"Advanced Trainer Jet"
Well, yes that is a pretty good description. It would work as a first jet but more for someone that has already flown a turbine for the enjoyment capabilities of the airplane.
The Storms here I know have flown on everything from a 500 to the Modellbau T-900 (I beive that is 28Lbs thrust)
The T-750 at 24 pounds+ seemed the ideal. The airplane can fly extremely fast yet slow down to kangaroo speed.
Its not just speed. Angel would take his at a pretty good clip going vertical and snap the crap out of it. The first time I saw him do it I thought for sure it was going to come apart. I actually winced when I saw it because I naturally thought of what it would be like to be in it for real. He has since done it numerous times and always would make me tense up watching. Ever see a high performance jet do a very aggressive Lomcevak? thats pretty close to the best description I can come up with.
If you have been flying a hot spot, rookie or kangaroo you won't have a problem flying a Storm. I would recommend having a very large open area of flying boundaries to really enjoy this airplane but its not necessary. Since they are clamping down on us here at Markham I think Angel will be doing lots more aerobatics with his new one.
Mark