[2][3] The Sportsman, as it was also known,[4][5] offered excellent flight characteristics and good stability, due in part to the design of the lower wing.

With leather trim, battery with starter, and navigation lights, the Sport Trainer sold for $5,250.

Special equipment included: EDO pontoon fittings with structural bearing, steel interplane struts.

[7] On 31 January 1931, test pilot Lou Meister bailed out of this plane after entering an unrecoverable spin.

It had a 165 hp engine and could produce top speed of 120 mph, which was not faster than other aircraft of that era, but was more than adequate for the flight training purposes of the Army.