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Don't lose any sleep Bruce. I'll help you pro bono if you are charged with Cossey's murder. I'm not worried at all that I will have to fulfill that promise. been a long time since I've been in a criminal proceeding but I can dust the cobwebs off. I used to to do it every day back in my brash youth days. I do wonder who killed Cossey and why. The safe bet is that it had nothing to do with Cooper. The tie-tanium and other metals present on the tie are both tantalizing and frustrating clues. What about the Bismuth and aluminum? It is pretty amazing that the FBI missed it entirely and TK and his crew found it. That discovery alone justified the whole concept of citizen-sleuths. When whiz kids have synthesizers, sequencers, scanning electron microscopes, mass spectrometers and supercomputers in their garages, the term "citizen sleuth" will take on a whole new meaning. The opportunity to pollute crime scenes with manufactured or replicated evidence will also arise. I do find Jo's odes and post mortem letters to Duane quite touching actually. They seemed to have a unique love. That love existed regardless of whether Duane had any connection to Cooper. We cant take that away from Jo nor do we try to. Happy Holidays to all. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo, Most of us agree that Bruce could benefit from journalism charm school, but he is one of the very few forum people who actually goes out and investigates. Does he offend interviewees? Yes, he sometimes does. Overall Bruce is a net positive despite your hatred of him. He put his feet on the street and found the oddities in Tina's convent history. He interviewed Norm Hayden and Ralph Hatley. He traveled hundreds of miles attempting to get an interview with the elusive Sheridan Peterson. Should he have handled Tina better? Yes he should have been less intrusive and more respectful in my opinion. But sometimes a soft approach with a potentially hostile interviewee or witness yields no useful results. He made his decisions on the spot in real time. He bothered and offended Tina but he hardly ruined her life. From what I see Tina isnt so fragile that a pesky reporter would send her into an unrecoverable downward spiral. You have no evidence that Bruce caused or even witnessed any harm to Cossey yet you hurl thinly veiled homicide accusations his way. You can hate Bruce without unjustifiably casting him as a suspect in Cossey's murder. Glad you are still with us Jo. Your predictions of imminent death have been wrong, and I am very pleased that they were. Happy Holidays and I hope 2015 is a better year for you. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo wrote: You have a vivid imagination Jo. No wonder you think Duane had parachute training and Tosaw was aware of it. Give us one bit of evidence that supports your parachute training claim. You can't. What happened to your promised BLOCKBUSTER revelation by the way? It's way overdue, just like all the previous ones you promised. Stick to the facts Jo. It's not as much fun as the fantasies but fantasy won't solve any DBC mysteries. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Well, Duane had an apparatus that was able to tap into phone lines, but I do not know how or why he needed such a thing....I saw it and the told me what it was, but I never knew if he used it. That thing was in his van and he told me to never touch it. Stay on point Jo. The alleged tri-tower jumper nav system you refer to as FACT has nothing to do with Duane's modified CB or alleged remote phone tap gear. Stop presenting your wishes and fantasies as facts. It does not serve you well. You claim Tosaw had evidence of Duane's jump training. Prove it. I think it's just wishful thinking. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo, The evidentiary distance between Duane's "uncanny knowledge of communication systems" and proof of the tri-tower jumper radio-nav system is IMMENSE. Stop presenting your wishful thinking and wild speculation as fact. It makes every alleged fact you present highly suspect. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo, Stop presenting your wacky pyramid tri-tower Cooper radio nav guidance system as fact. It is pure fantasy. You have Z E R O proof that it existed. You lose sooooo much credibility when you claim that you can prove it existed and was used. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_1?rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Adb+cooper&keywords=db+cooper&ie=UTF8&qid=1415838787 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Heard the Chambers Brothers perform "Time Has Come Today" live at the Fillmore in SF back in the day ('69). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsBwBct0_5U If anyone truly wants "more cowbell" they will like this song a lot. I don't see it as Jo's theme song though. Her mind has not been "psychedelicized". Not yet at least. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Yawn... Another Jo tease. Wake me if she follows through with the promised blockbuster revelations. 377 Just reminding you Jo... You have made a BIG promise and the time is near. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I disagree. Let it survive. It is pretty useless right now but it might get better someday. Meanwhile just ignore folks who annoy you. Its easy to do. If Snow were allowed to return and we got Orange, Sluggo, Farflung and others like them back in the forum it could bloom again. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

My list: Aeronca Sedan C 180 C 182 C 195 C 206 C 208 AN 2 Beech 18 (C-45) Fairchild 71 Howard DGA DC 3 (C-47) DC 4 (C-54) DC 9 C 130A CASA 212 PAC 750 DHC 3 DHC 6 Skyvan Schweizer 2-24 wood glider Balloon (mfr unknown) Bell 212 Aérospatiale Alouette Sikorsky S 58T Lockheed 18 Lodestar ATL 98 Carvair (DC-4 mod) WISHLIST: Boeing C-97 (mil version of Boeing 377 Stratocruiser) Lockheed Connie Douglas DC-6 Douglas DC-7 Might have a shot at the C-97, the others on the wish list are now very unlikely. Showed up for 3 different Connie jumps, never got to jump. On one, at California City CA, the plane (a surplus C-121C Super Connie) showed but high winds kept everything grounded and no jumps were made. The other two were post 2000 WFFC events where the MATS Connie was a no show. Bummer. Check THIS plane out: https://sites.google.com/site/boeing377/c133 The C 133 would have made a great big way jumpship if you owned an oil refinery. Amazingly it was purchased for $6500 surplus. I saw it make its last landing at Travis AFB on August 30, 2008 where it is now a static display. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

My rarest by far is the ATL 98 Carvair, a double decker DC 4 mod made by Freddy Laker in the UK. It came to WFFC in 2005. Also jumped from a C 54G, the mil version of the DC 4, also at WFFC in about 2000. Check it out: http://aviationtraderscarvair.com/n89fa.htm 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo wrote I disagree Jo. I think the FBI has not identified Cooper. Dirty govt doesn't prove that Norjack was a govt op. The FBI would love to solve the case and remove the one barrier to batting 1000 on skyjacks. Your fantasy about Duane being part of a heroic band of good guys who did dangerous covert ops has ZERO evidence to support it. ALL the non "poofed" evidence, of which there is an abundance, says Duane was a small time habitual crook who was arrested convicted and sentenced numerous times. All the alleged tangible evidence that you think proves Duane was a Norjack player is poofed, gone, disappeared. I believe that Duane confessed to you that he was Dan Cooper. I don't believe he was telling the truth. Maybe he wanted to be remembered as a criminal mastermind instead of a two bit crook. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo wrote Jo, Now Miss Twisty Butt is Miss Prissy Butt. Why did you change her name? 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

I do have a thought - Miss Prissy Butt hails from that area. Think she had anything to do with this? If it is REAL news it has not hit the media and I could not find the reporter named. Usually if you key in the name of a reporter it will come up with the contact information in that state. It does indeed look like a fake story, but what an odd thing to do... Somebody knows how to make it sound credible with Hoover's claimed experience as a USAF PARARESCUEMAN ("PJ"). PJ's are trained to jump into all kinds of situations and terrain, water, etc. A PJ could have made the jump and survived. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Yawn... Another Jo tease. Wake me if she follows through with the promised blockbuster revelations. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

See pic from one of my jumps on Sat 10-11-14. No tumble or spin. Bag was big enough for the Cooper loot. See it in photo near my left leg. Olive drab color. Photo attached. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo, If you are having difficulty breathing drive yourself to an ER or call 911. Seriously. Yes, the radio jumps last Sat were real. Nothing magic about new gear. Just smaller. 71 radio gear would get similar results. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

2 meter. 146.430 MHz FM. Dozens of contacts. 5 watts. Tried 75 M also 3885 KHz AM but no comms. Only had 0.2 watts. One contact yesterday on 2M was 278 miles away! Was at about 12000 ft when that contact was made. Will try a 1971 vintage CB walkie talkie sometime. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Made a bunch of jumps yesterday. Beautiful fall weather. Using a small 5 watt walkie talkie I talked to dozens of hams some over 100 miles away while cruising under canopy. Photo below. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo, I don't think you are a liar. Never have. I accept your explanation. You just mess things up by withholding info. It sure doesn't help your cause. Sigh. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Jo, You ARE being selective despite your protestation. We've seen numerous examples. Lord knows what you may still be holding back. There are two kinds of evidence production. Full disclosure and selective partial disclosure. US law requires the first in a criminal prosecution. If a defendant can show that material evidence was withheld, a conviction can be overturned. The point is to let a trier of fact (e.g. a jury) see ALL the evidence, not just what the prosecution decides they should see. It's all about the Constitutional right to a fair trial. Your claims that the twenty with Dan Cooper inscribed would not be credible therefore you concealed it rings hollow. It's no less credible and no less scorn-worthy than Duane's death bed confession, his possession of parachute hardware, his NORJACK airline ticket, his PDX parking stub, his alleged contacts or involvement with Lee Harvey Oswsald, David Ferrie, James Earl Ray, JFK, RFK, MLK etc. Since the inscribed bill would tend to corroborate his deathbed words "I'm Dan Cooper" it is very puzzling that you'd conceal it for years. Your explanation for hiding this alleged twenty is just not convincing. Also, how stupid would it be to brand an otherwise innocuous twenty with the name of the notorious thief who stole it? If Duane were arrested and booked (a VERY predictable occurrence) and this twenty was logged in, it sure might have triggered a serial number lookup. Was Duane that stupid? Might as well have tattooed ARREST ME on his forehead. 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

Blevins wrote The radio bug bites yet another forum member. Good catch Robert. Those old analog transistor sets are classics and good performers. No synthesizer or processor noise to interfere with the reception of weak stations. Good DX

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I jumped with Don at WFFC. Impressive guy. Owns a large fleet of operational Eastern Bloc fighters including MIG 29s! Makes money from Navy contracts impersonating bad guys with hot planes. From Wired article: http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/13.10/kirlin.html I bet Don knows a LOT about Boeing's pre-Cooper 727 stair down flight tests. Wonder if Sheridan Peterson ever laid eyes on any of those 6500 pages? 377 2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.