The Hanger 9 Alpha is a good Trainer. I just SOLOed yesterday on mine. It took me about 10 weeks to go from start to SOLO. If you get the Alpha, change out the 3-bladed prop with a 10x6 prop after you are comfortable, for power reasons.

Still , if I had to do it again, I would have gone with a .60 size trainer. The last four weeks here have been 10 to 15 mph crosswinds. The larger .60 would have handeled better.