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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2015 12:55:36 GMT -5
Last evening a friend of mine, who has recently bought a 180 Maul, took me up for a little VFR Local. Wow, what an experience. He has a 1900' grass strip beside his house just north of town. Tom and I are both over 200' and the tanks were 3/4 full, and we were off and climbing in away less that 1/2 the strip. What a neat plane !! We were pulling 24 squared and showed between 95- 100. and she was solid as a rock and nice and responsive. Tom got really brave and let this old man play. I wanted to see how she was in slow flight, showing 50-55 with a bit of flap it was again like a rock and it felt like it would forgive even my ham hands. On final at 50-55 she was a real lady[ Tom was flying], and we sat down like an old hen setting on her nest. I can't remember when I enjoyed a flight more, sure hope I get invited again.  That A/C is nice. Carm. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2015 17:00:11 GMT -5
Dayum, that sounds like fun.  |
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Post by olderndirt on Jul 29, 2015 20:26:36 GMT -5
A 180 hp Maule is a vintage model. Had a student once who's dad owned a M4-145 - a lot like the Pacer. Another M4 I flew quite a bit had a 220 hp Franklin - fast and smooth.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2015 21:25:41 GMT -5
If I were a rich man, I'd have a turbine Maule. One schweet machine.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2015 21:28:21 GMT -5
I started one for FS years ago and got too bored and lazy to finish it.  |
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Post by pivo11 on Jul 30, 2015 1:22:09 GMT -5
A turbo Maule! Yeah, that would be fun!
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Post by Bushpounder on Jul 30, 2015 5:15:29 GMT -5
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Post by pivo11 on Jul 30, 2015 7:08:38 GMT -5
Ohhhh, dear me, a Just! C'mon , youse guys, this is almost as bad as not having a Norseman!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 7:51:30 GMT -5
A 180 hp Maule is a vintage model. Had a student once who's dad owned a M4-145 - a lot like the Pacer. Another M4 I flew quite a bit had a 220 hp Franklin - fast and smooth. Vintage it may be--This one is a 2007, but with its constant speed prop it gets up and goes. I'd love to have one |
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Post by olderndirt on Jul 30, 2015 10:25:45 GMT -5
A 180 hp Maule is a vintage model. Had a student once who's dad owned a M4-145 - a lot like the Pacer. Another M4 I flew quite a bit had a 220 hp Franklin - fast and smooth. Vintage it may be--This one is a 2007, but with its constant speed prop it gets up and goes. I'd love to have one No, 2007 certainly isn't vintage - I drink wine bottled more recently than that. Didn't realize the Maule still came with that small an engine - thought they were all 260+ 'snortenzoomers'. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 11:40:03 GMT -5
Vintage it may be--This one is a 2007, but with its constant speed prop it gets up and goes. I'd love to have one No, 2007 certainly isn't vintage - I drink wine bottled more recently than that. Didn't realize the Maule still came with that small an engine - thought they were all 260+ 'snortenzoomers'. Hell, Dave. Wine around my house is lucky to be aged over night. As a matter of fact I have grape vines growing over my back deck. Saves having to walk too far.  |
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Post by olderndirt on Jul 30, 2015 19:55:26 GMT -5
How handy. Bought a house from a guy who had some grape vines and made his own. Much to my delight, down in the cellar where the well pump stuff was, were a dozen or so gallons of his work. The first glass was a little rough but, as they say about martinis, no such thing as a bad second.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 20:54:29 GMT -5
How handy. Bought a house from a guy who had some grape vines and made his own. Much to my delight, down in the cellar where the well pump stuff was, were a dozen or so gallons of his work. The first glass was a little rough but, as they say about martinis, no such thing as a bad sec |
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Post by pivo11 on Jul 31, 2015 1:53:41 GMT -5
How handy. Bought a house from a guy who had some grape vines and made his own. Much to my delight, down in the cellar where the well pump stuff was, were a dozen or so gallons of his work. The first glass was a little rough but, as they say about martinis, no such thing as a bad second. My grandfather made his own wine. When he died his basement was a wonder to a sixteen year old. As you point out, not the finest, perhaps, but it does improve with tasting.  |
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That A/C is nice. 
