Hi Craig

I am a CFI that has taught primary student is Light Sport aircraft up
to C-182's.
For you partnership/club Idea I would recommend sticking with simple
mainstream easy to fly aircraft. I would recommend this because that
will ensure that everyone involved will be able to learn in it easily.
It will also make insuring and maintaining it cheaper. It will also
make it easier to resell when/if you are done with it or ready to move
up. The C-172 or Cherokee series would be excellent choices. Even
C-150/152 or a Tomahawk we be excellent, especially if you really want
to keep costs low, although the C-172 Cherokee would have more
utility.

As mentioned in other posts, be careful to evaulate all the costs and
develop a good plan for as many contigencies as you can think of..
AOPA has a good tool for calulateing the cost of ownership. Look/ask
around your area to see who is already doing this. Also talk to your
CFI and maybe some other CFI's about their thoughts on the idea.

You may find if this works well for you that you will want to keep the
plane and the partnership/club after you have your ratings.

Brian
CFIIG/ASEL


On Dec 20, 5:52*am, wrote:
Thanks for the unexpectedly large response. *I could use a few more
recommendations about which models of aircraft are particularly well suited
to being used as a trainer.

Also, I could really use tips on buying and potential sources of good used
aircraft.

Thanks!

Craig