Great point about the cross wind, pushed me back to the 260SE 182 line of
thinking again.

I fly out of 49S Babb, MT, when I can find a airplane to fly.
Pat Thronson


"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Dashi wrote:

Maule is good!

Not necessarily. You'd better be good friends with the person in the other
seat
in your row, 'cause there ain't much room. If you bought the 160hp model,
the
useful load with full fuel is going to be around 550 lbs. If you bought
the 235,
it may be less than that (of course, full fuel is more gallons on that
model).
And you won't get anyone into the plane unless they're in real good shape
and
pretty flexible (or you have a *big* shoehorn). That big fin makes it a
real
bear to handle in any crosswind over about 12 knots (want an audience for
your
landing, just announce you're coming in in a Maule when the wind is over
15 and
gusting).

As I said in an earlier post, a 180hp Maule is something to consider, but
the
Cessna 180 is a better plane (if you can afford one).

BTW, I own a Maule MX-7-160.

George Patterson
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something that can be
learned
no other way.