Just been reading my July issue of flying which has come through the door. On the back page where they look back at 'past articles' is this snippet....
We compared a 1946 Cessna 140 to a new 152 and wondered which one would train better pilots. Once nostalgia was overcome, we concluded that the taildragger 140 could not teach a new pilot any more about proper flying than the tricycle gear 152. But it is certainly harder to fail a lesson gracefully in the taildragger.
Discuss......