About 3 years ago I trained two guys, one bought an Alpha, one bought the Arrow. The Alpha is still working for the retired gentleman. The Arrow flew through the training period and the young student apparently forgot what I taught him about managing the throttle. He learned that repeated pullouts from vertical full throttle dives (without lowering the throttle) eventually result in wing failure. He repeated the lesson with several funfly type planes.

I like the Alpha for training, and it will do ordinary aerobatics just fine.

Best wishes,
Dave Olson