Don; I've had both and found there is a reason they put the third wheel up front. 2/3rds of my 1500 hours are in a tail wheel. Get some time in a tail wheel before you decide. Unless you have a prop clearance issue or other concerns keep the nose gear. Consistant good landings trumps being one of those that have or will go into the weeds.
A good friend of mine (with a nose dragger), kept telling an aquaintence of ours, that someday he eventually would.... (the weeds)
Of course, since the aquaintence owned and had been flying two different tail wheel planes, it just wasn't in the cards..........so he thought.
A few weeks ago, he lost it in a ground loop. Collapsed the gear, and got a prop strike on that nice six cylinder Lycoming and three bladed prop.
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My uncle, who had spent many years in the Air Force following WWII, convinced me to go nose wheel for an RV. He knew well, that there were many reasons, that today's modern aircraft have placed the nosewheel forward.
Besides, tailwheel RV's look like miniture R/C planes. Just look up the pic's to see!
IMO, my 6A is fun to land. The stick is always full back before the nosewheel ever drops. And it stays that way until stopped.
But I like tailwheelers too. Especially Aviat Husky's, Cubs, Cub Classics.................
These planes have no wheel pants, and large diameter tires that suit a special purpose. RV's just are not that good for rough fields......period!
And you can't beat the looks of the tail wheel North American P-51 Mustang. It's my favorite aircraft of all time. Especially when the wheels are retracted!
L.Adamson ---- RV6A