Dudley Henriques wrote:

Is there a significant difference between these different airplanes
when it comes to the initial learning about handling a taildragger?


My suggestion would be to go directly with the Decathlon. It's easy to fly,
and a very good tailwheel transition airplane. You get the ease of the
transition, and the aerobatics if you want to do them.

I second DH's advice. The Decathlon is a very pleasant, no-surprises
taildragger for your needs, and no asinine heel-brakes. Who was the
ergonomically-clueless idiot who came up with those things, anyway? ;


Jack