It's nice to have traffic pointed out,

The first time I ever flew out of a towered field was while taking
stall-training at Chandler AZ. This was also the first time I used a
panel radio. It was awful, given that I needed three channels and I
had only the two (!) radios.

But apart from that, I hated it whenever the tower called out traffic.
I could never see it! Finally the instructor told me to say "XXX is
looking for the traffic" and to stop craning around. That helped.

I have a regular scan pattern, including the engine instruments, and I
hate to have it interrupted. Same with the preflight checks, which are
done by memory, including tactile.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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