The same thing Ynot said for the first plane goes for this one as well. Its not good for 3D. I am sure it can handel some scale and IMAC stuff but just not made for 3D. Its gonna be hard to find a .40 sized aerobatic style plane that 3D's well. Its going to be twice as hard to find one that a O.S. .40 LA will pull around. If your looking for an aerobatic .40 sized bird then ditch the .40 LA and at least move up to a TT Pro .46 and try the new .40 sized Edge from Aeroworks. I havent flown it but it looks very promising.