ORIGINAL: GraemeEllis
Nose overs are difficult to avoid if you're flying on anything but a paved surface.
Yeah, you can roll out nicely when landing on smooth asphalt but even short grass adds enough wheel drag to nose over a top heavy Kavan. Never damages anything but your pride, however.
Nice to hear that some other old Kavans are still flying. My Triplane (same fuselage as your Pup) is still going strong after more than 8 years, two receivers, 3 pairs of servos and occasionally some epoxy here and there. It seemed high priced when I got in in late 2004 but I've certainly got my money's worth out of it. After the conversion to brushless in 2005 it became a pleasure to fly. I hope it lasts forever!