Daily Archives: September 1, 2011

Opening the door with passengers…

The Malibu is a pressurized airplane, and any pressurization system is only as strong as the weakest link.  The weakest link is almost always the mechanical component that is the largest.  In the Malibu the door is the largest mechanical component of the structure.  So, it stands to reason that the door in the Malibu…

Standing on the tail…

A real threat to the health of your Malibu is the potential to miss-load the airplane while on the ground.  The Malibu can be loaded so that it rotates on the main gear backwards allowing the tail to strike the ground.  If it does strike the ground, the rear tie-down will be the first part…