My Lancair 320 is not comparable to a Cessna 182 in stability either. I wouldn't care to fall asleep at the controls for five minutes and let it fly itself. That said, I've flown many four plus hour cross country flights and never suffered mental fatigue from the experience. I don't have an auto-pilot yet, and don't lay awake nights dreaming about how nice it will be to get one. I have no trouble hand flying the plane to ATP standards (not true the first twenty hours or so).

I suspect the Legacy is a goosy little speedster like the 320. A joy to fly, but not stable like the C182. Take your pick, but you can't have both.

Bill