Thank you all for your thoughtful and interesting replies to the speed height question. I’m pleased we all agree that speed it is. I must expand my original statements and say that if the aeroplane is fully under control and you feel safe ( by that I mean you actually now know your own name ) then by all means start climbing. I categorize what we are talking about by mentally putting it into two stages. First a determination to get the speed and second some thought about when to climb. It’s just possible one can’t remember those “ V “ numbers and if so a little extra speed only means a little change in the applied rudder pressure. Sounds easy but of course it is not.
I fly for pleasure only these days and I prefer singles. Less to think about.
KIFIS