Hi, name's Ken. Been flying one for 2yrs. now, off grass and with the wheel pants installed with no problems. It is VERY important to taxi with full up elevator to plant the tail. Other than this tip, and the one about the orientation of the gear, I don't think the plane has an inherent problem. Remember, with ANY taildragger, once the tail comes up off the ground you will have a problem unless it was intentional (i.e, at takeoff [then make sure you have sufficient speed to ward off a stall] ).