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My experience in a 1982 Mooney 201 was similar to what some people have just
commented.  Landing required all the up trim available, flap changes and gear
movement had large but, happily, cancelling affects, and watch out on aborted
landings - you had to use both hands to push forward which was only made worse
with flap retraction.  Of course, on landing it's trimmed for, say, 75 knots and
on the miss if you don't touch the trim (or flaps) it'll fly away at the same 75
knots, it's just that the deck angle is uncomfortably high.  What made all this
manageable was control wheel mounted electric trim.  I guess the answer is to
put electric trim on your stick and anticipate the plane's next move.  On days
when the Mooney's electric trim was inop, you needed three hands and were quite
busy.

Regards,
Ed de Chazal

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