I've had the LT40 since the ARF version first came out. 10 years ago anyway. It used to have a Tower 46 and a nose wheel but I quit flying it in 2001 because I didn't like nose wheels and it was terrible on the ground in the grass and on windy days. I fly from grass fields.

I just started flying it again this spring as a tail dragger and it is great. It flies a lot like a Cub. It floats a long ways and you can get into trouble with the float on a gusty day. I just touch it down on the main wheels first and glue it on during the gusty days. It reminds me of my Robin Hood 80 and the Telemaster 40's that I've seen others fly.

With the nose wheel it would nose over on one front quarter easily if the wind got behind it. The nose wheel mechanism was a consistent maintenance situation before. There seems to be less drag in the grass as a tail dragger.

I also like the bolt on wings that it now has.

I have noticed with that big wing and the dihedral that if you have a crosswind takeoff, the wind can get under the upwind wing at lift off and cause trouble unless you hold it on the ground until the speed builds up a little more than what it takes to lift off.