Most of the guys in our club had/have Goldberg Eagles, they fly well. Also the Sig KAdet is a tried and true trainer but the nicest trainer I have flown IMO is the PT-40 from Great Planes.

Oh yes, I learned how to fly on a Telemaster 40! Lets not forget the Telemaster which is a great design and OLD as the Kadet.

I actually flew my Telemaster 40 on an old K&B .29 and it was a good trainer, kept me out of trouble. Then a .40 replaced it when I got better.

I just bought our club a new trainer (they have short lives) and got a Hangar 9 trainer ARF. It flies really well and the two student pilots say it flies as nice as the Eagle II it replaced.

AJC