My first low wing taildragger was a John Van'T Haaf "Gnat", a 34 inch wingspan pattern plane designed for a .10 engine. The plan was a centerfold freebie in Model Airplane news, I don't think it was ever kitted. The 1/2A "Bee Tween" I built earlier doesn't count because it was a two channel hand launched plane.
Low wing
Tail dragger
and small!
Yet I didn't crash it on my maiden flight and had a lot of fun with it.