RE: minimising noise
And check your wheels, yep the wheels.
If they make even a slight rattleling noise when you spin them will your fingers, once the engine starts, that vibration is picked up in the whole airframe.
I changed a set of wheels last year after one fell of and was astounded how quite the airplane instantly became. This tight fit only seems to last for so long before they become "sloopy" again and the noise returns. Just goes to show how much they're rotating in flight because simply taking off and landing wouldn't ware them down that much.