Just wait till you plug in your ailerons backwards or forget to reverse them on a new radio
(just in case you haven't....you will)

I've been flying for 6 months and to me ground handling is just as important as flying characteristics. One day at the field someone lost control of the plane on the ground...a tail dragger. It went right then came back left. He never chopped the throttle and it went airborne at an angle toward the flight line. Missed 2 guys by about 6 ft, clipped the wing on the fence and burst into pieces...still, full throttle the whole time. So you're definitely right that it is an important part of it. Granted, the reason the plane I mentioned earlier lost it on the ground was because of haste to take off - not a poorly handling airplane.