"go out there and get myself a Tecnam - far nicer than a Skycatcher or Sport Cruiser anyway"
But I'm not sure it robust enough for flight training. But then neither do I think the pipersport is but then I though piper might have the will power to address this.
The skycather might be strong enough for training but for the european market it really should have been fitted with a rotax.
So it looks like the only suitable training aircraft are the good old 150/2,172 and pa28.
Something more economical is needed and and soon.