the airplane has a bit of an undeserved reputation, so people who fly it like to bolster their ego by making it look like a beast to fly.
Okay, as I said, never flew one, that was just what some pilots that I know told me. I did fly a Merlin IIIB once, it was very nice.
Oh, one question, the ones you flew, where they the extended wing aircraft or the original short wing? I was told it made a lot of difference in the handling.
Thank you.