ORIGINAL: Swager
What about a SPAD Trainer? These are inexpensive, are they not. And they look pretty damn good too. Anyone have experience in SPAD Trainers?
Uh oh, here we go.

Never had one, never plan to have one. They are inexpensive. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Try to get a look at one up close before deciding. As for their survivability, I was taught early on that it's more important to build a plane to fly than to survive a crash. Having said that, I'm sure one or more of the SPAD fans will provide a counter point.