wrote:

Then discovering you have to use
full power to taxi......

When I first checked out in a retract, I kept having these nightmarish
thoughts "did I remember to lower the gear". This was usually as I was
driving away from the airport.

I mentioned this once to a fellow club member that's also a CFI, and he
responded with "did you need full power to taxi?".

I've no idea why, but I find this incredibly funny.

- Andrew