Congrats on getting yourself into a Bo, they are indeed fine airplanes.
I transitioned to mine from cherokees and skyhawks, and there were 2 things
that really took some getting used to, besides the speed and comfort!!
The first is that nose-up tendency when changing from high power climb to
cruise. You need to anticipate the slightly nose down attitude and prepare
to trim aggresively, and it seems like you've already 'got it'.
The second is that the slipperiness (word?) can get you into trouble if the
autopilot is not engaged and you take your hands off the yoke. I was VFR
and flew into some soup and needed a popup IFR clearance. While copying the
route I dropped my clipboard, and in the few seconds it took to recover it,
the plane went into a 30 degree, 800fpm descent!! Yikes!! Now I make sure
the AP is on if I intend to do any significant heads-down time.
Even now, after several hundred hours, I still can't get over how docile and
easy she is to handle once the gear and flaps go down. Get the airspeed
right over the fence and it's easy to land and uses very little runway to
boot.
Welcome to the Bo club, enjoy your new bird.
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