One of our club members purchased an Alpha trainer right after they came out. The only thing we could find to fault was that the firewall could use a little reinforcement because if you manage to hit the ground with the nose wheel first it will loosen the firewall. The fix is to simply add some triangle stock to the rear of the firewall. Other than that it has been a good trainer.

I also agree that the SIG LT 40 ARF may be the best trainer of the lot. This past Sunday a student at our field was attempting to land when it became clear he would have to go around. He applied full power at about 3' altitude but did not pull up. The impact with the ground flexed the nose gear to the rear where it scuffed the bottom of the fuselage and the prop was broken. There was no other damage. Thats pretty tough.