Come on everybody. You might say I am biased, but the original man asked for views on a Socata TB9. What does he get? A suggestion for just about every type of plane that's flying. You ask 20 pilots and you get 20 different answers - that's aviation; pilots are passionate about the planes they are used to. But it's not what he asked about.
I also don't think somebody who thinks a TB9 would deliver on their intended mission profile is going to want a Maule.