Soaring Magazine Index for 2009 organized by subject

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y, None

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A, B, C

Chuck Coyne, May, page 4

Aero Tow

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

Aerobatics

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

Aerodynamics

Deturbulator
Jim Hendrix, Old Wineskins, April, page 5

Air Space

Frauke Elber, Club Activities, June, page 48

Albatross Cross-country

Alby's Voyage Continues, April, page 10

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

Altitude Records

Eric Greenwell, Perlan Project Progress, October, page 20

Associations

SSA

FAA

NAA

FAI

IGC

CIVL

OSTIV

EAA
Phil Umphres, Alphabet Soup, October, page 2

Award

Pelagia Majewska Medal

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

Awards

Frauke Elber, Awards and Opportunities, May, page 44

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

Appreciation

Mike Graves

Dianne Black-Nixon, Cindy Brickner

Sterling Starr

John Dezzutti

Al Tyler

Penn Smith

Jay Massey
Certificates of Appreciation, March, page 14

Badges: 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; Chuck Coyne, Badges & Records, August, page 4; 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

Barringer

Henry Retting
2008 Barringer Trophy, March, page 14

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

Burt Compton: 2009 Flight Instructor of the Year, August, page 8

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

Combs

Chris Prince

Jim Hard

David Raspet

Steve Arndt
The Henry Combs Perpetual Trophy, March, page 13

Eaton

Bob Wander
Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy, March, page 13

Exceptional Achievements

James Payne

Andy McQuigg
Exceptional Achievement Award, March, page 14

Exceptional Service

Judy Blalack

Jim Skydell

Daveid Newill

Thomas Pressley

Kathy Taylor

Fred Ninger
SSA Exceptional Service Award, March, page 13

Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame

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

Instructors

Anton Verhulst

Hank Nixon

Sean Murphy

Gary Nabers

Jim Gager

Paul McClaskey

Geoff Weck

Laird Smith

John Campbell

Dean Carswell

Fred LaSor

Harold Katinszky

Mark Matticola

Barry Dunning
Most Active Instructors, March, page 15

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

Lifetime

Captain Chesley Sullenberger

First Officer Jeffery Skiles
Lifetime SSA Membership Awarded, May, page 9

Records

James Payne

Jean-Claude Hauchecorne
U.S. National Record Claims Approved and Confirmed by NAA, March, page 15

Scholarship

Youth

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

SSA

Tom Pressley

Mike Graves
SSA Chairman Umphres Presents Awards, May, page 10

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

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Badges

Chuck Coyne, May, page 4

Bill Liscomb

Big Blue Sky, July, page 11

Biography

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

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

Roger Jones: Roger Jones, Halloween Air Play, October, page 26

Book

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

Books

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

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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

Safety: Allan Broadribb, Calendar Safety, February, page 5

Celebration

Birthday

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

Clouds

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

Club Yvytú

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

Clubs

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

Chuck Coyne, Join the Club, September, page 4

1-26 Association: Bob "Chukar" Spielman, June, page 9

Awards: Frauke Elber, Club Activities, April, page 13

Caesar Creek

Tidewater
Frauke Elber, Club Activites, July, page 50

Chilhowee

Nutmeg Soaring

Calvin Mampe

Makayla Reposa
Frauke Elber, Club Activities, August, page 50

Doyles: John Whitney, Motivated Mohawks, November, page 46

Festival

Youth

Transponders
Frauke Elber, Club Activities, November, page 44

Flights: Frauke Elber, 2009 Dust Devil Dash; A Gathering of Eagles;, December, page 44

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

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

Orange County Soaring Association: OCSA Golden Anniversary Celebrated, June, page 9

People

Fees

Volunteers

Milestones
Frauke Elber, Club Happenings, February, page 16

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

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

White Sands Soaring Association: Art Davis, Alive and Well at Fifty, October, page 14

Commercial

Paul McDonald
Monique Weil, NCSA Action, September, page 45

Commercial Operation

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

Soaring Academy
New Soaring facility in Southern California, March, page 12

Communication

electronic

Twitter
Bruce Bulloch, Got Twitter?, September, page 9

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

Competition

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

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

1-26

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

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

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

2009 Winners: SSA 2009 Regional and National Contest Winners, December, page 24

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

Management: 2009 On-Line Contest Committee, April, page 11

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

Nationals: Stephen Northcraft, 2009 18-Meter Nationals -- Ephrata, Washington, December, page 40

Regional

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

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

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

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

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

Rules: John Cochrane, Rules for 2009, February, page 37

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

World: Linda Murray, USA to Host 2012 World's Championships - How the Bid was Won, August, page 7; World Gliding Championship Dates Set, October, page 6

Competitions

Marin Szemplinska, Region 5 North Contest, Perry, SC, January, pages 30,31

Mid Air: George Thelen, Contest Mid-Air, January, page 48

Contests

Bob "Chukar" Spielman, June, page 9

Contributions

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

Eagle Fund
Generous Support for the Annual Eagle Fund, March, page 19

Generous Support for the Annual Eagle Fund, April, page 19

Generous Support Received for the Annual Eagle Fund, June, page 39

Generous Support Received for the Annual Eagle Fund, July, page 41

Generous Support Received for the Annual Eagle Fund, August, page 41

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

Building for Our Future, November, page 43

Music
CD Sales Donation from an SSA Member, December, page 9

Convention

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

SSA
2010 SSA Convention Dates, October, page 6

Cover

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

Crew

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

Cross-Country

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

Bob Thompson, Racing the Dust, April, page 20

Frauke Elber, Club Activities, June, page 48

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

John Wallin, The Hobbs Safari, November, page 21

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

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Design

Flying Wings
Henk Jukkema, Tailess Launching, January, page 5

Performance
Jack Wilson, On Sinha Deturbulators, February, page 7

Tails
Emil Kissel, Tailess Tails, January, page 5

Dick Johnson

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

Displays

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

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

Divisions

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

DVD

Hang Gliding
Big Blue Sky, July, page 11

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Education

Greg Klein, Soaring & Education, February, page 28

Emergency

Situational Awareness
Chuck Coyne, June, page 4

Equipment

Bill Collum, Gifts & Gadgets, November, page 9

Batteries

Bill Collum, Battery Chargers, February, page 18

Static ports

pistons
Bill Collum, A Question Session, May, page 14

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

Cameras: Bill Collum, Digital Cameras for the Cockpit, January, page 17; Chris Prince, Digital Cameras, March, page 8; Mike Greenwald, Helpful Hints, March, page 8; Bob Adams, Thank you Bill, March, page 8

Computer Accessories: USB Adaptor, November, page 6

Electronic Cockpits: Bill Collum, Technology Marches On, April, page 14

Instrumentation: Joe Salz, A New Nav Tool, February, page 11; Bill Collum, The Clearnav System, June, page 16; Martin Umberger, Not His Time to Upgrade, September, page 6

Naviter "See You"

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

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

Parts: Need Lark Parts?, April, page 10

Personal Locator Beacon: Fast Find PLB, June, page 10

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

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

Expos

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

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Fiction

Alexis Glynn Latner
Soaring Out of This World, April, page 11

Films

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

First Solo

Sam McCallum
Fred Looft, GBSC Achievements, September, page 45

Flight

Badge

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

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

Cross-Country
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

Record

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

Flights

Badge

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

Silver Altitude
Jeanne Pitsenberger, The Sink Meter, August, page 34

Future

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

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Generators

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

Gliders

Ray Conlon, Orphan Idea, February, page 7

Gliding

Chuck Coyne, Smooth Sailing, February, page 4

Growth

Chris McKeage, SSA Growth Ideas, April, page 5

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Hall of Fame

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

History

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, January, page 37

Raul Blacksten, Dick Schreder, January, page 60

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, February, page 39

Raul Blacksten, Before the SSA, February, page 60

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, March, page 40

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, April, page 41

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, May, page 42

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

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, June, page 45

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, July, page 44

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, August, page 44

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

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, September, page 47

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

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, October, page 46

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

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, November, page 42

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, December, page 43

"Gus" Haller: Raul Blacksten, Haller-Hirth, July, page 60

Clio's Wings: John Jenista, Historic Concerns, November, page 4

Collections: Schreder Collection Acquired by Smithsonian Museum, February, page 10

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

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

Military: Raul Blacksten, Military Training Gliders, March, page 60

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

Olympic Competition: Raul Blacksten, Olympic Gliders, August, page 60

Primary Gliders: Raul Blacksten, More Primary Gliders, June, page 60

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

Sierra Wave

Schweizer 2-25
George Uveges, Sierra Wave History, July, page 6

Sites: Raul Blacksten, Itford, December, page 60

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

Wings: Raul Blacksten, On Blended Wings, April, page 60

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Incident

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

Information

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

Instructor

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

Itford

Raul Blacksten, Itford, December, page 60

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Landings

Roy DeBolt, Semantically Speaking, August, page 6

Highway: Bill Sprauge, Challengine Highway Landing, November, page 10

Launch

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

Bill Daniels, Winching Words, September, page 5

Licenses

Instructor
2009 Flight Instructor of the Year, August, page 8

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Magazime

Don Golden, Memories of Alice, February, page 6

Magazine

Chuck Coyne, HARRUMPH!, January, page 4

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

Ray Conlon, Orphan Idea, February, page 7

Wayne Paul, Please Say Mackay, February, page 8

Mark Johnson, Suggestions, March, page 6

Chuck Coyne, Photographic Perks, July, page 3

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

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

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

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

Mark Andrews, Looking Forward, December, page 5

article: Chris Prince, Digital Cameras, March, page 8; Mike Greenwald, Helpful Hints, March, page 8; 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; Pete Hall, Agrees with Mark Johnson, May, page 7

Article

A Perfect Flight
James Kade, Discus Photo, October, page 5

Articles: Ron Ciminero, Future Tech Articles, January, page 6; Jim Kellett, Delighted Already, October, page 5

Clio's Wings: Lee Eilbacher, Remembering Dick Schreder, April, page 7; Peter Blount, Aviation Trivia Time, April, page 7

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

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

Contributors: Frauke Elber, Bill Collum, John Cochrane, Judy Ruprecht, and George Thelen, Our Department Contributors, January, page 3

correction: Tom Tauber, Geography 101, September, page 6

Dick Johnson: Chip Bearden, Chipping In, January, page 6

Error

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

Feature: Lee Rusconi, Fantastic Rules, April, page 7

Geography: Frank Allen, Pet Peeves, February, page 8

Gliding International: Gliding International, April, page 10

Hang Gliding: Finbar Sheehy, Notes to the SSA Chairman, July, page 6; Tony Deleo, Notes to the SSA Chairman, July, page 7

Photography: Neal Chism, Likes Soaring Magazine, July, page 6; Cam Martin, Kudos to Todd, November, page 5

picture: Chuck Klivans, Saw the Yaw, September, page 5

Safety

Soaring Tech
Dean Chantiles, Loves Soaring Magazine, June, page 5

Sierra Wave: John Shmoldas, Sierra Wave Fan, October, page 5

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

Vacations

Poland
Stan Kasprzyk, Polish Soaring Vacations, November, page 5

wave article: Rick Walters, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6; Andy McKittrick, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6; Henry Combs, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6

wave article and photos: John Shmoldas, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6

wave photos: Heinz Bringentoff, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6; Pete Donath, February Soaring Photos and Sierra Wave Story, May, page 6

Maintenance

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

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

Management

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

SSA Chairman
Phil Umphres, SSA Web Site, September, page 2

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

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

Membership

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

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

Military Gliders

Navy
Boom Powell, Navy Gliders, January, page 6

Model Sailplanes

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

Montague

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

Motorglider

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

Motorgliders

David MacKenzie, Me and My Motorglider, January, page 24

Bill Collum, Touring Motorgliders, December, page 13

jet: Bill Collum, Jet Pilots, March, page 20

Mountains

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

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

Museum

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

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

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

Museums

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

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Neal Chism

First Museum of Flight Contest Winner, July, page 10

Nomenclature

Bill Collum, Unique Soaring Terms, September, page 15

Bill Collum, Unique Soaring Terms, October, page 11

Soaring Tech by Bill Collum: Paul Happ, Ditching, June, page 7

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Obituaries

Bela Gogos

Thomas Davey

William Froelich

Bob Embleton

Curtis McKay

Elmre Lammon

Richard Comey

Michael Packard

Charles Norman

Tim Donovan

Stan Duckworth

F.L. Mendez

Dean Carswell
Final Glide, September, page 46

Charlie F. Hudson
January, page 46

David Bigelow

Kazimierz Adamski

James Clayton

Stanislaw Matras

Wesley Dobrzsanski

Dana Colvin

Ray Davis

James Davis
Final Glide, March, page 42

David Noyes

George Walker
Final Glide, June, page 44

Edward Beck

Stan Hall

Harold Hutchinson

Elmer Anderson

Robert Gillan

Scott Henderson

Herbert Hinze

Francis Jones

Bill Kleese

Harwood Fowler

Donnie Meyers
Final Glide, November, page 47

Fred Robinson
January, page 46

James Steven Fossett
January, page 46

John Corbani, Michael Donie, John Ennes, John Reid, Rudi Binnewies, Bruce McGhie, Earl Menefee, George Stillwagon, Vincent Algozino, Barbara Carr, Vern Hutchinson
Final Glide, October, page 49

Marvin Gonzales

Clfford Olof

Stephen Lindenbaum

Willard Teommey

James Taylor

John Dezzutti

Charlie Spratt
Final Glide, May, page 38

Richard Basset, Hans W. Berg, Daniel Devine, Joe Guylas
Final Glide, August, page 46

Robert M. Knight
January, page 46

Stephen Smith, Al Gregg, John Braun, Michael DeGroot, Harry C. Higgins, Allan R. Melendy, Bill Wyatt
Final Glide, July, page 47

Stewart Kissel
January, page 46

Obituary

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

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

Gil Parcell: Final Glide, February, page 46

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

Obituraries

Howard Haig

Bill Bartell

William Russell

H. Oakley Smart

Beth Bird

Walter B. McCarthy
Final Glide, April, page 40

OLC

2009 On-Line Contest Committee, April, page 11

Organization

Directors
SSA Regional Directors Elected, December, page 6

Ownership

BG-12-16
Chuck Coyne, December, page 4

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Passengers

Mouse
Dave Killinger, A Mouse Tail, August, page 23

Pegasus

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

People

Eddie Allen
Peter Blount, Aviation Trivia Time, April, page 7

Brandon Dillon
Blue Ridge Successes, January, page 45

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

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

Nathan Lemmon
Scott Alexander, Retirement Time, July, page 45

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

Dan Poccia
Well Done, Dan, January, page 44

Michael Robertson
Blue Ridge Successes, January, page 45

Dick Schreder
Raul Blacksten, Dick Schreder, January, page 60

Lee Eilbacher, Remembering Dick Schreder, April, page 7

George Thelen
Chuck Coyne, Thank you George, March, page 4

Peter Whitbeck
Tom Albrecht, New Commercial Rating, January, page 44

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

Performance

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

PGC

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

Philosophy

Matt Herron, Dancing with Gravity, June, page 29

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

Photography

Baudouin Litt, Jerry Snedden, J. Campbell Martin, Dan Teifke, and Bryce Sammeter, January, pages 22,23

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

Chuck Coyne, Photographic Perks, July, page 3

First Museum of Flight Contest Winner, July, page 10

Rod Richlieu

George Uveges

Brian Case

Jim Arnold
April, pages "44,45"

weather

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

Private

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

Projects

Perlan
Eric Greenwell, Perlan Project Progress, October, page 20

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

Promotion

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

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

Val Paget, Soaring Promoter Extraordinaire, September, page 5

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

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

Spot: Alby's Voyage Continues, April, page 10; Sergio Colacevich, Alby's Travels, June, page 6

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

Public Relations

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

Publicity

Nevada Magazine Features Soaring, June, page 10

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Regatta

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

Regulation

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

Regulations

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

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

Reports

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

Restoring

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

Russ Owens

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

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Safety

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

Attitude

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

Certificates
Burt Compton, Plastic Pilot Certificate, October, page 7

Decisions
Gene Hammond, The Three C's, January, page 42

Patters

Health

Check Lists
George Thelen, Bad Habits, February, page 41

Lost Parts
John Joss, Emergency at 15,000 feet, December, page 11

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

Mid Air
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

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

Re-training
Gene Hammond, Hooray, It's Spring, March, page 43

Regulations
Burt Compton, Gotcha! Less-Known FAA Regulations for Glider Pilots and Towpilots, December, page 10

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

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

Towropes
Mark Allen, When Should a Towrope be Repaired or Replaced?, July, page 12

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

Training

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

Situational Awareness
Billy Hill, Risk Assessment, June, page 12

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

Sailplane

1-26
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

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

Richard Otis, Fred Winter lands his new ASK-21 in the snow, December, "cover"

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

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

Blanik L-23
Margaret Haynes, Sailplane on Tow with Greater Boston Soaring Club, May, "cover"

Bowlus BA 100 Baby Albatross
Todd Schultz, Jeff Byard's Baby Albatross at Tehachapi, CA, July, "cover"

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

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

Glasflugel Standard Libelle 201
Steve Pachura, Rolf Schulze flies at Torrey Pines, California, December, pages 30, 31

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

Jonker JS-1
Jonker Sailplanes selects Becker Transceiver/transponder, September, page 11

LAK17
John Sullivan, LAK 17 near Mt. Pleasant, MI, Summer 2008, April, "cover"

Schleicher ASH-25
Pete Guy, May, pages "30,31"

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

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

Schweizer SGS 1-26 1954
Martin Simons, Three-View, November, pages "30,31"

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

Sailplanes

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"

2-33: Richard Ludwig, Sturdy and Forgiving 2-33, December, page 5

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

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

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

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

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

Libelles: Neita Montague, First U.S. Libelle Gathering, May, page 11; Neita Montague, The Allure of the Libelle, June, page 22; Kempton Izuno, Loving the Libelle, June, page 26

Motorglider

Europa
Europa Motorglider Update, February, page 11

Motorgliders: Ed Lindoo, Motorized Guys, March, page 7

Rolladen-Schneider

LS-8
Peter M. Guy, Rand Baldwin and his LS-8 finishing at Standard Class Nationals, January, cover

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

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

Scenery

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

Maria Zemplinska, Robert Talarczky, Darren Liby, Jim Staniforth, Towplane, Sailplane, Mountains, Sailplane on Tow, August, pages "42,43"

Bob Thompson, Late Season near Durango, Colorado, September, "cover"

Senior

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

Site

Front Royal-Warren County
Richard Otis, Fred Winter lands his new ASK-21 in the snow, December, "cover"

Sites

Wayne Paul, Please Say Mackay, February, page 8

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

Phil Umphres, Protecting our Places to Fly, December, page 2

Jim Herd, Saving Gliderports, December, page 5

Alice Springs: Don Golden, Memories of Alice, February, page 6

CrystalAire: New Soaring facility in Southern California, March, page 12

El Mirage: Michael Schaub, A Day in the Desert Sun, January, page 34; Keith James, El Mirage Soaring Continues, March, page 5; Louanne Peck, El Mirage is Not Gone, March, page 5; James E.P. Davis, John Krey, Clyde Thornton, and the Church of the High Desert, August, page 25

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

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

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

Hawaii: Chris Woods, The Silent Waves of Hawaii, December, page 38

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

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

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

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

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

Torrey Pines: Frauke Elber, Club Activites, July, page 50

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

Soaring

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

Australia: Nyal Williams, Australian Trip, August, page 36

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

Poetry: William R. Batesole, Last Cloud, May, page 26

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

Soaring Sites

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

Soaring Society of America

Phil Umphres, So What Has the SSA Done for you Lately?, February, page 3

Audit: Phillip C. Umphres, SSA Audit Announced, January, page 9

Contributions: Eagle Fund, January, page 21; Eagle Fund, February, page 9

Goals: Jim Herd, Worried Member, January, page 5

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

Social

Frauke Elber, 2009 Dust Devil Dash; A Gathering of Eagles;, December, page 44

Souvenirs

coins
Andy McKittrick, Canadian Coin Controversy, August, page 6

SSA

Catalong
November, page "Insert"

Directors
Call for SSA Director Nominations, June, page 11

Divisions

WSPA

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

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

SSA Management

Regions
Revised SSA Regional Map, April, page 11

Strategic Plan
Phil Umphres, Back to Basics, April, page 3

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Taxes

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

Technical

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

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

Technique

Approaches
Bob Whelan, Brain Engaged Approaches, August, page 6

Techniques

Competition

Novices
Andy Blackburn, Getting Started, July, page 38

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

Launch
Henk Jukkema, Tailess Launching, January, page 5

Outlanding
Own Musselwhite, Cow Out Landing, April, page 34

Thermals
Bob Thompson, Lift Markers, August, page 17

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

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

Tow Pilot

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

Tow Planes

Maria Zemplinska, Robert Talarczky, Darren Liby, Jim Staniforth, Towplane, Sailplane, Mountains, Sailplane on Tow, August, pages "42,43"

Towplane

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

TowsWinch

Frauke Elber, Winch Flights, March, page 16

Traffic Patterns

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

Training

Greg Klein, Soaring & Education, February, page 28

Roger Jones, Halloween Air Play, October, page 26

Aerobatics: Pete Rendek, Head over Heels for Aerobatic Articles, March, page 8; Bob MacIlveen, Aerobatic Excellence, March, page 9

Badge

Youth

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

Bronze Badge

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

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

CFIG

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

Mike Voie
Monique Weil, NCSA Action, September, page 45

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

Checklists: Thomas Knauff, Checklist, May, page 47

Comercial

CFI

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

Commercial

Tom Albrecht, New Commercial Rating, January, page 44

Adam Lorenz: Rick Hehmann, Tow Pilot Adds Glider Ticket, October, page 48

CFIG

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

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

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

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

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

Lennol Absher: Splashdowm Rating Resisted, December, page 48

Mark Richardson: Rich Hehmann, New Commercial Glider Pilot, October, page 48

Michael J. Brunsman: Eric Fortner, Illini Glider Club Trains Commercial Glider Pilot, August, page 45

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

Eric Redweik: Dave Dunteman, Tucson Soaring Club Solo, July, page 45

First Solo

Well Done, Dan, January, page 44

Aaron Stout: Brett Wynkoop, A Stout Solo, December, page 47

Adan Vielma: Travis Whittemore, Happy in Hawaii, October, page 47

Alex Verdes: Brett Wynkoop, First Solo, December, page 47

Ashish Vikram: Norm Seelbinder, Lifelong Dream Fulfilled, March, page 41

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

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

Dale Ziegenfelder: Tom Albrecht, New Nutmeg Member, October, page 48

David Ranzini: Jeanne Pitsenberger, Shirttail Surgery, November, page 46

Dean Kent: Frauke Elber, Soloing in the Super Blanik, July, page 45

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

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

Lenard Simpson: Robert Powell, First Solo of 2009, March, page 41

Lyle Chamberlain: Linda Sue Boehmer, Picture Perfect, October, page 48

Robert Griffith: James Locke, A Sylacauga Soaring Society Solo, October, page 48

Sam Bessette: Bruce Bessette, Birthday Solo, May, page 38

Steven Settlemyre: Steven Settlemyre, Settlemyre Solos, May, page 37

Youth

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

Adam Baluch: Lee Beck, A Family Affair, January, page 46

Alan Raney

Keavy Nenniger

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

Chris Miller: Jim Humphrey, Youngest IGC Member Solos, February, page 44

Edgar Varques

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

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

Makayla Reposa: Frauke Elber, Makayla's Big Day, January, page 44

Mitchell Mordas: Phillip LaBerge, Meadowlark Moments, September, page 45

Nicole Howard: Jay McDaniel, Impressive Nevada Solo, December, page 49

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

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

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

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

First Solo (2007)

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

Glider Licenses: Blue Ridge Successes, January, page 45

Hanna Marlette

Jacob Mersino

Jack Wiegand
Harold Gallagher, Enthusiastic in Avenal, November, page 47

Instructor

Pre-Flight
Ron Whipple, Observations, November, page 4

Instructors

Fred LaSor
Most Active Instructor Award, June, page 8

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

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

License

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

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

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

Youth

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

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

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

Private

Geldard Woerner, Never Too Old, January, page 44

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

Rich Carraway, Another New Pilot, December, page 49

Andy Carazo: Phil Jones, To the Rescue, August, page 45

Bill Gray: Tracy Carlson, Pop's First Passenger, September, page 45

Brett Hanley: Phil Jones, Secret Handshake Solo, October, page 47

Dick Samorus: Ingrid Kjenslie, Goal Oriented Retiree, March, page 42

Heidi F. DeBlock: Fred Wolf, A Highly Qualified Doctor, July, page 45

Karl Herrington: Dave White, Solo Flyer From Kazakhstan, December, page 48

Mark Philip: Mitch Deutsch, New Private Rating, March, page 41

Max Chrangeev: Fred Looft, GBSC Achievements, September, page 45

Nelson Trinkle: Jeanne Pitsenberger, New Private Pilot in Virginia, September, page 46

Rafael Luczal

Pat Decicco
Brett Wynkoop, Two Private Pilots, December, page 47

Richard Hackett: Fred Woll, Ready for More, January, page 45

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

Steve Kleine: Rich Carraway, Check Ride Completed, December, page 48

Tom May: Tom Albrecht, Newest Private Pilot, January, page 44

Wes and Zach Watkins: Stephen Dee, Father and Son Ratings, August, page 45

Youth

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

Yves Nollet: Fred Woll, A Treat, January, page 46

Rides

Youth

students
Greg Klein, High School Aviators, September, page 46

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

Safety Seminar

CFIG Refresher

On-line
Phil Umphres, Safety, June, page 3

Scholarship: Phyllis Wells, 2009 Scholarship Winner, June, page 8

Second Solo

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

Signals: Gene Hammond, SSA Recommended Signals, May, page 40

Solo

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

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

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

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

Felicity Sparks
Will Dismukes, Sparks Flies Solo, October, page 47

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

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

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

Michael Neubeck
John Ehrisman, Soaring into Summer, July, page 46

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

Steve Fargo

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

Youth

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

Racine Estep
Joel Zachrich, Solo in Colorado, September, page 45

Rober Zachrich
Joel Zachrich, A Soloed Son, October, page 48

Spins: Frauke Elber, A Day of Spin Training by Rob Creedon, January, page 14; Dean Carswell, Spin Training, May, page 6

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

Transition

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

Danny Paul: Phillip and Lynda LaBerge, Transitioned, December, page 47

Winches: Six Winches to Canadian Air Cadets, December, page 9

Youth

Lane Bush, High School Soaring, February, page 11

First Solo

Calvin Mampe
Soaring Correspondent Solos, July, page 45

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

Claire Johnson
Jeanne Pirsenberger, Sweet Sixteen Solo, July, page 45

David Elems

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

Michael Marshall
Don Marshall, Birthday Solo, November, page 46

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

Solo

Hooper Lansburgh
Brian Lansburgh, Solo at Sixteen, August, page 46

Trophy

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

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Vacations

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

Vintage

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

Frauke Elber, 2009 Dust Devil Dash; A Gathering of Eagles;, December, page 44

Vintage gliders

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

Volunteerism

Chuck Coyne, Join the Club, September, page 4

Val Paget, Soaring Promoter Extraordinaire, September, page 5

Volunteers

Dave Newill, Help Wanted, February, page 8

Phil Umphres, Volunteers, March, page 3

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

VSA

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

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Wave Flights

Frauke Elber, Club Activities, June, page 48

Weather

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

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

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