It's wonderful to get such a quick reply...thank you!
The Test Establishment note just said that the pilots thought the M18 handled better than the Magister and that it was impossible to spin!! It seems a bit strange that Miles was proposing a replacement WWII trainer that could not spin, don't you think? But, I don't know their reasoning.
I have read a few pilot reports of the Magister flight characteristics and its initial trauma when the first version could not be recovered from a spin. What did you think of the M18 handling characteristics, in particular, its low-speed flight characteristics and stalling behavior (the PPRuNe spell checker made me spell it this way!)? Also, were you able to spin the aircraft? If so, what about its recovery characteristics?
I look forward to hearing from you, and thanks again.
PM