Provided the crab is co-ordinated, it has no effect on the ASI. It would only be in a slip/skid situation that the ASI is affected, and then it would either under read or over read depending on the position of the pitot with regards to the direction of slip/skid.

This is a really tricky quiz. Provided the approach is flown in a co-ordinated crab down to the fare, at the correct airspeed, I see no reason what-so-ever for the alarmingly steep angle.

What I could imagine on the other hand is an unstable approach. If we are talking Maule with the 235 horse engine, I could imagine the following senario. You arrive on finals high with landing flaps. On seeing that the approach is on the high side you chop the power, and the prop goes to fine pitch creating a huge braking effect. To keep the airspeed you would lower the nose, and the approach becomes very steep indeed. When you arrive close to the ground, you are back on slope and the nose comes up, without the increase in power needed to maintain airspeed, and the airspeed starts to bleed off. What is then needed to salvage the situation is a big blast of power and the resaulting landing will be less than perfect.

I’m new to this thread………so bear with me for a moment.

Do I understand it correctly? Melv has not actually flown that contraption of his? 😮 Certainly makes you wonder doesn’t it? 😉 😀 😀

Hummm………Nice try, but no! 😮

The insurance coverage being talked about here is THIRD party coverage. To cover damages to people or property not in the aircraft at the time. For example if (god forbids) on of them machines was to crash on a house, the third party liability coverage is there to pay for the damage to the house and it’s inhabitants

That is surely a nice bird! Wish I was loaded with unwanted cash 😉 😀