Wingman:

I just soloed a Kadet LT-40 about a month and a half ago. From my experience, it is a great trainer. I am a kit builder, and really wanted to go with the Kadet kit, but just didnt have the time right then to build, so I went with the LT-40 ARF. The ARF kit was easy to build, was of great quality, and went together without any problems. I did reinforce a few glue joints in the firewall area, but that was only because I wanted to, not that it needed it. the instructions are straight forward, and have good assembly pictures. I will tell you this: Be sure and coat the inside and outside of the firewall, and the fuel tank area with epoxy for fuel proofing. The instructions neglect to tell you to do this, and it is very important if you want your plane to last. I also replaced the stock wire main gear with the heavier plastic Du-Bro gear. It doesnt cost much, and the Du-Bro gear is much more durable. I am running an older Webra .46 engine on mine, and have used 10x6 Master props, and have experimented with a Top Flite 11x7.5 Power Point prop, with good results. All my radio gear is JR (XP662, 537 servos, R700 reciever). The Kadet LT-40 is a very stable trainer, being as large as it is. I saw one of these a couple of weeks ago that a guy had converted to a taildragger, and installed a Saito .56 four stroke on the nose, and had converted the wing to a bolt on configuration, instead of rubber band mounting. It would actually do some great aerobatics. Anyway, I dont think you could go wrong with the Kadet.