Soaring Magazine Index for 2006 organized by subject
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, W, Y
- Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
- Frauke Elber, Club News - This and That, February, page 11
- Jay Meinen, Choose Your Club Wisely, March, page 4
- Frauke Elber, Clubs and Chapters Report from Arlington by Dave Newill, April, page 11
- Cloudniners Soaring Club, Private Pilot Glider Certificate Received, April, page 46
- Frauke Elber/Robin McDaniel, Odds and Ends, November, page 18
- Accidents
- Frauke Elber, Managing an Incident/Accident at Gliderports, December, page 16
- Caprock Soaring Club
- Caprock Soaring Club, May, page 49
- Chicagoland Glider Council
- Frauke Elber, What Soaring Means to Me by Trace Lewis; Same Day Solo by Mike and Lukas Kennedy, March, page 13
- Civil Air Patrol
- Tom Traver, Civil Air Patrol Needs Assistance, January, page 3
- Solo
- David Beauregard, Last Solo Before Snowfall, January, page 43
- Crewing
- Frauke Elber, Summer Adventures, May, page 8
- Cross-Country
- Frauke Elber/Val Brain, Introducing Cross-Country Soaring, October, page 16
- ESA
- Pat Valdata, East-West Weekend Workshops Succeed for ESA, March, page 18
- Fund Raising
- Frauke Elber and Dave Newill, June News Updates, June, page 11
- Harris Hill
- A Soaring Club's First Fifty Years, June, page 9
- LSA Rules
- Pat Brown, How the Greater Houston Soaring Association, Inc. is Using the New LSA Rules, June, page 29
- Marine
- Larry Krengel, New Addition to Club, October, page 48
- Training
- Frauke Elber and Robin McDaniel, Story Follow-up & The Pink Slip, July, page 10
- WSPA
- Phyllis Wells, WSPA Offers Six Scholarships in 2006, February, page 7
- Youth
- Jim Goebel and Steve McManus, Caesar Creek Soaring Club 2005 Youth Soaring Camp, January, page 7
- Frauke Elber, News From the Youth Department, September, page 18
- Airport Animals
- Charlie Spratt, Napoleon, July, page 60
- Airport People
- Charlie Spratt, Airport Bullies, August, page 60
- Awards
- Editor, Dr. John H. Cambell Awarded the 2005 Dr. Mervin K. Strickler, Jr. Aerospace Education Leadership Award, September, page 13
- Duane Eisenbeiss, World Distance Award, October, page 13
- 1-26
- 1-26 Association Sweepstake's Standings, January, page 24
- Badges
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, January, page 46
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, February, page 50
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, March, page 45
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, April, page 47
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, May, page 42
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, June, page 42
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, July, page 43
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, August, page 45
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, September, page 43
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, October, page 44
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, November, page 41
- Judy Ruprecht, Badges and Records, December, page 45
- Brewer
- Editor, Brewer Award, May, page 6
- Convention
- John Sullivan, The 2005 SSA Annual Awards - Photos, April, page 19
- Hilton
- Gordon Boettger, The Hilton Experience, June, page 24
- Kolstad
- Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Scholarship Funding, June, page 8
- Lincoln
- Joel Carberry, 2005 Lincoln Award announced by H.H.S.C., March, page 7
- Prizes
- Dr. Joachim P. Kuettner and Dennis W. Wright, Announcing the SSA/Kuettner 2000 km Downwind Prize, January, page 6
- Scholarship
- Fund Raising
- Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Scholarship, December, page 12
- Wallace Scholarship
- Art Wallace, Kaitlin Styer Receives the Michael Wallace Scholarship Grant for 2006, August, page 8
- Birds
- Dave Raspet, Andean Condors, April, page 32
- Blind Flight
- Phil Jordan, Believing is Seeing, December, page 43
- Calendar
- Soaring Calendar, January, page 44
- Soaring Calendar, February, page 48
- Soaring Calendar, April, page 48
- Cartoon
- George Constantin, By George, March, page 46
- Check Rides
- Frauke Elber and Robin McDaniel, Story Follow-up & The Pink Slip, July, page 10
- Comments
- Letter
- George Couser, Seeking a Broader Viewpoint, December, page 2
- WSPA
- Kathleen Winters, Arleen Coleson, Neita Montague, Memories of the WSPA, December, page 14
- Competitions
- Craig Loomiller, Observations of a First-Time Contest Pilot, January, page 4
- Scott Neumann, Bermuda Triangles A Pilot's Return to Soaring and his First National Contest, February, page 37
- John Cochrane, An Invitation to Contests, February, page 43
- 1-26
- Jo Shaw, One Measly Point, 1-26 Championships, Hobbs, NM, April, page 17
- Jeff Daye, Ben Mullen Memorial Eastern Division 1-26 Labor Day Fun Meet, December, page 10
- FAI Gliding Week
- Tom Serkowski, No Listing, August, page 3
- Grand Prix
- New Zealand Grand Prix, Elite Pilots Announced for New Zealand Gliding Grand Prix, January, page 8
- Susan McAllister, A Grand Prix Experiment, May, page 24
- Ralph Kolstad, New Zealand Sailplane Grand Prix & 2006, July, page 32
- Local Contest
- John Cochrane, Local Contest, April, page 40
- National
- Susan McAllister, Sports Class National Championships, February, page 35
- Regional
- Karin Schlösser, 2005 Open Class Nationals and Region 8 Contest, January, page 34
- Seniors
- Jim Rizzo, 2006 Seniors National Championship; A Family Reunion, August, page 20
- Nationals
- Rick Sheppe, Back on the Map, December, page 19
- 1-26
- Kevin Ford, 1-26 Championships, Moriarty, NM 2005, April, page 24
- Marvin Wills and Tommy Thomason, An Ancient 1-26 Championship, June, page 14
- Sports Class
- Pat Lawton, The Flying Bards of Mifflin, October, page 25
- Winners
- 2005 Regional and National Contest Winners, January, page 16
- 2006 Regional and National Contest Winners, December, page 33
- Photography
- The 2006 Photo Contest, March, page 39
- Racing
- David L. Stanley, Feedback Appreciated on Sailplane Racing, April, page 4
- Regionals
- Bill Drury, The New Good Old Days, August, page 10
- John Bojack, Contest Report, November, page 14
- Region 5
- John Bojack and Clyde Taylor, Region 5 South Contest Story, February, page 8
- Region 6
- Chuck Lohre, Region 6 South Regional Sailplane Contest Report, October, page 13
- Region 6 North
- Kai Gertsen, Region 6 North, at Sunny Ionia, September, page 14
- Region 9
- Billy Hill, Seven Days, Four Knights:2006 Region 9 Contest, November, page 10
- Winners
- 2005 Regional and National Contest Winners, January, page 16
- 2006 Regional and National Contest Winners, December, page 33
- Rules
- Hank Nixon, Sailplane Racing Rules Poll and Election, August, page 12
- Scoring Computers
- George O'Leary, Fast File Download Suggestion, October, page 7
- Sports Class
- John Cochrane, Sports Class Growing Pains, August, page 13
- Techniques
- John Cochrane, Upwind and Downwind, October, page 18
- Tow Planes
- Jim Skydell, Finding More Contest Tow Planes, October, page 10
- Trailers
- Val Paget, Not Trailer Trash, July, page 25
- Worlds
- Leigh Zimmerman, World Gliding Championships, September, page 24
- John Good
- Alison Kouzmanoff, WGC Reports, September, page 6
- Team
- Chris Schrader, Thank You, John, August, page 5
- Contributions
- Eagle Fund
- Eagle Fund, January, page 33
- Libraries
- Adopt-A-Library Program, January, page 25
- Disabilities
- Richard R. Fucci, Freedom Flight, August, page 36
- Employment Joking
- Charlie Spratt, Supporting the Soaring Addiction, June, page 60
- Endowments
- Youth
- Jim Short, Endowing America's Junior Champions, March, page 20
- Equipment
- Dolly
- Jan Scott, Hello Dolly - Or Build a Better Mouse Trap, April, page 3
- Hangar
- Tom Rent, Building an Ensign Sailplane Hangar, October, page 33
- Hangars
- Jim Hendrix, Sidewiser: An Old but Good Idea, February, page 28
- Motorgliders
- Jan Scott from Karl-Erik Gutenwik, The Rotax Falke, November, page 32
- Navigation
- Ed Hollestelle, The LX7007 Pro IGC, January, page 9
- Parachutes
- Allen Silver and Darrin Silver, Chute Smarts, May, page 36
- Sailplane Dollys
- Ernest Williams, III, Hello Dolly, January, page 21
- Survival Kits
- Vincent F. Cipriano, Survival, January, page 23
- Transponders
- Cindy Brickner, SSA's Action on Transponders, July, page 24
- Ray Cornay, Traffic, Transponders and TCAS, September, page 3
- Events
- Oshkosh
- Ian Cant and Anne Mongiovi, Soar Oshkosh, April, page 7
- FAA
- Regulations
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on DG-1000S,2006-16-20; Elevator Control Rod End, November, page 10
- AD
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Grob Astir CS Gliders, December, page 9
- FAI
- Sporting License
- Dianne Black-Nixon, Sporting License, November, page 10
- Family
- Robin Clark, Spring Break A glider pilot takes rhe family skiing, June, page 36
- First Solo
- Jeanne Pitsenberger
- Jeanne Pitsenberger, A Memorable Christmas Eve, April, page 45
- Youth
- Clint Kroese
- Mary Goyne, First Solo, April, page 46
- Emily Ludolph
- William Lodolph, Solo Accomplishment, April, page 45
- Fund Raising
- Mark Eckhart, An Expression of Gratitude, July, page 3
- Government
- Importing a Sailplane
- Jim Short, Use Caution when Importing a Sailplane, October, page 15
- TSA
- Cindy Brickner, TSA Wakes Up, Blinks, July, page 6
- Hang Gliding
- Simine Short, Hang Gliding in Indonesia, July, page 3
- History
- Simine Short, Believe it or not - Winch Towing in St. Louis - in 1904, August, page 33
- Charles Klivanes, Great Memories Through Soaring, September, page 5
- Biography
- Ed Stokes, Thanks for the Memories!, August, page 24
- Commemorative Stamp
- Simine Short, 100th Anniversary of F.A.I., August, page 3
- Ginny Schweizer
- Bob Gaines, Return to the Summer of 1946, September, page 13
- Jack Laister
- Bertha Ryan, An Evening with Jack Laister, September, page 12
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Simine Short, The Da Vinci Code, June, page 3
- Mt. Washington Wave Camps
- Guy Gosselin, A Timeless Sky, January, page 26
- NSM Landmark
- Kevin Brooker, The 14th National Landmark of Soaring, January, page 28
- Sunship Game
- Jon Clarke, Looking for Information on Film The Sunship Game, July, page 3
- Towing
- Robert R. Powell, World's Largest ötow Planeö?, September, page 32
- Women in Soaring
- WSPA
- Patricia Valdata, Twenty Years - Already?, December, page 13
- WW II Airplane
- David White, The Memphis Belle, February, page 3
- WWII Glider Training
- Richard H. Johnson, Condor Field WWII Glider Training Base Near 29 Palms, CA, May, page 33
- Insurance
- Pat Costello, Let's Get Airborne, August, page 29
- International
- Indonesia
- Simine Short, Hang Gliding in Indonesia, July, page 3
- New Zealand
- Ralph Kolstad, New Zealand Sailplane Grand Prix & 2006, July, page 32
- Peru
- Dave Raspet, Andean Condors, April, page 32
- Launching
- Rolf Schulze, Winch Launch, March, page 3
- Dean Carswell, Winch Launch vs Aero Tow, March, page 3
- Aerotow
- Rusty Lowry, Common Factors in Tow Plane Mishaps, March, page 21
- Foot Launch
- Diloren Sailplanes, New Sailplane in Final Stages, October, page 11
- Tow Release
- Gennaro Avolio, Soft Release, February, page 4
- Winch Tow
- Simine Short, Believe it or not - Winch Towing in St. Louis - in 1904, August, page 33
- Literature
- Jan Scott, The Schleicher 75th Anniversary Book, Rhön-Adler, is now available in English on CD, March, page 8
- Rick Agnew, Book Review: Master of the Wave by Terry Delore, March, page 10
- Charlie Spratt, Book Review - The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area, October, page 11
- Matthew Hyner, Book Review - Ascent by Bruce McGhie, December, page 10
- Biography
- Dave Verret, Thoughts on Flying, June, page 32
- Magazine
- Ed Byars, Thank You, Chris, January, page 3
- Tom Babeck, SOARING Magazine Improvements, August, page 4
- Jack Wyman, Great Article, August, page 5
- Figure 2
- Editor, Correction, August, page 9
- Ka-8B
- Editor, Erratum, August, page 8
- Photography
- Submitting Digital Photography, March, page 11
- Photos
- New Photo Guidelines Posted, January, page 25
- Safety
- Jack Voge, Is Conservative Safe?, September, page 3
- Jim Skydell
- Charles Vorsanger, Insightful Articles, September, page 4
- Dave Verret, Conservative Revisited, September, page 6
- Stamps
- Simine Short
- Oats Schwarzenberger, Stamp Information, September, page 3
- Technique
- Safety
- Jim Skydell
- Tom Oldt, Thank You, September, page 4
- Medical
- UV Rays
- Darren Braun, UV Rays Revisited, July, page 4
- Memorabilia
- Simine Short, High Performance Sailplanes - A Collage, December, page 2
- Commemorative Stamp
- Simine Short, Glider Workshop and a DFS-Reiher Sailplane, October, page 3
- Simine Short, An American LS-6b, shown on a stamp from Turkey!, November, page 2
- Museums
- Gliders
- Charles H. Davis, II, Silent Wings Museum, October, page 3
- National Soaring Museum
- Pat Valdata and Peter Smith, What's Up at the National Soaring Museum, May, page 11
- Southwest Soaring Museum
- Kathy Taylor, The Southwest Soaring Museum is Open for Business, November, page 40
- Obituaries
- Final Glide, January, page 42
- Final Glide, February, page 45
- A.C. and Mary Williams
- Final Glide, March, page 44
- Allaire duPont
- Final Glide, March, page 44
- Bruno Cerceo
- Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
- Charlie Lindsay
- Final Glide, March, page 44
- Dave Beaurgard
- Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
- Edward Knight
- Final Glide, August, page 49
- Floyd Sweet
- Michael Graves, Final Glide, June, page 48
- Francis "Fritz" Compton
- Michael Graves, Final Glide, June, page 48
- Francis Smith
- Final Glide, August, page 49
- Galt Bowen
- Final Glide, April, page 46
- Gene Hammond
- Final Glide, March, page 44
- Howard L. Kirby
- Final Glide, August, page 49
- Isolde Baur
- Final Glide, August, page 49
- James Statler
- Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
- Lee Bernardis
- Final Glide, April, page 46
- Lewis Best
- Michael Graves, Final Glide, June, page 48
- Nathan
- Final Glide, August, page 49
- Ralph Wentzel
- Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
- Robert Atherton
- Final Glide, April, page 46
- Robert L. Moore
- Final Glide, April, page 46
- Robert Lockman
- Michael Graves, Final Glide, July, page 49
- Saul Shapiro
- Final Glide, August, page 49
- Thomas Priestley
- Michael Graves, Final Glide, June, page 48
- Organizations
- Soaring Society of America
- Charlie Spratt, A Family that Needs Our Support, November, page 60
- People
- Philippe Athuil
- Chris Woods, People of Soaring - Philippe Athuil, February, page 24
- Wally Berry
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- John H. Campbell
- Editor, Dr. John H. Cambell Awarded the 2005 Dr. Mervin K. Strickler, Jr. Aerospace Education Leadership Award, September, page 13
- David Coggins
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- Doug Coon
- John L. Papier, New Solo Pilot, August, page 48
- John Dezzutti
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- Rory Dezzutti
- Charlie Spratt, On the Road, September, page 60
- John Franklin
- John Franklin, Sailplane Experiences, April, page 3
- Chip Garner
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- John Good
- Chris Schrader, Thank You, John, August, page 5
- Ben Greene
- Charlie Spratt, Charlie's Early Influences in Soaring, February, page 60
- Chuck Griswold
- Jim Skydell, Chuck Griswold lands his Schempp-Hirth Discus at Santa Ynez, April, cover
- Bill Hamilton
- Phil Klauder, Double First Solo, February, page 47
- Harriet Hamilton
- Final Glide, February, page 45
- Stephen Hoey
- Peter Hoey, New Solo Student, February, page 45
- Kerry Huffstutler
- Chris Woods, People of Soaring - Kerry Huffstutler, May, page 28
- Gary Knapp
- Marvin Wills, We have a Great Sport, September, page 19
- Blaine Kubesh
- Peter Clanfaglione, First Solo, February, page 45
- Fred LaSor
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- Gary Lisenbee
- Mark Coleman, Solo and Success, February, page 46
- James M. McDaniel
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- Rudy Mozer
- Jim Short, Endowing America's Junior Champions, March, page 20
- Valeria Paget
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- Roger Ruch
- Final Glide, February, page 45
- Dick Schreder
- Charlie Spratt, Influences, Part III, April, page 60
- Gren Siebels
- Charlie Spratt, Charlie's Early Influences in Soaring, Part II, March, page 60
- Jim Skydell
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- Hank Taylor
- Larry Krengel, New Addition to Club, October, page 48
- Matt Toussain
- David Beauregard, Last Solo Before Snowfall, January, page 43
- Mitchell Wagner
- Mark Wagner, All in the Family, February, page 47
- Geoff Weck
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- Tim Welles
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- Photos
- Gary Adams, Complaint about photos, August, page 3
- Richard Fucci, Photos Acknowledged, December, page 2
- Pilots
- Octogenarian
- Paul Finestone, Young-at-Heart Pilot Recognized, August, page 48
- Tom Knauff, Congratulations, August, page 48
- Psychology
- Bob Whelan, Mind Games, November, page 36
- John Cochrane, Circling in Psychological Sink, December, page 38
- Public Relations
- Hunter Heath, Importance of a Guest Ride, March, page 5
- Val Paget, It's Time to Harvest Some Great Publicity, December, page 12
- Air Show
- Jack Womack
- Editor, Display at Recent Air Show, September, page 12
- Film
- Andrew Hall, "The Boy Who Flew With the Condors" Disney Episode, October, page 4
- John T. Miles, The Boy Who Flew with Condors, November, page 4
- Regatta
- Vintage
- George Constantin, Wooden it be Nice? It Sure Was!, July, page 20
- Regulation
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Centrair Pegasus, February, page 6
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on McCauley Propellers, February, page 6
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Grob G103 Twin Astirs, Twin II, Twin II Acro, Twin III SL, March, page 9
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Grob Twin Astirs, March, page 9
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on Puchacz Gliders, March, page 9
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on DG-500MB and DG-800B, March, page 9
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on CECI Cylinders, March, page 10
- Cindy Brickner, AD Issued on PZL M26 Airplanes, 2006-03-17; Fuselage Frame, April, page 6
- Cindy Brickner, AD issued on DG-100, -400, -500, -500M, 2006-02-12; Rudder Bearing, April, page 6
- Dean Carswell, Observe Regulations, October, page 8
- Rides
- Dave White, Exciting Birthday Present, August, page 49
- Safety
- Bruce Carmichael, The Spiral Dive (Sidebar to Izuno article) Aug '73 Soaring, March, page 29
- George Thelen, Dear Flabby, March, page 40
- George Thelen, Airspeed and Altitude, April, page 42
- Bob Wander, Stalls, May, page 14
- Martin Sobel, Traffic Avoidance, October, page 4
- Accident
- George Thelen, An Early Season Accident, July, page 46
- Accident Analysis
- Jim Skydell, Is Conservative Safe?, June, page 16
- Cindy Brickner, Cascades vs. Exit Points, June, page 19
- Jim Skydell, Five Hundred Twenty-Five Extremely Dangerous Flights, July, page 14
- Aging
- Bernald S. Smith, First Flight, January, page 15
- Check Lists, etc.
- George Thelen, Dear Flabby, August, page 39
- Competitions
- John Cochrane, Safety Talk - Contest Finishes, June, page 13
- Currency
- Rich Carlson, Current or Proficient, What's Your Skill Level?, September, page 21
- Shawn Knickerbocker, Current or Proficient, What's Your Skill Level?, November, page 4
- Equipment
- Jim Kellet, What Price Safety??, December, page 36
- Foundation
- Richard Carlson, Soaring Safety Foundation Seeking Information, August, page 9
- Gear Up Landings
- Richard Johnson, Wind Noises, June, page 3
- Ground Damage
- Gene Hammond, Ground Damage is Still a Problem, May, page 21
- Landing
- Rich Carlson, Landing: Keep Your Eyes on the Goal, March, page 16
- Meetings
- Rich Carlson, SSF Programs Scheduled for 2006, January, page 7
- Mid Airs
- Billy Hill, Headline:Fast Moving Fighter Jet Hits Glider, July, page 27
- George Thelen, Light Jet/Glider Mid Air, November, page 47
- George Thelen, Ramifications - MidAir Collisions, December, page 48
- Motorglider
- Eric Greenwell, What Happened to my 50:1 Glider?, October, page 21
- Out Landings
- Glenn Holden, What's Wrong with this Photo?, November, page 28
- Parachutes
- George Thelen, Parachute Save from Flight Levels (Part 1), May, page 45
- George Thelen, Parachute Save from Flight Levels (Part 2), June, page 45
- Planning
- George Thelen, Anticipation/Commitment, October, page 39
- Retrieve
- George Thelen, New Mexico Retrieve, September, page 39
- Safety Program
- Bob Wander, Spins, August, page 14
- Soaring Safety Foundation
- Gene Hammond, Feeling Confident while Slipping, April, page 14
- SSF Trustees
- Bernald Smith and Gene Hammond, First Flight - Bad News, February, page 13
- Stalls
- Tom Knauff, Preventing Stall Accidents, November, page 24
- Tire Air Tank
- George Thelen, Winter Projects:Air Tank for Sailplane Tires, January, page 39
- Tow Plane Mishaps
- Rusty Lowry, Common Factors in Tow Plane Mishaps, March, page 21
- Training
- Bernald Smith, Potential Hazard Training, December, page 18
- UV
- David Jallen, Comments on UV Protection, October, page 8
- Winch Launch
- Bernald S. Smith, Winches, November, page 22
- Sailplanes
- Jonathan Tappan, Steve Pakura soars the cliffs at Torrey Pines, May, pages 30,31
- Richard Thornton, June, cover
- John Sullivan, Sailplane over Fields in Pennsylvania, December, pages 30,31
- AeroTow
- Luitpold Staudigl, Sailplane on Tow near the Bavarian Alps, July, cover
- Trish Drury, Rand Baldwin in his LS-8 on Tow at Region 5N Contest Perry, SC, August, cover
- Antares
- Dave Nadler, Antares 20E 20-Meter Electric Self-Launch Supership, May, page 6
- Antares 18S
- Dave Nadler, Maiden Flight Antares 18S, August, page 9
- Blanik
- Vladimir Urbanek, Blanik Celebrates their 50th Anniversary, July, page 8
- Display
- Sarah Kelly, Sailplanes on Display for Chattanooga Aviation Enthusiasts, January, page 9
- Grob G-103 Twin II
- Yasuhiro Yama, Japan Glider Club at Itakura Gliderport north of Tokyo, October, pages 30,31
- HpH 304CZ17
- Tim Larsen, Bruce Fox of Knoxville lands at Marfa, July, pages 30-31
- Ilindenka
- Simine Short, Macedonia, January, page 3
- Rolladen-Schneider
- LS-4
- Steve Hines, LS-4, January, pages 28,29
- LS-6b
- Steve Hines, Brad Edwards of Australia at the 1991 Worlds in Uvalde, December, cover
- LS-8
- Greg Cook, Steve Northcraft and his sailplane, August, pages 30,31
- Saqqara
- Diloren Sailplanes, New Sailplane in Final Stages, October, page 11
- Scheibe Falke
- John Wolter, Scheibe Falke, February, pages 30,31
- Schempp-Hirth
- Discus
- Greg Cook, Eric Mozer in his Schempp-Hirth Discus, September, cover
- Duo Discus
- Réal Le Gouëff, Duo Discus with engine extended, May, cover
- Maria Szemplinska Neetka, Tom Knauff at the Sports Class Nationals, Mifflin Co. Arpt, November, pages 30,31
- Nimbus 4
- Abbi Elliott, Heinz Weisenbuehler soars over Hobbs, NM, September, pages 30,31
- Ventus 2BX
- Ed Golden, Jim Short landing Ed Golden's new Ventus 2BX, April, page 30
- Schleicher
- ASK-14
- Maria Szemplinska Neetka, Bill Batesole in his ASK-14 at Mifflin, October, cover
- ASW-20B
- Leo Benetti-Longhini, Schleicher ASW-20B, March, pages 30,31
- ASW-28-18E
- Jochen Ewald, Michael Greiner in his ASW-28-18E, June, pages 30,31
- Schweizer
- Dave Menchen, A Gathering of Schweizers, February, cover
- SGS 1-26
- Jo Shaw, One Measly Point, 1-26 Championships, Hobbs, NM, April, page 17
- 1-26 Association Sweepstakes Second Quarter Standings, August, page 9
- Marvin Wills, We have a Great Sport, September, page 19
- Brian Lockhart, York Soaring Association Airfield, Arthur, Ontario, Canada, November, cover
- SGS 2-33
- Ed Golden, 2-33 landing at Hinckley Airport, IL, January, cover
- Sparrowhawk
- Jim Sweeney, Windward Performance LLC's Sparrowhawk Sailplane wins Ace Award for Superior Quality, February, page 6
- Targa
- American Composite Manufacturers Association, Silent 2 Targa, February, page 6
- Vintage
- George Constantin, Wooden it be Nice? It Sure Was!, July, page 20
- Richard Wyton, Vintage Wings Soar at Wurtsboro, September, page 28
- Zögling
- Simine Short, The "Zögling" Training Glider, May, page 3
- World Class
- François Pin, The World Class Soaring Association, July, page 13
- Scholarships
- Phyllis Wells, WSPA Offers Six Scholarships in 2006, February, page 7
- Ralph E. Kolstad, Youth Scholarships, April, page 8
- Seminars
- WSPA
- Lucy Anne McKosky, WSPA Seminar 2005: High Flight, New Friends, January, page 19
- Seniors
- Dick Enright
- Richard Enright, Fun at Any Age, January, page 42
- Sidebar
- Vintage Wings Soar at Wurtsboro
- Jim Short and Gary Wild, Pilot Impressions, September, page 29
- Sites
- Alps
- Dick Enright, Soaring Over the Alps, October, page 6
- Cordelle
- John Bojack, Contest Report, November, page 14
- Equipment
- Charlie Spratt, Relief in Sight, October, page 60
- Ionia
- Kai Gertsen, Region 6 North, at Sunny Ionia, September, page 14
- Littlefield, TX
- Charlie Spratt, Memories of Littlefield, May, page 60
- Marfa
- Rick Sheppe, Back on the Map, December, page 19
- Mifflin
- Pat Lawton, The Flying Bards of Mifflin, October, page 25
- Minden
- Robin Clark, Spring Break A glider pilot takes rhe family skiing, June, page 36
- Moriarty
- Mary Ann Doolittle Byrne, The Toughest Exams Happen at 10,000 feet, October, page 11
- Santa Ynez
- Jim Skydell, Chuck Griswold lands his Schempp-Hirth Discus at Santa Ynez, April, cover
- Sedona
- Tom Brabeck, Metaphysical Soaring in Sedona, Arizona, March, page 34
- Torrey Pines
- Jonathan Tappan, Steve Pakura soars the cliffs at Torrey Pines, May, pages 30,31
- Turf, AZ
- Billy Hill, Seven Days, Four Knights:2006 Region 9 Contest, November, page 10
- Uvalde
- Steve Wilson, Good Times in Uvalde, December, page 5
- Waynesville
- Chuck Lohre, Region 6 South Regional Sailplane Contest Report, October, page 13
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Jeff Daye, Ben Mullen Memorial Eastern Division 1-26 Labor Day Fun Meet, December, page 10
- Wurtsboro
- Richard Wyton, Vintage Wings Soar at Wurtsboro, September, page 28
- Soaring
- Jim Skydell, "Signs" and Soaring, March, page 24
- Youth
- John Campbell
- Patricia Valdata, 2006 Collegiate Soaring Association Update,John Campbell, September, page 22
- Soaring Calendar
- Contests and Special Events, July, page 41
- Contests and Special Events, August, page 43
- Contests and Special Events, September, page 42
- Contests and Special Events, October, page 42
- Contests and Special Events, November, page 46
- Contests and Special Events, December, page 39
- Soaring Society of America
- Dennis Wright, The Corner Office, January, page 2
- Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - A Word About Photographs, February, page 2
- Where in the World is Wright?, February, page 9
- Adopt-A-Library Program, February, page 46
- Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - The Glider Pilot Population, March, page 2
- Dennis Wright, The Corner Office: Re-Launch One More to Soar, April, page 2
- Jim Skydell, SSA Privacy Policy, April, page 6
- Adopt-A-Library Program, April, page 6
- Dennis Wright, Silent Wings, May, page 2
- Dennis Wright, Prison Blues, June, page 2
- Dennis Wright, Airports, Part 2, July, page 2
- Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - Night Sweats, August, page 2
- Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - Needle in a Haystack and One More to Soar, September, page 2
- Regional Director Elections, September, page 8
- Dennis Wright, The Corner Office - Enhanced Conspicuity, October, page 2
- Dianne Black-Nixon, To the Readers of Soaring Magazine, November, page 2
- Contributions
- Eagle Fund, February, page 10
- Convention
- Burt Compton, The Gathering of the Tribe, May, page 15
- Alexis Glynn Latner, Being an Early Bird, May, page 16
- Directors
- Call for Nominations, June, page 6
- Eagle Fund
- Doug Easton, Eagle Fund Drive, November, page 27
- Magazine
- New Photo Guidelines Posted, February, page 27
- Management
- Where in the World is Wright?, May, page 6
- New SSA Directors, November, page 10
- Policy
- Editor, SSA Policy on Comment Regarding Glider-Associated Accidents, December, page 17
- Public Relations
- Adopt-A-Library Program, March, page 7
- Volunteers
- Editor, Salute to Volunteers, June, page 6
- Web Site
- Major Changes to SSA Web Site, March, page 7
- Jim Skydell, SSA Web Site now has a Search Engine, July, page 6
- Software
- Mike Abernathy, Net Benefits, June, page 3
- Solo
- Dave White, Father and Son Solo, January, page 43
- John Hoover
- Gary Katz, Solo Pilot, August, page 49
- Stamps
- Simine Short, Macedonia, January, page 3
- Simine Short, Stamp Descriptions, January, page 3
- Simine Short, Sail Flying, February, page 3
- Simine Short, Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov and the A-15 Sailplane, March, page 3
- Simine Short, The Alleberg Gliding Center and the SF-30 Club Spatz, April, page 3
- Simine Short, Hang Gliding in Indonesia, July, page 3
- Simine Short, 100th Anniversary of F.A.I., August, page 3
- Simine Short, SZD-38 Jantar, Poland's First GRP Sailplane, September, page 3
- Simine Short, High Performance Sailplanes - A Collage, December, page 2
- Techniques
- Aero Tow
- Alexis I. DuPont, Tow Rope Break Load, July, page 4
- Cloud Flying
- Shawn Knickerbocker, Cloud Flying, June, page 4
- Tom Reesor, Comments on Cloud Flying, August, page 4
- Cross-Country
- Brian Collins, 1000K on a Perfect Soaring Day, February, page 15
- Kempton Izuno, Into the Bowels of Darkness, March, page 26
- 1-26
- Doug Levy, Soaring Adventures 2005, June, page 22
- Instrument flying
- Harold Katinszky, More on Cloud Flying, December, page 3
- Training
- Peter Clanfaglione, First Solo, February, page 45
- Mark Coleman, Solo and Success, February, page 46
- Phil Klauder, Double First Solo, February, page 47
- Pat Burkett, What Goes Around, Comes Around, March, page 43
- Richard R. Fucci, Freedom Flight, August, page 36
- John L. Papier, New Solo Pilot, August, page 48
- Gary Katz, Solo Pilot, August, page 49
- Dave Fairchild, First Flight, September, page 35
- Carl Brainerd, Solo and Transition Rating in One Hawaii Vacation, September, page 48
- Shawn Knickerbocker, CFI Flight Reviews, December, page 5
- Air Force Academy
- Mary Ann Doolittle Byrne, The Toughest Exams Happen at 10,000 feet, October, page 11
- Commercial Pilot
- Dave White, New Commercial Glider Pilot, August, page 49
- First Flight
- Rich Carlson, First Flight Proficiency Program, May, page 7
- First Glider Solo
- Chris Graves
- 2-33 Solo in November 2005, May, page 49
- First Solo
- Mark Coleman, First Solo! Tobey Cauffiel of Adrian Soaring Club, March, cover
- Bob and Lynne Davis, Summer Shower, December, page 43
- Dave Lessnick
- Bill Tisdale, New Solo Student, June, page 48
- John Swanson
- Mark Grant, Sandhill Soaring Saga Continues, December, page 41
- Stan Barton
- Beaming After the First Solo, May, page 48
- IFR flights
- Bob Whelan, Thank You, Kempton Izuno, May, page 4
- Instructors
- Todd P. Brooks, Thank You, December, page 42
- Internet Resources
- Mike Abernathy, "Net Benefits" Improve Your Soaring Skills, April, page 34
- Jai C. Farswani
- A Passion for Flight, November, page 45
- Jeanne Pitssenberger
- Beverly Orndorff, Spousal Support, September, page 49
- John Gagern
- Mark Grant, Glider Rating Added, October, page 49
- Mark Lindberg
- Mark Lindberg, Sailplane Solo, July, page 49
- Private Pilot
- Ron Edgerton
- Cloudniners Soaring Club, Private Pilot Glider Certificate Received, April, page 46
- Private Pilots
- Joe Beyer
- Jeff Woertz
- Phil Klauder, All Smiles and Two New Private Pilots, May, page 48
- Soft Release
- Jason Stephens, Soft Release Method, May, page 3
- Solo
- Frederick Mischler
- Lisa Wolfes, Solo at Caesar Creek, November, page 45
- James Murray
- Dave Goudge, Summer Day Solo, November, page 45
- Lewis Wright
- Jack Sayger, Glider Solo, June, page 48
- Lyndol Askew
- Michael Graves, Power Pilot Solos in a 2-33, May, page 48
- Mark Boys
- Dave Durakovich, Solo Pilot, December, page 41
- Mark Carpenter
- Mark Grant, Fifty-Seven Minute First Solo, October, page 49
- Tow Pilot
- Mark Coleman, New Tow Pilot Milestone, April, page 45
- Winch Launch
- Bill Daniels, Winch Launch, May, page 3
- Youth
- Daniel Lamb
- Phil Corbell, FAA Private Pilot License Obtained, October, page 48
- Kelly Haber
- Gary Naber, New Private Pilot, November, page 44
- Konrad Sliwowski
- Robert S. Prus, MD, First Glider Solo, June, page 48
- Matt Smith
- Eric Strom
- Kelly Terefenko
- Klaus Esser, Faces of the Future in Soaring, December, page 42
- Scouts
- Jay McDaniel, Adventures of Troop 129, November, page 44
- Winter Activity
- Dave Fairchilds, Things to Do When There is No Lift, December, page 24
- Youth
- Charlie Spratt, The Golden Age of the Gate, January, page 60
- Peter Hoey, New Solo Student, February, page 45
- Mark Wagner, All in the Family, February, page 47
- Dave White, Exciting Birthday Present, August, page 49
- Nathan A. Kramer, 22 by Age 22, September, page 47
- Charlie Spratt, On the Road, September, page 60
- Charlie Spratt, Teenagers, December, page 60
- Andy Brayer
- Andy Brayer, Private License Achieved, January, page 42
- Clubs
- Todd Knapp and Tim Welles, Junior Program, February, page 46
- Daniel Morris
- John DeRosa, Youth Participation, June, page 8
- First Solo
- Rick and Ginny Hanson, Soaring Teens!, March, page 43
- Amanda Schaffer
- John Schaffer, Solo Accomplishment, February, page 45
- Bradley Dunteman
- Dave Dunteman, Solos at Age 14, March, page 44
- Christian Buck
- Rob Buck, Solo at Sugarbush, March, page 44
- John Charles King
- Paul Corbett, First Solo Flight, January, page 43
- Kayla Foster
- Mark Foster, First Solo, January, page 42
- M-ASA Club
- Rides
- Jim Furlong, Sowing the Seeds of Soaring Dreams, July, page 7
- Mark Ziebinski
- John DeRosa, Youth Participation, June, page 8
- Solo
- Coury Clark
- C.P. Bud Lathrop, Newest Solo for Prescott Soaring Society, October, page 48
- Derek Neben
- Larry Krengel, First Solo, October, page 48
- Jack Wiegand
- Harold Gallagher, Thirteen-year-old Solos Tow Schweizer Sailplanes, September, page 49
- Zach Bowen
- Eric Schuyler
- George Simms, Flying Miss Daisy, October, page 48
- Trace Lewis
- John DeRosa, Youth Participation, June, page 8
- Wil Newkirk
- Dave White, Great Solo, January, page 42
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