RE: which do you prefer tail dragger or a trike style
If I can, I usually look for a way to convert the plane to a taildragger. Looks better in the air. Not so much like a trainer. I recently took a Texas RC Planes Explorer .40 and converted it to a TD then put a GMS .75 on it for a knock-around plane when I don't have time or energy to fly my 33%ers. This plane is called a trainer, but flies more like a stik type plane. Not much dihedral and a semi-symmetrical airfoil. Looks much better as a taildragger, and screams with the .75 on it, and it is aerobatic enough to be interesting.