Greetings:
I have 248.7 hours in the Tomahawk (PA-38-125 tall pistons, do it @ overhaul)and consider it to be one of the finest trainers, bar none. I flew my Private, Commercial and Instrument check rides in it as well as the required CFI spin training.
It's value as a trainer is a result of its tempermental nature and I can assure you, if you can fly this trainer, you can fly anything.
I'm not going to go into the wing rib thing, been there, done that, bought the T shirt. Suffice to say that to my knowledge it's the only airplane out there that's been through certification twice, and passed 'em both.
Yes, the spin is a real ride! Don't look back, it'll scare the h*ll out of you.
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