31thundercat::Start with a high-wing trainer, I've gone to e-power on all my planes now but still give the gassers a chunk every now an then, try a GWS slow-stick or an eazy-star, if your go gas a sig Kadet would be my first choice, Heres a pix of my kadet thats been fly'in for well over twenty years and my paddern planes the same model as yours (I think) your bub, scoooper