Rich,

NICE aircraft! Excellent!

Forestroke,

Trikes do weathervane. The reaction of the aircraft to the wind doesn't necessarily mean the tail is going to swing around as with a taildragger. From what I remember, more often than naught the aircraft will do as I mentioned earlier: "... tip forward left or right..."
Admittedly trikes do track better in a cross wind but they DO still weathervane in the conventional sense.


When it comes to making the choice between the two, people are going to build and fly what they are most comfortable with.
Personaly, I feel taildraggers are easier to control, require less work/maintanence, and simply look "right" to me. Watching the tail come up on a nice gradual takeoff run is a beautiful thing. The same thing applies to landings - landing on the mains and watching the tail drop.


I say, "Build what you want!"

Here are two that were supposed to be trikes but never saw a nosewheel.