I think it’s been shown this aircraft had slats so it’s a moot point if they save lives. Apparently not in this case. Of more interest is that the minimum type training required by this company was 5 hours. The accident pilot had less than this. The minimum tailwheel time required by the operator and by the insurance company was 25 hours. The accident pilot had less than this. The full length of the runway was not useable due to long grass. No lawnmower? The pilot made a substantial turn to the left 2 seconds after take off followed by a turn back to the right to give more time to gain height to fly over obstacles. The young pilot had no supervision or help on this day, he had to get out of this aircraft with the motor running twice.