Too bad about your LT40. That's what I learned on and still like to fly it around for the first few flights of the year to work the kinks out of my thumbs. Get that kit out and glue her together. Have the #1 grandson help you since he had a hand in the first one's demise.
The PTS isfine with all the trainer gear dumped. I plopped a .70 4-stroke in mine with a big 3-blade prop and she flew great.It's sitting on the shelf with all the gear stripped cannibilizedfor another project.