Maule crash....2nd in 13 months for same pilot
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Maule crash....2nd in 13 months for same pilot
Saw the link to a guy in Kansas that has now, in the span of 13 months, wrecked two different M5 planes.
I don't know anything more than the report, and am just thinking the guy is unlucky (or lucky for no injuries both times) to have done this twice now.
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/04/m ... 9281e.html
I don't know anything more than the report, and am just thinking the guy is unlucky (or lucky for no injuries both times) to have done this twice now.
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/04/m ... 9281e.html
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He seems to be on a one man campaign to thin out the Maule fleet... and drive up our insurance rates. If any one of us gets approached by someone of his combination of names to sell aircraft to, run the other way. It doesn't appear that he learns from any of his experiences.
At least he has good taste in aircraft...
At least he has good taste in aircraft...
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I’m inclined to cut Mr Scot a bit of slack - there but for the grace of God, and all that...
In a few hundred hours flying a short wing Maule I’ve experienced a couple of near-incidents on take off where a sudden side gust lifted the windward wing to an extent that the ailerons could not counteract. It can happen too fast to react, so I guess the trick is to anticipate, which is sometimes easier said than done.
Of course, when the wind is gusting and unpredictable it helps to have a bit more “runway†width than the average road...
Thankfully nobody hurt, and the factory can always build more airplanes.
In a few hundred hours flying a short wing Maule I’ve experienced a couple of near-incidents on take off where a sudden side gust lifted the windward wing to an extent that the ailerons could not counteract. It can happen too fast to react, so I guess the trick is to anticipate, which is sometimes easier said than done.
Of course, when the wind is gusting and unpredictable it helps to have a bit more “runway†width than the average road...
Thankfully nobody hurt, and the factory can always build more airplanes.
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I talked to him. He is ok, and rebuilding both planes with parts from the Maule factory. He also mentioned a time has come to reflect on his acceptable minimum standards of flying, in particular using roads as runways.
I can't remember if I fired six shots, or only five.....
M-5 220c, circa 1974
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