You hit the nail on the head Wings, I agree 100%. These types of maneuvers really are best saved for a future purpose-built plane. To focus on what the LT-40 can't do is a bit of an injustice since it is such a terrific plane - both to learn on and later on when you have developed your piloting skills and want something a little more laid back to fly. The only real negative I would give this plane is its handling characteristics in the wind. This, however, is true of any plane with dihedral which includes just about every trainer out there. I haven't flown an Avistar, but with its flatter, more symetrical wing it would probably handle the wind a little better than most trainers. I would still put the LT-40 in the lead for someone just starting out.
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This is a yes or no question that the answers should be based on facts not opinions.
Many many things do things there were not designed to do.
I had an LT - 40 so I can speak from facts, not opinion.
Mine darn near hung on the prop with an evo 46. So I am confident that it will hang on the prop with an engine a tad more powerful than an evo 46, and will come close enough with an evo 46.
No, the LT-40 isn't designed to be a 3 - D plane. It is not a 3- D plane. But this was not the question that was asked.