I owned a taylorcraft for 13 years. I can not say that there is any benefit to learning to fly a tail wheel in the modern world. However owning an old and rare plane will make you better at scrounging for parts and patching up old stuff.

I would rather enjoy the comfort, low cost and sturdy utility of a 150/152 myself. One of the biggest reasons I sold the taylorcraft was that the insurance has been creeping up over the years. My 150 costs less than half to insure, maintain and enjoy.

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