I agree with Bubba, why not a 4* for a trainer?!? It has an incredibly wide speed range. You can slow it down until its barely moving forward and still maintain good control. Throttle up a bit once you know how to control the plane better and have fun. As far as landing goes it lands at a slow walk slower than even an LT40 and it handles the wind better. When the student get buzzed out from training the instructor can go full throttle and scream aroud the sky to show what the plane can really do.