Soaring Magazine Index for 2009 organized by section

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2009 Safety Program, Catalog, Clio's Wings, Club News, Contest Corner, Covers, Eagle Fund, Feature Articles, Feature Item, Final Glide, Flight Lines, Glider Gallery, SSA and FAI Awards, Safety Corner, Side Bar, Soaring Calendar, Soaring Mail, Soaring Memories, Soaring Milestones, Soaring News, Soaring Photo Showcase, Soaring Tech, Thoughts from the Chairman, Why We Fly

2009 Safety Program
Gene Hammond, The Three C's, January, page 42

Stephen Dee, First Flight Guide for Instructors and Trainees, February, page 48

Gene Hammond, Hooray, It's Spring, March, page 43

Richard Carlson, Planning for a PT3 Event, April, page 42

Gene Hammond, SSA Recommended Signals, May, page 40

Burt Compton; Pat Costello, Preventing Rollout Accidents, June, page 14

Richard Carlson, Aerotow Signals -- Do You Know What's Going On?, July, page 14

Pat Costello, Burt Compton, The Value of Club Management, August, page 12

Bernald S. Smith, Winches -- Pay Attention, September, page 14

Burt Compton, Plastic Pilot Certificate, October, page 7

Gene Hammond, But That's Not What I Thought You Said, November, page 7

Burt Compton, Gotcha! Less-Known FAA Regulations for Glider Pilots and Towpilots, December, page 10
Catalog
November, page "Insert"
Clio's Wings
Raul Blacksten, Dick Schreder, January, page 60

Raul Blacksten, Before the SSA, February, page 60

Raul Blacksten, Military Training Gliders, March, page 60

Raul Blacksten, On Blended Wings, April, page 60

Raul Blacksten, The Sierra Wave Project, May, page 60

Raul Blacksten, More Primary Gliders, June, page 60

Raul Blacksten, Haller-Hirth, July, page 60

Raul Blacksten, Olympic Gliders, August, page 60

Raul Blacksten, The Upper Mid-West, September, page 60

Raul Blacksten, America's First Glass, October, page 60

Raul Blacksten, The First Coast-to-Coast Glider Flight, November, page 60

Raul Blacksten, Itford, December, page 60
Club News
Frauke Elber, A Day of Spin Training by Rob Creedon, January, page 14

Frauke Elber, Club Happenings, February, page 16

Frauke Elber, Winch Flights, March, page 16

Frauke Elber, Club Activities, April, page 13

Frauke Elber, Awards and Opportunities, May, page 44

Frauke Elber, Club Activities, June, page 48

Frauke Elber, Club Activites, July, page 50

Frauke Elber, Club Activities, August, page 50

Val Paget, From Tornado to Triumph, September, page 50

Val Paget, Great Club Web Sites, October, page 42

Frauke Elber, Club Activities, November, page 44

Frauke Elber, 2009 Dust Devil Dash; A Gathering of Eagles;, December, page 44
Contest Corner
John Cochrane, Rules for 2009, February, page 37

Cindy Brickner, OLC Convention Report A Decade of Developments, May, page 35

Andy Blackburn, Getting Started, July, page 38

David MacKenzie, The 2008 Region Six South Contest, August, page 38

Gena Tabery, Open and Standar Class Nationals 2009, September, page 39

Jason Stephens, WAG 2009 - A Glider Pilot's Perspective, October, page 40

Marie Gurnett, Region 6 North Contest - Ionia, Michigan, August 17-22, 2009, November, page 48

Stephen Northcraft, 2009 18-Meter Nationals -- Ephrata, Washington, December, page 40
Covers
Peter M. Guy, Rand Baldwin and his LS-8 finishing at Standard Class Nationals, January

Mark Grubb, Martin Eiler over Barren Ridge west of California City, CA, February

Roger Bard, Bob Gaines flying Jerry Wenger's Spalinger-18-III, March

John Sullivan, LAK 17 near Mt. Pleasant, MI, Summer 2008, April

Margaret Haynes, Sailplane on Tow with Greater Boston Soaring Club, May

Dmitry Rudas, Two DG-1000 sailplanes prepare for take off at Arlington, WA, June

Todd Schultz, Jeff Byard's Baby Albatross at Tehachapi, CA, July

Pete Guy, Richard Mockler flying his ASW-27B At Fredericksburg, Texas, August

Bob Thompson, Late Season near Durango, Colorado, September

Richard Oris, Maiden flight of Fred Winter's ASK-21, October

Dr. Martha Martinez, Tony Turiano with 1-35C featured on cover of SOARING 1984, November

Richard Otis, Fred Winter lands his new ASK-21 in the snow, December
Eagle Fund
Building for Our Future, November, page 43
Feature Articles
David MacKenzie, Me and My Motorglider, January, page 24

Cindy Brickner, A Day of Soaring the Sierra Wave from Forecast to Flight Miles, February, page 20

Greg Klein, Soaring & Education, February, page 28

Dean Carswell, Flying the Jonker JS1 Revelation, March, page 24

Dave White, Premature Termination of the Tow, March, page 29

Norm Miller, Craig Loomiller, The 2008 1-26 Championships, March, page 37

Bob Thompson, Racing the Dust, April, page 20

Thomas Martin, Sailplane Modeling in the 21st Century A Passion for Scale Soaring, April, page 25

Marc McNaughton, Reaching a Better Audience, April, page 28

Own Musselwhite, Cow Out Landing, April, page 34

Bruce Bulloch, Ephrata Decoded A Brief Look at the Weather of the Columbia Basin, May, page 18

Calvin Mampe, My first Contest!!, May, page 27

Randy Teel, Oklahoma Wave Soaring Yes, Wave and Ridge in the Sooner State!, May, page 28

Neita Montague, The Allure of the Libelle, June, page 22

Kempton Izuno, Loving the Libelle, June, page 26

Gerd Ottensmann; Peter Selinger, Ursula Hanle, June, page 27

Matt Herron, Dancing with Gravity, June, page 29

Bob Thompson, Above the Tops Photo Ops, June, page 32

David A. MacKenzie, March Mecca The 2009 Seniors Championship, June, page 34

Mark Hawkins; Frank Paynter, Live SPOT Tracking at the 2009 Seniors Championship, June, page 37

Tony Cirincione, Don't Cross the Streams -- Combining Glider Operations with Airplane Traffic Patterns, July, page 22

Val Paget, Sirens in the Sky, July, page 24

Greg Swiderski, Soaring Vacations in Poland, July, page 27

Dave Nadler, The Aero 2009 Fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany, July, page 32

Bob Thompson, Lift Markers, August, page 17

Hank Nixon, The SSA's ABC Badge Program, August, page 19

Richard Weil, 10+1 Lessons from a Duration Flight, August, page 20

Dave Killinger, A Mouse Tail, August, page 23

Henry Retting, A Perfect Flight, August, page 23

James E.P. Davis, John Krey, Clyde Thornton, and the Church of the High Desert, August, page 25

Scott Fletcher, Flying for Silver in the Millennium Falcon, August, page 26

Wolfgang & Christine Schmelzer, Soaring Couple Sets U.S. Records, August, page 27

Wallace Berry, Silver C in a 1-23D If I get to 3,000, I'm going, August, page 29

Christopher G. Prince, Sandwich Diamond: A Four Day Saga, August, page 32

Jeanne Pitsenberger, The Sink Meter, August, page 34

Jim Skydell, A Soaring Life: Dean Carswell, September, page 22

Dean Carswell, What was Your First Glider?, September, page 24

Bob Thompson, Lift Markers -- Stir it UP, September, page 29

Wilfried Krueger, Ely, Nevada A Paradise for Glider Pilots, September, page 32

Bob Thompson, Seasons End Color and Snow, September, page 36

Art Davis, Alive and Well at Fifty, October, page 14

Eric Greenwell, Perlan Project Progress, October, page 20

Bob Thompson, Lift Marker - Buzzards, October, page 22

Dan Johnson, Getting to Know UFO, October, page 32

Ronnie Rogers, Inadvertent L13 Tow Release, October, page 39

Joann B. Shaw, A Family Affair, November, page 18

John Wallin, The Hobbs Safari, November, page 21

Cam Martin, An Evaluation of the High Performance Aspects of the Schweizer 1-26 Sailplane, November, page 24

Bill Vickland, Why Fly The 1-26, November, page 32

Dianne Black-Nixon, It's a Family Thing: 1-26 Keepers, November, page 34

Connie Buenafe; Bob Hudson, The 1-26 National Championships, November, page 35

Eric Greenwell, The Perlan II Project Update, November, page 39

The Fly by Feel Team, The Fly by Feel Project: The Experience of Soaring like a Bird or a Bat, December, page 28

Kevin E. Nick, Inland Island Soaring, December, page 34

Chris Woods, The Silent Waves of Hawaii, December, page 38
Feature Item
William R. Batesole, Last Cloud, May, page 26
Final Glide
January, page 46
Flight Lines
Chuck Coyne, HARRUMPH!, January, page 4

Chuck Coyne, Smooth Sailing, February, page 4

Chuck Coyne, Thank you George, March, page 4

Chuck Coyne, Late Breaking News| Clubs, April, page 4

Chuck Coyne, May, page 4

Chuck Coyne, June, page 4

Chuck Coyne, Photographic Perks, July, page 3

Chuck Coyne, Badges & Records, August, page 4

Chuck Coyne, Join the Club, September, page 4

Chuck Coyne, A Good-Bye to Gliders, October, page 4

Chuck Coyne, What has SSA done for me Lately?, November, page 3

Chuck Coyne, December, page 4
Glider Gallery
Marin Szemplinska, Region 5 North Contest, Perry, SC, January, pages 30,31

Mark Grubb, Martin Eiler in his Schleicher ASW-27, February, pages "30,31"

Yasuhiro Yama, Hagiwara H-23 Two-Place Trainer, March, pages "30,31"

Pete Guy, Crosswind Launch in Fredericksburg, Texas, April, pages "30, 31"

Pete Guy, May, pages "30,31"

Trace Lewis, Genesis 2, June, pages "30,31"

Rolf Koenenkamp, Alisport Silent 2 at Mount Hood, Oregon, July, pages "30,31"

Ben Johnson, Soaring, August, pages "30,31"

Christian Mackin, ASW-27 flown by Martin Eiler, September, pages "30,31"

Yasuhiro Yama, Schleicher ASK-21 at Menuma Gliderport, Japan, October, pages "30,31"

Martin Simons, Three-View, November, pages "30,31"

Steve Pachura, Rolf Schulze flies at Torrey Pines, California, December, pages 30, 31
SSA and FAI Awards
Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, January, page 39

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, February, page 52

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, March, page 50

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, April, page 53

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, May, page 50

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, June, page 46

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, July, page 48

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, August, page 48

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, September, page 48

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, October, page 50

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, November, page 50

Judy Ruprecht, Badges & Records, December, page 50
Safety Corner
George Thelen, Contest Mid-Air, January, page 48

George Thelen, Bad Habits, February, page 41

George Thelan, Bob Whelan, A Message from George, March, page 51

Rich Carlson, Soaring Safety Foundation Annual Safety Summary Report FY08, April, page 46

Thomas Knauff, Checklist, May, page 47

Billy Hill, Risk Assessment, June, page 12

Mark Allen, When Should a Towrope be Repaired or Replaced?, July, 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, page 9

Tom MacJarrett, Stall/Spin Training at the Adirondack Soaring Club, September, page 20

Bill Burner, Two Plane-Glider Mid Air Collision Avoidance, October, page 8

Bill Sprauge, Challengine Highway Landing, November, page 10

John Joss, Emergency at 15,000 feet, December, page 11
Side Bar
Andy Gough, Weather on the Web A Great Service at the SSA Web Site, May, page 19
Soaring Calendar
Contests and Special Events, January, page 51

Contests and Special Events, February, page 49

Contests and Special Events, March, page 48

Contests and Special Events, April, page 50

Contests and Special Events, May, page 52

Contests and Special Events, June, page 50

Contests and Special Events, July, page 51

Contests and Special Events, August, page 52

Contests and Special Events, September, page 52

Contests and Special Events, October, page 52

Contests and Special Events, November, page 52

Contests and Special Events, December, page 54
Soaring Mail
Emil Kissel, Tailess Tails, January, page 5

Henk Jukkema, Tailess Launching, January, page 5

Jim Herd, Worried Member, January, page 5

Boom Powell, Navy Gliders, January, page 6

Chip Bearden, Chipping In, January, page 6

Dave Newill, Good Press for Soaring, January, page 6

Ron Ciminero, Future Tech Articles, January, page 6

Kelly Kite and Mike Bradford, A Soaring Invitation, January, page 7

Allan Broadribb, Calendar Safety, February, page 5

Ray Lovinggood, Chute Packing Interval Increased, February, page 5

Reb Byrne, Thumbs Down on Rules of Thumb, February, page 5

John H. DeRosa, Enjoys the Vintage, February, page 6

Don Golden, Memories of Alice, February, page 6

Ray Conlon, Orphan Idea, February, page 7

Jack Wilson, On Sinha Deturbulators, February, page 7

Frank Allen, Pet Peeves, February, page 8

Andrew Hall, The Boy Who Flew With Condors, February, page 8

Dave Newill, Help Wanted, February, page 8

Wayne Paul, Please Say Mackay, February, page 8

Keith James, El Mirage Soaring Continues, March, page 5

Louanne Peck, El Mirage is Not Gone, March, page 5

Mark Johnson, Suggestions, March, page 6

Bob Adams, Thank you Bill, March, page 8

Pete Rendek, Head over Heels for Aerobatic Articles, March, page 8

Bob MacIlveen, Aerobatic Excellence, March, page 9

Chris McKeage, SSA Growth Ideas, April, page 5

Norbert Paas, Duster on Display in Illinois, April, page 5

Jim Hendrix, Old Wineskins, April, page 5

Lee Eilbacher, Remembering Dick Schreder, April, page 7

Lee Rusconi, Fantastic Rules, April, page 7

Cliff Hilty, Gets a Soaring Tech Charge, April, page 7

Peter Blount, Aviation Trivia Time, April, page 7

Dean Carswell, Spin Training, May, page 6

Rick Walters, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6

Heinz Bringentoff, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6

Andy McKittrick, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6

Pete Donath, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6

Henry Combs, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6

John Shmoldas, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6

Pete Hall, Agrees with Mark Johnson, May, page 7

Betty Wood, Clio's Wings and TG Gliders, June, page 5

Vincent Messina, 2008 Safety Summary Report, June, page 5

Dean Chantiles, Loves Soaring Magazine, June, page 5

Jim Short, Dramatic Photo, but ..., June, page 6

Mike Finegan, Good Web Work Recognized, June, page 6

Ray Lovinggood, Good Web Work Recognized, June, page 6

Sergio Colacevich, Alby's Travels, June, page 6

Paul Happ, Ditching, June, page 7

Mark Andrews, A New Member Comments, July, page 5

George Uveges, Sierra Wave History, July, page 6

Neal Chism, Likes Soaring Magazine, July, page 6

Finbar Sheehy, Notes to the SSA Chairman, July, page 6

Tony Deleo, Notes to the SSA Chairman, July, page 7

Dean Chantiles, Liked the May Issue, August, page 5

Jason Depew, Hank Nixon's His Hero, August, page 5

Bob Whelan, Brain Engaged Approaches, August, page 6

Andy McKittrick, Canadian Coin Controversy, August, page 6

Roy DeBolt, Semantically Speaking, August, page 6

Val Paget, Soaring Promoter Extraordinaire, September, page 5

Kirk Urban, SSA Auto Donation Program Kudos, September, page 5

Bill Daniels, Winching Words, September, page 5

Chuck Klivans, Saw the Yaw, September, page 5

Tom Tauber, Geography 101, September, page 6

Martin Umberger, Not His Time to Upgrade, September, page 6

Paul Wapensky, Clear Nav Installation Article, September, page 7

Bill Collum, Reply to Clear Nav Installation comment, September, page 7

Stephen Dee, Civil Air Patrol Helps Promote the Sport, October, page 5

Jim Kellett, Delighted Already, October, page 5

John Shmoldas, Sierra Wave Fan, October, page 5

Bill Daniels, Men of Few Words, October, page 5

James Kade, Discus Photo, October, page 5

Ron Whipple, Observations, November, page 4

John Jenista, Historic Concerns, November, page 4

Cam Martin, Kudos to Todd, November, page 5

Stan Kasprzyk, Polish Soaring Vacations, November, page 5

Gary Fogel, Attn: Soaring Staff, November, page 5

Frauke Elber, French Crew of Two, December, page 5

Mark Andrews, Looking Forward, December, page 5

Nyal Williams, Error in Clio's Wings, December, page 5

Jim Herd, Saving Gliderports, December, page 5

Richard Ludwig, Sturdy and Forgiving 2-33, December, page 5
Soaring Memories
Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, January, page 37

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, February, page 39

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, March, page 40

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, April, page 41

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, May, page 42

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, June, page 45

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, July, page 44

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, August, page 44

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, September, page 47

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, October, page 46

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, November, page 42

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, December, page 43
Soaring Milestones
Frauke Elber, Makayla's Big Day, January, page 44

Geldard Woerner, Never Too Old, January, page 44

Thomas A. Pressley, Caprock Club Member Chris Solos, January, page 44

Tom Albrecht, New Commercial Rating, January, page 44

Tom Albrecht, Newest Private Pilot, January, page 44

Well Done, Dan, January, page 44

Fred Woll, Ready for More, January, page 45

Phil Jones, First Solo Flight by George Mark, January, page 45

16-Year-Old Solo in Florida, January, page 45

Blue Ridge Successes, January, page 45

Fred Woll, A Treat, January, page 46

Graham Pitsenberger, Bagging a Bronze Badge, January, page 46

Lee Beck, A Family Affair, January, page 46

Bill Corbin, Amelia Adams -- Glider Pilot, February, page 44

Bill Tisdale, Connor Gets his "A" Badge!, February, page 44

Paul Campobasso, New Private Pilot at Sixteen, February, page 44

Jim Humphrey, Youngest IGC Member Solos, February, page 44

Pamela & Timothy Matheny, Licensed to Fly, February, page 45

Jeanne Pitsenberger, Rob Chapman Adds Glider Rating, February, page 46

Jeanne Pitsenberger, US Air Pilot Adds Glider Rating, February, page 46

Gary Naber, John Semones Solos at Blue Ridge, February, page 46

Vince Pangia, Taylor Loyd Solos at Fourteen, February, page 46

Final Glide, February, page 46

David Laitinen, Harriers Solo Joey Humphrey, March, page 41

Mitch Deutsch, New Private Rating, March, page 41

Norm Seelbinder, Lifelong Dream Fulfilled, March, page 41

Gary Garavaglia, Bravo to Virgil Wilson, March, page 41

Robert Powell, First Solo of 2009, March, page 41

Ingrid Kjenslie, Goal Oriented Retiree, March, page 42

Final Glide, March, page 42

Paul Kelly, Another Vulture, Paul C. Kelly, Solos, April, page 39

Bill Corbin, Kyle Cage Solos at 14, April, page 39

Gary Naber, John Semones Passes Commercial Check-Ride, April, page 39

Paula and Philip O'Reilly, Air Force JROTC Cadet Niko Giannes Solos, April, page 39

Franklin Burbank, Robert Tyson is a New Private Pilot, April, page 39

Franklin Burbank, Sixteen-Year-Old Private Pilot Alex Hardesty, April, page 40

Jim Hendrix, Tom Hardy's Birthday Party, April, page 40

Final Glide, April, page 40

Steven Settlemyre, Settlemyre Solos, May, page 37

Fred LaSor, Region 11 Revolving Trophy Finds a New Home, May, page 37

Jason Stephens, Solos and Ratings at Arizona Soaring, May, page 37

Dave White, Bethany Hiller Solos with TSA, May, page 37

Monique Weil, Northern Cal Safety Seminar, May, page 37

Bruce Bessette, Birthday Solo, May, page 38

Final Glide, May, page 38

Frauke Elber, Another Teen Solo at Tidewater, June, page 44

Mike Havener, Club President Adds Ticket, June, page 44

C.L. Walker, A Long Commute for Ratings, June, page 44

Final Glide, June, page 44

Scott Alexander, Retirement Time, July, page 45

Fred Wolf, A Highly Qualified Doctor, July, page 45

Dave Dunteman, Tucson Soaring Club Solo, July, page 45

Monique Weil, First Recipient of NCSA Cunningham Youth Scholarship, July, page 45

Soaring Correspondent Solos, July, page 45

Frauke Elber, Soloing in the Super Blanik, July, page 45

Jeanne Pirsenberger, Sweet Sixteen Solo, July, page 45

John Ehrisman, Soaring into Summer, July, page 46

Rob Stone, Doubled Down at Reno, July, page 46

Final Glide, July, page 47

Stephen Dee, Father and Son Ratings, August, page 45

Phil Jones, A Sport for all Ages, August, page 45

Phil Jones, To the Rescue, August, page 45

Mike Carlson, Second Time's a Charm, August, page 45

Eric Fortner, Illini Glider Club Trains Commercial Glider Pilot, August, page 45

Brian Lansburgh, Solo at Sixteen, August, page 46

Gary Katz, Tow Pilot Solos Glider, August, page 46

Sylacauga Soaring Society, SSC Solos a Teen, August, page 46

Final Glide, August, page 46

Beltzville Soaring Club, SSA Cadet Recipient Takes Flight, August, page 47

Doug Lent, Two New Solos at Truckee, September, page 45

Tracy Carlson, Pop's First Passenger, September, page 45

Lane Bush, Commercial Rating in Ten Years, September, page 45

Joel Zachrich, Solo in Colorado, September, page 45

Fred Looft, GBSC Achievements, September, page 45

Phillip LaBerge, Meadowlark Moments, September, page 45

Monique Weil, NCSA Action, September, page 45

Dave Nuss, Solo, Then Soaked, September, page 46

Greg Klein, High School Aviators, September, page 46

Jeanne Pitsenberger, New Private Pilot in Virginia, September, page 46

Final Glide, September, page 46

Mike Barron, A Thrill for Dillon, October, page 47

Phil Jones, 16-Year-Old Cadet's First Solo, October, page 47

Travis Whittemore, Happy in Hawaii, October, page 47

Will Dismukes, Sparks Flies Solo, October, page 47

Phil Jones, Secret Handshake Solo, October, page 47

Dave Nuss, Cleveland's Latest, October, page 47

James Locke, A Sylacauga Soaring Society Solo, October, page 48

Linda Sue Boehmer, Picture Perfect, October, page 48

Rick Hehmann, Tow Pilot Adds Glider Ticket, October, page 48

Rich Hehmann, New Commercial Glider Pilot, October, page 48

Joel Zachrich, A Soloed Son, October, page 48

Dave White, Soloed, Then Soaked, October, page 48

Tom Albrecht, New Nutmeg Member, October, page 48

Final Glide, October, page 49

John Whitney, Motivated Mohawks, November, page 46

Jeanne Pitsenberger, Shirttail Surgery, November, page 46

Don Marshall, Birthday Solo, November, page 46

J.Sidway, Nutmeg Student Solos, November, page 46

Tom Rent, Eager to Solo in Eagan, MN, November, page 46

Phil Jones, New CFIG for PGC, November, page 47

Philip LaBerge; Lynda LaBerge, Commercial Add-On Rating, November, page 47

Harold Gallagher, Enthusiastic in Avenal, November, page 47

Final Glide, November, page 47

Mike Shear, Better Late than Never, December, page 47

Phillip LaBerge, Lynda LaBerge, Commercial Add-On Rating, December, page 47

Phillip and Lynda LaBerge, Transitioned, December, page 47

Brett Wynkoop, Solo at Yards Creek, December, page 47

Brett Wynkoop, A Stout Solo, December, page 47

Brett Wynkoop, Two Private Pilots, December, page 47

Brett Wynkoop, First Solo, December, page 47

Dave White, Commercial and CFI Ratings Achieved, December, page 47

Splashdowm Rating Resisted, December, page 48

Dave White, Solo Flyer From Kazakhstan, December, page 48

Rich Carraway, Check Ride Completed, December, page 48

Jay McDaniel, Impressive Nevada Solo, December, page 49

Rich Hehmann, Three New Solos at St. Louis Soaring Association, December, page 49

Rich Carraway, Another New Pilot, December, page 49
Soaring News
Phillip C. Umphres, SSA Audit Announced, January, page 9

Sonex Aircraft, Sonex Motorglider Kit Upgrades, January, page 9

New SSA Officers and Directors-at-Large, January, page 9

Brian H. Randall, High Tech Sailplane on Display During Navy's 233rd Birthday, January, page 10

Mel Burkart, Missouri Museum Features Soaring, January, page 10

Scott C. Fletcher, CSA Achieves Non-Profit Status, January, page 11

Schreder Collection Acquired by Smithsonian Museum, February, page 10

Joe Salz, A New Nav Tool, February, page 11

Lane Bush, High School Soaring, February, page 11

Frauke Elber, 2009 WSPA Board Members Announced, February, page 11

Europa Motorglider Update, February, page 11

New 20 Meter Two-Seater From Schempp-Hirth, February, page 12

Kai Gertsen, Region 4 South Contest, February, page 12

Ed Lindoo, Motorized Guys, March, page 7

Chris Prince, Digital Cameras, March, page 8

Mike Greenwald, Helpful Hints, March, page 8

John H. Campbell, Smoky Mountain Soaring Association Rescues Bultman Fund, March, page 11

John H. Campbell, Kolstad Gift to Youth, March, page 11

Cindy Brickner, WSPA Thermal Camp Scholarship, March, page 11

Dylan Caldwell, Everglades Club Offers Monthly Memberships, March, page 12

New Soaring facility in Southern California, March, page 12

John Seaborn, Online Contest Registration in 2009, March, page 12

Denise Layton, It's Cold in Chicago, March, page 13

Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy, March, page 13

The Henry Combs Perpetual Trophy, March, page 13

SSA Exceptional Service Award, March, page 13

Exceptional Achievement Award, March, page 14

Certificates of Appreciation, March, page 14

2008 Barringer Trophy, March, page 14

U.S. National Record Claims Approved and Confirmed by NAA, March, page 15

Most Active Instructors, March, page 15

2008 1-26 Championship Winner Also Sets Records, April, page 9

Gliding International, April, page 10

Alby's Voyage Continues, April, page 10

Need Lark Parts?, April, page 10

Flieger Hucksfeder, SSA Region 12 Markets Soaring at AMA Convention, April, page 10

U.S. Pilot Wins FAI OLC World Championships, April, page 11

2009 On-Line Contest Committee, April, page 11

Soaring Out of This World, April, page 11

Revised SSA Regional Map, April, page 11

Lifetime SSA Membership Awarded, May, page 9

Frauke Elber, Doris Grove Awarded the Pelagia Majewska Award, May, page 9

Mike Brawner to Head SSA Volunteer Development Commmittee, May, page 10

SSA Chairman Umphres Presents Awards, May, page 10

Neita Montague, New WSPA European Representative, May, page 11

Neita Montague, First U.S. Libelle Gathering, May, page 11

Gene Hammond to be Inducted into Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame, May, page 11

John Good, Charles Augugtus Spratt 1943 - 2009, June, page 8

Most Active Instructor Award, June, page 8

Phyllis Wells, 2009 Scholarship Winner, June, page 8

OCSA Golden Anniversary Celebrated, June, page 9

Bob "Chukar" Spielman, June, page 9

Nevada Magazine Features Soaring, June, page 10

Naviter "See You" Mobile on iPAQ 310 Travel Companion, June, page 10

Fast Find PLB, June, page 10

Call for SSA Director Nominations, June, page 11

National Soaring Museum Dedicates Mall Gallery to Richard Johnson, July, page 8

Jim Payne Inducted into U.S. Soaring Hall of Fame at National Soaring Museum Event, July, page 8

Stephen Northcraft, FAA Letter of Final Determination of Pegasus AD 2005-24-01, July, page 8

Bob Talarczyk, Tourist Attraction Southwest Soaring Museum, July, page 9

Beverly Beckwith, VSA Eastern Spring Regatta, July, page 9

First Museum of Flight Contest Winner, July, page 10

D.B. Newill, Miami Gliders Successful in Gaining Relief, July, page 10

Big Blue Sky, July, page 11

Robin Clark, 2009 Region 5 North Contest, July, page 40

Linda Murray, USA to Host 2012 World's Championships - How the Bid was Won, August, page 7

2009 Flight Instructor of the Year, August, page 8

Clio Whispers About U.S. Military Training Gliders, August, page 8

Maiden Flight of the DG-1001M, September, page 8

Allen Silver, Locator Beacon Location Alert, September, page 8

Bruce Bulloch, Got Twitter?, September, page 9

Bob "Chukar" Spielman, 1-26 Association Monthly OLC Contest Update, September, page 10

Jonker Sailplanes selects Becker Transceiver/transponder, September, page 11

Frauke Elber, History of International Gliding Contests, European and World Championship for Women, September, page 12

World Gliding Championship Dates Set, October, page 6

2010 SSA Convention Dates, October, page 6

Richard J. Sprouse, CAP Cadets Receive Training, October, page 6

Cindy Brickner, Experimental Gliders - Program Letters, November, page 6

USB Adaptor, November, page 6

Frank Paynter, Mark Hawkins, John Seaborn, SSA Promotes Soaring Safety with New Sailplane Tracker List, December, page 6

SSA Regional Directors Elected, December, page 6

Loren R. Faulkner, Goodby to Hemet 40 Years of Glider Operations Ends, December, page 6

CDR Brian H. Randall, Naval Academy's Summer Soaring Program a Soaring Success!, December, page 6

Six Winches to Canadian Air Cadets, December, page 9

CD Sales Donation from an SSA Member, December, page 9
Soaring Photo Showcase
Baudouin Litt, Jerry Snedden, J. Campbell Martin, Dan Teifke, and Bryce Sammeter, January, pages 22,23

April, pages "44,45"

Baude Litt, May, pages "24, 25"

Matt Gills; George Uveges; Jon Yuhas; Jeff kline; Steve Rander, June, pages 42, 43

Glen Holden, John Wegg, Martin Gomez, Margaret Haynes-Lamont, July, pages "42,43"

Maria Zemplinska, Robert Talarczky, Darren Liby, Jim Staniforth, Towplane, Sailplane, Mountains, Sailplane on Tow, August, pages "42,43"
Soaring Tech
Bill Collum, Digital Cameras for the Cockpit, January, page 17

Bill Collum, Battery Chargers, February, page 18

Bill Collum, Jet Pilots, March, page 20

Bill Collum, Technology Marches On, April, page 14

Bill Collum, A Question Session, May, page 14

Bill Collum, The Clearnav System, June, page 16

George S. Moore, New Methods and Technologies: Winching Warrants a New Look - Part 1, July, page 15

George S. Moore, New Methods and Technologies: Winching Warrants a New Look - Part II, August, page 13

Bill Collum, Unique Soaring Terms, September, page 15

Bill Collum, Unique Soaring Terms, October, page 11

Bill Collum, Gifts & Gadgets, November, page 9

Bill Collum, Touring Motorgliders, December, page 13
Thoughts from the Chairman
Phil Umphres, So What Has the SSA Done for you Lately?, February, page 3

Phil Umphres, Volunteers, March, page 3

Phil Umphres, Back to Basics, April, page 3

Phil Umphres, Selling the Sport of Soaring, May, page 2

Phil Umphres, Safety, June, page 3

Phil Umphres, Helping the Club Pilot "Cut the Apron Strings", July, page 2

Phil Umphres, In Praise of the SSA Staff, August, page 3

Phil Umphres, SSA Web Site, September, page 2

Phil Umphres, Alphabet Soup, October, page 2

Phil Umphres, Building for the Future, November, page 2

Phil Umphres, Protecting our Places to Fly, December, page 2
Why We Fly
Michael Schaub, A Day in the Desert Sun, January, page 34

Nyal Williams, Australian Trip, August, page 36

Jeff Castro, How I Discovered Soaring ... and Why I'm Glad I Did, August, page 36

Roger Jones, Halloween Air Play, October, page 26

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