Bouncy landing gear and small tires aren't a great combination on grass fields. I would imagine the Apprentice would be a handful on most grass fields.

To be honest, I found take-offs to be scarier than landings when I was training. My first glow trainer was a Hobbico Nexstar Select RTF and it always floated down nice and gently. The first time I ever landed the thing I didn't even realize that I was landing until the instructor told me to cut the power while the plane was a foot off the grass.

Take-offs were a different story, and the Nexstar has relatively solid ground handling compared to other planes I've flown since. It seemed as soon as I started advancing the throttle, the plane would move around a bit on the runway and change angles. Even small amounts of wind could catch a wingtip and give the plane a nudge in the wrong direction at the worst possible moment.

With practice, I simply got better at advancing the throttle smoothly and trying to anticipate any minor corrections I'd need to make during take-off. Later I would have to learn how to keep just enough up elevator on during taxi and take-off with my tail-draggers so I wouldn't be out spinning doughnuts on an asphalt runway.

Basically, our models aren't designed to drive well, they're designed to fly well. The steering linkage on most tricycle gear setups is weak and sloppy, and the steering arms are forever becoming misaligned or loose. It simply takes practice to learn how to guide or coax (control is too strong a word) an airplane down a runway while turning up the power to full blast for take-off. Checking your airframe before every flying session for proper wheel alignment and tight, straight landing gear hardware also goes a long way toward keeping your take-offs smooth and easy.