ORIGINAL: luketrot
A friend is trying to decide which kit to buy. Is the LT40 laser cut? Are their any known issues with the LT40 building or traits as a trainer that should be addressed?
I have built and flown a telemaster 40 and senior, how does these planes compare to the LT40?
Does he want to build for the experience or just have a trainer? The LT is a modern kit, easy to build. The Telemaster is a stick kit and will require more tools, skill and patience to build BUT if he is going to be a builder it is IMHO the better choice.
Just as in full scale it is better to learn on a tail dragger. You will see flyer after flyer (myself included) that eventually convert nose gear ships to tail draggers so he might as well go with it from the start.
I still have a LT-40 (tail converted) and I also fly a Senior Telemaster. Both are easy to fly but the Telemaster floats so much that a greenhorn might have trouble hitting the runway. I mean on his wheels of course (:-).
Regards