The Chilhowee Soaring Association is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual Sequatchie Ridge Badge and Record Camp, to be held March 18-27, 2014 at 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. Specific details will be promulgated over the next few months.

There will be a $100 deposit/registration fee to cover extra operational expenses.  All tows will be charged at Chilhowee’s normal rates. This deposit will be refunded if a person on the waiting list is 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