RE: Will my old plane be good for anything?
I would just update the radio system and go for it.
Set it up, put it on a table and look for any obvious warps....then run the motor.
Is the OS motor a ball bearing or a bushed engine?? My guess is for that trainer it would be a Bushed motor...the LA series I think.
Nothing goes "stale" in an engine like that...If I were you I'd run it and fly it.