In article , Paul Tomblin
wrote:

The plane is big and heavy compared to what I'm used to. The first thing
other than the fact that my 250lb instructor and I (also 250lb) weren't
touching each other and blocking access to the trim wheel that I noticed
was it seemed very hard to keep the wheel on the stripe while taxing.

Woh!!!
500 pounds in the front seats with no ballast in the rear!!!
Did you work a W&B?
How much nose up trim did you use?

Good write up, thanks!

Remember, the bigger and heavier the airplane, the more you use trim to
fly it.