Soaring Magazine Index for 2017 organized by subject

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

A

Aerobatics

Laura Radigan, Wing shots during aerobatic training, May, cover

Airports

Vicinity

Finding
Dale Masters, Hidden in Plane Sight, February, page 41

Awards

Badges: Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, January, page 49; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, February, page 49; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, March, page 51; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, April, page 48; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, May, page 47; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, June, page 52; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, July, page 50; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, August, page 50; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, September, page 50; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, October, page 46; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, November, page 51; Rollin Hasness, Badges & Records, December, page 51

Master Pilot

Mamad Takallu
Wright Brother Master Pilot Award, February, page 5

Scholarships

Kolstad

Noah Ritter
Kolstad Scholarship Award Announcement, January, page 7

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Blast From the Past

Henry Combs
Patti Kocher, The Many Diamonds of Henry Combs, April, page 12

Book

Review

Workshop Practice
Hans Jacob, Book Review: Workshop Practice, January, page 7

Books

Reviews

Why Does It Fly?

Ulo Okapuu
Eric Bick, Why Does it Fly? By Ulo Okapuu, March, page 10

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Calendar

Contests and Special Events, January, page 50

Contests and Special Events, February, page 50

Contests and Special Events, March, page 48

Contests and Special Events, April, page 50

Centerfold

Tony Condon, Matt Michael in his Woodstock at the Low Performance Region 7 Contest, May 2016, hosted at Albert Lea Municipal Airport, MN by the Minnesota Soaring Club., May, pages 30,31

Ben Johnson, Papa on course during the Seniors: Al Simmons and Ryszard Krolikowski, June, pages 30,31

Keith Schwab, DG-303 over the White Mountains, August, pages 30,31

Rudolf Jung, WWGC gaggle returning on Day 10, September, pages 30,31

Challenge

Aeronym
Jay Campbell, January, page 45

Jay Campbell, The Best Lift of the Day is on the Base to Final Turns, February, page 44

Jay Campbell, Limerick Edition; Glide Acronym, March, page 38

Jay Campbell, My Favorite (Soaring) Things; Acronyms, April, page 47

Champions

2016

National

Regional

Other
The 2016 U.S. National, Regional, and Other Champions, January, pages 12, 13

Club

Training
Andrea Abt, Fast Track Learn From the Best in Namibia, March, page 20

Clubs

Hamilton Soaring Club
Ken Sorenson, It's a Girl!, February, page 3

Nutmeg Soaring Association
Robert Pett, Nutmeg Soaring Association (NSA) Celebrating 60 Years of Soaring, April, page 38

Promotion

Arizona Soaring Association
Luke AFB Airshow & Gliders, January, page 9

Central California Soaring Club
Central California Soaring Club Selected for Mach 0.1 Simulated Glider Cockpit, January, page 8

Chicagoland Glider Council
2017 CLGC Seminar!! Saturday, February 25, 2017, January, page 9

Commercial

Randy Bristol
March, page 56

Competition

2016 Sports National

Uvalde
Keith Miller, On the Grid at Uvalde for the 2016 Sports Class Nationals, March, cover

Nationals

2016 Uvalde Sports
Keith Miller, 2016 Uvalde Sports Class Nationals, March, page 33

OLC

Pilots
W.G. Hill, Rock Stars of the OLC, April, page 10

Regional

Region 7
Geoff Weck, Upcoming Region 7 Contest, March, page 7

Senior

Florida
CarolAnn Garratt and John Czaban and Larry Lakser, Seniors' Soaring Summer, January, page 22

World

Benalla
WGC Benalla Champion Declared - Medals Awarded in Three Racing Classes at Sunny Closing Ceremony, March, page 7

2016
Scenes from 2017 WGC, Benalla, Australia, March, page 37

Contributions

Eagle Fund
January, page 48

February, page 46

March, page 46

April, page 49

Cross Country

Sites
Frank Allen, Top Twenty Cross-Country Soaring Sites in the US, March, page 6

Cross-Country

Clouds
Garret Willat, Cloud Reading Made Easy, March, page 44

Ridge Return
Dale Masters, A No-Brainer, More or Less, March, page 47

Cross-country

Texas

Oklahoma, Kansas
Tony Condon, The Flight Home, March, page 28

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Digital Copy

Gary Swift, Digital Edition of Soaring Magazine, March, page 4

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Equipment

Angle of Attack Indicators
Quest Richliffe and Tom Irlbeck, Re: "Airspeed" article, November 2016, Soaring; The Decline of Soaring in the USA, April, page 40

Panel
Eric Bick, April, page 2

Regulations

Transponder
FAA Withdraws Transponder ANPRM for Gliders, February, page 5

Experiences

Airbnb
David Levy, B & B Experiences, March, page 5

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FAA

Training

Examiner

Burt Compton
New Designated Pilot Examiner, February, page 6

Fire

Thermals

Stupid
Dale Masters, Smoky Bare, April, page 46

Flight

Instrumentation
Eric Bick, Sailplane Panels and Soaring Articles, March, page 2

Introductory

Misconception
Dale Masters, OMG, January, page 37

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Growth

Licenses
Quest Richlife, Private to Commercial to CFI-G, March, page 39

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Hard Copy

Gary Swift, Digital Edition of Soaring Magazine, March, page 4

History

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, January, page 52

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, February, page 48

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, March, page 52

Bertha Ryan, Remembering the Past, April, page 53

Biographies

Hall of Fame

Correction

Schreder
Fred Matteson, Hall of Fame Correction, April, page 4

Hall of Fame: Bertha Ryan, U.S. Hall of Fame Biographies, January, page 14; Bertha Ryan, U.S. Hall of Fame Biographies, February, page 14; Bertha Ryan, U.S. Hall of Fame Biographies, March, page 24; Bertha Ryan, U.S. Hall of Fame Biographies, April, page 22

Homebuilt

Students

EAA
Students Building Glider at EAA Chapter 57, February, page 6

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Instruction

Training

Groups
Keith Miller, Gregg Squires, Jamie Shore, SCOH Instructor Academy and Mini-Camps, March, page 12

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Landing Math

Richard Wilsher, Angles, March, page 4

Location

Hemet

Cypress Soaring
Gary Timbs, Hemet Gliders Soar Again (Hopefully), February, page 24

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Magazine

Article

Correction
Chad Wille, More on "Decline of Soaring", April, page 4

Math
Randy Morningstar, Airspeed!, February, page 4

Meteorology

Forecasting
Paul Scorer, Soaring Forecasting, April, page 5

Articles
Eric Bick, Sailplane Panels and Soaring Articles, March, page 2

Eric Bick, April, page 2

Cross-Country
Nathan Lemmon, X-C Tips, January, page 6

IVSM

2016
Jim Short, IVSM 2016, February, page 4

X-C Tips
Quest Richlife, X-C Tips, February, page 4

Contents
Eric Bick, January, page 2

Features

Departments
Eric Bick, Preparing for Spring Soaring|Introducing Magazine Articles and Departments, February, page 2

January 2016

1-26 Contest Winner

Ron Schwartz
Erratum, March, page 6

Typo

Table of Contents
Erratum, January, page 9

Typos

Hall of Fame

Biographies
Joe Killian, Erratum, January, page 6

Management, SSA

Officers

Directors

Short Bios
Denise Layton, SSA Directors and officers for 2017, January, page 32

Membership

Growth

Transition
Randy Rickert, One Way to Grow Our Ranks, April, page 4

Memberships

Numbers
Tom Irlbeck, Membership Lists, April, page 5

Motorgliders

Introduction

Engines
Réal Le Gouëff, MD, Motorgliding Twelve Years Later Part 3, March, page 16

Réal Le Gouëff, MD, Motorgliding Twelve Years Later Part 4, April, page 32

Finding Motorglider
Réal Le Gouëff, MD, Motorgliding Twelve Years Later Part 1, January, page 28

Réal Le Gouëff, MD, Motorgliding Twelve Years Later Part 2, February, page 20

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New Year

Badges
Eric Bick, January, page 2

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Obituaries

Alfred Jones
Final Glide, January, page 57

Art Willis
Final Glide, January, page 57

David Malloy
Final Glide, February, page 57

Erik Schmeiser
Final Glide, January, page 57

Gene Seguin
Final Glide, April, page 56

Harry Moir
Final Glide, January, page 57

Lee Hallerberg
Final Glide, February, page 57

Michael Fraley
Final Glide, April, page 56

Oliver Smithies
Final Glide, April, page 56

Ralph Love
Final Glide, January, page 57

Robert Hottel
Final Glide, January, page 57

Robert Von Hellens
Final Glide, February, page 57

Rodney Jones
Final Glide, April, page 56

Samuel Fly
Final Glide, April, page 56

Steve Schwendeman
Final Glide, January, page 57

Terry Bunker
Final Glide, February, page 57

Timothy Long
Final Glide, April, page 56

Walter Cawby
Final Glide, January, page 57

Willia Gallagher
Final Glide, April, page 56

William Carmody
Final Glide, March, page 56

Outlanding

Wheat Field

Scenery
Lancette Koerner, Outlanding Followed by Pushing Glider 400 Yards to Trailer Over Soft mMud, January, cover

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People

Biography

Dan Pierson
Raul Blacksten, Dan Pierson, Fifty Years of Soaring A Black History Month Oral History, February, page 26

Photography

Sites

El Mirage
Chris Woods, El Mirage, CA - Then and Now, April, pages 30, 31

Sailplanes

Air Shows

Dog
Robb Hohmann, Michael McAuliffe. Doug Haluza,Chase Lipovac, April, page 37

Waves

Tehachapi, CA

Boulder, CO

Vinon, France
Dennis Lyon and Carlin Gettliffe and Frauke Elber, Wave Flying Around the World, January, page 38

Poetry

Soaring
Jay Campbell, January, page 45

Jay Campbell, The Best Lift of the Day is on the Base to Final Turns, February, page 44

Jay Campbell, Limerick Edition; Glide Acronym, March, page 38

Jay Campbell, My Favorite (Soaring) Things; Acronyms, April, page 47

Promotion

Chapters

SSA

EAA
Geoff Weck, SSA and EAA Chapters, March, page 6

Watch

Trainers
Quest Richliffe and Tom Irlbeck, Re: "Airspeed" article, November 2016, Soaring; The Decline of Soaring in the USA, April, page 40

Propulsion

Electric
Electric Flight Record Heralds New Era of Aviation, February, page 7

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Regulation

Licensing

Students
What's New in IACRA - Student Pilot Temporary Certificates, February, page 6

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Safety

Discussion

Clubs

Volunteering
Greg Hunter, Return to soaring after 44 years, February, page 45

Warnings

Stall
Mike Greenwald, Stall Warners, January, page 44

Proficiency
Steven Dee, Avoiding First Flight of the Year Blues, January, page 10

Stalls, Spins
Marion Griffith, Soaring Safety - Stalls and Spins, January, page 6

Summary

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

Training

Bronze Badge
Richard Carlson, The "Remote" SSA Instructor Bronze Badge Process, February, page 8

Habits
Garret Willat, Practice Good Soaring Habits, January, page 39

Landing
Thomas Knauff, Preventing Landing Accidents - Part 2, January, page 40

Thomas Knauff, Preventing Landing Accidents - Part 3, February, page 10

Saying No
Tom Johnson, Just Say No, March, page 8

Sailplane

LET Blanik L-23

Wadsworth Municipal Airport, OH
Chas Madden, LET Blanik L-23 on Final, April, cover

LS-3a

Cascade Soaring Society
Mark Adams, Cascade Soaring Society's LS3a Soaring in the Enchantments area west of Wenatchee, WA, February, cover

Seasons

Snow
Fred LaSor, White Bird, White Snow^ White Sky - Winter in Minden, NV, January, pages 30, 31

Silent 2 Electro
Tony Condon, Silent 2 Electro at Ulysses, KS, March, pages 30,31

Spring Preparations
Eric Bick, Preparing for Spring Soaring|Introducing Magazine Articles and Departments, February, page 2

Sailplanes

Diamants

Dan Pierson
Dan Pierson, Two of Dan Pierson's FFA Diamants at Hemet, CA, February, pages 30, 31

Scholarships

Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship, March, page 6

Sites

Crystal
Chuck Coyne, A Place to Soar: Southern California Soaring Academy, Crystal Airport, Llano, California, April, page 16

Ely Jet Center
Mitch Polinsky, Ely Jet Center (EJC) - Mitch Polinsky, April, page 6

Soaring

Badges

Diamond
Matt Herron, Diamonds that Glitter, April, page 26

Cross-Country
Jim Garrison, Help in Leaving the Nest, April, page 3

Growth

Promotion
Geoff Weck, What Can We Do to Promote the Sport of Soaring, March, page 3

Namibia
Andrea Abt, Fast Track Learn From the Best in Namibia, March, page 20

Seasonal

Winter

Manufactured Thermals
Robert Wister, Winter Soaring, April, page 29

Waves

Argentina

Dennis Tito
W.G. Hill, Wave Flying in Cordillera del Viento, February, page 42

W.G. Hill, Bariloche, March, page 42

Sport

Soaring

Membership
Keith Miller, The Decline of Soaring in the USA, February, page 32

Spring

Soaring
Eric Bick, April, page 2

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Training

CFI-G

Bill Walker
March, page 53

Dave Reilly
April, page 56

Donald Myhra
April, page 54

Jesse Alvey
January, page 54

Mike Pederson
February, page 57

Phil Wielenga
January, page 56

Powell Stone
January, page 55

Walter Atkinson
March, page 53

Commercial

Donald Hammond
April, page 54

Brad Heck
January, page 53

Chris Keegan
April, page 55

Chris Moser
January, page 55

Claus Weisemann
February, page 56

Harding Rome
February, page 55

Inigo Markle-Allen
February, page 54

John Savage
April, page 55

Ken Willoughby
January, page 57

Kurt Thom
February, page 56

Mark Bennett
March, page 55

Mike Rudolph
February, page 55

Rick Marcus
January, page 55

Roger Hackler
March, page 55

Scott Slay
February, page 56

April, page 54

Stefan Kristen
April, page 55

Stephen Jones
March, page 55

Tom Fleming
January, page 57

Wayne Broadfield
January, page 55

Zach Siefker
January, page 53

Cross-Country

Thermals
Free Online Course - Cross-Country and Thermal Soaring, February, page 5

FAA

Wings Program

Proficiency
Richard Weil, WINGS: Go Beyond the Minimums, January, page 20

First Flights

Megan & Katelynn Lewis
April, page 54

First Solo

Aaron Rapp
January, page 57

Andrew Palmer
January, page 54

Bob Mizek
January, page 54

Derek Kruger
March, page 56

Frank White
March, page 53

Hiroki Shimamura
January, page 55

Jeremy Frank
January, page 55

Joel Trunick
January, page 54

Luca Soares
January, page 55

Lundberg-Neff
March, page 56

Mark Geudtner
January, page 53

Mark Welker
March, page 54

First U.S. Solo

Nirmal Matharni
April, page 56

Flight Test

Stephen Smith
February, page 57

Glider Add-on

Douglas Sillart
February, page 55

Jennifer Bauman
January, page 54

Keith Terhune
January, page 55

Initial Instruction
Tom Knauff, Teaching Lesson One, March, page 40

Ailerons
Tom Knauff, Teaching Lesson One, April, page 44

Instructor

Requirements
Ken Sorenson, Be a Better Pilot; Try Something New; Become an Instructor, etc., January, page 3

Motorglider Check

Clyde Smith
January, page 57

PPL-G

Michael Bishton
February, page 56

Private

Andrew Apicos
February, page 55

Arun Aruljothi
March, page 53

Brent Davidson
March, page 55

Chris Snyder
April, page 56

Christian Heuer
January, page 57

Christina Larson
April, page 56

Daniel Banas
February, page 55

David Ayre
March, page 54

David Wren
January, page 53

Eric Sredensek
March, page 54

Gail Jones
April, page 55

Gene Olinger
March, page 54

Jim Young
February, page 56

Joe Giltner
March, page 53

April, page 55

John Jones
April, page 55

John Murtari
February, page 56

Maciej Makowiecki
February, page 57

Matthew Burdick
January, page 54

Nicholas Cottrel
March, page 53

Nirmal Mathrani
April, page 55

Paul Reding
January, page 56

Richard Willerton
January, page 56

Robert Whitcomb
February, page 56

Roger George
January, page 53

Sarah Aciego
April, page 55

Steve Heckler
March, page 55

Troy Wollman
January, page 54

Private Werninger
March, page 54

Safety

Stall
Paul Richard, Stall Training, February, page 4

Solo

Bill Heilmann
January, page 56

Bill Wright
February, page 54

Goki Honjo
March, page 53

Jason Schiffner
February, page 57

John Savage
March, page 56

Kabir Brahmbhatt
February, page 55

Mike Warbington
February, page 54

Nick Silart
April, page 54

Nick Sillart
February, page 54

Richard Yager
February, page 57

Scott Slay
February, page 55

April, page 54

Steve Pendleton
March, page 55

Yama Yaqubi
April, page 54

Techniques
Garret Willat, Decisive Thermal Exit, April, page 42

Videos

Cumulus Soaring

Paul Remde
Soaring Product Training Video Series, April, page 6

Webinar

Scott Manley
Soaring Flight Webinar Available, January, page 7

Youth

First Solo

Blake Bailey
March, page 54

Clark Woolf
January, page 54

Dale Swenson
January, page 56

Jackson Madden
March, page 55

JC Appleton
February, page 56

Robert Estagin
January, page 55

Sam Liebbe
February, page 54

Zachary Nystrom
January, page 56

Lori Summers
April, page 56

Private

Brady Reisch
March, page 53

Leo Budde
March, page 56

Solo

Ronald Squier
April, page 54

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WASP Frances Sargent

Wright Brothers Award
Burt Compton, Two of My Aviation Heroes ... Two Pilots Who Fulfilled their Dreams:, March, page 4

Weather

Soaring

Forecasting
Walter Rogers, Soaring Forecasting - Models and Websites Overview, February, page 36

Weathre

Forecasting
Walt Rogers, United States Weather Research and Forecasting Improvement, March, page 5

Wings

Design

Aerodynamics

Twist
David L. Chandler, A New Twist on Wing Design, January, page 46

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Youth

U.S. Air Force Academy
Burt Compton, Two of My Aviation Heroes ... Two Pilots Who Fulfilled their Dreams:, March, page 4

None (up to table of contents)

No subject

Eric Bick, Flight Lines, May, page 2

Steve Leonard, Director's Thoughts, May, page 3

Soaring Mail, May, page 4

Soaring News, May, page 5

Richard Carlson, 2017 Safety Program, May, page 8

Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame Biographies, May, page 10

Walter Striedieck and Jerry Smith, Ice Is Nice!, May, page 16

Réal Le Gouëff, MD, Motorgliding Twelve Years Later - Part 5, May, page 19

Jim Hard, Riding the Altitude Chamber, May, page 22

Tony Condon, Low Performance Sailplane Racing, May, page 26

Garret Willat, XC Tips, May, page 29

Steve Platt, How to Optimize Thermaling Flight in Gliders, May, page 32

W.G. Hill, On-Line Contest, May, page 38

Tom Knauff, Teaching Soaring, May, page 40

Dale Masters, Soaring Stories, May, page 45

Call for SSA Director Nominations, May, page 46

Jay Campbell, Sky Writing, May, page 48

Soaring Calendar, May, page 50

Bertha Ryan, Soaring Memories, May, page 53

Soaring Milestones, May, page 54

Renny Rozzoni, LAK-17B FES at Moriarty, NM, June, cover

Eric Bick, Flight Lines, June, page 2

Jay McDaniel, Director's Thoughts, June, page 3

Letters from the Soaring Community, Soaring Mail, June, page 4

Call for SSA Director Nominations, June, page 5

Soaring News: Information, Announcements, and Events, June, page 6

Tom Johnson, 2017 Safety Program, June, page 10

Sergio Colacevich, The TAGAR Saga, June, page 12

Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame Biographies, June, page 16

the SSF Trustees, Gliders and Transponders, June, page 21

Renny Rozzoni, FES Update, June, page 22

Jim Price with Chris Carter contributing, 2017 Senior Soaring Championship, June, page 25

Tom Knauff, Teaching Soaring, June, page 34

Roger E. Ruch, Soaring WX, June, page 38

W.G. Hill, On-Line Contest, June, page 40

Nyal Williams, Book Review, June, page 42

Garret Willat, XC Tips, June, page 43

Dale Masters, Soaring Stories, June, page 44

Jay Campbell, Sky Writing, June, page 45

Soaring Calendar: Contests and Special Events, June, page 46

Bertha Ryan, Soaring Memories, June, page 50

Eagle Fund, June, page 51

Soaring Milestones: Gliding Achievements and Final Glide, June, page 54

Sean Fidler in 18 M ASG-29 from the U.S. WGC Team, Benalla, Australia, dumping the last ballast on final approach., July, cover

Eric Bick, Flight Lines, July, page 2

Ken Sorenson, Chairman's Thoughts, July, page 3

Soaring News: Information, Announcements, and Events, July, page 4

Call for SSA Director Nominations, July, page 5

Tom Johnson, 2017 Safety Program, July, page 6

Greg Mecklenburg, Club Corner, July, page 8

Bob Fletcher, The Worlds: Just like a big Nationals, right?, July, page 10

Erik Nelson, John Good, Tiffany Fidler, What's It Like to Compete in the WGC?, July, page 16

Mitch Polinsky, All's Well That Ends Well: Record Flying in the Great Basin during the Summer of 2016, July, page 24

Bryce Herkert, Off-Airport Landings, July, page 33

Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame Biographies, July, page 34

Tom Knauff, Teaching Soaring, July, page 38

Steve Platt, Glider Aerodynamics Puzzler, July, page 42

Bob Maronde, On-Line Contest, July, page 44

Garret Willat, XC Tips, July, page 46

Jay Campbell, Sky Writing, July, page 47

Eagle Fund, July, page 48

Dale Masters, Soaring Stories, July, page 49

Contests and Special Events, Soaring Calendar, July, page 52

Bertha Ryan, Soaring Memories, July, page 54

Soaring Milestones Gliding Achievements and Final Glide, July, page 55

James Harris flying over the north shore of Oahu out the Hawaii Flight Academy, August, cover

Eric Bick, Flight Lines, August, page 2

Scott Manley, An Unlikely Airshow Pilot, August, page 4

Ken Sorenson, Chairman's Thoughts, August, page 12

Scott Manley, An Unlikely Airshop Pilot, August, page 16

Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame Biographies, August, page 22

Jim Herd, Do You Need a New Soaring Airfield?, August, page 27

Burt Compton, Emergency REsponse Plan Suggestions for Soaring Sites, August, page 36

Richard Carlson, 2017 Safety Program, August, page 38

Soaring Milestones Gliding Achievements and Final Glide, Teaching Soaring, August, page 44

Dale Masters, Soaring Stories, August, page 45

W.G. Hill & Bob Maronde, On-Line Contest, August, page 46

Jay Campbell, Sky Writing, August, page 48

Eagle Fund, August, page 49

Soaring Calendar Contests and Special Events, August, page 52

Bertha Ryan, Soaring Memories, August, page 53

Greg Mecklenburg, Winching World, August, page 54

Sarah Arnold just before takeoff, last day of WWGC contest in Czechoslovakia, by Rudolf Jung, Aeroklub Zbraslavice, September, cover

Eric Bick, Flight Lines, September, page 2

Ken Sorenson, Chairman's Thoughts, September, page 3

Soaring Community, Soaring Mail, September, page 4

Information, Announcements, and Events, Soaring News, September, page 12

Ron Ridenour, 2017 Safety Program, September, page 16

ADS-B Q&A, SSA, September, page 18

Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame Biographies, September, page 22

Renny Rozzoni, US Southwest Soaring Museum - Hall of Fame, September, page 25

Sarah Arnold, WWGC -- Zbraslavice -- In the meadow, September, page 26

Simine Short, In the Wake of the Albatross and Seagull: A look back to 1922, September, page 34

W.G. Hill, On-Line Contest, September, page 38

Ron Olson, Club Corner, September, page 39

Dale Masters, Soaring Stories, September, page 40

John Joss, Book Reviews, September, page 43

Tom Knauff, Teaching Soaring, September, page 44

New Products, September, page 45

Connie Buenafe, Open Forum, September, page 46

Garret Willat, XC Tips, September, page 47

C.B. Umphlette, Jr and Marita Rea, Soaring Humor, September, page 48

Eagle Fund, September, page 49

Soaring Calendar, Contests and Special Events, September, page 52

Bertha Ryan, Soaring Memories, September, page 54

Soaring Milestones: Gliding Achievements and Final Glide, September, page 55

Mallory Lynch, Fox performing aerobatics routine at National Aerobatic Champions in Denison, TX, October, cover

Eric Bick, Flight Lines, October, page 2

Ann Lafford, Director's Thoughts, October, page 3

Soaring Mail: Letters from the Soaring Community, October, page 4

Soaring News: Information, Announcements, and Events, October, page 5

Burt Compton, 2017 Safety Program, October, page 8

Mark Hawkins, Club Corner, October, page 10

New Books, October, page 11

Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame Biographies, October, page 12

Paul Villinski, Graduating to Gliders: A paraglider pilot transitions to tailplanes, October, page 16

Mallory Lynch, Lost in the Box -- National Aerobatic Champions competition, October, page 22

Dale Masters, Soaring Stories, October, page 27

Paul Villinski, Glider waiting out the weather in Van Horn, TX, October, pages 30,31

Mark Mocho, Repairs, Maintenance, and Upgrades, October, page 32

Steve Platt, Aerodynamics Puzzler, October, page 36

Jay Campbell, Sky Writing, October, page 38

Garret Willat, XC Tips, October, page 39

Quest Richlife, Why I Soar, October, page 40

W.G. Hill, On-Line Contest, October, page 42

W.G. Hill, Teaching Soaring, October, page 44

Soaring Calendar: Contests and Special Events, October, page 48

Eagle Fund, October, page 49

Jack Wyman, Soaring Memories, October, page 50

Soaring Milestones: Gliding Achievements and Final Glide, October, page 51

Bozena Michalowski, The Juniors say their thanks for a great camp at Harris Hill, NY, July 1–8, 2017, November, cover

Eric Bick, Flight Lines, November, page 2

Frank Whiteley, Director's Thoughts, November, page 3

Soaring Mail: Letters from the Soaring Community, November, page 4

Information, Announcements, and Events, Soaring News, November, page 5

Stephen Dee, 2017 Safety Program, November, page 6

Bertha Ryan, US Hall of Fame: Biographies, November, page 8

Kempton Izuno, et al, SoaringNV Wave Camp 2017, November, page 13

Meet our NEW Junior Scholarship Sponsors, November, page 20

The SSA Foundation - Planting the Seeds of Flight for a Bountiful Harvest, November, page 21

Tim Welles and Janine Acee (Daily Reports) and Phil Chidekel and J.P. Stewart, Junior (and Senior) Pilots Enjoy a Wonderful Week at Historic Harris Hill, November, page 22

JP Stewart, The 2017 Junior World Gliding Championships, November, page 28

Brian Mork, Repairs, Maintenance, and Upgrades, November, page 36

W.G. Hill, On-Line Contest, November, page 40

Dale Masters, Soaring Stories, November, page 42

New Books, November, page 45

Eagle Fund, November, page 46

Tom Knauff, Limericks, November, page 47

Soaring Calendar: Contests and Special Events, November, page 48

Jack Wyman, Soaring Memories, November, page 50

Soaring Milestones: Gliding Achievements and Final Glide, November, page 52

Morgan Hall, Morgan Hall (front seat) and Noy Anisman (back seat) at 14,000 ft over the Grand Canyon in Morgan's Duo Discus., December, cover

Eric Bick, Flight Lines, December, page 2