Round the US tail dragger

[sterlingmossy]

Speed. Cabin size. Comfort. Endurance. Stability. Lots of factors to consider. Figure out what's important to you. You may like the romantic idea of a taildragger but a good nose dragger may be the better airplane for your mission.

Sound advice. I kinda like that taildraggers are harder to land kinda like rear engined cars are harder to drive well. When you get it right it is rewarding.

 

[sterlingmossy]

Got a hankerin' to do the same one day in the Luscombe. Will definitely be VFR, and only after I retire. Doubt my wife will want to come along, but we'll see. The Maule seems a good choice for your mission.

Maule is on the list.

 

[Dana]

AN-2... biplane, STOL, cool factor off the charts...

A DC-3 is a taildragger, too, and I once saw one set up as a flying motorhome...