Reconditioning the boots…

Ever noticed that your car looks a lot better after the tires have been “armor-all’ed”.  You can wash, wax, and spit shine the body and still the vehicle doesn’t look good until the tires are shiny black.  Same goes for an airplane, if it has wing de-ice boots. The de-ice boots on the Malibu are…

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…

3 green in frigid temps…

Each year, when I go from a warm climate to a cold climate in the Malibu, especially when the temperatures at altitude are extremely cold, there have been flights when I have not been able to get 3 green lights when I put the landing gear down. My usual flight that meets this description is…