I did my tail wheel endorsement with a Texas 152.
It had the late-152 bubble canopy and swept tail, but flat spring gear swiped from a C150.
With mounting horror I read the tales of woe. I heard the Texas 152 was a frankenplane, neither one thing nor the other. It was a bridge too far. Without the nose wheel it squatted like a toad, it waddled like one too, it couldn't do wheelers without mashing the prop... The list went on.
I mourned the demise of the Super Cub I was supposed to use.
But when I actually flew the Texas 152, the old wives were completely wrong. It wasn't an incapable pig at all - it was sweet as. Many happy bounces later, I even mastered wheel landings. I enjoyed every minute in that aeroplane, and I still miss it today.
It handled just like a factory 152, except take-off and landing, so - if you can't find a Texas 152 to try - I'd fly one of those first before you commit.
P.S. I used to lift the tail after counting three seconds.
Last edited by Capn Bug Smasher; 1st Sep 2015 at 14:35.