Cessna is hell bent on driving people away or forcing them to upgrade between this new AD and the SID's. Problem is they don't make any twins
Adam, I'm sure you know they do make some twins. I'm a big fan of the CJ2+ in particular, and the 3 and 4 are even better! I sometimes flew a basic CJ for a chap whose previous aircraft was a C421, so there is a progression, albeit not supported by new builds.
Time moves on. The stability criteria in force at the time the gorgeous DH Dove was certified have been superseded, and having experienced the OEI characteristics, I'm glad of that. That modern piston twins exhibit different, but equally unpalatable, behaviour, is a disappointment, but the modern aircraft's foibles seem less deadly to me than the older one's.