kevin wrote:

Does anyone have any experience with the Maule with the Allison turbine
engine ?

You might also want to check into the status of the diesel they've been
trying to get certified. That should be a reasonably priced aircraft
with performance similar to the 235 but using jet-A. I spoke with Ray
Maule about it last year, and he said it was going well, but I don't see
anything about it on their web site anymore.

George Patterson
The optimist feels that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist is afraid that he's correct.
James Branch Cavel