ORIGINAL: carrellh
Most of the things that make a plane ''beautiful'' are the things that make them NOT trainers.
I think the best thing to do is get a trainer that looks and flies like a trainer and learn to fly it.
Once you can fly, and know what you want next; if you really cannot stand to look at the trainer any more, sell it or give it away, and get the ''beautiful'' plane.
DITTO. You are going to ding it up learning to fly. Do you really want to damage a "beautiful" plane?