FFF, "it depends!" is about right. Everyone has different ideas about what they want from a club and I woud like to find out what people use to judge differences between schools and get a bit of a straw poll on what most people are after.
For any a/c owners, what are the big issues about where you base a machine? Location, costs, maintenance available etc. What sort of premium are you prepared to pay for top class facilities. At what point would you feel the airfield was taking the mick?