[pterional]

The stall speed of the Lancair IV is 75 knots with flaps. Trying to make it back to the field with an engine failure is a tough maneuver . I can image that the stall speed clean with full fuel would be 85 - 90 knots . Keeping the nose down to maintain glide speed would be difficult when you see your not going to make it back to the runway.

[Joe Boucher]

Lancair IV is a monster plane, as it seems are all Lancairs.
Safe and very fast.
That does not ever necessarily reflect the mechanic.
RV6A here.