John, it's funny you mention the tail wheel games. I used to play a similar game with my crew, practicing placing the tail wheel on the roof of a building. No practical application, but it was a fun CRM exercise that taught my young co-pilot the true size of the aircraft.
Curious question: what do you think the growth potential of the basic 60 platform with respect to weight. What would be needed to support a max weight of say 26,000lbs? My thought is that lots of modern avionics makes aircraft denser, so while the cabin volume may be good, but the max gross becomes limiting. At least it is on the Pavehawk.