I have a Kadet Sr using a RCV 60sp and I just love it, it is resposible for teaching a heli flier friend of mine how to fly fixed wing. I fly a lot of 3D type aircraft, but it is still very enjoyable to fly the Kadet like Cecklst said, making long straight minimal throttle takeoff's and one wheel touch and goes. I love bringing it in and setting down on one wheel from a crab approach and seeing if I can run along the runway on that one wheel before taking back off again, it is a blast! And it will help to teach you great multi control coordination. It will also teach you the correct way to utilise the rudder to make a lower speed turn and keep the tail from dragging in the turn.

I will also trim it out for a certain speed and then fly it using only rudder and throttle like the old guys used to do, that is a challenge to say the least as you have to fly way out in front of the airplane to plan on making a turn without loosing/gaining altittude.

I too made mine into a tail dragger after teaching a few people how to fly and having their inexperience fold the nose gear twice, the stock firewall is not very strong as far as hitting on the front gear is concerned. Other then that the only thing that I have done is to mix in some spoilerons where I can reflex the ailerons up to help acheive a bit of a steeper approach, it is definatly a floater. Also it will make for some really cool high alpha approach and landings with the ailerons reflexed, it takes on a 5-8 degree nose high glide slope all of the way to landing at which time it will settle into a perfect three point landing without floating along above the ground, it just plops down.

Anyway I would have to think that you too will love your Kadet. The RCV 60 is comperable to an OS 52 in power and I have MORE then enough power to fly off of water, the Saito 72 should pull it around with some authority. Do not be suprised if you have to add some weight to the front, the RCV is a pretty heavy engine (much more so then the 72) and even with the battery and reciever under the tank I had to put a bit of weight on the firewall. I was able to loose a bit of the weight when I converted to tail dragger though and my wheels are as warbird51 said, in line with the LE. Good luck and let us know how you like it. [8D]