RE: advice on which trainer plane needed
i'm flying the avistar as my first trainer, but i have real flight g2 to practice. if you've never flown before, dont try and fly the spit... it wont end well. i would get a high wing trainer and become proficient, get a low wing plane second and then move on to the spit.
i've only been in this for about a year so take my advice with a grain of salt.