FAA Reno Tower transcription of radio communications between NW 305, Reno Tower/Departure and Oakland ARTCC

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

29 November 1971

AIRPORT TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER Reno International Airport 1900 National Guard Way Reno, Nevada 89502

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Transcription prepared by Reno Airport Traffic Control Tower, Reno, Nevada.

Subject: Conversation between Northwest Airlines Flight 305 and Reno Departure Control (Radar), Reno Local Control and Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center pertinent to the incident of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 25 November 1971 between 0632 GMT and 0722 GMT.

Date and period of time covered by the transcription:

25 November 1971, from 0632 GMT to 0722 GMT.

Agencies making transmissions and abbreviation for each:

Reno Departure Control (Radar): RNO TWR DR

Reno Local Control: RNO TWR LC

Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center: OAK ARTCC

Northwest Airlines Flight 305: NW305

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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the following is a true transcription of the recorded conversation pertaining to the subject incident.

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Chief, Reno Airport Traffic Control Tower

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0632 GMT

RNO TWR DR: RENO

OAK ARTCC: LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GIVE YOU A HANDOFF NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE

RNO TWR DR: I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WEST YET

OAK ARTCC: OKAY STRETCH YOUR RADAR WAY OUT TO THE NORTHWEST

0633 GMT

RNO TWR DR: OKAY I'M OUT TO FIFTY MILES NOW

OAK ARTCC: OKAY

RNO TWR DR: IS HE STILL ON THIRTY ONE

OAK ARTCC: HE'S ON THIRTY ONE WE HAVE A ALSO CODE ELEVEN THIS IS A AIR RESCUE FIVE ZERO NINE EIGHT THREE

OAK ARTCC: AND THE LET ME GIVE YOU THE TYPE I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO FOLLOW HIM IN FOR A LANDING

OAK ARTCC: AND IT'S A C ONE THIRTY COPY

RNO TWR DR: YEAH

OAK ARTCC: OKAY

0634 GMT

RNO TWR DR: RADAR CONTACT NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE AT FORTY TWO MILES

OAK ARTCC: FORTY TWO WEST NORTHWEST OF RENO HEADING ZERO SIX ZERO ONE ONE THOUSAND

RNO TWR DR: LH

OAK ARTCC: OKAY RESCUE FIVE ZERO NINE EIGHT THREE IS AH SIX IN TRAIL FIVE MILES PROVIDING HIS OWN SEPARATION

RNO TWR DR: OKAY I DON'T HAVE HIM YET

OAK ARTCC: OKAY HE'S ON CODE ELEVEN HOWEVER HE IS AT ONE TWO THOUSAND

RNO TWR DR: LH

0635 GMT

OAK ARTCC: WAIT WHAT FREQUENCY FOR RENO APPROACH

RNO TWR DR: PUT HIM ON ONE TWO SIX POINT THREE

OAK ARTCC: ONE TWO SIX THREE

RNO TWR DR: RIGHT

OAK ARTCC: WILL DO

NW305: RENO APPROACH THIS IS NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE ELEVEN THOUSAND HEADING ZERO SIX ZERO

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO APPROACH RADAR CONTACT THIRTY MILES NORTHWEST OF RENO USING RUNWAY ONE SIX WIND ZERO TWO ZERO DEGREES VARIABLE AT SEVEN ALTIMETER THREE ZERO ONE ZERO MAINTAIN PRESENT HEADING FOR VECTOR TO THE ILS FINAL APPROACH COURSE EXPECT LOWER ALTITUDE AH CORRECTION EXPECT A LOWER ALTITUDE IN TWENTY MILES

NW305: OKAY AH WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BACK NOW AND AH WE'RE GOING TO GET THESE STEPS UP BEFORE WE CAN MAKE OUR LANDING SO AH WE'LL PROCEED IN AND AH WERE LIABLE TO BREAK IT OFF AT SOME POINT AND WE'LL KEEP YOU ADVISED

0636 GMT

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RNO TWR DR: OKAY FINE

0637 GMT

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE YOU CAN EXPECT NINE THOUSAND IN THREE MILES

NW305: OKAY NINE THOUSAND THREE MILES

0638 GMT

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE DESCEND AND MAINTAIN NINER THOUSAND TURN RIGHT HEADING ZERO NINE ZERO

NW305: RIGHT TO ZERO NINE ZERO THE HEADING AND DOWN TO NINE

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE TURN RIGHT HEADING ONE THREE ZERO

NW305: RIGHT TO ONE THREE ZERO

0639 GMT

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE UPON INTERCEPTING THE RENO LOCALIZER TURN INBOUND

NW305: OKAY UPON INTERCEPTING THE LOCALIZER WE'LL TURN INBOUND

0642 GMT

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE YOU APPEAR TO BE ABOUT A MILE EAST OF THE LOCALIZER NOW A RIGHT TURN BACK TO ABOUT ONE NINE ZERO WILL PUT YOU BACK ON

NW305: OKAY ON ONE NINE ZERO

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE DESCEND AND MAINTAIN EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED

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NW305: EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ON THE ALT

0643 GMT

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THE STAIRS NOW SIR

NW305: AH WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF ANYBODY YET UH TRYING TO CONTACT HIM AND AH THEY'RE STILL DOWN SO I WE HAVEN'T DECIDED YET AH WE MIGHT COME IN AND LAND WITH THEM DOWN THERE'D BE SOME SPARKS SO

RNO TWR DR: OKAY IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CIRCLE I'D SUGGEST YOU'D MAINTAIN ABOUT EIGHTY TWO HUNDRED

NW305: OKAY IS THAT EIGHTY TWO HUNDRED ON THE CIRCLE

RNO TWR DR: THAT'S OKAY

NW305: OKAY THANK YOU

0644 GMT

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE IF YOU DECIDE TO CIRCLE MAKE YOUR CIRCLE TO THE LEFT AND EAST OF THE LOCALIZER COURSE

NW305: THREE ZERO FIVE ROGER

0645 GMT

NW305: AND THREE ZERO FIVE WE'LL PROBABLY BE AH HOLDING IN THE MARKER AREA OR THE AREA OF THE MARKER HERE AH WE'LL CIRCLE TO THE LEFT

RNO TWR DR: OKAY

RNO TWR DR: THREE ZERO FIVE MAINTAIN EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FOR YOUR CIRCLE

NW305: AH THREE ZERO FIVE OKAY

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0646 GMT

NW305: THREE ZERO FIVE AH WE'RE JUST COMING UP TOWARDS THE MARKER HERE WE'LL START HER IN

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE ROGER

RNO TWR DR: TRAFFIC WILL BE HOLDING ABOVE YOU AT TWELVE NO PROBLEM

NW305: THREE ZERO FIVE ROGER

0647 GMT

NW305: RENO TOWER CAN WE GET THE WIND AGAIN

RNO TWR DR: THREE ZERO FIVE SAY AGAIN

NW305: CAN WE HAVE A WIND CHECK

RNO TWR DR: ONE FOUR ZERO DEGREES AT FIVE

NW305: ROGER

0648 GMT

NW305: APPROACH AH THREE ZERO FIVE WE CAN'T SEEM TO RAISE HIM BACK THERE IF HE IS THERE WE KIND OF HATE TO WE'D JUST AS SOON LAND WITH THE THING HANGING DOWN IT ISN'T ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THEN PROBABLY WON'T HAVE ANY PRESSURE ON IT SO WE HOPE IT'LL (unintelligible) FREE AND AH WHERE DO YOU WANT US TO GO AFTER WE GET ON THE GROUND

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE PLAN TAXIING NORTH TO THE TERMINAL RAMP

NW305: AH WE DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE TERMINAL AREA SOME AH RUNWAY THAT'S CLEAR OF THE TERMINAL

RNO TWR DR: OKAY STANDBY

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0649 GMT

RNO TWR DR: THREE ZERO FIVE DO YOU WANT TO HOLD ON THE RUNWAY

NW305: AH IF WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY ELSE COMING IN THERE WE'D JUST SOON GET OFF ON THE TAXIWAY SOMEWHERE

RNO TWR DR: OKAY WE CAN PUT YOU UP NEAR THE TERMINAL IT'S WELL CLEAR OF THE ALL BUILDING AREAS IT'S A AH VERY LARGE RAMP AREA

NW305: AH I WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM ANY HAZARD IF THE BOMB GOES OFF WE DON'T WANT IT TO HINDER ANYONE AND UH WE'LL WANT THE FUEL TRUCKS TO PULL UP SO AH ANYWAY IF YOU GOT A WIDE APRON

0650 GMT

RNO TWR DR: OKAY I BELIEVE THE WIDE APRON WOULD BE BEST

RNO TWR DR: DO YOU WANT TO START INBOUND NOW SIR ON YOUR APPROACH

NW305: JUST A MINUTE

0651 GMT

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE YOU CAN PLAN ON PARKING IN THE TERMINAL RAMP IT'LL BE A HUNDRED AND FIFTY YARDS BACK FROM THE TERMINAL

NW305: OKAY YOU JUST LEAD US WHEN WE GET ON THE GROUND

RNO TWR DR: WE'LL DO IT

RNO TWR DR: DO YOU PLAN ON BRINGING IT IN NOW SIR

NW305: YES SIR

0652 GMT

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RNO TWR DR: THREE ZERO FIVE TRAFFIC ELEVEN O'CLOCK TWO MILES NORTHBOUND WELL ABOVE YOU

NW305: THREE ZERO FIVE

NW305: OKAY WE'RE GONNA MAKE ONE MORE CIRCLE THEN WE'LL PROBABLY COME IN

0655 GMT

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE THREE MILES FROM SPARKS RADIO BEACON CLEARED FOR AN ILS ALPHA APPROACH

NW305: CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH THREE ZERO FIVE

0657 GMT

RNO TWR DR: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE REMAIN ON THIS FREQUENCY AND CONTACT TOWER AT THE OUTER MARKER

NW305: OKAY WE'LL REMAIN ON THIS FREQUENCY WITH YOU AH BE ADVISED APPROACH THAT UH WE'RE NOW MARKER INBOUND AND UH AH WE'RE GOING TO BE LANDING WITH THE AIR STAIR IN THE DOWN POSITION AH WE DON'T SEEM TO GET ANY RESPONSE FROM OUR FRIEND IN THE BACK

RNO TWR DR: DO YOU WANT THE EQUIPMENT STANDING BY

NW305: SAY AGAIN PLEASE

RNO TWR DR: DO YOU WANT THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO STAND BY

NW305: NEGATIVE NEGATIVE WE DON'T WANT ANY FLASHING LIGHTS WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING BUT A NORMAL SITUATION WE ASK THAT YOU TREAT THIS AS NORMAL LANDING IN EVERY RESPECT OVER

RNO TWR DR: YES SIR THAT'S THE WAY IT'LL BE

NW305: THANK YOU

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RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER CLEARED TO LAND

0658 GMT

NW305: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE ROGER UNDERSTAND CLEARED TO LAND -------- THE FULL LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY IS AVAILABLE

RNO TWR LC: AFFIRMATIVE

NW305: THANK YOU

0659 GMT

NW305: SAY YOUR ALTIMETER PLEASE

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO ONE ZERO

NW305: THIRTY TEN THANK YOU

0702 GMT

NW305: WANT US TO ROLL TO THE END

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE YOU CAN TURN RIGHT THERE IF YOU LIKE AT THE AH RUNWAY AND THEN ANOTHER RIGHT TURN AT THE TAXIWAY

NW305: OKAY WE'LL TURN DOWN THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WE DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER IS IT TWO FIVE

RNO TWR LC: RIGHT THERE AT THAT RUNWAY THAT YOU'RE ON NOW IS A RIGHT TURN AND THEN A RIGHT TURN AT THE BLUE LIGHTS

NW305: ROGER UNDERSTAND IT BE A RIGHT TURN NOW AH FIRST UH --------------- TAXIWAY

RNO TWR LC: OKAY CONTINUE AHEAD TO THE BLUE LIGHTS THEN A RIGHT TURN AND THE TERMINAL WILL BE THE NORTH END AND I WILL GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS AS YOU PROCEED

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NW305: OKAY AND AH THIS AH THE AREA YOU'RE TAKING US TO IS AH SOMEWHAT OF A A ISOLATED AREA IS IT NOT

RNO TWR LC: IT IS THE EAST END OF THE TERMINAL RAMP AH WHERE YOUR FUELING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU

0703 GMT

NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND

NW305: SEE ANY SPARKS COMING OFF THE TAIL AT ANY TIME ON AH TOUCHDOWN

RNO TWR LC: NEGATIVE NONE AT ALL THE ONLY THING THAT'S VISIBLE ON THE TAIL IS LIGHTS AH APPARENTLY ON YOUR RAMP

NW305: ROGER UNDERSTAND STAIR LAMPS AH STAIR LIGHTS

RNO TWR LC: I DO SEE SOME AH SPARKS NOW JUST A FEW AH TRAILING YOU AH AS YOU'RE TAXIING IN

NW305: OUR AH PASSENGER TRIED TO DISEMBARK

RNO TWR LC: I STILL DON'T AH GETTING A FEW SPARKS NOT VERY MANY AT ALL

NW305: OKAY WE'LL TRY TO SLOW OUR TAXIING HERE AS MUCH AH IT PROBABLY IS DRAGGIN AH

0704 GMT

RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER YOUR FLAPS ARE RETRACTED

NW305: AH ROGER THANK YOU

RNO TWR LC: OKAY CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD AND AH ON YOUR LEFT YOU'LL SEE A AH SERIES OF LITTLE RED LIGHTS POINTING TO THE RAMP IT'LL BE A LEFT TURN THERE YOU'LL BE PARKED ON THE EAST EDGE OF THE AH CONCRETE RAMP THAT THAT AH ADJOINS

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NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND THAT'LL BE THE FIRST LEFT AND THEN STAY TO THE EAST WHICH WILL BE THE OUTER SIDE OF THE RAMP IS THAT CORRECT

RNO TWR LC: THAT'LL BE AH TO YOUR AH AFTER YOU ONCE MAKE YOUR AH QUARTER LEFT TURN IT'LL BE ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE REMAIN JUST OFF OF THE TAXIWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RAMP

NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND AND AH AH DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW MANY FUEL TRUCKS YOU HAVE STANDING BY

0705 GMT

RNO TWR LC: STAND BY I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU

RNO TWR LC: OKAY YOU CAN START YOUR LEFT TURN ANY TIME AN NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE THEY'LL BE IN THAT AREA JUST TO YOUR LEFT THERE YOU CAN PARK IN THERE AH CLOSE TO THE TAXIWAY

NW305: OKAY UNDERSTAND AH WE'LL AH WE'LL FULL RIGHT OFF HERE AND AH AH I THINK AH MAYBE WE'LL FACE THIS THING TO THE AH IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION HERE AH THAT'LL ALLOW FREE ACCESS TO THE FUEL TRUCKS FROM AH WE'LL THAT'LL LEAVE OUR NOSE SOMEWHERE NEAR THE FUEL TRUCKS IS WHAT WE'RE GETTING AT I GUESS

RNO TWR LQ: OKAY YOU CAN START A RIGHT TURN OR YOU CAN PARK IT RIGHT THERE YOUR CHOICE

NW305: WE'LL START A RIGHT TURN THEN IN ORDER FOR THE AH TRUCK TO GET ACCESS

RNO TWR LC: OKAY THERE'S ONE TRUCK AVAILABLE DO YOU WANT TWO

NW305: AFFIRMATIVE WE'RE GONNA NEED ANOTHER FULL TRUCK WE'RE GONNA NEED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FIVE TO FORTY THOUSAND AH POUNDS OF AH KERO

0706 GMT

RNO TWR LC: UNDERSTAND THIRTY FIVE TO FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS

NW305: ROGER WE'LL GET AH AH TRY TO FIGURE HERE IN JUST A MOMENT AH

0707 GMT

RNO TWR LC: ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR REFUELING NOW WITH BOTH TRUCKS THREE ZERO FIVE

RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

NW305: AH I'M SORRY WE'RE TALKING TO THE COMPANY AH RENO GO AHEAD SIR

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR REFUELING NOW

NW305: AFFIRMATIVE AH DO YOU HAVE AH AH VEHICLE WITH AH THAT'S MONITORING US AT THIS TIME OUT THERE NEAR THE FUEL TRUCK

RNO TWR LC: AH THERE IS A FUEL TRUCK OUT THERE WE HAVE HIM ON GROUND CONTROL FREQUENCY

NW305: FINE AH AH WE WOULD LIKE TO BE IN DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS WITH HIM IF WE MAY PLEASE

RNO TWR LC: THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT AH'LL BE TO CHANGE AH YOUR FREQUENCY NOW TO ONE TWO ONE POINT NINER

NW305: OKAY AH DO DO YOU HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH EM

RNO TWR LC: AFFIRMATIVE

NW305: AH DID YOU SAY AFFIRMATIVE

RNO TWR LC: AFFIRMATIVE WE ARE TALKING TO THEM

0708 GMT

NW305: OKAY AH I'LL TELL YOU WHAT STAND BY JUST A MOMENT WE'RE AH WE'RE GONNA LOOK BACK HERE AND SEE WHAT'S GOIN ON

RNO TWR LC: OKAY

0709 GMT

NW305: AH GROUND AH OR RENO STAND BY FOR JUST AH FEW MOMENTS PLEASE WE'LL BE BACK WITH YA

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE ROGER

0711 GMT

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

0712 GMT

RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

0713 GMT

RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT EXIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FRONT DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND EXIT FROM THE FRONT

NW305: AH RENO THIS IS NORTHWEST AH THREE ZERO FIVE

RNO TWR LC: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

NW305: OKAY SIR BE ADVISED THAT AH WE APPARENTLY AH OUR PASSENGER TOOK LEAVE OF US SOMEWHERE AH BETWEEN HERE AND SEATTLE WE HAVE AH MADE A RATHER CURSORY EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE AH BRIEF CASE

AND AH WE ARE UNABLE TO DO THIS WE WOULD LIKE TO SECURE THE AIRCRAFT WE'LL LEAVE THE BEACON ON WE'RE GOING TO WELL FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE'RE GOING TO SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN WE'RE GOIN TO TAKE LEAVE OF THE AIRCRAFT WE WOULD REQUEST THAT AH WE HAVE GROUND TRANSPORTATION IF YA WOULD AH WE DON'T NEED THE FUELERS WE CERTAINLY THANK THEM FOR STANDING BY AND EVERYONE ELSE WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND HELP WE GOT AND IF WE COULD GET SOME AH TRANSPORTATION INTO AH WELL AH I THINK UNITED HAS AN OPERATIONS AH DEPARTMENT HERE DO THEY NOT

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0714 GMT

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE AFFIRMATIVE DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ON THE AIRCRAFT DEPART THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FRONT ENTRANCE DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ON IT JUST DEPART IT FROM THE FRONT WE WILL HAVE TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE

NW305: OKAY AH BE ADVISED AH WE GOT NO FRONT AH STEPS AND AH WE JUST SOON NOT HAVE ANYONE COME OUT HERE AH WE'LL GO DOWN THE BACK STEPS AND AH AH WE'LL BE TAKING LEAVE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUTTING IT DOWN AT THIS TIME AND WE'LL STAND AH ON THE FORWARD PART OF THE AIRCRAFT AWAITING AH TRANSPORTATION

RNO TWR LC: DO YOU CAN YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU VISUALLY OBSCUR OB OBSERVED SA THE HIJACKER

NW305: I'M SORRY I AH AH WE HAVE AH BEEN GIVEN ORDERS IF YOU'LL IF YOU'LL PARDON US FOR AH NOT CUTTING YA SHORT BUT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN ORDERS NOT TO NOT TO AH ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME

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0715 GMT

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE CAN YA STAND BY ONE MINUTE PLEASE

NW305: OKAY STANDING BY

RNO TWR LC: ALL RIGHT YOU'RE GONNA EXIT THE AIRCRAFT NOW AND STAND BY THE FRONT IS THAT CORRECT

NW305: THAT IS AFFIRMATIVE THE ONLY THING THAT WE'LL NEED OUT HERE IS A GROUND TRANSPORTATION THE THE OTHER GENTLEMAN AH WE THANK THEM VERY MUCH AS AH ER ALONG WITH YOU PEOPLE FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU ---p-------------- WE'LL BE IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AWAITING AH TRANSPORTATION

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE TRANSPORTATION WILL PICK YOU UP AT THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT

0716 GMT

NW305: THANK YOU VERY MUCH AH OVER AND OUT

0720 GMT

NW305: AH RENO READ AH NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE SIR

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

NW305: AH ROGER AH WE'VE GOT OUR APU RUNNING OUT HERE AH AND THE AH FBI HAVE COME ON BOARD WE AH WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT AH AH ONE OF TWO THINGS EITHER WE HAVE A GROUND POWERED UNIT AH AVAILABLE SO WE CAN SHUT DOWN OUR APU OR HAVE A FIRE GUARD WITH A BOTTLE AVAILABLE AH FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES

RNO TWR LC: ROGER STAND BY

0721 GMT

RNO TWR LC: THREE ZERO FIVE RENO TOWER

NW305: THREE ZERO FIVE GO AHEAD

RNO TWR LC: THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU A FIRE BOTTLE TEMPORARILY AND THEN BRING OUT THE POWER UNIT TO PLUG IT IN

NW305: OKAY FINE WE'RE GONNA TAKE LEAVE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME WE'LL BE OUTSIDE WAITING FOR THEM THANKS A LOT

RNO TWR LC: ROGER

NW305: GOOD NIGHT SIR

0722 GMT

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RNO TWR LC: GOOD NIGHT

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