Spaceclam,

Good post. I agree with you 100%. Most "Best Trainer" threads here sooner or later turn it opinion polls with most voting the plane they learned on as the "Best" trainer.

FAQ are a good idea... However I think everyone my be missing something with the search engine on this Forum posting a specific FAQ thread is unneccessary what is needed is for people to know how to use it in a manner that will yield the results they want.
With the amount of info here I would be comfortable betting that answers to almost any question can be answered by knowing how to use the search function correctly... The problem I think most have is trying to determine whose opinion is the "right" one something not easily done when your new to any activitity. This problem is componded by the impersonnal nature of this (forumS) communication medium.

Lets face it, at the field when asking these types of questions, knowing correct person to ask is much easier
A couple of simple examples; Who are you going to ask for for tips on aerobatic flying? The guy that shows up with his extra 300s and proceeds to but on an amazing show or somebody that can barely get their plane around the pattern and back on the ground in one piece.
Or
Building tips the guy that builds plane in so much detail you'd swear somebody shunk the real thing or the guy with a plane built so poorly it should be condemed on its maiden.