You want to fly IMAC? No-Brainer get a Tail-Dragger, are they any harder to land? IMO not in the least. I actually like they way they land better than my Trikes. Are they more bouncing on landings? Like Ken said, Only if bounce them which is the same for a Trike. If I screw up my approach & don't flair at the right time I'll bounce my Trainers just as I would my Tail- Draggers. My Drgon Lady practily lands herself as smoothe as ya please allmost everytime. If not it was pilot error on my part. Even the Cap would just gease right in if I flew it in a little hot until I got it within a foot of the deck & chopped the throtlle with a touch of up levator as it slowed down it would just set it itslef right down on the runway. The only difference I have found is in the ground handling, not any harder just different. While agree with Chuck on the up elevator during taxi on runway & thought I agreed on a little up elevator during take off till I built up little speed then let the elevator go back to neutral until ready to lift off, I no longer do that. My original Instructor who has just recently been able to return to flying is a long time Warbird flier & regular participant at the Castle Airforce Base yearly "Rally of the Giants" (strictly Military pattern flying) told me not to do that. once lined up on the run way & ready to take off he told me not to hold the elevator as i built up speed because for one it is not necessary and secondly it can cause the plane to try to lift off & fly while still at to low of an airspeed causing it to lift off too early & stall. I ried it his way & he was right. I'm sure Chuck's way is just as effective with proper timing & experience, but for us rookies I like Charlie's way better. It was one less thing for me to have coordinate & I haven't nosed one over yet.

All in all I think we tend to make the transition from Trike to Tail-Drgger a much bigger deal than it is. They are just as easy to land if not more so than a Trike IMO & I've only been flying for about a year now. Haven't forgotten how to crash yet though.[&:]