The thing about your Nexstar, is you have no idea where it's gonna go when you aim towards the wind, and open up that throttle for the very first time. It may go nice and strait on the sim, but in real life it may hold hard to the left, for example, and then drop a wing the very second it's airborne. It takes a fast reflect to fix that sort of takeoff. On the other hand, a low wing tail-dragger may track strait and perfect down the center line, and then fly like it's on rails. That is, until you decide to do a loop that results in your wondering why you can't get it out of a spin (was too much elevator adjusted into the mix?). Both of these have happened to me, and I definitely ended on at least a couple blind dates with Ms. Epoxy on a Saturday night. Go ahead and try the maiden, if you so very strongly feel you're ready. But just in case, it's not a bad idea to have a few spare parts on hand.

NorfolkSouthern