Hey Blkbrd

Tail draggers are usually a little tougher to get down the runway for take off, and you usually have to flair quite a bit for landings which can be tricky for a new comer too, but you can learn on a tail dragger if you insist, and it will probably turn out just fine for you, but a properly set up nose wheel will make the job a bit easyer, and you still can practice that flair landing with trike grear anyway. Some planes are set up so you can go either way. start with a trike then just switch over to tail drag.

If you go with nose wheel, setup is important, you want just about the lowest amount of movement of the wheel that can be achieved. (shoot for 30 foot turn radius) I usually drill a hole in the servo control horn closer to hub than the holes normally available. Also make sure the landing gear is bent back a bit so the wheel is slightly behind the turning axis.

if you go tail drag, might be a good idea to make a few practise passes up and down the runway, gun the engine, see how it behaves, and throttle back. it isn't very tricky after you have done just a few passes.

good idea to get someone who knows what they are doing to help you out with the first few flights. Pretty sure most of us who tried on our own, smashed a plane at first attempt. a little experienced help can improve your chances about 1000%.



best of luck!

shmo