The plane had a cargo pack and a Robertson STOL. Cargo packs are essentially for bush planes and as an example, the 1975 Skywagon’s owners manual even had one d

The plane had a cargo pack and a Robertson STOL. Cargo packs are essentially for bush planes and as an example, the 1975 Skywagon’s owners manual even had one diagrammed. Robertson STOL’s are extremely common in Northern Canada to the point that even as a passenger I know about them. It’s nothing too radical. Edit - Here’s a copy of the 1975 owners manual: https://www.seaplanescenics.com/documents/1975-cessna-185f-poh-1.pdf https://www.seaplanescenics.com/documents/1975-cessna-185f-p...