I too am now an instructor and would help a newcomer with whatever he brought at the same time giving him advice on what I think is the best trainer and a list of some of the better ones and maybe some of the ones to stay away from...It depends on what he wants and where he is planning on going...I don't know a lot about electrics so I would encourage him to talk to one of the electric flyers if thats where his intersts lay...I would buddy cord him on my LT40 and try to make sure he had so much fun that he would be wanting to come back..