No one could explain why
It was built on Tuesday that's why.
Like my much beloved DHC6-200 RDB when I was based in Wau. Lighter on the controls than every other -200 (and RDB was a converted ex TAA -100) flew straighter, faster, climbed damn near as well as a -300. EVERYBODY loved that aeroplane... well BJ and I did...most of the guys just preferred the 300 series because they climbed to LSALT better without really appreciating RDBs beautiful handling and better reverse thrust when it came to doing what we were there to do...haul stupid loads out of silly places VFR in mountain valleys. I pulled 2000kgs out of Heiweni in RDB...wouldn't have tried THAT in any other -200.
Never tried it again in RDB now I think on it
The only thing we, BJ and me, could come up with was she was built on Tuesday and RDA/C/D/E/F/G etc were built on Friday after lunch.
Only a girl would fly a 180/185 with spats!
Real 185's have pods too.
Man it took me YEARS to stop thinking a 185 without a pod looked REALLY strange.
A spats just look
no matter which way you look at them. I mean...if you can't stand on the tyre you'd just stand there with the dip stick in your hand
