RE: Tri-cycle or Tail Dragger?
I have never experienced a more easy to take off and land taildragger than the super stick. A long tail moment and large vertical stab make it a piece of cake on the ground. Don't be scared of taildraggers. Once off the ground, they fly the same.
I have found that lite foam landing wheels tame the ground handling of a taildragger somewhat. Their higher rolling resistance is like automatic wheel brakes as inertial forces of a turn load one wheel and unload the other, creating a stabilizing feedback to the system.