greeting all

looking at the sig LT40 vers the kadet senior

thoughts from the group


as allways your input is helpful


thanks

I learned to fly on both of those planes, but more on the lt-40 and I prefer the lt-40. The lt-40 is more fun for me to fly now and is capable of pretty high speeds and many basic aerobatics. The senior is a little easier to fly, and fun for some people who just like to fly around in slow circles and do a couple of loops. I'm guessing your planning to buy an arf and I feel that the lt-40 is a better built arf. The senior arf can be bought as a Sig or World models plane and since my dad has one I know what it's like. The wing looks like it could rip off on a high g pull out. As you may know, the arf senior comes with ailerons but they have to be mixed with the rudder to be effective. So I just happen to prefer the lt-40 but your flying style preference might be different then mine. Whichever plane you buy, I would reccomend either a tt .46 pro or os .46fx to power it. The lt-40 will preform much better with this engine. The senior could easily take a .61 too.

I flew a friends LT-40 ARF and really enjoyed it. I learned on an Avistar and found it to more versatile. The Avistar could do most of the basic stunt pattern and did it with ease. The airfoil makes the difference which made it a good second plane as well.
However, there is nothing wrong with the LT 40. There are a lot of good trainers out there and SIG makes some of the best.

My vote would be for the LT-40, great trainer. That said, If I did It over again I would go with a 60 size trainer.
Best of luck with what ever you buy!


Doug