The chap who has bought this Mk26 also recognises, without needing to be told, that he needs significant tailwheel time.
However I'd dispute "anything". Something that has a good view over the nose and a relatively flat landing attitude - say a G109 or Jodel, will give far less value than something like a Chipmunk.
Time in a Harvard would be a lot of fun I'm sure, but I'm unconvinced that the Mk26 is such a beast that it needs the intermediate step - apart from when taxiing when it was obtrusive, torque isn't a big issue.
G
N.B. The USN pilot on my ETPS course had never flown anything with a propeller before the course.
Last edited by Genghis the Engineer; 22nd September 2013 at 07:56.