On Monday, June 3, 2013 5:16:18 PM UTC-6, wrote:
So how strong was the tow and where did you have the experience?

Ive been at both ends of the rope with the MXT7 (Very similar to the 9) in the mountains with hot summers. Without any doubt the Maule does slightly better than the C182. We have an old jump 182 with a stripped down interior and panel and it comes close. The only problem with the Maule is that the plane has no cowl flap so the cowling is a bit more open or free flowing than the 182 (Which has cowl flaps which you close on the decent). This makes it a bit more difficult to keep heat in the motor on the decent. If you can find one of the later fuel injected models this would be good.