On Friday, August 3, 2012 8:57:41 AM UTC-6, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Aug 3, 7:31*am, wrote:

OK, I think I'll buy a lottery ticket.



However...while super ships are neat, what we really need is 400 affordable 2-seat trainers.



Something like this?http://windward-performance.com/twin...nce-sailplane/



That's a pretty neat looking two-seater, but at the price points

Windward has typically been working to, I rather doubt it will fall

within the bounds of "affordable." Also, it has a lot of features that

make it somewhat inappropriate for the ab-initio audience that Bill

needs trainers for.



Here's what I would propose for an affordable two-seat trainer:



http://www.hpaircraft.com/two-seater/cover_shot-1.jpg



http://www.hpaircraft.com/two-seater...y_2_public.pdf



More info available as the situation develops.



Thanks, Bob K.

As any airplane instructor can tell you, a trainer with side-by-side seating has a lot of advantages since the student can see the instructors hand gestures and hear the instructor better.

Some will worry about students transitioning from side-by-side to center line seating but way back when we flew the Pratt-Read's, no one had a problem with the transition.

One real consideration is everyone has to remember to add ballast to replace the instructor's weight when he steps out to solo the student.

Bill D