Hello agaiin

You did not give us any clues as to your ages. Age makes a huge difference when it comes to learning to fly RC models

If you are up to about 20 then you can use just about anything to learn on and you will learn quickly and easily. If you are up to 40, you will still learn pretty quickly but larger slower models will speed the process. Once you get to 50 and above then stability and the ability to fly slowly are very important as you really don't have the reflexes you had when you were younger.

Back to my Kadets.

All my Kadets have four strokes. My friend has one with a 46 in it and it flies OK but I really don't like flying it. My little Saito 56 has more grunt where it matters than the 46. If you can stretch to a four stroke you will enjoy the plane more. Either that or as has been suggested the OS LA series engines. The 46 aand the 60 will both work well. I don't know what your history is with engines but unless you really know what you are doing, I would avoid any two stroke with Made in China on it. If you know engines, they can be good but for raw beginners I think they are best avoided. The Chinese four strokes, however are pretty good and easy to get along with so long as you feed them fuel with some castor oil in it. The Magnum/ASP 52 and 61 are good choices. Then there are Saitos that I favour. They do cost more but they also do seem to last forever.

Here are some pix of some of my Kadets.

The all yellow one with the German WWI crosses is Solatex covered and has the Saito 56. It is my favourite for all weather flying.

The yellow with red wing tips is partly covered in Solatex (fuse) and the flying surfaces are covered in Solafilm. It originally had a Saito 62 but at the moment has a new Saito 82 which is there to do some trial runs.

The red fuse, yellow wing Kadet has an English Laser 70 engine. The engine is brilliant but on the pricey side. This one took a bit of getting used to but is now flying really well in all weathers.

The LT-40 is an ARF and is powered by a very old Saito 45 with a hot cam from a recent 56. This engine would also fly a Senior. A friend had one that I built and covered in Solatex but sadly it died from under maintenance. I am sure it could have been rebuilt but it was dumped before I got there.

If you are unsure about building the structure of the Senior, the LT 40 Kit is easy to build and flies almost as well.