Well, first play and I didn't even read any of the copious manual(s), and I managed to get her into the air! (The electric cut out a minute or two later, but hey...)
The start-up (once I read it properly) makes a lot more sense than the PMDG-NG did, but is far more involved... that's progress for you.

Silly question, does anyone have a more usable checklist than the one PMDG supplies? I have an Excel spreadsheet checklist for the NG, two columns side-by-side, and the whole lot fits into an 8 sides
booklet. If anyone's got something similar for the QotS, I'd appreciate a copy.