to move they have to leave the ground which therefore requires the pilot to actually fly during their flight
Well.... I, for one, am guilty of a certain amount of sliding around on the skids, trying to figure out where the pedals should be held to keep it straight, while power is increased in anticipation of a takeoff. This is particularly true when in a new type.
If this topic were to be in the rotorheads forum, we'd be seeing references to purposfully not using the rotor brake, so as to increase the flight time after landing by .1, by allowing the rotor to spin to a stop on it's own.
Oh, how happy I am, safe in the knowledge that I just don't really care about such details anymore!