I do not understand guys who tell someone that learning to fly a taildragger is harder than learning to fly tricycle gear. If someone has zero flight experience to begin with, it really makes no difference, as they will have to learn take offs and landings anyway. Yeah, tailwheels are more of a challenge, and keep the pilot on his toes right up until engine shutdown, but when taught the proper technique they are no harder to learn on. Now once you have learned on a trike, and then decide to go to a taildragger, THAT is where guys have the problems. I converted my LT40 to a taildragger before it was ever flown, and it works very well. Besides, if you are ever planning on flying SERIOUS aerobatics, or warbirds, you might as well learn the tailwheel right from the beginning!