Krobar says: "lift off slowly. Fly the machine as soon as you start lifting the collective, not once airborne"
I think that sums it all up! For some reason there exists a mystique about the fact that rotors turn in different directions; there is none. Just fly what you see. The only time it is an issue is, as has been said, when you have some TR control/power problem and need to start analysing how to land. Then you need to visualise which way the nose turns and where you have the 'power pedal' relative to neutral.
In fact, the advice given should always be applied, even if you fly the same type all the time; there is very rarely a good reason to lift off quickly!
