I bought one for a 'fun plane' and haven't been disappointed. It's a lot of fun, and has quality construction, but I would like to point out a couple of things.

Just remember that this is a 3-channel airplane, it has no ailerons. It will have to make very wide turns or it will spiral in if you try to bank it hard. That might not make it a desirable trainer. Also, your engine might be a little overkill. It has a lot of dihedral and rights itself very nicely (provided you have the altitude).

The first engine I used was a Norvel .061, which is a hot engine. I could never open the engine all the way up.. I was always throttled back and had a lot of down elevator cranked in to keep the plane in sight, straight and level.

When I switched to the GP-07, a weaker engine, it flew better. The GP-07 has enough power to make it the Scooter a dot in the sky. Even at that, I throttle back quite a bit and can get about 20+ minutes out of a tank of fuel. That wing really wants to climb.

Your Hornet .09 might be too much engine for the Scooter. I think you could literally fly the wings off the Scooter under certain conditions, if it was opened up.

Just something I thought you might want to consider.

Bob