Robert M. Gary wrote:

.. I've got
pictures of a couple Mooney fly-ins at Mulege's dirt strip too if
you're not convinced.

Really? That's where these friends of mine have their winter house and
sailboat. They used to fly down in the Mooney. Now they have sold the
Mooney and the Cub and bought a Maule so they can play on the beach down
there.


The prop clearance looks to be about 2" from a distance. However, an
actual measurement shows it to be something like 18".

It ain't 18", it's less than 12". The other factor is gear doors
hanging low.