Contact got to it before I could... Thanks!

It's easy to theorize but sometimes you have to just experience flying a taildragger to understand how active one must be on the rudder to keep it straight, especially if you've only trained in tricycle gear aircraft.

Crosswinds have a weathervaning effect, and when the main gear are slightly more forward it makes for a longer arm on that weathervane. So the wind can exacerbate the already challenging issue of the CoG being behind the mains.

Go push a shopping cart backwards at speed, then let go and see how unstable the track is. It'll just ground loop instantly.

But it makes for a more fun flying experience.

Ano,

My first plane was 1962 PA-18 with 10,000 hours on it. It was in good shape but needed some TLC. I lived in Utah at the time. I flew the crap out it the first year. I focused on precision and spot landings. I flew it 400 hours the first year, light, heavy, hot, cold, etc. I really wanted to know how it flew. Once I felt proficient I was off to a mountain flying course with some very experienced mountain/backcountry pilots.

As MTV says "not sure what a backcountry pilot is" for sure. Agreed! I think it's a pilot who wants to explore the world in a different manner than the average Joe. A good "backcountry pilot" is trained, proficient, and prepared to deal with the realities of flying in the mountains, and or unimproved strips wherever they may be.

That was 30 years ago. As others have said its not really about the plane its about the pilot. Get good at whatever you buy, get some great instruction and go out and fly.

MW