A “Just Plane Silly” Purchase!

Here we have a Maule with LOTS of potential! I don't know how I could lose on this one.

[JustPlaneSilly]

HAHAHA!!! How did I miss this? LOL!!!
This is @Rich Wellner's old Maule. I just did a video on it.

This was

[LostAnFound]

The low wing is called, "predictive crosswind landing geometry".
They're still trying to figure out what to do if the wind is coming from the other way.

[brittany]

Oh my gosh… the owner of this plane posted a video showing how this plane got this way. I cried for him. I haven’t cried like that in a long time. Bless his heart.

[larrymayberry]

Gee thanks Jim. I was drinking my iced tea and your comments just caused me to spit it all over my laptop.

[thebluesbrother]

The prop with the curl is a new design feature to create a vortex that gives extra lift on takeoff, I used to own a car like that, on the windshield was a note "keys in the ignition" nobody stole it.

[breth]

I do like the wing mod that's called reverse dihedral it prevents the heby heby shake! It's based on super secret Soviet ground effect research ?

[JonathanCullifer]

It comes with its own preflight safety video too!

Sad to see that airplane in that shape…

[easttexan]

the right wing and the rudder are designed for reverse pylon racing. New class of competition at Reno this year 🤣🤣🤣

[SmittySmithsonite]

HAHAHAHA! A beaut, Clark, indeeeed!😁That might be right in my price range now! Of course, I'd have to fly it as-is, since I'd have nothing left to fix it. 🤣Wonder what the story is on THAT? Definite off-field landing from the grass jammed in the gear there. Wasn't a comfortable ride from the looks of things!!

EDIT: Ahh, I see it was storm damage on Katherine's Report.

[airmackeeee]

I wonder if the old "Cash for Clunkers" offer could be applied to this (relatively!) fixed wing aircraft? 🤔😉

[skycop]

The local FSDO will issue a ferry permit, no sweat.

[steveprice]

Used for Cross wind landing training 🤔

[victoriaedwards]

brYan has sent me this way.... and it was bloody worth it!