welles, Strum und Drang: A Challenging Sports and World Class National Championship, September, 2003, page 22
Frauke Elber, Soaring Behind the Iron Curtain, September, 2003, page 27
Alexis Glenn Latner, Club Welcome, September, 2003, page 30
John Good, Mifflin Ground Launch, September, 2003, page 33
Charlie Spratt, The Goofy Gate, September, 2003, page 35
Jim Short, Helping Ourselves, October, 2003, page 15
John Good, The 28th World Gliding Championships, October, 2003, page 19
Ron Clarke, Return to Kitty Hawk, October, 2003, page 31
Dave Raspet, Raspet Flight Research Laboratory - the Newest Soaring Landmark, October, 2003, page 36
James Francis, A Win-Win Financial Strategy, November, 2003, page 18
Ed Woodyard, Reflections Through My Windshielf, November, 2003, page 21
Charlie Spratt, 2003 Standard Class Nationals, November, 2003, page 26
Ginny Garnsworth, Three Generations, November, 2003, page 29
Chris Woods, Soaring on Film, Part II, December, 2003, pages 12-15
C. Dennis Wright, What Did You Do for Your Fall Vacation?, December, 2003, pages 23-26
Pat DeNaples, Competition, Camaraderie and Coconuts, December, 2003, pages 32-37
C. Dennis Wright, The Eagle Fund Drive - Two Reasons to participate, December, 2003, pages 38-40
Jim Short, The State of the Soaring Society of America, January, 2004, page 19
Paul Moffat, Building a Glider Trailer, January, 2004, page 22
Pete Tobin, Soaring in Ireland, January, 2004, page 27
Mike Abernathy, Cross Country Mentor: Soaring Skill Improvement - Part 2, January, 2004, page 32
Bob Leve, Stess and Mental Overload in Soaring, January, 2004, page 37
Woodson K. Woods, Pacific High, February, 2004, pages 13-18
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the HK36TTC Super Dimona Motorglider, February, 2004, pages 19-24
Dean Carswell, Handling the Katana Xtreme, February, 2004, pages 25-26
Sergio Colacevich, Dances with Eagles, February, 2004, pages 28-30
Pat Costello, Insurance, Will it Pay when Needed?, February, 2004, pages 31-32
Mary Kuhlke, The Experience of Flying, February, 2004, page 34
Tim Kreiner, The Farmer's Daughter, February, 2004, page 36
Steve Leonard, Kowbell 2003, February, 2004, page 38
Leo Benetti-Longhini, The ETA Biter, March, 2004, pages 16-19
Chris Woods, The Inspiration to Soar, March, 2004, pages 21-23
John Sullivan, Push-to-land, March, 2004, page 27
Billy Hill, Mentoring, March, 2004, pages 28-29
Marvin Willis, Why I Fly a Schweizer 1-26, March, 2004, pages 30-31
Joe Dobronski, Flying a Self launched Sailplane Cross-Country, March, 2004, pages 32-33
R.R. "Boom" Powell, Want to Weigh More? Try a PB sandwich, March, 2004, pages 34-38
Kevin Cousineau, High Rent, March, 2004, pages 25-269
Matt Blades, Proficiency vs. Professionalism, April, 2004, page 15
Dennis Wright, One More to Soar, April, 2004, pages 17-18
George Applebay, A New Air and Space Museum, April, 2004, pages 19-22
Jim Skydell, But I Feel Fine at 12,500' Without Oxygen, April, 2004, pages 23-25
Gillian Bryce-Smith, UK Gliding, April, 2004, pages 26-31
Denise Layton, The SSA Annual Awards, April, 2004, pages 35-39
Karin Schlösser, SSA Conventiona and Air Sports Expo, 2004, May, 2004, page 15
Denise Layton, SSA Conventiona and Air Sports Expo, 2004, May, 2004, pages 15-19
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaulation of the PW-6U Two Seated Sailplane, May, 2004, page 20
Alexis Glynn Latner, An Ounce of Prevention, May, 2004, page 27
Hal Chouinard, Cross-Country Camp, May, 2004, pages 32-35
Bryan Cepak, Terry Stroud, and Phil Umphres, Triple Diamond Day, June, 2004, pages 16-19
Susan and Tim McAllister, Soaring Under the Midnight Sun, June, 2004, pages 21-23
Phil Klauder, Knowing When, June, 2004, pages 25-26
Roger Buchanan, Flying the Electric Antares, June, 2004, pages 27-32
Dan Gudgel, Calling the Contest Weather, June, 2004, pages 34-38
David Volkmann, SSA Group Insurance - A Major SSA Membership Benefit, July, 2004, pages 13-14
Chris Woods, Philip Makanna, and Philip Wallick, The Soaring Photography Contest, July, 2004, pages 16-21
Norman C. Smith, The Eileen Collins Aviation Camp, July, 2004, pages 15-28
Dennis Wright, The SSA Staff's Excellent Adventure, July, 2004, pages 32-37
Pat Lawton, 15-Meter Nationals, August, 2004, pages 24-27
Gary Boggs, Oregon State Altitude Records, August, 2004, pages 29-31
J.J. Sinclair, Building the Bowlus Replica, August, 2004, pages 32-35
Dale Masters, Introducing the Organic Variometer, August, 2004, pages 36-38
Duane Eisenbeiss, World Distance Award, September, 2004, page 15
Susan McAllister, Third Club Class World Gliding Championships, Elverum, Norway, September, 2004, pages 18-22
Doug Jacobs, Sugarbush C Racing Experience Camp, September, 2004, pages 24-26
Jack Merrick, An American Glider Pilot Remembers D-Day, September, 2004, pages 28-31
Tom Brabeck, Land of the Long White Cloud: Soaring Omarama, New Zealand, September, 2004, pages 32-37
Peter W. Smith, An Eagle's Wings have Folded, October, 2004, pages 20-23
Jim Short, Do More to Soar in '04, October, 2004, page 25
Kempton Izuno, One Thousand Miles in the Sierra Wave, October, 2004, pages 26-31
Richard H. Johnson, Circling the Holighaus Way - or Do You Really Want to Keep the Yaw String Centered?, October, 2004, pages 32-36
Bob Lacovara, At the End of the Rope: Training Winch Instructors at PGC, November, 2004, pages 21-23
Dennis Wright, Eagle Fund Drive 2004: Do More to Soar in '04, November, 2004, page 27
Tanya and Chip Bearden, Standard and World Class Nationals, November, 2004, pages 28-31
Fred Lasor, Tapping Into the Energy of Youth with the Civil Air Patrol, November, 2004, pages 32-36
Davis Straub, Hang Gliders - Getting high, going fast, going far, January, 2005, pages 18-20
Norm Miller, 2004 1-26 Championships, January, 2005, pages 21-23
Darrel Mullins, Soaring Architecture - Iowa State Sutdents Design Dream Gliderport, January, 2005, pages 24-27
Leo Montejo, Christmas and Wave Season, January, 2005, pages 28-31
2004 Regional and National Contest Winners, January, 2005, page 32
Brian Resor, Street Racing: A Story of How the OLC Injected New Life into Soaring at Moriarty, February, 2005, pages 16-19
Rhonda Bouck, Elation and Elevation, February, 2005, pages 21-22
W. John Seaborn and Garret Willat, 2004 U.S. Team Sponsored Junior Training and Development Camp, February, 2005, pages 24-30
Eric Hinz, CFI to CFI: An Opportunity For Your Organization, February, 2005, pages 32-33
Leo Benetti-Longhini, Connect the Dots, March, 2005, pages 15-18
Kevin Brooker, Heading Out, March, 2005, pages 19-21
Rolf Schulze, Torrey Pines Thrills, March, 2005, pages 23-26
Sterling Starr, The Fantastic 1966 Nationals, March, 2005, pages 28-33
Pat Costello, Glider Insurance Coverages, March, 2005, page 35
Alexis Glynn Latner, The 2005 SSA Convention, April, 2005, pages 18-24
Joachim H. Schneibel, Motorgliding - The Worst of Two Worlds?, April, 2005, pages 26-29
Richard Carlson, Rudy Kunda: A Chicago Soaring Pilot, April, 2005, pages 32-34
Tom Kuhfeld, Harry Meline' Primary Glider, April, 2005, pages 36-38
Denise Layton, The SSA Annual Awards, May, 2005, pages 16-19
Tom Knauff, How Far Can You Spit?, May, 2005, pages 20-23
Hirokazu Ichikawa, Flying the Japanese Wave, May, 2005, pages 26-28
Valeria Paget, Going After Records is a Team Sport, May, 2005, pages 32-34
Don Pollard, The Seniors 2005, May, 2005, pages 35-37
Chris Woods, People of Soaring: Bob "Glider Bob" Saunders, June, 2005, pages 20-21
Doug Jacobs and John Seaborn, World Gliding Championships- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, June, 2005, pages 23-29
Pedja Bogdanovich, Soaring Society of Boulder Contest Monitor Program, June, 2005, pages 32-34
Richard H. Johnson, A Low Cost Total Energy Tube Design and Installation, June, 2005, pages 35-38
Pat Costello, Renter Pilot Liability Insurance, July, 2005, pages 17-18
Lee Kuhlke, How's Your Plumbing?, July, 2005, pages 20-26
Ron Clarke, Great Cross-Country in January, July, 2005, pages 28-29
Dave Fairchilds, A Greek Names Alpha, July, 2005, pages 33-36
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Sparrow Hawk Light Sailplane, August, 2005, pages 21-28
Dean Carswell, A Pilot Evaluation of the Windward Performance SparrowHawk, August, 2005, pages 25-26
Alan and David Nichol, A Day with Menip Gliding Club, August, 2005, pages 32-34
Ian Grant, Love With An Older Lady, August, 2005, pages 35-37
Jim Burch, Common Sense, August, 2005, pages 38-39
Greg Willis, Growing up at the Gliderport, September, 2005, page 15
C. Dennis Wright, Silver Distance Old School Style, September, 2005, page 18
Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, 2005, page 21
Bill Drury, Dieter Jaeger, Chris Ruf, Marfa Report: Update 2004, September, 2005, page 25
Darrel Mullins, Fertile Ground - in the High Desert of West Texas?, September, 2005, page 27
Garret Willat, Pilots View of the 1st Australian Junior Nationals, September, 2005, page 33
C. Dennis Wright, Eagle Fund - Building Excellence in Membership Service, October, 2005, page 18
Chuck Lohre, The 2005 Standard Class Nationals, October, 2005, page 21
George Constantin, The Outlandish 1, October, 2005, page 24
William B. Snead, Soaring the Endless Summer, October, 2005, page 28
Beverly Orndorff, A Flight from Yesteryear has Modern Legacy, October, 2005, page 33
Jim Short, First Things First The 2005 Eagle Fund Appeal, November, 2005, page 20
Chris Woods, The 2005 18-Meter National Soaring Championships A Pilot's Perspective, November, 2005, page 23
Sarah Kelly, Sex on the Run The tale of my Diamond Day in New Mexico, November, 2005, page 29
Chris Woods, People of Soaring Cole Franz, November, 2005, page 34
Dean Carswell, The 2005 Eagle Fund Campaign, December, 2005, page 18
Bill Daniels, High Performance Winch Launch - 40 Seconds to Freedom, December, 2005, page 21
Winch Safety & Training, December, 2005, page 23
Jim Furlong, The Tumbleweed Soaring Classic as seen by the Baker's Dozen, December, 2005, page 26
Chris Schrader, 2005 Junior Cross-Country Camp Harris hill, Elmira, NY, December, 2005, page 33
Ernest Williams, III, Hello Dolly, January, 2006, page 21
Vincent F. Cipriano, Survival, January, 2006, page 23
Guy Gosselin, A Timeless Sky, January, 2006, page 26
Karin Schlösser, 2005 Open Class Nationals and Region 8 Contest, January, 2006, page 34
Brian Collins, 1000K on a Perfect Soaring Day, February, 2006, page 15
Chris Woods, People of Soaring - Philippe Athuil, February, 2006, page 24
Jim Hendrix, Sidewiser: An Old but Good Idea, February, 2006, page 28
Susan McAllister, Sports Class National Championships, February, 2006, page 35
Scott Neumann, Bermuda Triangles A Pilot's Return to Soaring and his First National Contest, February, 2006, page 37
Jim Short, Endowing America's Junior Champions, March, 2006, page 20
Rusty Lowry, Common Factors in Tow Plane Mishaps, March, 2006, page 21
Jim Skydell, "Signs" and Soaring, March, 2006, page 24
Kempton Izuno, Into the Bowels of Darkness, March, 2006, page 26
Tom Brabeck, Metaphysical Soaring in Sedona, Arizona, March, 2006, page 34
John Sullivan, The 2005 SSA Annual Awards - Photos, April, 2006, page 19
Kevin Ford, 1-26 Championships, Moriarty, NM 2005, April, 2006, page 24
Dave Raspet, Andean Condors, April, 2006, page 32
Mike Abernathy, "Net Benefits" Improve Your Soaring Skills, April, 2006, page 34
Burt Compton, The Gathering of the Tribe, May, 2006, page 15
Alexis Glynn Latner, Being an Early Bird, May, 2006, page 16
Gene Hammond, Ground Damage is Still a Problem, May, 2006, page 21
Susan McAllister, A Grand Prix Experiment, May, 2006, page 24
Chris Woods, People of Soaring - Kerry Huffstutler, May, 2006, page 28
Richard H. Johnson, Condor Field WWII Glider Training Base Near 29 Palms, CA, May, 2006, page 33
Allen Silver and Darrin Silver, Chute Smarts, May, 2006, page 36
Jim Skydell, Is Conservative Safe?, June, 2006, page 16
Doug Levy, Soaring Adventures 2005, June, 2006, page 22
Gordon Boettger, The Hilton Experience, June, 2006, page 24
Pat Brown, How the Greater Houston Soaring Association, Inc. is Using the New LSA Rules, June, 2006, page 29
Dave Verret, Thoughts on Flying, June, 2006, page 32
Robin Clark, Spring Break A glider pilot takes rhe family skiing, June, 2006, page 36
Jim Skydell, Five Hundred Twenty-Five Extremely Dangerous Flights, July, 2006, page 14
George Constantin, Wooden it be Nice? It Sure Was!, July, 2006, page 20
Val Paget, Not Trailer Trash, July, 2006, page 25
Billy Hill, Headline:Fast Moving Fighter Jet Hits Glider, July, 2006, page 27
Ralph Kolstad, New Zealand Sailplane Grand Prix & 2006, July, 2006, page 32
Jim Rizzo, 2006 Seniors National Championship; A Family Reunion, August, 2006, page 20
Ed Stokes, Thanks for the Memories!, August, 2006, page 24
Pat Costello, Let's Get Airborne, August, 2006, page 29
Simine Short, Believe it or not - Winch Towing in St. Louis - in 1904, August, 2006, page 33
Richard R. Fucci, Freedom Flight, August, 2006, page 36
Leigh Zimmerman, World Gliding Championships, September, 2006, page 24
Richard Wyton, Vintage Wings Soar at Wurtsboro, September, 2006, page 28
Jim Short and Gary Wild, Pilot Impressions, September, 2006, page 29
Robert R. Powell, World's Largest ötow Planeö?, September, 2006, page 32
Dave Fairchild, First Flight, September, 2006, page 35
Pat Lawton, The Flying Bards of Mifflin, October, 2006, page 25
Tom Rent, Building an Ensign Sailplane Hangar, October, 2006, page 33
Tom Knauff, Preventing Stall Accidents, November, 2006, page 24
Doug Easton, Eagle Fund Drive, November, 2006, page 27
Glenn Holden, What's Wrong with this Photo?, November, 2006, page 28
Jan Scott from Karl-Erik Gutenwik, The Rotax Falke, November, 2006, page 32
Bob Whelan, Mind Games, November, 2006, page 36
Rick Sheppe, Back on the Map, December, 2006, page 19
Dave Fairchilds, Things to Do When There is No Lift, December, 2006, page 24
Jim Kellet, What Price Safety??, December, 2006, page 36
Kevin L. Cousineau, Wild Horses and Capricious Winds, January, 2007, page 21
Brian Resor, A Glider Pilot's Marriage Proposal, January, 2007, page 24
George Powell, 1-26 Championships Parowan, Utah 2006, January, 2007, page 26
Chris Woods, Perpetual Flying Weather, January, 2007, page 32
Craig Freeman, Winch Construction Using the K.I.S.S. Method, February, 2007, page 19
Mark Keene, The 2006 Standard Class Nationals, February, 2007, page 23
Dave Verret, Thoughts on Flying - On Aerobatic Flight, February, 2007, page 29
John, Rory, Riley, Ryan Dezzutti, and Patrick O'Flynn, Our Family's Soaring Adventure, February, 2007, page 33
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the SZD 56-2 Diana Racing Class Sailplane, March, 2007, page 17
Dean Carswell, Flying the Diana 2, March, 2007, page 22
Val Paget, Beyond the Rating, March, 2007, page 25
Brian Collins, Airsickness How to Hack It in a Glider, March, 2007, page 28
The 2006 SSA Annual Awards, April, 2007, page 15
Tom Wolf, Custom Glider Trailer Project, April, 2007, page 21
Dave Newill, How I Built an ASK-21 of my Own Over a Weekend, April, 2007, page 26
Magoo at the Bat, April, 2007, page 29
SOARING - The Takeoff (1937 Reprint), May, 2007, page 2
Kempton Izuno, SSA 2007 Memphis Convention, May, 2007, page 16
Dan Johnson, Photo Gallery, May, 2007, page 18
Three Modern Sailplanes (1937 Reprint), May, 2007, page 24
Leo Benetti-Longhini, A South African Gem - The JS1 Revelation, May, 2007, page 28
Richard H. Johnson, A flight Test Evaluation of the Sinha Wing Performance Enhancing Deturbulators, May, 2007, page 35
Soaring - Photos (1937 Reprint), May, 2007, page 36
SOARING - Soaring for Sport (1937 Reprint), June, 2007, page 2
Pat Costello, Renter Pilot Liability Insurance, June, 2007, page 19
Bob Epp, 2007 Seniors Contest, June, 2007, page 22
Chet Decker, Cross-Country (1936 National Soaring Champion) Reprint, June, 2007, page 26
Einar Enevoldson, Flight 066, Halfway Up, June, 2007, page 28
Gary Carter, An Afternoon at the Lake with Hotel Kilo, June, 2007, page 36
Lewin Barringer, 20,000 Pilots a Year, July, 2007, page 2
Warren Eaton and Arthur Lawrence, To All who Believe in the Future of Motorless Flight in America, July, 2007, page 18
Taylor Drake, Catch a Wave and You're Sittin' on Top of the World, July, 2007, page 22
Leo Benetti-Longhini, Spectacular Soaring in the Rainbow Nation, July, 2007, page 26
Henry Stiglmeier, Soaring in a Thundercloud, July, 2007, page 32
Henry N. Wrightman, Our National Program - Reprint April, 1939, August, 2007, page 2
Richard H. Johnson, How to Avoid a Midair Collision - A New Approach, August, 2007, page 15
Bill Snead, Racing Sailplanes, August, 2007, page 26
Dave Verret, Thoughts on Flying - On Flight Instructors, August, 2007, page 33
Henry N. Wrightman, Contributions by Members - Reprint September, 1939, September, 2007, page 2
Dick Holzwarth, 2007 U.S. Sports Class National championship, September, 2007, page 14
W.G. Hill, The Little Big Man, September, 2007, page 18
Richard Johnson, Elmira to Lewisburg - Reprint Aug/Sep 1940, September, 2007, page 21
Brian Collins, The 2006 Civil Air Patrol National Flight Academy, September, 2007, page 23
Erik Mann, Water, Water Anywhere, September, 2007, page 33
Lewin Barringer, First Anniversary, October, 2007, page 2
Simine Short, Paul MacCready and the Palau Soaring Stamp, October, 2007, page 14
Bertha Ryan, Familiar Names; Unfamiliar Accomplishments, October, 2007, page 18
Dave Fairchilds, The Aging Pilot Part 1 - Things Change, October, 2007, page 23
Fred Winter, 2007 15 Meter Nationals, October, 2007, page 26
August Raspet, Human Muscle - Powered Flight, October, 2007, page 32
Phil Umphres, SSA Needs Your Support - Give to the 2007 Eagle Fund Campaign, November, 2007, page 14
Dave Fairchilds, The Aging Pilot Part 2, November, 2007, page 16
Peter Deane, 2007 Standard Class Nationals, Hobbs, New Mexico, November, 2007, page 21
Bob Whelan, Paranoia as a Virtue, November, 2007, page 26
Jeffrey Groberman, Gliding in Hope, British Columbia, November, 2007, page 32
Dean Carswell, SSA Board of Directors Fall Meeting, December, 2007, page 18
Dave Fairchilds, The Aging Pilot Part 3, December, 2007, page 21
Dan Johnson, The Dark Side of Dehydration, December, 2007, page 25
Robert J. Welliever, Bluebird, December, 2007, page 33
2007 Regional and National Contest Winners, January, 2008, page 21
Dave Fairchilds, The Aging Pilot:Part 4 of 4, January, 2008, page 26
George Moffat, Marfa in the Sixties, January, 2008, page 28
Chris Woods, Perpetual Flying Weather, January, 2008, page 32
Walter Cannon, A Tale of Three Schweizers, February, 2008, page 19
Joan Moos, Short Wings Over Chilhowee, Benton, Tennessee, February, 2008, page 26
Marc Weniger, Landing Out - A Multi Aircraft Perspective, February, 2008, page 32
Kevin Christner, Soaring Back, March, 2008, page 18
Thomas Knauff, Why Checklists?, March, 2008, page 20
Burt Compton, Give a Better Glider Ride!, March, 2008, page 24
Michael Parker, World Records the Easy Way, March, 2008, page 26
Jim Callaway, Wally's Best, March, 2008, page 33
The 2007 SSA Annual Awards, April, 2008, page 17
Bill Collum, SSA's 2008 Convention, April, 2008, page 23
Wayne Paul, An HP-14 Accident That Almost Happened Distractions = Danger, April, 2008, page 28
Michael Friend, The PIK-27 -- A New Finnish Tow Plane, April, 2008, page 34
John Joss, The Ghosts of Marfa, May, 2008, page 16
Burt Compton, The history of Marfa Contests, May, 2008, page 19
Manfred E. Reinhardt, Invitation to Attend the Marfa Landmark Ceremony, May, 2008, page 20
Ron Clarke, The Soaring Season Starts with the Seniors, May, 2008, page 22
Chuck Coyne, 2008 SSA Convention Redux, May, 2008, page 26
Bob Thompson, Memorable Flights: Soaring Over the Scenic Southwestern Colorado Mountains, May, 2008, page 29
Mike Abernathy, Sidebar: Here is my Memory of a Happy Day in September, May, 2008, page 34
George Moffat, Francis Bundy A Soaring Life, May, 2008, page 37
Gena Tabery, 2007 Region 10 Championships, June, 2008, page 24
Pat Costello, Caution! Pilots and Insurance -- Are You Approved to Fly?, June, 2008, page 28
Richard H. Johnson, Marfa 2008 Spring Thermal -- and Wave Camp Report, June, 2008, page 32
Rusty Lowry, Use of Glider in Military Test Pilot Training, June, 2008, page 33
Don Ingraham, The Mall Experiment, June, 2008, page 37
Brian Resor, Online Soaring Popularity is Surging for Participants and Spectators, July, 2008, page 23
Dean Carswell, The Remarkable Jonker JS1, July, 2008, page 26
Neita Montague and Bob Spielman, From Reno to the Black Rock Desert, July, 2008, page 32
Mike Abernathy and Matthew Murray, Cloud Street: A Soaring Adventure, July, 2008, page 34
Bernald S. Smith, RTCA?????, July, 2008, page 40
Raul Blacksten, Well, I Swan!, August, 2008, page 25
David L. Lawrence, Lord, If You're up There, August, 2008, page 32
Eric Rupp, A Run for the Border!, August, 2008, page 34
Jim McCarthy, Six Inches Short - Confessions of a Macho Man, August, 2008, page 38
Sergio Colacevich, Alby's Voyage Would you like to fly with an albatross?, September, 2008, page 24
Guy Acheson, Glider Aerobatics, the Cure for Winter Blues, September, 2008, page 26
Tom Conte, It Looks OK to Me, September, 2008, page 34
Scott Lance, Drama, Disappointment, and Determination in the High Desert, September, 2008, page 38
Burt Compton, Richard H. "Dick" Johnson 1923 - 2008, October, 2008, page 19
Alice & Ira Johnson, A Short Biography of Richard H. Johnson, October, 2008, page 20
George Moffat, Remembering Dick, October, 2008, page 22
Sherman Griffith, Flying with Dick Johnson, October, 2008, page 23
Michele Hight, Recognizing -- And Breaking -- The Chain of Events, October, 2008, page 27
Alfred Ultsch, Rules of Thumb for Cross-Country Soaring, October, 2008, page 32
Dave Nadler, 2008 18-Meter Nationals, November, 2008, page 20
Greg McDonald, I'm Gonna Miss this Place Called Alice, November, 2008, page 26
2008 Regional and National Contest Winners, December, 2008, page 20
John Good, The 2008 World Gliding Championships, December, 2008, page 23
Anne Mongiovi, Lee Murray, Dave Newill, SSA at Oshkosh, December, 2008, page 28
David MacKenzie, Me and My Motorglider, January, 2009, page 24
Cindy Brickner, A Day of Soaring the Sierra Wave from Forecast to Flight Miles, February, 2009, page 20
Greg Klein, Soaring & Education, February, 2009, page 28
Dean Carswell, Flying the Jonker JS1 Revelation, March, 2009, page 24
Dave White, Premature Termination of the Tow, March, 2009, page 29
Norm Miller, Craig Loomiller, The 2008 1-26 Championships, March, 2009, page 37
Bob Thompson, Racing the Dust, April, 2009, page 20
Thomas Martin, Sailplane Modeling in the 21st Century A Passion for Scale Soaring, April, 2009, page 25
Marc McNaughton, Reaching a Better Audience, April, 2009, page 28
Own Musselwhite, Cow Out Landing, April, 2009, page 34
Bruce Bulloch, Ephrata Decoded A Brief Look at the Weather of the Columbia Basin, May, 2009, page 18
Calvin Mampe, My first Contest!!, May, 2009, page 27
Randy Teel, Oklahoma Wave Soaring Yes, Wave and Ridge in the Sooner State!, May, 2009, page 28
Neita Montague, The Allure of the Libelle, June, 2009, page 22
Kempton Izuno, Loving the Libelle, June, 2009, page 26
Gerd Ottensmann; Peter Selinger, Ursula Hanle, June, 2009, page 27
Matt Herron, Dancing with Gravity, June, 2009, page 29
Bob Thompson, Above the Tops Photo Ops, June, 2009, page 32
David A. MacKenzie, March Mecca The 2009 Seniors Championship, June, 2009, page 34
Mark Hawkins; Frank Paynter, Live SPOT Tracking at the 2009 Seniors Championship, June, 2009, page 37
Tony Cirincione, Don't Cross the Streams -- Combining Glider Operations with Airplane Traffic Patterns, July, 2009, page 22
Val Paget, Sirens in the Sky, July, 2009, page 24
Greg Swiderski, Soaring Vacations in Poland, July, 2009, page 27
Dave Nadler, The Aero 2009 Fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany, July, 2009, page 32
Bob Thompson, Lift Markers, August, 2009, page 17
Hank Nixon, The SSA's ABC Badge Program, August, 2009, page 19
Richard Weil, 10+1 Lessons from a Duration Flight, August, 2009, page 20
Dave Killinger, A Mouse Tail, August, 2009, page 23
Henry Retting, A Perfect Flight, August, 2009, page 23
James E.P. Davis, John Krey, Clyde Thornton, and the Church of the High Desert, August, 2009, page 25
Scott Fletcher, Flying for Silver in the Millennium Falcon, August, 2009, page 26
Wolfgang & Christine Schmelzer, Soaring Couple Sets U.S. Records, August, 2009, page 27
Wallace Berry, Silver C in a 1-23D If I get to 3,000, I'm going, August, 2009, page 29
Christopher G. Prince, Sandwich Diamond: A Four Day Saga, August, 2009, page 32
Jeanne Pitsenberger, The Sink Meter, August, 2009, page 34
Jim Skydell, A Soaring Life: Dean Carswell, September, 2009, page 22
Dean Carswell, What was Your First Glider?, September, 2009, page 24
Bob Thompson, Lift Markers -- Stir it UP, September, 2009, page 29
Wilfried Krueger, Ely, Nevada A Paradise for Glider Pilots, September, 2009, page 32
Bob Thompson, Seasons End Color and Snow, September, 2009, page 36
Art Davis, Alive and Well at Fifty, October, 2009, page 14
Eric Greenwell, Perlan Project Progress, October, 2009, page 20
Bob Thompson, Lift Marker - Buzzards, October, 2009, page 22
Dan Johnson, Getting to Know UFO, October, 2009, page 32
Ronnie Rogers, Inadvertent L13 Tow Release, October, 2009, page 39
Joann B. Shaw, A Family Affair, November, 2009, page 18
John Wallin, The Hobbs Safari, November, 2009, page 21
Cam Martin, An Evaluation of the High Performance Aspects of the Schweizer 1-26 Sailplane, November, 2009, page 24
Bill Vickland, Why Fly The 1-26, November, 2009, page 32
Dianne Black-Nixon, It's a Family Thing: 1-26 Keepers, November, 2009, page 34
Connie Buenafe; Bob Hudson, The 1-26 National Championships, November, 2009, page 35
Eric Greenwell, The Perlan II Project Update, November, 2009, page 39
The Fly by Feel Team, The Fly by Feel Project: The Experience of Soaring like a Bird or a Bat, December, 2009, page 28
Kevin E. Nick, Inland Island Soaring, December, 2009, page 34
Chris Woods, The Silent Waves of Hawaii, December, 2009, page 38

Feature Item
William R. Batesole, Last Cloud, May, 2009, page 26

Feature Photography
2005 Regional and National Contest Winners, January, 2006, page 16
2006 Regional and National Contest Winners, December, 2006, page 33

Final Glide
April, 2008, page 42
May, 2008, page 45
January, 2009, page 46

First Look
Current Developments from Stemme, February, 2008, page 1
GlidePlan - Take Control of Your Cross-Country Planning, April, 2008, page 1
Bob Wander, New Book Available, May, 2008, page 1

Flight Lines
Chuck Coyne, April, 2008, page 4
Chuck Coyne, May, 2008, page 4
Chuck Coyne, June, 2008, page 4
Chuck Coyne, July, 2008, page 4
Chuck Coyne, Wanted SOARING Writers and Photographers, August, 2008, page 4
Chuck Coyne, September, 2008, page 4
Denise Layton, Planning Ahead, October, 2008, page 4
Chuck Coyne, November, 2008, page 4
Chuck Coyne, December, 2008, page 4
Chuck Coyne, HARRUMPH!, January, 2009, page 4
Chuck Coyne, Smooth Sailing, February, 2009, page 4
Chuck Coyne, Thank you George, March, 2009, page 4
Chuck Coyne, Late Breaking News| Clubs, April, 2009, page 4
Chuck Coyne, May, 2009, page 4
Chuck Coyne, June, 2009, page 4
Chuck Coyne, Photographic Perks, July, 2009, page 3
Chuck Coyne, Badges & Records, August, 2009, page 4
Chuck Coyne, Join the Club, September, 2009, page 4
Chuck Coyne, A Good-Bye to Gliders, October, 2009, page 4
Chuck Coyne, What has SSA done for me Lately?, November, 2009, page 3
Chuck Coyne, December, 2009, page 4

Glider Gallery
Joachen Ewald, Profe Banjo, April, 2005, pages 30-31
Marc Raff, LS-4, May, 2005, pages 30-31
Kristen Burhana, Speed Astir, June, 2005, pages 30-31
Peter F. Selinger, Condor IV, July, 2005, pages 30-31
Stan Scott, Duo-Discuss, August, 2005, pages 30-31
Brian Lockhart, Let L-13 Blanik, September, 2005, page 30
Ed Golden, Schweizer 2-33, October, 2005, page 30
John Abernathy, Jantar Standard SZD 41-A over Minnesota countryside, November, 2005, page 30
Steve Hines, LS-4, January, 2006, pages 28,29
John Wolter, Scheibe Falke, February, 2006, pages 30,31
Leo Benetti-Longhini, Schleicher ASW-20B, March, 2006, pages 30,31
Ed Golden, Jim Short landing Ed Golden's new Ventus 2BX, April, 2006, page 30
Jonathan Tappan, Steve Pakura soars the cliffs at Torrey Pines, May, 2006, pages 30,31
Jochen Ewald, Michael Greiner in his ASW-28-18E, June, 2006, pages 30,31
Tim Larsen, Bruce Fox of Knoxville lands at Marfa, July, 2006, pages 30-31
Greg Cook, Steve Northcraft and his sailplane, August, 2006, pages 30,31
Abbi Elliott, Heinz Weisenbuehler soars over Hobbs, NM, September, 2006, pages 30,31
Yasuhiro Yama, Japan Glider Club at Itakura Gliderport north of Tokyo, October, 2006, pages 30,31
Maria Szemplinska Neetka, Tom Knauff at the Sports Class Nationals, Mifflin Co. Arpt, November, 2006, pages 30,31
John Sullivan, Sailplane over Fields in Pennsylvania, December, 2006, pages 30,31
Cindy Brickner, Bruce Markovich in his PIK-20 over California's Gold, January, 2007, pages 28,29
John Wolter, Two Grobs near Friedrichshafen, So. Germany, February, 2007, pages 30,31
Chris Ruf, Chris Ruf in his Mosquito H6 over Marfa, March, 2007, pages 30,31
Richard Otis, Sailplane in Flight from a Pawnee Tow plane, April, 2007, pages 30,31
Soaring, June, 2007, pages 30,31
Bill Hoadley, Schweizer 1-34 returning from wave, Boulder, CO, July, 2007, pages 30,31
Bob Feller, A Summer Day at the Gliderport, August, 2007, pages 30,31
Yasuhiro Yama, Bruno Gattenbrink flies the Eta in the Lilienthal Glide 2007, September, 2007, pages 30,31
Pete Guy, This Dramatic Photo was Captured by Pete Guy, October, 2007, pages 30,31
David Sarment, John Sullivan Soaring over Michigan, November, 2007, pages 30,31
Maria Szemplinska Neetka, Wing runner Heather Smith launches Bob Epp at Hobbs, December, 2007, pages 30,31
Dick Otis, Club member landing, January, 2008, pages 30,31
Shad Dvorchak, A spectacular sunset during JABOG, February, 2008, pages 30,31
Mark Nankivil, Ka-6E flown by Bruce Patton, March, 2008, pages 30,31
Jochen Ewald, April, 2008, pages 30, 31
Bob Caldwell, May, 2008, pages 30,31
Gale Wolfe, Pilot John "Corky" Gill, June, 2008, pages 30,31
Yasuhiro Yama, Lilienthal Glide 2007, July, 2008, pages 30,31
Peter M. Guy, Rolladen Schneider LS-8 in 2006 Standard Class Nationals, August, 2008, pages 30,31
Mark Nankivil, Soaring Grunau Baby IIb, September, 2008, pages 30,31
Jochen Ewald, TFK-2 Carat, October, 2008, pages 30,31
John Koptonak, Danielson Soaring Association, November, 2008, pages 30,31
Steven Rander, Willamette Valley Soaring Club, December, 2008, pages 30, 31
Marin Szemplinska, Region 5 North Contest, Perry, SC, January, 2009, pages 30,31
Mark Grubb, Martin Eiler in his Schleicher ASW-27, February, 2009, pages "30,31"
Yasuhiro Yama, Hagiwara H-23 Two-Place Trainer, March, 2009, pages "30,31"
Pete Guy, Crosswind Launch in Fredericksburg, Texas, April, 2009, pages "30, 31"
Pete Guy, May, 2009, pages "30,31"
Trace Lewis, Genesis 2, June, 2009, pages "30,31"
Rolf Koenenkamp, Alisport Silent 2 at Mount Hood, Oregon, July, 2009, pages "30,31"
Ben Johnson, Soaring, August, 2009, pages "30,31"
Christian Mackin, ASW-27 flown by Martin Eiler, September, 2009, pages "30,31"
Yasuhiro Yama, Schleicher ASK-21 at Menuma Gliderport, Japan, October, 2009, pages "30,31"
Martin Simons, Three-View, November, 2009, pages "30,31"
Steve Pachura, Rolf Schulze flies at Torrey Pines, California, December, 2009, pages 30, 31

Hangar-Flying Project
Ed Byars, Divided, September, 2002, page 37
Ed Byars, Rattled, September, 2002, page 37
Ed Byars, The Hangar-Flying Project, September, 2002, page 37
John Good, Top Gun, September, 2002, page 38
The Codebreaker, September, 2002, page 38

Instructors' Corner
Frank Reid, Something in Reserve, January, 2000, page 7
Frank Reid, Wind and Landing, February, 2000, page 10
Frank Reid, Flight Instructors, a Vanishing Breed, March, 2000, page 12
Frank Reid, Slips to a Landing, April, 2000, page 9
Frank Reid, Instructor Development Program Announced at SSA Convention, May, 2000, page 10
Frank Reid, The Hat, June, 2000, page 6
Frank Reid, The 200 Foot Practice Rope Break, July, 2000, page 14
Frank Reid, August, 2000, page 18
Frank Reid, More on Tow Incidents, September, 2000, page 14
Frank Reid, The SSA Instructor Development Program, April, 2001, page 18
Frank Reid, What Kind of Instructor are You?, June, 2001, page 17
Frank Reid, Beyond the Private Pilot Rating, August, 2001, page 46
Frank Reid, The Wave-Off Signal, October, 2001, page 13
Frank Reid, Membership Discounts for Active SSA Instructors, January, 2002, page 12
Frank Reid, Skids, March, 2002, page 12
Frank Reid, Coordinated Turns, May, 2002, page 12
Frank Reid, Uncoordinated Versus Cross-Controlled Flight, July, 2002, page 14
Frank Reid, Completing the Loop, September, 2002, page 12
Frank Reid, No Medical Required, November, 2002, page 23
Frank Reid, The Student Who Was Not Meant to Fly, January, 2003, page 20

Milestones
Sandy Hill, Another Aviation Accomplishment for Tow Glider Pilots, April, 2000, page 50
Tonk Milo, New Inductee into Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame, April, 2000, page 50
Final Glide, April, 2000, page 50
Cam Martin, Skylark North Y2K Birthday Double Header, Birthday Celebrations and Tehachapi's Newest Glider Pilot, May, 2000, page 50
Final Glide, May, 2000, page 50
Gary Fogel, History in the Making at 1st Annual Torrey Pines Soaring Festival, July, 2000, page 48
Kathleen Aleshire Mitchell and Patricial Aleshire Briggs, Two Milestones Observed, July, 2000, page 48
David Menshen, Excitement at Caesar Creek Soaring Club, July, 2000, page 49
Final Glide, July, 2000, page 49
Jim Miller, Two Firsts, August, 2000, page 48
Final Glide, August, 2000, page 48
Steve Vihlen, Alone at Last, September, 2000, page 46
Final Glide, September, 2000, page 46
Jim Lumley, All in the Family!, November, 2000, page 35
Final Glide, November, 2000, page 35
Geoff Weck, Congratulations, Logan Weck, December, 2000, page 41
Mark Mason, Amazing, December, 2000, page 41
Final Glide, December, 2000, page 41
Final Glide, January, 2001, page 47
Daniel Koneck, Dedicated Student, January, 2001, page 47
Neal Pfeiffer, Another New Pilot, January, 2001, page 47
Cam Martin, Lineboy Kyle Harrington Solos at Skylark North Tehachapi, CA, February, 2001, page 43
Kathy Jerome, Another Great Flight, February, 2001, page 43
Philip T. Corbell, Civil Air Patrol Cadets, March, 2001, page 43
Final Glide, April, 2001, page 45
Fourteen Year Old Solos on his Birthday, April, 2001, page 45
Larry Herstel, Student Report, April, 2001, page 45
Linda Mathias, Private Pilot Checkride Successful, April, 2001, page 45
Tom Latson, Student Receives Pilot Certificate on his Birthday, April, 2001, page 45
Final Glide, May, 2001, page 43
Jim Hendrix, First Solo Flight in Arkansas, May, 2001, page 43
Lloyd Aronoff, Great Birthday/Valentine's Day, May, 2001, page 43
Paul Jennings, First Solo Flight in Oklahoma, May, 2001, page 43
Final Glide, June, 2001, page 43
Philip T. Corbell, Private Pilot License Obtained, June, 2001, page 43
Ray Tadry, Juniors Selected for Air Force Academy Program, June, 2001, page 43
Final Glide, July, 2001, page 43
Frauke Elber, Father and Daughter Solo, July, 2001, page 43
Owen Jones, Never Too Late, July, 2001, page 43
Philip T. Corbell, Multiple Milestones, July, 2001, page 43
Steve Vihlen, After Sixteen Years, July, 2001, page 43
Final Glide, August, 2001, page 43
Beverly Orndorff, Father and Son, August, 2001, page 43
Nancy Johnson, Solo at 14, August, 2001, page 43
Phil Stoddard, Sixty-Seven Years Later, August, 2001, page 43
Final Glide, September, 2001, page 43
Robert P. Morgan, What an Accomplishment!, September, 2001, page 43
Final Glide, October, 2001, page 49
Michael Povinelli, Multiple Utah Milestones, October, 2001, page 49
Phil Corbell, CAP Cadets and SSA Members, October, 2001, page 49
Sally Lese, Successful Student, October, 2001, page 49
Stan Kasprzyk, Father and Son Earn Silver Duration, October, 2001, page 49
Final Glide, November, 2001, page 45
Shirt Cuttin' Time!, November, 2001, page 45
Robert Halpern, Couple Ties the Knot at 10,000 Feet, November, 2001, page 45
Final Glide, December, 2001, page 49
David Menchen, Sweet Sixteen and Flying High, December, 2001, page 49
Phil Corbell, Four More Cadets Take to the Air, December, 2001, page 49
Ivan Snell, First Solo on 14th Birthday, January, 2002, page 43
Laura Hansman, Soaring Essay, January, 2002, page 43
Ray Davis, High School Freshman Solos, January, 2002, page 43
Final Glide, January, 2002, page 43
Chris P. Hodges, Solo Flight at Age 14, February, 2002, page 43
John Hamm, Another Triumphant Flight, February, 2002, page 43
Michael Povinelli, More Utah Milestones, February, 2002, page 43
Steven P. Rhule, New Pilot in Pennsylvania, February, 2002, page 43
Final Glide, February, 2002, page 43
John Campbell, Teens Spread their Wings in Colorado, March, 2002, page 43
Michael Dare, First Cadet Solos in Squadron 11 Glider Program, March, 2002, page 43
Final Glide, March, 2002, page 43
Ron Leonard, A New Pilot in Missouri, April, 2002, page 47
Susan Christner, All Smiles, April, 2002, page 47
Final Glide, April, 2002, page 47
Martin Linex, Following in the Footsteps, May, 2002, page 48
Mick Westbrook, Busy Year, May, 2002, page 48
Tom Decker, Junior Towing Junior, May, 2002, page 48
Pete Sisoy, Seven Students Soloed, May, 2002, page 49
Final Glide, May, 2002, page 49
Cam Martin, New Duster Pilot, June, 2002, page 49
James Pitcher, First Solo, June, 2002, page 49
Lloyd Aronoff, Flying Together, June, 2002, page 49
Final Glide, June, 2002, page 49
Mark Rose, Coming Back, July, 2002, page 43
Final Glide, July, 2002, page 43
Ivan Snell, As Fate Would Have It, August, 2002, page 43
Paul Quinn, Young and Old, August, 2002, page 43
Peter Bacqué, New Glider License, August, 2002, page 43
Final Glide, August, 2002, page 43
Arleen Coleson, Silver Badge, September, 2002, page 43
Eugene F. Ruperto, Proud Father, September, 2002, page 43
Janie Burbank, What a 16th Birthday, September, 2002, page 43
Steven Sutnick, Big Step, September, 2002, page 43
Paul P. Akins, A Great Accomplishment, September, 2002, page 46
Final Glide, September, 2002
Tammie Carswell, TSA Youth Training Program, October, 2002, page 42
Final Glide, October, 2002, page 42
Jeffrey Hazlegrove, Another Lincoln Flies, October, 2002, page 43
Jim Vickery, Glider Chick Rules, October, 2002, page 43
A. McKinnon, CAP Glider Encampment, November, 2002, page 42
CCSC, First Solo Flight, November, 2002, page 42
Ed Byars, The Hangar-Flying Project, November, 2002, page 42
Geoff Weck, Happy CAP Cadets, November, 2002, page 42
Final Glide, November, 2002, page 42
Dave Carpenter, Soloed - More Work Ahead, December, 2002, page 48
Walt Klemperer, Oregon CAP Solo, December, 2002, page 48
Final Glide, December, 2002, page 48
Jim Kellett, Virginia's First CAP Cadet Glider Solo, January, 2003, page 42
John McCoskey, First Solo in Colorado, January, 2003, page 42
Rodney Kinne, Two First Solo Flights in Michigan, January, 2003, page 42
Final Glide, January, 2003, page 42
Kenny Price, First Wave Flight, February, 2003, page 37
Final Glide, February, 2003, page 37
Generous Support Received for Annual Fund from SSA Members, February, 2003, page 38
Chuck Dalbom, You Only Go Around Once, March, 2003, page 48
Lee and Mary Cowie, Air Force Pilot - Glider Pilot, March, 2003, page 48
Final Glide, March, 2003, page 48
Bruce Carmichael, Hangar Flying Project A Short Hop, March, 2003, page 49
Bruce Patton, First Solo, March, 2003, page 49
Phil Corbell, Arizona Wing's Newest Pilot, April, 2003, page 43
Ray Davis, Great Birthday Present, April, 2003, page 43
Sailplane Enterprises, Great Birthday Present, April, 2003, page 43
Final Glide, April, 2003, page 43
Janet Thomson, Big Day for Yound Lady, May, 2003, page 45
Phyllis Wells, First Solo, May, 2003, page 45
Final Glide, May, 2003, page 45
John Latson, Another Successful TSA Junior Pilot, June, 2003, page 38
Tammie Carswell, Young TSA Member Aloft, June, 2003, page 38
Final Glide, June, 2003, page 38
Ingrid Kjenslie, 20,000 and Counting, July, 2003, page 43
Matt Rogers, Solo Flight, July, 2003, page 43
Rocky Miller, Academy Bound, July, 2003, page 43
Final Glide, July, 2003, page 44
Carl Herold, Impressive Accomplishment, August, 2003, page 42
Jack Steen, Offspring Fledges on 14th Birthday, August, 2003, page 42
Final Glide, August, 2003, page 42
Kevin Christner Awarded the Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Grant, August, 2003, page 42
Philip T. Corbell, A New Pilot in Arizona, September, 2003, page 44
Final Glide, September, 2003, page 44
Soaring Moments, December, 2003, page 46
Final Glide, December, 2003, page 46
Soaring Moments, February, 2004, page 44
Final Glide, March, 2004, page 41
Jim Short, The "50 by 50" Soaring Pilot, March, 2004, pages 42-43
Soaring Moments, May, 2004, page 42
Soaring Moments, June, 2004, pages 39-40
Soaring Moments, August, 2004, pages 39-40
Soaring Moments, September, 2004, page 38
Soaring Moments, October, 2004, pages 38-39
Soaring Moments, November, 2004, pages 38-39
Final Glide, November, 2004, page 39
John and Lisabeth Boyce, Memorable Weekend, December, 2004, page 40
Steve von Bevern, Successful Solo, December, 2004, page 40
Mile High Gliding, Youth Soaring in Boulder, December, 2004, page 40
Mario Lazaga, Solo Accomplishment, December, 2004, pages 40-41
Don Berk, A Family Affair, December, 2004, page 41
Gene Morris, Sunday Afternoon Glide, December, 2004, page 41
Final Glide, January, 2005, page 38
Soaring Moments, January, 2005, pages 38-40
Final Glide, February, 2005, page 37
Soaring Moments, February, 2005, pages 37-41
Final Glide, March, 2005, page 37
Soaring Moments, March, 2005, page 37
Final Glide, April, 2005, page 40
Soaring Moments, April, 2005, pages 39-41
Final Glide, May, 2005, page 42
Soaring Moments, May, 2005, page 42
Final Glide, June, 2005, page 39
Soaring Moments, June, 2005, pages 39-40
Soaring Moments, July, 2005, pages 38-39
Soaring Moments, August, 2005, pages 40-41
Final Glide, August, 2005, page 41
George Constantin, Starting Early, September, 2005, page 39
Mark Grant, Great Birthday, September, 2005, page 39
Rand Siegfried, Tenaya Elementary School Graduate Flies First Solo Flight in Sailplane, September, 2005, page 39
Frauke Elber, You're Never Too Old, September, 2005, page 40
Larrey Krengel, New Birdman, September, 2005, page 40
Dan Podkulski, Finally Soloed, October, 2005, page 42
Guinevere L. Burner, "Awesome" Solo, October, 2005, page 42
Fifteen-Year-Old Solos, October, 2005, page 42
Final Glide, October, 2005, page 42
Bruce Patton, Three 5 hour Duration Flights in one Weekend, October, 2005, page 43
Butch Waymire, First Solo, October, 2005, page 43
Mary Webster, First Solo, October, 2005, page 43
G. Alexander Hill, Melvin Gerald "Mel" Burkart, Master CFI, St.Louis, MO, October, 2005, page 44
CAP Cadet Solos, October, 2005, page 44
George Mauldin, Sean Mauldin's Milestone, October, 2005, page 45
Jim Arndt, Solo in Heber Valley, November, 2005, page 42
Paul Corbett, July 30, 2005, Skylark North Glider School, Tehachapi, CA, November, 2005, page 42
Final Glide, November, 2005, page 42
David Marco, Solo by Dad at 14, November, 2005, page 43
Thomas Marchese, You're Never Too Old, November, 2005, page 43
Trevor Gorton, First Solo, November, 2005, page 43
Harold J. Gallagher, Youngest Pilot in CCSC, November, 2005, page 44
Robert Spielman, Jacob's Solo, November, 2005, page 44
Harold Gallagher, Three New Students in one Day, December, 2005, page 44
Mark Grant, Spot Lander, December, 2005, page 44
Final Glide^Landes|Ross|Ruperto|Navarre|Maultsby, December, 2005, page 44
Bob Zimmerman, Takes Checkride, December, 2005, page 45
John H. Campbell, Above the Law, December, 2005, page 45
Mark Grant, Receives License, December, 2005, page 45
Dan Gudgel, Three Generations, December, 2005, page 46
Tom Conte, First Solo, December, 2005, page 46

Motorglider Corner
Pete Williams, Soaring a Motorglider in Nebraska, February, 2003, page 10
Pete Williams, First Timer's, April, 2003, page 14
Pete Williams, Lethal Distractions, November, 2003, page 37

Motorgliding Corner
Pete Williams, The Philosophy of Motorgliding, December, 2000, page 39
Pete Williams, Motorgliding, January, 2001, page 46
Pete Williams, Inspections, Maintenance and Servicing, April, 2001, page 43
Pete Williams, Pilots Who Fly Motorgliders, July, 2001, page 14
Pete Williams, Cross-Country Flights in a Motorglider, September, 2001, page 19
Pete Williams, In-Flight Engine Starts, December, 2001, page 17
Pete Williams, Staying Proficient, March, 2002, page 15
Pete Williams, The New Light Self-Launching Sailplanes, July, 2002, page 12
Pete Williams, The Motorglider Checkout, October, 2002, page 20
Pete Williams, What's New, December, 2002, page 19
Pete Williams, Piloting Techniques, July, 2003, page 10
Pete Williams, Battery Power for Motorgliders, September, 2003, page 12
Pete Williams, Power, January, 2004, page 12
Pete Williams, Mixed Aircraft Types Operations, April, 2004, page 12
Pete Williams, Are You Three Mistakes High?, August, 2004, page 18

Photo Gallery
Bob Caldwell, December 2005 Glider Gallery - Ventus 2ax, December, 2005, page 30

President's Column
Larry Sanderson, Customers, Owners or Members?, January, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Dear Larry ..., February, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Title, March, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Developing the Sport, April, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, One Life to Live, May, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Gliderfields Under Attack, June, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Enjoyment is Hard Work, July, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Soaring Magazine, January 1937 - August 2000, August, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, This Month's Cover, September, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Soaring in the Winter, October, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Changing the Guard, November, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Looking Ahead, December, 2000, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Indianapolis Next Month: Soaring in Winter - Be There!, January, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Wanted: A Few Good Folks, February, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Payback Time, March, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, In Your Mailbox This Month, April, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Share Your Wealth, May, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Why Hobbs? And Where the Heck is it?, June, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, www.glidingmagazine.com, July, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, More About Young Folks, August, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Your Vote Counts, September, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, America is Open for Business, October, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Aviation in the Target, December, 2001, page 2
Larry Sanderson, SSA in Ontario California, that is, January, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, SSA Members Step Up, February, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Developments in Ontario, March, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Where in the World is the SSA, April, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, SSA is 70 Years Old this Month, May, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Airspace, Airspace and Airspace, June, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, How's Our Society Doing Today?, August, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, The Wright Brothers, Dayton and Gliders, September, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Our Extended Family, October, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Passing the Baton, November, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Why We Care ... and How You Can Help, December, 2002, page 2
Larry Sanderson, A Clear Window, February, 2003, page 2
Larry Sanderson, A New Beginning, March, 2003, page 2

Promoting Soaring
Burt Compton, Growing Soaring, February, 2004, page 9
Burt Compton, Give a Better Glider Ride, April, 2004, page 14
Burt Compton, Share the Secrets of Soaring, June, 2004, page 14
Burt Compton, Hidden Soaring Sites, August, 2004, page 20
Burt Compton, My Son is My Copilot, October, 2004, page 18

SSA & FAI Awards
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records, January, 2000, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records Ask the Badge Lady, February, 2000, page 41
Arleen Coleson, Badge & Records Ask the Badge Lady, March, 2000, page 41
Arleen Coleson, Badge & Records Ask the Badge Lady, April, 2000, page 42
Arleen Coleson, Badge & Records Ask the Badge Lady, May, 2000, page 45
Arleen Coleson, Badge & Records Ask the Badge Lady, June, 2000, page 32
Arleen Coleson, Badge & Records Ask the Badge Lady, July, 2000, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badge & Records Ask the Badge Lady, August, 2000, page 46
Arleen Coleson, Badge & Records Ask the Badge Lady, September, 2000, page 44
Arleen Coleson, Badge & Records Ask the Badge Lady, October, 2000, page 46
Arleen Coleson, Badge & Records, November, 2000, page 36
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records Ask the Badge Lady, December, 2000, page 44
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, January, 2001, page 48
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, February, 2001, page 41
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, March, 2001, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, April, 2001, page 41
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, May, 2001, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, June, 2001, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, July, 2001, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, August, 2001, page 38
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, September, 2001, page 38
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records, October, 2001, page 38
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records, November, 2001, page 37
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records, December, 2001, page 42
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, January, 2002, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, February, 2002, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, March, 2002, page 41
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, April, 2002, page 38
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, May, 2002, page 46
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, June, 2002, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, July, 2002, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, August, 2002, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, September, 2002, page 39
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, October, 2002, page 39
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, November, 2002, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, December, 2002, page 42
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, December, 2004, page 43

SSA Mail
Frank Donnelly, Both Ends of the Rope, January, 2000, page 3
Ted Driver, Soaring's Front Cover, January, 2000, page 3
Tony Fabiszak, Mississippi State University Soaring Club, January, 2000, page 3
Editor, Soaring Magazine Policy for Letters to "Soaring Mail", January, 2000, page 4
Bob Boehnke, 2000 Calendar, February, 2000, page 3
Robert Lee Moore, Glider Buyer Be Aware!, February, 2000, page 3
Stephen DuPont, Personalized Checklists, February, 2000, page 3
Jon McKinley, Front Cover for January, February, 2000, page 4
Lee Kuhlke, Positive Control Checks, February, 2000, page 4
Ernie Kampe, Exploring the Monster - Book by Bob Whelan, March, 2000, page 3
Ira Blieden, Soaring with Ms. Steron's 5th Grade Class, March, 2000, page 3
James V. Bothe, Jr., Here's an Idea, March, 2000, page 3
William J. Keck, Help Your Fellow Pilot, March, 2000, page 3
Editor, Soaring Magazine Policy for Letters to "Soaring Mail", March, 2000, page 4
Peter Negwer, Additional Check List Item, April, 2000, page 3
Robert Lee Moore, Mylar Gap Seals - Potential Deadly Hazard, April, 2000, page 3
Tony Fabiszak and Michael Cancienne, Thanks from MSU, April, 2000, page 3
www.glidingmagazine.com, April, 2000, page 4
David Kinsell, Sailplane Electrics, May, 2000, page 3
Warren Dion, More About Batteries, May, 2000, page 3
Norb Wethington, Soaring in the Library, May, 2000, page 5
Dean G. Watts, Information on Harry Perl, June, 2000, page 3
J.J. Sinclair, Gap Seals, June, 2000, page 3
Toddie Perl Marshall, Harry Perl, June, 2000, page 3
Fred Bane, Thanks to Participants, June, 2000, page 4
Tillmann Steckner, Aileron Disconnects, June, 2000, page 4
Vic Haynes, Just Like the Old Days, June, 2000, page 4
Robert L. Hunter, Interesting Error, July, 2000, page 3
Alan Duckett, Third Class Medical, July, 2000, page 4
Pedro del la Serna, Peter Pan Climbing the Mountains, July, 2000, page 4
Scott MacIndoe, Interesting Find, July, 2000, page 4
Frauke Elber, August, 2000, page 3
Stephen DuPont, Rely on Your Own Skills, August, 2000, page 3
Tillmann Stechner, Correction, August, 2000, page 3
Tom Elmore, Similar Experiences, August, 2000, page 3
Grant Davis, The Hat, August, 2000, page 4
Alan Wells, Assistance Needed, September, 2000, page 3
Editor, Reply to Critical Assembly Check, September, 2000, page 3
Ido Millet, Great Idea!, September, 2000, page 3
Phil Marks, Critical Assembly Check, September, 2000, page 3
Billy Hill, The Radio, October, 2000, page 3
Jack Womack, The Sports Class, October, 2000, page 3
Joseph Baer, The Hat, October, 2000, page 3
Herbert Obermair, Need Assistance, October, 2000, page 4
Norb Wethington, Glider Identified, October, 2000, page 4
Fernando J. Rueda, Getting Youth Involved, November, 2000, page 3
J. Norman Grim, Waco Gliders, November, 2000, page 3
Stephen DuPont, Checking Contol Hookup, November, 2000, page 3
Phil Petmecky, Critical Assembly Check, November, 2000, page 4
Chuck Jamieson, Transponders and ELTs, December, 2000, page 3
Ed Byars, Trailer Tongue Failures, December, 2000, page 3
Alan Patching, Aussie Thanks to U.S. Pilots, December, 2000, page 4
Barry Schiff, Control System Failures, December, 2000, page 4
Paul Maze, A Labor of Love, December, 2000, page 6
Terry Beasley, Critical Assembly Check, December, 2000, page 6
Chuck Forrester, Trailer Safety Chains, January, 2001, page 3
James E. Good, Waco Gliders, January, 2001, page 3
Robert Mudd, First Flight in Type, January, 2001, page 3
Rodney A. Jones, Safety Through Aerobatics, January, 2001, page 3
Robert Lee Moore, Senior Pilot Assist, January, 2001, page 4
Stephen duPont, Winter Soaring, January, 2001, page 4
George Fish, Mechanics of Thermaling, February, 2001, page 3
Nobuo Ueda, Sky Blossom AirShow, February, 2001, page 3
Richard Kellerman, Response to Mechanics of Thermaling, February, 2001, page 3
John B. Hearn, More About Control Checks, March, 2001, page 3
Michael Randolph, Safety Column, March, 2001, page 3
Stephen Nesser, Thank You, Soaring Safety Foundation, March, 2001, page 3
Ron Martelet, Motorgliding, March, 2001, page 4
Jim Payne, Reply to Excellent Spin Article, April, 2001, page 3
Leroy W. Mink, Excellent Spin Article, April, 2001, page 3
Terry Roach, Spins and Slips, April, 2001, page 3
Ralph Markson, Perlan, April, 2001, page 4
Don Berk, More on Thermaling Safety, April, 2001, page 6
Jan Scott, A Tragic Loss of Historic Gliders, April, 2001, page 6
John Good, Reply to Perlan, April, 2001, page 6
Richard Kellerman, Reply to More on Thermaling Safety, April, 2001, page 6
Russia Landing Gear Lock System, April, 2001, page 6
Hugh Milne, Common Courtesy, May, 2001, page 3
Rod Hug, I Did it Too, May, 2001, page 3
Bill Brewer, Polar Bear Day, May, 2001, page 4
Curt Lewis, Instructor Recertification Clinic, May, 2001, page 4
David Campbell, Come to Florida, June, 2001, page 3
George H. Frost, Tost Release for Tow Planes, June, 2001, page 3
J. Grant Davis, Soaring Experiences, June, 2001, page 3
Bill Berson, Safety Concersn, June, 2001, page 4
Rick Howell, Correction, June, 2001, page 4
Christoph Santel, Civil Air Patrol Program Commended, July, 2001, page 3
David Jung, Looking for Exchange, July, 2001, page 3
Richard Johnson, Sun Dangers, July, 2001, page 3
A Cautionary Tale, July, 2001, page 4
Billy Singleton, Reply to Safety Emphasis, August, 2001, page 3
Carl Villanueva, Tow Pilots' Corner, August, 2001, page 3
Duane Eisenbeiss, Safety Emphasis, August, 2001, page 3
Leigh Zimmerman, Contest Hospitality, August, 2001, page 3
Tammie Carswell, Great Experience, August, 2001, page 3
Richard Weil, Meteorology Courses, August, 2001, page 4
Steve duPont, Magnetic Compass, August, 2001, page 4
Charlie Leu, Hot Metal, September, 2001, page 3
Dan Johnson, Trailer Rash, September, 2001, page 3
Keith Willis, Correction, September, 2001, page 3
Peter Stauble, Aero Tow Emergencies, September, 2001, page 3
Richard H. Johnson, Radio Procedure, September, 2001, page 3
Jim Price and Ronnie Anderson, Hobbs Contest Kudos, September, 2001, page 4
Jim Hard, Adopt-A-Class, September, 2001, page 6
John P. Dezzutti, Show and Tell, September, 2001, page 6
Larry Sanderson, Response to Adopt-A-Class, September, 2001, page 6
Editor, Soaring Magazine Policy for Letters to "Soaring Mail", September, 2001, page 7
C.C. Flora, RJ-5 Interest, October, 2001, page 3
Dan Johnson, Reply to Medical Question, October, 2001, page 3
Jim Herd, Web-Based User Groups, October, 2001, page 3
Mike Nagle, Medical Question, October, 2001, page 3
Charles Vorsanger, Magnetic Compass, November, 2001, page 3
Gilly Smith, Build It and They Will Come, November, 2001, page 3
John Hearn, August Safety Corner, November, 2001, page 3
John Joss, SZD-56-1 Diana Design, November, 2001, page 3
Stan Jenkins, SZD-56-1 Diana Design, November, 2001, page 3
Steve duPont, Reply to Magnetic Compass, November, 2001, page 3
Jeff Cloud, Aerotow Risks, November, 2001, page 4
Bill Feldbaumer, A Time/Distance Task, December, 2001, page 3
Don Monroe, Thanks for the Memories, December, 2001, page 3
Karl Striedieck, Response to A Time/Distance Task, December, 2001, page 3
Richard Kellerman, VFR Flight Restrictions, December, 2001, page 3
John Daniell, Trailer Sway, December, 2001, page 4
Sylvia Szafarczyk, Bultman Award, December, 2001, page 5
Phil Ecklund, Transponders, December, 2001, page 6
Ruben Mora, Flying in San Martin de los Andes, December, 2001, page 6
Tillman Steckner, Internal Gap Seal Delamination, December, 2001, page 6
Larry Sanderson, Reply to Transponders, December, 2001, page 7
Charlie Spratt, Racing has Changed, January, 2002, page 3
Del Blomquist, Commendation, January, 2002, page 3
Eric Norris, BG Sailplanes, January, 2002, page 4
Mike Abernathy, Soaring Weather Reports Website, January, 2002, page 4
Mitch Hudson, Thank You, January, 2002, page 4
Norb Wethington, Looking for Pratt-Read Information, January, 2002, page 6
Peter Killmier, Seeking Information on Fledgling Primary Glider, January, 2002, page 6
Albert Thomas, Mistaken Identity, February, 2002, page 3
Frauke Elber, A Hangar for Tidewater Soaring, February, 2002, page 3
John Mathias, Crosswind Approaches, February, 2002, page 3
Mike Finegan, Great "Oldies" Article, February, 2002, page 3
R.R. Powell, Worth Saving, February, 2002, page 3
Jack Ryder, Tow Plane Engine Cooling, February, 2002, page 4
Art Rohsner, Low-Energy Landings, March, 2002, page 3
Chris Dabolt, Towing - Big is Better, March, 2002, page 3
Ed Grens, Contact for Soaring Flight Simulator, March, 2002, page 3
Frank Konesky, Dr. Francis Bundy, March, 2002, page 3
Tom Knauff, Pilots Identified, March, 2002, page 3
Bob Greenblatt, Author Replies - Low-Energy Landings, March, 2002, page 4
Mike Carlson, Low-Energy Landings, March, 2002, page 4
Helen Hayward, Club History on Internet, March, 2002, page 6
Ken Pruchnick, Helping to Promote the Sport, March, 2002, page 6
John Shelton, My Condor Story, April, 2002, page 3
Jules Gilpatrick, Tow Plane Engine Cooling, April, 2002, page 3
Mike Ely, Tow Plane Engine Cooling, April, 2002, page 3
Raul Blacksten, Lost Orders, April, 2002, page 3
Alexis I. DuPont, Transponders in a Group, April, 2002, page 4
Creig Glover, Thank You, George Thelen, May, 2002, page 3
Fred Robinson, The Right Choice, May, 2002, page 3
K.J. Strack, Tow Plane Engine Cooling, May, 2002, page 3
Stephen duPont, Book Material Available, May, 2002, page 3
Steve M. Hill, Thank You, Steve Northcraft, May, 2002, page 3
Eric Greenwell, Reply to Transponder Question, June, 2002, page 3
Frauke Elber, The Oldest Lineboy, June, 2002, page 3
Robert L. Hunter, Transponder Question, June, 2002, page 3
Dick Johnson, Thanks, Charlie, July, 2002, page 3
Harry Higgins, Super Albatross, July, 2002, page 3
Rod Hug, Sailplane Flight Simulator, July, 2002, page 3
Susan Steinmann, Youth Soaring Column, July, 2002, page 3
Colin Appleyrd, Pints and Pounds, July, 2002, page 4
Ed Yess, Cirrus Origins, July, 2002, page 4
Margaret Maupin, Windrose Caution, July, 2002, page 4
Betty McMillen Loufek, Soaring History, August, 2002, page 3
Jim Ross, Beware of Those Waves, August, 2002, page 3
Tony Way, Thanks for Saving My Canopy, August, 2002, page 3
Dot Koerner, Pints and Pounds - Again, September, 2002, page 3
John Joss, The Rope Break, September, 2002, page 3
John P. Dezzutti, Trailering Accident, September, 2002, page 3
A.E. Fountain, Sad News, October, 2002, page 3
Elmer Mooring, The Rope Break, October, 2002, page 3
Regis Tripier, Looking for Information, October, 2002, page 3
Stephen duPont, First Powered Device to Fly, October, 2002, page 3
Leonard Lacaze, Old, Bold Pilots, November, 2002, page 3
Tom Hardy, Thank You, Bob, November, 2002, page 3
William Kantz, The Flight That Never Was, November, 2002, page 3
Winfried Mroz, Great Article, November, 2002, page 3
Al Bowers, Great Pioneers, December, 2002, page 3
Robert Lee Moore, Charlie Bigelow - An Update and Correction, December, 2002, page 3
Ed Bednarik, Soaring in Hawai, January, 2003, page 3
Interesting Lesson, January, 2003, page 3
Dick Johnson, Kudos for TSA Flight Instructors, February, 2003, page 3
Hans Disma, Changes in Competition Soaring, February, 2003, page 3
Karl Striedieck, Auto Towing, February, 2003, page 3
Robert N. Johnson, Bicycles and Trains, February, 2003, page 3
Chris Woods, The Author Responds, March, 2003, page 3
Ernest Williams, III, Soaring on Film, March, 2003, page 3
Paul Fink, Photography Safety, March, 2003, page 3
Phyllis Wells, Sad News, March, 2003, page 3
Rod Hug, Who's Flying, March, 2003, page 3
Nyal Williams, Anti-Trophy, April, 2003, page 3
Paul Fink, Boxing the Wake, April, 2003, page 3
Tom Reesor, Canard Answer, April, 2003, page 3
Valentina Toporova, Greetings from Ukraine, April, 2003, page 3
Charlie Spratt, What is Best for Soaring?, May, 2003, page 3
Gary P. Bushouse, Thank You, Jayne Reid, May, 2003, page 3
Jack McKenney, Selecting a Parachute, May, 2003, page 3
Angus Thomson, Searching for a Tow plane, May, 2003, page 4
Dennis Ivans, Thank You, Larry, May, 2003, page 4
Call for Entries, May, 2003, page 4
Jefferson Miller, On Being a Lover, Not a Fighter, June, 2003, page 3
Karl Striedieck, Reply to On Being a Lover, Not a Fighter, June, 2003, page 3
Ron Clarke, Even Some "Flatlanders" Can Tell, June, 2003, page 3
Arthur F. Johnson, Question on 3000-KM Flight, June, 2003, page 4
Jack Wilson, Flap and Spoiler Confusion, June, 2003, page 4
Joward Davenport, Boxing the Wake and Maintaining Tow Position, July, 2003, page 3
Raphael Warshaw, What is Best for Soaring, July, 2003, page 3
Bert Schmutzhart, Great Issue, July, 2003, page 4
Jim Dunlop, Salida, Colorado Tow Plane, July, 2003, page 4
Dick Eslinger, Orville and Wilbur Meet Schempp-Hirth, August, 2003, page 3
Klaus Straschil, Safety Suggestion, August, 2003, page 3
Martha Jacobs, Radio Frequencies, August, 2003, page 3
Bill Gordon, Takeoff Safety, August, 2003, page 4
Tom Knauff, The Author Replies, August, 2003, page 4
Ed Holland, Have We Forgotten to Have Fun Soaring?, September, 2003, page 3
Jefferson Miller, Attracting Members, September, 2003, page 3
Karl Striedieck, Reply to Attracting Members, September, 2003, page 3
Alan Patching, Tow Plane Upset, September, 2003, page 4
Charlie Spratt, Charlie Spratt's Book, September, 2003, page 4
Cindy Brickner, Serial and Parallel Tasks, September, 2003, page 4
Bob Greenblatt, Overloaded, December, 2003, page 3
Derek Piggott, DG-1000/Duo Discus Observation, December, 2003, pages 3-4
Dean Chantiles, Appreciates Letter, December, 2003, page 4
Michael Edrei, Recruiting New Members, January, 2004, page 3
Hal DuPont, Kudos on Soaring Magazine, January, 2004, page 4
J.J. Sinclair, Additional Information, January, 2004, page 4
Jack Wilson, Increasing Membership, January, 2004, page 4
Shinzo Takizawa, Assistance Needed, January, 2004, page 4
Editor, When Will We Ever Learn (Response), January, 2004, page 5
Nigel Davis, When Will We Ever Learn, January, 2004, page 5
Thomas Knauff, 200 Foot Announcement during Aero Tow, January, 2004, page 5
Harold Kosola, Decline in Membership, January, 2004, page 6
Robert Lee Moore, 28th World Championships, January, 2004, page 6
Karl Striedieck, 28th World Championships (Response), January, 2004, page 7
Howard Sinclair, Membership Growth Suggestions, February, 2004, page 3
Jules Gilpatrick, Appreciates Tow Pilot Column, February, 2004, page 3
John "Corky" Gill, Membership Thoughts, March, 2004, page 3
Pete Williams, Remembering Wally Scott, March, 2004, page 3
Warren E. Dion, Thanks for the Article (Pete Tobin's on Ireland), March, 2004, page 3
John Bentley, The Essence of Soaring, March, 2004, page 4
Lee Kuhlhe, Who Cares about Contests?, March, 2004, page 5
Mike Abernathy, Cross-Country Article, March, 2004, page 5
Eric Norris, Spreading the Word about Gliding, April, 2004, page 3
Grant Davis, New Soaring Checklist, April, 2004, page 3
Jim Skydell, Marketing Soaring: SSA Member Survey, April, 2004, page 3
Brooks Townes, Learning with Less Cawfee, April, 2004, page 4
George Taylor, Parking Fee Problems, April, 2004, page 4
George Thelen, Apologies, July, 2004, page 3
John Stickelmaier, Competition for Growth, July, 2004, page 3
Mid Kolstad, Who are the Founders of the Kolstad Youth Soaring Awards and Annual College Scholarship Grant, July, 2004, page 3
Ann Byrd, Excellent Soaring Spirit, August, 2004, page 3
Gregory Ellis, Suggstions on How to Increase our Membership, August, 2004, page 4
J.J. Sinclair, Collision Avoidance, August, 2004, page 4
Dave Schuur, A Little Incentive, August, 2004, page 5
Grant Davis, Recruitment Suggestions, August, 2004, page 5
Charlie Spratt, SSA Building in Need of Repairs, September, 2004, page 3
Mike Abernathy, Kudos, September, 2004, page 3
Bob Mowry, Glider goes to Preschool, September, 2004, page 4
Brad Towne, Thank you from Bultman Scholarship Winners, September, 2004, page 4
John Faris, Comparitive Data Needed for 4-Bladed Props for Tow Aircraft, September, 2004, page 4
Jim Herd, Organic Vario - Not my Cup of Tea, October, 2004, page 3
Jim Price, Thank You, Barron Hilton, October, 2004, page 3
Wayne Oliver, True Origin of Poem, October, 2004, page 3
Christopher P. Hodges, Stop the Noise, October, 2004, page 4
Hal Bruning, Salvation, November, 2004, page 3
Leo Montejo, Future SSA Members, November, 2004, page 3
Richard H. Johnson, Great Memories, November, 2004, page 4
Bill Bennett, Suggestion fo Increase Membership, November, 2004, page 5
2005 SSA Convention & Air Expo, November, 2004, page 10
Pat Costello, Service to the SSA, December, 2004, page 3
Robert Hutchens, Need Help, December, 2004, page 3
Chuck Stoltz, Winch Launch, December, 2004, page 4
Mark Rodrigues, Growing Soaring, January, 2005, page 3
Michael Rowe, Christopher Reeve, January, 2005, page 3
Thomas A. Pressley, TSA Exemption, January, 2005, page 3
John "Corky" Gill, Water Ballast, January, 2005, pages 3-4
Alan Duckett, Safety Corner, January, 2005, page 4
Tom Reesor, Thanks for the Memories, January, 2005, page 4
Al Allenback, Thanks for Great Story (Tapping into the Energy of Youth with the Civil Air Patrol, November 2004), February, 2005, page 3
John McMasters, Altostratus in Smithsonian National Air and Spacce Museum, February, 2005, page 3
Tim Ross, CAP is a Great Place to Start, February, 2005, page 3
Lee Kuhlke, A Different Idea, March, 2005, page 3
Norb Wethington, Needs Assistance with New Book, March, 2005, pages 3-4
Don Slotten, New Web Site, April, 2005, page 3
Lee Steorts, World Distance Award, April, 2005, page 3
Stephen Northcraft, Safety Reminder, April, 2005, page 3
Charmagne A. Williams, Thank You, May, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, A Creative Approach, May, 2005, page 3
John R. Hed, A Long History of Interest, June, 2005, page 3
Contest Correction, June, 2005, page 3
Rod Hug, Another Reader's Opinion, July, 2005, page 2
Terry Clausen, Kudos to Tom Knauff, July, 2005, page 3
Norman L. Donatt, Response to Safety Corner, July, 2005, page 4
Charles H. Davis, II, Tow Release Technique, July, 2005, page 5
John Murphy, Land Out Risks, August, 2005, page 3
Ülo Okapuu, Thank You for Recommendations, August, 2005, page 3
Raul Blacksten, Dear Glider Pilot and Friend, August, 2005, pages 3-4
Mark Keene, Soaring Volunteers of the Month, August, 2005, page 4
The FAST Program, August, 2005, page 4
Joe Salz, Angle of Attack, September, 2005, page 3
Tom Serkowski, Comments Regarding Safety Corner, September, 2005, page 3
John Joss, SparrowHawk, October, 2005, page 3
Kevin Brooker, 14th National Landmark of Soaring, October, 2005, page 3
Richard Johnson, Richard Johnson's Reply, October, 2005, page 3
Wayne Roberts, Thanks Charlie, October, 2005, page 3
Paul Moggach, Soft Release Technique, October, 2005, page 4
Bob Davenport, Former Adversaries Meet in Friendship, November, 2005, page 3
Harriet Hamilton, Patricia Hange, Thank You, SSA, November, 2005, page 3
Lee Cowie, Photos Tell a Story, November, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, Turkish World Air Games stamp, November, 2005, page 3
Tony Neubert, Memories, November, 2005, page 3
Duane Eisenbeiss, Maximum Rope Strength, November, 2005, page 4
Jim Skydell, A Beautiful Stamp ..., November, 2005, page 4
Dennis Johnson, Soaring Movies, December, 2005, page 3
Mark Weniger, The State of Gliding, December, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, Appreciates October Issue, December, 2005, page 4

SSA News
Garret Willat, Junior Soaring Development and Training Camp, May, 2004, page 4
Frauke Elber, Seeking Host, May, 2004, page 6
SSA Competition Rules Committee Call for Nominations, May, 2004, page 6
Mile High Gliding, Inc., Good Neighbor Tow Planes, May, 2004, page 7
Aerox, Aerox's Pro-O2 Refillable Handheld Emergency Oxygen System, May, 2004, page 8
Art Wallace, The Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Fund, August, 2004, page 7
Ralph Kollstad, Raising Funds for Youth, August, 2004, page 7
Roy Coulliette Inducted into Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame, August, 2004, page 8
Rich Carlson, Region 7 Contest, August, 2004, page 10
Dean Carswell, Soaring Hall of Fame - Call for Nominations, August, 2004, page 11
Rich Sheppe, Region 5 World Class, August, 2004, page 12
Ed Byars, Region 5 Sports Class, August, 2004, page 13
Megan Nagel, Southern Soaring, August, 2004, page 13
Karl Striedieck, Annual Pilot's Competition Poll, September, 2004, page 6
A New Book - Segelflugzeug-Geschichten Die Gleit- und Segelflugzeuge des Deutschen Segelflugmuseums, September, 2004, page 6
Robert Mudd, New Glider Maintenance Shop Opened, September, 2004, page 8
Sally Campbell, Soaring Angel, September, 2004, page 8
Steven P. Wasilowski, Fidelity Named Investment Manager for the Soaring Society of America, September, 2004, page 9
Frauke Elber, WSPA Announcement, October, 2004, page 6
Karl Striedieck, Competition Pilot Poll, October, 2004, page 6
New Screenplay, October, 2004, page 6
John Gleeson, Civil Air Patrol - Hawaii Wing, October, 2004, page 7
Dawn Sullivan, 2004 Region 9 Championships - Parowan, Utah, USA, October, 2004, page 8
Vesna Stergar, The 2004 Women Seminar at Harris Hill, NY, October, 2004, page 10
Bob Dittert, 2004 Region 9 Contest - Hobbs, NM, October, 2004, page 11
Matt Blades, Any Yearlings Out There?, November, 2004, page 11
SSA Directors Elected, November, 2004, page 11
Dean Carswell, TSA Summer Teraining Seminar and Cross-Country Camp, November, 2004, page 12
Marcelo Catalan, New Calendar from Brazil, November, 2004, page 12
Preston Burch, 2004 Region 4 North Soaring Championships, November, 2004, page 14
John Seaborn, Junior Pilots Invited to Sign Up for Junior News, December, 2004, page 10
M&H Soaring, New Discus 2c, December, 2004, page 10
George Powell, Winner of on-line Contest Announced, December, 2004, page 10
SSA Works to Mitigate Security Requirements, December, 2004, page 10
Gary B. Fogel, Futuristic Radio-Controlled Model Sailplane Headed to National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Haxy Center, December, 2004, page 11
Charlie Spratt, New Castle Contest, December, 2004, page 11
Jim Skydell, 2005 SSA National Convention, December, 2004, pages 11-12
Dan Cole, Region 5 North Contest, December, 2004, pages 12-14
Where in the World is Wright?, December, 2004, page 13
Jim Skydell, SSA Launches New Online E-newsletter, December, 2004, page 15
Jim Skydell, Mike Melvill to be Features Speaker at Convention Awards Banquet, January, 2005, page 9
V. Pajno, The Motorless Flight Symposium, January, 2005, pages 9-11
WSPA Awarded $2800 in Scholarships in 2004, January, 2005, page 11
Phyllis Wills, WSPA Offers New Scholarship, January, 2005, pages 11-12
Dean Carswell, Become a Soaring Instructor?, February, 2005, page 4
Intelligence Bill Means Changes for Glider Pilots, February, 2005, page 4
New Book ( Caged Metal Feathers ), February, 2005, page 4
Wanted: Glider Flight Instructor Candidates, February, 2005, page 4
New Product ( Peetot Pants ), February, 2005, pages 4-5
Seth Dye, Day of Soaring: Blue Ridge Soaring society hosts Virginia Aviation Conference Attendees, February, 2005, page 5
George Moffat, Karl Striedieck, and Karin Schlösser, See ya' at the airport!, by Charlie Spratt, February, 2005, page 6
Richard H. Johnson, Sailplanes 1965 - 2000, by Martin Simons, February, 2005, page 6
Bernald S. Smith, SSA, OSTIV & Technical Soaring, March, 2005, page 6
John Seaborn, Sailplane Grand Prix in St. Auban, March, 2005, page 6
Additional Contest Winners for 2005, March, 2005, page 6
C. Dennis Wright, Big Doings in Hobbs, March, 2005, page 7
John Seaborn, New U.S. Team eBulletin, March, 2005, page 7
John Seaborn, U.S. Team Online Archive Completed, March, 2005, page 7
Contest Results, March, 2005, page 7
Duane Eisenbeiss, World Distance Award - Update, April, 2005, page 5
SSA Staff, Call for SSA Director Nominations, April, 2005, page 5
Doug Easton, Get Involved in Growing Soaring, April, 2005, pages 5-6
Joyce Logan, My First Log Book & Acitivty Book, April, 2005, pages 6-7
Kevin Brooker, Bill Batesole, Allan MacNicol, Rick Roelke, and Rick Sheppe, Landmark Designated, April, 2005, page 7
Attitudes that Win - An extract from George Moffat's new book Winning II, April, 2005, pages 7-8
Susan J.M. Cabler, Big News About the Pawness as a Tow Plane!, May, 2005, pages 5-6
C. Dennis Wright, Book Review: North Star Over My Shoulder, May, 2005, page 6
Dick Johnson, Marfa 2005 Spring Thermal and Wave Camp Report, May, 2005, pages 6-7
Orion Kingman, ASA Cross-Country Weekend Review, May, 2005, pages 7-8
Are Non-SSA Members Using SSA Group Insurance? Sure They Are, May, 2005, pages 9-10
Oliver Dyer-Bennet, DG Service, June, 2005, page 5
New DG Team Announced, June, 2005, page 5
The Glider Gallery, June, 2005, page 5
V. Pajno, Sports Aviation Symposium, June, 2005, pages 5-6
SSA e-NEWS, June, 2005, page 6
One for Two... The MH EDS O2D2 Two Place Pulse-Demand "FADOC"® Oxygen System, June, 2005, pages 6-7
Editor, Corrections Concerning Award Winners, July, 2005, page 7
Editor, Volunteer of the Month, July, 2005, page 7
WSSS at Holloman AFB Air Show, Mark Rowe, July, 2005, page 7
Editor, Competition Rules Sub-Committee Nominations, July, 2005, pages 7-8
Jim Skydell, Exposing the Public to Soaring, July, 2005, page 8
Photograph Policy, July, 2005, page 8
SSA Growth and Promotion Committee, Fly A Sailplane Today, July, 2005, pages 8-10
Regional Director Nominations, August, 2005, pages 6-7
John Joss, Winning II, by George B. Moffat, August, 2005, pages 7-8
Dan Cole and Jay Pokorski, Region 5 North Soaring Competition, August, 2005, pages 8-10
Peter W. Smith, SSA Board Approves New Hall of Fame Selection Procedure, August, 2005, pages 10-12
Cindy Brickner, Airspace Protection in Action, August, 2005, page 13
Dale Masters, Never Skid Your Turns, But ..., September, 2005, page 3

SSA and FAI Awards
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, January, 2003, page 38
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, February, 2003, page 42
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, March, 2003, page 42
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, April, 2003, page 42
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, May, 2003, page 43
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, June, 2003, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, July, 2003, page 45
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, August, 2003, page 44
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, September, 2003, page 45
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, October, 2003, page 45
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, November, 2003, pages 44-45
Arleen Coleson, January, 2004, page 50
Arleen Coleson, Badges and Records Ask the Badge Lady, February, 2004, page 48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, April, 2004, page 46
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, May, 2004, page 46
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, June, 2004, page 44
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, July, 2004, pages 47-48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, August, 2004, pages 44-45
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, September, 2004, pages 43-45
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, October, 2004, pages 41-43
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, November, 2004, pages 42-43
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, January, 2005, pages 46-48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, February, 2005, pages 44-45
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, March, 2005, page 44
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, April, 2005, page 48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, May, 2005, pages 47-48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, June, 2005, pages 47-48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, July, 2005, pages 41-42
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, August, 2005, pages 42-43
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, September, 2005, page 41
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, October, 2005, page 46
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, November, 2005, page 46
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, December, 2005, page 47
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, January, 2006, page 46
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, February, 2006, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, March, 2006, page 45
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, April, 2006, page 47
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, May, 2006, page 42
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, June, 2006, page 42
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, July, 2006, page 43
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, August, 2006, page 45
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, September, 2006, page 43
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, October, 2006, page 44
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, November, 2006, page 41
Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, December, 2006, page 45
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, January, 2007, page 44
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, February, 2007, page 48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, March, 2007, page 48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, April, 2007, page 45
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, May, 2007, page 57
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, June, 2007, page 43
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, July, 2007, page 43
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, August, 2007, page 49
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, September, 2007, page 49
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, October, 2007, page 48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, November, 2007, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, December, 2007, page 39
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, January, 2008, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, February, 2008, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, March, 2008, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, April, 2008, page 40
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, May, 2008, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, June, 2008, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, July, 2008, page 53
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, August, 2008, page 42
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, September, 2008, page 41
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, October, 2008, page 42
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, November, 2008, page 40
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, December, 2008, page 38
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, January, 2009, page 39
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, February, 2009, page 52
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, March, 2009, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, April, 2009, page 53
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, May, 2009, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, June, 2009, page 46
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, July, 2009, page 48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, August, 2009, page 48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, September, 2009, page 48
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, October, 2009, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, November, 2009, page 50
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, December, 2009, page 50

Safety Corner
George Thelen, Cell Phone Savior - Again!, February, 2000, page 43
George Thelen, Stripe-ing the Runway, March, 2000, page 45
George Thelen, MacGonnigal Comes Back to Soaring, May, 2000, page 48
George Thelen, Release from Aerotow, June, 2000, page 38
George Thelen, Transponders and ELTs, August, 2000, page 22
George Thelen, Fences: Part 1, September, 2000, page 16
George Thelen, First Flight in Type, November, 2000, page 14
George Thelen, Fences: Part II, December, 2000, page 19
George Thelen, Landing Gear Collapses, February, 2001, page 46
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, March, 2001, page 44
George Thelen, Hot, Windy, Dry?, May, 2001, page 44
George Thelen, Structural Integrity, June, 2001, page 44
George Thelen, If It Is Worth Doing - Do It Right, August, 2001, page 47
George Thelen, Unprepared, September, 2001, page 46
George Thelen, Glider Pilot vs. Tow Pilot, November, 2001, page 42
George Thelen, 6.5 Hours per Year, December, 2001, page 46
George Thelen, Wake Turbulence or Canopy?, February, 2002, page 46
George Thelen, Youthful Indescretions, March, 2002, page 46
George Thelen, A Call From Mom, May, 2002, page 44
George Thelen, Mail, June, 2002, page 46
George Thelen, Old, Bold Pilots, August, 2002, page 46
George Thelen, Ridge Soaring in the High Mountains, September, 2002, page 46
George Thelen, Readers' Ideas and Comments, November, 2002, page 38
George Thelen, Know Yourself, December, 2002, page 49
George Thelen, Spiral Dive at Minden, February, 2003, page 44
George Thelen, Open Canopies, March, 2003, page 46
George Thelen, On the Road Again, May, 2003, page 41
George Thelen, Low Save, June, 2003, page 43
George Thelen, Pilot in Command, July, 2003, page 39
George Thelen, Self-Launch - What We All Need to Know, August, 2003, page 39
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, September, 2003, page 41
George Thelen, October, 2003, page 42
George Thelen, Bracketed by Trees, November, 2003, page 41
George Thelen, Instructor/Student, December, 2003, pages 40-43
George Thelen, Changes, January, 2004, page 48
George Thelen, Instructor/Student Relationship, February, 2004, pages 46-47
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, March, 2004, pages 45-46
George Thelen, Mid-Air, April, 2004, pages 43-45
George Thelen, Rusty, May, 2004, pages 44-45
George Thelen, Double Tragedy, June, 2004, pages 46-48
George Thelen, Rope or Rotor, July, 2004, pages 44-46
George Thelen, Electric Winch Launch Accident, August, 2004, pages 47-48
George Thelen, Running Together, October, 2004, pages 46-48
George Thelen, In a Jam, November, 2004, pages 46-49
George Thelen, For Lack of the Right Stuff, December, 2004, page 47
George Thelen, By Design, January, 2005, pages 41-43
George Thelen and Casey Lenox, The Sun and Soaring Pilots, February, 2005, pages 47-49
George Thelen, Photography and Safety, March, 2005, pages 46-48
George Thelen, editor, Attempted Off-Field Motorglider Landing, April, 2005, pages 44-46
George Thelen, Dropped Wing on Take Off, May, 2005, pages 39-41
George Thelen, ed. and Richard A. Carlson, A Message from the Soaring Safety Foundation, June, 2005, pages 42-43
George Thelen, Ed. and Bob Morehardt, Dear Flabby, July, 2005, pages 46-47
George Thelen, Ed., Dear Flabby, July, 2005, pages 46-48
George Thelen, Ed. and Mike Moore, Dear Flabby, July, 2005, pages 47-48
George Thelen, Retrieve, September, 2005, page 44
George Thelen, Tunnel Vision, October, 2005, page 37
George Thelen, Ground Hog Day, November, 2005, page 37
George Thelen, Cloudy, December, 2005, page 39
George Thelen, Winter Projects:Air Tank for Sailplane Tires, January, 2006, page 39
Bruce Carmichael, The Spiral Dive (Sidebar to Izuno article) Aug '73 Soaring, March, 2006, page 29
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, March, 2006, page 40
George Thelen, Airspeed and Altitude, April, 2006, page 42
George Thelen, Parachute Save from Flight Levels (Part 1), May, 2006, page 45
George Thelen, Parachute Save from Flight Levels (Part 2), June, 2006, page 45
George Thelen, An Early Season Accident, July, 2006, page 46
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, August, 2006, page 39
George Thelen, New Mexico Retrieve, September, 2006, page 39
George Thelen, Anticipation/Commitment, October, 2006, page 39
George Thelen, Light Jet/Glider Mid Air, November, 2006, page 47
George Thelen, Ramifications - MidAir Collisions, December, 2006, page 48
George Thelen, Is it Over?, January, 2007, page 47
George Thelen, Region 13 Contest (Nostalgia), February, 2007, page 40
George Thelen, Training Accident, March, 2007, page 44
George Thelen, Frozen on the Controls, April, 2007, page 37
George Thelen, Soaring Signals, April, 2007, page 38
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, May, 2007, page 43
George Thelen, Go - Or No Go, June, 2007, page 49
George Thelen, Crewless and Clueless, July, 2007, page 47
George Thelen, Safety Parachutes, August, 2007, page 41
George Thelen, Early Season - Rocky Mountain Thunderstorm, September, 2007, page 41
George Thelen, So Long Al, October, 2007, page 42
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, November, 2007, page 43
George Thelen, Communications for a New Season, December, 2007, page 43
George Thelen, Aero Retrieve Gone Wrong, January, 2008, page 43
George Thelen, Mountain Flying, February, 2008, page 45
George Thelen, Formation Flying, March, 2008, page 47
George Thelen, Bob's First Flight of the Year, April, 2008, page 49
George Thelen, Low Pattern/New Ship, May, 2008, page 47
George Thelen, The First 4 Minutes of the Flight, June, 2008, page 47
George Thelen, Back to Basics, August, 2008, page 49
George Thelen, Tempus Fuget (Time Flies), September, 2008, page 47
George Thelen, Tow Plane/Glider Mid-Air, October, 2008, page 39
John Dezzutti, Ridge Lift Lessons, November, 2008, page 43
George Thelen, Lack of Oxygen, December, 2008, page 47
George Thelen, Contest Mid-Air, January, 2009, page 48
George Thelen, Bad Habits, February, 2009, page 41
George Thelan, Bob Whelan, A Message from George, March, 2009, page 51
Rich Carlson, Soaring Safety Foundation Annual Safety Summary Report FY08, April, 2009, page 46
Thomas Knauff, Checklist, May, 2009, page 47
Billy Hill, Risk Assessment, June, 2009, page 12
Mark Allen, When Should a Towrope be Repaired or Replaced?, July, 2009, page 12
S.R. Dvorchak, Jay McDaniel, Belinda Morse, Mid-Air!; Importance of a Great Instructor:Perspectives of a Mid-Air by Tow Pilot, August, 2009, page 9
Tom MacJarrett, Stall/Spin Training at the Adirondack Soaring Club, September, 2009, page 20
Bill Burner, Two Plane-Glider Mid Air Collision Avoidance, October, 2009, page 8
Bill Sprauge, Challengine Highway Landing, November, 2009, page 10
John Joss, Emergency at 15,000 feet, December, 2009, page 11

Safety Foundation
Bob Wander, Spins, August, 2006, page 14

Safety Program
Rich Carlson, Landing: Keep Your Eyes on the Goal, March, 2006, page 16
Gene Hammond, Feeling Confident while Slipping, April, 2006, page 14
Bob Wander, Stalls, May, 2006, page 14
Rich Carlson, Current or Proficient, What's Your Skill Level?, September, 2006, page 21
Eric Greenwell, What Happened to my 50:1 Glider?, October, 2006, page 21
Bernald S. Smith, Winches, November, 2006, page 22
Bernald Smith, Potential Hazard Training, December, 2006, page 18
Burt Compton, Emergency Response Plan, March, 2007, page 14
Burt Compton, Soaring Accident Rates, April, 2007, page 13
Gene Hammond, Three C's Promote Safety - Safety Article Reprint, June, 2007, page 45
Stephen Dee, Avoiding Motorglider Mishaps, July, 2007, page 38
Mike Bamberg, Risk Management Tools for Soaring Pilots, August, 2007, page 38
Bernald S. Smith, Ground Non-Flight Damage - Is your Canopy Insured, September, 2007, page 38
Stephen Dee, Motorglider Certification and Training, October, 2007, page 36
Richard Carlson, Which Approach? Which Pattern?, November, 2007, page 39
Bernald S. Smith, Last Flight, December, 2007, page 38

Sailplane Safety
Billy Singleton, January Newsletter, January, 2000, page 44
Billy Singleton, April Newsletter, April, 2000, page 46
Billy Singleton, July Newsletter Complete Assembly Required - Instructions Included, July, 2000, page 44
Billy Singleton, October Newsletter, October, 2000, page 41
Billy Singleton, January Newsletter, January, 2001, page 38
Billy Singleton, April Newsletter, April, 2001, page 46
Billy Singleton, Sharing the Skies - Report from the Soaring Safety Foundation, July, 2001, page 44
Billy Singleton, Report from the Soaring Safety Foundation: Preventing Landing Accidents, October, 2001, page 32
Billy Singleton, January SSF Report, January, 2002, page 46
Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation, April, 2002, page 42
Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation Report, July, 2002, page 44
Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation Report, October, 2002, page 44
Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation Report, January, 2003, page 44
Billy Singleton, April SSF Report, April, 2003, page 46

Side Bar
Andy Gough, Weather on the Web A Great Service at the SSA Web Site, May, 2009, page 19

Sidebar
Cindy Brickner, Cascades vs. Exit Points, June, 2006, page 19
Cindy Brickner, SSA's Action on Transponders, July, 2006, page 24

Soaring Calendar
Contests and Special Events, March, 2008, page 39
Contests and Special Events, April, 2008, page 46
Contests and Special Events, May, 2008, page 39
Contests and Special Events, June, 2008, page 45
Contests and Special Events, July, 2008, page 49
Contests and Special Events, August, 2008, page 46
Contests and Special Events, September, 2008, page 53
Contests and Special Events, October, 2008, page 52
Contests and Special Events, November, 2008, page 52
Contests and Special Events, December, 2008, page 52
Contests and Special Events, January, 2009, page 51
Contests and Special Events, February, 2009, page 49
Contests and Special Events, March, 2009, page 48
Contests and Special Events, April, 2009, page 50
Contests and Special Events, May, 2009, page 52
Contests and Special Events, June, 2009, page 50
Contests and Special Events, July, 2009, page 51
Contests and Special Events, August, 2009, page 52
Contests and Special Events, September, 2009, page 52
Contests and Special Events, October, 2009, page 52
Contests and Special Events, November, 2009, page 52
Contests and Special Events, December, 2009, page 54

Soaring Mail
Charles H. Davis, II, SSA Conventions, May, 2004, page 3
Marty Schneiderman, Finding Lucy Wills, May, 2004, page 3
Chuck Lohre, Appreicates Soaring Magazine's New Editorial Focus, May, 2004, page 4
Karl-Heinz Friedrich, Friendship across the Ocean, May, 2004, page 4
Bob Critchlow, Parking Problems, June, 2004, page 3
Eduardo Alvarez, Soaring in Paraguay, June, 2004, page 3
Michael McCauliffe, Inspired Paraguay, June, 2004, page 3
Robbie Elves, Mixed Aircraft Types Operations, June, 2004, page 4
Ed Byars, Thank You, Chris, January, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, Macedonia, January, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, Stamp Descriptions, January, 2006, page 3
Tom Traver, Civil Air Patrol Needs Assistance, January, 2006, page 3
Craig Loomiller, Observations of a First-Time Contest Pilot, January, 2006, page 4
David White, The Memphis Belle, February, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, Sail Flying, February, 2006, page 3
Gennaro Avolio, Soft Release, February, 2006, page 4
Dean Carswell, Winch Launch vs Aero Tow, March, 2006, page 3
Rolf Schulze, Winch Launch, March, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov and the A-15 Sailplane, March, 2006, page 3
Jay Meinen, Choose Your Club Wisely, March, 2006, page 4
Hunter Heath, Importance of a Guest Ride, March, 2006, page 5
Jan Scott, Hello Dolly - Or Build a Better Mouse Trap, April, 2006, page 3
John Franklin, Sailplane Experiences, April, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, The Alleberg Gliding Center and the SF-30 Club Spatz, April, 2006, page 3
David L. Stanley, Feedback Appreciated on Sailplane Racing, April, 2006, page 4
Bill Daniels, Winch Launch, May, 2006, page 3
Jason Stephens, Soft Release Method, May, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, The "Zögling" Training Glider, May, 2006, page 3
Bob Whelan, Thank You, Kempton Izuno, May, 2006, page 4
Mike Abernathy, Net Benefits, June, 2006, page 3
Richard Johnson, Wind Noises, June, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, The Da Vinci Code, June, 2006, page 3
Shawn Knickerbocker, Cloud Flying, June, 2006, page 4
Jon Clarke, Looking for Information on Film The Sunship Game, July, 2006, page 3
Mark Eckhart, An Expression of Gratitude, July, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, Hang Gliding in Indonesia, July, 2006, page 3
Alexis I. DuPont, Tow Rope Break Load, July, 2006, page 4
Darren Braun, UV Rays Revisited, July, 2006, page 4
Gary Adams, Complaint about photos, August, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, 100th Anniversary of F.A.I., August, 2006, page 3
Tom Serkowski, No Listing, August, 2006, page 3
Tom Babeck, SOARING Magazine Improvements, August, 2006, page 4
Tom Reesor, Comments on Cloud Flying, August, 2006, page 4
Chris Schrader, Thank You, John, August, 2006, page 5
Jack Wyman, Great Article, August, 2006, page 5
Jack Voge, Is Conservative Safe?, September, 2006, page 3
Oats Schwarzenberger, Stamp Information, September, 2006, page 3
Ray Cornay, Traffic, Transponders and TCAS, September, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, SZD-38 Jantar, Poland's First GRP Sailplane, September, 2006, page 3
Charles Vorsanger, Insightful Articles, September, 2006, page 4
Tom Oldt, Thank You, September, 2006, page 4
Charles Klivanes, Great Memories Through Soaring, September, 2006, page 5
Alison Kouzmanoff, WGC Reports, September, 2006, page 6
Dave Verret, Conservative Revisited, September, 2006, page 6
Charles H. Davis, II, Silent Wings Museum, October, 2006, page 3
Simine Short, Glider Workshop and a DFS-Reiher Sailplane, October, 2006, page 3
Andrew Hall, "The Boy Who Flew With the Condors" Disney Episode, October, 2006, page 4
Martin Sobel, Traffic Avoidance, October, 2006, page 4
Dick Enright, Soaring Over the Alps, October, 2006, page 6
George O'Leary, Fast File Download Suggestion, October, 2006, page 7
David Jallen, Comments on UV Protection, October, 2006, page 8
Dean Carswell, Observe Regulations, October, 2006, page 8
Dianne Black-Nixon, To the Readers of Soaring Magazine, November, 2006, page 2
Simine Short, An American LS-6b, shown on a stamp from Turkey!, November, 2006, page 2
John T. Miles, The Boy Who Flew with Condors, November, 2006, page 4
Shawn Knickerbocker, Current or Proficient, What's Your Skill Level?, November, 2006, page 4
George Couser, Seeking a Broader Viewpoint, December, 2006, page 2
Richard Fucci, Photos Acknowledged, December, 2006, page 2
Simine Short, High Performance Sailplanes - A Collage, December, 2006, page 2
Harold Katinszky, More on Cloud Flying, December, 2006, page 3
Shawn Knickerbocker, CFI Flight Reviews, December, 2006, page 5
Steve Wilson, Good Times in Uvalde, December, 2006, page 5
Cam Martin, 75th Anniversary of SSA, January, 2007, page 2
Richard Depinay, Transponders Are Necessary, January, 2007, page 2
Simine Short, January 2007 Stamp Feature, January, 2007, page 2
Tom Dixon, We Are the World, January, 2007, page 4
Don Slotten, Some Background and an Invitation, February, 2007, page 2
Harry L. Clayton, Safety Corner, February, 2007, page 2
Johan Larson, Gliding in Movies and TV, February, 2007, page 2
Simine Short, Happy Birthday, Mr. Chanute, February, 2007, page 2
Cindy Brickner, Knauff's Preventing Accidents, February, 2007, page 4
Jo Shaw, 1971 Retrieve Story, February, 2007, page 5
Barry Borelia, Error Questioned, March, 2007, page 2
Charlie Spratt, To My Soaring Friends, March, 2007, page 2
Simine Short, Yugoslavian Stamp - Zlin Z-22, March, 2007, page 2
Ed Byars, Sailplane racing, March, 2007, page 3
Gordon Boettger, Thank you, April, 2007, page 2
John Heater, Thanks to George (Thelen), April, 2007, page 2
Simine Short, The Stamps of San Marino, April, 2007, page 2
Jim Skydell, Thank You for Your Generosity, May, 2007, page 4
Michael Shade, Grob Systems Ceasing Operations, May, 2007, page 4
Peter Krebs, SSA Foundation Financing the Soaring Society, May, 2007, page 4
Pete Brown, Response, May, 2007, page 5
Christoph Auvermann, Auction Slated, May, 2007, page 6
William G. Hill, Response to Letter, May, 2007, page 6
Beverly Howard, Airsickness, June, 2007, page 3
Karl Striedieck, Competition, June, 2007, page 4
Mel Whybra, Question on Article and Response by Tom Knauff, June, 2007, page 5
Arthur Illiano, Jr, Nostalgia, July, 2007, page 3
Simine Short, Hungary Revisited, July, 2007, page 3
Todd Sample, Winch Launch, July, 2007, page 3
Ed Holland, The Pleasures of Instructing, July, 2007, page 4
Paul Corbell, Overcoming Airsickness, July, 2007, page 4
Charles Petersen, Need Assistance, July, 2007, page 6
Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Scholarship Winners, July, 2007, page 6
Dr. Rich, Book Review: The Soaring Pilot's Manual by Ken Steward, July, 2007, page 10
Preventing Glider Accidents, July, 2007, page 10
Chris Ruf, 2007 Region 5 North Perry Contest Report, July, 2007, page 11
Chad Moore, Thermal Detectors, August, 2007, page 3
Mike Greenwald, Great Reading, August, 2007, page 3
Noel Anderson, Collision Avoidance, August, 2007, page 3
Simine Short, North Korean Soaring Stamp, August, 2007, page 3
Jeff Matthews, Question about Stall, September, 2007, page 3
Rolf Schulze, Back to the Future:Wild West Winch Fest, September, 2007, page 3
Simine Short, Ferber No. f Glider stamp, September, 2007, page 3
Chuck Deerinck, Comment on Stall Accidents, September, 2007, page 4
Tony Burton, Article Origin, October, 2007, page 3
Ralph Kolstad, Thank you, October, 2007, page 3
Jim Kellett, Informative Article, October, 2007, page 3
Jim Rider, Preventing Stall Accidents, October, 2007, page 3
Bruce Carmichael, Dr. Paul MacCready - Student of Nature - Conserver of Nature, November, 2007, page 2
William Kantz, Water, Water Anywhere, November, 2007, page 2
Simine Short, Dutch Soaring Stamp, November, 2007, page 2
Rick Sheppe, Team Work, December, 2007, page 2
Simine Short, Austrian Soaring Stamp, December, 2007, page 2
Jim Lloyd, Thanks for the Memories, December, 2007, page 2
Bill Cotton, Comments on "Early Season-Rocky Mountain Thunderstorms", December, 2007, page 3
David Carlos Garza, Transponders, December, 2007, page 3
Rick Sheppe, Correction Noted, December, 2007, page 4
Bob Woods, Comment on Safety Corner, January, 2008, page 2
Paul Quinn, Listen to Your Instructors, January, 2008, page 2
Paul Richer, Glider Theft in the UK, February, 2008, page 4
Tom Rudolf, Assistance Needed, February, 2008, page 4
K.J. Strack, Policy Should be Adhered to, March, 2008, page 4
Lewis M. Robison, There Were Glider in Marfa in the 1950s, March, 2008, page 4
Russell Holmes, Insure Your Safety, March, 2008, page 4
Derek Hebda, Left Tendencies, April, 2008, page 5
Gary Fogel, Assistance Needed, April, 2008, page 5
Ray Cornay, Formation Flight, May, 2008, page 5
Richard Fucci, Air Force Academy Visit, May, 2008, page 5
Tony Burton, SOARING Improves, May, 2008, page 5
John DeRosa, SOARING and Glider Rides, May, 2008, page 6
Bob Bowden, Marfa Musings, June, 2008, page 5
Dianne Black-Nixon, Matching Challenge Update, June, 2008, page 5
Ray Conlon, Still Going Strong, June, 2008, page 5
Arch Horner, More Marfa Musings, June, 2008, page 7
George Moffat, George Moffat's Response, June, 2008, page 7
Holger Weitzel, Coming to America, June, 2008, page 7
Cindy Brickner, Instructors Intents, July, 2008, page 5
Doug Lent, Safety Corner Comments, July, 2008, page 5
Joe Salz, More Transponder Squawks, July, 2008, page 5
Ron Whipple, Transponder Troubles, July, 2008, page 5
Ron Clarke, Senior's Story, July, 2008, page 6
Bob Cook & Michael Sazin, Soaring Tech Correction, August, 2008, page 5
John Joss, Military Test-Pilot Training, August, 2008, page 5
Paul Hoffman, He Liked July SOARING, August, 2008, page 5
Perry Bradley, June Cover Questioned, August, 2008, page 5
Steve Viblen, Reply to June Cover Questioned, August, 2008, page 5
Bill Collum, Reply to Soaring Tech Correction, August, 2008, page 7
Fred LaSor, Challenging GA Pilots, August, 2008, page 7
David Marco, More on Transponders, August, 2008, page 9
Jim Kellett, Transponder Responders, August, 2008, page 9
Todd Baldwin, Twenty Year Dream, August, 2008, page 9
Dave Newill, Trans Atlantic Tow -- 65 years ago, September, 2008, page 5
Duane Sprague, An Existing Alternate Tow Plane, September, 2008, page 5
Dave Fairchilds, A Response (to Cindy Brickner), September, 2008, page 6
Insurance Addendum, September, 2008, page 6
Ralph Woodward, Centerfold Sailplane ID, September, 2008, page 7
Dylan Grimm, Hitting the Nail, October, 2008, page 5
Jim Densmore, Telling Tall Tales, October, 2008, page 5
Jim Marske, Likes Soaring Tech, October, 2008, page 5
Michael Clarke, Accelerating the Issue, October, 2008, page 5
Charlie Spratt, Things I Miss About Soaring, November, 2008, page 5
Jacob Kaufman, A Happy Grantee, November, 2008, page 5
M.G. Burkart, Another LOA, November, 2008, page 5
William Gerhard, Lackin' in Latin, November, 2008, page 5
Chris P. Hodges, Thanks for the Info, December, 2008, page 5
Darryl Ramm, Safety Corner Comments, December, 2008, page 5
Harlow Voorhees, Cascading Problems, December, 2008, page 5
Bob MacIlveen, Enjoyed each Page, December, 2008, page 7
Chris McKeage, Soaring Article Ideas, December, 2008, page 7
Emil Kissel, Tailess Tails, January, 2009, page 5
Henk Jukkema, Tailess Launching, January, 2009, page 5
Jim Herd, Worried Member, January, 2009, page 5
Boom Powell, Navy Gliders, January, 2009, page 6
Chip Bearden, Chipping In, January, 2009, page 6
Dave Newill, Good Press for Soaring, January, 2009, page 6
Ron Ciminero, Future Tech Articles, January, 2009, page 6
Kelly Kite and Mike Bradford, A Soaring Invitation, January, 2009, page 7
Allan Broadribb, Calendar Safety, February, 2009, page 5
Ray Lovinggood, Chute Packing Interval Increased, February, 2009, page 5
Reb Byrne, Thumbs Down on Rules of Thumb, February, 2009, page 5
John H. DeRosa, Enjoys the Vintage, February, 2009, page 6
Don Golden, Memories of Alice, February, 2009, page 6
Ray Conlon, Orphan Idea, February, 2009, page 7
Jack Wilson, On Sinha Deturbulators, February, 2009, page 7
Frank Allen, Pet Peeves, February, 2009, page 8
Andrew Hall, The Boy Who Flew With Condors, February, 2009, page 8
Dave Newill, Help Wanted, February, 2009, page 8
Wayne Paul, Please Say Mackay, February, 2009, page 8
Keith James, El Mirage Soaring Continues, March, 2009, page 5
Louanne Peck, El Mirage is Not Gone, March, 2009, page 5
Mark Johnson, Suggestions, March, 2009, page 6
Bob Adams, Thank you Bill, March, 2009, page 8
Pete Rendek, Head over Heels for Aerobatic Articles, March, 2009, page 8
Bob MacIlveen, Aerobatic Excellence, March, 2009, page 9
Chris McKeage, SSA Growth Ideas, April, 2009, page 5
Norbert Paas, Duster on Display in Illinois, April, 2009, page 5
Jim Hendrix, Old Wineskins, April, 2009, page 5
Lee Eilbacher, Remembering Dick Schreder, April, 2009, page 7
Lee Rusconi, Fantastic Rules, April, 2009, page 7
Cliff Hilty, Gets a Soaring Tech Charge, April, 2009, page 7
Peter Blount, Aviation Trivia Time, April, 2009, page 7
Dean Carswell, Spin Training, May, 2009, page 6
Rick Walters, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, 2009, page 6
Heinz Bringentoff, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, 2009, page 6
Andy McKittrick, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, 2009, page 6
Pete Donath, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, 2009, page 6
Henry Combs, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, 2009, page 6
John Shmoldas, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, 2009, page 6
Pete Hall, Agrees with Mark Johnson, May, 2009, page 7
Betty Wood, Clio's Wings and TG Gliders, June, 2009, page 5
Vincent Messina, 2008 Safety Summary Report, June, 2009, page 5
Dean Chantiles, Loves Soaring Magazine, June, 2009, page 5
Jim Short, Dramatic Photo, but ..., June, 2009, page 6
Mike Finegan, Good Web Work Recognized, June, 2009, page 6
Ray Lovinggood, Good Web Work Recognized, June, 2009, page 6
Sergio Colacevich, Alby's Travels, June, 2009, page 6
Paul Happ, Ditching, June, 2009, page 7
Mark Andrews, A New Member Comments, July, 2009, page 5
George Uveges, Sierra Wave History, July, 2009, page 6
Neal Chism, Likes Soaring Magazine, July, 2009, page 6
Finbar Sheehy, Notes to the SSA Chairman, July, 2009, page 6
Tony Deleo, Notes to the SSA Chairman, July, 2009, page 7
Dean Chantiles, Liked the May Issue, August, 2009, page 5
Jason Depew, Hank Nixon's His Hero, August, 2009, page 5
Bob Whelan, Brain Engaged Approaches, August, 2009, page 6
Andy McKittrick, Canadian Coin Controversy, August, 2009, page 6
Roy DeBolt, Semantically Speaking, August, 2009, page 6
Val Paget, Soaring Promoter Extraordinaire, September, 2009, page 5
Kirk Urban, SSA Auto Donation Program Kudos, September, 2009, page 5
Bill Daniels, Winching Words, September, 2009, page 5
Chuck Klivans, Saw the Yaw, September, 2009, page 5
Tom Tauber, Geography 101, September, 2009, page 6
Martin Umberger, Not His Time to Upgrade, September, 2009, page 6
Paul Wapensky, Clear Nav Installation Article, September, 2009, page 7
Bill Collum, Reply to Clear Nav Installation comment, September, 2009, page 7
Stephen Dee, Civil Air Patrol Helps Promote the Sport, October, 2009, page 5
Jim Kellett, Delighted Already, October, 2009, page 5
John Shmoldas, Sierra Wave Fan, October, 2009, page 5
Bill Daniels, Men of Few Words, October, 2009, page 5
James Kade, Discus Photo, October, 2009, page 5
Ron Whipple, Observations, November, 2009, page 4
John Jenista, Historic Concerns, November, 2009, page 4
Cam Martin, Kudos to Todd, November, 2009, page 5
Stan Kasprzyk, Polish Soaring Vacations, November, 2009, page 5
Gary Fogel, Attn: Soaring Staff, November, 2009, page 5
Frauke Elber, French Crew of Two, December, 2009, page 5
Mark Andrews, Looking Forward, December, 2009, page 5
Nyal Williams, Error in Clio's Wings, December, 2009, page 5
Jim Herd, Saving Gliderports, December, 2009, page 5
Richard Ludwig, Sturdy and Forgiving 2-33, December, 2009, page 5

Soaring Memories
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, September, 2008, page 22
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, October, 2008, page 44
David Britton, C.A.P. Solo, November, 2008, page 47
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, December, 2008, page 37
Dave Rigney, NFSS Member Solos at 14, December, 2008, page 44
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, January, 2009, page 37
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, February, 2009, page 39
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, March, 2009, page 40
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, April, 2009, page 41
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, May, 2009, page 42
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, June, 2009, page 45
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, July, 2009, page 44
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, August, 2009, page 44
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, September, 2009, page 47
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, October, 2009, page 46
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, November, 2009, page 42
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, December, 2009, page 43

Soaring Milestones
Andy Brayer, Private License Achieved, January, 2006, page 42
Dave White, Great Solo, January, 2006, page 42
Mark Foster, First Solo, January, 2006, page 42
Richard Enright, Fun at Any Age, January, 2006, page 42
Final Glide, January, 2006, page 42
Dave White, Father and Son Solo, January, 2006, page 43
David Beauregard, Last Solo Before Snowfall, January, 2006, page 43
Paul Corbett, First Solo Flight, January, 2006, page 43
John Schaffer, Solo Accomplishment, February, 2006, page 45
Peter Clanfaglione, First Solo, February, 2006, page 45
Peter Hoey, New Solo Student, February, 2006, page 45
Final Glide, February, 2006, page 45
Mark Coleman, Solo and Success, February, 2006, page 46
Todd Knapp and Tim Welles, Junior Program, February, 2006, page 46
Mark Wagner, All in the Family, February, 2006, page 47
Phil Klauder, Double First Solo, February, 2006, page 47
Pat Burkett, What Goes Around, Comes Around, March, 2006, page 43
Rick and Ginny Hanson, Soaring Teens!, March, 2006, page 43
Dave Dunteman, Solos at Age 14, March, 2006, page 44
Rob Buck, Solo at Sugarbush, March, 2006, page 44
Final Glide, March, 2006, page 44
Jeanne Pitsenberger, A Memorable Christmas Eve, April, 2006, page 45
Mark Coleman, New Tow Pilot Milestone, April, 2006, page 45
William Lodolph, Solo Accomplishment, April, 2006, page 45
Cloudniners Soaring Club, Private Pilot Glider Certificate Received, April, 2006, page 46
Mary Goyne, First Solo, April, 2006, page 46
Final Glide, April, 2006, page 46
Michael Graves, Power Pilot Solos in a 2-33, May, 2006, page 48
Phil Klauder, All Smiles and Two New Private Pilots, May, 2006, page 48
Beaming After the First Solo, May, 2006, page 48
2-33 Solo in November 2005, May, 2006, page 49
Caprock Soaring Club, May, 2006, page 49
Bill Tisdale, New Solo Student, June, 2006, page 48
Jack Sayger, Glider Solo, June, 2006, page 48
Michael Graves, Final Glide, June, 2006, page 48
Robert S. Prus, MD, First Glider Solo, June, 2006, page 48
Mark Lindberg, Sailplane Solo, July, 2006, page 49
Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, 2006, page 49
John L. Papier, New Solo Pilot, August, 2006, page 48
Paul Finestone, Young-at-Heart Pilot Recognized, August, 2006, page 48
Tom Knauff, Congratulations, August, 2006, page 48
Dave White, Exciting Birthday Present, August, 2006, page 49
Dave White, New Commercial Glider Pilot, August, 2006, page 49
Gary Katz, Solo Pilot, August, 2006, page 49
Final Glide, August, 2006, page 49
Nathan A. Kramer, 22 by Age 22, September, 2006, page 47
Carl Brainerd, Solo and Transition Rating in One Hawaii Vacation, September, 2006, page 48
Beverly Orndorff, Spousal Support, September, 2006, page 49
Harold Gallagher, Thirteen-year-old Solos Tow Schweizer Sailplanes, September, 2006, page 49
C.P. Bud Lathrop, Newest Solo for Prescott Soaring Society, October, 2006, page 48
George Simms, Flying Miss Daisy, October, 2006, page 48
Larry Krengel, First Solo, October, 2006, page 48
Larry Krengel, New Addition to Club, October, 2006, page 48
Phil Corbell, FAA Private Pilot License Obtained, October, 2006, page 48
Mark Grant, Fifty-Seven Minute First Solo, October, 2006, page 49
Mark Grant, Glider Rating Added, October, 2006, page 49
Gary Naber, New Private Pilot, November, 2006, page 44
Jay McDaniel, Adventures of Troop 129, November, 2006, page 44
Dave Goudge, Summer Day Solo, November, 2006, page 45
Lisa Wolfes, Solo at Caesar Creek, November, 2006, page 45
A Passion for Flight, November, 2006, page 45
Dave Durakovich, Solo Pilot, December, 2006, page 41
Mark Grant, Sandhill Soaring Saga Continues, December, 2006, page 41
Klaus Esser, Faces of the Future in Soaring, December, 2006, page 42
Todd P. Brooks, Thank You, December, 2006, page 42
Bob and Lynne Davis, Summer Shower, December, 2006, page 43
Phil Jordan, Believing is Seeing, December, 2006, page 43
Harold Katinszky, Solo at 29 Palms, January, 2007, page 42
Jeanne Pitsenberger, Another Solo at Shenandoah Valley Soaring, January, 2007, page 42
Jeanne Pitsenberger, First Solo, January, 2007, page 42
Final Glide, January, 2007, page 42
John Earlywine, License after 21 Years, January, 2007, page 43
Marita Rea, Historic Solo, January, 2007, page 43
Philip T. Corbell, New CFI's, January, 2007, page 43
Brian Collins, First Solo, Last Day, February, 2007, page 44
Brian Collins, One More Enters the Elite Group, February, 2007, page 44
Club Members Take First Solo, February, 2007, page 44
Final Glide, February, 2007, page 44
J.J. De Paep, Soaring: The Effects on a Youth, February, 2007, page 45
A Successful Season at Windy City Soaring, February, 2007, page 45
Mark Grant, 2 Pilots End Season on High Note, February, 2007, page 46
Ernst Heinen, All Smiling Faces, March, 2007, page 35
Val Paget, First Solo, March, 2007, page 35
Final Glide, March, 2007, page 35
John Ehrisman, New Flying Interest, April, 2007, page 48
Kenneth J. Cynar, Glider Rating Earned at Ridge Soaring, April, 2007, page 48
Blanik Solo, April, 2007, page 48
Final Glide, April, 2007, page 48
Debbie Mason, Bryan's öblanik Shirtö, April, 2007, page 49
Mike Carlson, The Student is a Glider Pilot Now, April, 2007, page 49
Schweizer 2-33 Solo, April, 2007, page 49
Jeanne Pitsenberger, First Solo, June, 2007, page 48
Phil Corbell, A Family Affair, June, 2007, page 48
Terri Williams, Student Pilot, June, 2007, page 48
Final Glide, June, 2007, page 48
Margaret Haynes-Lamont, Junior Program, July, 2007, page 45
Tom Cornwell, Family Time, July, 2007, page 45
Barry Muhlenberg, First Solo - Slightly Chilled, August, 2007, page 46
Bruce Patton, Birthday Solo at Tampa Bay, August, 2007, page 46
Stephen Kronquest, Finger Lakes Soaring Club Pilot Heads for USMC Aviation, August, 2007, page 46
Final Glide, August, 2007, page 46
Matt Riesterer Solos Diamond Motorglider on his 14th Birthday, August, 2007, page 46
G. Alexander, Master Ground Instructor Rating, August, 2007, page 47
Harold Katinszky, The Same Old Tricks, August, 2007, page 48
Jerry Hain, Birthday Solo - Well Worth the Wait, August, 2007, page 48
Larry Tuohino, Newest Pilot, September, 2007, page 46
Michael Graves, Great Accomplishment, September, 2007, page 46
Monique Weil, NCSA Boasts New Pilots, September, 2007, page 46
Beverly Orndorff, Undaunted Pilot, September, 2007, page 47
El Paso Soaring Society, What an Accomplishment, September, 2007, page 47
Gary Katz, CAP Cadet Solos, September, 2007, page 47
Mark Grant, Advanced Ratings, September, 2007, page 47
Stephen Dee, A First Time Occurrence?, September, 2007, page 47
John Earlywine, Inspired, September, 2007, page 48
Gerald McPeak, What a Way to Celebrate a Birthday, September, 2007, page 49
Monique Weil, Notable Solo Flights, October, 2007, page 46
Monique Weil, Notable Solo Flights, October, 2007, page 46
Frauke Elber, On the Road with the WSPA, October, 2007, page 46
Mark Grant, Rocket Launches, October, 2007, page 47
Tom MacJarrett, Blanik Solo, October, 2007, page 47
Final Glide, October, 2007, page 47
Juntin McMaster, First Solo, November, 2007, page 46
Harold J. Gallagher, A Family Story, November, 2007, page 46
Thomas A. Pressley, Solos in Littlefield, November, 2007, page 46
Monique Weil, Students in Transition, November, 2007, page 47
Tom Albrecht, Solo Activity at Nutmeg, November, 2007, page 47
Danny Liles, First Solo, Grandson-Pilot, Grandfather-Tow Pilot, November, 2007, page 47
Jay Campbell, Successful Checkride, November, 2007, page 48
Frauke Elber, Solo at Garner Gliderport, November, 2007, page 48
Philip Sill, Fourteen-year-old Solos, November, 2007, page 48
Frauke Elber, Two New Glider Pilots, November, 2007, page 48
Kathie Compton, First Solo at Marfa Gliders, November, 2007, page 48
Final Glide, November, 2007, page 48
Jeanne Pitsenberger, Bob's Schweizer Solo, December, 2007, page 46
Mario Lazaga, Solo Celebration, December, 2007, page 46
Ben Johnson, Evelyn's Blanik Solo, December, 2007, page 46
Congratulations Juniors, December, 2007, page 47
Awesome Solo Robert!, December, 2007, page 47
Thomas A. Pressley, First Solo, December, 2007, page 48
Nyal Williams, Terrific Solo Jacob!, December, 2007, page 48
Joni Whitten, Double Congratulations ... Student and Instructor, December, 2007, page 48
Gary Katz, First Glider Sports Rating, December, 2007, page 48
Dave Nuss, The Thrill of the Solo, December, 2007, page 49
Contests and Special Events, December, 2007, page 51
Bob Hudson, First Solo in Albuquerque, January, 2008, page 46
Cynthia Pearson, First Solo, January, 2008, page 46
Ray Davis, Aerobatic Championships, January, 2008, page 46
Scott Graham, Newest Pilot in Command, January, 2008, page 46
John Whitney, New Solo Pilot, January, 2008, page 47
Mike Graves, From Tow Pilot to Glider Pilot, January, 2008, page 47
Paul Flinesone, Soaring Awareness, January, 2008, page 47
Brady Farley, Soaring Forever, February, 2008, page 39
Brain Collins, Soloing: A Team Effort Always!, February, 2008, page 39
Frauke Elber, Let George Do It - And He Did!, February, 2008, page 39
Gary Katz, Completes Checkride, February, 2008, page 39
Gary Katz, First Certified Light Sport Pilot in Louisville, February, 2008, page 40
Jay McDaniel, Completed Checkride, February, 2008, page 40
Final Glide, February, 2008, page 40
Owner of the Original Glider Rides Named Member of Pacific Air Forces' Civilian Advisory Council, February, 2008, page 40
Windless Checkride, February, 2008, page 40
Larry Tuohino, OCSA Produces Two New Glider Pilots, February, 2008, page 41
Bob Hudson, First Solo, March, 2008, page 43
Bob Rippstein, Private Pilot Glider Exam Completed, March, 2008, page 43
Dan Vanada, Solo in Colorado, March, 2008, page 43
Gary Katz, Louisville Soaring Club/CAP Memebers Travel North to Take Check Rides, March, 2008, page 43
Janie Farr, Never Give Up, March, 2008, page 43
Bob Rippstein, Congratulations to Gene DeLongis, March, 2008, page 44
Fred Woll, Cindy Benson celebrates Commercial License, March, 2008, page 44
Adam Reinhart makes first solo, March, 2008, page 44
Caprock Soaring Club Commercial Licenses, March, 2008, page 44
Ivan Manoogian, First Solo, April, 2008, page 42
Ivan Manoogian, Successful Solo, April, 2008, page 42
John Sheble, First Solo, April, 2008, page 42
Scott Graham, A Little Wind Didn't Phase Him, April, 2008, page 42
G. Alexander Hill, Master CFI Accreditation, May, 2008, page 44
Joseph DiMatteo, This Nighthawk Really Soars, May, 2008, page 44
Kevin Ford, Winter Solos, May, 2008, page 44
S.M. Liebling, Sisters Soar High in Houston, May, 2008, page 44
Pat Brown, Two Houston Solos, May, 2008, page 45
C.P. (Bud) Lathrop, Rite of Passage, June, 2008, page 41
Scott Graham, The Perfect End to a Perfect Weekend, June, 2008, page 41
Bob Rippstein, Wet Sweater Solo, July, 2008, page 50
Dave Rigney, Robyn Draughn - Private Pilot, Glider, July, 2008, page 50
Gary Garavaglia, First Solo via PSS, July, 2008, page 50
John Larson, Another Texas Soaking, July, 2008, page 50
Texas Upgrade, July, 2008, page 50
Kevin Ford, A New CFIG in Illinois, July, 2008, page 51
Scott Fletcher, One Day, Two Solos, July, 2008, page 51
D.J. Harris, Solo at Fourteen, July, 2008, page 52
Final Glide, July, 2008, page 52
Chuck O'Mahony, My Introduction to Gliding, August, 2008, page 52
Dave Rigney, Licensed at Sixteen, August, 2008, page 52
Fred Blair, Two Solos in Texas, August, 2008, page 52
Shenandoah Solo, August, 2008, page 52
Pat McGrath, Milestone Memories, August, 2008, page 53
Don Johnson, 34 years, 11 months, 3 days Is it a record?, September, 2008, page 51
Final Glide, September, 2008, page 52
Fred Looft, New Private Pilots, October, 2008, page 46
John Earlywine, Checkride Completed, October, 2008, page 46
Paul R. Schneider, Flying Doctor, October, 2008, page 46
Rand Baldwin, Solo 15-Year-Old in Alabama, October, 2008, page 46
Tom Albrecht, Nutmeg Encampment, October, 2008, page 46
Charles Waldo, Three Family Solos in a Day, October, 2008, page 47
Mary Anne Doolittle Byrne, First Flight, October, 2008, page 47
Final Glide, October, 2008, page 48
Bob Rippstein, Dan and Daughter get Rated, November, 2008, page 47
Gary Naber, Off to the Air Force, November, 2008, page 47
Phil Jones, Four Soar Solo in Kuztown, November, 2008, page 47
D.J. Harms, Solo in a 2-22, November, 2008, page 48
Dave Pontius, New Illini Glider Club Flight Instructor, November, 2008, page 48
Dave White, Buckets 'o Fun, November, 2008, page 48
E. Ritts, One Day and Four Check Rides, November, 2008, page 48
Bill Feldbaulmer, Free Tow Offer, December, 2008, page 44
Darrel Mullins, CFIG Harry, December, 2008, page 44
Sarah Kelly, Fourth Generation Pilot, December, 2008, page 44
Another Eagle's Nest Teen Solo, December, 2008, page 44
George O'Leary, Private Pilot at 16, December, 2008, page 45
Jeanne Pitsenberger, Solo in a 2-33, December, 2008, page 45
Tom Albrecht, A Long Time for Len, December, 2008, page 45
Final Glide, December, 2008, page 45
Frauke Elber, Makayla's Big Day, January, 2009, page 44
Geldard Woerner, Never Too Old, January, 2009, page 44
Thomas A. Pressley, Caprock Club Member Chris Solos, January, 2009, page 44
Tom Albrecht, New Commercial Rating, January, 2009, page 44
Tom Albrecht, Newest Private Pilot, January, 2009, page 44
Well Done, Dan, January, 2009, page 44
Fred Woll, Ready for More, January, 2009, page 45
Phil Jones, First Solo Flight by George Mark, January, 2009, page 45
16-Year-Old Solo in Florida, January, 2009, page 45
Blue Ridge Successes, January, 2009, page 45
Fred Woll, A Treat, January, 2009, page 46
Graham Pitsenberger, Bagging a Bronze Badge, January, 2009, page 46
Lee Beck, A Family Affair, January, 2009, page 46
Bill Corbin, Amelia Adams -- Glider Pilot, February, 2009, page 44
Bill Tisdale, Connor Gets his "A" Badge!, February, 2009, page 44
Paul Campobasso, New Private Pilot at Sixteen, February, 2009, page 44
Jim Humphrey, Youngest IGC Member Solos, February, 2009, page 44
Pamela & Timothy Matheny, Licensed to Fly, February, 2009, page 45
Jeanne Pitsenberger, Rob Chapman Adds Glider Rating, February, 2009, page 46
Jeanne Pitsenberger, US Air Pilot Adds Glider Rating, February, 2009, page 46
Gary Naber, John Semones Solos at Blue Ridge, February, 2009, page 46
Vince Pangia, Taylor Loyd Solos at Fourteen, February, 2009, page 46
Final Glide, February, 2009, page 46
David Laitinen, Harriers Solo Joey Humphrey, March, 2009, page 41
Mitch Deutsch, New Private Rating, March, 2009, page 41
Norm Seelbinder, Lifelong Dream Fulfilled, March, 2009, page 41
Gary Garavaglia, Bravo to Virgil Wilson, March, 2009, page 41
Robert Powell, First Solo of 2009, March, 2009, page 41
Ingrid Kjenslie, Goal Oriented Retiree, March, 2009, page 42
Final Glide, March, 2009, page 42
Paul Kelly, Another Vulture, Paul C. Kelly, Solos, April, 2009, page 39
Bill Corbin, Kyle Cage Solos at 14, April, 2009, page 39
Gary Naber, John Semones Passes Commercial Check-Ride, April, 2009, page 39
Paula and Philip O'Reilly, Air Force JROTC Cadet Niko Giannes Solos, April, 2009, page 39
Franklin Burbank, Robert Tyson is a New Private Pilot, April, 2009, page 39
Franklin Burbank, Sixteen-Year-Old Private Pilot Alex Hardesty, April, 2009, page 40
Jim Hendrix, Tom Hardy's Birthday Party, April, 2009, page 40
Final Glide, April, 2009, page 40
Steven Settlemyre, Settlemyre Solos, May, 2009, page 37
Fred LaSor, Region 11 Revolving Trophy Finds a New Home, May, 2009, page 37
Jason Stephens, Solos and Ratings at Arizona Soaring, May, 2009, page 37
Dave White, Bethany Hiller Solos with TSA, May, 2009, page 37
Monique Weil, Northern Cal Safety Seminar, May, 2009, page 37
Bruce Bessette, Birthday Solo, May, 2009, page 38
Final Glide, May, 2009, page 38
Frauke Elber, Another Teen Solo at Tidewater, June, 2009, page 44
Mike Havener, Club President Adds Ticket, June, 2009, page 44
C.L. Walker, A Long Commute for Ratings, June, 2009, page 44
Final Glide, June, 2009, page 44
Scott Alexander, Retirement Time, July, 2009, page 45
Fred Wolf, A Highly Qualified Doctor, July, 2009, page 45
Dave Dunteman, Tucson Soaring Club Solo, July, 2009, page 45
Monique Weil, First Recipient of NCSA Cunningham Youth Scholarship, July, 2009, page 45
Soaring Correspondent Solos, July, 2009, page 45
Frauke Elber, Soloing in the Super Blanik, July, 2009, page 45
Jeanne Pirsenberger, Sweet Sixteen Solo, July, 2009, page 45
John Ehrisman, Soaring into Summer, July, 2009, page 46
Rob Stone, Doubled Down at Reno, July, 2009, page 46
Final Glide, July, 2009, page 47
Stephen Dee, Father and Son Ratings, August, 2009, page 45
Phil Jones, A Sport for all Ages, August, 2009, page 45
Phil Jones, To the Rescue, August, 2009, page 45
Mike Carlson, Second Time's a Charm, August, 2009, page 45
Eric Fortner, Illini Glider Club Trains Commercial Glider Pilot, August, 2009, page 45
Brian Lansburgh, Solo at Sixteen, August, 2009, page 46
Gary Katz, Tow Pilot Solos Glider, August, 2009, page 46
Sylacauga Soaring Society, SSC Solos a Teen, August, 2009, page 46
Final Glide, August, 2009, page 46
Beltzville Soaring Club, SSA Cadet Recipient Takes Flight, August, 2009, page 47
Doug Lent, Two New Solos at Truckee, September, 2009, page 45
Tracy Carlson, Pop's First Passenger, September, 2009, page 45
Lane Bush, Commercial Rating in Ten Years, September, 2009, page 45
Joel Zachrich, Solo in Colorado, September, 2009, page 45
Fred Looft, GBSC Achievements, September, 2009, page 45
Phillip LaBerge, Meadowlark Moments, September, 2009, page 45
Monique Weil, NCSA Action, September, 2009, page 45
Dave Nuss, Solo, Then Soaked, September, 2009, page 46
Greg Klein, High School Aviators, September, 2009, page 46
Jeanne Pitsenberger, New Private Pilot in Virginia, September, 2009, page 46
Final Glide, September, 2009, page 46
Mike Barron, A Thrill for Dillon, October, 2009, page 47
Phil Jones, 16-Year-Old Cadet's First Solo, October, 2009, page 47
Travis Whittemore, Happy in Hawaii, October, 2009, page 47
Will Dismukes, Sparks Flies Solo, October, 2009, page 47
Phil Jones, Secret Handshake Solo, October, 2009, page 47
Dave Nuss, Cleveland's Latest, October, 2009, page 47
James Locke, A Sylacauga Soaring Society Solo, October, 2009, page 48
Linda Sue Boehmer, Picture Perfect, October, 2009, page 48
Rick Hehmann, Tow Pilot Adds Glider Ticket, October, 2009, page 48
Rich Hehmann, New Commercial Glider Pilot, October, 2009, page 48
Joel Zachrich, A Soloed Son, October, 2009, page 48
Dave White, Soloed, Then Soaked, October, 2009, page 48
Tom Albrecht, New Nutmeg Member, October, 2009, page 48
Final Glide, October, 2009, page 49
John Whitney, Motivated Mohawks, November, 2009, page 46
Jeanne Pitsenberger, Shirttail Surgery, November, 2009, page 46
Don Marshall, Birthday Solo, November, 2009, page 46
J.Sidway, Nutmeg Student Solos, November, 2009, page 46
Tom Rent, Eager to Solo in Eagan, MN, November, 2009, page 46
Phil Jones, New CFIG for PGC, November, 2009, page 47
Philip LaBerge; Lynda LaBerge, Commercial Add-On Rating, November, 2009, page 47
Harold Gallagher, Enthusiastic in Avenal, November, 2009, page 47
Final Glide, November, 2009, page 47
Mike Shear, Better Late than Never, December, 2009, page 47
Phillip LaBerge, Lynda LaBerge, Commercial Add-On Rating, December, 2009, page 47
Phillip and Lynda LaBerge, Transitioned, December, 2009, page 47
Brett Wynkoop, Solo at Yards Creek, December, 2009, page 47
Brett Wynkoop, A Stout Solo, December, 2009, page 47
Brett Wynkoop, Two Private Pilots, December, 2009, page 47
Brett Wynkoop, First Solo, December, 2009, page 47
Dave White, Commercial and CFI Ratings Achieved, December, 2009, page 47
Splashdowm Rating Resisted, December, 2009, page 48
Dave White, Solo Flyer From Kazakhstan, December, 2009, page 48
Rich Carraway, Check Ride Completed, December, 2009, page 48
Jay McDaniel, Impressive Nevada Solo, December, 2009, page 49
Rich Hehmann, Three New Solos at St. Louis Soaring Association, December, 2009, page 49
Rich Carraway, Another New Pilot, December, 2009, page 49

Soaring News
Dan Armstrong, Arvin-Sierra Glider port Remembrance, January, 2000, page 5
John "Corky" Gill, The Joseph C. Lincoln Award, January, 2000, page 5
Paul Hamilton, "Weather to Fly" Video, January, 2000, page 5
Terry Cubley, First Club Class Competition Planned, January, 2000, page 5
Dan Armstrong, Light Sailplane Survey, 1999, January, 2000, page 6
Slim Jost, A Labor of Love, January, 2000, page 6
Final Glide, January, 2000, page 6
Bob Dittert, Turkeyfest Another Success, February, 2000, page 5
National Soaring Museum Names New Executive Director, February, 2000, page 5
Bill Ard, The Russia Motorglider, February, 2000, page 6
Jim Kellett, Virginia's CAP Program, February, 2000, page 6
New President of ASA Announced, February, 2000, page 6
Brad Stankey, 22 More Young Eagles, February, 2000, page 7
Suntiger Wins Patent Right for Blue-Blocking Lenses, February, 2000, page 7
Tequila Cub Aerobatic Contest Results, February, 2000, page 7
Bill Brinkman, Fault Line Flyer's C and Bronze Badge Camp, February, 2000, page 8
Bob Eli, Texas PW-5 News, February, 2000, page 8
Chicagoland Glider Council to Host SSA Town Meeting and Safety Seminar, February, 2000, page 8
New Director of the National Air and Space Museum Announced, February, 2000, page 8
Steve Wasilowski Appointed Illinois State Govenor, February, 2000, page 9
Andy McQuigg, The New ASW-27, March, 2000, page 5
Frank Reid, SSA and USHGA Announce Operating Agreement, March, 2000, page 5
Larry Sanderson, Two Elected to U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame, March, 2000, page 5
Alvaro Calderon Torres, La Mancha Glide, March, 2000, page 6
Group Genesis, Genesis 2 Tour Impresses European Pilots, March, 2000, page 6
Bill Ard, Russia Around the World, March, 2000, page 7
Mark D. Maughmer, Book Review: Fundamentals of Sailplane Design, Fred Thomas and Judah Milgram, March, 2000, page 7
Paddy Welles, Book Review: Croswind by Patricia Valdata, March, 2000, page 7
Robert S. DeGroat, Book Review: I Learned to Fly for Hitler by Joe Volmar, March, 2000, page 8
Thomas Knauff, Federal Aviation Regulations for Glider pilots 2000, March, 2000, page 9
SSA Announces a New Fun Cross-Country Contest, March, 2000, page 9
Bill Ard, Russia Sailplanes.com, April, 2000, page 5
Kim White, San Diego Aerospace Museum Kit, Model & Aviation Collectible Swap Meet, April, 2000, page 5
Rick Hanson, Sugarbush Soaring Summer Youth Camp, April, 2000, page 5
SSA, International Training and Safety Panels Meets in Germany, April, 2000, page 5
SSA, Soaring Safety Foundation On-line, April, 2000, page 5
SSA, Send Us Your News, April, 2000, page 6
Nancy Graham, Call for Nominations - 2000, April, 2000, page 7
SSA, SSA to Administer the Ivans Medal, April, 2000, page 7
Dick Stark, Portable Oxygen Kit for Aviators, April, 2000, page 8
Eric Mozer, 18-Meter Class Now a World Championship, May, 2000, page 7
Nancy Graham, Call for Director Nominatiions - 2000, May, 2000, page 7
SSA Staff, Highlights of the SSA Board Meeting, May, 2000, page 7
Art Director, A Call For 2001 Calendar Photo Submissions, May, 2000, page 8
Frauke Elber, Senior Meet 2000, May, 2000, page 8
Larry Sanderson, Soaring Magazine Names Two Associate Editors, May, 2000, page 8
Rick Howell, U.S. Auxiliary-Powered National Contest, May, 2000, page 8
SSA Staff, IGC Elects Officers, May, 2000, page 8
Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation Introduces Safety Videos, June, 2000, page 9
Rick Hanson, Gliding Mile High and More, June, 2000, page 9
SSA Staff, Critical Assembly Check, June, 2000, page 9
Brad Hill, Russia AC-4 Sailplane Kit, July, 2000, page 6
High Performance Sailplane, Type Approval for DG-899B, July, 2000, page 6
Terry Cubley, World Championships Club Class, July, 2000, page 6
David Treinis, Group Genesis USA to Seek Distribution Alliance for G2 Line, July, 2000, page 8
Richard H. Johnson, Book Review: Exploring the Monster by Robert Whelan, July, 2000, page 8
Rick Howell, TSA Contest for 1-26s, Auxiliary-Powered and Guests, July, 2000, page 8
Mountain High Equipment, July, 2000, page 8
Dean Carswell, Training Seminar for SSA Instructors, July, 2000, page 10
15-Meter National Championships, July, 2000, page 10
Critical Assembly Check, July, 2000, page 10
Arleen Coleson, 1999 Kolstad Winners, July, 2000, page 12
Burt Compton, SSA at Oshkosh, July, 2000, page 12
Bonnie McAnerny, Western Seniors Contest, August, 2000, page 6
George Taylor, Teenagers Enjoy New Mexico Soaring, August, 2000, page 6
John H. Campbell, Bultman Recipient Named, August, 2000, page 8
Directors' Elections Nominations, August, 2000, page 8
Tom Knauff, New Product, August, 2000, page 15
Dave Treinis, Genesis 2 Makes Competition Debut, September, 2000, page 6
Jim Short, Air & Space Museum Refurbishes Historic Sailplanes, September, 2000, page 6
Charles R. Lohre, Cambridge Aero Instruments Announces Name Change to Pocket-Nav of Their 2 Year Old Palm-Nav Flight Navigation Software, September, 2000, page 8
Mark D. Maughmer, Book Review: The Paths of Soaring Flight by Frank Irving, September, 2000, page 8
Mat Redsell, Monarch G has Flown, September, 2000, page 8
Ty White, Air Sailing Sports Class Contest, September, 2000, page 8
Pam Sutton, 22nd Annual Women's Soaring Seminar, September, 2000, page 10
Peter How, Great Place to Set a Record, September, 2000, page 10
Lee Cowie, Vintage Sailplane Regatta, September, 2000, page 12
John Good, Trailer Tongue Failure, October, 2000, page 6
First Flight of the DG-1000, October, 2000, page 6
First Flight of the Eta, October, 2000, page 6
Open and 18-Meter National Championships at Uvalde, October, 2000, page 6
Frank Reid, Instructors' Corner, October, 2000, page 7
Nancy Graham, SSA Address, October, 2000, page 7
Dick Mockler, The Great TSA Labor Day Race, November, 2000, page 6
Thomas Knauff, Being Prepared, November, 2000, page 6
Book Review: The History and Evolution of the Glider by Giorgio Zanrosso, November, 2000, page 6
Arleen Coleson, Scholarships for Women, November, 2000, page 7
Kai Gertsen, Region 3 Contest - Dansville, NY, November, 2000, page 7
Dave Newill, SSA Convention 2001 - Why Go to the Air Sports Expo, November, 2000, page 8
Bob Dittert, Region 9 Contest - Hobbs, NM, November, 2000, page 9
SSA Members Elect Directors in 9 Regions, November, 2000, page 9
SSA Board Selects Officers, November, 2000, page 10
Six Elcted as Directors-at-Large, November, 2000, page 10
Gary Kemp, Region 11 Contest, December, 2000, page 8
John Murray, Cobra Trailer Update, December, 2000, page 8
Lee Steorts, CAP Encampment Success, December, 2000, page 8
Nikhil Gupta, PW-6U Receives Polish Type Certificate, December, 2000, page 10
Region 4 South Contest, December, 2000, page 12
Charles Lohre, Cambridge Aero Instruments Announces Cockpit Panel Mount, December, 2000, page 14
Dean Carswell, SSA Holds First Instructor Cross-Country Camp, January, 2001, page 6
Dean Carswell, Successful Soaring Seminar 2000, January, 2001, page 6
Cambridge Aero Instruments, Cambridge 300 Series Soaring Instruments, January, 2001, page 8
June Dove, The Joseph C. Lincoln Award, January, 2001, page 8
Tom Lyon, New SSA Club Formed in Fremont, Michigan, January, 2001, page 8
John H. Campbell, High School Field Trip, January, 2001, page 10
David Nye, Thanksgiving at Santa Ynez, California, February, 2001, page 6
Editor, Correction, February, 2001, page 6
David Treinis, Group Genesis Program, February, 2001, page 8
Editor, Record Flight in South America, February, 2001, page 8
Editor, Tost Towhook Maintenance Requirements, February, 2001, page 8
John Sharp, OnLine Tow Pilot Course, February, 2001, page 8
Cambridge Aero Instruments, Cambridge Aero Instruments Offers Soaring Navigation Software, February, 2001, page 10
SSA National Regional Fun Cross-Country Contest Winners for 2000, March, 2001, page 6
Frank Reid, SSA National Regional Fun Cross-Country Contest Rules, March, 2001, page 6
TOST Flugzeuggerratebau, Maintenance Requirements for Tost Releases, March, 2001, page 6
Bob Eli, Texas PW-5 Club - Year 2000 in Review, March, 2001, page 7
Bob Hey, Alabama Club, March, 2001, page 7
Preston Burch, Region 4 North Contest, Fairfield, PA, March, 2001, page 8
Rick Hanson, Youth Soaring Camps, March, 2001, page 8
New Oxygen System, March, 2001, page 12
New Region 1 Director, April, 2001, page 8
US Soaring Hall of Fame Inductees for the Year 2000, April, 2001, page 8
Steven Wasilowski, Get Involved with your Community College, April, 2001, page 8
Tidewater Soaring Foundation Scholarship, April, 2001, page 9
George Applebay, VSA Rally and SHA Workshop, April, 2001, page 9
John Campbell, Youth Awards, April, 2001, page 9
Conrad Suechting, 2001 World Air Games, April, 2001, page 10
Nancy Graham, Call for Nominations, April, 2001, page 10
Bill Ard, Russia Sailplanes Unveils the MotorRussia, April, 2001, page 12
Editor, Foot & Mouth Disease Leads to Cross-Country Flying Ban, May, 2001, page 8
Rick Donner, Whatever it Takes, May, 2001, page 8
Long Wings for the Glasflugel 304CZ, May, 2001, page 10
Editor, Correction, May, 2001, page 10
Jim and Simine Short, "Oldtimer Sailplanes - Flying Rarities from the Pioneering Days of Soaring Flight", by Jochen Ewald, et al, May, 2001, page 10
Joe Volmar, Attention Valentin Taifun Owners, May, 2001, page 10
John Campbell, Youth Contests, May, 2001, page 10
John Duprey, Automatic Control Hookups for the PW-5, May, 2001, page 10
John Duprey, Glide Computer with Color Moving Map, May, 2001, page 10
Jay McDaniel, Dual Tow, May, 2001, page 12
John Campbell, Junior Records, May, 2001, page 12
John Gill, Silver Anniversary of the Joseph C. Lincoln Memorial Award, June, 2001, page 6
SSA Staff, Contest Rules Committee Election, June, 2001, page 6
Corwin Sharp, NESA at Fifty, June, 2001, page 8
Dick Johnson, 2001 Marfa Spring Thermal and Wave Camp, July, 2001, page 6
John Murray and Jim Payne, 2003 Centennial of Flight Celebration, July, 2001, page 6
Billy Singleton, Pilot Certification Information, July, 2001, page 7
Burt Compton, SSA at Oshkosh, July, 2001, page 7
Cambridge Aero Instruments, New Flight Evaluation Software, July, 2001, page 7
Fred Steadman, Correction, July, 2001, page 7
Steve Leonard, Regon 10 Soaring Contest 2000, July, 2001, page 7
Sephen Drane, World Distance Award, July, 2001, page 10
Dean Carswell, PW-6 Arrives, August, 2001, page 6
George Applebay, Southwest Soaring Museum, August, 2001, page 6
Kai Gertsen, 2001 Senior Contest, August, 2001, page 7
Bonnie McAnerny, Western Seniors Contest, August, 2001, page 8
Dave Nadler, New Flight Computer, August, 2001, page 8
Peter Krebs, Alexander Schleicher Memorial, August, 2001, page 8
Editor, Junior Pilot Wins World Class Nationals, August, 2001, page 9
Editor, Log Book Endorsements - Instructors Beware, August, 2001, page 9
Raul Blacksten, "Sailplanes, 1920-1945", by Martin Simons, August, 2001, page 9
George Thelen, Interim Accident Report, August, 2001, page 10
Gary Kemp, Region 11 Contest - Open Class, September, 2001, page 8
George Taylor, Cadets Converge on Hobbs, September, 2001, page 8
Clothing for Pilots, September, 2001, page 9
Steve Smith, Region 11 Contest - 15 Meter & Sports Class, September, 2001, page 9
Susan McAllister, Mountain Wave Project Website, September, 2001, page 9
Charlie Spratt, "10,000 Feet and Climbing", by Karen Schreder Barbera, September, 2001, page 10
Charlie Spratt, Region 6 Contest, September, 2001, page 10
Charlie Spratt, Region 9 Contest, September, 2001, page 12
Bill Ard, Russia Sailplanes Report, September, 2001, page 16
Blue Ridge Soaring Society, 2001 BRSS Racing Cup, September, 2001, page 16
Helios Prototype Flies to 96,500 Feet, October, 2001, page 6
Eric Greenwell, Sparrowhawk Progress, October, 2001, page 6
Jim Culp, Stan Nelson Named Chairman of NAA Contest and Records Board, October, 2001, page 6
Editor, Husband and Wife Set World Speed Records, October, 2001, page 8
Editor, Husband and Wife World Champions, October, 2001, page 8
Editor, New Video Features the 2001 Open Class Nationals, October, 2001, page 8
Editor, Photo Credit, October, 2001, page 8
Gary Fogel, "The Lindberghs Soar in San Diego", by Joe W. Streetman, October, 2001, page 8
Key Dismukes, Air Sailing Sports Class Contest, October, 2001, page 8
Norman H. Ellison, Region 8 Contest, October, 2001, page 10
Dean Carswell, TSA Training Seminar, November, 2001, page 6
Phyllis Wells, 2001 Women's Soaring Seminar, November, 2001, page 6
Wren Mast-Ingle, Finland to South Africa, November, 2001, page 6
Kai Gertsen, Region 3 Contest, November, 2001, page 8
Phyllis Wells, WSPA Scholarship Announced, November, 2001, page 8
Editor, New SSA Directors, December, 2001, page 8
Erik Mann, Governor's Cup Results, December, 2001, page 8
Tim Welles, Contest Committee News, December, 2001, page 8
WGC 2001 in South Africa, December, 2001, page 10
Editor, Mail Services, December, 2001, page 10
John Good, Region 4 South Contest, December, 2001, page 10
Rich Gillock, Dust Devil Dash, December, 2001, page 10
Editor, SSA Office Closed for Christmas Holidays, December, 2001, page 12
Pete Williams and Jim Herd, Minden Soaring Club, December, 2001, page 12
Karl Striedieck, Contest Rules Recommendations for 2002, January, 2002, page 8
Joe W. Streetman, Book Review: Wind and Wings: The History of Soaring in San Diego by Gary Fogel, January, 2002, pages 8,9
Dick Johnson, PC-Based Sailplane Flight Simulation, January, 2002, page 9
Kevin Brooker, Mt. Washington Wave Camp, January, 2002, page 9
Billy Singleton, Soaring Safety Foundation News, January, 2002, page 10
Ian Strachan, IGC Flight Recorder Approvals, January, 2002, page 10
Arthur Wallace, Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Fund, February, 2002, page 6
John Good, World Gliding Championships, February, 2002, page 6
Joseph C. Lincoln Award Committee, Joseph C. Lincoln Award Winner, February, 2002, page 6
François Pin, World Class Soaring Association Elects New Officers, February, 2002, page 8
Greg Cole, SparrowHawk First Flight, March, 2002, page 8
Rick Hanson, Youth Soaring Camps, March, 2002, page 8
New Schweizer Gallery Now Open at the National Soaring Museum, March, 2002, page 8
Editor, AOPA Volunteer of the Month, March, 2002, page 10
Editor, US - Manufactured 2-Place Training Glider Planned, March, 2002, page 10
Robert Sumwalt, Bermuda High Badge Day, March, 2002, page 10
Bertha Ryan, Soaring Landmark Dedication, April, 2002, page 6
Dean Carswell, The SSA Master Cross-Country Instructor Program, April, 2002, page 6
SSA Staff, Call for SSA Director Nominations, April, 2002, page 8
Hannes Linke, Request for Bids for the 2006 Multi-Class World Championships, April, 2002, page 10
Shawn Knickerbocker, Reconditioned L-13 Blaniks, April, 2002, page 10
Dean Carswell, The SSA Cross-Country Handbook for Students, May, 2002, page 4
SSA Staff, SSA Flight Hotline Established, May, 2002, page 4
SSA Staff, The FAA's "No Loitering" Rule, May, 2002, page 4
Jeff Driscoll, Nutmg Soaring Purchases Freehold Airport, May, 2002, page 6
Rick Sheppe, 2002 Senior Contest, May, 2002, page 8
SSA Staff, Contest Rules Committee Election, June, 2002, page 4
Two-Place Glider to be Manufactured in Florida, June, 2002, page 4
François Pin, WCSA Sponsorships, June, 2002, page 6
Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH, Rolladen-Schneider Dealer, June, 2002, page 6
Charlie Pate, New Glider Operation, June, 2002, page 8
Dick Johnson, Marfa 2002 Spring Thermal and Wave Camp Report, June, 2002, page 8
Frauke Elber, Sweepstakes Winner, June, 2002, page 8
Burt Compton, Oshkosh 2002, July, 2002, page 5
Editor, Soaring Hall of Fame Nominations Sought, July, 2002, page 5
Janusz Kesik, A World Class Contest in Poland, July, 2002, page 5
Vitek Siroky, New Gliders for the US Air Force Academy, July, 2002, page 5
Benjamin Marcus, A New Soaring Club in Indiana, July, 2002, page 6
Janice Armstrong, Sailplane Homebuilders Association Offers New Books, July, 2002, page 6
Lars Kristensen, Waves in Norway, July, 2002, page 6
Dan Cole, 2002 Region 5 North Contest, July, 2002, page 8
Patagonia Soaring, Patagonia Soaring, August, 2002, page 4
SSA Director Nominations, August, 2002, page 4
Editor, Correction, August, 2002, page 5
Editor, Lindbergh Webpage, August, 2002, page 5
John Seaborn, US Soaring Team E-Survey, August, 2002, page 5
Janice Armstrong, Sailplane Development Panel, August, 2002, page 8
Arthur Wallace, Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Grant Awarded, August, 2002, page 10
Carl Herold, "Landout" CD, August, 2002, page 10
Alexis Glynn Latner, 2002 WSPA Seminar, September, 2002, page 4
Editor, Perlan Project in New Zealand, September, 2002, page 4
Bob Blakemore, Region 9 Championships, September, 2002, page 5
Thomas Milko, Diplome de Performance, September, 2002, page 5
Gary Kemp, Region 11 Championships, September, 2002, page 6
Chad Moore, Air Sailing Sports Class Contest, September, 2002, page 8
Burt Compton, Texas Soaring Recods Set at Marfa, September, 2002, page 10
Di Blasi, New Product - The NavPad, September, 2002, page 10
Guenther Jacobs, Training Camp in Parowan, Utah, September, 2002, page 10
Jennifer Marshall, Book Review: More With Less - Paul MacCready and the Dream of Efficient flght, September, 2002, page 10
Angel Pala and Terry Blankenship, Third Annual Jim Crisp Memorial Taos Soaring Fiesta, October, 2002, page 4
Editor, Foreigh Glider Pilot Applications, October, 2002, page 4
Roy Coulliette, Turf Soaring School Celebrates its 35th Anniversary, October, 2002, page 4
Dean Carswell, TSA Training Seminar and Cross-Country Camp, October, 2002, page 6
Karl Hjertberg, Rebuilding a Bungee-Launch Platform, October, 2002, page 6
Janice Armstrong, Book Review: Delta Papa: A Life of Flying, by Derek Piggott, October, 2002, page 8
Ed Byars, The Hangar-Flying Project, October, 2002, page 10
Editor, Directors Elected, November, 2002, page 4
Editor, SSA Officers Elected, November, 2002, page 4
Jim and Jackie Payne and John and Linda Murray, Return to Kitty Hawk, November, 2002, page 4
Editor, 2004 National Contest Sites Selected, November, 2002, page 6
Editor, Reese Center Selected to Bid for 2006 World Gliding Championships, November, 2002, page 6
Editor, Two Elected to SSA Rules Committee, November, 2002, page 6
Gary Bushouse, Ensign Days at Lake Elsinore, November, 2002, page 8
National Soaring Museum, Museum Director Sought, November, 2002, page 8
Kai Gertsen, 2002 Region 3 Contest, November, 2002, page 10
Bob O'Neal, 2002 Texas Soaring Association Labor Day Race Results, November, 2002, page 16
Editor, Correction, November, 2002, page 16
Karl Striedieck, Cross-Country Competition Training Offered, November, 2002, page 16
Charlie Spratt, Dick Schreder Memorial, November, 2002, page 19
Cindy Brickner, Region 12 Cross-Country Fun Contest, November, 2002, page 19
Martha Jacobs, Announcing the 2003 US Soaring Team Sweepstakes, December, 2002, page 4
Jim Payne, Return to Kitty Hawk, December, 2002, page 6
Phyllis Wells, WSPA Scholarships, December, 2002, page 8
Barron Hilton, Book Review: Because I Fly, December, 2002, page 9
Linn Buell, Book Review: Asiago: La nascita del volo a vela in Italia or The State of Gliding in Italy, December, 2002, page 9
Randy Rothe, Bullseye! - The 2002 1-26 Championships, December, 2002, page 9
Ed Byars, The Hangar-Flying Project, December, 2002, page 10
Editor, World's Longest Glider Flight, January, 2003, page 4
Editor, World Class World Championship Contest Site Changed, January, 2003, page 4
Sharon Smith, Celebrating a Banner Year at TSA, January, 2003, page 4
John H. Campbell, Thanks for the Generosity, January, 2003, page 6
Charlie Spratt, Region 4 South Contest, January, 2003, page 8
John "Corky" Gill, 2002 Joseph C. Lincoln Award, January, 2003, page 8
Frauke Elber, Tidewater Soaring Society has a Permanent Home, January, 2003, page 9
Klaus Fey, Book Review Sailplane 1945-1965 by Martin Simons, Volume 2, January, 2003, page 9
Pat Brown, GHSA Completes Hangar Project, January, 2003, page 9
The Hangar-Flying Project, January, 2003, page 10
US Representative for SEEYOU Flight Display Software, January, 2003, page 10
Editor, A New Duo Discus, February, 2003, page 4
Ken Sorenson, Rules Committee Meeting, February, 2003, page 4
Fredric R. Mann, II, Freedom's Wings, February, 2003, page 6
Gary Fogel, Mid-Winter Torrey Pines Vintage Sailplane Regatta, February, 2003, page 6
Dean Carswell, SSA Master Cross-Country Instructor Program Update, March, 2003, page 4
Editor, Giant Thermal Generator Planned for Australia, March, 2003, page 4
Dean Carswell, TSA's New Year Training Seminar, 2003, March, 2003, page 8
Ed Byars, The Hangar-Flying Project, March, 2003, page 8
Editor, WSPA Bid Correction, March, 2003, page 8
Phyllis Wells, Contest Sponsorship Offered, March, 2003, page 8
Rick Hanson, Youth Camps and Vacation Week, March, 2003, page 8
Judy Ruprecht, SSA Leadership Changes, April, 2003, page 4
OSTIV Press Release, Küttner Prize Raised to $10,000, April, 2003, page 4
Editor, Reese Center No Longer Available for Soaring Contests, April, 2003, page 6
John Seaborn, US Team News, April, 2003, page 6
Tilo Holighaus, New US Schempp-Hirth Representative Named, April, 2003, page 6
Jan Scott, Type Certificate Issued for the Scheib SF 25C Motorglider, April, 2003, page 8
John H. Campbell, Kolstad Award Winners, April, 2003, page 8
SSA Staff, Call for SSA Director Nominations, April, 2003, page 8
Editor, New Author for Tow Pilots' Corner, April, 2003, page 10
John Good, Articles for Soaring Magazine, April, 2003, page 10
Simine Short and Jan Scott, Book Review Rhön-Adler by Peter F. Selinger, April, 2003, page 10
Call for Photographs, April, 2003, page 10
Editor, 3000-km Flight in South America, April, 2003, page 12
Editor, Correction, April, 2003, page 12
Editor, 2006 World Gliding Competition Awarded to Sweden, May, 2003, page 5
Editor, New HpH Glider Planned, May, 2003, page 5
Jim Kashner, SSA's Credit Card Program, May, 2003, page 5
Martha Jacobs, 2003 Senior Contest, May, 2003, page 5
Karin Schlosser, New Director at National Soaring Mueum, May, 2003, page 7
Karl Striedieck, SSA Competition Rules Committee Call for Nominations, May, 2003, page 7
Dick Johnson, Gliders Help Young Eagles Soar, June, 2003, page 5
Editor, "Father of Human-Powered Flight" Honored, June, 2003, page 5
Fast Approaching, June, 2003, page 5
Chris Woods, El Mirage Soaring Video, July, 2003, page 5
Dan Cole, 2003 Region 5 North Contest, July, 2003, page 5
Editor, US Team Report, July, 2003, page 5
Sporty's Academy, Sporty's Academy Adds ABC Badges to Glider Program, July, 2003, page 5
Editor, First Flight of the Antares, August, 2003, page 5
Editor, First Flight of the LS-10, August, 2003, page 5
Gliding and Motorgliding Online Magazine, August, 2003, page 5
Jack Wyman, New SSA Governor for Michigan, August, 2003, page 6
SSA Director Nominations, August, 2003, page 6
Susan McAllister, Three Flying Days and a Wedding, August, 2003, page 13
Frank Reid, Region 5 World Class Contest, August, 2003, page 15
Soaring Society of America Selects New Executive Director, August, 2003, page 16
Dan Tarasievich, Manufacturer Product Service Bulletin Number CW03-01, September, 2003, page 7
Rick Howell, ASA Soaring Camp at Alamogordo, September, 2003, page 7
DG Flugzeugbau, A New Owner for LS Flugzeugbau, September, 2003, page 8
Karl Striedieck, A New Contest Site for 2004, September, 2003, page 8
Phyllis Wells and Frauke Elber, 25 Years of Women Soaring Seminars, September, 2003, page 8
Manfred Reinhardt, Hans Zacher, October, 2003, page 5
Duo Discus Airworthiness Directive, October, 2003, page 5
Glider Factory Fires, October, 2003, page 5
Jim Short, Curt Lewis Appointed Illinois State Record Keeper, October, 2003, page 6
Bermnald Smith Awarded FAI Bronze Medal, October, 2003, page 6
John Joss, "Dawn over Kitty Hawk", by Walter Boyne, October, 2003, page 6=7
Karen Davis, 2003 Region 9 Contest, October, 2003, page 7
Editor, Contributing Editors to Soaring Magazine, November, 2003, page 6
Editor, SSA Directors Elected, November, 2003, page 6
Linda Chism, New Birth of Aviation Exhibit, November, 2003, page 6
Bob Klemmedson, Mike Green, and Bob Kuykendall, 2003 24th Annual Region 11 Air Sailing Sports Class Contest, November, 2003, page 7
Dick Mockler, Texas Soaring Association Labor Day Race, November, 2003, page 7
Jim Short, SSA Promotes Soaring at Oshkosh, November, 2003, page 9
Buck Arnold, SSA and Pacific Soaring Counsel Team up in Reno, November, 2003, page 10
Dennis Wright, President of NAA Visits SSA Headquarters, November, 2003, page 10
Jim Short, Light Sport Aircraft Rule Signed, November, 2003, page 10
Jim Short, Thank You for Your Service, December, 2003, page 6
Ralph Kolstad, Texas Soaring Association Fund Raiser Supports Youth, December, 2003, page 6
Randy Rothe, Glider Art, December, 2003, page 6
A Chance to Show your Photographic Skill, December, 2003, page 6
Charlie Spratt, Region 4 South Contest, December, 2003, pages 7-8
Burt Compton, Glider Sounds, December, 2003, page 8
Peter Krasnoff, "Marauder, Memoir of a B-26 Pilot in Europe in World War II", by Lou and Carleton Rehr, December, 2003, pages 8-9
2003 Regional and National Contest Winners, December, 2003, pages 20-22
Editor, General Aviation Coalition Meets with FAA Administrator, January, 2004, page 9
Additional Contest Winners, January, 2004, page 9
SSA and Region 2 Join Forces at AOPA Convention, January, 2004, page 9
Jerry Zieba, Highest Performing 15-Meter Sailplane, January, 2004, page 10
John Gill, Change in the Joseph C. Lincoln Award, January, 2004, page 10
John Gill, The "Joseph C. Lincoln Award" to Wally Scott, January, 2004, page 10
Frauke Elber, Club News, February, 2004, page 5
Bela Gogos, Youth Lost in Red Hell, February, 2004, page 6
Knauff and Grove Named New Schleicher Dealer, February, 2004, page 6
2004 Flight Library, February, 2004, page 7
Bertha Ryan, Soaring Magazine Index, March, 2004, page 7
Dean Carswell, TSA New Year Training Seminar 2004, March, 2004, page 8
Peter W. Smith and Karin Schlösser, Charlie Spratt Book, March, 2004, page 9
William "Bill" Schweizer, Born to Fly: A First-Hand Account of Aviation Adventures, March, 2004, page 9
Karl Striedieck, 2004 Rules Changes, April, 2004, page 6
Call for SSA Director Nominations, April, 2004, page 6
Doug Jacobs, New Film ("A Fine Week of Soaring"), April, 2004, page 7
Robert Jamieson, New Aviation Oxygen, April, 2004, page 7
Bill Ard, Russia Sailplanes, April, 2004, page 8
Diana S. Wright, Albuquerque Soaring Club Hosts SSA Executive Director, April, 2004, page 9
John Campbell, SSA Youth Scholarships, April, 2004, page 9
Dick Johnson, 2004 Marfa Spring Thermal and Wave Camp Report, June, 2004, page 6
John C. Kalinowski, Last WWII Glider to Fly USAF Missions to be Retired, June, 2004, page 6
John H. Campbell, SSA Exhibit at NCASE, June, 2004, page 8
But I feel Fine at 12,5000', June, 2004, page 9
Continued Insurability: Ensuring the SSA Group Insurance Plan Will Always Work for You, June, 2004, page 9
John Seaborn, Junior Opportunities, U.S. Soaring Team, July, 2004, page 6
John H. Campbell, Progress in Youth Numbers, July, 2004, page 7
New Chief Master Instructor Appointed, July, 2004, page 7
D. Cardani and V. Pajno, Motorless Flight Symposium, July, 2004, page 8
Generous Support Received for Annual Eagle Fund Drive, July, 2004, page 8
Rob Dietrich, Sailplane Replacement Aviation Oxygen Cylinders Offered by Aerox, September, 2005, page 6
The Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Awards, September, 2005, page 6
Bob Wander, Thermals (Book by Rolf Hertenstein), September, 2005, page 7
Cindy Brickner, Grob 103 Service Information, September, 2005, page 7
Rich Carlson, Repair Notice, September, 2005, page 7
Dr. Joachim P. Kuettner, The Leading Edge; A Life in Gliding by Dick Georgeson and Anna Wilson, September, 2005, page 8
Bill Rushing, Youth Soaring at Sugarbush, September, 2005, page 9
Paddy Welles, Region 3 Contest; Harris Hill, Elmira, NY, September, 2005, page 10
Jeff Banks, Volunteer of the Month - Pete Brown, September, 2005, page 11
David Mackenzie, Region 2, Mifflin, Penn, May 15-21, 2005, October, 2005, page 6
Doug Jacobs, Call for Nominations, October, 2005, page 6
Bill Batesole, Mifflin, 2005, October, 2005, page 8
Graham Ramsden, Region 1 Soaring Contest, October, 2005, page 10
Nancy Kittridge, Volunteers of the Month: Andy Lumley & Judy Russell, October, 2005, page 11
New Contest Result Posting System, where to fly map in place on line, October, 2005, page 12
New Financial Software in Place, October, 2005, page 13
SSA Enters into Exclusive Agreement with OLC for Entire U.S., October, 2005, page 13
SSA Responds to Flight Publication Withdrawal Threat, October, 2005, page 13
Longer Repacks on the Horizon?, October, 2005, page 14
Editor, SSA Directors Elected, November, 2005, page 6
Jim Skydell, Region 12 Soaring Council (RESCO) Displays Sailplane at Regional EAA Air Show, November, 2005, page 6
Knut Kjenslie, 60 Minute on Soaring, November, 2005, page 6
Susan Dew, Region 9 Contest, November, 2005, page 7
Paul Remde, U.S. Region 7 Soaring Contest, November, 2005, page 8
David Mackenzie, Region 2 Contest, November, 2005, page 12
2006 SSA Convention and Registration Form, November, 2005, page 16
Dick Butler, VW Supports Soaring, December, 2005, page 6
Charlie Spratt, Region 4 South Soaring Contest, December, 2005, page 7
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Lycoming Crankshafts, 2005-19-11; Cranks after 1999..., December, 2005, page 7
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on PW-5 and PW-6 Gliders, 2005-19-17, Control Rods, December, 2005, page 7
SSA, Adopt-A-Library Program, December, 2005, page 7
Preston Burch, The 2005 Region 4 North Soaring Championships, December, 2005, page 8
SSA e-Newsletter, December, 2005, page 11
Where in the World is Wright?, December, 2005, page 11
2006 SSA Convention Arlington, TX, December, 2005, page 12
Dr. Joachim P. Kuettner and Dennis W. Wright, Announcing the SSA/Kuettner 2000 km Downwind Prize, January, 2006, page 6
Jim Goebel and Steve McManus, Caesar Creek Soaring Club 2005 Youth Soaring Camp, January, 2006, page 7
Rich Carlson, SSF Programs Scheduled for 2006, January, 2006, page 7
New Zealand Grand Prix, Elite Pilots Announced for New Zealand Gliding Grand Prix, January, 2006, page 8
Ed Hollestelle, The LX7007 Pro IGC, January, 2006, page 9
Sarah Kelly, Sailplanes on Display for Chattanooga Aviation Enthusiasts, January, 2006, page 9
American Composite Manufacturers Association, Silent 2 Targa, February, 2006, page 6
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Centrair Pegasus, February, 2006, page 6
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on McCauley Propellers, February, 2006, page 6
Jim Sweeney, Windward Performance LLC's Sparrowhawk Sailplane wins Ace Award for Superior Quality, February, 2006, page 6
Phyllis Wells, WSPA Offers Six Scholarships in 2006, February, 2006, page 7
John Bojack and Clyde Taylor, Region 5 South Contest Story, February, 2006, page 8
Where in the World is Wright?, February, 2006, page 9
Joel Carberry, 2005 Lincoln Award announced by H.H.S.C., March, 2006, page 7
Adopt-A-Library Program, March, 2006, page 7
Major Changes to SSA Web Site, March, 2006, page 7
Jan Scott, The Schleicher 75th Anniversary Book, Rhön-Adler, is now available in English on CD, March, 2006, page 8
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on DG-500MB and DG-800B, March, 2006, page 9
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Grob G103 Twin Astirs, Twin II, Twin II Acro, Twin III SL, March, 2006, page 9
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Grob Twin Astirs, March, 2006, page 9
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Puchacz Gliders, March, 2006, page 9
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on CECI Cylinders, March, 2006, page 10
Rick Agnew, Book Review: Master of the Wave by Terry Delore, March, 2006, page 10
Submitting Digital Photography, March, 2006, page 11
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on PZL M26 Airplanes, 2006-03-17; Fuselage Frame, April, 2006, page 6
Cindy Brickner, AD issued on DG-100, -400, -500, -500M, 2006-02-12; Rudder Bearing, April, 2006, page 6
Jim Skydell, SSA Privacy Policy, April, 2006, page 6
Adopt-A-Library Program, April, 2006, page 6
Ian Cant and Anne Mongiovi, Soar Oshkosh, April, 2006, page 7
Ralph E. Kolstad, Youth Scholarships, April, 2006, page 8
Dave Nadler, Antares 20E 20-Meter Electric Self-Launch Supership, May, 2006, page 6
Editor, Brewer Award, May, 2006, page 6
Where in the World is Wright?, May, 2006, page 6
Rich Carlson, First Flight Proficiency Program, May, 2006, page 7
Editor, Salute to Volunteers, June, 2006, page 6
Call for Nominations, June, 2006, page 6
John DeRosa, Youth Participation, June, 2006, page 8
Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Scholarship Funding, June, 2006, page 8
A Soaring Club's First Fifty Years, June, 2006, page 9
Cindy Brickner, TSA Wakes Up, Blinks, July, 2006, page 6
Jim Skydell, SSA Web Site now has a Search Engine, July, 2006, page 6
Jim Furlong, Sowing the Seeds of Soaring Dreams, July, 2006, page 7
Vladimir Urbanek, Blanik Celebrates their 50th Anniversary, July, 2006, page 8
Art Wallace, Kaitlin Styer Receives the Michael Wallace Scholarship Grant for 2006, August, 2006, page 8
Editor, Erratum, August, 2006, page 8
Dave Nadler, Maiden Flight Antares 18S, August, 2006, page 9
Editor, Correction, August, 2006, page 9
Richard Carlson, Soaring Safety Foundation Seeking Information, August, 2006, page 9
1-26 Association Sweepstakes Second Quarter Standings, August, 2006, page 9
Bill Drury, The New Good Old Days, August, 2006, page 10
Hank Nixon, Sailplane Racing Rules Poll and Election, August, 2006, page 12
Regional Director Elections, September, 2006, page 8
Bertha Ryan, An Evening with Jack Laister, September, 2006, page 12
Editor, Display at Recent Air Show, September, 2006, page 12
Bob Gaines, Return to the Summer of 1946, September, 2006, page 13
Editor, Dr. John H. Cambell Awarded the 2005 Dr. Mervin K. Strickler, Jr. Aerospace Education Leadership Award, September, 2006, page 13
Kai Gertsen, Region 6 North, at Sunny Ionia, September, 2006, page 14
Jim Skydell, Finding More Contest Tow Planes, October, 2006, page 10
Charlie Spratt, Book Review - The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area, October, 2006, page 11
Diloren Sailplanes, New Sailplane in Final Stages, October, 2006, page 11
Mary Ann Doolittle Byrne, The Toughest Exams Happen at 10,000 feet, October, 2006, page 11
Chuck Lohre, Region 6 South Regional Sailplane Contest Report, October, 2006, page 13
Duane Eisenbeiss, World Distance Award, October, 2006, page 13
Jim Short, Use Caution when Importing a Sailplane, October, 2006, page 15
Billy Hill, Seven Days, Four Knights:2006 Region 9 Contest, November, 2006, page 10
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on DG-1000S,2006-16-20; Elevator Control Rod End, November, 2006, page 10
Dianne Black-Nixon, Sporting License, November, 2006, page 10
New SSA Directors, November, 2006, page 10
John Bojack, Contest Report, November, 2006, page 14
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Grob Astir CS Gliders, December, 2006, page 9
Jeff Daye, Ben Mullen Memorial Eastern Division 1-26 Labor Day Fun Meet, December, 2006, page 10
Matthew Hyner, Book Review - Ascent by Bruce McGhie, December, 2006, page 10
Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Scholarship, December, 2006, page 12
Val Paget, It's Time to Harvest Some Great Publicity, December, 2006, page 12
Garret Willat, Region 12 Soaring Championships, January, 2007, page 10
Kathleen C. Winters, Anne Morrow Lindbergh: First Lady of the Air, January, 2007, page 10
Richard Kellerman, Region 4 South Soaring Championships, January, 2007, page 11
C. Dianne Black-Nixon, Update to the Membership, February, 2007, page 7
Cindy Brickner, NPRM Published on Repair Stations Standards, February, 2007, page 8
Charlie "Lite" Minner, Call for SSA Volunteers, February, 2007, page 9
Ken Sorenson, Posted on SSA Web Page, February, 2007, page 9
Bob Jackson, Region 4 North 2006 Contest Report, February, 2007, page 10
Tim Welles, Cross-Country Racing Camp, February, 2007, page 10
Ron Gregg, Book Review: Soaring Beyond the Basics, February, 2007, page 12
SSA Computer System: A New Era, March, 2007, page 5
Editor, Correction for Photographic Information, March, 2007, page 7
Meet Two of Your New Directors-at-Large, March, 2007, page 7
Doug Jacobs, U.S. Team Committee Election News, March, 2007, page 8
Editor, U.S. Junior Team Members, March, 2007, page 8
John Templeton, Soar Parowan, Utah in 2007..., March, 2007, page 8
Leo Benetti-Longhini, JS1 Revelation Winds South African Nationals after Maiden Flight and Public Debut, March, 2007, page 8
Thomas Dixon, Special Report from the Review Task Force, April, 2007, page 5
Tim Welles, U.S. Junior Team Heading to Italy, April, 2007, page 5
Jim Skydell, Editor of SSA eNews Seeks Submissions, May, 2007, page 8
2006-2007 Eagle Fund, May, 2007, page 8
Report your Change of Address to the FAA, May, 2007, page 8
Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on SZD-50-3, Puchacz; 2007-06-08; Rudder Pedals, May, 2007, page 9
AD Issued on Cesna 172, 182, and 206; 2007-05-10; Crew Seats, May, 2007, page 9
National Soaring Foundation Transfers Funds to NSM, May, 2007, page 10
The U.S. Southwest Soaring Museum is a New SSA Affiliate, May, 2007, page 10
Our Hobbs Office Building, May, 2007, page 11
SSA Staff, Call for SSA Director Nominations, May, 2007, page 12
We Fondly Remember, May, 2007, page 12
Bruce McGhie, Beating the Odds, June, 2007, page 9
Dianne Black-Nixon, FAA Update, June, 2007, page 9
Online Contests, June, 2007, page 11
Jay McDaniel, Keeping it Fun at All Levels, June, 2007, page 12
WSPA Asking for Bids, July, 2007, page 12
Letter to the SSA Membership from the Executive Committee, July, 2007, page 14
At Wallace, Two Students Receive Michael Wallace Scholarship Grants for 2007, August, 2007, page 6
Editor, Cars (charitable Auto Resources), August, 2007, page 6
Neita Montague, Women Soaring Pilots Association Asking for Bids, August, 2007, page 6
Doug Jacobs, The Perry XC/Racing Camp: Flying the Palmetto State, August, 2007, page 7
Burt Compton, Attention SSA Master Cross-Country Instructors, August, 2007, page 9
SSA Director Nomination - Region 4, September, 2007, page 5
SSA Director Nomination - Region 2, September, 2007, page 6
SSA Director Nomination - Region 9, September, 2007, page 6
SSA Director Nominations, September, 2007, page 6
Correction, September, 2007, page 7
SSA Director Nomination - Region 10, September, 2007, page 7
WSPA Seminar, September, 2007, page 7
Landmark of Soaring, October, 2007, page 6
Steve Meassick, First Light Sport Aircraft - Glider is Approved, October, 2007, page 7
SSA Regional Director Elections, November, 2007, page 4
Rich Lanning, The Soaring Pilot's Manual by Ken Stewart, November, 2007, page 6
Darin Myers, Gliders at the Paris, Texas Airshow, November, 2007, page 6
Editor, SSA Member Wins Nobel Prize, December, 2007, page 6
Doug Jacobs, Call for Nominations, December, 2007, page 6
Bill Collum, New Magazine Department, December, 2007, page 6
Jonkers Sailplanes, Flutter Analysis of the JS1 Revelation, December, 2007, page 7
Phil Klauder, Book Review: In Love with Flying by Ken Ford, December, 2007, page 9
Val Paget, Putting the Spotlight on Soaring, January, 2008, page 4
SSA Foundation, U.S. Team Committee agree on Roberson/Woods Trust funding for Year 2006, January, 2008, page 4
U.S. Teams Chosen for 2008 World Gliding Competitions, January, 2008, page 4
Kai Gertsen, Region 6N, Ionia, Michigan, January, 2008, page 6
John Good, 2007 Region 9 Soaring Contest, Parowan, Utah, July 1-7, January, 2008, page 8
Dick Butler inducted into the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame, January, 2008, page 9
Phil Umphres, IRS Penalties Against the SSA Waived, February, 2008, page 6
Daniel Cole, Announcement of a Change to the U.S. Team Selection Policy, February, 2008, page 7
Janine Acee, Region 3 2007 Contest Report, February, 2008, page 7
Jim Kellett, Society Representative Selected, February, 2008, page 7
Richard Fucci, More Freedom Flights, February, 2008, page 7
Phil Umphres, Previous SSA Employee Pleads Guilty, March, 2008, page 6
Continued Insurability Ensuring the SSA Group Insurance Plan Will Always Work For You, March, 2008, page 6
Editor, Special Election Results, March, 2008, page 7
Rich Lanning, From the Archives, March, 2008, page 7
SSA Appoints New SOARING Magazine Editor, March, 2008, page 7
Cindy Brickner, Gimli Glider Retired, April, 2008, page 7
Editor, Matching Challenge Program Announced, April, 2008, page 7
2008 Flight Instructor of the Year, April, 2008, page 7
Region 11 and 12 Directors Resign, April, 2008, page 7
An SSA Alert, May, 2008, page 8
The United States Soaring Hall of Fame, May, 2008, page 8
Bernald S. Smith, Transponders Required?, June, 2008, page 9
Women Soaring Society's 2008 Seminar, June, 2008, page 9
SSA Display at EAA Oshkosh, June, 2008, page 15
Cliff Bramlette, Disiree Bramletter Awarded the Michael Wallace Scholarship Grant for 2008, July, 2008, page 8
Jay McDaniel, Soaring in the Reno, Nevada Airspace?, July, 2008, page 8
Knut and Ingrid Kjenslie, News at Seminoloe-Lake Gliderport, July, 2008, page 9
Mike Lundin, Soaring Adds Up, July, 2008, page 9
Barry Muhlenberg, A Proud Father, July, 2008, page 10
SSA Staff, Call for SSA Director Nominations, July, 2008, page 10
Anti-Mold Mask and Cannula Storage Case, July, 2008, page 11
First Look, July, 2008, page 11
Pat Stanley, New Commercial Glider Operation Opens in Minden, July, 2008, page 12
Cindy Brickner, FAR and Rides for 2008, August, 2008, page 12
John Kangas, New Gliderport, August, 2008, page 12
Chairman's Challenge Nets $50,000+, August, 2008, page 13
SSA Member Authors a Novella, August, 2008, page 13
U.S. Team/Clear Nav Raffle Winner!, August, 2008, page 13
D.B. Newill, Chute Re-Packing Update, August, 2008, page 14
Rick Fuller, Act Locally to Enhance Flight Safety, September, 2008, page 9
In Memoriam Richard H. ("Dick") Johnson, September, 2008, page 9
SSA Repays Foundation Loan Early, September, 2008, page 9
Jim Kellett, Second Region IV Club signs letter of agreement with air traffic control, September, 2008, page 12
Chuck Lohre, Report on the 2008 Region 6 South Glider Contest at the Caesar Creek Soaring Club, September, 2008, page 13
Phyllis Wells, 2008 WSPA Scholarship Winners, September, 2008, page 13
Cindy Brickner, The Feds are Getting Tougher!, October, 2008, page 7
Garret Willat, 2008 Region 12 Contest, October, 2008, page 7
John Farris, Tow Pilot Checkout Procedure Available, October, 2008, page 7
Rob Hughes, Oxygen Clarification, October, 2008, page 7
Lee Murray, SSA Presene at EAA Airventure, October, 2008, page 8
Ty White, Air Sailing Sports Class Regionals 2008, November, 2008, page 7
Phil Umphres, Consent Order Extered in Lawsuit Against Sellers of "1-800-Skyride" Gift Certificates, November, 2008, page 8
Scott Fletcher, Carolina Soaring Association Receives 501(c)3 Status, December, 2008, page 9
Scott Fletcher, Jason Stephens Wins Third Straight Aerobatic Glider National Champion Title, December, 2008, page 9
American Pilot Wins OLC World Championship, December, 2008, page 9
Dan Johnson, Medical Self-Certification Update, December, 2008, page 10
Trophy Design for 18-Meter Class Sought, December, 2008, page 10
Chuck Coyne, Tell Us Your Story, December, 2008, page 11
Mike Westbrook, Calendar Support Juniors in 2009, December, 2008, page 11
New Tennessee State Record Keepter, December, 2008, page 11
Jay Campbell, Region Five World Class and Sports Class, December, 2008, page 12
Phillip C. Umphres, SSA Audit Announced, January, 2009, page 9
Sonex Aircraft, Sonex Motorglider Kit Upgrades, January, 2009, page 9
New SSA Officers and Directors-at-Large, January, 2009, page 9
Brian H. Randall, High Tech Sailplane on Display During Navy's 233rd Birthday, January, 2009, page 10
Mel Burkart, Missouri Museum Features Soaring, January, 2009, page 10
Scott C. Fletcher, CSA Achieves Non-Profit Status, January, 2009, page 11
Schreder Collection Acquired by Smithsonian Museum, February, 2009, page 10
Joe Salz, A New Nav Tool, February, 2009, page 11
Lane Bush, High School Soaring, February, 2009, page 11
Frauke Elber, 2009 WSPA Board Members Announced, February, 2009, page 11
Europa Motorglider Update, February, 2009, page 11
New 20 Meter Two-Seater From Schempp-Hirth, February, 2009, page 12
Kai Gertsen, Region 4 South Contest, February, 2009, page 12
Ed Lindoo, Motorized Guys, March, 2009, page 7
Chris Prince, Digital Cameras, March, 2009, page 8
Mike Greenwald, Helpful Hints, March, 2009, page 8
John H. Campbell, Smoky Mountain Soaring Association Rescues Bultman Fund, March, 2009, page 11
John H. Campbell, Kolstad Gift to Youth, March, 2009, page 11
Cindy Brickner, WSPA Thermal Camp Scholarship, March, 2009, page 11
Dylan Caldwell, Everglades Club Offers Monthly Memberships, March, 2009, page 12
New Soaring facility in Southern California, March, 2009, page 12
John Seaborn, Online Contest Registration in 2009, March, 2009, page 12
Denise Layton, It's Cold in Chicago, March, 2009, page 13
Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy, March, 2009, page 13
The Henry Combs Perpetual Trophy, March, 2009, page 13
SSA Exceptional Service Award, March, 2009, page 13
Exceptional Achievement Award, March, 2009, page 14
Certificates of Appreciation, March, 2009, page 14
2008 Barringer Trophy, March, 2009, page 14
U.S. National Record Claims Approved and Confirmed by NAA, March, 2009, page 15
Most Active Instructors, March, 2009, page 15
2008 1-26 Championship Winner Also Sets Records, April, 2009, page 9
Gliding International, April, 2009, page 10
Alby's Voyage Continues, April, 2009, page 10
Need Lark Parts?, April, 2009, page 10
Flieger Hucksfeder, SSA Region 12 Markets Soaring at AMA Convention, April, 2009, page 10
U.S. Pilot Wins FAI OLC World Championships, April, 2009, page 11
2009 On-Line Contest Committee, April, 2009, page 11
Soaring Out of This World, April, 2009, page 11
Revised SSA Regional Map, April, 2009, page 11
Lifetime SSA Membership Awarded, May, 2009, page 9
Frauke Elber, Doris Grove Awarded the Pelagia Majewska Award, May, 2009, page 9
Mike Brawner to Head SSA Volunteer Development Commmittee, May, 2009, page 10
SSA Chairman Umphres Presents Awards, May, 2009, page 10
Neita Montague, New WSPA European Representative, May, 2009, page 11
Neita Montague, First U.S. Libelle Gathering, May, 2009, page 11
Gene Hammond to be Inducted into Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame, May, 2009, page 11
John Good, Charles Augugtus Spratt 1943 - 2009, June, 2009, page 8
Most Active Instructor Award, June, 2009, page 8
Phyllis Wells, 2009 Scholarship Winner, June, 2009, page 8
OCSA Golden Anniversary Celebrated, June, 2009, page 9
Bob "Chukar" Spielman, June, 2009, page 9
Nevada Magazine Features Soaring, June, 2009, page 10
Naviter "See You" Mobile on iPAQ 310 Travel Companion, June, 2009, page 10
Fast Find PLB, June, 2009, page 10
Call for SSA Director Nominations, June, 2009, page 11
National Soaring Museum Dedicates Mall Gallery to Richard Johnson, July, 2009, page 8
Jim Payne Inducted into U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame at National Soaring Museum Event, July, 2009, page 8
Stephen Northcraft, FAA Letter of Final Determination of Pegasus AD 2005-24-01, July, 2009, page 8
Bob Talarczyk, Tourist Attraction Southwest Soaring Museum, July, 2009, page 9
Beverly Beckwith, VSA Eastern Spring Regatta, July, 2009, page 9
First Museum of Flight Contest Winner, July, 2009, page 10
D.B. Newill, Miami Gliders Successful in Gaining Relief, July, 2009, page 10
Big Blue Sky, July, 2009, page 11
Robin Clark, 2009 Region 5 North Contest, July, 2009, page 40
Linda Murray, USA to Host 2012 World's Championships - How the Bid was Won, August, 2009, page 7
2009 Flight Instructor of the Year, August, 2009, page 8
Clio Whispers About U.S. Military Training Gliders, August, 2009, page 8
Maiden Flight of the DG-1001M, September, 2009, page 8
Allen Silver, Locator Beacon Location Alert, September, 2009, page 8
Bruce Bulloch, Got Twitter?, September, 2009, page 9
Bob "Chukar" Spielman, 1-26 Association Monthly OLC Contest Update, September, 2009, page 10
Jonker Sailplanes selects Becker Transceiver/transponder, September, 2009, page 11
Frauke Elber, History of International Gliding Contests, European and World Championship for Women, September, 2009, page 12
World Gliding Championship Dates Set, October, 2009, page 6
2010 SSA Convention Dates, October, 2009, page 6
Richard J. Sprouse, CAP Cadets Receive Training, October, 2009, page 6
Cindy Brickner, Experimental Gliders - Program Letters, November, 2009, page 6
USB Adaptor, November, 2009, page 6
Frank Paynter, Mark Hawkins, John Seaborn, SSA Promotes Soaring Safety with New Sailplane Tracker List, December, 2009, page 6
SSA Regional Directors Elected, December, 2009, page 6
Loren R. Faulkner, Goodby to Hemet 40 Years of Glider Operations Ends, December, 2009, page 6
CDR Brian H. Randall, Naval Academy's Summer Soaring Program a Soaring Success!, December, 2009, page 6
Six Winches to Canadian Air Cadets, December, 2009, page 9
CD Sales Donation from an SSA Member, December, 2009, page 9

Soaring Photo Showcase
Roderick Read, Todd Schultz, Bob Thompson, Todd Smith, and Brian Case, Soaring Photo Showcase, August, 2008, page 44
Neal Chism, September, 2008, pages 36,37
Brian Case, Todd Schultz,Neal Chism,Chris Ramirez, October, 2008, pages 36,37
Jeffery P. Sandman and Peter R. Sandman, The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area, November, 2008, pages 34,35
Baudouin Litt, Jerry Snedden, J. Campbell Martin, Dan Teifke, and Bryce Sammeter, January, 2009, pages 22,23
April, 2009, pages "44,45"
Baude Litt, May, 2009, pages "24, 25"
Matt Gills; George Uveges; Jon Yuhas; Jeff kline; Steve Rander, June, 2009, pages 42, 43
Glen Holden, John Wegg, Martin Gomez, Margaret Haynes-Lamont, July, 2009, pages "42,43"
Maria Zemplinska, Robert Talarczky, Darren Liby, Jim Staniforth, Towplane, Sailplane, Mountains, Sailplane on Tow, August, 2009, pages "42,43"

Soaring Safety Article
Mel Burkart, R Yous Talk'n to Me?, September, 2005, page 37

Soaring Safety Foundation
Accident Report, August, 2000, page 8
Rich Carlson, 2004 Accident Summary, August, 2005, pages 45-46
First Flight, December, 2005, page 38
Bernald S. Smith, Safety Program Starting the Year Off Right, January, 2007, page 18
Bernald S. Smith, 100 of Us Will Have Accidents in 2007! Who?, February, 2007, page 18
Richard Carlson, Four Simple Steps to Improve your Proficiency, May, 2007, page 48
Bob Wander, Recurrent Training, January, 2008, page 41

Soaring Safety Foundation Update
Bob Wander, Flight Instructor Recertification Clinics, December, 2004, page 20
Burt Compton, Flight Instructor Recertification Clinics, December, 2004, page 20
Bernald Smith, The Dangerous Months?, December, 2004, page 21
Gene Hammond, The Last Option, December, 2004, page 21
Bob Wander, Flight Instructor Recertification Clinics, February, 2005, page 14
Burt Compton, The SSA Master Instructor Program, February, 2005, page 14
Burt Compton, Wanted: Glider Flight Instructor Candidates, February, 2005, page 14
Pat Costello, CFIG Supervision of Student Pilots and Aviation Insurance Contracts, February, 2005, page 14
Burt Compton, SSF Activities at the 2005 SSA Convention, February, 2005, pages 14-15
Bob Wander, Life Support, February, 2005, page 15
Gene Hammond, The Emperor has no Clothes, February, 2005, page 15
Bernald Smith, Non-Flight Accidents, February, 2005, pages 15-16
Burt Compton, Editor, February, 2005, pages 15-16
Bob Wander, Soaring Safety Foundation, CFIG Recertification Clinics, April, 2005, page 12
Rich Carlson, The New Bronze Badge Written Test, April, 2005, pages 12-13
Gene Hammond, I don't have to..., April, 2005, page 13

Soaring Tech
Bill Collum, Batteries, January, 2008, page 17
Bill Collum, Soaring Tech, February, 2008, page 15
Bill Collum, 21st Century Motorgliders, March, 2008, page 13
Bill Collum, Spot Satellite Messenger, April, 2008, page 14
Bill Collum, XCSoar - Flight Software Examined, May, 2008, page 13
Bill Collum, The Sinha Deturbulators, June, 2008, page 19
Bill Collum, Dri Wash 'N Guard, July, 2008, page 19
Bill Collum, Future Tech -- Part 1:Flying Wings, August, 2008, page 18
Bill Collum, Future Tech -- Part 2: Control Systems, September, 2008, page 17
Bill Collum, Future Tech -- Part 3: Advanced Materials, October, 2008, page 14
Bill Collum, Inexpensive Gifts and Gadgets for the Holiday Season, November, 2008, page 14
Bill Collum, Digital Cameras for the Cockpit, January, 2009, page 17
Bill Collum, Battery Chargers, February, 2009, page 18
Bill Collum, Jet Pilots, March, 2009, page 20
Bill Collum, Technology Marches On, April, 2009, page 14
Bill Collum, A Question Session, May, 2009, page 14
Bill Collum, The Clearnav System, June, 2009, page 16
George S. Moore, New Methods and Technologies: Winching Warrants a New Look - Part 1, July, 2009, page 15
George S. Moore, New Methods and Technologies: Winching Warrants a New Look - Part II, August, 2009, page 13
Bill Collum, Unique Soaring Terms, September, 2009, page 15
Bill Collum, Unique Soaring Terms, October, 2009, page 11
Bill Collum, Gifts & Gadgets, November, 2009, page 9
Bill Collum, Touring Motorgliders, December, 2009, page 13

Stamps
Simine Short, February, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, Spring and the Soaring Season is Coming, March, 2005, page 4
Simine Short, Honoring Aviation Day, April, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, May, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, Cuba: Blanik L-13, June, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, July, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, August, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, 50th Anniversary Stamp, September, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, Polish Glider Stamp, October, 2005, page 3
Simine Short, Give the Gift of Gliding, December, 2005, page 3

The Buzz
Bob Wander, The Buzz, February, 2000, page 9

The Gate
Charlie Spratt, November, 2003, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Fly Spanking, December, 2003, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Never Growing Up, January, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Youth People in Soaring, February, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Liquid Assets, March, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Silence is Golden, But Watch Out for the Sand, April, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Soaring has an Animal Attraction, May, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, The Pin is Mightier than the Sword, June, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Signs of the Times, July, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Film at Eleven, August, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Women of Soaring, September, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Sailing on the Sea of Hobbs, October, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Radio Communications, November, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Our Home Needs Repair, December, 2004, page 60
Charlie Spratt, The Pilots' Meeting, January, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Frustration Management, February, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Chillin' ... Soaring Style, March, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, An Indomitable Spirit, April, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Here comes the Judge!, May, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Soaring Can be a Real Blast, June, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, My Santiago Adventure, July, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Kids and Blue Water don't Mix, August, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Panel, September, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Bad Trailer, October, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Animals at the Gliderport, November, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, The Troubadour of Soaring, December, 2005, page 60
Charlie Spratt, The Golden Age of the Gate, January, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Charlie's Early Influences in Soaring, February, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Charlie's Early Influences in Soaring, Part II, March, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Influences, Part III, April, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Memories of Littlefield, May, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Supporting the Soaring Addiction, June, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Napoleon, July, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Airport Bullies, August, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, On the Road, September, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Relief in Sight, October, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, A Family that Needs Our Support, November, 2006, page 60
Charlie Spratt, Teenagers, December, 2006, page 60

The Hangar-Flying Project
Gene Waggy, No Diamond, November, 2002, page 23

Thoughts from the Chairman
Phil Umphres, So What Has the SSA Done for you Lately?, February, 2009, page 3
Phil Umphres, Volunteers, March, 2009, page 3
Phil Umphres, Back to Basics, April, 2009, page 3
Phil Umphres, Selling the Sport of Soaring, May, 2009, page 2
Phil Umphres, Safety, June, 2009, page 3
Phil Umphres, Helping the Club Pilot "Cut the Apron Strings", July, 2009, page 2
Phil Umphres, In Praise of the SSA Staff, August, 2009, page 3
Phil Umphres, SSA Web Site, September, 2009, page 2
Phil Umphres, Alphabet Soup, October, 2009, page 2
Phil Umphres, Building for the Future, November, 2009, page 2
Phil Umphres, Protecting our Places to Fly, December, 2009, page 2

Tow Pilots' Corner
Jayne Reid, The View From My End of the Rope, June, 2001, page 14
Jayne Reid, Positioning for Release, August, 2001, page 14
Jayne Reid, Takeoff Procedure for a 2-33, October, 2001, page 16
Jayne Reid, How's Your Towing Attitude, January, 2002, page 17
Jayne Reid, Safeguarding Against Towing with the Sailplane's Spoilers Open, March, 2002, page 14
Jayne Reid, The Rudder Waggle Signal, May, 2002, page 14
Jayne Reid, The Rope Break, July, 2002, page 16
Jayne Reid, Takeoff Procedures, September, 2002, page 14
Jayne Reid, Currency, December, 2002, page 20
Jayne Reid, Tow Plane Let-Down Procedure, March, 2003, page 14
Burt Compton, Current and Proficient, April, 2003, page 16
Burt Compton, Hot Day Aerotows, June, 2003, page 10
Burt Compton, Visiting Pilots: Your Towpilot Has a Few Questions, August, 2003, page 18
Burt Compton, October, 2003, page 9
Burt Compton, The Standard Aerotow Signals, December, 2003, pages 10-11

Vice Chairman's Column
Dean Carswell, Growing Soaring, May, 2003, page 2
Steve Northcraft, Been Out to the Airport Lately?, June, 2003, page 2
Chip Garner, Communications, July, 2003, page 2
Dick Mockler, The Joy of Soaring Cross-Country, August, 2003, page 2

Where in the World is Wright
Editor, February, 2005, page 6
Editor, March, 2005, page 7
Editor, April, 2005, page 9
Editor, June, 2005, page 7
Editor, July, 2005, page 11
Editor, August, 2005, page 12

Why We Fly
Dave Verret, Flying with a Good Friend, November, 2008, page 36
Billy Hill, Introspection, December, 2008, page 35
Michael Schaub, A Day in the Desert Sun, January, 2009, page 34
Nyal Williams, Australian Trip, August, 2009, page 36
Jeff Castro, How I Discovered Soaring ... and Why I'm Glad I Did, August, 2009, page 36
Roger Jones, Halloween Air Play, October, 2009, page 26


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