Soaring Magazine Index for 2005 organized by subject

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

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Aerodynamics

Joe Salz, Angle of Attack, September, page 3

Flight Tests: Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Sparrow Hawk Light Sailplane, August, pages 21-28; Dean Carswell, A Pilot Evaluation of the Windward Performance SparrowHawk, August, pages 25-26

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs

Frauke Elber, People, People, People, January, pages 15-16

Frauke Elber, Winch Launching, February, page 10

Frauke Elber, Young Voices, March, pages 10-11

Joe Volmar, Time is Running Out, April, page 10

Frauke Elber, editor, Milestones, April, pages 10-11

Jeff Daye, April, pages 10-11

Charles Cook, First in Flight - First in Safety, April, page 11

Frauke Elber, Why Are There So Few Women In Soaring?, May, pages 12-13

Frauke Elber, Aller aux vaches, June, pages 10-11

WSSS at Holloman AFB Air Show, Mark Rowe, July, page 7

Frauke Elber, What is in a Name?, July, pages 13-14

Frauke Elber, Soaring Fun Meets, August, pages 15-16

CAP: Al Allenback, Thanks for Great Story (Tapping into the Energy of Youth with the Civil Air Patrol, November 2004), February, page 3; Tim Ross, CAP is a Great Place to Start, February, page 3

National Soaring Museum

Raul Blacksten, Dear Glider Pilot and Friend, August, pages 3-4

Landmarks: Kevin Brooker, Bill Batesole, Allan MacNicol, Rick Roelke, and Rick Sheppe, Landmark Designated, April, page 7

Soaring Safety Foundation: Bob Wander, Soaring Safety Foundation Web Site, August, pages 18-19

WSPA: WSPA Awarded $2800 in Scholarships in 2004, January, page 11; Phyllis Wills, WSPA Offers New Scholarship, January, pages 11-12

Air Shows

Jim Skydell, Region 12 Soaring Council (RESCO) Displays Sailplane at Regional EAA Air Show, November, page 6

Architecture

Darrel Mullins, Soaring Architecture - Iowa State Sutdents Design Dream Gliderport, January, pages 24-27

Awards

Denise Layton, The SSA Annual Awards, May, pages 16-19

Editor, Corrections Concerning Award Winners, July, page 7

Badges: Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, January, pages 46-48; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, February, pages 44-45; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, March, page 44; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, April, page 48; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, May, pages 47-48; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, June, pages 47-48; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, July, pages 41-42; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, August, pages 42-43; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, September, page 41; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, October, page 46; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, November, page 46; Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, December, page 47

World Distance Award: Lee Steorts, World Distance Award, April, page 3; Duane Eisenbeiss, World Distance Award - Update, April, page 5

World Records: Leo Benetti-Longhini, Connect the Dots, March, pages 15-18

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Book Reviews

New Book ( Caged Metal Feathers ), February, page 4

George Moffat, Karl Striedieck, and Karin Schlösser, See ya' at the airport!, by Charlie Spratt, February, page 6

Richard H. Johnson, Sailplanes 1965 - 2000, by Martin Simons, February, page 6

Joyce Logan, My First Log Book & Acitivty Book, April, pages 6-7

Attitudes that Win - An extract from George Moffat's new book Winning II, April, pages 7-8

John Joss, Winning II, by George B. Moffat, August, pages 7-8

Dr. Joachim P. Kuettner, The Leading Edge; A Life in Gliding by Dick Georgeson and Anna Wilson, September, page 8

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Calendar

Editor, Contests and Special Events, April, pages 42-43

Editor, Contests and Special Events, May, pages 43-45

Editor, Contests and Special Events, June, pages 44-45

Editor, Contests and Special Events, July, pages 44-45

Editor, Contests and Special Events, September, page 47

Contests and Special Events, October, page 40

Contests and Special Events, November, page 40

Calendar - Contests & Special Events, December, page 42

Clubs

Simine Short, 50th Anniversary Stamp, September, page 3

Frauke Elber, Growth and Retention in Clubs and SSA, September, page 13

Soaring Society of Boulder: Pedja Bogdanovich, Soaring Society of Boulder Contest Monitor Program, June, pages 32-34

Spouse: Frauke Elber, Letter to a Friend, December, page 16

Wabash Valley Soaring Association: Lee Cowie, Photos Tell a Story, November, page 3

Commericial Operators

Great Western Soaring School
Don Slotten, New Web Site, April, page 3

Competition

Regional
Charlie Spratt, Region 4 South Soaring Contest, December, page 7

Preston Burch, The 2005 Region 4 North Soaring Championships, December, page 8

Competitions

2004 Regional and National Contest Winners, January, page 32

Charlie Spratt, The Pilots' Meeting, January, page 60

Additional Contest Winners for 2005, March, page 6

Pedja Bogdanovich, Soaring Society of Boulder Contest Monitor Program, June, pages 32-34

Editor, Competition Rules Sub-Committee Nominations, July, pages 7-8

John Joss, Winning II, by George B. Moffat, August, pages 7-8

Garret Willat, Pilots View of the 1st Australian Junior Nationals, September, page 33

Wayne Roberts, Thanks Charlie, October, page 3

New Contest Result Posting System, where to fly map in place on line, October, page 12

1-26: Norm Miller, 2004 1-26 Championships, January, pages 21-23; Marvin Willis, Gliders, Thunderstorms, and Farmers, March, page 14; Contest Correction, June, page 3

International: John Seaborn, Sailplane Grand Prix in St. Auban, March, page 6

National

Sterling Starr, The Fantastic 1966 Nationals, March, pages 28-33

Chuck Lohre, The 2005 Standard Class Nationals, October, page 21

18-Meter

Montague, CA
Chris Woods, The 2005 18-Meter National Soaring Championships A Pilot's Perspective, November, page 23

18-Meter Class: Contest Results, March, page 7

Open Class: Contest Results, March, page 7

recording: SSA Enters into Exclusive Agreement with OLC for Entire U.S., October, page 13

Regional

Paddy Welles, Region 3 Contest; Harris Hill, Elmira, NY, September, page 10

David Mackenzie, Region 2, Mifflin, Penn, May 15-21, 2005, October, page 6

Bill Batesole, Mifflin, 2005, October, page 8

Graham Ramsden, Region 1 Soaring Contest, October, page 10

Albert Lea, MN: Paul Remde, U.S. Region 7 Soaring Contest, November, page 8

Hobbs, NM: Susan Dew, Region 9 Contest, November, page 7

Mifflin, PA: David Mackenzie, Region 2 Contest, November, page 12

Region 5 North: Dan Cole and Jay Pokorski, Region 5 North Soaring Competition, August, pages 8-10

Seniors: Don Pollard, The Seniors 2005, May, pages 35-37

US Team: John Seaborn, New U.S. Team eBulletin, March, page 7; John Seaborn, U.S. Team Online Archive Completed, March, page 7; Doug Jacobs and John Seaborn, World Gliding Championships- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, June, pages 23-29

Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings

Jim Skydell, Mike Melvill to be Features Speaker at Convention Awards Banquet, January, page 9

V. Pajno, The Motorless Flight Symposium, January, pages 9-11

Burt Compton, SSF Activities at the 2005 SSA Convention, February, pages 14-15

V. Pajno, Sports Aviation Symposium, June, pages 5-6

2006 SSA Convention and Registration Form, November, page 16

Dennis Wright, Conventions - Picking a Spot Doesn't End the Worry, December, page 2

2006 SSA Convention Arlington, TX, December, page 12

Contest

Photography
The 2006 Photo Contest, December, page 46

Contributions

Dick Butler, VW Supports Soaring, December, page 6

SSA, Adopt-A-Library Program, December, page 7

Dean Carswell, The 2005 Eagle Fund Campaign, December, page 18

Adopt-A-Library Program, December, page 25

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Equipment

New Product ( Peetot Pants ), February, pages 4-5

One for Two... The MH EDS O2D2 Two Place Pulse-Demand "FADOC"® Oxygen System, June, pages 6-7

Rob Dietrich, Sailplane Replacement Aviation Oxygen Cylinders Offered by Aerox, September, page 6

ELTs: Frauke Elber, An Article from the Skylines Newsletter (ELTs in Your Glider by Dave Weaver), November, page 15

FLARM: Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, page 21

Parachutes: Longer Repacks on the Horizon?, October, page 14

Tow Ropes: Duane Eisenbeiss, Maximum Rope Strength, November, page 4

Trailers: Charlie Spratt, Bad Trailer, October, page 60

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Federal Aviation Administration

Thomas A. Pressley, TSA Exemption, January, page 3

Intelligence Bill Means Changes for Glider Pilots, February, page 4

Bob Wander, Tests you Gotta Take Part 2: The FAA Knowledge Test, February, pages 12-13

Airspace: Cindy Brickner, Airspace Protection in Action, August, page 13

Films

Dennis Johnson, Soaring Movies, December, page 3

Final Glide

Final Glide^Landes|Ross|Ruperto|Navarre|Maultsby, December, page 44

Flight Stories

Leo Benetti-Longhini, Connect the Dots, March, pages 15-18

Rolf Schulze, Torrey Pines Thrills, March, pages 23-26

Flight Techniques

Dale Masters, Never Skid Your Turns, But ..., September, page 3

Flight Verification

Charlie Spratt, Panel, September, page 60

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Geriatic

Frauke Elber, You're Never Too Old, September, page 40

Growth

Mark Rodrigues, Growing Soaring, January, page 3

Doug Easton, Get Involved in Growing Soaring, April, pages 5-6

Jim Skydell, Exposing the Public to Soaring, July, page 8

SSA Growth and Promotion Committee, Fly A Sailplane Today, July, pages 8-10

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Hang Gliders

Davis Straub, Hang Gliders - Getting high, going fast, going far, January, pages 18-20

History

El Mirage
Tony Neubert, Memories, November, page 3

Warbird and Classic Air Show
Bob Davenport, Former Adversaries Meet in Friendship, November, page 3

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Instruction

Dean Carswell, Become a Soaring Instructor?, February, page 4

Wanted: Glider Flight Instructor Candidates, February, page 4

Rhonda Bouck, Elation and Elevation, February, pages 21-22

Eric Hinz, CFI to CFI: An Opportunity For Your Organization, February, pages 32-33

Bob Wander, Test Your Gotta Take, Part Three: The Oral & Flight Test, April, pages 15-16

Tom Knauff, How Far Can You Spit?, May, pages 20-23

Terry Clausen, Kudos to Tom Knauff, July, page 3

George Constantin, Starting Early, September, page 39

Mark Grant, Great Birthday, September, page 39

Rand Siegfried, Tenaya Elementary School Graduate Flies First Solo Flight in Sailplane, September, page 39

Larrey Krengel, New Birdman, September, page 40

Fifteen-Year-Old Solos, October, page 42

Alexander Burner: Guinevere L. Burner, "Awesome" Solo, October, page 42

Andrea Waymire: Butch Waymire, First Solo, October, page 43

Brad Podkulski: Dan Podkulski, Finally Soloed, October, page 42

CAP: CAP Cadet Solos, October, page 44

Duration: Bruce Patton, Three 5 hour Duration Flights in one Weekend, October, page 43

First Solo: Paul Corbett, July 30, 2005, Skylark North Glider School, Tehachapi, CA, November, page 42; Thomas Marchese, You're Never Too Old, November, page 43; Trevor Gorton, First Solo, November, page 43

Matthew Dews: Mary Webster, First Solo, October, page 43

Melvin Burhart: G. Alexander Hill, Melvin Gerald "Mel" Burkart, Master CFI, St.Louis, MO, October, page 44

Private License: Harold J. Gallagher, Youngest Pilot in CCSC, November, page 44

Solo: Jim Arndt, Solo in Heber Valley, November, page 42; David Marco, Solo by Dad at 14, November, page 43; Robert Spielman, Jacob's Solo, November, page 44

Youth: George Mauldin, Sean Mauldin's Milestone, October, page 45

Instrumentation

Richard H. Johnson, A Low Cost Total Energy Tube Design and Installation, June, pages 35-38

Lee Kuhlke, How's Your Plumbing?, July, pages 20-26

Insurance

Pat Costello, Glider Insurance Coverages, March, page 35

Are Non-SSA Members Using SSA Group Insurance? Sure They Are, May, pages 9-10

Pat Costello, Renter Pilot Liability Insurance, July, pages 17-18

International

William B. Snead, Soaring the Endless Summer, October, page 28

Australia Junior: Garret Willat, Pilots View of the 1st Australian Junior Nationals, September, page 33

BGA: Simine Short, July, page 3

Cuba: Simine Short, Cuba: Blanik L-13, June, page 3

France

St. Aubin
Réal LeBouëff, St. Aubin, July, cover

Friedrichshafen: Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, page 21

Japan: Simine Short, May, page 3; Hirokazu Ichikawa, Flying the Japanese Wave, May, pages 26-28

Jugoslavia: Simine Short, 50th Anniversary Stamp, September, page 3

South Africa: Ron Clarke, Great Cross-Country in January, July, pages 28-29

UK: Alan and David Nichol, A Day with Menip Gliding Club, August, pages 32-34

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Landmarks of Soaring

Kevin Brooker, 14th National Landmark of Soaring, October, page 3

Simine Short, Appreciates October Issue, December, page 4

Launching

Aerotow
Charles H. Davis, II, Tow Release Technique, July, page 5

Towpilots
Marvin Willis, A View from the Other End of the Rope, March, page 15

Towplanes

Pawnee
Susan J.M. Cabler, Big News About the Pawness as a Tow Plane!, May, pages 5-6

Launching Techniques

Aero Tow
Paul Moggach, Soft Release Technique, October, page 4

Literature

C. Dennis Wright, Book Review: North Star Over My Shoulder, May, page 6

Dr. Joachim P. Kuettner, The Leading Edge; A Life in Gliding by Dick Georgeson and Anna Wilson, September, page 8

Book Reviews: Bob Wander, Thermals (Book by Rolf Hertenstein), September, page 7

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Maintenance

Cindy Brickner, Grob 103 Service Information, September, page 7

Rich Carlson, Repair Notice, September, page 7

Master CFI

G. Alexander Hill, Melvin Gerald "Mel" Burkart, Master CFI, St.Louis, MO, October, page 44

Motorgliders

Joachim H. Schneibel, Motorgliding - The Worst of Two Worlds?, April, pages 26-29

Rod Hug, Another Reader's Opinion, July, page 2

Schempp-Hirth

Ventus 2CM
Greg Crook, Ventus 2CM flown by Manfred Rinel over Minden, NV, February, cover

Stemme: Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, page 21

Museums

Smithsonian NASM
John McMasters, Altostratus in Smithsonian National Air and Spacce Museum, February, page 3

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Obituaries

Final Glide, January, page 38

Final Glide, February, page 37

Final Glide, March, page 37

Final Glide, April, page 40

Final Glide, May, page 42

Final Glide, June, page 39

Final Glide, August, page 41

OSTIV

Bernald S. Smith, SSA, OSTIV & Technical Soaring, March, page 6

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People

Pierre AndreLanglois
Hicham Hobeika, Racing over the sky in Ontario, Canada; Oxygen is Great Fun, October, cover

Tom Archer
Pat Warren, Tom Archer over North Platte, Oregon, September, cover

Neil Armstrong
Knut Kjenslie, 60 Minute on Soaring, November, page 6

Artist

Tom Lohre
Tom Lohre, Jim Price in his LS-4 over Caesar Creek, November, cover

Brock Bowles
Final Glide, June, page 39

Cindy Brickner
Regional Director Nominations, August, pages 6-7

Gillian Bryce-Smith
Final Glide, October, page 42

Bob Buck
C. Dennis Wright, Book Review: North Star Over My Shoulder, May, page 6

Dick Butler
Additional Contest Winners for 2005, March, page 6

Dean Carswell
Regional Director Nominations, August, pages 6-7

Jeff Cloud
Frauke Elber, What is in a Name?, July, pages 13-14

Kyson Cockrell
George Constantin, Starting Early, September, page 39

Andrew J. Condon
Final Glide, August, page 41

Herbert Franke
Final Glide, June, page 39

Cole Franz
Chris Woods, People of Soaring Cole Franz, November, page 34

Terry Frazier
Charlie Spratt, An Indomitable Spirit, April, page 60

Tim Gagern
Mark Grant, Spot Lander, December, page 44

Trevor Gorton
Trevor Gorton, First Solo, November, page 43

Garrett, Dan, Bob Gudget
Dan Gudgel, Three Generations, December, page 46

Kat Haessler
Frauke Elber, Young Voices, March, pages 10-11

Horst Haneke
Final Glide, June, page 39

Guy K. Harrison
Final Glide, June, page 39

Sean Harte
Mark Grant, Great Birthday, September, page 39

Jennifer Hawthorne
The Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Awards, September, page 6

Stephan Horvath
New Book ( Caged Metal Feathers ), February, page 4

Lloyd Hunter
Final Glide, June, page 39

Micah Hursh
CAP Cadet Solos, October, page 44

Rick Indrebo
Additional Contest Winners for 2005, March, page 6

Bill Ivans
Simine Short, July, page 3

Irn Jousma
Additional Contest Winners for 2005, March, page 6

Richard Kellerman
Regional Director Nominations, August, pages 6-7

Ed Kilbourne
Charlie Spratt, The Troubadour of Soaring, December, page 60

Rudy Kunda
Richard Carlson, Rudy Kunda: A Chicago Soaring Pilot, April, pages 32-34

Eric Larson
Marshall Martin, ASH 26E at Torrey Pines, August, cover

Hal Lattimore
Charlie Spratt, Here comes the Judge!, May, page 60

Thomas Marchese
Thomas Marchese, You're Never Too Old, November, page 43

Michael Marco
David Marco, Solo by Dad at 14, November, page 43

Linda Mathias
Frauke Elber, Young Voices, March, pages 10-11

Sean M. Mauldin
George Mauldin, Sean Mauldin's Milestone, October, page 45

Jim McCullough
George Thelen, editor, Attempted Off-Field Motorglider Landing, April, pages 44-46

Harry Meline
Tom Kuhfeld, Harry Meline' Primary Glider, April, pages 36-38

Jacob Mersino
Harold J. Gallagher, Youngest Pilot in CCSC, November, page 44

Gus S. Miller
Final Glide, June, page 39

Myron Busell, Edward Roberson, Julian Panmier, Mark Wild, John Goodlette, Lee Bernardis, Francis McRae, George Watkins, Billy Minter
Final Glide, November, page 42

Kelly Naber
Frauke Elber, Young Voices, March, pages 10-11

Dan Noonan
Frauke Elber, Young Voices, March, pages 10-11

Stephen Northcraft
Regional Director Nominations, August, pages 6-7

Marvin Padgett
Larrey Krengel, New Birdman, September, page 40

David Patterson
Tom Conte, First Solo, December, page 46

K.C. Paulsen
Jim Arndt, Solo in Heber Valley, November, page 42

Kathleen Sabino
Final Glide, August, page 41

Al Santilli
Frauke Elber, What is in a Name?, July, pages 13-14

Bob Saunders
Chris Woods, People of Soaring: Bob "Glider Bob" Saunders, June, pages 20-21

Jacob Savage
Robert Spielman, Jacob's Solo, November, page 44

Chris Schrader
Bruce Patton, Three 5 hour Duration Flights in one Weekend, October, page 43

James Schrader
Bruce Patton, Three 5 hour Duration Flights in one Weekend, October, page 43

Dean Schumacher
Paul Corbett, July 30, 2005, Skylark North Glider School, Tehachapi, CA, November, page 42

Paul Schweizer
Tom Reesor, Thanks for the Memories, January, page 4

Keith Shaw
Bruce Patton, Three 5 hour Duration Flights in one Weekend, October, page 43

McKinley Siegfried
Rand Siegfried, Tenaya Elementary School Graduate Flies First Solo Flight in Sailplane, September, page 39

Martin Simons
Richard H. Johnson, Sailplanes 1965 - 2000, by Martin Simons, February, page 6

Charlie Spratt
George Moffat, Karl Striedieck, and Karin Schlösser, See ya' at the airport!, by Charlie Spratt, February, page 6

Andrew Stephenson
The Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Awards, September, page 6

Mac Stevens
Frauke Elber, You're Never Too Old, September, page 40

Jim Vaughn
Mark Grant, Receives License, December, page 45

Robert L. Vaughn
Final Glide, June, page 39

Pete Williams
Charmagne A. Williams, Thank You, May, page 3

Greg Willis
Greg Willis, Growing up at the Gliderport, September, page 15

Marvin Willis
Contest Correction, June, page 3

Greg Willis, Growing up at the Gliderport, September, page 15

Kathleen Winters
Editor, Corrections Concerning Award Winners, July, page 7

Bob Zimmerman
Bob Zimmerman, Takes Checkride, December, page 45

Photographs

Joachen Ewald, Profe Banjo, April, pages 30-31

Marc Raff, LS-4, May, pages 30-31

Kristen Burhana, Speed Astir, June, pages 30-31

Peter F. Selinger, Condor IV, July, pages 30-31

Stan Scott, Duo-Discuss, August, pages 30-31

Brian Lockhart, Let L-13 Blanik, September, page 30

Lee Cowie, Photos Tell a Story, November, page 3

John Abernathy, Jantar Standard SZD 41-A over Minnesota countryside, November, page 30

Physiology

One for Two... The MH EDS O2D2 Two Place Pulse-Demand "FADOC"® Oxygen System, June, pages 6-7

Publicity

Television
Knut Kjenslie, 60 Minute on Soaring, November, page 6

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Regulations

Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Lycoming Crankshafts, 2005-19-11; Cranks after 1999..., December, page 7

Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on PW-5 and PW-6 Gliders, 2005-19-17, Control Rods, December, page 7

Rides

John H. Campbell, Above the Law, December, page 45

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Safety

Alan Duckett, Safety Corner, January, page 4

George Thelen, By Design, January, pages 41-43

Bob Wander, Flight Instructor Recertification Clinics, February, page 14

Burt Compton, The SSA Master Instructor Program, February, page 14

Burt Compton, Wanted: Glider Flight Instructor Candidates, February, page 14

Pat Costello, CFIG Supervision of Student Pilots and Aviation Insurance Contracts, February, page 14

Burt Compton, SSF Activities at the 2005 SSA Convention, February, pages 14-15

Bob Wander, Life Support, February, page 15

Gene Hammond, The Emperor has no Clothes, February, page 15

Bernald Smith, Non-Flight Accidents, February, pages 15-16

Burt Compton, Editor, February, pages 15-16

George Thelen and Casey Lenox, The Sun and Soaring Pilots, February, pages 47-49

George Thelen, Photography and Safety, March, pages 46-48

Stephen Northcraft, Safety Reminder, April, page 3

Bob Wander, Soaring Safety Foundation, CFIG Recertification Clinics, April, page 12

Rich Carlson, The New Bronze Badge Written Test, April, pages 12-13

Gene Hammond, I don't have to..., April, page 13

George Thelen, editor, Attempted Off-Field Motorglider Landing, April, pages 44-46

George Thelen, Dropped Wing on Take Off, May, pages 39-41

George Thelen, ed. and Richard A. Carlson, A Message from the Soaring Safety Foundation, June, pages 42-43

Norman L. Donatt, Response to Safety Corner, July, page 4

George Thelen, Ed. and Bob Morehardt, Dear Flabby, July, pages 46-47

George Thelen, Ed., Dear Flabby, July, pages 46-48

George Thelen, Ed. and Mike Moore, Dear Flabby, July, pages 47-48

Ülo Okapuu, Thank You for Recommendations, August, page 3

Rich Carlson, 2004 Accident Summary, August, pages 45-46

Tom Serkowski, Comments Regarding Safety Corner, September, page 3

Mel Burkart, R Yous Talk'n to Me?, September, page 37

George Thelen, Retrieve, September, page 44

George Thelen, Tunnel Vision, October, page 37

First Flight, December, page 38

George Thelen, Cloudy, December, page 39

Stalls: Dave Fairchilds, A Greek Names Alpha, July, pages 33-36

Training: Winch Safety & Training, December, page 23

Unlatched Canopies: George Thelen, Ground Hog Day, November, page 37

Sailplanes

Tom Kuhfeld, Harry Meline' Primary Glider, April, pages 36-38

Aeros AL-12M: Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, page 21

AMS AlisportSilent: Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, page 21

Antares: Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, page 21

Baby Albatross BA-100: John R. Hed, A Long History of Interest, June, page 3

Blanik L-13: Simine Short, Cuba: Blanik L-13, June, page 3

DG: Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, page 21

Glaser-Dirks: Oliver Dyer-Bennet, DG Service, June, page 5; New DG Team Announced, June, page 5

Grob

103
Richard Thorton, Colors of Spring, April, cover

G 104 Speed Astir IIB
Kristen Burhana, Speed Astir, June, pages 30-31

Jantar

Standard
John Abernathy, Jantar Standard SZD 41-A over Minnesota countryside, November, page 30

Let L-13 Blanik: Brian Lockhart, Let L-13 Blanik, September, page 30

Libelle: Alan Duckett, Safety Corner, January, page 4

MDM-1 Fox: Yasuhiro Yama, MDM-1 Fox over Watarese Rervoir in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, by Mr. Ueda, June, cover

Minomao: Simine Short, Honoring Aviation Day, April, page 3

PIK 20D: Hicham Hobeika, Racing over the sky in Ontario, Canada; Oxygen is Great Fun, October, cover

Profe Banjo: Joachen Ewald, Profe Banjo, April, pages 30-31

PW-6U: William Ditrich, PW-6U on wire/truck launch at Springfield, VT, December, cover

Rolladen-Schneider

LS-4
Marc Raff, LS-4, May, pages 30-31

Tom Lohre, Jim Price in his LS-4 over Caesar Creek, November, cover

Scheibe-Spatz III: George Constantin, The Outlandish 1, October, page 24

Schempp-Hirth

Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, page 21

Duo-Discus: Stan Scott, Duo-Discuss, August, pages 30-31

Schleicher

ASH-26E
Marshall Martin, ASH 26E at Torrey Pines, August, cover

ASW-20
Mark LaCiura, ASW-20, piloted by Mark Grubb, over Tahachapi Wind Mill Ridge, May, cover

Condor IV
Peter F. Selinger, Condor IV, July, pages 30-31

Schweizer

SGS 1-23
Simine Short, July, page 3

SGS 1-26
C. Dennis Wright, "Real Men Land Out", by Dan Bryan, June, page 7

Ian Grant, Love With An Older Lady, August, pages 35-37

Greg Willis, Growing up at the Gliderport, September, page 15

SGS 1-36
Ülo Okapuu, Thank You for Recommendations, August, page 3

SGS 2-33
Richard Thornton, 2-33's in the snow at Tehachapi, January, cover

Ed Golden, Schweizer 2-33, October, page 30

Sparrowhawk: John Joss, SparrowHawk, October, page 3

Spyr Va: Simine Short, February, page 3

SZD: Dave Nadler, A Report From Friedrichshafen, September, page 21

SZD-24 "Foka": Simine Short, Vietnam, January, page 3

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

Vintage: Norb Wethington, Needs Assistance with New Book, March, pages 3-4

Windward Performance

Sparrow Hawk
Richard H. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Sparrow Hawk Light Sailplane, August, pages 21-28

Dean Carswell, A Pilot Evaluation of the Windward Performance SparrowHawk, August, pages 25-26

Scholarships

The Michael Wallace Memorial Scholarship Awards, September, page 6

Schools

Lenox Flight School
Harriet Hamilton, Patricia Hange, Thank You, SSA, November, page 3

Sites

Adrian, MI
Joe Volmar, Time is Running Out, April, page 10

Arlington, TX
2006 SSA Convention and Registration Form, November, page 16

Guilford Technical Community College
Charles Cook, First in Flight - First in Safety, April, page 11

Marfa, Texas
Dick Johnson, Marfa 2005 Spring Thermal and Wave Camp Report, May, pages 6-7

Bill Drury, Dieter Jaeger, Chris Ruf, Marfa Report: Update 2004, September, page 25

New Castle, Virginia
Seth Dye, Day of Soaring: Blue Ridge Soaring society hosts Virginia Aviation Conference Attendees, February, page 5

Piedmont Soaring Society, NC
Jeff Daye, April, pages 10-11

Seminole-Lake Gliderport
Knut Kjenslie, 60 Minute on Soaring, November, page 6

St. Auban, France
John Seaborn, Sailplane Grand Prix in St. Auban, March, page 6

Tehachapi, CA
Richard Thorton, Colors of Spring, April, cover

Mark LaCiura, ASW-20, piloted by Mark Grubb, over Tahachapi Wind Mill Ridge, May, cover

Torrey Pines, CA
Marshall Martin, ASH 26E at Torrey Pines, August, cover

Torrey Pines, California
Rolf Schulze, Torrey Pines Thrills, March, pages 23-26

West Texas
Darrel Mullins, Fertile Ground - in the High Desert of West Texas?, September, page 27

Zapata, Texas
Leo Benetti-Longhini, Connect the Dots, March, pages 15-18

Soaring Decline

Mark Weniger, The State of Gliding, December, page 3

Soaring Historic Flights

Beverly Orndorff, A Flight from Yesteryear has Modern Legacy, October, page 33

Soaring Safari

Jim Furlong, The Tumbleweed Soaring Classic as seen by the Baker's Dozen, December, page 26

Soaring Sites

Torrey Pines Gliderport
Frauke Elber, Can a Ground Launch Club save Torrey Pines Gliderport?, October, page 15

Soaring Society of America

C. Dennis Wright, Tours and Trades, January, page 2

C. Dennis Wright, Of Passions and Journeys, February, page 2

Editor, February, page 6

C. Dennis Wright, SSA Headquarters, March, cover

C. Dennis Wright, Of Birth Order and Thanks, March, page 2

C. Dennis Wright, Big Doings in Hobbs, March, page 7

Editor, March, page 7

C. Dennis Wright, An Update on the Building .. . Nearly Finished, April, page 2

SSA Staff, Call for SSA Director Nominations, April, page 5

Editor, April, page 9

C. Dennis Wright, Growing SSA Membership, May, page 2

Denise Layton, The SSA Annual Awards, May, pages 16-19

C. Dennis Wright, Your Dues Dollars at Work, June, page 2

SSA e-NEWS, June, page 6

Editor, June, page 7

C. Dennis Wright, Glider Rides and Our Future, July, page 2

Editor, Volunteer of the Month, July, page 7

Editor, July, page 11

C. Dennis Wright, Airspace, the FAA, and You, August, page 2

Mark Keene, Soaring Volunteers of the Month, August, page 4

The FAST Program, August, page 4

Peter W. Smith, SSA Board Approves New Hall of Fame Selection Procedure, August, pages 10-12

Editor, August, page 12

Cindy Brickner, Airspace Protection in Action, August, page 13

C. Dennis Wright, Leap and the Net will Appear, September, page 2

Jeff Banks, Volunteer of the Month - Pete Brown, September, page 11

Volunteers, October, page 4

Doug Jacobs, Call for Nominations, October, page 6

Nancy Kittridge, Volunteers of the Month: Andy Lumley & Judy Russell, October, page 11

C. Dennis Wright, Eagle Fund - Building Excellence in Membership Service, October, page 18

C. Dennis Wright, SSA Conventions, Locations or Pick a Place ... Any Place, November, page 2

Jim Short, First Things First The 2005 Eagle Fund Appeal, November, page 20

Conventions: Alexis Glynn Latner, The 2005 SSA Convention, April, pages 18-24

Directors: Editor, SSA Directors Elected, November, page 6

Flight Documentation: SSA Responds to Flight Publication Withdrawal Threat, October, page 13

Management: C. Dennis Wright, Regions and Directors, October, page 2; New Financial Software in Place, October, page 13

Publications: Bernald S. Smith, SSA, OSTIV & Technical Soaring, March, page 6

Regions: Jim Skydell, Region 12 Soaring Council (RESCO) Displays Sailplane at Regional EAA Air Show, November, page 6

Soaring Magazine

The Glider Gallery, June, page 5

Photograph Policy, July, page 8

Stamps: Jim Skydell, A Beautiful Stamp ..., November, page 4

SSA Management

SSA e-Newsletter, December, page 11

Where in the World is Wright?, December, page 11

Stamps

Simine Short, Vietnam, January, page 3

Simine Short, February, page 3

Simine Short, Spring and the Soaring Season is Coming, March, page 4

Simine Short, Honoring Aviation Day, April, page 3

Simine Short, May, page 3

Simine Short, Cuba: Blanik L-13, June, page 3

Simine Short, July, page 3

Simine Short, 50th Anniversary Stamp, September, page 3

Chinese: Simine Short, August, page 3

International

Poland
Simine Short, Polish Glider Stamp, October, page 3

Turkey
Simine Short, Turkish World Air Games stamp, November, page 3

Japan: Simine Short, A Creative Approach, May, page 3

Photography: Simine Short, Give the Gift of Gliding, December, page 3

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Techniques

Ballast
John "Corky" Gill, Water Ballast, January, pages 3-4

Cross Country
Kevin Brooker, Heading Out, March, pages 19-21

Orion Kingman, ASA Cross-Country Weekend Review, May, pages 7-8

Cross-Country
Sarah Kelly, Sex on the Run The tale of my Diamond Day in New Mexico, November, page 29

Landing
Tom Knauff, How Far Can You Spit?, May, pages 20-23

Landouts
John Murphy, Land Out Risks, August, page 3

Outlanding
Lee Kuhlke, A Different Idea, March, page 3

Racing
Doug Levy, The 2004 Online Contest, February, page 17

Brian Resor, Street Racing: A Story of How the OLC Injected New Life into Soaring at Moriarty, February, pages 16-19

Record Flying
Valeria Paget, Going After Records is a Team Sport, May, pages 32-34

Thermals
Bob Wander, Thermals (Book by Rolf Hertenstein), September, page 7

Wave
Leo Montejo, Christmas and Wave Season, January, pages 28-31

Hirokazu Ichikawa, Flying the Japanese Wave, May, pages 26-28

Winch Launch
Bill Daniels, High Performance Winch Launch - 40 Seconds to Freedom, December, page 21

X-C Soaring
C. Dennis Wright, Silver Distance Old School Style, September, page 18

Training

Harold Gallagher, Three New Students in one Day, December, page 44

Dan Gudgel, Three Generations, December, page 46

First Solo: Mark Grant, Spot Lander, December, page 44; Tom Conte, First Solo, December, page 46

License: Bob Zimmerman, Takes Checkride, December, page 45

Private License: Mark Grant, Receives License, December, page 45

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Volunteers

Jeff Banks, Volunteer of the Month - Pete Brown, September, page 11

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Wing Root Fillets

Richard Johnson, Richard Johnson's Reply, October, page 3

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Youth

Darrel Mullins, Soaring Architecture - Iowa State Sutdents Design Dream Gliderport, January, pages 24-27

Bill Rushing, Youth Soaring at Sugarbush, September, page 9

Greg Willis, Growing up at the Gliderport, September, page 15

George Constantin, Starting Early, September, page 39

Mark Grant, Great Birthday, September, page 39

Rand Siegfried, Tenaya Elementary School Graduate Flies First Solo Flight in Sailplane, September, page 39

Marvin Willis, Laurie Willis, Gliderport Kid, November, page 18

Jim Arndt, Solo in Heber Valley, November, page 42

David Marco, Solo by Dad at 14, November, page 43

Trevor Gorton, First Solo, November, page 43

Harold J. Gallagher, Youngest Pilot in CCSC, November, page 44

Robert Spielman, Jacob's Solo, November, page 44

Andreas Paul Henrich Vetter: Fifteen-Year-Old Solos, October, page 42

Competitions

US Team
W. John Seaborn and Garret Willat, 2004 U.S. Team Sponsored Junior Training and Development Camp, February, pages 24-30