Good day Mike.

Both jets are awesome and great flyers, Kinda not comparing apples to apples on this one though. The T-3 has 18" more on the wing and 13" more on the length and much heavier duty gear due to the size. Naturally it will be a bit heavier than the SS however the quality is in line. Sorry i'm not familiar with the Pilot Predator

We have many customers flying them on a 210 all day long. The 260 just came out and a few of use are now using them, yes it make a big difference when it comes to vertical performance but the 210 fly's the jet extremely well. You can get electric gear for the T-3 as well but I will tell you the factory gear is superb on the T-3

I've been trying to post video of some flights on here but RCU is giving me struggles. There is a great thread on here called T-3 build and pic's. you should check it out.

All in all buy what makes you happy and fits you flying style. All i can tell you is the T-3 is an amazing flying sport jet, handles very well in all acro positions and is very smooth and slow to land.

Any info i can give just let me know.

Good luck on your choice..