Hi g_,
I did my PPL in a PA-28 161 and IMHO they are good planes to learn in. very stable to fly = easier to land, wide undercarriage,
pretty good forward viz and nice approach speeds, reasonably powered but not so much so that you don't learn to FLY the plane.
I expect that there are cheaper trainers and better trainers but on the whole no complaints from me....
ps can be quite cosy inside when eveyone is dressed for winter...
Good luck and enjoy...
Sky
PPS Evo has a point... stalls are not terribly demanding and spin recovery is not really done... they don't drop the wing in a stall... I would agree with Evo to try something a bit more slippery to see what stall and spin recovery is really like... (edited for accuracy????
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