well, here's how i see it. there is no real comparrison between trainers and the lt-40 because they are two completely different designs, not necessarily for the same purpose. gas planes usually are more hot-shot oriented. even the trainers. the gas trainers are stable, easy to fly, and self righting, but they are also more maneuverable and are capable of doing more afterward. the lt-40 however is more like a park flyer than a gas plane. park flyers are designed to fly slow, and be almost irritatingly stable (but not quite) and usually greatly sacrifice maneuverability. what the nextstar thing is doing is trying to pridge the gap betwen them a bit but without sacrificing performance. that's actually pretty clever. here's the thing. i learned to prophang my trainer (it had a power-weight ratio of about 1-1 so it wasn't as cooperative as it could have been) just after soloing. i have never seen anybody even attempt that with a lt-40, because it is designed to be more like a park flyer. you never see anybody prophang a mini-max or something like that. as far as i am concerned, the lt-40 is designed to be a park flyer with a gas engine. a conventional trainer isn't designed to do that, so it usually won't. it is a preferance. if you are into park flyers and want to go gas, that's your ideal plane right there. that's not a bad thing, don't get me wrong at all. it is a choice. like i prefer aerobatics while other kids my age prefer speed or just an all around plane like an untra-stick or smething.