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RVSM Certified
There are literally no more possible questions to ask about the Take-Off. Once you learn those six questions - you know everything that can possibly be known about the Take-Off.
Some of the best students I've had are those who completely immerse themselves in the bookwork and preparation for flight training. Consequently, some of the most difficult students have been those who completely immerse themselves in the bookwork and preparation for flight training.
Flying airplanes is not linear, it's dynamic. What I mean is that there are SOPs for normal operation of a flight, but there are hundreds of opportunities to go off script during each phase of flight. If you train to rigidly regurgitate rote data points, matrix branches, or whatever you restrict the ability to react dynamically.
Sure, early on in flight training some rote is required to establish safe habit patterns. If your matrix helps to learn rote SOP during chair flying that's great, but be aware there is MUCH more to safely moving airplane than memorizing a script.