I am not saying the Maule cannot do a wheeler landing , merely that Mr Maule and many Maule pilots I have talked to feel that the Maule is more suited to a 3 pointer in cross winds and based on my limited experience I would agree with them
Piperboy84, first let me say I have not spent much time on Pprune for the past two years due to unforeseen circumstances in my life....
.....however I probably will post more often now that things are getting sorted out for me.
Also I will do my best to stay away from confrontation and also allowing emotion to override common sense and facts in my replies.
Now back to your comment above.
What exactly is it about the design of the Maule that would invoke such a comment from pilots familiar with that airplane?
I have searched my memory banks and I can only remember ever flying two Maules in my life time, both were on amphibious floats and one had a piston engine and the other had a turbine in it.
I do not recall anything about the piston engine one as far as flight control response that would affect the landing attitude one chose to use.
For sure aircraft types can make them easier to land in the fly it on method called the wheel landing than trying to three point them the Beech 18 comes to mind and the reason it was easier to wheel land it rather than three point it was due to the design of the airplane the rudders had degraded effectiveness in the three point high alfa flight range making for tricky directional control compared to wheeling it on...
....conversely the Pitts tends to be easier to three point due to restricted forward vision in the thing during the landing flare portion of the flight.
My preference for wheel landings are more effective control response at touch down.......and that is why I prefer to wheel em on....all except the Pitts.
I fly a Husky for a friend and when it was on wheels I found it wheel landed every bit as easy as a Cub.
Especially in strong x/winds.