If you noticed, In one of my first posts, it was ME who sugested a Tiger if he REALLY didn't want a trainer. I would never say that you MUST start with a trainer-type plane. I, for one, like to start people out with something more advanced, but only people who I am close enough to that I know they won't be going to the field either alone, or with another instructor (people like my own family members). There are advantages and disadvantages to learning on any type of plane. The only point I want to make is that flying comes easier to some that to others. The only way to find out which catagory you fit into is to get a plane in the air. I would hate to recommend anything that someone is not capable of flying. On the other hand, you can never out-grow a trainer. Once you have learned how to fly, a trainer can be used to piggy-back a glider up, or drop a parachute, or tow a banner, or hundreds of other things.

Fly whatever you want to. Just do it safely, with a clear understanding of the rewards and heartbreaks, and more importantly, the fun, and the danger.