an experienced pilot is a comforting thing when a new pilot is trying to fly for the first time after a layoff, You probably won't need him but your stress levels and anxiety will be lessened and he can give you plane a quick once over before you takeoff. A trainer is good for a first flight to confirm to you that your fingers know what to do. For me after the second year I was blasting off with my most advanced plane on the first flights of the season with no worries, its just a matter of your confidence not if your fingers will respond to basic flight