It isn't about being closed minded at all. We are talking about someone's first training flight being with a turbine powered plane.

It is kind of like saying, "I want to learn to play baseball, so I'm going to take batting practice against Roger Clemens." Or, "I want to learn how to drive and my first car is going to be a top fuel nitro funny car."

C'mon, nobody is close minded about turbines. If anyone is a born flyer and has the skills on a trainer, let them jump right into jets if they have the money. Even if you are gung-ho about doing that, you have to be honest about their odds of not kitting the plane after the first 5 flights.