Good article:

A few other ideas/items:

I'll let them know what I'm doing prior to an unusual maneuver - i.e. during an approach: "we're a little high, which is good, but I'm going to turn the airplane sideways a bit to get us down".

During the flare: You're going to hear a horn, that's normal - it's just a signal that we're about to stop flying, which is what we want to do when landing.

And aircraft specific:

The red "GR UNSFE" light is normal - just means the landing gear is up.

Yes, that's gas you smell, and it's normal