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From: "Halle, John" <JJHALLE@stoel.com>

I second what Carl Lewis said about the Legacy but wanted to respond =
about the light stick forces/fast roll rate and IFR.  I frist flew IFR =
in Navy tactical jets which have comparable stick forces and roll rates =
considerably faster than the Legacy.  After that, for about 30 years, I =
didn't fly at all or flew bonanzas etc.  Because I had very little =
current time, I was a barely adequate instrument pilot and only flew IMC =
in benign condidtions (e.g. ceiling over 1,000).

The first time I flew IMC in the Legacy, I had an instructor with me.  =
We entered the clouds and, within 30 seconds, I was in a 70 degree bank. =
 I recovered easily and, with some effort of concentration made steady =
progress through the flight to the point where I was making pretty fair =
approaches by the end of it.  Thinking about it afterwards, I realized =
that I had to relearn IMC techniques that I had learned in the military. =
 Among other things, trim is important.  Make sure you have a trim =
button on the stick that controls elevator and aileron (you hardly ever =
mess with rudder trim) and keep trimming out even small pressures.  =
Trimmed up, the Legacy flies a more stable pattern throughout the =
airspeed range than any plane I have ever flown (including a Pilatus =
PC-12 which feels like a truck.)  That is true both in smooth air and =
light chop.  Because of the trim control possiblities with a =
stick-mounted system and the precise control input that is possible in =
the Legacy (control pushrods rather than cables) you can fly more =
accurate instruments in a Legacy than in any even remotely equivalent =
certified airplane.

Bottom line:  if you are used to flying instrments in C-172's, you will =
need to go through a transition while you get used to the more precise =
control inputs.  The transition should not take long, however, and, when =
you get through it, you will not believe what a joy the Legacy is as an =
instrument platform (as it is in every other respect.)  I join with Carl =
in urging you to go to Redmond and try it out.  You won't believe it and =
the speed is just the beginning.