On 30 Jan 2009 21:15:03 GMT, Jim Beckman
wrote:

At 18:33 30 January 2009, toad wrote:.

So how does the math work out at your club ?

Include consideration of what it costs for you to use the field, and any
assistance you get from the government. Remember that in the US soaring
is purely a private endeavor, as are most art forms, with no subsidy from
anybody.

No help from government here either.
$11 per gallon of avgas doesn't help, too.