On the ground, just feed in a boot full of rudder. Once airborne use a good deal of rudder trim to center the beta target on the PFD. Once beta target is centered you can engage autopilot. You could do this sooner, but then the autopilot is a little rough feeding in the rudder.
Airplane is very easy to handle throughout the event, biggest problem I see in the sim, is over rotation and chasing the FD. Just set the pitch attitude for about eight to ten degrees and fly off, once the FD settles
down it is easy.