Other cargo hook companies build even their remote hooks to FAA standards to try and prevent this. Canam does not have any FAA STC approved cargo hooks.
"The cargo Canam hook certification process was not suitable for the flight operation requirements. "
"The available documentation for placing the cargo hook on the market does not comply with the requirements laid down by the STEG (federal law concerning the safety of technical equipment and devices):
• No declaration of conformity in accordance with EC machinery directives
exists.
• No CE mark is applied."
"In tests it was possible to prove that the Canam C60 cargo hook has a faulty design."
25 pages of investigations including high speed camera tests.