Almost all airline pilot struggle with small aircraft unless they fly them on a regular basis.
It takes them a few hours to get back to basics and re-learn how to use the rudder for directional control on the runway.
But once they get the picture they rapidly get good at it.
I am going to be in your area in June we are going to take the motor home on an international trip for a few months to visit three countries, Canada, Quebec and Newfoundland.