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  1. 2 points
    Yes, the hypocrisy is that the FBI trashes speculation and claims the investigative high ground then they speculate to provide a solution.. Sometime in 1972 they shifted to publicly pushing the Cooper died in the jump theory.. a convenient solution if you haven't solved the case.. it is also PR against hijacking, if people believed Cooper got away with it more may try it. The dredge,, IMO, problems with the dredge theory are having the money go through it and end up in the condition it was found.. seems very unlikely. Also, you have to explain how the money got into the river in the first place,, that is the more important question than how it got onto the shore. We know the money doesn't float and sinks and the money spot was under water yearly. High water was in Spring. The best explanation is that the money was pushed along the bottom (in Spring) when the River level was above the money find spot and it became embedded there. There are many theories for the money getting into the River but the Washougal is way way down the list..
  2. 2 points
    He won't know. FOX isn't airing the hearings.
  3. 1 point
    A DZs aircraft fleet and operation is in direct proportion to the skill and care of the DZO.
  4. 1 point
    I actually like the dredge theory. But I think getting the answers to this part of the mystery is even less likely than figuring out who Cooper was. Cooper himself probably couldn't even tell you how the money wound up in the Columbia and onto TB.
  5. 1 point
    He doesn't make a scientific argument. He makes a bunch of assertions with no real evidence behind them. If you don't understand this I can't help you.
  6. 1 point
    The US government, any agency, military, politician, etc, rarely will admit fault. It just does not happen that way. There are scapegoats, which there does not seem to be in the DB Cooper case, but no one will admit that they did not get their man. Now, if this somehow became political between Democrats and Republicans, then I guarantee the case would move forward. That won't happen. Bottom line is that we can't expect the FBI to say "Cooper lived, and got away with the money." Even though there are probably FBI agents who believe that. I'll be curious to see if Larry Carr adjusts his theory as the years go by. If Cooper did die, then there are plenty of methods to find him, and frankly this case would be easier to solve if he did die.
  7. 1 point
    Ah yes. From Wikipedia: "He is a member of the academic advisory council for climate change denialist pressure group The Global Warming Policy Foundation,[25] " "He is currently the non-executive deputy chairman of KEFI Minerals since 2006,[31] independent non-executive director of Ivanhoe Australia Limited since 2007,[32] chairman of TNT Mines Limited since 2010,[24][33] non-executive director of Niuminco Group Limited (formerly DSF International Holdings Limited) since 2011,[34][35] and non-executive director of Silver City Minerals Limited since 2011.[3][30][36][37][38] Plimer was appointed director of Roy Hill Holdings and Queensland Coal Investments in 2012.[39] According to a columnist in The Age, Plimer earned over $400,000 (AUD) from several of these companies, and he has mining shares and options worth hundreds of thousands of Australian dollars.[40] Plimer has stated that his business interests do not affect the independence of his beliefs.[36] He has also warned that the proposed Australian carbon-trading scheme could decimate the Australian mining industry.[19][41]" I wouldn't place too much weight on anything he says. His income is literally dependent on saying this sort of stuff.
  8. 1 point
    Did you walk away smiling? That's generally a good jump... Wendy P.
  9. 1 point
    If there is still any doubt as to the veracity of these reports:- From CNN: 'Insane and discriminatory' x All of this is completely irrelevant. From the article : Afrikaans is only used by an estimated 12% of the population.
  10. 1 point
    Plato's cave...
  11. 1 point
    Great. It worked. Thanks.
  12. 1 point
    Try This: https://web.archive.org/web/20090412171917/http://n467us.com/
  13. 1 point
    because it is hard to communicate specifics later.. For example,,, what if Cooper said "when we reach Mexico" flaps down, wheels down etc.. but Tina didn't write down "when we reach Mexico".. It always bugged me that he knew about aviation and fuelling but got the range wrong..
  14. 1 point
    Portland ATC comment... Larry was referring to. It doesn't put the plane over the Washougal basin.
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  16. 1 point
    Our latest episode is out now! DB Cooper Was a Case I Wanted to Solve with Larry Carr. Enjoy! https://thecoopervortex.podbean.com/e/db-cooper-was-a-case-i-wanted-to-solve-larry-carr/
  17. 1 point
    At any time the crew could have flown over the ocean and they could have taken Coooper to any airport, he had no idea what was going on and he made no attempt to direct the flight after the Reno decision was made. Which I believe says a lot about Cooper, and that he might not be the mastermind we thought he was.
  18. 1 point
    That, grasshopper, is exactly the right answer. Wendy P.
  19. 1 point
    This was a totally fun exit.
  20. 1 point
    I'll give it a try: You "downsized in two ways at once" -- both in canopy size, and by jumping in low wind conditions that you weren't used to. Maybe the instructor didn't realize the latter. (And instructors can never be sure how someone will handle whatever "next step" there is.) So my first instinct is to say just back off one notch to improve the landings. Don't try out the new-to-you 220 when the winds are really low, a situation you aren't yet used to. However, it sounds like this is more about your pattern. Missing the LZ and presumably hitting a non-grass runway, or almost doing so, is more concerning. So this is less whether you need to do a bit of a PLF because the landing might be a little tough on your ankles. Landing on a hard runway is not a big deal physically if you already have your landings dialled in to be soft, but you may not be at that stage to do so consistently. (What the DZ and any pilots think of landing there, is another matter, and depends on the DZ.) Maybe your DZ is tight, but in any case, you probably don't want to mess around with hard runways at this stage. So definitely back off -- even back to the 240 in normal winds -- and work on the pattern, making it consistent. At some point though, you will have to deal with different winds that change your whole pattern planning and descent angles. Saving some money is great, and it is nice to get off student and rental gear. But you know that you'll be spending plenty more on the sport in the future anyway. Not hurting yourself is more important than spending some extra while taking the downsizing slower.
  21. 1 point
    Does it really matter if radar can see the jumper? First off, who is watching? I doubt ATC is going to track the jumper to the ground. Absent military radar watching the border I doubt anyone would notice. But let's say someone does notice. Now what? Is there a procedure for ATC, military or anyone else to notify the Border Patrol or anyone else? A friend of mine who works for the border patrol has a patrol area the size of Rhode Island. Let's say his sector was notified and they told him. If the jumper planned this carefully and had someone waiting to pick him up, then the jumper is long gone before anyone can respond. If it’s a HAHO jump, then the jumper could exit over Mexico and land 25 or more miles into the desert. All that said, wouldn’t it be easier to get in other ways? This seems like lot's more effort then is warranted for someone to sneak over to pick lettuce. So let's say a spy or a terrorist wants to get in. Wouldn’t it be easier to come in on a pleasure boat, or to drive in from Canada? Jumping will get a single person in but not with any substantial equipment. It seems to me that if our boarders are so secure that this is what’s needed to penetrate them, then the border patrol, customs and military must be doing one heck of a job! I hope we actually get to this point.
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