Dominator, allow me to be the first to say "nice Belvoir".
Don't mind what is used for training, so long as the first aircraft in any pilot's career is one where he/she sits next to the instructor. In my own experience (started on JP3a), I learned far more about watching what the instructor did and how and when he (in those days, it was always he...) did it; it also allowed the instructor to check during IF that the student wasn't going for the "a glimpse is worth a thousand scans" technique. The other adage I learned from one of the gentlemen on Standards was that an ideal trainer is an aircraft that is easy to fly, but difficult to fly well - I hope Tucano's replacement fits the bill.