Tower has had the Protege 60 ARF and many other Goldberg designs listed as "Temporarily Unavailable" for a year or more. It's my hope that they'll be restocked at some point, but there's no indication it will happen anytime soon.

Birman - the Alpha 60 is indeed a fantastic trainer, and I probably should have included it on my list. It sells for a premium compared to most of the other ARFs I was considering, however, and my goal was to buy something that wouldn't be a stinging loss if it went in while instructing with it. The Alpha 60 now sells for around $45 more than the most expensive trainer on my shopping list, the Sig Kadet LT-40 ARF.