Well, I could be wrong, and I don't think you'll like it anyway, but....
Don't they do a tail-wheel version of the C152 aerobat? You don't need folding wings; it can live outside. Not sure of cost, but would have thought it would be around that.
But what do I know? I'm a helicopter pilot.
(Whirly hides and prepares to be shouted down for her ignorance of things with non-whirly wings!
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