ORIGINAL: jester_s1
The one I see a lot is "more power up front is always better." That one is usually given to new or developing pilots with the explanation that you can always throttle back, but you can't get more out of the engine than wide open. The truth is there are negatives to putting a bigger engine on than is needed, so appropriately powered is the way to go unless one is doing hard aerobatics.
Agreed, I see guys that don't have the skill to fly an airplane on the wing, rely on power. I have suggested more then once that everyone should spend some time with a sailplane and learn to thermal. I get blank looks back LOL