It's great aint it. A few weeks ago I began taking off as well(my instructor had to talk me into trying, after my 6th flight) It's such a cool feeling when your airplane lifts off and you know you just did that. but anyway, after another 6 flights, I'm now practacing high-level slow flight in preperation for landings, so wish me luck( our field has lost four trainers this season in low level flight while practicing setting up for landing,or about 1/2 of the new pilots have put one in, although only one was destroyed, they all needed lots of work and ca )