Ian,

It can actually be pretty good on occasions. I currently fly an LS6
with the Saint Louis Soaring Association, from our own field just East
of St Louis - you can check my OLC flights for the past three years to
get an idea of the variety of conditions.

Our club is just getting it's feet wet in XC, although we have a
pretty good fleet of older private glass. Club has a G-102, G-103,
and a Blanik, along with the usual Schweizers (which don't get flown a
lot). Tows via Pawnee and SuperCub.

2005 was an excellent year, with many 300k days. 06 was OK, but this
year has been a bit weak, with a lot of low cloudbase (3000' agl) days
that make XC challenging. On the bright side, there is an airport
every 15 miles, it seems, so even on those low days XC can be
attempted safely.

There is also an active XC club in the Indianapolis area.

So stop in and check us out the next time you are in the STL area!

Kirk
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