"mike regish" wrote in
:

I'm not thinking in terms of risk, but of finesse.

Yep, agree 110 percent with that. Something no simulator will ever even
get close to reproducing!

Just got my plane back from it's yearly annual, and wow, what a difference
a well tuned engine makes! Well before me reaching the 1000 foot runway
markers, the plane gracefully lifts off.

Allen