"Four-On-the-Floor-Gang" Streideck

[tienshanman]

Can anyone steer me toward a downloadable copy of ""Four-On-the-Floor-Gang" written by Streideck?

[T8]

On Aug 24, 1:29*am, tienshanman <tienshanman.
> wrote:
> Can anyone steer me toward a downloadable copy of
> ""Four-On-the-Floor-Gang" written by Streideck?
>
> --
> tienshanman

IIRC it's in Soaring, November 1986.

[tienshanman]

On Aug 24, 1:29*am, tienshanman tienshanman.
wrote:
Can anyone steer me toward a downloadable copy of
""Four-On-the-Floor-Gang" written by Streideck?

--
tienshanman

IIRC it's in Soaring, November 1986.

Thanks. But I am overseas without access to the magazine.

[Tony[_5_]]

On Aug 24, 10:41*pm, tienshanman <tienshanman.
> wrote:
> T8;738765 Wrote:
>
> > On Aug 24, 1:29*am, tienshanman tienshanman.
> > wrote:-
> > Can anyone steer me toward a downloadable copy of
> > ""Four-On-the-Floor-Gang" written by Streideck?
>
> > --
> > tienshanman-
>
> > IIRC it's in Soaring, November 1986.
>
> Thanks. But I am overseas without access to the magazine.
>
> --
> tienshanman

are you an SSA member? it is available on www.ssa.org

[tienshanman]

;738905']On Aug 24, 10:41*pm, tienshanman tienshanman.
wrote:
T8;738765 Wrote:

On Aug 24, 1:29*am, tienshanman tienshanman.
wrote:-
Can anyone steer me toward a downloadable copy of
""Four-On-the-Floor-Gang" written by Streideck?

--
tienshanman-

IIRC it's in Soaring, November 1986.

Thanks. But I am overseas without access to the magazine.

--
tienshanman

are you an SSA member? it is available on www.ssa.org

I am not a member; in fact I'm not much of a "joiner" at all.

[Bob Whelan[_3_]]

On 8/25/2010 8:56 PM, tienshanman wrote:
>> On Aug 24, 1:29*am, tienshanman tienshanman.
>> wrote:-
>> Can anyone steer me toward a downloadable copy of
>> ""Four-On-the-Floor-Gang" written by Streideck?-
>> -
>> --
>> tienshanman--
>> -
>> IIRC it's in Soaring, November 1986.-
>>
>> Thanks. But I am overseas without access to the magazine.
>>
>> --
>> tienshanman-
>>
>> are you an SSA member? it is available on www.ssa.org
>
> I am not a member; in fact I'm not much of a "joiner" at all.
>
Your honest forthrightness is appreciated! FWIW, neither am I a "joiner"
(something I suspect is true of a not insignificant percentage of SSA members).

That said, I *did* join SSA (1972), and have remained a member continuously
ever since, despite - at the risk of freshening old wounds, :-) - considerable
reason(s) *not* to do so over not-so-distant decades.

Why have I "stuck with the program"? I happen to think "what it (the SSA)
stands for" sufficiently important to do what I can to keep the program going.
Along the way, I've monthly had a (generally pretty good) magazine to
absorb/enjoy (and, learned gobs from said magazinal absorption).

And as Tony previously noted, now *all* the magazines (from 1937 on...) are
available to membership online. Major cool resource!!!

Have fun with the silly sport, and rotsa ruck on your next life move!

Regards,
Bob W.

[JS]

A memorable tale, worth getting a copy of.
Without reviewing them all and having not read the article in decades,
I would vote "the four on the floor gang" the best article in the
magazine's history.
Believe that one or two of those gliders will be at the AS-W20 get-
together in Tehachapi on Sept. 4/5/6?
Jim

[Chip Bearden[_2_]]

I'm not much of a "joiner", either (not affiliated with any local
soaring club despite being within driving range of half a dozen). But
I've been an SSA member continuously since 1965 despite--as longtime
RAS readers may recall--being quite vocal about what SSA has done well
and what could have been improved. Some may imagine me as an SSA
"shill" because I was on the board of directors for nearly 10 years or
because I've defended due process in a few situations where I felt the
organization was being tried and convicted in a court of public
speculation. To the contrary, there are still a few SSA directors
today who are said to harbor a grudge because of my insistence on
independent oversight following the CFO-caused financial scandal a few
years ago, now mercifully a dim memory with a happy ending.

The point of all this? I've never thought of cancelling my membership
to show my displeasure when I disagreed with SSA or was angry with
what I perceived was poor performance. They're all we've got. We're a
tiny sport and SSA is heavily dependent on volunteer efforts. The new
online archives ARE a wonderful tool, and not only because I got a
kick out of searching for my name the other day and found all kinds of
small mentions I'd forgotten about. :) It's a great example of what
SSA can do by leveraging our volunteers. I was in Hobbs in July for
the Std. Class Nats (AKA "the great flood") and saw first hand the
commitment and enthusiasm of the staff there. And I know many of the
directors, all of whom are concerned with doing what's right for US
soaring (even though I don't always agree with them). Things aren't
perfect but they'd be a lot worse without SSA.

So go ahead and "join" anyway, even if you're not normally inclined.
You'll be helping the cause of soaring in this country and--
indirectily--perhaps in other parts of the world. Plus you'll get the
magazine, access to the archives, a cool SSA decal...and an annual
appeal for donations to worthy soaring causes!

Chip Bearden
ASW 24 "JB"
USA

[John Cochrane[_2_]]

>
> > are you an SSA member? *it is available onwww.ssa.org
>
> I am not a member; in fact I'm not much of a "joiner" at all.
>
> --
> tienshanman

Well, if you're not a "joiner," then don't expect free content, like
this and many excellent articles.
And like it or not, you are a "beneficiary." The SSA does loads of
good stuff, like keeping the sky above you open for glider flying,
keeping the FAA from regulating your glider out of existence, and
maintaining a topnotch website full of free material. Maybe it's time
to "join" anyway.

John Cochrane BB

[HL Falbaum[_2_]]

"John Cochrane" > wrote in message
...
>
> > are you an SSA member? it is available onwww.ssa.org
>
> I am not a member; in fact I'm not much of a "joiner" at all.
>
> --
> tienshanman

Well, if you're not a "joiner," then don't expect free content, like
this and many excellent articles.
And like it or not, you are a "beneficiary." The SSA does loads of
good stuff, like keeping the sky above you open for glider flying,
keeping the FAA from regulating your glider out of existence, and
maintaining a topnotch website full of free material. Maybe it's time
to "join" anyway.

John Cochrane BB


I just read the article for the first time. Superb would be an
understatement!

Thanks SSA for archiving the articles and the really good reader for them.
This alone is worth the price of membership.

Hartley Falbaum
KF USA

[tienshanman]

;739080']
are you an SSA member? *it is available onwww.ssa.org

I am not a member; in fact I'm not much of a "joiner" at all.

--
tienshanman

Well, if you're not a "joiner," then don't expect free content, like
this and many excellent articles.
And like it or not, you are a "beneficiary." The SSA does loads of
good stuff, like keeping the sky above you open for glider flying,
keeping the FAA from regulating your glider out of existence, and
maintaining a topnotch website full of free material. Maybe it's time
to "join" anyway.

John Cochrane BB

OK, perhaps I'll cave and join. I am in Kazakhstan so the SSA doesn't do much for me here. But eventually I will return to the big PX.