Have had the Alpha up a couple of nights in a row. I am very impressed I must say, the instructor did most of the flying the first night, basically checking the trims and making sure that all was well. The next night, I did most of it (on a buddy cord of course) but he was confident enough to let me land it pretty much right away, which went very successful. The plane floats in the sky if you want it to or give some throttle and you can have some fun, which is great for learning. Hanger 9 has done a wonderful job with this plane and for anyone who is looking to start with this as a trainer it is highly recommended. The only thing I would suggest is, do not try and fly it by yourself if you are inexperienced this plane carries a good amount of power for a trainer. I am going start going out by myself a bit, no wings on, and just getting use to controlling it for take off and taxing around the air field.