You’ll see Cherokee Sixes plying gravel strips in Alaska, but you’ll see many more 185s. No newer airplanes will do what Skywagon can, in terms of load hauling and taildragger ruggedness.
It’s no stretch to say that if the Skywagon was popular then, it may be even more in demand now, given the prices the latest models fetch on the used market.Ĭessna 185 owners don’t just like these airplanes, they rave about them. That company was Cessna and the airplane was the 185.
