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Another thought from a different perspective. I shoot traditional archery and I make my own wood arrows. Each one is hand tapered with a razor plane, crown dipped and crested on a lathe(the fancy stripes of various colors). It takes me 20 hours to make a dozen start-to-finish. I do it because I like making them and the extra care I use makes me concentrate a little more on each shot.

If you own a disposable plane you're apt to fly it like a disposable plane. This could be good or bad depending on your mindset and personality. I currently have one I consider my 'nice' plane and another I consider my 'MDA' - More Disposable Aeroplane (and a third - a little electric I consider a total write off). Treat it well, but don't become emotionally attached to your trainer. Some of them lead a charmed life and others fall victim to unfortunate circumstance (that sounds better than "I had a brain f@rt.")

I was told when I was learning to ski that if I wasn't falling down it meant that I wasn't pushing my limits.