Soaring Magazine Index for 2001 organized by section

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Beginners' Corner, Chairman's Column, Competition Commentary, Competition Corner, Cover, Feature Article, Instructors' Corner, Milestones, Motorgliding Corner, President's Column, SSA & FAI Awards, SSA Mail, Safety Corner, Sailplane Safety, Soaring News, Tow Pilots' Corner

Beginners' Corner
Bob Wander, Winter Blues, January, page 12
Bob Wander, The A, B, and C Badge Program, February, page 12
Bob Wander, Meet the Flight Instruments: The Airspeed Indicator, March, page 16
Bob Wander, Meet the Flight Instruments: The Altimeter, April, page 16
Bob Wander, Introducting the Magnetic Compass, May, page 14
Bob Wander, Introduction to Variometry, June, page 10
Bob Wander, Variometer Compensation - Part 2, August, page 12
Bob Wander, Variometer Compensation, November, page 16

Chairman's Column
Tim Welles, Events of September 11; Effect on Soaring, November, page 2

Competition Commentary
Karl Striedieck, World View, January, page 14
Karl Striedieck, Time Matters, February, page 14
Karl Striedieck, 2001 Changes to the Rules, April, page 20

Competition Corner
Karl Striedieck, GPS-Controlled Starts, July, page 12
Karl Striedieck, The Turn Area Task, September, page 20
Karl Striedieck, The SRA, December, page 18

Cover
Baude Litt, World Club Class Championships, January
Robert D. Davis, Perlan High Altitude Composite, February
John Noble, Dimona over High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, March
Hiroshi Seo, Cirrus at International Vintage Sailplane Meet, April
Chuck Lohre, New Sailplane, May
Greg Cook, Three Gliders Enjoy a Summer Day, June
Richard Thornton, Soaring over Tehachapi, July
Dennis Barton, Vintage Sailplane Association Regatta, August
John Sullivan, SZD-56-1 "Diana" over Michigan, September
John G. Palfery, Landing During Regional Contest, October
Frank Konesky, Sugarbush Soaring, November
John Wolter, Winter Soaring in Germany, December

Feature Article
Gil Stengel, Basic Composite Repair, January, page 16
Tom Bradbury, Flying Towards Fronts, January, page 20
Tom Knauff, Flying Style, January, page 25
Karl Striedieck, G'-Day Gawler, January, page 25
Dan Johnson, Two Hours With No Vario, January, page 26
Joan T. Hollier, The Pumpkin Drop, January, page 29
Eric Greenwell, The Sparrowhawk, January, page 30
Baude Litt, Flying & Drawing, January, page 34
Charlie Spratt, Haulin' Glass - Trailer Problems, January, page 35
Derek Piggott, The Piggott Hook, February, page 16
John Good, Perlan - Soaring to 100,000', February, page 18
Bill Batesole, Snowbird Meet at Harris Hill, February, page 23
Tom Knauff, Liability in Instruction, February, page 24
Tom Elmore, Hunter Rules, February, page 25
L.M.M. Boermans, Antares: A Self-Starting Silent Super Plane, February, page 26
John Murray, The New ASW-28, February, page 32
Jim Payne, Some Clear Talk About Spins, February, page 36
Fred Steadman, Hot as Texas in July, and Bluer than Elvis' Christmas, March, page 18
Tom Bradbury, Skirting Round Showers, March, page 21
Richard Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LAK-17A Racing Class Sailplane, March, page 25
Richard duPont, A Two-Bagger, March, page 34
Kempton Izuno, Nevada Great Basin Soaring, April, page 22
Dave Newill, Air Sports Expo 2001, The SSA Annual Convention, April, page 26
John Good, The First World Club Class Championships, April, page 32
Erik Mann, The Governor's Cup, April, page 36
Cam Martin, The Duster at 30, May, page 15
Tom Bradbury, Some Variations of Cumulus, May, page 20
Doug Jacobs, Safari To Mafikeng: Team Report from Gyps Africanus, May, page 22
Bill Ard, The Last Thermals of Summer, May, page 26
The SSA Annual Awards, May, page 30
Katarina Nicole Arnoux-Connors, Getting My Glider Rating at Turf Soaring, May, page 34
Richard Kellerman, Using Thermodynamic Diagrams, June, page 18
Tom Knauff, Aero Tow Emergencies, June, page 21
Ed Seymour, The Northrop Primary Glider, June, page 22
Fred Daams, A Visit to the Rolladen-Schneider Glider Factory, June, page 26
Susan McAllister, The OSTIV Mountain Wave Project, June, page 30
Gary Fogel and Kathleen Winters, Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), June, page 36
Ron Clarke, An Inter-Club Rivalry, July, page 16
Tony Segal, Making Accidents Survivable - With a Racing Car Cockpit in your Glider, July, page 18
Dick Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the LAK-17A Racing Class Sailplane, July, page 22
Ian Nadas, Measuring Soaring Performance - in Real Time, July, page 26
Kai Gertsen, The Way it Was, July, page 28
Dave Nadler, AERO 2001, July, page 29
John Good, Soaring Participation Worldwide, July, page 34
Tim McNamara, Flying with Karl Striedieck, July, page 35
Jim Herd, Trailer Sway - Causes and Solutions, August, page 16
Mike Manning, The Weekend Rating, August, page 19
Richard H. Johnson, 1951 World Distance Record, August, page 20
Jack Wyman, The SZD-56-1 "Diana" - An Owner's Report", August, page 24
Eric Greenwell, Flying the Gapa, August, page 29
Susan McAllister, Standard Class Nationals, August, page 30
Tom Bradbury, Cu-Nim and Lightning, August, page 35
Pat Costello, Glider Flight Instructor Insurance, September, page 21
Dottie Thomas-Pin and François Pin, The 2001 US World Class National Championships, September, page 22
Jim Payne, Speed Records in Wave, September, page 24
Chad Moore, Performance Testing the Russia AC-4c, September, page 28
Frank Paynter, Sports Class View of the Region 6 Contest, September, page 33
Tillmann Steckner, Gap Seal Delamination, September, page 34
Richard Johnson, Lifted Gap Seal Tape, September, page 35
Tom Pressley and Jim and Jackie Payne, Two New Contest Sites, October, page 17
Lloyd Licher, Remembering Doug Lamont, October, page 22
Douglas Lamont, Flawed Diamond, October, page 23
Kevin Brooker, Diamonds Before Breakfast, October, page 28
Dan Johnson, Thirst and the Drinking Pilot, November, page 18
Dick Johnson, Chasing Birds for Gus Raspet, November, page 24
Vladislav Zejda, The Struggle for High Altitudes, November, page 25
Frauke Elber, Olga Klepikova, November, page 30
Gary Fogel, Flying the Altostratus I, November, page 32
Pat Costello, Insurable Interest, November, page 35
Tom Bradbury, Growth and Decay of Cumulus, December, page 19
Gary Kemp, National Contests at Montague, December, page 24
Charlie Spratt, Alfalfa Eight A Soaring Profile, December, page 30
Larry Sanderson, 70 Years of Service - State of the SSA in 2001, December, page 36
Bob Greenblatt, Low-Energy Landings, December, page 40

Instructors' Corner
Frank Reid, The SSA Instructor Development Program, April, page 18
Frank Reid, What Kind of Instructor are You?, June, page 17
Frank Reid, Beyond the Private Pilot Rating, August, page 46
Frank Reid, The Wave-Off Signal, October, page 13

Milestones
Daniel Koneck, Dedicated Student, January, page 47
Final Glide, January, page 47
Neal Pfeiffer, Another New Pilot, January, page 47
Kathy Jerome, Another Great Flight, February, page 43
Cam Martin, Lineboy Kyle Harrington Solos at Skylark North Tehachapi, CA, February, page 43
Philip T. Corbell, Civil Air Patrol Cadets, March, page 43
Fourteen Year Old Solos on his Birthday, April, page 45
Tom Latson, Student Receives Pilot Certificate on his Birthday, April, page 45
Linda Mathias, Private Pilot Checkride Successful, April, page 45
Larry Herstel, Student Report, April, page 45
Final Glide, April, page 45
Jim Hendrix, First Solo Flight in Arkansas, May, page 43
Lloyd Aronoff, Great Birthday/Valentine's Day, May, page 43
Final Glide, May, page 43
Paul Jennings, First Solo Flight in Oklahoma, May, page 43
Final Glide, June, page 43
Philip T. Corbell, Private Pilot License Obtained, June, page 43
Ray Tadry, Juniors Selected for Air Force Academy Program, June, page 43
Owen Jones, Never Too Late, July, page 43
Frauke Elber, Father and Daughter Solo, July, page 43
Final Glide, July, page 43
Steve Vihlen, After Sixteen Years, July, page 43
Philip T. Corbell, Multiple Milestones, July, page 43
Phil Stoddard, Sixty-Seven Years Later, August, page 43
Final Glide, August, page 43
Beverly Orndorff, Father and Son, August, page 43
Nancy Johnson, Solo at 14, August, page 43
Final Glide, September, page 43
Robert P. Morgan, What an Accomplishment!, September, page 43
Sally Lese, Successful Student, October, page 49
Michael Povinelli, Multiple Utah Milestones, October, page 49
Final Glide, October, page 49
Stan Kasprzyk, Father and Son Earn Silver Duration, October, page 49
Phil Corbell, CAP Cadets and SSA Members, October, page 49
Robert Halpern, Couple Ties the Knot at 10,000 Feet, November, page 45
Final Glide, November, page 45
Shirt Cuttin' Time!, November, page 45
Final Glide, December, page 49
David Menchen, Sweet Sixteen and Flying High, December, page 49
Phil Corbell, Four More Cadets Take to the Air, December, page 49

Motorgliding Corner
Pete Williams, Motorgliding, January, page 46
Pete Williams, Inspections, Maintenance and Servicing, April, page 43
Pete Williams, Pilots Who Fly Motorgliders, July, page 14
Pete Williams, Cross-Country Flights in a Motorglider, September, page 19
Pete Williams, In-Flight Engine Starts, December, page 17

President's Column
Larry Sanderson, Indianapolis Next Month: Soaring in Winter - Be There!, January, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Wanted: A Few Good Folks, February, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Payback Time, March, page 2
Larry Sanderson, In Your Mailbox This Month, April, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Share Your Wealth, May, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Why Hobbs? And Where the Heck is it?, June, page 2
Larry Sanderson, www.glidingmagazine.com, July, page 2
Larry Sanderson, More About Young Folks, August, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Your Vote Counts, September, page 2
Larry Sanderson, America is Open for Business, October, page 2
Larry Sanderson, Aviation in the Target, December, page 2

SSA & FAI Awards
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, January, page 48
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, February, page 41
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, March, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, April, page 41
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, May, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, June, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, July, page 40
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, August, page 38
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records: Ask the Badge Lady, September, page 38
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records, October, page 38
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records, November, page 37
Arleen Coleson, Badges & Records, December, page 42

SSA Mail
James E. Good, Waco Gliders, January, page 3
Chuck Forrester, Trailer Safety Chains, January, page 3
Rodney A. Jones, Safety Through Aerobatics, January, page 3
Robert Mudd, First Flight in Type, January, page 3
Stephen duPont, Winter Soaring, January, page 4
Robert Lee Moore, Senior Pilot Assist, January, page 4
Nobuo Ueda, Sky Blossom AirShow, February, page 3
George Fish, Mechanics of Thermaling, February, page 3
Richard Kellerman, Response to Mechanics of Thermaling, February, page 3
John B. Hearn, More About Control Checks, March, page 3
Stephen Nesser, Thank You, Soaring Safety Foundation, March, page 3
Michael Randolph, Safety Column, March, page 3
Ron Martelet, Motorgliding, March, page 4
Terry Roach, Spins and Slips, April, page 3
Jim Payne, Reply to Excellent Spin Article, April, page 3
Leroy W. Mink, Excellent Spin Article, April, page 3
Ralph Markson, Perlan, April, page 4
Don Berk, More on Thermaling Safety, April, page 6
John Good, Reply to Perlan, April, page 6
Richard Kellerman, Reply to More on Thermaling Safety, April, page 6
Russia Landing Gear Lock System, April, page 6
Jan Scott, A Tragic Loss of Historic Gliders, April, page 6
Hugh Milne, Common Courtesy, May, page 3
Rod Hug, I Did it Too, May, page 3
Bill Brewer, Polar Bear Day, May, page 4
Curt Lewis, Instructor Recertification Clinic, May, page 4
George H. Frost, Tost Release for Tow Planes, June, page 3
J. Grant Davis, Soaring Experiences, June, page 3
David Campbell, Come to Florida, June, page 3
Rick Howell, Correction, June, page 4
Bill Berson, Safety Concersn, June, page 4
Richard Johnson, Sun Dangers, July, page 3
David Jung, Looking for Exchange, July, page 3
Christoph Santel, Civil Air Patrol Program Commended, July, page 3
A Cautionary Tale, July, page 4
Tammie Carswell, Great Experience, August, page 3
Leigh Zimmerman, Contest Hospitality, August, page 3
Duane Eisenbeiss, Safety Emphasis, August, page 3
Carl Villanueva, Tow Pilots' Corner, August, page 3
Billy Singleton, Reply to Safety Emphasis, August, page 3
Steve duPont, Magnetic Compass, August, page 4
Richard Weil, Meteorology Courses, August, page 4
Keith Willis, Correction, September, page 3
Peter Stauble, Aero Tow Emergencies, September, page 3
Richard H. Johnson, Radio Procedure, September, page 3
Charlie Leu, Hot Metal, September, page 3
Dan Johnson, Trailer Rash, September, page 3
Jim Price and Ronnie Anderson, Hobbs Contest Kudos, September, page 4
John P. Dezzutti, Show and Tell, September, page 6
Larry Sanderson, Response to Adopt-A-Class, September, page 6
Jim Hard, Adopt-A-Class, September, page 6
Editor, Soaring Magazine Policy for Letters to "Soaring Mail", September, page 7
Mike Nagle, Medical Question, October, page 3
Jim Herd, Web-Based User Groups, October, page 3
C.C. Flora, RJ-5 Interest, October, page 3
Dan Johnson, Reply to Medical Question, October, page 3
Gilly Smith, Build It and They Will Come, November, page 3
Stan Jenkins, SZD-56-1 Diana Design, November, page 3
John Joss, SZD-56-1 Diana Design, November, page 3
Charles Vorsanger, Magnetic Compass, November, page 3
John Hearn, August Safety Corner, November, page 3
Steve duPont, Reply to Magnetic Compass, November, page 3
Jeff Cloud, Aerotow Risks, November, page 4
Richard Kellerman, VFR Flight Restrictions, December, page 3
Karl Striedieck, Response to A Time/Distance Task, December, page 3
Don Monroe, Thanks for the Memories, December, page 3
Bill Feldbaumer, A Time/Distance Task, December, page 3
John Daniell, Trailer Sway, December, page 4
Sylvia Szafarczyk, Bultman Award, December, page 5
Phil Ecklund, Transponders, December, page 6
Tillman Steckner, Internal Gap Seal Delamination, December, page 6
Ruben Mora, Flying in San Martin de los Andes, December, page 6
Larry Sanderson, Reply to Transponders, December, page 7

Safety Corner
George Thelen, Landing Gear Collapses, February, page 46
George Thelen, Dear Flabby, March, page 44
George Thelen, Hot, Windy, Dry?, May, page 44
George Thelen, Structural Integrity, June, page 44
George Thelen, If It Is Worth Doing - Do It Right, August, page 47
George Thelen, Unprepared, September, page 46
George Thelen, Glider Pilot vs. Tow Pilot, November, page 42
George Thelen, 6.5 Hours per Year, December, page 46

Sailplane Safety
Billy Singleton, January Newsletter, January, page 38
Billy Singleton, April Newsletter, April, page 46
Billy Singleton, Sharing the Skies - Report from the Soaring Safety Foundation, July, page 44
Billy Singleton, Report from the Soaring Safety Foundation: Preventing Landing Accidents, October, page 32

Soaring News
Dean Carswell, Successful Soaring Seminar 2000, January, page 6
Dean Carswell, SSA Holds First Instructor Cross-Country Camp, January, page 6
Tom Lyon, New SSA Club Formed in Fremont, Michigan, January, page 8
Cambridge Aero Instruments, Cambridge 300 Series Soaring Instruments, January, page 8
June Dove, The Joseph C. Lincoln Award, January, page 8
John H. Campbell, High School Field Trip, January, page 10
Editor, Correction, February, page 6
David Nye, Thanksgiving at Santa Ynez, California, February, page 6
David Treinis, Group Genesis Program, February, page 8
John Sharp, OnLine Tow Pilot Course, February, page 8
Editor, Tost Towhook Maintenance Requirements, February, page 8
Editor, Record Flight in South America, February, page 8
Cambridge Aero Instruments, Cambridge Aero Instruments Offers Soaring Navigation Software, February, page 10
TOST Flugzeuggerratebau, Maintenance Requirements for Tost Releases, March, page 6
SSA National Regional Fun Cross-Country Contest Winners for 2000, March, page 6
Frank Reid, SSA National Regional Fun Cross-Country Contest Rules, March, page 6
Bob Eli, Texas PW-5 Club - Year 2000 in Review, March, page 7
Bob Hey, Alabama Club, March, page 7
Rick Hanson, Youth Soaring Camps, March, page 8
Preston Burch, Region 4 North Contest, Fairfield, PA, March, page 8
New Oxygen System, March, page 12
New Region 1 Director, April, page 8
US Soaring Hall of Fame Inductees for the Year 2000, April, page 8
Steven Wasilowski, Get Involved with your Community College, April, page 8
George Applebay, VSA Rally and SHA Workshop, April, page 9
John Campbell, Youth Awards, April, page 9
Tidewater Soaring Foundation Scholarship, April, page 9
Nancy Graham, Call for Nominations, April, page 10
Conrad Suechting, 2001 World Air Games, April, page 10
Bill Ard, Russia Sailplanes Unveils the MotorRussia, April, page 12
Editor, Foot & Mouth Disease Leads to Cross-Country Flying Ban, May, page 8
Rick Donner, Whatever it Takes, May, page 8
John Campbell, Youth Contests, May, page 10
John Duprey, Automatic Control Hookups for the PW-5, May, page 10
John Duprey, Glide Computer with Color Moving Map, May, page 10
Long Wings for the Glasflugel 304CZ, May, page 10
Editor, Correction, May, page 10
Jim and Simine Short, "Oldtimer Sailplanes - Flying Rarities from the Pioneering Days of Soaring Flight", by Jochen Ewald, et al, May, page 10
Joe Volmar, Attention Valentin Taifun Owners, May, page 10
Jay McDaniel, Dual Tow, May, page 12
John Campbell, Junior Records, May, page 12
John Gill, Silver Anniversary of the Joseph C. Lincoln Memorial Award, June, page 6
SSA Staff, Contest Rules Committee Election, June, page 6
Corwin Sharp, NESA at Fifty, June, page 8
John Murray and Jim Payne, 2003 Centennial of Flight Celebration, July, page 6
Dick Johnson, 2001 Marfa Spring Thermal and Wave Camp, July, page 6
Fred Steadman, Correction, July, page 7
Steve Leonard, Regon 10 Soaring Contest 2000, July, page 7
Billy Singleton, Pilot Certification Information, July, page 7
Burt Compton, SSA at Oshkosh, July, page 7
Cambridge Aero Instruments, New Flight Evaluation Software, July, page 7
Sephen Drane, World Distance Award, July, page 10
Dean Carswell, PW-6 Arrives, August, page 6
George Applebay, Southwest Soaring Museum, August, page 6
Kai Gertsen, 2001 Senior Contest, August, page 7
Dave Nadler, New Flight Computer, August, page 8
Peter Krebs, Alexander Schleicher Memorial, August, page 8
Bonnie McAnerny, Western Seniors Contest, August, page 8
Raul Blacksten, "Sailplanes, 1920-1945", by Martin Simons, August, page 9
Editor, Log Book Endorsements - Instructors Beware, August, page 9
Editor, Junior Pilot Wins World Class Nationals, August, page 9
George Thelen, Interim Accident Report, August, page 10
George Taylor, Cadets Converge on Hobbs, September, page 8
Gary Kemp, Region 11 Contest - Open Class, September, page 8
Susan McAllister, Mountain Wave Project Website, September, page 9
Clothing for Pilots, September, page 9
Steve Smith, Region 11 Contest - 15 Meter & Sports Class, September, page 9
Charlie Spratt, Region 6 Contest, September, page 10
Charlie Spratt, "10,000 Feet and Climbing", by Karen Schreder Barbera, September, page 10
Charlie Spratt, Region 9 Contest, September, page 12
Blue Ridge Soaring Society, 2001 BRSS Racing Cup, September, page 16
Bill Ard, Russia Sailplanes Report, September, page 16
Helios Prototype Flies to 96,500 Feet, October, page 6
Jim Culp, Stan Nelson Named Chairman of NAA Contest and Records Board, October, page 6
Eric Greenwell, Sparrowhawk Progress, October, page 6
Editor, New Video Features the 2001 Open Class Nationals, October, page 8
Editor, Photo Credit, October, page 8
Gary Fogel, "The Lindberghs Soar in San Diego", by Joe W. Streetman, October, page 8
Key Dismukes, Air Sailing Sports Class Contest, October, page 8
Editor, Husband and Wife Set World Speed Records, October, page 8
Editor, Husband and Wife World Champions, October, page 8
Norman H. Ellison, Region 8 Contest, October, page 10
Wren Mast-Ingle, Finland to South Africa, November, page 6
Dean Carswell, TSA Training Seminar, November, page 6
Phyllis Wells, 2001 Women's Soaring Seminar, November, page 6
Phyllis Wells, WSPA Scholarship Announced, November, page 8
Kai Gertsen, Region 3 Contest, November, page 8
Editor, New SSA Directors, December, page 8
Erik Mann, Governor's Cup Results, December, page 8
Tim Welles, Contest Committee News, December, page 8
John Good, Region 4 South Contest, December, page 10
Editor, Mail Services, December, page 10
WGC 2001 in South Africa, December, page 10
Rich Gillock, Dust Devil Dash, December, page 10
Editor, SSA Office Closed for Christmas Holidays, December, page 12
Pete Williams and Jim Herd, Minden Soaring Club, December, page 12

Tow Pilots' Corner
Jayne Reid, The View From My End of the Rope, June, page 14
Jayne Reid, Positioning for Release, August, page 14
Jayne Reid, Takeoff Procedure for a 2-33, October, page 16


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