I confess, FFF's criticisms of the PA28 are exactly the reason that I fly one. It's stable, easy to fly, and boringly reliable (even if it does float a bit on landing). For exciting flying, I have a microlight; for taking the family somewhere nice in comfort, I have the Warrior.
Incidentally, I've done a fair bit of mucking about at or near the stall in the Warrior, and I'd say that its' completely unremarkable. If somebody's been scared by one, I'd say the aircraft was almost certainly mis-rigged.
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