I think a Piper Tomahawk or a Gruman AA-1 would be a good place to start regarding energy management on approach to landing. The sight picture is similar to an RV and the glide performance is similar to a dirty RV. I had about 300 hours in a Tomahawk before I flew the RV, and I think it was very helpful. I also had 6 hours in a Taylorcraft, 3 hours of dual in a -6, and a couple of brush-up hours in a Citabria which prepared me to fly my -6 on calm days until I improved my tailwheel skills.
None of the low powered airplanes will give your prospective partner the p-factor or acceleration on takeoff he will experience in an RV.
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Kyle Boatright
Marietta, GA
2001 RV-6 N46KB
2019(?) RV-10
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