The Blue Ridge Soaring Society (BRSS) is a 501(c)(3) that supports the sport of soaring through public outreach, training, and racing. BRSS is located in New Castle, Virginia in the scenic Craig County .

Dublin Club Members to Join BRSS. The New River Soaring Association which has been operating out of Dublin airport for a couple of years, has been limited to auto-towing their 2-22 for lack of a towplane. This summer we invited them to …

A look at the written history of the BRSS by our members and the numerous guests, from its early days at the New River Valley Airport, to its move to NCI in 1963 and continued through the present day.

The Virginia State Record Keeper is JP Stewart (a BRSS member) You can find his contact info in our membership list or on JP’s SSA Contact Info page (requires login) Rules for SSA State Records

Turnpoints: Visit the New Castle World Wide Turnpoint Exchange for the latest turnpoints (2017).; To view a larger map of the turnpoints, visit: Google Maps – New Castle Turnpoints 2017. A copy of the KMZ file for the turnpoint map can be found here: KML – New Castle Turnpoints 2017. A tool provided by soaringdata.info was tremendously useful in generating this map.

Now, BRSS can have more flights than that in one weekend. July at New Castle is always blackberry time. We feasted on cobblers and pies with berries picked along the fence lines and near the swimming holes.

I was hunkered down with seat, shoulder and crotch straps as tight as my anatomy could stand, cruising with my left wingtip 20 feet from the trees.

Gold altitude gains have already been achieved by BRSS members; Diamonds are predicted by the hopeful. The Ridge. The favorite ridge runs southwest from New Castle all the way to Tennessee.

Energy Management Sailplane’s Total Energy is stored two places: • Height or Potential Energy: mgh Since PE is the height of a glider, the glider sink rate, seen on a TE vario, is related to how fast the

Our club glider fleet includes three ASK-21’s, two LS-4’s, and a LS-6b. The club’s tow planes are a a Piper Pawnee (235HP) and Super Cub (180hp).