I agree completely with the comments that suggest that IFR is not the 'mission' of and M10, or any coupe. My M10 is what you might say is "light" IFR (but don't ask me if there really is such a thing as light IFR). It's legal, but not a stable platform, hard to really trim up, no redundancy of almost anything, no heated pitot tube. Well, good enough to get you up through a cloud layer. But how many IFR airplanes can you fly with the canopy open??
Now the looks of the "Ultimate 'Coupe" (aka M-10) -- now that's another thing. But then I like the looks of my old Alfa too! I nearly convinced a fellow I met the other day that I put it together myself out of spare parts! OK, yeah, you just weld on this ole Mooney tail... . Spins, yes, Mooney felt they were necessary. I've never spun mine and the guy who owned it prior to me seemed to be scared to death to get anywhere near one. If there is someone out there who has some real experience, or knows of some references, I would appreciate hearing about it. Like all coupes, it's certainly well behaved -- and those rudders let you do some fun stuff with your feet. In many ways, the M-10 has all the things on it you might want on a 'coupe (except a larger than necessary number of tails). This is the strange reasoning why I bought mine. Anyway, it's fun just turning final right behind that Cessna 150 and announcing: "...Mooney 9518V turning final for 16...". Keep 'em flying! Dave Perozek N9518V at AWO
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