Mike,
may disagree here, every new guy that brings a trainer with tri gear spends more time taxiing, flipping the plane over, landing and flipping it over, spending lots of time straightening the front gear-I just don't know if the trike configuration is worth it. It is not that hard to learn using a tail dragging trainer. For some they may have to use it, but most ambitious new pilots, I would say start right with a tail dragger and spend time on the ground taxiing. Still up in the air on that one.
The LT 40 has some issues anyway making it a good tail dragger because of the elevator being over the rudder-can be done but a little more complex for new builder. It does make a good tail dragger plane though.