Life's not bad down it the western part of the Bluegrass State of Kentucky. You might check out the Jackson Purchase area around Paducah Kentucky.Two huge man-made lakes nearby and three or four flying sites within a half of an hour drive from Paducah. St. Louis Mo. is only 2-1/2 hour drive as is Nashville TN and Memphis, TN.
Paducah has a very nice flying park there that belongs to the county and maintained and run by the Paducah Aero Modeleres flying club. Check it out at
http://www.paducahaeromodelers.com/index.php
And always remember, "Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lesson sometime later!"