Soaring Society of America has been the organization overseeing soaring in the USA since its inception in 1932. As a member of the SSA you get a subscription to their monthly magazine Soaring.
   Soaring Society of America
   PO Box E
   Hobbs, NM 88241

Seattle Glider Council manages the soaring facility at Ephrata where it also maintains a clubhouse and towplanes. The SGC sponsors and manages soaring contests in Region Eight, hosts an annual picnic social each June, hosts a banquet each November where awards for regional soaring achievements are given out and publishes a bi-monthly magazine, the Towline.

Puget Sound Soaring Association has some forty members, plus a 2-33, an L-13, and a 160 hp PA-18 SuperCub tow aircraft. They operate out of Bergseth Field, a private grass strip located east of Auburn and four miles north of Enumclaw.

Spokane Soaring Society (SSS) is based at Deer Park Airport (DEW) Deer Park, WA., Spokane, (509) 624-8812

Northwest Eagle Soaring website is a commercial soaring operation based at Arlington Airport. Lynn Weller is owner, operator and certified flight instructor for gliders. They have a beautiful DG-1000 two-place glider full dual controls. Lynn offers scenic glider rides and provides instruction. Visit his website or give him a call at 425/235-1610.

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Vancouver Soaring Association
Willamette Valley Soaring Club
Soar Idaho
Texas Soaring Association
Philadelphia Glider Council
Central California Soaring
Cascade Soaring Society, Wenatchee Arnie Clark 509-884-2494
Columbia Basin Soaring Association, Richland Tom Seim 509-627-5532
Central California Soaring Club
Skyline Soaring Club, Front Royal, VA
Blue Ridge Soaring Society
Pacific Soaring Council
University of Illinois Institute of Aviation
Skylaunch Winches
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Sailplane Directory Including Glider Specifications
Soaring Services: Turnpoints, Badgeholders, Airspace, etc.
Rec Aviation Soaring Forum
Glider Forum (GOOGLE)
Wings & Wheels - Soaring supplies and glider classified ads
Aircraft Spruce - Sport Aviation's Largest Supplier
MM Fabrication - Custom glider trailers, trailers for Apis gliders
Oxford Aero Equipment - Aviation/Soaring supplies
Soaring Links by Paul Remde - Lots of great links and a great site
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Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange
Tasman V-1000 Vario Operations Manual
MicroAir 760 Transceiver Operations Manual
Apis Glider Website
AMS - the current manufacturer of the Carat, DG 300 Elan, DG 500 Elan, Apis gliders and Apis kits.
Borgelt Instruments
Soaring Flight Simulator
Para-Phernalia, Inc Parachute sales, selection and repacking
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Soaring Flight Simulator (SFS PC) for MS Windows
Gliding Videos
Soaring Adventures in Jean, Nevada with Gordin Schmidt CFIG FAA DPE

FAA
FAA - Advisory Circulers
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FAA - Airman's Information Manual
Bob Wander's Soaring Books and Supplies
aerokurier - THE MAGAZINE
Gliding and Motorgliding News
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NTSB Home Page
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NTSB Accident Database Synopsis/Query Page

Learning to Fly Gliders, by Bob Wander
Glider Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-13), by the FAA
Mid-Air Collision Avoidance
Stick & Rudder, Wolfgang Langewiesche
Glider Basics from First Flight To Solo, Tom Knauf
Glider Basics from Solo to License, Tom Knauf
Judgment Training Manual For Glider Pilots, Tom Knauf
SSA Soaring Flight Manual, Soaring Society of America
Private Glider Pilot Practical Test Standards, FAA-S-8081-1A
Pilot's Weather, by Ann Welch
Meteorology for Glider Pilots, by C. E. Wallington
Once Upon a Thermal, by Richard A. Wolters
Soaring Cross Country, by Helmut Reichmann

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1920 Regulations
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FAA License In order to fly as PIC (Pilot In Command) of an aircraft you need to have in your possession a license from the Federal Aviation Administration. Ask any of the instructors if you have any questions about this. To get a student license you can go to:

FAA Seattle Flight Standards District Office 1601 Lind Avenue S.W. Suite 260 Renton, WA 98055-4056 1-800-354-1940