A lot of people say that and I've not really been around them a lot to go one way or another, but they still make them and they support them really well. When the last C180/185 is crashed, there'll be 1000 Maule's still flying. They're also priced a lot better than a new Cessna of lesser utility.
Nice set up, but looks like a heavy Maule. I don’t know why anyone would want to do single engine piston IFR in AK.
She’s a little chunky. Would make more sense to dump the KX175 and old audio panel and save about 10 lbs, but I guess he wants the backup *shrug*
Their documentation is fantastic. Wire diagrams etc. and every upgrade they’ve made to a production Maule is available via the factory drawings if you want to do it to an older aircraft.
Airplane ownership and logic don’t typically go hand in hand.
I put minimal IFR capability in my new airplane. The only weight penalty was a nav antenna and the coax going to it.
They’re built kind of chintzy. Little stuff. Wingtips use rivnuts instead of nutplates. There’s an access panel for the fuel tank, but it only comes undone on 3 sides and you have to bend it open for fuel bay access. Switches and such are cheap and plasticky. That kind of stuff.
They MIG their 4130 fuselages.
EAB?
Experimental - Amateur Built
Only because I can’t afford Airframes four place cub.
Eh, Metal wings are vastly superior to fabric. The extra 40kts over a cub is nice to. Also the payload. So.... everything except it takes 75ft more to land and take off. Pretty good trade off.
That’s hardly a cub anymore! If I could only have one plane it’d probably be a lightweight M7 on extended gear and 35s, but someday I’ll hopefully have a Pacer AND a cub.
Do a research on Maules. They are fascinating airplanes, but M5 vs M6 vs M7 vs MX7 are all very different animals.
The m4-180v is dumb because it doesnt have the cargo door. That's like 50% of the reason to get a maule.
Dang it, now I don’t want it anymore. Cargo door is 50% on the Maule.
It depends on the year of the M7. Since roughly 1995 the M7 has a slightly longer wing. The problem is the empty on the M7 is higher.
That thing is for sale and if I'm not mistaken they'll have a new one next year.
