I don't think it's that hard? Maybe just me It can hold straight and level, climb, and do whatever you need to do. You can't just let it wind-mill, but that's any twin. On my check-rides we take-off w/ full fuel, two people(unless another trainee rides), and that puts us at 5200lbs-ish, GTW is 5500. So within 300lbs of that and manuevering, it'll do it just fine.