Question: How many get past the first trainer?
Agree with Crashem 100% on people[I won't use the word pilot]jumping to another plane,usually what I would consider a third or fourth model in the learning scale and truth is they really can't handle a trainer.Sure on a calm day with a small crowd they can get airborne,jerk it around a little,got to shout I'm 3ding,then bounce it across the run way a dozen times,if they hit the runway,then show every one the 10# landing gear on there plane because the gear that came with the plane kept bending after cutting a 6" grove half way across the field.I think a lot of the problem is peer pressure.Nearly every trainer on the market will do most of all the aerobatics,agree not as precise,but if in trouble will help recover. I fly many planes of different sizes and still have a trainer,It will out fly most of the club because most of the guys were in a hurry for the next plane but didn't take time to learn the skills.