One item I never considered on the first three "first flights" that tried to bite me on the first flight in the Cruzer was "stick neutral pitch position". I failed to verify before takeoff with a visual and started the takeoff with stick in slight nose up pitch position. By the time I got the throttle to the firewall the airplane LEAPED off the ground and I went through a two cycle PIO before getting it stabilized. Neutral position was a fair amount forward than I anticipated.
Lesson learned: Start from neutral so there are no surprises and then make inputs appropriate for the airplane and phase of flight, i.e., in a taildragger go to full back stick at start of takeoff if appropriate. In the Cruzer a neutral position or very slight forward input kept the plane on the ground until it was ready for controllable flight. Whatever is appropriate and works for control-ability.
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