In over my head?

I've been talking with someone local that is pretty desperate to get rid of a C&P 10x15 and made plans to go get it on Saturday. But my dad, a career pressman and Heidelburg mechanic is strongly trying to talk me out of it. He's scared I'll get hurt loading/unloading it and I'll be in way over my head once I have it. And I guess I'm wondering if I will be.

Despite growing up in printshops in Michigan I didn't really pay attention much to the presses. I've never had classes. And my dad lives across the country and will not be traveling with his failing health.

I did see that there's an 8 week (8 days of 3 hours of instruction) letterpress class that I can take near me (for $500) this summer.

Is it reasonable for a complete letterpress beginner to load/unload a C&P using these instructions https://excelsiorpress.tiiny.site/reference\_html/movingapresssafely.html

Reasonable to learn to operate it on my own?

I did teach myself 3D printing about 6 years ago, before the easy 3D printers were out and I've built a few Prusa's from the kits so I like to think I'm pretty mechanically inclined.

Is this more press than I need? Really I want to make prints of my poetry. But not at like production quantities. This will just be a hobby for me.