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Conventional o tricycle gear for tandem amphibious

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ultralights

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I have a question about ultralight amphibious design

what are best landing gear for a two place pusher tandem amphibious ultralight with floats?
tricycle or conventional?

Tricycle:

more easy ground behaviour
tail down without pilots
minus drag if principal gear go into floats

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Conventional:

more big wheels for dock in any beaches
more drag external wheels
no tail down on parking without pilots
more difficult ground landing
cabin entry more height

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(question about this design: https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/...ltralight-aircraft-amphibian-like-aircam.html)
 
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