"Doug Wells" wrote in message
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I'm looking for a fun airplane to introduce my two young kids to
aviation. Here is what fun means to me....

- flies low and slow
- Side by Side seating
- can get into small grass fields
- good STOL performance
- Dependable
- Relatively decent number of planes available to buy
- low operating costs
- OK if it tie down outside
- Homebuilt or Certified OK

A C-150 converted to taildragger and perhaps with STOL mods would meet most
of your requirements. (See C-150 mods he
http://www.aeroprice.com/aerolibrary/cessnase_mods.htm) I see Texas Taildraggers
on the market from time-to-time, or you could buy a 150 and mod it yourself.
One problem with any taildragger is probably going to be higher insurance costs,
so it is unlikely that there is one plane out there that will fully meet all of
your requirements.

Vaughn

Vaughn