US 40 on low rates ==> TRAINER???

I would consider it an advanced trainer (an excellant 2nd airplane) -- not the recommended airplane to fly when it is the 1st time you've handle the sticks.

A symetrical wing airplane flys in the direction you point it in, depending upon the accuracy of your trims and the dihedral of the wing. If you point it down and take your hands off the sticks it will continue straight down to a crash -- guaranteed.

The inherent stability of a flat-bottom wing and significant dihedral makes for a begginers airplane -- an airplane that tends to stay in level flight with little to no control from the flyer. This design also lends itself to stable recoveries from other than level flight maneuvers. There is a good chance that if you point this airplane down it will level off without TX control. This makes it easier for the student to recover from bad inputs.