That being said, the 150 is a much easier plane to fly, land and handle. The 150 feels alot more stable and is easier to land in almost all conditions. I think that is because the T'hawk has that T-tail design, which moves the stabilizer out of the propeller slipstream (seems to make low-speed handling a little more dicey).
I found when flying the PA-38 that adding five to seven knots of airspeed to book numbers for pattern and approach speeds made a huge difference in the feel of it. Much more stable, and lots of elevator authority. Get it slowed to book recommended speeds and it gets mushy in pitch. I could do T&G's and never set the nosewheel on the pavement!
Just thinking ... it would be interesting to see and fly the T'hawk with a conventional empennage. Hmmmmmm, I wonder how difficult it would be to .......
Its done been done. Was called the "Kiddie Hawk" That I know of, only one was converted, could be wrong.
Charles
