Yepper, the red and black monocote scheme swayed me as well. Love the maltese cross. Both Trike and Taildraggers land similar, with the trike being known for bouncing if you don't flair it properly. The TG are know for flipping forward if you catch any high grass. On take off with the tail dragger you need to apply up elevator not down to pin the tail to the ground. As your speed increases you ease off the elevator and the tail should come up, if not add just a touch of down, then the rudder takes over for steering. Once your speed is high enough for flight apply a little more up elevator and your off. I found the tail dragger easier to take off (once you get use to ground handling/taxi), and about the same as the trike to land. At least this has been my limited experience on some low wing planes my instructor let me try. Any more experienced pilots want to add there input on the differences between the two designs?

DG