I have to agree that the only way to feel comfortable with any plane is to get that muscle memory at a level that taxiing, TO and landing become routine. I fly RW and the more I train my brain with XP, the more comfortable I get and the fear of failure is diminished. Ask any pilot, and they will tell you, "confidence & comfortability are the top priority in flying. Anyone can takeoff in a plane. The TBM is not for the faint of heart if you want to truly fly her as you would in the real world. Slamming the throttle all the way and taking off after 10 minutes of prep is kinda like travelling to Barcelona and jumping on a 2500 lb bull and trying to stay on. As with any plane, BEFORE you EVER attempt a take-off - learn about the plane...study the features and specifications...understand how to properly start and taxi and the after all that, do it all over again. I have maybe 50 totals hours in the TBM. That's not a lot. And of those 50, maybe 40 really flying. A lot of Hobbs time and costly fuel went into my enjoying flying this plane. I apologize if I offended anyone, but even the best surgeons in the world don't get into the OR after playing Milton Bradley's Operation for 30 minutes! (for those not quite sure, Google it) Happy New Year and safe flying......