"Jose" wrote in message
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Traumahawk-worst of both worlds. Scary thing is that it was a
"clean-sheet" trainer...

I trained in a Traumahawk. I liked it. When I checked out in the 152, I
found it to be a dog in comparison.

Jose

I trained in a 152, then bought a Tomahawk. It was a much more enjoyable
aircraft to fly due to the wider cockpit, better crosswind ability, and
better visibility. The only downside was that the Tomahawk needed 10 more
knots in the pattern, which is fairly standard when you compare the slow
speed regimes of Pipers and Cessnas aiming at the same market segment.

I never found the stall characteristics in the Tomahawk to be bad. Keep the
ball centered during a stall, if a wing drops, use opposite rudder, then use
pitch and power to recover from the stall...

KB