Distaff....
Learnt to fly on a hard surface in the UK, Have since moved to France and started flying Robins from a grass strip here, 900m long. The only thing that I had pointed out by my instructor is to really make sure that weight is off the nosewheel and ensure min. stage flap is always used for takeoff, not nessecary for long hard surfaces though...
BTW interesting point about the Carb heat.
Regards, SD