Best "trainer" jet in DCS

[Ornithopter]

Seems like the C-101 is the community favorite according to the poll.   I agree.  It's a great plane whether one uses it as an actual trainer or as a light attack plane.

3 hours ago, Rudel_chw said:

To me, a trainer must be two seat capable, so that a more experienced pilot can instruct the beginner.

But in practice, I would think a lot of people learn the basics of DCS offline, before they even consider taking it into multiplayer, and before they even have a passing aquaintance with anyone else playing the game.  To that end, a second seat only matters if you have another human being to crew up with. Otherwise it's just an empty seat. 

 

[Rudel_chw]

44 minutes ago, Ornithopter said:

But in practice, I would think a lot of people learn the basics of DCS offline, before they even consider taking it into multiplayer, and before they even have a passing aquaintance with anyone else playing the game. 

 

I agree, I learned the basics on the Su-25T over a decade ago, but as the topic is about "best trainer" I will stick with my requisite of two seats 

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44 minutes ago, Ornithopter said:

To that end, a second seat only matters if you have another human being to crew up with. Otherwise it's just an empty seat. 

I matters to users that belong to virtual squadrons, or even to those users that are being introduced to dcs by a more experienced friend where they would do MP without a public server

[Hiob]

Again, that‘s nothing to be dogmatic about, but just as food for thought:

Trainers are not only trainers, because they have a second cockpit, but also, because they have manageable performance, are usually not FBW (so that they offer very „basic“ stick and rudder experience to build fundamental skills etc….