The Chilhowee Soaring Association
Is pleased to announce the
Fifth Annual Sequatchie Ridge
Badge and Record Camp
March 5-14, 2013
Marion County Airport (APT) in Jasper, Tennessee
The Sequatchie Valley provides some of the finest post-frontal ridge soaring in the USA. The 2013 camp is timed to maximize the potential for ridge days while offering an environment conducive to earning that elusive badge or record. For those unfamiliar with the Sequatchie, the most striking geological feature of the plateau is the Sequatchie anticline, an elongated upfold of rock into which nature has eroded an impressive valley. … The portion of the trough within Tennessee is known as the Sequatchie Valley, the valley drained by the river of the same name. Within this 50+ mile long depression, the valley floor averages some five miles in width and lies more than one thousand feet below the height of the plateau, which is marked by sheer slopes. Although not as well defined, the valley does continue south past Lookout Mountain deep into rural Alabama. When the ridge is working, the Sequatchie Valley and its southern counterpart offer the ideal location to earn distance/speed badges and or records.
In addition to excellent soaring, the camp includes evening lectures on badge and record flying on ridges, daily assistance with route planning, area checkout opportunities, and official observer services. We will be offering a discount rate at one of the nicer hotels in the area. Depending on the interest, there may be an opportunity on a rest/weather day to tour the aviation test facilities at Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, TN. Specific details will be promulgated over the next few months.
There will be a $100 registration fee to cover extra operational expenses. All tows will be charged at Chilhowee’s normal rates. Because of anticipated demand, initial registration will need an accompanying deposit of $50. This deposit will be refunded if a person on the waiting list willing to take over the spot.
For more information contact Tom Snyder by phone at 423 253 3102(H), 423 453 9321(C), or by email at tswhitewater@gmail.com
Following are some of the Sequatchie Valley Records
just waiting to be broken:
National Records
3 Turn Point, Ultralight Glider, Silent 2 DU, David Stevenson, 553.68 Miles
3 Turn Point, Multiplace Open, L-23, Bill Elliott and Rand Baldwin, 325.8 Miles
TN Records
Free Distance
Motorglider Single, Silent 2, Rick Sheppe, 119.9 Miles
Youth Open, L-33, Ira Phillips III, 55.83 Miles
Free Out and Return
Open Class/15M, LS-3, Werner Ruegger, 283.85 Miles
Motorglider Single, Silent 2, Rick Sheppe, 239.70 Miles
Youth 15M, L-33, Ira Phillips III, 121.29 Miles
Ultralight Glider, Silent 2 DU, Mike Burkhart, 124.74 Miles
Sports Class, LS-3, Werner Ruegger, 270.23 Miles
Free Three Turnpoint
Singleplace Open/15M, Ted Mavrotheris, Zuni, 328.47 Miles
Multiplace Open, Rand Baldwin and Bill Elliott, Blanik L-23, 325.8 Miles
Motorglider Single, Silent 2, Rick Sheppe, 348.89 Miles
Standard Class, Ka-6E, David Stevenson, 468.30 Miles
Out and Return Distance
Single Open/15M/Standard, PIK-20, Mitch Kebler, 300 Miles
Ultralight, Silent 2 DU. Mike Burkhart, 113.68 Miles
Up to 3 Turn Points
Single Open/Std, LS-8, Rand Baldwin, 484.17 Miles
Ultralight, Silent 2 DU, Dan Collier, 203.02 Miles
Sports, SGS 1-26, Kevin Anderson, 514.54 Miles
Altitude Gain
Dennis Holland, PIK-20, 12250′
Absolute Altitude
Peter King, Open Cirrus, 15,300′
300KM Out and Return Speed
John Bojack, LS-6, 82.4 MPH
Sarah Kelly and Dianna Fleming (National and TN records on one day in a 2-33):
Feminine Free Out and Return Dist. 118.98mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Free 3-Turnpoint Distance 218.03mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Distance up to 3 TPs 199.41mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Free Distance 57.656mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Free Out and Return Dist. 118.826mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Free 3-Turnpoint Distance 217.533mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Straight Distance to a Goal 57.436mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Distance up to 3 TPs 199.718mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Free Distance 106.087mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Free Out and Return Dist. 218.64mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Free 3-Turnpoint Distance 400.261mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Straight Distance to a Goal 105.682mi 3/24/2011
Feminine Distance up to 3 TPs 367.481mi 3/24/2011
