Surely how a thing handles near the ground (probably the most critical phases of flight) are the most interesting?
Not really as apart from ground effect you can look at the handling higher up.
You won't get the same adrenalin whoosh I will give you but realistically its a risk and one which I am happy to avoid if I am just having a pole.
But then again I have 15000 plus landings in various aircraft under my belt so the novelty factor has worn off.