Well, in general, if it gets through the course with any sort of speed, the AHG will work. The one element you want to avoid with the AHG is the vertical tophat. It just doesn't work out. If you want a top hat, you have to make it like 89.5 degrees instead of 90.
A crash course in designing AHG friendly rides, hmm... I would say, just make as smooth as possible and making sure that loops pull -vertical Gs in the top when un banked.
I should probably continue work on that AHG tutorial...