Soaring Magazine Index for 2016 organized by subject

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y

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Accidents

Cause
Spencer Annear, NTSB Report on Accident Avoidance, September, page 4

Stall
Wayne Roberts, Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) Experiences, September, page 4

Announcement

Insurance

Enhancements
Pat Costello, Changes to the SSA Group Insurance Plan - Announcement, May, page 6

Article

Historic Gliders

Bill Daniels

LK-10A
Pete Vozzo, Historic Glider Series, October, page 5

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Batteries

Lead Acid Gel Cell
Lee Murray, Update on Extending the Life of Lead Acid Gel Cell Batteries, December, page 42

Biography

George Applebay
Steve Hill, George Applebay, April, page 20

Soaring Safety Foundation

Rich Carlson
Soaring Safety Foundation Chairman, March, page 7

Birds

Web Site
William Feldbaumer, Frigate Soaring, September, page 4

Book Review

The Soaring Engine

Team X-C
Doug Jacobs, Book Review The Soaring Engine by G. Dale, January, page 8

Books

Danger and Poetry

Joe Karam
Pilot Memoir by Joe Karam: Danger and Poetry, September, page 7

Gliders
New Books:Rhoen-Adler by Peter Selinger|Advanced Soaring Made Easy by Bernard Eckey, December, page 8

Buzzing

Dale Masters, To Buzz or Not to Buzz, December, page 44

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Calendar

Contests and Special Events, January, page 52

Contests and Special Events, February, page 52

Contests and Special Events, March, page 52

Contests and Special Events, April, page 50

Contests and Special Events, May, page 50

Contests and Special Events, June, page 52

Contests and Special Events, July, page 52

Contests and Special Events, August, page 53

Contests and Special Events, September, page 51

Contests and Special Events, October, page 53

Contests and Special Events, November, page 51

Contests and Special Events, December, page 50

Camps

Parowan

2015
Herbert Kilian, ASA Glider Camp, Parowan 2015, February, page 20

CAP

Youth

Award
Civil Air Patrol to Honor Partners with Congressional Gold Medal Replicas, October, page 9

Encampments

Air Force
2,225 Cadets Enrolled this Year through Air Force-funded Encampment Assistance, October, page 8

International

Exchange Program
American Youth Represent US in International Exchange, October, page 8

Celebration

CAP

75 Years
CAP to Launch 75th Anniversary Celebration, May, page 5

Certificates

Appreciation

Bermuda High
Thunderbirds Present Certificate of Appreciation to Bermuda High Soaring School, September, page 8

Champion

Paul MacCready

Interview
Doug Lamont, Talking With a Champion, May, page 46

Check Out

Language
Dale Masters, Shucks from Shinola, April, page 47

Check Rides

New Rookie

Old Rookie
Dale Masters, Hey, Rookie, January, page 42

Clubs

Accounting
James Cooper, Why Accounting is Exciting and Vital for your Gliding Club - Part 1, July, page 34

James Cooper, Why Accounting is Exciting and Vital for your Gliding Club - Part 3 - Reporting to the Committee, September, page 38

James Cooper, Why Accounting is Exciting and Vital for your Gliding Club - Part 4, October, page 24

James Cooper, Why Accounting is Exciting and Vital for your Gliding Club - Part 5, November, page 10

Excursions

Alvord Desert
Mark Montague, Dry Lake Rendezvous, January, page 18

Management

Accounting
James Cooper, Why Accounting is Exciting and Vital for your Gliding Club - Part 2, August, page 26

Move
Maggie Hettinger, Help Requested, September, page 4

St Louis Soaring Association

Hamilton Soaring Club
New Soaring Club Formed, December, page 6

Competition

Aerobatic

Luca Bertossio
Andy Pag, Aerobatic Gliding: Bertossio Takes Gold for Italy in Dubai, February, page 9

OLC

Cross-country soring
W.G. Hill, The OLC and Pilot Retention, June, page 10

On-line

Categories
Bill Hill, OLC Categories, September, page 44

On-Line

Crystal Squadron

Henry Combs
Bob Maronde, Straight-Out Cross Country Soaring, July, page 14

Summary
W.G. Hill, A Look at the Past Year, December, page 47

On-line

Tracking
Bill Hill, The OLC and Some of its Finer points, August, page 44

Ontario, Canada
Sean Fidler, 2015 Ontario Provincial Championship, January, page 33

Perry

Butler (Open)

Takallu (Sports)

Sorenson (18-M)

Lee (15-M)
Perry 2016 Contest Winners, July, page 11

Regional

Region 7

Albert Lea MN
Geoff Weck, A Great Week of Soaring - in Albert Lea,Minnesota? 2016 Region 7 Contest, September, page 22

Senior

Seminole-Lake, FL
Rich Owen, 2016 Senior Soaring Championship, September, page 27

Pre-flight
Jim Price, Dawn patrol - Franklin Prepping Towplane for 2016 Seniors Competition, September, pages 30, 31

World

Benalla
World Gliding Championships, June, page 6

Austrian Team
Austrian Team for World Gliding Championships Benalla Ready to Fly, July, page 11

World Air Games

Sebastian Kawa
Andy Pag, FAI Glider Match Racing Victory for Kawa after Gripping Finish, February, page 9

Conferences

OSTIV

Australia
33rd Congress of OSTIV Announcement, September, page 7

Contest

FAI

Art

Youth
Enter the 2017 FAI Young Artist Contest and Show Us Your Vision of Flying!, September, page 8

Contests

Aerobatic
US National Aerobatic Championships, December, page 8

International

Vintage
Jim Short, What is an International Vintage Sailplane Meet?, December, page 28

Contributions

Eagle Fund
January, page 49

February, page 49

March, page 51

April, page 53

May, page 55

June, page 51

July, page 50

August, page 48

Eagle Fund, September, page 49

Eagle Fund, October, page 48

Ken Sorenson, The 2017 Eagle Fund Campaign - "Growing the SSA", November, page 3

Eagle Fund, November, page 47

Eagle Fund, December, page 52

Convention

2016

Greenville, SC
Eric Bick, 2016 Convention, May, page 12

Greenville, SC
Information and Registration, January, page 6

Information and Registration, February, page 6

Photographs

Greenville, SC
Greg Swiderski and Laura Radigan and Remy Rozzoni, Collage of Convention Photographs, May, cover

Sailplane

Stemme
Laura Radigan, Stemme Electro-soar on Convention Floor, May, pages 30,31

Sailplanes

Simulators

Presentations
Greg Swierski, 2016 Conventional Wisdom, May, page 26

Conventions

EAA AirVenture

Oshkosh
2016 SSA at Oshkosh, June, page 6

Ken Sorenson, Target Rich Environment, October, page 3

Lee Murray, SSA's Presence at AirVenture, October, page 12

Cross-Country

Badges

1000 km

1-26
Daniel Sazhin, 1,000 km in a 1-26, July, page 16

Silver
Ivan Snell, An Adventure With Lee Bernardis, or – How I Made Silver Distance with the Help of a Homicidal Maniac, February, page 32

Great Basin

Records
Mitch Polinsky, If at First You Don't Succeed: Record Flying in the Great Basin in the Summer of 2015, June, page 25

Launch

Tow Pilot
Dan Nezgoda, "Two Bits" Will Get You Silver Part I: A Soaring Paradox, March, page 19

Outlanding
John Wahl, Rites of Passage – Landing Out, March, page 34

Cross-country

Outlanding

Decisions
Dale Masters, A Giant Cloud of Dust, September, page 50

Cross-Country

Retrieve

Silver

Anniversary
Dan Nezgoda, "Two Bits" Will Get You Silver Part III: A Silver Anniversary, May, page 35

Terrain

Out-landing
Dan Nezgoda, "Two Bits" Will Get You Silver Part II: A Downwind Dash, April, page 26

Cross-country

Winter

Kansas
Tony Condon, Distance in the Winter, June, page 19

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Design

Aerodynamics

Stability

Pioneer III
Jim Marske, Flying Wing Stability, August, page 19

Construction

Materials

Spruce
Bob Powell, Selected Clear Aero Sitka Spruce, October, page 49

Documentary

Awards

CloudStreet
CloudStreet Lives On, November, page 4

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Education

Aviation

Charter School
Wings Over the Rockies, November, page 5

Equipment

Logbooks
New Logbook Available Now, July, page 8

New Logbook Available Now, August, page 9

PowerFLARM
Transport Canada Recommends Power FLARM, September, page 9

Events

EXPO

Sebring

U.S. Sport Aviation
Official Communications Sponsor Signs On For Sebring Sport Aviation Expo 2017, May, page 6

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FAI

Grand Prix
FAI Sailplane Grand Prix - 8th Series, April, page 6

Film

CloudStreet
CloudStreet Accolades, December, page 6

Flight

Introductory

Leg Cast
Dale Masters, Cast Away, June, page 47

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Goals

Badges
Eric Bick, Editor 2016 resolutions and current magazine articles, January, page 2

Growth

Clubs

Instructors
Ken Sorenson, Oh Yeah? Watch This!, March, page 3

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History

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, January, page 48

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, February, page 50

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, March, page 50

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, April, page 54

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, May, page 54

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, June, page 54

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, July, page 54

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, August, page 52

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, September, page 54

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, October, page 52

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, November, page 50

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, December, page 46

Biographies

Hall of Fame
Various, US Hall of Fame Biographies, August, page 32

Various, US Hall of Fame Biographies, September, page 16

Black Forest

VHS tape
Danny, Black Forest Gliderport Redux, October, page 6

Clubs

North Carolina
Rodney Whipple, North Carolina Soaring Foundation History, May, page 44

Firsts: Jack Wilson, So Who Was the First Person to Fly in a Glider?, February, page 26

Gliders

LK-10A/TG-4A/Yankee Doodle Two
Bill Daniels, Historic Gliders, August, page 22

Hall of Fame: Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame Biographies, October, page 20; Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame Biographies, November, page 14; Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame Biographies, December, page 21

Instruction

Single-Seat
John Joss, Out of the Egg: Ab Initio Flight Instruction "Back In The Day", February, page 28

Wright Brothers: Tom Knauff, The Beginning of Controlled Flight, April, page 19

Humor

Definitions
Mike Greenwald, Daffynitions for Soaring Pilots, February, page 25

Flight Conditions
Winfried Rudloff, A Pilot's Nightmare, May, page 10

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Instruction

AeroTow Emergencies

Quiz

Answers
Tom Knauff, Aerotow Emergencies Quiz, March, page 44

Basic

Quiz
Tom Knauff, Basic Skills Quiz, January, page 17

Answers
Tom Knauff, Basic Skills Quiz -- Answers, January, page 46

Cross-Country

Minden

SoaringNV
Mark Montague, Time for a Change, April, page 14

Inadvertent Spin

Mountains
Dale Masters, Second Thoughts, February, page 45

Landings
Tom Knauff, Landing Finesse, June, page 38

Launch

Quiz

Answers
Tom Knauff, Aerotow Launching Test – Answers, February, page 43

Off-Field Landings
Tom Knauff, Off-Field Landings Quiz, July, page 44

Quiz

Stability
Tom Knauff, Stability Quiz, August, page 45

Stalls
Tom Knauff, Forward Stalls Written Test, April, page 45

Simulation

Condor
Jamie Shore, Resources, Summer 2016, July, page 45

Students
Ken Sorenson, I Got to Fly with Sam Yesterday, January, page 3

Instructors

Gliders
Bill Thrift and Cliff Hilty, Become a CFI-G - Today, April, page 42

Insurance

Change to SSA Group Insurance Plan, December, page 11

Announcement: Pat Costello, Change to the SSA Group Insurance Plan, February, page 9

Costello

Changes
Pat Costello, Announcement - Change to the SSA Group Insurance Plan, April, page 6

Pat Costello, Announcement - Change to the SSA Group Insurance Plan, August, page 9

Value
Pat Costello, Insuring Your Glider to Value, June, page 12

SSA Group Plans

Pat Costello, Announcement – Change to the SSA Group Insurance Plan, March, page 5

Paperless: Announcement - Change to the SSA Group Insurance Plan, July, page 8; Pat Costello, Announcement - Change to the SA Group Insurance Plan - Announcement, September, page 9; Pat Costello, Change to SSA Group Insurance Plan, October, page 8; Pat Costello, Change to SSA Group Insurance Plan, November, page 5

IVAM

Harris Hill

Vintage Gliders
Jim Short, Vintage Gliders at an Historic Soaring Destination, April, page 32

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Launch

Techniques

STEM
Greg Klein, Ground Tow, Self-Launch, Aero Tow, and Discus Launch -- Oh My! ... Discus Launch?!, January, page 24

Winch

Communication
Bill Daniels, Radio is the Way to Go, June, page 48

Cost
Rohn Brown, Do Winch Prices Actually Matter?, April, page 48

Driver

Training
Bob Lacovara, Winch Driver Training, March, page 47

Equipment

Tensiometers
Bill Daniels, Tensiometers, January, page 44

Ground Reference
Philip Marks, Pylon Turns for Glider Pilots Reply by Bill Daniels, July, page 5

Ground Reference Maneuvers
Bill Daniels, Ground Reference, May, page 40

Hawaii
Brian Neff, Aloha Winch, September, page 46

Learning
Bill Daniels, Start-up Operation, November, page 40

Rope
Bill Daniels, Retrieving the Rope, July, page 46

Launch Sites

Alvord Desert
Mark Montague, H-301 Libelle at sunset with a rainbow in the background at Alvord Desert in the Great Basin, January, cover

Learning

Unique

Risk
Dale Masters, Soaring is Learning Tathat Sunyata, July, page 48

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Magazine

Aging

mind/body exercise and diet
Hermann Gucinski, Aging Soaring Pilot Population, January, page 4

Aircraft condition

Minimum Equipment List
King Povenmire, Is Your Aircraft Okay to Fly?, January, page 4

Article

Akaflieg

San Luis Obisbo
Albert Tuertscher, Akaflieg, September, page 4

Comment
Clare (Dan) Kline, Teaching Soaring by Tom Knauff, April, page 4

Knauff

Instruction

Landing
St&eacugte;phane Vander Viken, Landing Long and Approach Speed, September, page 5

Teaching Soaring
Chuck Griswold, Teaching Soaring, Standardization Article – Food for Thought, February, page 5

Stall
Rus Howard, Continuing Discussion of Stall + Response from Tom Knauff, August, page 6

Articles
Eric Bick, Editor 2016 resolutions and current magazine articles, January, page 2

Eric Bick, March Magazine Articles, March, page 2

Eric Bick, Request for Articles about Convention Presentations, April, page 2

Eric Bick, July, page 2

Eric Bick, August, page 2

Eric Bick, Articles in October Issue, October, page 2

Education

Stalls
Tom Doyle, Teaching Soaring, April 2016, June, page 4

Tom Knauff, Tom's Response, June, page 4

Jack Wilson, Six Signs of Impending Stall, June, page 5

Tom Knauff, Tom's Response, June, page 5

Gliders

Jack Laister
Bll Laister, A Few Clarifications and a Few Memories, November, page 19

Instruction

Spins
Joe Killian, Spin Training, March, page 4

Knauff
Eric Bick, September, page 2

Calendar

Articles
Eric Bick, Discussion of Calendar Photos and new magazine topics, November, page 2

Columns

Soaring Rx
Darrel Watson, Soaring Rx, June, page 4

Convention

Perlan

Spring Check
Eric Bick, Magazine Articles, May, page 2

Correction

Convention

ADS-B
John Fisher, Correction to SAD-B Presentation at SSA Convention, August, page 4

Dues

Motorgliders

Tech Corner

Photo Showcases
Eric Bick, Discussion of Contents, December, page 2

Font

Articles
Eric Bick, June, page 2

Meteorology

Thermals

Structure
Hey! Meteorologists, May, page 4

Milestones

Jan Driessen
Doug Lent, What a Guy, August, page 5

Photography

Centerfold
Mike Jacker, February Centerfold, April, page 4

Poetry
Jay Campbell, Plans for Section of Poetry plus Acronym Challenge, November, page 8

Sailplanes

TG-3A
John Murphy, TG-3A Article, December, page 4

John Peters, And More TG-3, December, page 4

Submissions
Eric Bick, Submit in Word documents, not pdf; photos separate in jpg., February, page 2

Magazines

Diane McNattin, Magazines and Books, November, page 4

Management

Growth

Volunteers
Ken Sorenson, Smoldering, September, page 3

Volunteering
Chris Fleming, The World Has Changed - So Must We, August, page 43

Medical

Aging
Daniel Johnson, Our Life Goal: Senescence!, March, page 8

Meetings

OSTIV

WGC17
OSTIV Congress Aligned with WGC17, August, page 8

Meets

IVSM

Harris Hill
International Vintage Sailplane Meet Features Fine Wings and Fine Wines, July, page 8

Membership

Finances
Ken Sorenson, Circling in Sink?, February, page 3

Retention

Clubs

OLC
Ken Sorenson, A Duel at Sunset?, June, page 3

Milestone

9,000 Career Tow

Tom Shipp
June, page 57

MOE

EAA

SSA
EAA, Soaring Society of America Announce Joint Effort to Boost Aviation Participation, April, page 10

MOU

EAA/SSA
EAA/SSA Sign MOU for future cooperation, April, page 7

MOU (Memorandum of Understanding)

EAA and SSA
Ken Sorenson, We're all in this Together!, April, page 3

Moving

Eric Bick, July, page 2

Museums

Balloon

Soaring
Eric Bick, A Fine Trip to Albuquerque & Moriarty, March, page 24

Director

Peter Smith
Karin Schlösser, National Soaring Museum Director Retiring, March, page 32

Youth

Active Displays
David Newill, Walkalong Gliding with Phil Rossoni, August, page 5

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National Soaring Museum

Director
Karin A. Schlösser, National Soaring Museum Director Search, March, page 5

Trafford Doherty
National Soaring Museum Welcomes New Director, November, page 5

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Obituaries

Abel Robertson
Final Glide, June, page 57

Albert Tierney
Final Glide, June, page 57

Alfonso Jurado
Final Glide, July, page 57

Alvan Barrett
Final Glide, November, page 57

Arnold Cramer
Final Glide, November, page 57

Bernard Paiewonsky
Final Glide, November, page 57

Bob Saunders

Larry Forqueran

Stanley Foat

Carl Herold

Peter Trent
Final Glide, December, page 57

Brian Grim
Final Glide, June, page 57

Carl Hilker
Final Glide, November, page 57

Carl Strang
Final Glide, June, page 57

Charles Dobkins
Final Glide, November, page 57

Charles Lott
Final Glide, November, page 57

Cleide Thieves
Final Glide, September, page 57

David Carroll
Final Glide, September, page 57

David Foulke
Final Glide, November, page 57

David Willis
Final Glide, September, page 57

DeanHildreth
Final Glide, June, page 57

Douglas Shroyer
Final Glide, June, page 57

Eric June
Final Glide, August, page 56

Gary Becker
Final Glide, August, page 56

Gary Paulin
Final Glide, June, page 57

Gene Winkler
Final Glide, June, page 57

George Avent
Final Glide, October, page 57

Gordon Frazer
Final Glide, November, page 57

Hasso Jauch
Final Glide, November, page 57

Henry Combs
Final Glide, August, page 56

Howard "Hod" Taylor
Final Glide, November, page 57

James Oglesby
Final Glide, August, page 56

James Patton
Final Glide, November, page 57

Joel Heintzelman
Final Glide, June, page 57

John Andrews
Final Glide, November, page 57

John Byrd

Ed Shilen

Richard Kavanaugh

Frank Sayle
Final Glide, December, page 57

John Mihan
Final Glide, June, page 57

John Rau
Final Glide, November, page 57

Joseph Dobronski
Final Glide, November, page 57

Joseph Keene
Final Glide, November, page 57

Keith Beardslee
Final Glide, August, page 56

Kenneth Ferguson
Final Glide, November, page 57

Leroy Forqueran
Final Glide, November, page 57

Mickey Howell
Final Glide, November, page 57

Morris Kline
Final Glide, May, page 56

Final Glide, June, page 57

Paul Saunders
Final Glide, June, page 57

Peter Bacque
Final Glide, November, page 57

Phillip LaBerge
Final Glide, August, page 56

Ralph Luebke
Final Glide, August, page 56

Robert Cundiff
Final Glide, October, page 57

Robert McKay
Final Glide, November, page 57

Robert Saunders
Final Glide, November, page 57

Roger Felton
Final Glide, July, page 57

Sam Elam
Final Glide, September, page 57

Siegfried Grob
Final Glide, October, page 57

Stanley Foat
Final Glide, November, page 57

Terry Belincky
Final Glide, November, page 57

Virgil Jones
Final Glide, April, page 57

Final Glide, June, page 57

William Farrow
Final Glide, November, page 57

William Schweizer
Final Glide, March, page 57

ObituariesTravis Seawright

Final Glide, June, page 57

Organizations

EAA

Membership
EAA Surpasses 200,000 Members, December, page 7

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People

Pilots

Old-timer

Jacques
Dale Masters, The Pilot, November, page 44

Photo

Maintenance

Caption

Wit of the Month
Jim Sprandel, April, page 29

Mystery

Libelle H301
Roderick Read, August Mystery Photo, October, page 5

Photograph

Identification
Sheila Doyle, Can Someone Identify the Pilot, Plane, and Competition Associated with this Photo?, August, page 4

Photographers

Maria Szemplinska
Selena Phillips-Boyle, A Conversation with Maria Szemplinska, March, page 12

Photography

Convention

Sailplanes
Laura Radigan and Greg Swiderski, Sailplanes on Display at Convention, May, pages 38,39

George Uveges
Doug Lamont, George Uveges, Photographer, August, page 46

Ground

Launch

Air
Renny Rizz and Sue Martin and Steven Waitekaitis, Two Gliders for Launch;Patrick Good Flying Cirrus at Seniors;Ground View Gotham;Cockpit View, February, pages 42,43

Sailplane

ASW 27

Landout
Steven Waitekaitis, Steve Waitekaitis' ASW 27 in Landout in a Farmer's Field, Coburn, PA, January, pages 30, 31

Scenery

Sailplanes
Michael Hunter and Dan Senecal and Max Chtangeev and Jim Sprandel, DG-200, Wallis, TX; Grob-103, Lake Placid, NY; DG 1000, Lake Placid, NY; IS-29D2 Lark, January, pages 40,41

Photos

People and Birds
Maria Szemplinska, Migratory Birds;World Through Canopies; Wing Walker; World Championships Opening, March, pages 42,43

Vintage

Slingsby Gull

Cherokee II

Pratt-Read

Grunau Baby
Jim Short and Mark Nankivil and Jerry Wenger, April, pages 36,37

Poetry

Jay Campbell, editor, White Wings by Robin Fleming; Blue Thermal by Milt Moos, December, page 39

Soaring: Lu-Ann Moore Coe and Susan Catlin, I Wished I Was Juliette Danny's Song, April, page 46

Promotion

Publicity

Air Shows
Paul Bowman, Promote Soaring at Air Shows, November, page 35

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Question

Induced Drag
Mike Jacker, Pioneer Series/Flying Wings - Jim Marske Replies, October, page 4

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Races

Drones

Australia
Drone Races, October, page 8

Research

High Altitude

Perlan

Jim Payne
James Darcy, Q&A with Jim Payne Airbus Perlan Mission II Chief Pilot, May, page 32

Restrooms

Portable

The Cambridge Portable Restroom Trailer
Named After the Home of One of the World's Most Prestigious Universities, Old World Charm Marries ..., January, page 9

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Safety

Accident

Competition
Bill Gawthrop, An Attempt at Recovering My Mojo, July, page 37

Accidents
Bob Whelan, Why Did They Do That?, June, page 42

Bob Whelan, Why Did They Do That? (Part II), July, page 40

Reports
Brrent Gourley, Aviation Safety Reporting System, February, page 4

Risk

Traits
Tom Knauff, The Cause of Accidents - "Accident Prevention Manual for Glider Pilots" by Knauff & Grove, October, page 46

Air Space

Drones
Safety Guidance for Manned Aircraft Pilots Operating in the Presence of Drones, August, page 9

Air Speed

Angle of Attack
Richard Carlson, Air Speed!, November, page 6

Collisions

Quiz
Tom Knauff, Collision Avoidance, May, page 49

Design
Fred Matteson, Design Factors Affecting Safety, March, page 22

Drones
Toy Drone Risk More Costly and Dangerous Than Birds in Plane Strike, New Study Indicates, February, page 11

Haste

Following

Engine

Outlanding
Karol Staryszak, Despair and Brutal Truth, October, page 15

Health

Risks
Daniel Johnson, Medical Risks, January, page 12

Instruction
Thomas Knauff, Part 1: Preventing Landing Accidents, December, page 16

Landing

Rollout
Burt Compton and Pat Costello, Preventing Rollout Accidents, December, page 14

Launch

Control Obstruction
Dale Masters, Fishing Vests Are Cheaper, March, page 45

Ground
Bill Daniels, Auto Tow vs Winch Tow, February, page 46

Memory Lapse

Check Lists
Key Dismukes, Why Do Pilots(and everyone else) Sometimes Forget to Perform Critical Tasks?, October, page 38

Personal Stories
Deane Williams, Bob Whelan Articles - Rick Carlson Replies, October, page 4

Photography

Camera Mounts
Greg Rogers, Selfie-stick Photography, October, page 6

Risk
Daniel Johnson, The Calculus of Risk, February, page 14

Risk Control
Tom Johnson, Safety Management, August, page 12

Safety

Proficiency

Currency

Tow Pilot
Burt Compton, Tow Pilot Currency and Proficiency, May, page 8

Spring checkout
Tom Johnson, Checkout Time Again, March, page 6

Stalls
Tom Johnson, FAQ's: Stalls, September, page 10

Joe Killian, Discussions of Tom Knauff's Training and Instructional Quizzes, September, page 42

Stalls and Spins
Richard Carlson, Teaching Stalls and Spins - Are we Doing it Right?, October, page 10

Statistics
NTSB 2015 Aviation Statistics Show General Aviation Accidents Continue to Decline, December, page 6

Summary
Annual Soaring Safety Foundation Safety Summary, April, page 8

Towing

Grandpa Pettibone
Tom Johnson, Towing Gliders is Easy, June, page 8

Training
Richard Carlson, Scenario Based Training, January, page 10

Demonstration
Rick Carlson, Scenario Based Training – A Practical Demonstration, February, page 12

Programs
Rich Carlson, Safety Through Training, July, page 12

Sailplane

1-26

Warner Springs
Lane Decker, George Powell "Hawkeye" Celebrates 85th Birthday over Hot Springs Peak near Warner Springs, CA, February, cover

BS-1

Steve Leonard
Peter Selinger, Steve Leonard Coming in to Land with his BS-1 at IVSM, Harris Hill, NY, December, pages 30, 31

Canopy

Puchacz SZD-50-3
Stephen Nesser, Puchacz SZD-50-3 Canopy Opening and Shattering in Flight, June, page 22

Cloud

Poetry
Rick Leffingwell, Ventus-2C piloted by Carl Czech Flying near Bishop, CA, June, pages 30, 31

H301 Libelle

Cam Martin
Cam Martin, Cam Martin's H301 Libelle at Mountain Valley Airport, Tehachapi, CA with Sierra Wave, November, pages 30, 31

Jeran FJ-1
Steven Rander, FJ-1 Lives On … and on … and on, April, page 4

L-13

FAA Ruling
Mike Marsh, L-13 Status (Reply by Denise Layton), July, page 4

Laister LP-49

"Yankee Doodle III"
Todd Schultz, Cam Martin and Laister LP-49 N7003 "Yankee Doodle III" over the Tehachapi Mountains, July, pages 30, 31

Lak 17 AT

USAF Academy
Clay Thomas, Lak 17 AT at United States Air Force Academy, CO, August, pages 30, 31

LP-49
Cam Martin, The "Forty Niner's" 50th Laister Sailplane Products LP-49, July, page 27

Mosaic
Maria Szemplinska, Soaring Diana Sailplane Mosaic, March, pages 30,31

Organizations

Experimental
Murry Rozansky, The Few of the Few of the Few, June, page 14

Pioneer III

Marske design
Brandon Townley, Pilot/Owner Mike Hostage flies Marske-designed Pioneer III, Summer 2015, August, cover

Mike Hostage, Pioneer III, August, page 14

Pratt-Read
Frauke Elber, Pratt-Read, December, page 5

Restoration

Libelle H201B
John Wahl, Restoring SN 106, H201B Libelle, April, page 38

Scenery

Cross-Country
Noy Anisman, Photographer (age 14) Flies First X-C as Co-pilot with Ed Lord in DG1000, November, cover

Varese

WSPA
Jochen Fuglsang-Petersen, Elke Fuglsang-Petersen over Lago Maggiore during WSA Seminar, Varese, Italy, October, cover

Schleicher ASH-26E

Tom Serkowski
Cat Benson, Tom Serkowski flies his ASH-26E near Owens Peak in the Southern Sierra Nevada, April, cover

Self-Launch

Taurus
Steve Dee, A Tale of Two Tauri*, December, page 26

Turbine
The First Public Reveal – Project Glow Becomes Glowfly, February, page 10

Ventus 2ax

Landing
Deb Reitter, Eric Nelson Landing Ventus 2ax at Harris Hill, September, cover

Vintage

Laister LP-49

Tehachapi, CA
Cam Martin, "Yankee Doodle III" at the Experimental Sailpane Association's Western Workshop, July, cover

LP-49
Cam Martin, The Yankee Doodle Tribute Project - Applying a Legacy Color Scheme to an LP-49 Sailplane, July, page 24

Schleicher Rhönbussard
Jerry Wenger, Jerry Wenger's replica of an early-30s Schleicher Rhönbussard, April, pages 30, 31

Sailplanes

Acoustics
David Stork, Silence is Golden, October, page 6

Design

Competition

FJ-1
Patrick Philbrick and Alan Bikle and Fred Jiran, FJ-1 Part II – The Construction, February, page 36

Construction

FJ-1
Patrick Philbrick and Alan Bikle and Fred Jiran, FJ-1 Part 1 – The Build, January, page 36

H-301 Libelle
Mark Montague, H-301 Libelle at sunset with a rainbow in the background at Alvord Desert in the Great Basin, January, cover

HP-14
Jim Sprandel, Paul Sprandel landing his HP-14 at C-62, Kendallville, IN, June, cover

L-13
Gordon Squire, L-13 Update, September, page 5

Alain Daumas, L-13 Update - European news, September, page 5

Powered

HP-18J
Chris Esselstyn, HP-18J Twin Turbine Auxiliary Powered Sailplane, November, page 24

SGS 1-26E
Andrew Apicos, SGS 1-26E over Brookhaven, Long Island, NY, December, cover

Vintage

Pratt Read
Bill Daniels, Historical Gliders - Pratt Read PR-G1 (PR, USN LNE-1, Army TG-32), October, page 27

TG-1 (Cinema)

TG-2 (Schweizer 2-8)
Bill Daniels, Historic Gliders, November, page 21

TG-3A
Bill Daniels, Historical Gliders - TG-3A, September, page 12

Training

TG-1

TG-2A

TG-3A

LNE-1

TG-4A
Bill Daniels, Historical Gliders - Training Ships, July, page 20

Scholarship

Kolstad

Application Schedule
Kolstad Scholarship Announcement, July, page 10

Ninety-Nines

Karen Johnson Scholarship
Ninety-Nines to Award 2016 Karen Johnson Solo Scholarship, May, page 5

Troy Wollman

Michael Wallace Memorial
Troy Wollman Awarded the Michael Wallace Scholarship Grant for 2016, July, page 9

Scholarships

ICAS
ICAS Foundation Accepting 2015 Scholarship Applications, March, page 5

Kolstad
Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Schoarship Announcement, June, page 6

Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Scholarship Announcement, September, page 7

Background
Ralph Kolstad, Kolstad Scholarship Notes, September, page 7

Minden
Minden Soaring Club Scholarships, June, page 6

Youth

Minden
Minden Soaring Club to Offer Youth Scholarships, February, page 10

Seminar

WSPA Varese, Italy
Elke Fuglsang-Petersen, Italy Calling: 42 Participants Join the 39th WSPA Seminar in Varese, October, page 32

Show

Sport Aviation

Speakers
US Sport Aviation Expo, January 25-28, Speakers, September, page 9

Simulation

Survey

OSTIV
Gerard Robertson, Simulation Survey, November, page 46

Sites

Kendallville, IN
Jim Sprandel, Paul Sprandel landing his HP-14 at C-62, Kendallville, IN, June, cover

Varese, Italy
Irit Abramovich, Irit Abramovich Soaring Campo dei Fiori's Ridge in Varese, Italy, October, pages 30, 31

Soaring

Article

Prospective Memory
Dan Johnson, Prospective Memory Article, December, page 4

Birds

Teamwork
Dale Masters, Compulsive Obsession, August, page 49

Cross-Country
Garrett Willat, Landing Out or Not (The Well-Dressed XC Pilot), November, page 9

Cross-country

Ridge

Pennsylvania
Karl Striedieck, Confessions of a Pennsylvania Ridge Runner, June, page 33

Currents

Wind Turbines
Dale Masters, Quixotic Gambit, May, page 48

Learning

Nature
Johnny Joyner, Passion, Soaring, Comradery, November, page 32

No Engine

Airpower
Bryan Levien, I Learned to Fly a Plane Without an Engine, October, page 42

OLC

2016 Results
Bill Hill, Straight-Out Cross-Country Results, November, page 42

OLC-Plus

FAI Triangle
Mark Mocho, Maximizing OLC, October, page 44

Ridge

Harris Hill
Noah Reitter, Ridge Soaring at Harris Hill; Andy Brayer in his AW20 Leading the Way, February, pages 30, 31

Straight-out

Barringer
Bob Maronde, Straight-Out Cross- Country Results, October, page 45

Winter

Estrella
Lee Murray, Winter Flying at Estrella Sailport and Other Gliderports with Local Mountains, March, page 40

Soaring Photo Showcase

Peter Selinger, 2016 Vintage Sailplane Meet, Harris Hill, NY, December, page 36

Social

Conventions

OLC Camps

Seniors Contest
Ken Sorenson, Gathering of the Tribe, May, page 3

SSA

Management

New Officers
Denise Layton, SSA Directors and Officers for 2016, January, page 28

SSA Management

Directors

Nominations
Denise Layton, Call for SSA Director Nominations, May, page 10

Call for SSA Director Nominations, July, page 11

SSA Membership

SSA Announces Dues Increase, December, page 10

Summit

Virginia Soaring Association
March, page 5

Symposium

Electric Aircraft
Electric Aircraft Symposium, February, page 10

Sustainable Aviation

San Francisco
The 2016 Sustainable Aviation Symposium, April, page 6

Symposiums

Electric Aircraft
CAFE Foundation - Electric Aircraft Symposium 2017, December, page 7

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Techniques

New Books:Rhoen-Adler by Peter Selinger|Advanced Soaring Made Easy by Bernard Eckey, December, page 8

Training

Add-on

Austen Pyle
November, page 55

Blake Poe
October, page 56

Jonathan Allen
Gliding Achievements, April, page 57

Theo ten Haaf
October, page 56

Add-on CFI-G

Barry Wilson
August, page 54

Add-on glider

Jim Norem
August, page 55

Anniversary

First Solo

Col Raymond Kleber
November, page 56

Book

Dale Masters
Einar Enevoldson, Soaring Stories, October, page 5

CFI-G

Carsten Schraeder
July, page 56

Dan Rumley
January, page 57

Eric Redweik
March, page 56

Jeff Bertrand
June, page 57

Joe Lingevitch
October, page 55

Justin Barnes
November, page 54

Mathew Gast
January, page 54

Mathew Heller
Gliding Achievements, April, page 56

Peter Dickinson
June, page 56

Scott Hathcock
January, page 56

Scott Thiel
January, page 56

CFIG

Paul Bushrow
Gliding Achievements, April, page 57

Shawn Simms
February, page 55

Tim Lockert
February, page 57

CGI-G

Eric Haupt
January, page 55

Check Ride

Anthony LaPlaca
January, page 54

Benjamin Ojeda-Feinstein
January, page 54

Dave Lafaver
Gliding Achievements, April, page 56

Check Rides

Montana
Greg Mecklenburg, Montana Check Rides, August, page 4

Commercial

Alex Chraychee
June, page 57

Andrew DeFeo
January, page 57

Andy Kingswood
November, page 53

Brad Pattison
July, page 57

Calvin-Hadley Thomas
November, page 54

Chris Hall
December, page 56

Daniel Shewmaker
Gliding Achievements, April, page 55

Dave Hultman
June, page 56

Dave Wilson
November, page 56

Don Schneider
November, page 52

Erik Weezendonk
June, page 56

Jameson Saviano
January, page 56

Jim Jonas
August, page 55

Joe Lingevitch
February, page 55

March, page 57

Joe McMonigle
June, page 56

John Pearsall
January, page 55

Larry Williams
February, page 57

Ludo Adons
June, page 57

Lynn Goodrich
June, page 55

Marianne Guerin
July, page 57

Mark Fredette
November, page 55

Mark Steele
November, page 54

Mike Pederson
July, page 55

Nik Kruhmin
February, page 55

March, page 57

Norm Robinson
September, page 56

Oozeki
June, page 56

Orjan Zahl
June, page 55

Pablo Saso Perkins
November, page 56

Philippe Athuil
September, page 56

Piet Barber
October, page 57

Richard Deleon
Gliding Achievements, April, page 56

Sasha Marvin
November, page 54

Victor Ernst
December, page 53

Commercial Add-on

Dean Neeley
August, page 56

Gerard Calamari
October, page 57

Gregory Aldrich
November, page 57

Jeff Jewel
July, page 56

Jim Burch
October, page 56

Mike Flynn
June, page 55

Nick Remmes
October, page 55

Robert Hasiak
July, page 57

Russell Parry
October, page 57

Walt Wasoski
July, page 56

Condor
Nyal Williams, Really, Really New Students, July, page 4

Cross-Country
Garret Willat, Calculating Speed to Fly, December, page 40

First Solo

Art Mahoney
March, page 55

Ben Jordan
June, page 56

Ben Kairys
December, page 54

Benjamin Aries
October, page 56

Brady Reisch
November, page 56

Brendan Shull
October, page 55

Brent Davidson
January, page 57

Brian Pendleton
March, page 56

Brian Thompson
October, page 54

Carlos Arieu
December, page 53

Chuck Wereninger
December, page 57

Clark Fleeup
December, page 55

Claus Weisemann (Neu-Ulm, Germany, 1978)
February, page 56

Crockett Watson
March, page 55

David Rohrer
March, page 55

Devin Wickenhagen
August, page 56

Duff Thompson
March, page 55

Fred Bennecke
July, page 56

James Cooper
July, page 56

Jim Miller
July, page 55

Jim Wire
October, page 54

Joe Manley
December, page 54

John Floyd
March, page 55

John Hettish
March, page 55

John Kelly
March, page 55

Johnathan Foster
November, page 57

Jonas Heuer
March, page 55

Joshua Abbe
Gliding Achievements, April, page 57

Julie Bennett
March, page 56

Kathy Fredette
March, page 56

Kathy Lockwood
November, page 53

Kevin Baker
July, page 55

Kris Karnes
November, page 53

Lee Camp
March, page 55

Loren Derek
December, page 54

Marion Brown
December, page 57

Martin Orchard
August, page 56

Mathew Linger
September, page 57

Matt Burdick
December, page 53

Michael Christensen
August, page 55

Mike Mankin
March, page 55

Osvaldo Ely
June, page 56

Paul Bienvenu
December, page 55

Phil Gillihan
March, page 55

Rick Shelby
January, page 55

Sarah Ciego
December, page 56

Steve Heckler
December, page 56

Todd Hahn
Gliding Achievements, April, page 56

Tom Hogan
November, page 52

Tom Sevison
July, page 57

Youth

Carolyn Bienvenu
May, page 56

Zach ?
First Solo, age 14; maybe last to solo on 14th birthday due to new rules, May, page 56

Flight

Marianne Hiland
November, page 52

Glider Add-on

Brian Beasley
October, page 54

Launch
Tom Knauff, Preventing Launching Accidents, November, page 36

Magazine

Quizzes
Frank Pascale, Teaching Soaring Quizzes, August, page 4

Memory Revival

Walt Cannon
October, page 54

New Student

Joel Osborne
January, page 55

Private

Aaron Maurer
February, page 54

Ace Lewis
August, page 55

Alden Bird
November, page 53

Alex Buls
November, page 56

Alex Hunt
January, page 55

Amit Dubey
November, page 55

Andy Fulgham
Gliding Achievements, April, page 56

Bert Briones
November, page 54

Bill Ryder
December, page 55

Brian Mishler
November, page 54

Casey Cos
June, page 55

Chris Ruark
December, page 54

Cody Lopez
November, page 56

Cory O'Neel
December, page 57

Daniel Hathcock
September, page 56

Dave Pauly
February, page 54

Evan Dosik
February, page 55

March, page 57

Garrett Anderson
December, page 53

Gene Benson
March, page 56

Grant Dunbar
October, page 55

Hunter Hollingshead
December, page 56

James Howland
June, page 55

James Rosenthal
January, page 56

Jeff Schultz
September, page 57

Jeff Tait
June, page 55

Jeff Windham
January, page 57

Jerry Morelock
Gliding Achievements, April, page 56

John Skikas
February, page 55

Jonah Koch
January, page 55

Jotham Schwartz
November, page 53

Justin Barnes
January, page 55

Kailyn Sports
February, page 54

Keith Kilpatrick
June, page 57

Keith Powers
March, page 56

Keith Schwab
September, page 56

Kyle Anderson
December, page 53

Lee Lareau
January, page 57

Maciej Arkuszewski
July, page 55

Mark Albert
January, page 56

Max Hoffman
Gliding Achievements, April, page 55

Mike Heinz
January, page 57

Mike Thiesen
December, page 57

Mike Zidziunas
November, page 57

Nick Conrad
October, page 57

Paul Hoffman
May, page 57

Rick Lederman
December, page 55

Soki Maeda
November, page 56

Tailor Geeting
November, page 56

Tiffany Cutler
May, page 57

Tim Double
February, page 54

Todd Hahn
October, page 56

Tom Fass
Gliding Achievements, April, page 55

Tom Nejame
Gliding Achievements, April, page 56

Tom Preisser
May, page 57

Tom Sevison
December, page 56

Vrej Manoogian
November, page 57

Willis Sutherland
December, page 56

Yoshio Numajiri
January, page 56

Yoshitaka Tatsuta
Gliding Achievements, April, page 56

Zach Siefker
January, page 55

Private Add-on

Alex Plipipchak
June, page 57

Brian Clark
October, page 55

Burke Stafford
August, page 55

Chris Schwurack
July, page 56

David Wheat
September, page 56

Douglas Brown
November, page 57

John Laux
July, page 55

Matthew Atkins
October, page 57

Ross Shake
July, page 57

Soki Maeda
August, page 56

Solo

James Stickney
August, page 54

Racing

Texas
Michelle Sorenson, Texas Racing Series, December, page 38

Rope Break
Tony Way, Why 200 feet? Replies by Tom Knauff, Rich Carlson, July, page 4

Safety

Education
Tom Knauff, Glider Flying Quizzes, May, page 4

Second "First Solo"

Claus Weisemann
February, page 56

Second Solo

Brian Broder
December, page 54

Solo

Alex Blake
February, page 57

Alex Chraychee
June, page 57

Andrew Angellotti
February, page 54

Andrew Apicos
February, page 55

Bilal Sheikh
October, page 56

Bill Hall
December, page 53

Brayden Hultman
June, page 56

Brian Cerovsky
November, page 55

Cale Wisher
May, page 56

Carson Timmons
May, page 56

Cary Kennedy
May, page 57

Chris Duren
September, page 56

Cindy Daigle
October, page 56

Dan Karam
November, page 55

Dan Pothala
September, page 55

Dean Neeley
February, page 55

Dwight Stein
October, page 56

Garret Johnson
June, page 56

Greg Wichmann
September, page 57

Hervé Mouterde
November, page 54

Hunter Hollingshead
October, page 54

Isaac Castellies
March, page 55

Jim Young
February, page 56

Joe Foss
June, page 55

John Laux
February, page 57

John Murtari
January, page 56

Jonathan Allen
March, page 56

Gliding Achievements, April, page 57

JP Bleibtreu
December, page 54

Kurt Thom
November, page 52

Lance Bartells
October, page 55

Laura Watson
June, page 56

Luke du Plessis
May, page 56

Luke Landau
September, page 55

Maciej Arkuszewski
February, page 54

Maciej Makowiecki
December, page 55

Maurio Mastroberardino
September, page 55

Michael Green
October, page 57

Michael Mayes
November, page 52

Michael Pederson
March, page 55

Michael Thiesen
January, page 54

Mike Rudolph
February, page 56

Patrick Joyce
October, page 54

Peter Schaefer
November, page 54

Richard Wells
August, page 54

Rick Lerman
August, page 56

Ryan Olsen
February, page 55

Su Min Oon
June, page 55

Syed Wasim Ali
September, page 56

Todd Denman
March, page 56

Tom Lappin
December, page 54

Tyler Appleton
November, page 56

Yuriy Kachuro
June, page 55

Solo Checkout

Bill Cotter
August, page 54

Rob Montgomery
August, page 54

STEM

Bermuda High Soaring School
Gliding Achievements, April, page 55

Teaching Soaring

Knauff
John House, Teaching Soaring, September, page 4

Tom Knauff, Glider Pre-Flight Test, September, page 45

Youth

Add-on

Elise Wheelock
October, page 55

Commercial

CFIG

Adrian Apicos
February, page 56

First Solo

Andrew Garratt
September, page 56

October, page 54

youth

First Solo

Benedeck Szabo
August, page 56

Youth

First Solo

Bob Hartley
December, page 55

Bryce Laurendeau
December, page 56

Carson Timmons
Gliding Achievements, April, page 57

Francisco Naylor
December, page 53

Hunter Kerr
January, page 54

Jaden Jarnot
November, page 55

Kaleb Brown
January, page 57

Lauren Reynolds
November, page 53

Lizzy Roberts
February, page 57

Marcello Montes
December, page 54

Robbie Bendelius
February, page 55

Stuart Johnson
November, page 55

Private

Kaleb Brown
January, page 57

Liam Kent
December, page 55

Madison Heinrich

Alex Wills
December, page 55

Olivia Ackley
October, page 55

Rob Adair
December, page 53

Sam Crosby
January, page 56

Thomas Zammataro
June, page 57

Troy Wollman
September, page 55

Solo

Avery Byrd
September, page 57

Youth First Solo

Jack Wallace
December, page 55

Transcontinental

Alby
Sergio Colacevich, Alby's Voyage: Mission Accomplished!, March, page 37

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Ultralight

Electric Planes

Pipistrel

Taurus Electric
Electric Planes Aim to Soar High for Cleaner Aviation Sector, April, page 6

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Vintage Sailplanes

Horton

Location

NASM
Anne McCombs, Horton III Whereabouts, May, page 4

Volunteerism

Growth

Speculation

2036
Ken Sorenson, SSA Membership has Doubled, August, page 3

Volunteers

EAA,

Jack Pelton
Jack J. Pelton, Please Volunteer, You'll Love it, July, page 3

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Winch

Jean, NV

Correction
Brian Neff, Winching, November, page 4

Re-winding
Bruno Vassel, Winch Winding Systems, August, page 40

Winter

Canada
Maria Szemplinska, New Year's Day Winter Flying in SOSA Gliding Club, Rocton, ON, Canada, March, cover

Winter Activities

Ken Sorenson, Soaring Club of Houston training, December, page 3

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Youth

Training

Modern American Primary
David Newill, MAP: Teen Glider, July, page 32

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