RE: is it good
I have the Hobbico Super Star but changed the 40 LA engine to an OS 46 SX with a MACS exhaust. Not that I needed to do the exhaust but I had it so I used it. This combination has lots of power, yet is calm enough to run at low RPM and do all the training that it is supposed to do (but I think better than it would with the 40 LA).
I bought it as a club trainer, it came as an RTF, by the way, thus the 40 LA engine. It came with the basic Futaba 4 channel radio and connects to the buddy box.
As I said, a good choice.
My first trainer was a Tower 40 with their 46 BB engine and that too flew just fine. Your choice, but both are very suitable for your purposes.
DS.