As an instructor I've had days where I would have flown say six or seven different airplanes within a day's work. While the majority of these airplanes were similar from a make and model perspective, sometime they were not.
One thing that I learned from a few of my instructors is applicable to any type of aircraft you hop into, learning the speeds applicable for the various phases of flight along with the power settings that derive those speeds and the transition will be less frustrating at worst and much safer at best.
For expample when transitioning into a complex aircraft students (myself included) typically have a difficult time with the extra handle in the throttle quadrant that controls the prop. Whenther its retract or not getting the idea that throttle controls manifold pressure and the prop RPM takes a little getting used to after spending most of your piloting in fixed prop airplanes. Add a gear handle and a whole other set of elements come into play.
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