So, I worked as a floor mechanic and supervisor on the newer Mooney, did annuals on older models as well. I was also tasked with test flying the S models after wet wing, A/C and S-tec swap outs to the GFC700's. I have had some wild rides in them. I have stalled them at approach speeds and full power departure speeds. All of this done at 10,000'. Approach speeds not to bad, wing drops up to 30 degrees. You need to be quick and attentive. Full power on stalls? Wicked with a 3 blade prop! I have been pulled straight down, inverted and even forced into two aileron rolls. One going straight down and one going off horizontally. You should never enter a spin in one. They will flatten out after about 1 and 1/2 turns and you will not get out of it. These aircraft are not for training, they are advanced laminar flow wing designs that break into a stall quickly and anything above 70% power will kill you close to the ground. I have lost as much as 3,500 feet in recovering and that was when I was expecting a wild ride. I would never intentionally stall one at high power unless you are testing it after modification and if you have never stalled the one you fly, I would take it up a few thousand feet so you have time to recover. No 2 Mooney's stall the same. The stall triggers are set for each aircraft because the wing form is never standard. These are hand built aircraft and each wing, left and right stalls at a slightly different speed. You can get some very asymmetric stalls that will roll the aircraft quickly. Laminar flow wings stop producing lift immediately at stall with very little warning, thus the fast drops left or right. Fly it for what it is, a beautiful hand built speedster that handles well at faster speeds not a slow trainer speed.
