HelenD
I have about 25 hrs on the Terrorhawk and yes it does let you know when you have stalled - the resulting instant plummet with a wing drop, done from 5000ft and left to fully develop, beats any fairground ride! It's a fun plane but if I was aiming to learn in the one I am likely to fly afterwards I would not choose the PA38 because
a) it is going to be a lot more tiring to fly on longer trips than a PA28 (the elevator trim is absolute c**p)
b) very few of them around outside a few schools so self fly hire availability is generally not good (they only made them for about two years c. 1980, stopped because too many people got killed in them)
I also have 40 hrs in a C152 and 60 hrs in a PA28-161/181 and would say all three fly entirely differently. Which is not to disagree with you as to the relative reaction of a new student to the different types.
But, when learning, one should consider what is available to fly post-PPL locally. No problem not to - you just waste a lot more money
