I agree with Mike that taildraggers vs. trike has merits both ways. I do want to add one point about trike gear. As stated above many beginners have problems with flipping their planes over while trying to turn, either when taxing or landing. This is usually caused by having too much throw in the nosewheel. This is a common mistake made by even veteran pilots with lots of experience in flying. When setting up the nosewheel on a trike gear 5°-10° is the maximum amount of turn that the nosewheel should have. Too many think that they need as much throw on the nosewheel (I've been guilty of this in the past myself) in order to control the plane. Unfortunately when they do this it causes over-control on the nosewheel which can cause the plane to flip over on the ground, as was mentioned above. Lower the throw down to 5°-10° of throw will correct this problem, and give overall better control of the plane on the ground.

Ken</p>