Hijacker's flight conditions and Reno landing stipulations
Part of: Interview of Flight 305 crew member at Reno Airport re hijacker demands
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Id: Cooper-Part-112:047-048
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 112 pp. 47–48 (DB Cooper-7073, DB Cooper-7075), Report — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-112%3A047-048
LV 164-60
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or if they could not reach Mexico City, anywhere in Mexico; (2) they would fly with landing gear down and flaps down; (3) they would not fly above 10,000 feet; (4) they would fly with the lights out in the cabin; (5) they were not to land in the U. S. for fuel or for any other reason; (6) there was to be no one aft of the first class curtain; (7) he indicated that after taking off, hostess [REDACTED] would be allowed to visit the cockpit; (8) he wanted the rear door open and the stairs extended for taking off.
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[REDACTED] noted that at this point they informed him that it would be impossible to make a take-off with that aircraft in that position and the hijacker subsequently agreed to having the door closed with the stipulation that hostess [REDACTED] could lower the stairs after the plane was airborne. [REDACTED] noted that all of the above instructions were given on the ground at Seattle orally by the hijacker through [REDACTED] during the period she was carrying on the parachutes.
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After the release of the passengers, and during the period of re-fueling, the hijacker became considerably annoyed at the delay in re-fueling and at the point where 96 per cent of the fuel was on board, he implied that the procedure was being deliberately delayed. The hijacker displayed a specific knowledge of flying and aircraft in general and that one in particular and they were finally [guess: able] able to convince him that the time being utilized was entirely necessary.
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They subsequently informed the hijacker that under the operating conditions that he had stipulated, it would be impossible for them to reach Mexico City and he thereafter countered with the possible destination of Phoenix. Each point that he mentioned would be considered and rejected with the cities of Yuma, Sacramento and Reno being mentioned and a final agreement reached whereby the plane would fly to Reno, Nevada, as its initial destination.
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[REDACTED] stated that after take-off they flew at an indicated air speed of 170 knots which would have provided an estimated ground speed of 205 miles per hour.
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DB Cooper-7073
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b6 b7c
LV 164-60
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[REDACTED] added that the stipulations made for the reception of the aircraft at Reno, Nevada, were based on the same instructions that the hijacker had previously furnished. prior to the landing at Seattle and no member of the crew departed from the cockpit to check on the presence of the hijacker following the arrival in the compartment of hostess [REDACTED] who had locked the door behind her.
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[REDACTED] added that it had not occurred to them at the time, but they could have pinpointed their exact location at the time the oscillation was felt and admitted that the crew had emergency exits from the pilot's compartment via the windshields and a rope ladder. Conceivably, following the departure of the passengers and during one of the periods that hostess [REDACTED] was off the plane obtaining the parachutes, the remainder of the crew could have vacated the aircraft leaving the hijacker on board alone.
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DB Cooper-7075
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b6 b7C
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63
Serials: LV 164-60