- Accent on Clubs
- Shelley Hoose, January, page 45
- Shelley Hoose, February, page 44
- B. de Saro, To Buy or Not To Buy, February, page 47
- Shelley Hoose, M-ASA instructional soaring seminar, March, page 44
- Club Information Solicited, July, page 40
- A Club History Book, July, page 40
- M. Silver, Aero Club Albatross Golden Anniversary, August, page 42
- M. Silver, Oregon Sailplane Council moves, August, page 42
- M. Silver, Seattle Glider Council carpool, September, page 45
- Cleveland Soaring Society, new base at Liberty airpark. Silver, M., September, page 45
- Central Louisiana Soaring Society comebackSilver, M., September, page 45
- M. Silver, Caprock Soaring Club new newsletter., September, page 45
- Michelle Silver, October, page 46
- Michelle Silver, November, page 45
- Covers
- Bert Small, Cover photo, January
- George Uveges, Lark, February
- Susan Grosek, Wave at Estrella Gliderport and 2-33's, March
- Bruce Grumstrup, 1-26, April
- George Uveges, Torrey Pines, May
- Don Monroe, Gossamer Albatross, June
- D. Monroe, Gossamer Albatross, June
- Tim Heneghan, Blanik, July
- Susan Grosek, Janus and Jantar 2a, August
- Wolfgang Obst, SGS 1-34, September
- Don Monroe, October
- Laszlo Horvath, 2-33's, November
- David Mittendorf, Northeastern Gliderport, Salem Massachusetts, December
- Feature Articles
- The 1978 US National and Regional Champions, January, page 14
- Bob Grey, Down and Out, January, page 16
- L. Hall, The Quadruplane, A Step Closer to Personal Flight?, January, page 20
- Richard Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the PIK-20D-78, January, page 26
- Frank Kelsey, Irv Prue, the one-man crew, January, page 36
- Peter M. Newgard, Gusts and Gust Filters, January, page 40
- Mike Adams, The PIK-20E, February, page 14
- Ake Pettersson, Two for Two: Puchacz, the Polish Owl, February, page 20
- Dick Huppertz, Two for Two: Nadia, the Romanian Lark, February, page 21
- Jack Horst, Governor of What?, February, page 26
- R. Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Janus, March, page 14
- Gren Seibels, Sorcerer's Apprentice, March, page 23
- Dan Danieli, Almost Getting There Is Half the Fun, March, page 31
- Forrest W. Blossom, The SSA Executive Director's Report, April, page 18
- John Harvey, Towline Adventure, April, page 20
- Jan Scott, April, page 26
- Ted Janczarek, Filming the Disney Sky Trap, April, page 28
- Raouf Ismail, Guidelines for Variometer Evaluation, April, page 33
- F. Kelsey, A Trailer is a Trailer is a Trailer..., April, page 36
- Mike Moore, Sabrina Jackintell - Soaring for Records, May, page 18
- Ken Stuckas, To Armageddon and Return, May, page 20
- C. Gordon "Doc" Livingston, Designing a Sport Canopy, May, page 25
- Jim Foreman, Air-to-Air Photography I: Shooting Sailplanes, May, page 28
- Jim Foreman and Eric Greensell, Air-to-Air Photography II: Air-to Air Weaponry, May, page 29
- Kenneth Striplin, FLAG-A Low-cost L/D Stretcher, May, page 32
- G. Uveges, A Torrey Pines Album, Torrey Pines Midwinter Soaring Championships, 1979, June, page 22
- Stan Hall, The Selling Price of Homebuilts, June, page 26
- Wolf Elber, 3rd International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Low-Speed and Motorless Flight, June, page 31
- Charles Klivans, Measuring Your Personal L/D, June, page 36
- W. Cleary, Helmut Reichmann nominated for Lillenthal Medal, 1978, The CIVV Report, July, page 18
- Richard Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Standard Jantars 1 and 2, July, page 20
- Victor Saudek, Basic Barographics, Part I, July, page 24
- B. Kirby, Badge Flights Diamond Fever, Taos Fly-In, July, page 28
- Harry Senn, Engineering a 1-Man 1-26 Assembly, July, page 32
- Raouf Ismail, A Layman's Guide to Total Energy, July, page 36
- Jack Lambie, The Triumph of Paul MacCready's Gossamer Albatross, August, page 14
- Victor Saudek, Basic Barographics, Part II, August, page 26
- George Moffat, Getting to Know the Monerai, August, page 32
- J. Joss, The 46th US National Unlimited Soaring Championships, September, page 24
- Richard Johnson, A Flight Test Evaluation of the Zuni, September, page 36
- Brian Utley, The SSA President's Report, October, page 14
- Ted Li, The 4th National 15-Meter Class Soaring Championships, October, page 18
- Robert T. Jones, Minimizing Induced Drag, October, page 26
- Victor Saudek, A Short History: The FAI Badges, October, page 33
- Jim Nash-Webber, Chrysalis, October, page 36
- Hans-Werner Grosse, Breaking Records in Australia's Outback, December, page 16
- Michelle Silver, The Sierra Soaring Seminar, December, page 22
- Sherrill Bredfeldt, The 10th Annual Standard Class Championships, December, page 32
- A. Backstrom, The Auxiliary-Powered Sailplane as A Homebuilding Project, December, page 999
- From the readers
- L. Sebald, Blind flying, barograph calibration charts, HP-14 landing gear problems, February, page 42
- Homebuilders' Hall
- Stan Hall, Structures How to Lay Out Airfoil Contours Part II, June, page 38
- Stan Hall, A Homebuilders' Division in SSA?, November, page 42
- Stan Hall, Homebuilder News, December, page 43
- Letters
- Pem Drinker and A. Anderson, Thermal generator launcher report, January, page 3
- Robert D. Blacker, Lark rudder pedal hang-up, January, page 3
- Stan Hall, 15-Meter Motorglider Propellers, February, page 3
- Peter Boemer, Yaw strings, February, page 3
- Dick Clawson, Soaring fun the easy way, February, page 3
- Charles Fauvel, Multiplanes for HPA flight?, February, page 5
- Celso Leonidas Coehlo De Souza, An invitation from Los Planadores Albatros Brazil, March, page 2
- Edward J. Gardyan, The Albatross Dynamic Soaring Technique, March, page 3
- John Firth, Gust filters, March, page 3
- Raouf Ismail, Buying a ship? Beware of Liens, April, page 3
- Nancy Zirkle, Get in SHAPE to Soar Cheap, May, page 2
- Henry Mangels, 2-22 bellcrank failure, May, page 3
- Chris Baker, Mnemonics for spoiler safety, May, page 5
- Jack Greene, Dynamic Soaring - It's For the Birds, May, page 5
- Chris Backer, Mnemonics for spoiler safety, May, page 5
- K. Wayt, The Zuni-How She Goes, June, page 2
- Gwyn Gordon Declines Selection for US Team in Women's European Championships, June, page 3
- J. Ebersole, Ah, To Be Fourteen Again!, June, page 3
- J. Faliu, The French (Soaring) Connection, June, page 3
- R.[ or E.?] Jones, Gust vs. Short-period Lift Discrimination, June, page 5
- P. MacCready, The Albatross Gossamer and the ULCC; response, C. Ellison, June, page 6
- J.A. McMasters, Bennett response, Electrostatic Drag?, June, page 7
- I. Taylor, A Vote for Albatross Dynamic Soaring, July, page 3
- K. Vranken, A Treasury of Cowpoke Chapeaux, July, page 3
- D. Marsden, Unlimited Class Variable Geometry Canadian 15-Meter Development, July, page 4
- D. Marsden, 15-Meter Canadian 15-Meter Development, July, page 14
- K. Striedieck, Sharing Airspace with the Military, September, page 2
- G. Applebay, The Zuni's Peformance, September, page 2
- W. Doherty, The Silver Anniversary 1-26, September, page 3
- J. Lavanne, Human-powered And. Now, A Transatlantic HPA?, September, page 3
- R. Grundy, A US /British Pilot Exchange, September, page 3
- T. Blakenship, The Taos Soaring Club Fiesta, September, page 3
- L. Mauro, Ultralights - Self Launch Coming: the Solar Powered Self-Launch, September, page 4
- W. Scott, An Answer to Tape Problems, self-adhesive Teflon tape, September, page 4
- response J. Aldrich B. Michener, The Voltz Phenomenon, Dynamic Soaring, September, page 6
- R. Scheppe, and response T. Knauff, On Tow: Coordinated or Rudder-Only Positioning?, September, page 9
- F. Vasegaard, 2 G, Vintage Danish, October, page 2
- S. DuPont and D. Burke, Launching More on Rudder Use During Aerotow, October, page 3
- F. Conner, Knock it Off, George, October, page 4
- F. Hefty, Honoring the Pioneers, October, page 5
- N. Zirkle, What One Responsible Person Can Do, October, page 5
- G. Uveges, New European Racers, November, page 2
- B. Tuncks, Flight Test Data: Instruments Only vs Reference Sailplane Accuracy, November, page 2
- C. Stanton, Another Source of Lift?, November, page 3
- B. Ball, Hello Dolly, Goodbye Dolly, November, page 3
- S. Speciale, Region Eleven Top Five Correction, November, page 5
- D. Taber, The Women's Seminar, November, page 5
- G. Moffat, The Need. for a 1-26 Replacement, November, page 5
- J. Sinclair, Insurance Gouging, November, page 5
- Ray Reiffer, Variable Geometry and the Monarch Butterfly, December, page 3
- John Robinson, Kerosene and Canopies, December, page 5
- Maintenance and Projects
- Les Sebald, About barographs, January, page 51
- Les Sebald, Oxygen Systems - a few tips, March, page 36
- Les Sebald, Radio Installation-Part II, May, page 48
- Les Sebald, Letters on antennas, mike amplifiers, and artificial horizons, August, page 40
- Les Sebald, About Canopies, Part II, October, page 50
- SSA in Action
- LS-3 and LS-1F, January, page 4
- Airworthiness directive, January, page 4
- Brian Utley, From the New SSA President, January, page 4
- EAA Symposium, FAR's for an aircraft recreational vehicle?, January, page 6
- Kolstad Award winners announced, January, page 7
- Icarus V becomes museum piece, January, page 8
- George Moffat, "Cross-Country Soaring", by Dr. Helmut Reichmann, January, page 9
- B. Smith, Motorgliding Magazine incorporated into Soaring Magazine, January, page 9
- FLAG, Ultralight News, January, page 11
- Ted Sharp, Looking Backward, January, page 11
- Doug Lamont and Bernald Smith, Centennial Salutations!, January, page 12
- New Blanik Airworthiness Directive, January, page 12
- Director election winners, February, page 6
- Region It, Director election winner, February, page 6
- Region 9, Director election winner, February, page 6
- Region 12, Director election winner, February, page 6
- Region 7, Director election winner, February, page 6
- Region 8, Director election winner, February, page 6
- SSA homebuilders directory, February, page 9
- Zuni B Model Announced, February, page 11
- Bernald Smith, SSA Sailplane Insurance Program, February, page 11
- B. Smith, SSA Sailplane Insurance Program, February, page 11
- Ted Sharp, Harris Hill, Looking Backward, February, page 12
- Prometheus Unbound, February, page 13
- Forrest W. Blossom, SSA Executive Director Airspace Action Report, March, page 6
- Grosse and Georgeson Claim New Records, March, page 9
- Monnett Hosts Monerai Builders, March, page 10
- Forrest W. Blossom, Part Substitution and Plan Modifications, March, page 11
- John Lee, New SSA Soaring News Service, March, page 12
- Aimai Knypstra, Third Annual Sports Class Contest Seminar, March, page 12
- J. Dezzutti, Looking for a Sailplane?, March, page 13
- Wally Scott receives Barringer Memorial Trophy, The Chicago Convention, April, page 7
- The Chicago Convention, April, page 7
- Receives SSA Exceptional Service Award, The Chicago Convention, April, page 7
- Receives SSA Exceptional Achievement Award, The Chicago Convention, April, page 7
- Receives Eaton Trophy, The Chicago Convention, April, page 7
- Receives Barringer Memorial Trophy, The Chicago Convention, April, page 7
- Paul Tuntland Award given to team of investigators, The Chicago Convention, April, page 7
- Liam English receives SSA Exceptional Achievement Award, The Chicago Convention, April, page 7
- Charles McKinnie receives SSA Exceptional Service Award, The Chicago Convention, April, page 7
- B. Utley, The President's Message, April, page 7
- Minibat, Ultralight News, April, page 13
- VSA plans project, April, page 14
- Liam English, Elected to Soaring Hall of Fame, April, page 14
- John Lee, Sabrina Jackintell claims world record, April, page 15
- Bill Brinkman and Tony Benson, In Memoriam - Horward Gordon, April, page 17
- Liam English, Elected to Soaring Hall of Fame, April, page 999
- Forrest W. Blossom, Status Report on Airspace Reduction Proposals, May, page 6
- Brian Utley, Status Report on Airspace Reduction Proposals, May, page 6
- B. Utley and F. Blossom, Status Report on Airspace Reduction Proposals, May, page 6
- Les Sebald, Test reopens soaring airspace to 26,000 feet, May, page 9
- F. Blossom, Motorglider Pilots License? From the Executive Director, May, page 10
- F. Blossom, NPRM to Extend Duration of Experimental Certificates, May, page 10
- Forrest W. Blossom, From the Executive Director, May, page 14
- J. Lee, Limited Edition Libelle Prints, May, page 15
- Hermann Dusek, A Tactile Speed-to-Fly Indicator?, May, page 17
- Six-Channel Kit Transceiver, May, page 17
- Doris Grove, New O and R Claims, June, page 9
- National New O&R Claims, Doris Grove, Tom Knauff, June, page 9
- Derby Ups 'n' Downs, June, page 10
- Winner, Air New Zealand Derby, 1979, June, page 10
- Goldwing, Ultralight News, June, page 13
- Craig Catto, Ultralight News-Goldwing, June, page 13
- Peter Lyons, MacCready Departs for England with Gossamer Albatross, June, page 14
- Dave Bigelow, Ultralight News, June, page 15
- Lu Lundgren, Ultralight News, June, page 15
- Ted Sharp, Looking Backward: Warren E. Eaton Memorial Trophy, June, page 15
- Ultralight News: Hawaiian Design-Bluebird, June, page 15
- Airworthiness Caution, June, page 17
- D. Lamont, Anne Briegleb In Memoriam, June, page 18
- Call for Regional Director Nominations, July, page 9
- M. Silver, A Soaring Stamp for 1980?, July, page 9
- 1-26 Log Marks Silver Anniversary, July, page 9
- Eleanor Friede, Equal Time, book review of "There's No Such Place as Far Away" by R. Bach, July, page 14
- John Joss, "There's No Such Place as Far Away" by R. Bach, July, page 14
- Gren Seibels, Region Five North Contest, 1979, July, page 15
- Winner, 15-Meter Class Region Five North Contest, 1979, July, page 15
- John Dezzutti, Florida Airport to be Reopened to Sailplanes, August, page 4
- Slingsby begins full production of the Vega, August, page 5
- M. Silver, Meet Cindy Brickner, August, page 6
- J. Dezzutti, OSTIV Forecasting Handbook Now Available, August, page 9
- Winner, 1979 Region Eleven Contest Standard Class, August, page 12
- Winner, 1979 Region Eleven Contest Unlimited Class, August, page 12
- Region Eleven Contest, 1979, August, page 12
- Winner, 1979 Region Eleven Contest 15-Meter Class, August, page 12
- Winner, 1979 Region Eleven Contest Sports Class, August, page 12
- Charles H. Gale, In Memoriam, August, page 13
- Williams, Vera, In Memoriam, August, page 13
- Region Eight Contest, 1979, August, page 13
- Winner, Region Eight Contest 15-Meter Class, August, page 13
- Winner, 1979 Region Eight Contest Sports Class, August, page 13
- Vera Williams, In Memoriam, August, page 13
- Part I Symposium Proceedings Issued from 3rd International Symposium on Low-Speed and Motorless Flight, September, page 10
- Don Slotten, Pilot Proficiency Award Program, September, page 13
- Hull and Liability Program policy delay, September, page 13
- Soaring Magazine Index 1972-1977 compiled by Jean Doty, September, page 13
- Aircraft Airworthiness Certificate Extension, September, page 14
- Ray Young, Founder Aero Club Albatross, Honored at 50th Anniversary, September, page 14
- Aimai Knypstra, Region Twelve Contest Report, 1979, September, page 17
- Winner, Standard Class Region Twelve Contest, 1979, September, page 17
- Winner 15-Meter Class Region Twelve Contest 1979, September, page 17
- Winner, Unlimited Class Region Twelve Contest, 1979., September, page 17
- Fredi Herbert, European Competition Rundown, 1979, September, page 19
- John Joss, Jack Bamberg, In Memorlam, September, page 19
- F. Herbert, European Competition Rundown 1979, September, page 19
- John Lee, August Raspet Memorial awarded to John Monnett, Oshkosh Report, October, page 8
- New B and C Badge Requirements, October, page 8
- W. English, Floyd Sweet elected National Soaring Museum president, October, page 9
- W. English, Looking Backward: Floyd Sweet Elected National Soaring Museum president, October, page 9
- Tissandier Diploma Awarded to Gus Scheurer, October, page 9
- Don Slotten, New SSA Flight Training Chairman, October, page 9
- Robert Rodwell, Motorgliders at Paris Airshow, October, page 11
- D. Hagemeister, Winner, 1979 Region Seven Sports Class Contest, October, page 11
- U-2, Ultralight News, October, page 12
- Flying Wing AV-451 designed by Charles Fauvel, Overseas News, October, page 13
- F. Blossom, Licensing of new imported sailplanes, , Washington Update, November, page 6
- F. Blossom, Instructor Revalidation, , Washington Update, November, page 6
- Rumor Box, New AS-W 22?, November, page 6
- F. Blossom, Motorglider study, , Washington Update, November, page 6
- F. Blossom, Experimental Sailplane Licensing, Washington Update, November, page 6
- F. Blossom, Airport Utilization, , Washington Update, November, page 6
- F. Blossom, NPRM 78-19 withdrawn, Washington Update, November, page 6
- M. Silver, Cark Kent Unmasked, November, page 9
- George Worthington, Eight out of Eight? Ultralight and Hang gliding record holder, November, page 12
- Terry Traver, Western Region Sports Class Contest, 1979, November, page 14
- Winner, Western Region Sports Class Contest, November, page 14
- Gren Seibels, Region One Contest 1979, November, page 15
- Winner, Region One Contest Unlimited Class, November, page 15
- Winner, Region One Contest 15-Meter Class, November, page 15
- Bob Grey, Region Five South Contest 1979, November, page 16
- Winner, Region Five South Contest, 15-Meter Class, November, page 16
- Winner, Region Five South Contest, Standard Class, November, page 16
- Winner, Region Five South Contest Unlimited Class, November, page 16
- Winner, Region Ten South Contest 15-Meter Class, November, page 17
- Siegfried Rupp, Region Ten South Contest, November, page 17
- Winner, Region Ten South Contest Standard Class, November, page 17
- Winner, Region Ten South Contest Unlimited Class, November, page 17
- NASA High-Altitude Sailplane Studies, December, page 7
- Pilots Ponder SSA Contest Division, December, page 7
- Michelle Silver, CAVU - Another Meaning, December, page 9
- T. Sharp, December, page 10
- More on the AS-W 22, December, page 11
- Yugoslavia Building Supercritical Wing Standard Class Sailplane, December, page 11
- Vintage Sailplane News, December, page 12
- Winner, Region Three Contest Unlimited Class, 1979, December, page 13
- B. Smith, Jean Doty, In Memoriam, December, page 13
- Liam English, Region Three Contest, December, page 13
- Region Six South, Region Six West, Region Seven, and Region Nine summary report, December, page 14
- Safety Corner
- Robert E. Gaines, Towlines, rings, and spoilers, January, page 46
- Gil Parcell, Hey, Let's Fly It Back to the Hangar!, February, page 36
- Robert Keyes, Landing Expediency, February, page 36
- Robert Keyes, Expediency, February, page 36
- Don Slotten, Three Ways to Help Soaring Safety, March, page 39
- Tommy Thomason, Little Things, March, page 40
- G. Parcell, Cartoons Gaggle Etiquette, April, page 17
- Walt Mooney, The Need for Spin Instruction, May, page 47
- Jim Porter, Parachute Repacks, June, page 46
- Tom Knauff, Use of Rudder on Aerotow, July, page 41
- Rathen Templeton, Attitude Flying, August, page 41
- Robert E. Gaines, The Ground Crew or Out to Launch, September, page 46
- Stephen Du Pont, Hurry Up and Kill Yourself, October, page 42
- 180-degree turns, October, page 42
- October, page 42
- Manufacturer's Airworthiness Directives, October, page 42
- Eric Greenwell, Towrope Breaks, November, page 28
- Jim Nash-Webber, Caught on Top?, November, page 28
- Airworthiness Directive, November, page 28
- Slingsby Vega, November, page 28
- Soaring to Win
- George Moffat, Better and Cheaper Contests, January, page 48
- George Moffat, US Team Selection Update Needed, February, page 38
- George Moffat, Sealing, Tuning, and Fettling, April, page 38
- John Price, In Defense of Computers, May, page 43
- George Moffat, Doug Gaines, June, page 40
- G. Moffat, Flights A Contest Day, July, page 38
- G. Moffat, Philosophy Attitudes that Win, September, page 43
- George Moffat, The Leeches, December, page 48
- The Executive Director's Report
- Forrest W. Blossom, October, page 15
- F. Blossom, Nomination and election of SSA Officers, October, page 16
- Washington Update
- F. Blossom, Future Certification Regulation for sailplanes and motorgliders, June, page 8
- F. Blossom, Federal Airspace Grab, June, page 8
- F. Blossom, New Safety-Belt Regulations, June, page 18
- F. Blossom, FAA's Unannounced "Scheduled" Meetings, July, page 8
- F. Blossom, Periodic Aircraft Registration Report, November, page 6
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