AVBUG,
You made some good points, but this
"Grand Forks ND is head and shoulders above SOCAL a better place to be and live."
Is 100%BS, come on man, who are you kidding? Have you lived in SOCAL (not visited, lived)? I have been in GF for two years, and I have not found one thing better here then SOCAL (except I don’t have to worry about hitting a mountain when I flying).
GF is a good flight experience, but I would not even consider comparing the two.