I flew taildragger (C140) at around 30 hours, to fill in time during my PPL.
Did about 2 hours altogether, and the instructor said I was ready for solo, but a/c insurance wouldn't allow it until my license is in my hand.
Didn't do any landings on cross wind limits, but felt ready to solo her.
Also did some complex single time to fill the hours in too.
Instructor says I have better than average ability.
I think years of flying tail dragger r/c models has a lot to do with it; power to weight ratio soons teaches you about swing on take off.
